Project E36 323is: Building the Poor Man's M3, Part 4 - Exhaust

By Johnathan Lawson

Now that our E36 323is is hustling through the corners a bit more sure-footedly, there's one thing that seems to be missing.  A soundtrack!  While our car is not packing the most powerful engine in the world, it's still got a bullet-proof and (potentially) great sounding BMW M52B25 inline 6, yet it's almost as if the factory put the whole car on mute.  The engine loves to rev, and is sewing machine smooth at any RPM thanks to the motor's inherent balance, but it really feels like it wants to sing a bit louder, and who are we to stop it?

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Project EVO MR - Engine Bolt Ons Part 2

By Cheston Chiu

In the last edition of Project EVO MR, we were at Cobb Tuning SoCal in the middle of bolting on a bunch of parts.  As you may recall, we are wanting to give our EVO a nice boost but don't want to get too much beyond the basic bolt ons because we don't want to stress our SST transmission too much.  We want to be able to daily drive our car with occasional track use without problems.

So far we are working on getting the AEM intake, ARC intercooler, Cosworth intake pipes, AMS downpipe, MXP exhaust and the Cobb boost control solenoid with Access port all fired up before some tuning to make it all work.  How much power are we gonna make?  Let's take a look and see.

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Formula Drift Round 3 - West Palm Beach - Dai Goes Too Hard - Behind The Smoke Season 3 - Ep 11

By GTChannel

fter beating Danny George and his high-powered Mazda Miata, Dai earns a spot in the Top 16, where he faces Matt Field. Coming in a little too hot, Dai makes a mistake in their first run, but will it be enough to get eliminated or will he move on to the Top 8?  

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It's Almost That Time Again - World Time Attack Challenge's 2013 Promotional Video

by Eric Hsu

Are you guys ready for the fastest Time Attack from all over the world, drama, suspense, controversy, and maybe some good old shit talkin? Check out WTAC's promotional video after the jump just released an hour ago.

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Nerd's Eye View: Rowe Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3

By Khiem Dinh

Take one big V8, place it in a front-mid engine position in an aluminum space frame chassis along with a rear transaxle for great weight distribution, and what do you get?  The SLS AMG GT3 which served as the basis for Rowe Racing to go endurance racing in the VLN series.  The Mercedes-Benz division AMG for creating all things fast put in some significant work to make the car safe for endurance racing along with Rowe Racing showing some of their tricks being as efficient as possible over a race weekend.  Follow along to see what makes the car and team tick.

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MotoIQ Radio: Ryan Sage of Formula Drift Talks Controversy!

By Justin Banner and Kerryann De La Cruz

With two events in a row, Formula Drift has been in much of the buzz because of the calls that have been made. So, we decided to get Ryan Sage, Co-Owner of FormulaD and the man literally beside Jarod Deanda on the Driftstream. We'll ask him about those controversial calls and even get some facts straight, if they really need to be straightened. Got questions? Type them in the comments or on the MotoIQ Facebook Page!

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Project Gen 3 STi: Suspension upgrade with M7

by Wes Dumalski

When last we left off with Project Gen 3 STi we were enjoying the power and up to this point the only modifications we had done so far were to make the car go faster. It was time to change that as the GR STi is a bit soft around the middle. Our friends at M7 came to our rescue with their Super Street Performance Coilover setup. We were eager to put this new suspension through its paces to see what type of performance it really offered so step inside and read all about it.

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Formula Drift Round 3 - West Palm Beach - Mike Kojima Edition - Behind The Smoke Season 3

By GTChannel

This special edition of Behind the Smoke follows the team's spotter and chassis engineer, Mike Kojima, as he relays advice to Dai and the rest of the crew. Get an inside look into what it takes to coach a Formula Drift driver.  

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Nerd's Eye View: Inside Fredric Aasbo/Papadakis Racing's Amazing V8 eating 2AR Toyota Engine 

By Mike Kojima

A couple of years ago, a lot of knowledgeable people, myself included declared that the turbocharged small displacement 4 cylinder engine was dead in the sport of Pro Drifting.  Dead, uncompetitive and obsolete.  We sung the praises of the latest new generation of domestic V8's like the Chevy LS, the Chevy SB2 and the Ford Coyote.  For a while it seemed so even though others like our own Eric Hsu predicted otherwise.

This year things are changing, turbochargers are coming back to the delight of fans and challenging the rule of the V8.  One of the most intriguing and successful applications of new turbo technology is the Toyota 2AR engine developed by Papadakis racing and driven by Fredric Aasbo.

The 2AR is a 2.5 liter all aluminum inline 4 that is both lightweight and stout at the same time.  Papadakis racing has proven that it can operate reliably for a long time at exceedingly high power levels.  It's taken about 2 years for Papadakis racing to hone and develop the 2AR into the potent package it is today and the story and parts behind it are interesting indeed.  Check it out!

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Long Beach Qualifying Formula Drift 2013 - BTS3 2013 Daijiro Yoshihara

By GTChannel

Formula Drift Long Beach qualifying has begun. We watch as Daijiro Yoshihara and crew attempt to position themselves well for the main event. Will the team succeed? This is a very special episode of BTS because it stars our own HNIC (Head Nerd in Charge), Mike Kojima. Watch and find out.  

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