JNZ Tuning's new project car

[JNZTuning]

Well today we decided to swing by D'Ambrosio Mitsubishi in Downingtown, PA to pick up an Evo X. First impressions were great! The car looks SOOO much better in person. Performance...as good as any other stock Evo. :D The car is definitely more refined and mild mannered compared to the IX but has tons of potential. Stay tuned for many new products from our camp!

BIG THANKS to the guys at D'Ambrosio Mitsu! 1st class service in our book! This is the 2nd Evo we've purchased from them. As you can see from some of the pics below they've got a good assortment available!

On to some pics!!!!!

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[turbo4g63]

thats awesome chris.....Is this gonna be josh's new car, or is this kinda gonna be a shop car for testing out new product and whatnot?

[jc8889]

Im curious to see how easy it will be to make power on that new motor.

[90Laser]

I wanted to be the first on TST :( I'm going to have to check it out sometime.

[Kevin]

lol businesses don't count.

[JNZTuning]

thats awesome chris.....Is this gonna be josh's new car, or is this kinda gonna be a shop car for testing out new product and whatnot?

lol businesses don't count.

The car is technically Josh's personal car but as the business owner it's also going to play a primary role as the shop car...starting with lots of R&D.

[JNZTuning]

Im curious to see how easy it will be to make power on that new motor.

Several shops have already made over 100whp over baseline with minor bolt ons.

[Rev. Maynard]

Meh, Buschur's is red.....

[Kevin]

Great, Dave's got his hands on one. Already got a catback too haha

[playastarkz123]

that car is sex:eek:

[kunt_masha]

im still on the fence with the new evos... i miss the 4g63 already



but id still kill for that car... is it wicked white? or new variation

best color by far

[Stillen GLE]

i dont know? i kinda like the the IX better. for some reason the X's dont look right to me. i personally like the new sti's better but they took a while to grow on me to but who knows to each there own.

[ScubaSteve]

Damn, you guys are getting out of control. I'm gonna have to pay a visit soon. I've been meaning to but things have been crazy busy lately.

[Signatus230]

Damn. Thats just plain awesome. I love both the new STi and the new Evo the same, they certainly grew on me... Any really big plans for it? Or just another DDable fast as hell Evo?

[Rev. Maynard]

It will get torn down so custom parts can be installed, so it probably won't see the road much till Summer. Josh wants to get stock dyno #s then go from there. Hopefully Jim@JMF will be able to make a sheetmetal intake for it in the near future :)

[Danronian]

Oh god. That car is quite ugly. It's the first one I've even seen pictures of.

I'm sure I'll get used to seeing it, and eventually it will grow on me. But right now, I'm just amazed by the ugliness.

[TalonTsi97]

Great pickup guys, cant wait to see what you end up doing with it. When the weather gets better i will have to try and swing buy a check it out.

[karl]

I wanted to be the first on TST :( I'm going to have to check it out sometime.

right along with u.. taking it for a test drive monday

[sleepinsilvia23]

Very nice, I like the color
keep the plans and pics coming

[jc8889]

I know some people dont like the way they look, I felt the same way about the 350Z, now I think the car is so sexy. It just has to grow on you. Its a very nice car with good looks.

[jjm4life]

nice pick up. we all know white is the fastest color too.

[90Laser]

Very nice, I like the color
keep the plans and pics coming

Get quotes from other dealers too, they really hate negotiating on these cars :(.

[Charged SVTF]

Chris, let me know when I can check it out. I would love to come by and see whats going on over there. The wideband has been awesome BTW

[JNZTuning]

nice pick up. we all know white is the fastest color too.

Haha...the fastest color besides black. :rotfl: The car definitely looks great in white though!!

[CHAOS]

you definitely got the right color... i saw that car in person.. white is the best choice.

[JNZTuning]

A couple more updates for everyone. The guys were up till the weeee hours of the morning finalizing the design and fabricating the downpipe, test pipe, and catback. The final outcome....nothing less then beautiful. We're strapping the car to the dyno tomorrow to get some numbers behind the products. {thumbup}

On to a couple pics....

3" polished stainless downpipe with factory style donut gasket flange (don't mind the finger prints :crap:

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3" stainless test pipe (didn't get to polish it yet)

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3" stainless single exit catback (didn't get to polish it yet)

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...99% finished intercooler pipes and intake

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[TalonTsi97]

goooood work like usual. What dyno you guys going to? Any details on the dyno, if i'm free and you didn't mind i'd like to swing by and check out the car and bs with all of you.

[turbo4g63]

absolutely awesome work as usual.

if your outcome is anything like AMS....then you should see a signifigant gain with no ecu reflash.

[JNZTuning]

Well after a LONG day of testing out the parts we designed over the past couple of days we're finally home. The results...simply amazing. These cars LOVE mods. To say they respond to mods well is an understatement!!

STOCK/BASELINE

235.53 whp / 266.46 ft lbs

...not bad!

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add intake pipe and MBC (+1.5 psi)

The addition of an intake pipe and 1.5 psi netted STAGGERING results. We netted a 44 whp and 28 ft/lb INCREASE with just those parts!!! Talk about a restrictive stock setup!

279.77 whp / 294.50 ft lbs

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add UICP & LICP

The addition of hard pipes netted us some more good number. Not sure how I lost the dyno run file but we netted 17 whp and 10 ft lbs. At this point we started noticing the UICP (hot pipe) has a tendency to fly off the intercooler. A bracket will be made to make sure the two pieces don't come apart.

296 whp / 305 ft lbs



add catback

The catback definitely woke this thing up. Not only does it sound amazing it looks so much better. We netted 14 whp and 1 ft lb. Heat soak is also becoming a problem...a bigger intercooler is definitely going to help this out.

310.48 whp / 306.71 ft lbs

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add test pipe

The stock cat is definitely restrictive...our test pipe netted 20 whp and 2 ft lbs. The tone of the exhaust definitely gets nicer with this piece.

330.39 whp / 308.45 ft lbs

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add downpipe

The last piece that we fabbed up was a downpipe. We assumed from previous test results and from the good design of the factory downpipe that results would net near nothing. Benefits include 304 SS construction as well as a WB bung.

By this point in our day the car was very heat soaked...a larger intercooler is in our NEAR future. We netted -2 whp and 3 ft lbs.

328.32 whp / 311.53 ft lbs

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I'm working on hosting the video now so i'll post it up later....


All in all, we're VERY happy with what we've seen out of this car with minimal mods. We can't wait to make some more parts and actually TUNE this beast!! Last but not least, I'd like to extend a BIG thanks to the Eric, Mark and Bobby at Philly Dyno Works for allowing us to take over their shop for the day!! Till next time....

[90Laser]

I can't wait to see this thing on Tuesday, should look awesome with the tint.

[EKLIPZGSX97]

Awesome, Simply awesome! 100 HP over stock with basic simple breathing mods is unreal. I figured the stock intercooler setup was gonna be a limiting factor, you can see where the factory bumper cuts flow off to the top inch or two of the intercooler.

I can't wait until someone cracks the ECU, you're looking at another 40-45whp just in a reflash. a slight adjustment to the timing curve and lean that pig out a little bit and hold the **** on.

[boostedfury]

wow guys impressive numbers and great custom work.. those pieces are beautiful JNZ FTW.. any chance of making me a SRT4 intake manifold?

[justice]

great job guys, it'll be nice to see what you pick up additionally with a new intercooler and JMF intake. When do you think you'll be ready to start selling the parts to customers?

[justice]

wow guys impressive numbers and great custom work.. those pieces are beautiful JNZ FTW.. any chance of making me a SRT4 intake manifold?


JMFab already makes one, you can probably order it through JNZ or JMFabs website:

http://www.jmfabrications.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=33&osCsid=babc3b0fa0b4b2eac7d5da47f7651f57

[dturbocivic]

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! good job fellass's !!


was a tail pipe sniffer being used or was it in the exhuast someplace ?

[JNZTuning]

We used a tail pipe sniffer for the dyno readings.

[JNZTuning]

VIDEO ADDED!!!


My first time making a video...be easy on me. Here's the link...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OJAIBGcQCs0

[turbo4g63]

can't wait to see it with a new intercooler and a tune.

[CHAOS]

great work guys

[Signatus230]

That's awesome. I can't wait to see it get tuned... and a better IC. Nice job on the vid, it was quite entertaining, lol. (Don't mind the crazy guys) Hahaha, had me laughing.

[JNZTuning]

Thanks guys. There's plenty more to come soon.

[kunt_masha]

great work! nice gains for basic bolt ons

[DPancoast]

So glad you guys picked white haha. I looked at this title and when I clicked I was like "please be white, please be white, please be white" haha.....

Sounds so awesome. Looks good too! Can't wait to see what it becomes!

[justice]

VIDEO ADDED!!!


My first time making a video...be easy on me. Here's the link...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OJAIBGcQCs0

Looks and sounds good, when are you getting it to the track?

[dturbocivic]

can't wait to see it ........ a tune.

x2, how much power will it pickup when that sucker aint running dead rich ! :help: :bigeek: :bigeek:

just watched the VID.... the damn dyno was louder than that car ! :P also, when are some new engine mounts going in place ???

[JNZTuning]

x2, how much power will it pickup when that sucker aint running dead rich ! :help: :bigeek: :bigeek:

just watched the VID.... the damn dyno was louder than that car ! :P also, when are some new engine mounts going in place ???

We can't wait for a tuning solution. Several shops have tried the AEM FIC with nothing but bad results. Power was great but the CanBus system wasn't happy with it.

The car is much louder in person actually...but still sounds very good. Engine mounts are in the works. :)

[95nracer]

We used a tail pipe sniffer for the dyno readings.

x2, how much power will it pickup when that sucker aint running dead rich ! :help: :bigeek: :bigeek:

just watched the VID.... the damn dyno was louder than that car ! :P also, when are some new engine mounts going in place ???



:bigeek::bigeek::devil::inlove::help: No kidding! I can't wait to see the tuned results from this thing.

[TalonTsi97]

Not to bad at all, i wish i would of been able to come stop by and check it out. Let me know next time if you don't mind. I really wanna check a EvoX out in person.

[PaleDSM]

Stop by JNZ anytime Chip and you can check it out.

[Racersky]

lol i'm so jealous....always want an evo period but can't afford the insurance for it

[JNZTuning]

NEW VIDEO

Had a little fun today and made a quick video of our single exit exhaust. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=654SowgQjeQ

[turbo4g63]

that thing sounds ****ing mean. I'm beginning to turn into a X fan really fast....you better finish up your IX so i can go back to what i'm used to liking

[Kevin]

haha that sounds sickkkkkk. Deff need a tune, you can see the richness :mrgreen:

Isn't it evo "ex" instead of "ten", I think I read that in a magazine before but not too sure.

[JNZTuning]

that thing sounds ****ing mean. I'm beginning to turn into a X fan really fast....you better finish up your IX so i can go back to what i'm used to liking

LOL! It's definitely a fun car. My IX should be buttoned up tomorrow. At that point i'll just be waiting on FP to send my turbo back to me...f'in asses.

haha that sounds sickkkkkk. Deff need a tune, you can see the richness :mrgreen:

Isn't it evo "ex" instead of "ten", I think I read that in a magazine before but not too sure.


Ex, Ten...Tomato, tomAto. LOL. I was just making fun of someone in the Evo world. :mrgreen:

[dturbocivic]

whats the word, slicers ? :screwy:

[DPancoast]

anything new on this baby?

[JNZTuning]

The X is currently a victim of being too busy at the shop. Our schedule is packed full with customer cars and no time for the X. We're going to have to find some time for it soon.

[turbo4g63]

I will be one of those customer cars on monday. My evoIII manifold and MR o2 housing are getting installed. Erik said i'm scheduled for 10, but i might get there a little early so i can let the car cool down a good bit. I don't know about you, but i'm not a fan of dealing with a 500* exhaust manifold

[JNZTuning]

I will be one of those customer cars on monday. My evoIII manifold and MR o2 housing are getting installed. Erik said i'm scheduled for 10, but i might get there a little early so i can let the car cool down a good bit. I don't know about you, but i'm not a fan of dealing with a 500* exhaust manifold

Our tech will be VERY happy if you do that!! :-p

[PaleDSM]

In two more weeks the car gets some tasty Volks.

[DPancoast]

nice! JnZ did look uber busy when I was there last. Freakin aweosme.

[Stillen GLE]

wow this car has come along way.

[DSSA]

More to come:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f306/JNZTuning/Evolution%20X/EvoX-on-Volks.jpg

[turbo4g63]

i saw that pic posted on talk.......so so nice.

[012.5RS]

More to come:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f306/JNZTuning/Evolution%20X/EvoX-on-Volks.jpg


i need to go clean myself... car looks bad ass guys.

[PaleDSM]

Junk yard shot.

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[TalonTsi97]

The car looks good in the pics but imo doesn't do it justice. After seeing it at the cf car show i have a whole new view on it and other EvoX's.
Is it me or does the color of the wheel seem darker in the pics then what i remember from in person?

[PaleDSM]

That's about right from memory. The Volks are pretty dark.

[dt98gsr]

Car looks damn good on the TE's. thats one thing i really love about these cars, the wheel specs they can run.

What are they 10.5" +15?