Putting the Evo back together

[mixmastermatt]

So, I'm finally getting around for the rebuild. Here's what I've got coming:

Buschur Racing Stage 3 head (titanium springs, retainers, full PnP)
JAM solid lifters
Forced Performance 20g-9lt-5 aka FP Green
850cc injectors
Eagle 2.3l stroker kit
Kevlar timing belt
Fluidyne crank damper
UR Clutch

Going with it will be the 280 cams and water/meth I had previously. I should be in the area of 475whp and 525wtq @ 30 psi when all is done. I'll post pics as things come in and during the build stage.

[Rokkit]

should be a beast :)

[aparadis83]

Congrats Matt, get they puppy back on the road!!!!!!

[SOUTHPAW]

Sweet! Congrats, man... that is gonna be a sick setup.

(I want a ride at AutoX when it's done. :cool:)

[bpsrt4]

:clap: nice... sounds like fun

[PreludeShalyn]

that car was sick as all shit before, i can't wait to see what you can do from a clean slate!

[xwtfbrendan]

Siiick.

Head studs?

[Eurospd87]

sound sick!!

[ChuckLove]

Sounds amazing as always! I would go bigger on the turbo! But hey I can understand your hate of lag.

[bpsrt4]

If you need any help w/ some wrenching I'd glad to lend a hand

[mixmastermatt]

Siiick.

Head studs?
Yes, ARP headstuds.

I'm going with the 20g turbo for 2 reasons:

1. I can reuse the manifold and downpipe that I already have instead of having to pay for a complete kit.
2. Anything bigger will not be as well suited for autox.

[SVT F15O]

Sounds like a nice setup! I look forward to hearing some progress updates!

[ScrapinSi]

That setup is major overkill for most of our autoXes... And by the time you get it running, ill be tuned, and hopefully have on my coilovers and possibly bigger R Comps... Good luck catching me... :D

[PreludeShalyn]

nothing is overkill

[mixmastermatt]

That setup is major overkill for most of our autoXes... And by the time you get it running, ill be tuned, and hopefully have on my coilovers and possibly bigger R Comps... Good luck catching me... :D

Not overkill, I'll be making so much torque down low that I can leave it in 3rd and never have to shift :eek:

I should have no trouble decimating you if I go with cheater tires too, possibly 285's.

[ScrapinSi]

I'm shopping around for 275s or 285s soon... :) and you havent raced at the bristol lot have you... Good luck with 3rd gear lol... I'm full spool by 3k rpms right now (Still havent tuned), and 2nd gear is the gear where its at for me.

EDIT: WHERES MY SERIAL!!

[mixmastermatt]

You need to email me the unique installation code first.

[bpsrt4]

I wonder how shitty my car would be for autoX? I guess we'll never find out lol

[Juice33]

Sounds pretty sweet Matty! Good luck putting her all back together!

[Eurospd87]

I wonder how shitty my car would be for autoX? I guess we'll never find out lol

SRT-4 + AutoX = torquesteer up t3h ass!

[PreludeShalyn]

srt-4 that car can't do anything well, except make a lot of noise and break down alot.:tongue:

:owned1: :domowak:

[bpsrt4]

srt-4 that car can't do anything well, except make a lot of noise and break down alot.:tongue:

:owned1: :domowak:

:rolleyes:


LOL

[mixmastermatt]

List of stuff going back in and some pics:

Buschur stage 3 head
20g turbo upgrade
2.3l Eagle STroker kit from ETS
Kevlar timing belt
ARP Studs
GT Spec Manifold
TTP 850cc injectors
JAM lifters
JAM BS removal kit
Fluidampr
Labonte motorsports VCS3G injection system and failsafe

I'll be reusing my GSC 280's in the head and most of everything else I already had.

I'll update this thread with pictures as everything proceeds. For now all I have are pics of my horribly disorganized garage and a million evo pieces.

First stuff that I have received. 2 day turnaround from JAM:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/Picture009.jpg

Almost bare block ready to go to machine shop:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/Picture010.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/Picture011.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/Picture012.jpg

Old guts:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/Picture008.jpg

Find all the various evo parts that litter my garage:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/Picture016.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/Picture013.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/Picture014.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/Picture015.jpg

Pictures will be added as stuff comes in and as I reassemble.

[xwtfbrendan]

I can't wait to see the numbers...

[mixmastermatt]

Crank, rods, pistons, gasket set and studs all arrived today. Block and flywheel are at the machine shop getting worked. Should be ready to pick up early next week. I'll take pictures as I go through the assembly.

Still waiting for:

Head and turbo from buschur
Clutch
W/I kit

I'm also having the entire car repainted while the engine is out. All I can say about the color is that it will be different. :D

[xwtfbrendan]

NICE!

Is is vibrant or glossy and dark....

[Stew]

Nice. Re-paint eh? sweeet.

[mixmastermatt]

My 20g showed up from Buschur about 25 days ahead of schedule.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC07895.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC07896-1.jpg

Pistons and block are at the machine shop to makes sure piston to wall clearances are good. Here's a pic of the Eagle 100mm crank vs the stock crank.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/Picture039.jpg

The head is on its way and the block should be ready for pick up any day. Once I start the reassembly, I'll post more pics, etc

[Eurospd87]

dam i cant wait to see this car back at starbucks, seeing that Jr isnt coming on tuesday nights anymore

[mixmastermatt]

dam i cant wait to see this car back at starbucks, seeing that Jr isnt coming on tuesday nights anymore

LOL, I won't be either, not with gas over 4 bucks a hit.

[SmikeEvo]

Looking great Matt!

[mixmastermatt]

Looking great Matt!

Thanks Mike!



Block is back from machine shop. It was tanked, decked, bored and honed for the arias pistons. I put a fresh coat of engine enamel on it. I also put the intake manifold back together with the AP fuel rail and TTP 850cc injectors. Tomorrow I'll be measuring ring gap and finishing the piston assembly.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/Picture054.jpg
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[Juice33]

Looking pretty hot!

[bpsrt4]

:drool:



Looks good so far

[NASA_Tuner]

Nothing but the best for a sustained 30psi.

Looks good Matt. Thanks for the photo updates. Keep 'em coming.

[Defiantspaz]

Nice choices matt. 2.3L and a 20G, I seem to remember recommending that to another guy who used to drive a red EVO and loved to auto-x.

I agree that the 20G with this setup will be DY-NO-MITE. The 280 cams may delay full boost by a couple hundred RPM but once they com on line all will be fogotten.

A couple of ?'s.

What is your redline going to be?
30 psi, on pump and meth or race fuel and meth?

From what I was told the EVO IX's stock turbo was a 20G compressor mated to a 16G turbine. The smaller turbine limited the stock turbos ultimate power numbers. The real 20G turbine section will make far better topend power but how much later do you expect the power to come in even with a 2.3L?

Looks to be a killer street/auto-x beast. Looking forward to the end results. Keep up the good work.

Oh, and as for Noah, he can't drive. Give him 355 R-comps and he'd still spin out ;)

[Rokkit]

Nice choices matt. 2.3L and a 20G, I seem to remember recommending that to another guy who used to drive a red EVO and loved to auto-x.

I agree that the 20G with this setup will be DY-NO-MITE. The 280 cams may delay full boost by a couple hundred RPM but once they com on line all will be fogotten.

A couple of ?'s.

What is your redline going to be?
30 psi, on pump and meth or race fuel and meth?

From what I was told the EVO IX's stock turbo was a 20G compressor mated to a 16G turbine. The smaller turbine limited the stock turbos ultimate power numbers. The real 20G turbine section will make far better topend power but how much later do you expect the power to come in even with a 2.3L?

Looks to be a killer street/auto-x beast. Looking forward to the end results. Keep up the good work.

Oh, and as for Noah, he can't drive. Give him 355 R-comps and he'd still spin out ;)


I dont know about Autox beast... fucking 20g is still laggy as hell even mated to a 16g housing...

but meh it will prob rip none-the-less

(btw my deffinition of laggy is: Any... so Laggy as hell i guess is respective ahaha)

[mixmastermatt]

Tony- I'll be keeping the stock 7600rpm redline since the 20g won't make any more power over 7k anyway. I'll be running 30psi on 93 with 30/70 meth/water via a labonte motorsports touchscreen controller and failsafe. Stock evo 9 turbo is a 42lb/minwith a 10.5 hotside and a 16g compressor wheel and a slightly larger compressor housing than the 16g on the evo 8. The FP Green is true 47lb/min 20g turbo with a 5 blade billet compressor instead of the usual 6 blade.

Rokkit- Lag?? What lag??? :D



Today I measured ring end clearance and measured bearings and journals. Pistons are fully assembled and ready to go in, BUT Eagle sent the wrong set of main bearings. Instead of mains with separate thrust bearings, I got pre-1992 4g63 bearings which were .020" too large. Eagle doesn't know when they will have the right bearings in stock, so I could be waiting for awhile if I can't get some on my own. Here's some pics of me measuring the rings.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/Image015.jpg
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[Defiantspaz]

Lag is kinda funny to explain. Everyone has a different definition of it because they have different veiws on how severe it really is. A huge turbo will be slow to make full boost at first, but once the larger wheels of the turbo are moving, unless there is a bottle neck or the BOV/BPV is too small, re-spool should be very fast. Large turbos are only laggy if they're turbine A/R is way too big for the engine in question or if the engine is put into a severe load situation in too high of a gear. The turbine wheel of the turbo is a restriction in the exhaust path so if your at too low of a RPM and floor the car the turbo actually hurts your acceleration. So too big is laggy but too small will choke your midrange and topend power.

Now cruising in say 4th gear and nailing the throttle with a large turbo will take some time to build boost. Nailing the throttle from a stand still in first gear isn't nearly as bad. Remember accelerating from a stand still and accelerating while moving are very different. I had an SR55, 55 LBS/minute ball bearing turbo, and the only time it felt laggy was if I was in the upper gears and wanted to accelerate rapidly. There was an easy fix to that problem, speed was just a down shift away.

Rokkit is used to his insta-boost IHI turbo. For a street/ daily driver the turbo is great. They make dependable pump gas power with great drivability. But they are limited by small turbine and compressor housings and very small internal wastegates. If 300 to 350WHP max, for a Subaru, is your goal then the smaller IHI turbos are the way to go. For an EVO the stock turbos can reach 400+WHP from what I have seen on some of the websites which give the EVO owner an advantage when it comes to making reliable power. The EVO doesn't need a turbo change to hit the magic 400WHP mark where the WRX/STI does. It is my opinion that the STI should come with a turbo that is similiar in size to the FP green from the factory, but who am I to question Subaru's reasons for using smaller turbos on their cars.

For Matt's setup he will be in the lower gears most of the time so initial spool and re-spool shouldn't be an issue. The cams will delay the onset of boost a little but once the cams are in their powerband making boost and holding it shouldn't be an issue. The 20G will fit right into what he is try'n to do. Very well thought out build, except maybe for the cams being able to push the powerband higher than Matt intends to go RPM wise. But then who says he's going to stay at this level. The 280 cams may have a GT40R kissing them sometime in the future ;)

[mixmastermatt]

I should have some Cosworth main and thrust bearings monday, and my head should be in from Buschur pretty soon as well. Here's some pictures of th GT Spec manifold, ACT HDG6, and Labonte Motorsports touch screen meth controller and failsafe.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC00990.jpg
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I'm hoping to have the long block assembled by the end of next week, barring any further problems.

[xwtfbrendan]

That clutch should grab =P

4G63 2.3L 20G @ 30psi w/ a Shepard 5 speed...

Going to go to the drag strip at all? Just to see?

[Eurospd87]

looking good dude!! so you gonna do the home depot meets?

[ChuckLove]

That clutch should grab =P

4G63 2.3L 20G @ 30psi w/ a Shepard 5 speed...

Going to go to the drag strip at all? Just to see?

MMMM draggg stripppp:love1:

[mixmastermatt]

The last of my parts arrived today, including my head bearings and misc belts.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/e09b64c5.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/094cf9fe.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/21fe51a8.jpg

Today I was able to get the rotating assembly in and checked.

Upper main bearings installed:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/65ad2e0a.jpg

Lower main bearings:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/12e36239.jpg

Crank in place:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/c83c0ef1.jpg

ARP main studs:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/845e4f7b.jpg

Pistons installed:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/d0dcb26a.jpg


Tomorrow I will be assembling the rest of the engine. :D

[leblancis300]

gl with the rest of the assembly... thing is gonna be a beast

[ChuckLove]

I can't wait to see it alive once again! I remember going for a ride in its previous form, it was the fastest 0-120 I have ever been in by far!

[mixmastermatt]

The long block is almost done. I forgot to take the key off the stock crank, so I wasn't able to finish the timing belt, etc. It actually looks like a real engine now.

Head studs in:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC08132.jpg

Exhaust ports on the head:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC08135.jpg

Intake ports on the head:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC08138.jpg

Cams in:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC08137.jpg

Where I had to stop on the timing belt side:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC08145.jpg

Intake manifold installed:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC08147.jpg

Close up of injectors and phenolic gasket:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC08148.jpg

Other side:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC08143.jpg

Wrinkle black powdercoated valve cover:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC08146.jpg

FP Green goodness:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC08149.jpg

Money shot:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC08142.jpg

[mixmastermatt]

Today I went with Dan to pick out a paint color. I'm tired of the red and I wanted to do a flat dark paint. I settled on a porsche color, code 23f, known as Slate Grey Metallic. He'll be scuffing, priming, painting and then laying on a flat clear coat that has less than a %20 gloss. Here's what it looks like on porsche's:

http://stormdc.com/roxy/colors/5.jpg
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1402/img0784nx3.jpg
http://nysportscars.com/pictures/151993.jpg

[ChuckLove]

This is going to be an amazing car!

[Stew]

That is not going to suck at all. I can't wait to launch your car from 7000 RPM :cool:

[Eurospd87]

nice paint choice

[mixmastermatt]

That is not going to suck at all. I can't wait to launch your car from 7000 RPM :cool:

All I need is for you to touch it. LOL The last stock part to break is the transfer case, so definitely NO 7k launches.

[TurboVTECAccord]

hmmmmm.....475 huh? i might have to step my game up a notch.. maybe 10 notches.

sorry jonathan but starbucks will never see me again unless for some odd reason, someone offers me $10 in gas to go up there. hehe

Matt, that 20g looks pretty. how bout i borrow it until you get your stuff back together?? oh, and that GT SPEC manifold too!! i like the shine...Jr = shiney stuff as Bugs= Light.
Nice Job man.

[TurboVTECAccord]

looking good dude!! so you gonna do the home depot meets?

Matt WILL BE at the home depot meets. everybody should do the home depot meets! you know why?? cuz im there!! enough said.;)

[Eurospd87]

Matt WILL BE at the home depot meets. everybody should do the home depot meets! you know why?? cuz im there!! enough said.;)

ok i'll see there then!

[Stew]

All I need is for you to touch it. LOL The last stock part to break is the transfer case, so definitely NO 7k launches.

Oh the T-case will be fine :cool:

$5 says you drop it from 7000 after 1 hour of break-in ;)

[ScrapinSi]

i'm willing to bet he starts it up, makes sure it has oil pressure, puts it on the dyno, puts it in 4th gear, sets cruise control, walks away for an hour, then comes back and starts tuning it.

[leblancis300]

i like the color choice would look good with some carbon on it too..... but looks great cant wait to see it

[ChuckLove]

i'm willing to bet he starts it up, makes sure it has oil pressure, puts it on the dyno, puts it in 4th gear, sets cruise control, walks away for an hour, then comes back and starts tuning it.

:rotfl: thats one way to break it in

[bpsrt4]

Matt WILL BE at the home depot meets. everybody should do the home depot meets! you know why?? cuz im there!! enough said.;)

Thats reason enough for me...I haven't seen a nice evo in a while :D



Oh...and wrinkle black is the shit. If anyone has looked under my hood they know how I feel :lol:

[Juice33]

I am beginning to think that porsche would have been cheaper to buy than all of the work you have put into the Evo, lol. Nice choice on the color, I give it the mushroom stamp of approval.

[TurboVTECAccord]

ok i'll see there then!

well this week is a question mark because the Evo is at the body shop. hopefully i get it back by friday.:D

[slowsrt-4]

nice choice on the color...can't wait to see it in person.

[mixmastermatt]

Car is undergoing paint and body work right now. The engine is done and waiting to drop in as soon as the engine bay gets painted. I spent all day clearing the engine bay and pulling off body panels.

This is what it looked like when I started:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/6e01d019.jpg
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This is what it looked like when I was done:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/7d6079d3.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/b392ba1a.jpg
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http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/31cf81cf.jpg

Fenders pulled off:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/53f1059b.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/47681569.jpg

Test fit of the new rear bumper:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/d00f653d.jpg

I should have the engine in and running by the end of the week. :D

[TurboVTECAccord]

hmmmmm....it sucks that these military computers dont let you see pics. ill just have to check this again when i get home.

[mixmastermatt]

UPDATE!

Engine bay is done, engine is done, so tomorrow I'll be lubing it up and slipping it in. Probably be awhile before I actually start it up since someone absconded with my oil cooler and I am waiting for it to return.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/0cc879c4.jpg

[aparadis83]

Looking good so far Matt, can't wait to see her back on the road again.

[mixmastermatt]

Engine is in! I need to get the car on a lift and install the transfer case and axles still, but it is almost ready to start. Just waiting on the return of my oil cooler. :(

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/592c243a.jpg
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[TurboVTECAccord]

cute......so since your letting people borrow your oil cooler, can i borrow the turbo?

[drew8]

car seems to be coming along nicely.

[NASA_Tuner]

Nice work Matt. I would like to see the video of the first launch from redline, which should be just a few minutes after you start the car.

[liam11]

Cars looking good man.

[mixmastermatt]

UPDATE:

This stupid car is fighting me every step of the way. After replacing the leaky water pump, I had issues with intake cam timing which led me to pull the head just to make sure the valves were OK. Head is back on, BUT I got angry today and beat the crap out of my intake cam gear, breaking off a section of teeth. New MIVEC cam gear is on order and will be here to the tune of $285.

Also, I picked up a 75mm throttle body and a intake manifold for a really good deal. Today, the IM came back from being cleaned and powder coated to match the valve cover.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC08933.jpg
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[ScrapinSi]

sooo... is the car painted?

[Zazza CEO]

2011 Finish Date? lol you are gonna catch up to Defiantspaz in two years!

[drinkingmymilk]

holy hell, the other day I was thinking what ever happened to matt? maybe his wife finally killed him.. damn I should start checking craigslist, she hates that car an will prolly say "its not running, first $1000 takes it!"

[Stew]

Looking goooooood.

[Defiantspaz]

2011 Finish Date? lol you are gonna catch up to Defiantspaz in two years!

Hey Rosco, don't you have some speed limit signs to change.........:mad:

[Ho Man]

Looking good man. Can't wait to see this thing back on the road

[mixmastermatt]

UPDATE:

Car is now runnning with no oil or water leaks. Just a few minor things to take care of, then it'll spend the next couple of weeks in the paint booth. Should be totally complete by the end of August.

[Eurospd87]

nice matt, is the car at swift still? my car will be join yours at swift for a bit

[slowsrt-4]

damn it..now I have to get off my lazy ass....

[Juice33]

Sweet! Bout time Mateo!

[bpsrt4]

Steve...this weekend we car get your car running again. How about sunday afternoon?

And I want a ride in the evo :)

[slowsrt-4]

Sunday sounds great...do I need to get a torque wrench?

hey Noah if you are reading this...i still need help adjusting these coilovers!!!

[bpsrt4]

Umm...I think I have one, might have been in the garage though :lol:

But I know I can borrow one from my dad...should be fine w/o it though

[ScrapinSi]

Sunday sounds great...do I need to get a torque wrench?

hey Noah if you are reading this...i still need help adjusting these coilovers!!!


Let me know when.

[slowsrt-4]

Ok..will do...looks like Sunday....say around 12:00 pm.

What beverages do you guys prefer?

[mixmastermatt]

Hai guise!!!111!

Wats goin on in hurr? Sho doesn't seem like we're talking about meh evoooo!

:D

[ScrapinSi]

Did you get the coilovers loose yet? Or do some of them still need to be broken loose? I MIGHT be able to do Sunday at noon.

[slowsrt-4]

Did you get the coilovers loose yet? Or do some of them still need to be broken loose? I MIGHT be able to do Sunday at noon.

the two that were seized are now free and clear...I just need assistance in getting the car level on all 4 coilovers.

[Stew]

I luvs evo's!

[mixmastermatt]

UPDATE:

Car is running well with no oil or coolant leaks. Enjoy some pictures for now!

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC01917.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC01918.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC01919.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC01929.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC01920.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC01923.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC01924.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC01925.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC01927.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/Stroker%20Build/DSC01928.jpg

Also, a sneak peek at what I'll be tuning next week:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/mixmastermatt/DSC01931.jpg

[BooSSted07Balt]

ive seen what your tuning next week in person and ZOMG is all i can say.

[Eurospd87]

Matt that car is dam sexy and OMG that skyline is a thing of beauty

[mixmastermatt]

Video is up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIBVflLvLr8

[ScrapinSi]

Nice AVCR install Copycat... :p

[PreludeShalyn]

sweet can't wait to see it again

[ChuckLove]

This thing is going to be insane. I saw it first hand a week ago Friday. Its no joke!

[BooSSted07Balt]

did i miss something? what ever happened to the car?

[01PearlWhiteGT]

Well its a Mitsu so the only thing i can figure out it went BOOM, like all Mitsu's. Dont get me wrong i love mine and its crazy but if not done correctly BOOM everytime. They are sooooo precise.

[ScrapinSi]

Yeah... Kinda went boom again... He has new plans in mind...

[Ho Man]

Yeah... Kinda went boom again... He has new plans in mind...

Yah plans that include this bitch

http://mki.wisc.edu/hgia/graphics/11B-Wienermobile_2004.jpg

[Zazza CEO]

That's the hawtness right there man!

[BooSSted07Balt]

lol and i was thinking in my mind oh shit the thing probably blew up or something.

[05Rex]

I don't even think it made it out of the garage

[BooSSted07Balt]

I thought this was the end all be all build lol. i know "cause the motor blew" is the reason, but what about that was the problem?

[ScrapinSi]

he had quite a few problems... First there was an assembly issue, then there was a cylinder head issue, then there was another cylinder head issue, then I believe an oil problem, and the most recent issue was that the car was started to move, and the timing belt slipped...

[drinkingmymilk]

So did he just give up on it? Or is it still a working project.

[ScrapinSi]

its a working project with completely new plans...

[BooSSted07Balt]

deadline? or just when it happens?

[ScrapinSi]

Gonna be a BIG project, and will probably be a LONG time before its done.

[mixmastermatt]

Project is on terminal hold right now. Update coming in new thread.

[bpsrt4]

Gonna be a BIG project, and will probably be a LONG time before its done.

hmm...is he going single cam too?

I'm telling ya...this DOHC stuff is crap :p

[BooSSted07Balt]

2jz or bust :P

[slowsrt-4]

i'm thinking LS1.

[bpsrt4]

2jz = heavy as hell

[ScrapinSi]

Matt... call me... i wanna buy parts... :)