Showing off my "NEW" Evo 8...
Aug 28, 2004, 12:46 PM
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Showing off my "NEW" Evo 8...
Hi guys,
Sorry, but I just have to brag for a second...
Just before I left Montreal on Tuesday, I got under the Evo 8 and installed a Buschur 3" downpipe and high-flow cat. I already had Bushur's cat-back exhaust...so it's now a complete 3" Turbo-back system. Then I stuck on Buschur's open-filter air intake. The car sounded great (you can really hear the BOV now), but there was no real power increase that I could feel.
Today, I took the car to a well-respected DSM/Evo tuner in central New Jersey (called TurboTrix). They stabilized the boost at 21psi using a Hallman MBC (it used to taper down to 15-16psi after peaking at 19-20psi) and remapped the ECU.
The baseline run showed 230 hp and 235 lbs/ft at the wheels on their 4WD chassis dyno. Assuming a very conservative 16% for drivetrain loss, this comes out to 274 hp and 280 lbs/foot at the crank...which is right in line with what
claims as the power output for a stock Evo 8.
After several dyno pulls and a bunch of ECU remaps, we finally ended up with 287 hp and 281 lbs/ft at the wheels. Assuming the same 16% drivetrain loss, this works out to 342 hp and 334 lbs/ft at the crank. And this was at 96 degrees F ambient temp and 30% humidity! I used Sunoco 94 octane. So the car is basically up to the UK market Evo 8 FQ-340 specification.
It's pretty sick and I'm very excited right now! Sorry...but I just had to show off. I can't wait to hit Mosport in September.
Emre
Sorry, but I just have to brag for a second...
Just before I left Montreal on Tuesday, I got under the Evo 8 and installed a Buschur 3" downpipe and high-flow cat. I already had Bushur's cat-back exhaust...so it's now a complete 3" Turbo-back system. Then I stuck on Buschur's open-filter air intake. The car sounded great (you can really hear the BOV now), but there was no real power increase that I could feel.
Today, I took the car to a well-respected DSM/Evo tuner in central New Jersey (called TurboTrix). They stabilized the boost at 21psi using a Hallman MBC (it used to taper down to 15-16psi after peaking at 19-20psi) and remapped the ECU.
The baseline run showed 230 hp and 235 lbs/ft at the wheels on their 4WD chassis dyno. Assuming a very conservative 16% for drivetrain loss, this comes out to 274 hp and 280 lbs/foot at the crank...which is right in line with what
claims as the power output for a stock Evo 8.After several dyno pulls and a bunch of ECU remaps, we finally ended up with 287 hp and 281 lbs/ft at the wheels. Assuming the same 16% drivetrain loss, this works out to 342 hp and 334 lbs/ft at the crank. And this was at 96 degrees F ambient temp and 30% humidity! I used Sunoco 94 octane. So the car is basically up to the UK market Evo 8 FQ-340 specification.
It's pretty sick and I'm very excited right now! Sorry...but I just had to show off. I can't wait to hit Mosport in September.
Emre
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Aug 28, 2004, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Kayaalp
Hi guys,
Sorry, but I just have to brag for a second...
Just before I left Montreal on Tuesday, I got under the Evo 8 and installed a Buschur 3" downpipe and high-flow cat. I already had Bushur's cat-back exhaust...so it's now a complete 3" Turbo-back system. Then I stuck on Buschur's open-filter air intake. The car sounded great (you can really hear the BOV now), but there was no real power increase that I could feel.
Today, I took the car to a well-respected DSM/Evo tuner in central New Jersey (called TurboTrix). They stabilized the boost at 21psi using a Hallman MBC (it used to taper down to 15-16psi after peaking at 19-20psi) and remapped the ECU.
The baseline run showed 230 hp and 235 lbs/ft at the wheels on their 4WD chassis dyno. Assuming a very conservative 16% for drivetrain loss, this comes out to 274 hp and 280 lbs/foot at the crank...which is right in line with what claims as the power output for a stock Evo 8.
After several dyno pulls and a bunch of ECU remaps, we finally ended up with 287 hp and 281 lbs/ft at the wheels. Assuming the same 16% drivetrain loss, this works out to 342 hp and 334 lbs/ft at the crank. And this was at 96 degrees F ambient temp and 30% humidity! I used Sunoco 94 octane. So the car is basically up to the UK market Evo 8 FQ-340 specification.
It's pretty sick and I'm very excited right now! Sorry...but I just had to show off. I can't wait to hit Mosport in September.
Emre
Sorry, but I just have to brag for a second...
Just before I left Montreal on Tuesday, I got under the Evo 8 and installed a Buschur 3" downpipe and high-flow cat. I already had Bushur's cat-back exhaust...so it's now a complete 3" Turbo-back system. Then I stuck on Buschur's open-filter air intake. The car sounded great (you can really hear the BOV now), but there was no real power increase that I could feel.
Today, I took the car to a well-respected DSM/Evo tuner in central New Jersey (called TurboTrix). They stabilized the boost at 21psi using a Hallman MBC (it used to taper down to 15-16psi after peaking at 19-20psi) and remapped the ECU.
The baseline run showed 230 hp and 235 lbs/ft at the wheels on their 4WD chassis dyno. Assuming a very conservative 16% for drivetrain loss, this comes out to 274 hp and 280 lbs/foot at the crank...which is right in line with what
claims as the power output for a stock Evo 8.After several dyno pulls and a bunch of ECU remaps, we finally ended up with 287 hp and 281 lbs/ft at the wheels. Assuming the same 16% drivetrain loss, this works out to 342 hp and 334 lbs/ft at the crank. And this was at 96 degrees F ambient temp and 30% humidity! I used Sunoco 94 octane. So the car is basically up to the UK market Evo 8 FQ-340 specification.
It's pretty sick and I'm very excited right now! Sorry...but I just had to show off. I can't wait to hit Mosport in September.
Emre
What else do you have besides the filter, bov, downpipe, and exhuast?
Aug 29, 2004, 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by [Cyanide]
Actually a turbo-back eliminates the cat 
Originally Posted by D-Evil 8
What else do you have besides the filter, bov, downpipe, and exhuast?
Emre
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Aug 29, 2004, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by [Cyanide]
Did you just get flashed? Or did they tune you using an S-AFC or something else?
The amazing thing is my fuel economy. My car was running pig rich from the factory. The reflash added about 100miles of highway range to the tank! I used to get about 200-220 miles out of a tank of gas. I just drove from NYC to Montreal (approx 375 miles door-to-door). I got about 300 miles out of a tank of Sunoco 93. Amazing!
Emre
Aug 30, 2004, 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by [Cyanide]
Wow you drove to TurboTrix just to get tuned?
Originally Posted by [Cyanide]
Oh & how much did it cost if you don't mind me asking...
Originally Posted by [Cyanide]
I have practically the same mods you have.
The big surprise is that fuel economy is hugely improved. I used to get 200-220 miles out of a tank of Sunoco 94. Now I have a 300 mile range. Just amazing.
Emre
Aug 30, 2004, 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by [Cyanide]
Actually a turbo-back eliminates the cat
Actually NO it doesn't.
I have a 3" TURBO BACK exhaust the retains the factory cat.
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