My Evo VIII build -2.2L stroker / 607whp on pump, water meth
 

Ok I guess this is the start of my 'build journal' for my car. Bought this thing bone stock as a gift to mysef for coming back from deployment alive.


When the Evo emerged for US sale in 03, I instantly fell in love and like most Evo owners, had to have one. My Evo VIII GSR was always just a dream for me to own, did a tour in Iraq just to finally get one and then another tour in Afghanistan for what I refer to as "mod money." haha It was origionally sold by a dealer in Seattle, WA. where it was the owner of the dealers wife's demo and literally sat in their garage. I purchsed it through a dealer in Great Falls, MT, where I was currently stationed with the military and eventually trailerd it from Montana to Pennsylvania. I really hate to admit it, but it basically sits covered in my garage and is only driven on nice, sunny days. I know all the hard-core Subie/Evo guys are shaking your head at me for that..but hey, it is what it is. Bought it at the end of '04 with 4k and currently it only has 35k total miles, so ya can see how little it's actaully driven, but I still managed to make it a certified 100mph club car from Beaver Springs Dragway. ;)

Alright, enough with the history lesson, lets get to the part that everyone always wants to know, the mods...the car is in a huge transition right now and is constantly 'evolving.' I've tried to keep the mods tasteful, yet practical, so here is a current list along with some pics. Everyone always asks "why didn't you go with a huge turbo, like a 35R etc?" And the simple answer is, I still really love to drive my car. I mean, nothing against those of you with large frame turbos, but I didn't want all the dreaded lag, so I opted instead for the CBRD BBK set-up. For the same money, I got awesome power gains, plus I can still take it out on the weekends and destroy some backroad twisties. Perhaps one day I may take it to that level, but for now it's a killer street and wild auto-x car. I'll keep updating as I get more done or you can check my profile as the car is in the shop more then in my garage.

Here are the numbers thus far:

Since the recent 2.2 motor, water/meth kit car put down 607hp@38psi


Car origionally put down 425whp/391wtq @ 28psi with a mild tune on CBRD's Mustang II load-bearing dyno on 93 octane pump-gas. However, with some tweaking and a more aggressive tune, it put down 456whp/422wtq @ 31psi on straight pump-gas. Did some more tweaking and with an extremely aggressive tune and some 100 octane race fuel made 504whp/443wtq @ 33psi (which is about all the stock block could take). I want to break 600whp, so the stock bottom end will have to go. That's next on the agenda...****ing money-pit.


Engine/Drivetrain Modifications:


2.2l stroker
GSC XR 1.7 4G63 long-rod stroker kit
Carillo rods
Carillo forged H beam
CP pistons
85mm bore
Powerdivision billetTuff crank
honed head
AEM water/meth kit
ported intake mani
manifold spacer
CBRD BBK-B fully-ported Blouch turbo (hybrid prototype)
JM Fabrications twin-scroll tubular exhaust manifold with ported inlets
HeadGames EVO ported/polished head
Evo IX re-circulated waste-gate
Megan Racing stainless O2 housing
GSC S2 cams - 272 intake / 268 exhaust
GSC beehive valve springs
GSC valve retainers
GSC valve seats
Supertech oversized valves
BLE lifters
AMS Balance Shaft eliminator kit
Evo IX MIVEC cam gears
ARP L19 Racing head-studs
ARP conrod bolts
PTE Precision 1000cc fuel injectors
Cosworth 86mm/1.5mm head gasket
Cosworth kevlar high performance timing belt
APS twin-vent BOV (50 % VTA / 50% re-circulated)
APS upgraded twin-vent BOV spring
CBRD slim-core race radiator
CBRD slimline fan
CBRD silicone racing coolant hoses
Mishimoto Racing thermostat
JM Fabrications CBRD spark plug insert
Denso IKH24 1 step colder performance spark plugs
Magnacor 8.5 plug wires
Full Blown twin Walbro fuel pump hanger kit
Twin Walbro 255lp/min fuel pumps
-6 Feed / -6 Return fuel lines/fittings
HKS Carbon/Titanium HI-Power exhaust
Invidia 3” stainless steel down-pipe
Invidia 3” stainless steel test-pipe (cat-delete)
CEL Eliminator
AEM short-ram intake
AEM intake shroud
AMS front-mount intercooler (1250 cfm flow – 3.625” thick)
AMS polished lower hot-side intercooler pipe
JM Fabrications polished upper intercooler pipe
JM Fabrications polished cold-side lower intercooler pipe
JM Fabrications prototype medium battery kit
JM Fabrications polished battery tie-down
JM Fabrications polished coolant overflow tank
Odyssey PC 925 medium battery
Zaklee clear cam cover
Hallman ProRX black manual boost controller (tuned for the street at 26 psi)
Greddy radiator cooling plate
ECU “PowerDyne” tuned by Chad Block Racing Development, York, PA (Mustang II load-bearing dyno system)
Ralliart cloth power steering / master cylinder / intercooler sprayer covers
2-step launch control
Manual / Automatic Intercooler sprayer


Suspension/Drivetrain Modifications:

Tein Sport Tech Lowering Springs (Drop: 2.1” front/1.8” rear)
Bilstein HD sport shocks
Enkei PKR 18x8.5 wheels on Nitto tires
Brembo brakes
Hawk brake pads
AMS axle upgrade
Exedy twin-disc clutch
AMS stainless lines
SHEP stage II transfer case rebuild
Qualife ATB center differential


Wheels/Tires Modifications:

Enkei PKR's 18x8.5 on Nitto's


Interior/Exterior Modifications:

Rexpeed D carbon fiber front lip
Seibon CWII carbon fiber hood
Rexpeed cf mirror covers
VentShade smoked window visors
JDM smoked rear window visor
Evo IX tail lights
Night Shaded corner/marker lights
20% window tint by Shades of Grey Tint
Perrin “Shorty” antenna
JDM yellow fogs
JDM front license plate bracket/holder
JDM front license plate “CT9A” (vehicle code for the EVO thru 2006)
Black Euro “Evo VIII” badge
Ichibahn yellow/carbon fiber shift knob
Xenon HID head lights with automatic leveling
Hyper blue interior bulbs / dome light / reading lights / license plate lights
PA Iraqi Freedom Veteran license plate



How she sits as of 5 April 2012:

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nice number for chads dyno. i miss my bbk powered evo. please dont buy rotas

yeah we honestly didn't expect those numbers...lol. Haven't found a set of wheels that i really like yet.

nice car and hella nice numbers....looks great

Nice car minus the yellow. Never was a fan but hell it is still clean. I suggest you get the stock styled carbon fiber lip, and the carbon fiber fog light shrouds which people rivet on there. That would set the front of the car off.

I have the VIS G-sport front bumper that's currently being painted...has a lip already. Should make it look slightly more aggressive.

Awesome! Can't wait to see whats in store for it down the road!

Very nice Evo man. Real clean I like it alot.

Hey i think i might have seen this car in lebanon the other day. I saw a yellow evo parked at autozone on wednesday i believe? I even posted a spotted thread!! I mean there aren't too many of these around our parts so i would assume it was you?

it looks great, nice power.. deployments will definitely help with the build.

yeah that was me lol...shoulda stopped me on the way out
there are 2 other yellow ones running around besides mine, one is a guy in our club with a lot of mismatched cf peices/black wheels, and another with a stock exterior, but he's a cock and tries to race everyone lol.

OK sweet, i went by on 422 on my bike so all i saw was the rear end. But from what i saw it looked good. Nice to see there's something other than honda's and VW's in town haha.

Great read, welcome to the site! Awesome.

Great power, thing is probably a rocket ship! Snap your neck street torque is alot of fun!

thank you. i tend to get long winded sometimes, so hopefully it wasn't too boring...haha

**** me sideways! A yellow Evolution. The one rare color you got there.

Props. Nice car and even nicer numbers!

haven't seen too many yellow ones. always liked the blue, but i got what was available, and looking back, wouldn't change it

Updated as of 4/25 with a ton of new parts, lemme know what ya'll think! :)

Put down 417whp/391wtq on CBRD's mustang II dyno! The TQ is what amazed me, a huge gain over last time!! I knew we wouldn't gain too much HP b/c it was significantly warmer then when dyno'd with the turbo install (mid Feb). so a few HP gain is ok with me! :) ****ing thing squats tough on that dyno...

Updated 2 June 10. Added a bunch of new parts to the origional thread post with some pics I took at the Carlisle P&S show.

As if one fuel pump wasn't enough, added the Full Blown dual 225 pump hanger and pumps. Finally got rid of my horrid VTA bov for a APS twin-vent. Replaced the HKS upper IC piping for the JMF polished upper. Added the JMF med battery kit.

Check out the pics and let me know what ya'll think of the new set up.

Hopefully now I can start on the exterior with some subtle mods. Actually just picked up a set of IX tails so they'll be getting installed some time today.

We'll be at the OC car show, stop by!

Finally got my DD S4 cleaned up so I snapped a couple pics.

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And the Evo after I installed the IX tails...i think it's a def improvement:

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Polished the AC liines and put on the RalliArt fabric covers

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Next I think will be wheels...as long as I can settle on a set....any suggestions??