I have an Evo IX MR and will be ordering my ets 3.5" core fmic + piping, tein mono flex coilovers, fuel pump, and rmr tie bar (my downpipe hits the stock one) at the end of the month.

Current Mods: Full exhaust (turbo xs dp, cat delete, hks cat-back), dnp 02 housing, arc induction box, tuned for 22 psi, pfc slotted rotors, brembo rear slotted rotors, stainless lines, motul fluid, and pfc front and rear pads, bridgestone RE01's on stock wheels, and extra set of stock wheels + bfgoodrich tires, hks evc vi.

 

little off topic, but where at in md are you?

 

you need to run more boost if youre going to put a bigger intercooler on or you will actually get slower there genious!

 

Yeah get a boost controller, but I heard from a reputable tuner that loosing boost with a bigger intercooler isn't always true. Are you going for looks or just power? It appears both, so I'd go with some engine bay decorations such as spark plug cover, radiator shroud, and get some Samco or Nukabe radiator hoses. Oh, and don't forget the intercooler piping.

 

I'm currently @ 22 psi, oh yeah I have an HKS EVC VI aem wideband, I forgot. Not that the wideband counts.

I'm in college park maryland/potomac maryland.

 

Port the stock intake and exhaust manifolds and go with a 65mm throttle body- then tune for all new mods- that would pretty much complete your bolt-ons for a stock turbo setup... for suspension my car benefited from adding a rear strut brace, 24mm rear sway bar, and whiteline roll center adjustment kit- highly recommend the roll center kit because without it, if you drop your car much on those coilovers if can negatively effect handling

 

Going for power and handling, plan on doing road america next year so I'm building the car for that. I'll get a jdm bumper sometime soon but I'm in no rush, maybe for new years.

 

Dunno why no1 said this but CAMS and a new tune

 

^^^+1

 

cleary mbc and tune before intercooler

 

Yeah I already tuned my car with an EBC.


The ported exhaust and intake manifold sound like a good idea as well as camshafts. I was planning to get cams, so should I port the manifolds first or get cams? The cams I was looking at were the Cosworth M3's with Ti valvesprings and retainers. Eventually I want to get an FP red but that won't be until like next summer.

I've had the car for less than a year, so I think I may finish this season off with either camshafts/valvesprings or the recommended manifold porting and throttle body. Oh I should add too, that I will not be running meth ever so that's out of the question for me.

Thanks for the handling suggestions as well, seems like the route I may go with the addition of trunk brace bar.

 

Cams first and a new tune youll get twice the power.

 

helll yeah

 

Nice list of mods! I would check out a set of gsc s2 cams.

 

MBC, cams, and a re-tune and you will be set......throw some meth on if its not fast enough