Rise of the Phoenix
Apr 9, 2015, 12:40 PM
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Rise of the Phoenix
When I started building my evo I always had a goal of building the “ultimate street car”. I always keep this in mind as the car keeps evolving. But not only do I love driving it on the streets, I LOVE racing it! Over the years I’ve had a lot of fun and success (wins at Modified Mag’s Ultimate Street Car Shootout, DSM Shootout, Winged Warrior, Sport Compact Shootout, Import Face Off). I had what I thought was the perfect setup, so I didn't really change much over the years. Sadly after 8 years my AMS motor gave up.
Here is a breakdown of some of the old setup:
AMS 2.3 Stroker
8.5:1 Pistons
Tomei 280 Pro Cams
AMS 850R Turbo Kit (6262)
AMS Race VSR Intake Manifold
AMS Race Intercooler
AMS 3" Intercooler Piping
Tial BOV
ID2000 injectors
AMS 1000 HP Fuel System
AMS C.O.P.
AEM V2 EMS
AiM Dash
Bushwacker Transmission
Exedy/AMS Push Style Triple Metallic Clutch
Torqueline C/F Driveshaft
Ohlins FLAG Series Coilovers
Volk TE37 18 x 9.5
AMS C/F Roof
777hp @40psi
9.72 @144 mph
So the question became do I just rebuild the motor and stick with the standard AMS 2.3 or do I try and build something even bigger and risk giving up power band and drivability. After talking with AMS we decided that the AMS 2.3RR motor with the 4G64 block would be the best motor for me. Also going from 8.5:1 compression to 10.5:1 to help the turbo spool a bit better. I haven’t ran pump gas in over 5 years. This meant that I would now have more RPMs to play with and I could look in to upgrading my turbo setup.
After lots and lots of research I picked the PTE 6466. I was hoping to not lose much spool and pick up a lot more on the top end. With my 6262 making 777hp I was expecting a lot out of the 6466. Also I needed a turbo kit as I wanted to move to a V-band setup from my AMS ford 5 bolt kit. Forward facing is all the rage these days but I needed the ability to run an air filter. Luckily my friends over at Buschur Racing make an amazing kit with lots of room for a filter!
With some Help from my buds Greg, Jarrod, and Rob I was able to get the motor back in the evo and to AMS Performance in just under a week! They asked me to leave the car with them so they could dial in the tune and get drivability perfect.
After waiting for what felt like forever I got a phone call. The car was at 901hp @ 32psi but the injector duty cycle was at 90% and they didn't want to go much higher than that. I told them I was comfortable running 95ish and they should push it more! haha
After a few hours I got a 2nd call at the car was making 930hp @ 36 psi and the fuel was pushed as far as they felt they could. The good new was the power band was sick. It stayed over 900hp for more than 2500rpm! Over 600tq from 5000-8000 rpm!!!
Here is a video of the pull! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlPb...ature=youtu.be
I cant wait to get back to the track and see how she runs! Car is going to be a handful thats for sure!
Here is a breakdown of some of the old setup:
AMS 2.3 Stroker
8.5:1 Pistons
Tomei 280 Pro Cams
AMS 850R Turbo Kit (6262)
AMS Race VSR Intake Manifold
AMS Race Intercooler
AMS 3" Intercooler Piping
Tial BOV
ID2000 injectors
AMS 1000 HP Fuel System
AMS C.O.P.
AEM V2 EMS
AiM Dash
Bushwacker Transmission
Exedy/AMS Push Style Triple Metallic Clutch
Torqueline C/F Driveshaft
Ohlins FLAG Series Coilovers
Volk TE37 18 x 9.5
AMS C/F Roof
777hp @40psi
9.72 @144 mph
So the question became do I just rebuild the motor and stick with the standard AMS 2.3 or do I try and build something even bigger and risk giving up power band and drivability. After talking with AMS we decided that the AMS 2.3RR motor with the 4G64 block would be the best motor for me. Also going from 8.5:1 compression to 10.5:1 to help the turbo spool a bit better. I haven’t ran pump gas in over 5 years. This meant that I would now have more RPMs to play with and I could look in to upgrading my turbo setup.
After lots and lots of research I picked the PTE 6466. I was hoping to not lose much spool and pick up a lot more on the top end. With my 6262 making 777hp I was expecting a lot out of the 6466. Also I needed a turbo kit as I wanted to move to a V-band setup from my AMS ford 5 bolt kit. Forward facing is all the rage these days but I needed the ability to run an air filter. Luckily my friends over at Buschur Racing make an amazing kit with lots of room for a filter!
With some Help from my buds Greg, Jarrod, and Rob I was able to get the motor back in the evo and to AMS Performance in just under a week! They asked me to leave the car with them so they could dial in the tune and get drivability perfect.
After waiting for what felt like forever I got a phone call. The car was at 901hp @ 32psi but the injector duty cycle was at 90% and they didn't want to go much higher than that. I told them I was comfortable running 95ish and they should push it more! haha
After a few hours I got a 2nd call at the car was making 930hp @ 36 psi and the fuel was pushed as far as they felt they could. The good new was the power band was sick. It stayed over 900hp for more than 2500rpm! Over 600tq from 5000-8000 rpm!!!
Here is a video of the pull! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlPb...ature=youtu.be
I cant wait to get back to the track and see how she runs! Car is going to be a handful thats for sure!
Last edited by Bruzewski; Apr 9, 2015 at 02:02 PM.
