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Old May 8, 2009, 07:40 PM
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Chargespeed Evo....then vs now

Figured this would be interesting, and I'll start with the before pics.


When I bought the car.........




Exterior when I bought it.......




NOW!!



2004 Mitsubishi Evolution 8
36000 mile chassis
Mods have between 0 and 2k miles on all components
Never Been Hit
Clean Title in hand


Engine:
Full Insane Speed Built 2.4L Stroker
Fresh Core
Fully Sleeved Block by Darton
Crower Pro Series Billet Rods
ARP 220,000psi Fasteners
Crower 4340 billet steel crankshaft 102mm stroke
CP Forged 9.5:1 Pistons 86mm
Crower Plasma Rings
ACL Race Bearings
ARP Main Bolts
Balance Shaft Eliminator

Insane Speed (Insane Spec Head)
Fresh Core
Ferrea dual stainless steel valve springs
Ferrea titanium retainers, locaters, and locks
Competition Copper Alloy valve seats
New Valve Seals
Custom Bronze valve guides
Supertech Nitride Coated Intake Valves
Supertech Nitride Coated Exhaust Valves
Stainless O-ring around each combustion chamber
Complete port & polish
ARP L19 Head Studs
Insane Speed Custom Grind High Lift GSC Cams

Virtual Works Racing Aluminum Intake Manifold
Boomba Racing Billet 75mm Throttle Body
4 inch Aluminum Intake
AMS front and side engine mounts
ARC Radiator Cooling Panel
Black Powdercoated Valve Cover
BLE Billet Timing Tensioner
818 Billet Power Steering Cap
Sparktech COP Pro CDI-12
Insane Speed Custom Grind 272/272 Cams
HKS Adjustable Cam Gears
Boomba Racing Billet Aluminum Pullies
Fluidampr Harmonic Balancer
Power Enterprises Kevlar Timing Belt
Power Enterprises Kevlar Accessory Belt


Fuel:
AMS Fuel Rail
Full Custom Fuel Lines
Weldon Fuel Pressure Regulator
Bosch ID High Impedance 2000cc Injectors
Weldon 2345a Fuel Pump
Weldon Dial-a-flow
Insane Speed Custom Made Fuel Surge Tank
Design Engineering Triple Threat Nitrous/Purge System
Modified Billet Dual Bottle Bracket
Design Engineering Bottle Heater


Exhaust:
Greddy Ti-C 80mm Cat back Exhaust System
Custom Stainless Downpipe


Turbo + Cooling:
Virtual Works Racing Coated T4 Race Header
Tial Polished 44mm Wastegate
Precision 6262 Dual Ball Bearing Billet Wheel Turbo
DEI Titanium Turbo Heat Shield

Extreme Turbo Systems Black Anodized 4 inch Intercooler
Modified Intercooler End Tanks
DEI CryO2 Intercooler Sprayer Kit
DEI CryO2 19X9 IC Sprayer Halo
Custom Stainless 3.5 inch Intercooler Piping
Stainless Intercooler Pipe Strapping
Tial 50mm Polished Q BOV

Upper Radiator Hard Pipe
Lower Radiator Hard Pipe
Fluidyne Aluminum Radiator
Mishimoto Race Thermostat
Blitz 1.3 bar radiator cap
Spal 10 Inch Low Profile Electric Fan
STM Billet Radiator Tie Downs

Custom Aluminum Overflow Can
Custom Aluminum Breather Can
AN Fitting/Braided Hose Breather Kit
AMS 25 Row Oil Cooler
Spal 5.6 inch Oil Cooler Fan


Transmission:
Shepherd Racing Stage 2
New throwout bearing
New clutch fork, pin and return springs
New speedometer gear and sensor
New slave cylinder and line
REM ISF process (sliders)
REM ISF process (gearset assembly)
Double synchro 5th gear
Custom Shep done Billet Output Shaft

Shepherd Racing Stage 3 Transfer Case
Quaife LSD front differential
8mm to 10mm bolt upgrade
New seals and o-rings
Reshimming
Neodymium magnet
REM ISF Process
New ring and pinion with bearings

Shepherd Racing Rear Differential
Cusco LSD
REM ISF Process Ring + Pinion
Buschur Racing Rear Moustache Bar
Buschur Racing Rear Billet Side Diff Mounts
Drive Shaft Shop Level 5 900HP Rear Axle/Hub Kit
Drive Shaft Shop Level 2 900HP Front Axle Bars

Exedy Stage 5 T5001 Cerametallic Triple Disc
Exedy Chromoly Flywheel
New Throw Out Bearing
Drive Shaft Shop Aluminum Driveshaft
Buschur Racing Driveshaft Loop

Works Short Shifter
ARC Titanium Shift Knob
Kartboy Shifter Base Bushings
Kartboy Billet Shifter Bushings


Suspension:
Tien Monoflex Coilovers
ARC Front Strut Tower Bar
Cusco Rear Strut Brace
Cusco Front + Rear Sway Bars
Cusco V1 Lower Arm Bar


Wheels:
Volk Racing RE30 18x9 (black gloss powdercoated)
Volk Carbon Center Caps
Advan Neova AD08 265/35/18
Volk Racing Duralumin Lugnuts (black)


Brakes:
Endless Racing 6 Piston Race Front Brake Kit
Endless Racing 4 Piston Race Rear Brake Kit
Endless Stainless Covered Teflon Swivel Brake Lines
Endless Brake Pads
Zeal Slotted Rotors


Interior:
Rexpeed Carbon Fiber Dash
Custom Carbon Fiber Shifter Console
Rexpeed Carbon Steering Wheel Gauge Pod
Rexpeed Carbon A-Pillars
Ralliart Aluminum Door Sills
Mitsubishi OEM MR Carbon Fiber E-Brake
Tyrant Carbon Armrest
EVO SE Leather/Suede Seats
Black Suede Wrapped Evo 8 Steering Wheel
Mitsubishi JDM Double Din
Orbital HVAC conversion kit


Electronics:
Kenwood DNX8120 indash Nav/DVD
Greddy EGT gauge
Greddy Oil Temp gauge
AEM Boost gauge
AEM Wideband AFR Gauge
HKS F-Con Vpro EMS
HKS Mixture Control
HKS High Pressure Map Sensor


Exterior:
Chargespeed Vented Carbon Hood
Chargespeed 20mm Front Fenders
Chargespeed Carbon Vortex Generator
Chargespeed Type 1 sideskirts
Chargespeed Type 1 front bumper
Chargespeed Type 1 rear bumper
Chargespeed Rear Carbon fiber diffuser
Rexpeed Ganador Carbon Fiber Side Mirrors
Rexpeed Carbon Fiber J-Panels
Rexpeed Winglet
Rexpeed Carbon Fiber Type-3 Trunk Wing
Mitsubishi Carbon Fiber Evolution VIII Trunk Emblem
Hyboost Performance Edged + Tinted MR headlights
Hyboost Performance Tinted taillights
Hyboost Performance Smoked Side Markers
Dafarmer LED License Plate Light
Custom Apex Silver w/ slight blue pearl in paint
Mitsubishi EVO MR Headlights
Evo XI Wing

This car has been....

12 time show winner
Modified Magazine Feature Car March 09
Dsport Feature Car Jan 09
Dsport Cover Car Dec 09
Dsport SEMA Car 2009
Dsport Dec 2010 Calendar Car
Dsport 2009 Calendar Centerfold Car


http://www.dragsport.com/issue/2009/...er_story.shtml






















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Old May 8, 2009, 07:48 PM
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looks much cleaner now. I really like how the ARC spark plug cover looks painted too.
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Originally Posted by 19DB794
looks much cleaner now. I really like how the ARC spark plug cover looks painted too.
I agree. I wanted an "anti JDM" look. I don't like the bold mismatched colors, etc....I prefer it to be "muscle car clean" under the hood. The ARC cover is actually powdercoated black.
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looks very good. almost hurts your eye on those 2 last pictures haha
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what did you do with the old setup? nice!!!
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Looks good! Whats the rest of the car look like?
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very clean
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Looks alot cleaner with the powder coated ARC cover.
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looking good bro keep it up
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Looks awesome! What kinda rad is that? Love the rad hard pipes too
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that is clean .. I would kill for your rides
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what intake mani is that?
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Originally Posted by sinpul
what did you do with the old setup? nice!!!
Sold it to my buddy with an Evo. All except the Full Race header which I'm going to sell.


Originally Posted by whitepwr
Looks good! Whats the rest of the car look like?
I'll post those pictures in a few days when the brakes are done.


Originally Posted by edardnaekim
Looks awesome! What kinda rad is that? Love the rad hard pipes too
PWR radiator. The hard pipes are Virtual Works. The lower one is pretty extreme. I'll take some more detailed pics next week.


Originally Posted by SOEuro
what intake mani is that?
Virtual Works Racing one of a kind prototype intake manifold. I think VWR is going to start making parts for the Evo. They did, on this car.....

Intake Manifold
Turbo Manifold
Intercooler
Intake Piping
Upper and Lower Radiator Hard Pipes
Custom Overflow and Breather Can Set up
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what oil catch can is that?
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Originally Posted by jxs1984
what oil catch can is that?
Also a Virtual Works Racing custom piece.


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