K-series Short Block Guide 

Dude, I can't believe I never saw this channel before. This is everything I want tuner content to be. No nonsense or fake drama, just a well-spoken, passionate guy sharing his wisdom who actually knows what he's talking about. You sir are a rare breed of creators that we desperately need. Respect.

My brain 🧠 just melted with the amount of knowledge this dude has

This was amazing!!! I'm an Industrial Engineer and I actually am familiar with almost all of the metal treatment processes (although vaporhoning vs. sandblast finish was new to me!!!). I've got a 2005 Acura RSX Type-S garaged (it was my first "baby") and when I'm ready to get it done right, I'll msg you. I really, really appreciate your team's passion for deep knowledge.

Mike is such a joy to watch and listen to! He's so knowledgeable and always pleasant

I love this guy and his knowledge; it’s a shame that the average gear head like me can’t afford to do these things

I would love to hear Mike do a breakdown on MotoIQ's engine break in procedure. There's a lot of different and conflicting information about how to break in a new engine.

u can tell he loves what he does looks like he can break out into laughter at any moment from the joy of talking about his work

I really enjoy your videos. Especially this one because I'm a backyard engine builder for my self building my own Hondas. Iv watched about 5 of your videos so far and I'm blown away from how detailed you are with your builds and in your videos. Keep it I'm loving this !!

This channel will definitely blow up you are one of the most concise and thorough engine builders I have seen Motoiq would be my first choice for a performance engine build

This guy is so chill.. I can easily understand him really well.. keep it up.

I never looked at Honda before my family has always worked for the big 3 living in Michigan. But since I'm about to be an empty nester I've always wanted to build a hot rod / tuner vehicle for fun on a budget compared to domestic cars .

You guys did one of the best write ups ever on the K24Z7 frank swap running the K20Z3 head. I just got a donor Z7 motor I am planning to head swap and a lot of what I’m doing is based off of those building guidelines. Love the in depth content as always, especially as it pertains to the K series!

M8. I'm a 60 year old looking at K series motor. This video makes me want to travel up to where you are and do a build for daily driver and hill climb. I grew up with this and I can't afford coming from New Zealand. Dreams are free. Love your knowledge.

Fantastic. A level of build I could never achieve but certainly enjoy learning about.

The word of the day “trick” haha such a dope ass speaker/builder..

Amazing video as always! You and your team deserve everything good in life. I have learned so much watching these videos. The suspension ones blew my mind, with all the knowledge you have on specific model/year vehicles. Keep up the great work!

Man, I was fiending for more MotoIQ and here it is!

I really like your videos. I know nothing about engine building or hondas but my main man here described everything with proper acumen and I appreciate that. I learn something everytime he speaks. I have watched most of the subaru content. Thanks moto IQ and most importantly, thank you Mike! 👏🏾🔥✌🏾

Great video, I could listen to you talk engines and metallurgy all day.

Mike thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. Your knowledge is inspiring to all of us. I hope to one day know 1/10th of what you do lol. Great video!

Love your shirt dude. Thank you for giving out some of your earned knowledge. Few can properly use terms like quench, your knowledge is scary deep. I explained quench to my wife once and watched her eyes glaze lol. Forget thermal efficiency etc etc.

I was just looking for this video on the channel the other day, and didn’t find anything. Then y’all made one for a k build! Love the video.

This was amazing Mike. I have watched it 3x already.

Awesome video! Just bought a eg hatch & definitely will be doing a k swap 😎 Appreciate all this knowledge since this will be my first build.

This video is awesome. Im having a K24 built for my project car. 12.5:1 Weisco Pistons, Saenz rods, 4Piston CNC machined pistons, all motor valves, supertech springs and retainers, and DC 3.2 cams. im so pumped for for it!

The Man is a fountain of knowledge! Thank you!

This vid came on after I fell asleep lat night...I decided to go ahead and give it a listen today at work, and boy...you guys earned a sub. What this gentleman does for a living...I wanna do the same

This should be mandatory viewing for everyone considering building a k! Thanks Mike!

Mike and MotoIQ make the best videos on the internet.

Man, your IQ must be pushing 200+, I learn more from you than any trade school I went to. ThankYou. 🔧🔧🔧😎

I can listen to this guy talk about this stuff all day...

Love me some K motors, but the video has sold me, I want you guys to build my RB!

Super happy that this channel was recommended to me. A big fan of the K24A - have had dreams of getting something with more ooomph on the super crap CA gasoline (which I can hopefully still get to pass a stricter-than-necessary CA smog test). For eight or so years I have read of the potential from this overengineered-from-the-factory motor, yet hearing Mike Kojima’s high tech/enginNERD breakdown, I am convinced I might have to consult MotoIQ’s expertise for a longblock build.

All this sounds amazing, but I can only imagine what this costs. The K is king, I have two in my garage awaiting an old school Integra. Mad props from a young Acura technician, cheers guys!

Love you brother. Love it!!! I’m a gear head by nature. But a true admirer of the science of this world. And wow I’m blown away how you can give both

The man, the myth, and the legend🙏🏽

Great K content as always Mike! Appreciate the info, will be used in our upcoming k24 build for sure!

Really love the format of these videos. Finding engine builders of your company's caliber is tough, and it has me considering shipping my engine across the country. I really hope you get the chance to do a video on the SR. A lot of the builds out there are a bit outdated and I'd really love to hear your thoughts.

So glad I found this channel. Keep doing what y’all are doing, I love how easy it is to understand the concepts presented, while being in depth and teaching me something new.

Yes, would love more content on the cylinder head!

Perfect, I was just hoping for you guys to put out a video on k series motors yesterday

extremely well informed. thee best presentation ever. thanks a million.

Really enjoyed the video you show that not only you know a lot you seem to enjoy speaking about it as well keep it up :D

I like how you are talking. Building an engine is an art form. You've showed that you are into the art form. How many K-series engines have you all built? 🤔

Thanks for the video and information shared, I'd love to see you put this one together over a video session 💯

First time on this channel, and wondering do you work for these companies cause you freaking sold me bro. Dont even know if these are the best brands for me but hearing you explain this stuff and being able to understand it sold me 100% those companies should be paying you and you definitely shouldnt have to pay for stuff from them

Oh my god...I hadn't realized that this whole video is just about the pistons. So much to learn. I know absolutely nothing about internal combustion engine

What a legend lol. What great content. This gentleman needs a mic to drop. VTEC!!!!!

Mike's voice sounds like Phil Jackson is giving me a lesson in K motors lol. Love the video. So informative

Also great video…your explanations are very informative and easy to follow almost like my dad is explaining something to me if that make sense 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

Thank you thank you thank you 🙏, love your videos and the good quality content

I wanna take full in depth course of auto mechanics theory taught by this guy I feel like he could teach you everything and anything about cars

love to build my type r this way! cheers for the video!

Enjoy the video? LOVED THE VIDEO

Thankyou for all your motor knowledge..l have or had most of the motors you covered and have learned more in 5 min of your video than my lifetime of owning them...Thankyou 🙏🏾🙏🏾

Now this is why I rolled outta bed today. Love the Honda content.

Very interesting. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Dude great info I’m gunna binge watch your channel now 😂😂😂🧘🏼‍♂️💯💯💯

That b13 Sentra SE-R in the back though!!!!!😍

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO!!

I'm thinking about doing a k swap for a 2011 nissan altima but I've never worked with a k series before so this is really helpful

I’ve been looking at putting a 2jz in my 1964 el Camino , but now I’m really considering a k series. Thanks for the detailed videos

Freakin love this channel. Can’t wait to get my hands dirty with my 2023 integra. I’ve been dying to do things with it.

Master Mike! Excellent video!

Awesome info in here, thank you!

Love your Honda videos, more please need more input

Great stuff as always! 💪

Loving the corolla in tge background

Wow, I would love to have one of those engines!

the k series is an amazing engine. You can tell how much he loves the platform. youd be a fool not to. i wanna swap one into an s12 lol.

Dude please can we be friends 😬😬😬😬 you’re a legend man

Mad Skills.

Simply the best

You should make a step by step engine rebuild videos for all types of engines. I would definitely invest in your knowledge.

You should have price breakdown for every motor especially the k series motor lol. Great content.

Perfect timing ❤

Vaporhoned looks awesome

This guy is just fun to look at.

Great info . The 300zx in the back ground is 🔥🔥 . Still waiting on the vg30dett engine video.

I would really enjoy if you presented how to overcome the difficulties of the hot-V, from a heat management, maintenance, and modification perspective. I conceptually understand that there are downsides to these engines, but I don't understand them all, nor do I understand what is done to resolve them. Thanks.

i love all this information

He’s not lying about wpc treatment. Did it to a sr20det back in to 2012 and the motor is still running.

i love the videos, always smiling, looks like hes keeping a big secret, and the secret is the next topic

6:55 Dart just released a heavy duty cast 2JZ block, hopefully it catches on and they produce a heavy duty cast K series block.

I love this guy

Needed for the Kmiata🙏🏽

Would love to see one on a sr20, any video for the Sentra b13 in the back?

Appreciate this video thanks

24:19 Mike addresses the critics

Very good video and inf do you do this but for a b18a

Insideful video ❤

Do another video building the K20C1 fk8 Type R motor. It’s a totally different animal compared to the other K series motors. My head was port and polished by Tom at Portflow in Harbor City, Ca.

First time viewer. Already subscribed to your you tube and Instagram. Love the detail/information. Putting in a request form on your website. Thank you

I can’t stop watching these videos. 😑 do the top end too!

My man always looks like someone is doing some funny shit in the corner of his eyes😂 love how he’s always smiling

Love the Drift Alliance inspired t-shirt, where can I get one!?

Awesome videos. You talked me into it. Lol😂. Where do I go to order a motor?

Honda love. Wiscoe pistons hands down tho.

Thanks

I personally like the Wiseco pistons but I definitely use those King Racing bearings and K1 h-beam rods in my Ecotec build.. good stuff.. 8:15 so does Chevy Ecotec...🤔