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Wes Dumalski posted on April 23, 2013 00:00
Tested: TiC WRX Suspension Components
By Wes Dumalski
Here at MotoIQ we really love our jobs; despite the pay or lack thereof we get the chance to play with some really cool toys, see some really cool cars, and test some cutting edge parts! One of the difficult things we face is having parts we really want to test that do not apply to one of our immediate project cars. When we have those scenarios we are forced to improvise by finding a guinea pig vehicle and having our way with someone else's ride for our own sick pleasure and for the sake of filling this web-site with real world content. In this case the bovine friendly folks at Turn in Concepts wanted us to put some of their latest products through the proverbial MotoIQ paces and report back with our rants and raves.
For this test TiC wanted our review on the CarLabs Development X Brace and Super Sexy bushing set for the 02-07 Impreza Sedan platforms.
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Eric Hsu posted on December 31, 2012 05:00
By Eric Hsu
The external combustion anti-lag "rocket" combustor was used on the factory Prodrive built WRC STi Subaru cars to improve the EJ20 engine's inherent mediocre torque and engine response. The rocket is so good that a version of it is still in use today in the 2012 Japanese Super GT GT300 STi BRZ which also uses an EJ20. Last time I wrote a teaser article, but this time we'll take a look at some of the details of the rocket combustor anti-lag system as it applies to my buddy Ben's JDM Impreza STi Spec C street car over in the UK.
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Posted in: Magazine, Columns, Beyond the Dyno, Tech, Features, Subaru, Engines & ECUs, Street Cars, Parts, WRX, Impreza, People I Work With, STI
Eric Hsu posted on December 03, 2012 05:14
by Eric Hsu
I realize it's been a long ass time since I've published an update, but they'll start rolling out again somewhat regularly after the new year. The car arrived safely back to Design Craft in September from the giant shipping mishap to China. Progress has been slow with Team American members busy with the remainder of the Formula D season, SEMA, the holidays, and new jobs (for several of us ex-Cosworth people). I never did completely finish the coverage on what happened up until we rolled into the shipping container so part 9 will continue directly from part 8.
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Posted in: Magazine, Columns, Beyond the Dyno, Tech, Project Cars, Features, Motorsports, Nissan, Engines & ECUs, Race Cars, Parts, XS Engineering BNR32 GT-R, Cosworth, KW Suspensions, Borg Warner, Vibrant Performance, Time Attack, Time Attack Cars, Skyline GT-R, 2012 WTAC, Project Nissan BNR32 Time Attack Skyline GT-R, ARK Design BNR32
Justin Banner posted on September 18, 2012 23:38
MotoIQ Radio: AEM's Paul St. Clair, Playboy MX-5 Cup Driver Beth Chryst, and Global Time Attack's John Naderi
By Justin Banner & Kerryann De La Cruz
AEM's Paul St. Clair will join us once again to give his background in Automotive Racing, AEM talk, and the future of AEM. Beth Chryst who races in the Playboy MX-5 Cup will come on after him to discuss the MX-5 Cup, a little about her career, and we'll get into a discussion about Mazda and its involvement in motorsports. Then, a man who needs no introduction, but I'll give him one anyway! From the Global Time Attack series, John "Nads" Naderi will join us to close out the show. We'll talk about the recent controversy on Nemo, the GTA season to this point, and what we can look towards for 2013 in GTA and Time Attack in general. We'll probably even discuss cutlery and the perfect steak knife to have in your kitchen!
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Posted in: Magazine, Tech, Features, The Industry, Motorsports, Mazda, Race Cars, Races & Shows, Parts, Miata, AEM Electronics, Time Attack, Time Attack Cars, 2012 WTAC
Justin Banner posted on September 11, 2012 23:06
MotoIQ Radio: Formula Drift Driver Danny George, TORC Driver Casey Currie, and AEM's Paul St. Clair
By Justin Banner & Kerryann De La Cruz
You've seen him in action, you've seen the car, you've seen the crab, and you've seen the other great beard of drift this side of Bil Baldwin, but just "Who Is Danny George?!" We'll get him on LIVE in studio with us for this show! Then we have TORC driver Casey Currie calling in to talk off road, TORC, their own V8 controversy, and his own history of his family with Currie Enterprises. Finally, we'll have AEM's Paul St. Clair to give his background in Automotive Racing, AEM talk, and the future of AEM.
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Eric Hsu posted on July 30, 2012 02:50
By Eric Hsu
Mike did a great job covering the build while I was unable to write because I was busy managing the car, team, and build and actually working on the car itself. From part 8 and on, I'll be taking over Beyond the Dyno once again. The car is on the slow boat to Australia, but for now I'll cover some of the things the team and I were doing at Cosworth.
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Posted in: Magazine, Columns, Beyond the Dyno, Tech, Engine, Project Cars, Motorsports, Nissan, Race Cars, Parts, XS Engineering BNR32 GT-R, Cosworth, KW Suspensions, Borg Warner, Vibrant Performance, Time Attack, Time Attack Cars, Skyline GT-R, 2012 WTAC, Project Nissan BNR32 Time Attack Skyline GT-R, ARK Design BNR32
Wes Dumalski posted on May 23, 2012 23:46
Project Gen 3STi: Testing the COBB Down Pipe and Exhaust
By Wes Dumalski
When last we left off we were singing the praises of AMS and the Cobb AccessPORT, what we left out was the fact that on the way home from AMS we were already making phone calls for more go fast parts. Yes, I had been in the car for all of 10 minutes enjoying the new found power only to realize that more power was just a phone call away. HMM what should I do next? Easy, free up horsepower through less exhaust restriction. The call was to Cobb and it was to discuss the downpipe in particular. I honestly had no plans to replace the stock exhaust as I am a stick in the mud when it comes to loud street cars and quite frankly every Boxer engine with a fart can sounds like Project 200SX with a blown head gasket... (No really they do).
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Wes Dumalski posted on March 27, 2012 00:00
Project Gen 3 STi: Testing the COBB AccessPORT
By Wes Dumalski
As it turns out owning a project car is not easy! First and foremost these are real cars owned by real people that pay for them with their own money. Life as well as vehicle practicality and reliability have ways of getting in the way of project car progress and/or completion. Take our Gen 3 GR STi project for example... We had had the car repainted, put back to stock all just so we could start fresh. OK so that is a total lie, the real story is that the previous project car was sold by the owner after blowing up it's totally stock motor on more than one occasion...
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Posted in: Magazine, Tech, Engine, Project Cars, Browse by Vehicle, Subaru, Engines & ECUs, Street Cars, Parts, WRX, Project STI (Gen III), Impreza, STI
Wes Dumalski posted on March 23, 2012 00:00
Company Profile - Radium Engineering
By Wes Dumalski
por·nog·ra·phy
[pawr-nog-ruh-fee]
noun: obscene writings, drawings, photographs, or the like, especially those having little or no artistic merit.
Shit, I could use the above to describe just about every article I have ever written. But the reality is that when I first laid my eyes on the offerings of Radium Engineering, PORN was the first thing that came to mind. In the current sea of inferior parts to lay gaze on the products that Radium proudly engineers, prototypes, and builds here in the States is nothing short of inspiring!
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Posted in: Magazine, Tech, Project Cars, Features, The Industry, Lotus, Car Related, Parts, Industry Insider, Product Tests, Project Lotus Elise
Sarah Forst posted on February 24, 2012 00:00
Project Garage, Part VII: Garage Tools
By Sarah Forst
A good garage space is useless without an effective collection of tools. From sockets to ratchets, screwdrivers to wrenches, check out what keeps Project Garage stocked with everything it needs for all kinds of car projects.
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