I'm new to the EVO community. I just bought my '04 RS yesterday. I bought it primarily for racetrack use (road courses, open track days, HPDE, etc.), but will drive it on the street and need to try to keep it California street legal.

I spent a ton of $$$ modding my last track car, a 350Z, so I'm not new to the tuning scene. If you had a new RS and $8,000 to spend modding it, what would you get? Try to include labor in your cost estimates, since I am not a mechanic and will have to hire someone to install the go-fast parts.

I am primarily interested in upgrading the turbo for high wheel hp, and the suspension. I would also like a carbon fiber rear wing.

Thanks in advance for the advice.

 

Hmm, if it were me I would get: Buschur Stage 4 (or equivalent mods), 18" volks, and coilovers. I think you can squeeze all that in for $8k.

 

2000 for JIC coilovers and John (RRE) setup
5000 for Buschur racing stages 1-4 professionally installed.

You still have 1000. Id spend this in upgraded brakes to match the speed and handling.

 

Vishnu Stage 3 This thread talks about it a bit
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=101893

Or maybe just a Vishnu Stage 1+ with the addition of coilovers, wheels, and tires

 

If you want to make power don't go with a tuner package. You can get a lot more for your money if you do it yourself. PM me if you want to know more.

 

Cams
Headwork
Clutch
AMS FMIC & lower IC piping
1/2 tank race gas
Coilovers- RRE JIC

TUNING.

 

AEM EMS, full exhaust, cams, boost controller, boost guage, intake, fuel pump, injectors, THEN a turbo.

*edit, EMS may not be cali street legal...cali sucks

 

With $8000, you can do some serious damage. I would clean up the suspension/brakes first. Vishnu has had great success with the Ohlins coliovers. They're expensive, but worth it from the results they are seeing. The JIC setup with RRE setting seems to work really well too, but apparently the Ohlins ride better. The Brembos are great from the factory. Better pads like Ferodo DS2500's and Goodridge brake lines should be all you need. Maybe brake air-cooling guides. makes a set you can get from the dealer.

The engine realy opens up with some basic mods. You will need an uprated clutch to handle the power though. I would suggest parts equivalent to the Vishnu Stage 1+ and the Evo 6.5 TME turbo. It has a titanium compressor wheel and a bigger 10.5 housing. Maybe a bigger intercooler and better IC pipes. With those mods and proper engine management (I like the UTEC, just don't have the $ to buy one yet), you should hit close to 400 whp on race gas, and still meet your budget.

 

werd

 

Turboback exhaust, intake, boost control, injectors, fuel pump, FMIC, cams, cam gears, AEM EMS, and turbo kit of your choice.

Don't forget all your suspension, wheel, and tire work first.

 

yah he said 8k not 10k+

 

1) get some Ohlins... by far the best coilovers I have used to date...
2) Since you not mechanically inclined, try a tuner package. I would go with Vishnu since they have more experiance with tuning to CA crap gas.
3) Get the lightest weight rims you can afford (with $8k you should be able to get some volks or something super light, try going to http://www.gruppe-s.com )
4) brakes.... you might try upgrading the pads, you can search the forums for the different brand reviews.

have fun!

 

Take it back and put the 8 grand down on a Evo... JK

 

8G's your gonna have one bad mutherFu*king Rs

 

Which is what I meant by "don't forget all you wheel tire and suspension work first." As in that he might not have the left over for all that after wheels suspension and tires.

Other than that, most of those power mods I listed will fit in the 8k range without the turbo kit.