WFO Roadracing.... Evo 8

[Prez]

I have traditionally been a drag racer. Last couple years that changed though. Started with my white Evo 8, into autocross and a couple track days. I got hooked, got a raise, and went a little crazy.

Leaving for Kansas city in a few hours for it's finial tune. Looking for 400WHP on pump gas. Then Tomorrow is it's first full day on a road course for testing.

Mods:

Engine/Drivetrain:

- Full-race pro-street manifold HPC coated with EGT sensor on #2 runner
- FP Green port fully matched
- FP High performance wastegate actuator
- FP 2” SS outlet pipe (custom cut to work with ETS LICP)
- FP stainless 02 housing
- Greddy Racing Titanim cat-back exhaust (11 pounds)
- DC sports 3” Stainless downpipe (with catalytic convertor elimination). Downpipe tapped for wideband and DEI exhaust wrap.
- ETS 3.5” custom FMIC designed to fit Cusco power brace
- ETS 2.5” ultra-short route FMIC piping (silver powdercoat)
- ETS 3” intake and filter adapter (silver powdercoat)
- ETS mini-battery kit with battery (silver powdercoat)
- MIL.SPEC ported Intake Manifold with custom NPT bungs for Zeitronix MAP sensor, AEM boost gauge and BOV pressure sources
- MIL.SPEC 65mm ported/polished throttle body with re-built seals
- Hondata Insulated Intake Manifold Gasket
- NGK BPR8ES spark plugs
- Zaklee clear cam cover
- Ralliart plug wires
- Ralliart Thermostat
- Ralliart High Pressure Radiator Cap
- Tomei Thermostat killer
- Fluidyne 7” puller fan installed on oil-cooler
- AC removed and Evo VIII RS AC eliminator serpentine belt installed
- XS Engineering Racemax 272 cams
- XS Engineering Ignition Amplifier
- Crower dual Titanium Valve springs and Retainers
- ACT 2600 Clutch and street pressure plate
- AMS full length stainless clutch line
- Aeromotive fuel rail
- FIC 750cc injectors
- Saikou Michi DC3 Split catch cans (black)
- PCV valve elimination
- Mishimoto slim radiator with custom 13” puller fan and brackets
- Gates high-performance radiator hoses
- Perma-cool 13” pusher fan mounted in condenser fan location for extra cooling
- Powerflex solid side motor mounts
- AMS chromoly lower engine brace with solid bottom motor mount
- AMS Moustache brace eliminator and solid rear diff bushings
- TRE Ralliart LSD and T-case re-built by Jon Ripple
- TRE Rear differential upgrade (1 way clutch pack) and re-build by Jon Ripple
- Beatrush solid driveshaft bushings
- Sound deadening removal from underneath (removed as much as possible to reduce weight)
- Beatrush radiator cooling panel
- Perrin Short Shifter
- Billet shifter base bushings
- Billet shifter cable bushings

Suspension:

- Whiteline 24mm rear swaybar
- Whiteline 25mm front swaybar
- Whiteline performance front swaybar endlinks
- Whiteline performance rear swaybar endlinks
- Whiteline precision-steer kit
- Whiteline roll-center correction kit
- Whiteline front LCA bushing
- Whiteline rear LCA bushing
- Whiteline rear lower strut mount bushing
- Whiteline rear trailing arm bushing
- Whiteline rear toe arm bump steer kit
- Perrin Performance rear swaybar stout mounts kit
- Perrin Performance PRSR kit with offset caster bushing
- GT-Spec rear trunk cage
- GT-Spec 5 point lower ladder brace
- Beatrush front LCA braces
- Megan Track coilovers
- Cusco power front brace
- APR flex-control upper strut brace
- All arms were painted bronze and clearcoated
- Hub and knuckle were beadblasted and painted black
- All axles were painted black

Exterior:

- Chargespeed D1 20mm widebody FRP fenders (modified to shave blinker hole)
- APR front carbon fiber splitter
- APR carbon fiber dual canard setup
- Seibon Carbon Fiber trunk lid (keyhole painted black)
- Seibon Carbon fiber hood (OEM style modified by painting mesh black)
- APR GTC-200 Carbon fiber rear spoiler
- APR carbon fiber rear diffuser
- APR Carbon Fiber formula GT mirrors
- Custom aluminum sunroof block-off plate (paint matched)
- Rexpeed black vortex generator
- Rexpeed Carbon Fiber cooling ducts

Wheels/tires/brakes:

- Rota 18x9.5 P45R with 285/30/18 Kumho V710 (AutoX)
- Konig 18x9 Runaway Shadow Black with 265/35/18's (road-course)
- H&R 25mm wheel spacers
- Ichiba 10mm wheel spacers
- Hawk HP+ front and rear brake pads
- Teflon coated SS brake lines
- Stoptech Slotted Rotors
- OEM brake cooling air diverters
- Hotlap Motorsports brake cooling ducts

Interior/Electronics:

- Autopower 4 point rollbar with diagonal brace and driver’s side rear brace
- Beatrush performance floor brace
- Sparco 5 point SFI/FIA certified harnesses
- Works Bell Slim steering hub adaptor
- NRG 350mm deep corn style black leather steering wheel
- Corbeau FXPro racing seats
- Corbeau seat sliders
- AEM truboost boost controller/gauge mounted on Autometer Steering pod gauge panel
- AEM Coolant temp, AEM oil temp and AEM oil pressure gauges mounted on Gruppe-S triple gauge pod
- Raptor performance shift-light custom installed on instrument panel garnish
- Zeitronix wideband display custom installed in clock location using S-AFC bracket.
- Zietronix ZAVT-1 custom installed in dash
- Zietronix ZT2 brain unit (boost and EGT options) installed in glovebox
- All door panels, seats, carpet, OEM seat belts, all plastic trim, unnecessary brackets removed to reduce weight
- All sound deadening removed including dash mat insulation behind dash
- Interior wiring harness was de-pinned to eliminate any unnecessary wiring (stereo, ETACS, power windows/locks, sunroof, SRS etc). Over 13 lbs of harness was removed.
- Full manual windows and door lock conversion from Evo VIII RS installed. Door panels will not installed to keep weight down
- Beatrush bulkhead division plate
- Tactrix and datalogging cable hardwired to car and accessible via glovebox
- Napolex 300mm wide rear view mirror

Events for 2009

3/22/2009 DMVR State Fair - 1st place Finish XP Class - 3 competitors in class
3/30/2009 NRSCCA MAC - 1st place Finish XP Class - 4 competitors in class
4/11/2009 Find The Line - MAM
4/18/2009 Evo School - Phase 1 Salina, KS
4/19/2009 DMVR Adventure Land
4/24/2009 BMW CCA - Driving School @ MPH Track Hastings, NE
4/25/2009 BMW CCA - Driving School @ MPH Track Hastings, NE
4/26/2009 BMW CCA - Driving School @ MPH Track Hastings, NE
5/2/2009 Pro Solo Lincoln, NE
5/3/2009 Pro Solo Lincoln, NE
5/17/2009 DMVR MLK
5/23/2009 NRSCCA Test and Tune Lincoln, NE
5/24/2009 NRSCCA Points Event Lincoln, NE
5/29/2009 Americruise Lincoln, NE
5/30/2009 Americruise Lincoln, NE
6/5/2009 BMW CCA - Driving School @ MAM Track Glenwood, IA
6/6/2009 BMW CCA - Driving School @ MAM Track Glenwood, IA
6/7/2009 BMW CCA - Driving School @ MAM Track Glenwood, IA
6/14/2009 DMVR IA Speedway
6/27/2009 SPS/RS Racing Midiv Solo Event 2 Salina, KS
6/28/2009 SPS/RS Racing Midiv Solo Event 2 Salina, KS
6/28/2009 DMVR OSKY
7/11/2012 SPS/RS Racing Midiv Solo Event 3 Neosho, MO
7/11/2009 NRSCCA Test and Tune Lincoln, NE
7/12/2009 SPS/RS Racing Midiv Solo Event 3 Neosho, MO Torn between these two...
7/12/2009 NRSCCA Points Event Lincoln, NE
7/19/2009 DMVR IA Speedway
8/2/2009 NRSCCA @ MAM Glenwood, IA
8/8/2009 NASA Time ATTACK Event @ Blackhawk Farms South Beloit, IL
8/9/2009 NASA Time ATTACK Event @ Blackhawk Farms South Beloit, IL
8/16/2009 DMVR OSKY
8/22/2009 Tirerack Midwest Division Solo Championship Lincoln, NE
8/23/2009 Tirerack Midwest Division Solo Championship Lincoln, NE
9/5/2009 Pro Solo Nationals Lincoln, NE
9/6/2009 Pro Solo Nationals Lincoln, NE
9/8/2009 Solo Nationals Lincoln, NE
9/9/2009 Solo Nationals Lincoln, NE
9/10/2009 Solo Nationals Lincoln, NE
9/11/2009 Solo Nationals Lincoln, NE
9/26/2009 MIDCOAST ROAD RALLY Des Moines, IA
9/27/2009 DMVR Unknown
10/4/2009 DMVR Adventure Land
10/18/2009 DMVR MLK

Pics:

[PaCemkr86]

bad ass !! nice write up.. this should make the wfo blog

[Zylone]

DUDE, badass! I would LOVE to play around in a beast like that! WOW!

Yes, treas hook this up on the blog!!!

[Prez]

Thanks guys.


Youtube from first autoX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGAUr...e=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDxMc...e=channel_page

I'll have video from tomorrow at MAM Track day.

Off to KC for the Tune. Please o please 400WHP on 92. I'll post numbers as soon as I got them.

[bimmerjim]

your car makes me wet.

in a good way.

[treas]

Blogged! http://wforacing.wordpress.com/

[ElkyWFO]

impressive,
ill need to start a thread on my 72 Elky and my WRX

[treas]

Originally Posted by ElkyWFO

impressive,
ill need to start a thread on my 72 Elky and my WRX

Definitely!

[Zylone]

Originally Posted by ElkyWFO

impressive,
ill need to start a thread on my 72 Elky and my WRX

DO IT! I love the Elky!!

[PINKPANTHER]

nice