Some of you may remember the "Average Joe" build from this link,,,

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...e-joe-evo.html



Since the objective isn't to build a dyno queen, we decided to go 'shake the car down' at e-town this weekend.

1 Gear pulls on a dyno are great for bragging rights, however getting the car up the 1320 requires more effort. We wanted to take the time to test the suspension settings, make sure the car was aligned properly, and analyze boost, afr, and misc data through all 4 gears.

Although pleased to see 109-110mph 1/8th traps, 10.6/10.8 @133-34 didn't add up. These 1/8th mile traps should translate into the mid 140's up top. The logs showed some quirky things happening with the fuel system going into 4th. After some time on the lift today, I think we found our 'Bug'.

The suspension worked nice and smooth. Easy driving the car out of the hole for 1.6's, we were pleased to see the suspension squat smoothly and not hop around or go sideways too crazy. Tires worked very well and kept suspension geometry where we wanted it.

All in all, a pretty good day. Fun times, met some new people, and spent the day with "Average Joe" talking smack with some of the areas 'gamblers'.



I put a short slideshow with vids together on youtube.. (Sorry for the crappy cellphone vids)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ8cq78p72o



Thanks to import2race for the fantastic footage from the event!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UypT4...eature=channel

 

The red evo viii? Right?

The smoothest launches i have seen for a while!
What suspension setup and tires are you running guys?

 

Nice job Urkle

 

Teins with the m/h slicks in the slideshow..


Thanks to both of you guys!!

 

Nice run! Planning on going outagain before season end?

 

What was the weight of the car at the Shootout? Did i see correctly? A Kirkey seat? cool! how heavy is it?

 

haha i just saw me get out my evo while that evo was broke down to get some kid his water bottle he dropped. i look a mess.

 

oh and nice run btw...some guy was saying ur evo ran 8's.. is this true?

 

Now i know where to go when i start building my evo.

 

Nice! You bringing this beast to dpa?

 

do people with fast cars actually meet up at dpa anymore?

 

Great Job! That 1/8 mile is Nasty Good! Hopefully you fix that bug and Hold on for some 140 mphs!

 

10.14@143mph!!!

Details in a few,,,,

 

Wow! That's Crazy!

 

NICE!!! She is moving!