Stroke it (JUN, Cosworth, AMS) doesnt matter which. Upgraded turbo kit, forget about stock mounting location, pick up the FBI or EMS precision turbo kit builds. Since you said streetable I would stay PT6262 or lower. Next pick up the Shep final drive upgrade. Upgrade clutch twin disk or better. Tune the beast factor in labor and you should be sitting somewhere near your 15k price tag.

 

I'm over 20k in upgrades now and the car is still in the shop. The guy that said only spend $5k on a Red wasn't including any labor in his numbers. If you're going to have a pro do the work then five digit sums don't go as far as you might think, especially if problems arise and things have to be re-done.

Even with those caveats, I don't think you have to spend that much. I bought all kinds of cosmetic things that arguably weren't needed...radiator, shiny parts, porting, carbon fiber, Volks. If you want a show-quality car then you can easily spend 15k but if you just want a driver then you could halve your budget.

 

I have seen a few mention larger displacement. How does that affect drivability? What supporting mods do you need for a 2.2? As far as trans and diffs, not planning on racing, so would it be needed. Also car has intake, exhaust, Ic, pipes and kw suspension. Car is currently purtting down 327. I appreciate the various responses so far. Clutch suggestions?

 

Larger displacement makes turbos spool faster; so a 2.2L could drive bigger frame turbos much more easily. If done right, it increases drivability a LOT, especially with larger turbos.

2.2L+stock frame turbo=lol quick spooling.

As for supporting mods... well, nothing out of the ordinary. You still need intake, exhaust, fuel, etc; nothing there is new or exciting or different.

Your transmission and differentials are, eventually, going to be a weak point; our center differential pins are wimpy, clutch is wimpy, but both are fairly easily fixed/resolved.

The statement of "if I'm not racing" leads me to ask why you're even debating doing this to an Evo X. There's a lot cheaper, better ways to get a fun DD car. ****, take the 15k, add 15k, and get a new Mustang or something; daily drive wise it's going to be awesome, and more reliable than some hopped up stroked up Evo that you don't race anyways.

 

The Evolution is just anothiter hobby for me albeit expensive. I honestly don't drive much. But when I do, I like for it to be exhilarating. I bought an 8 when it came out, upgraded it as well. After the 8 I went to an E46 m3. It was not as fun. So when the x came out, I had to try it. That is where I am at today.

 

its already putting down 327 whp with some goodies you mentioned, it's alot of power compared to many DD cars out there like u said it's for DD use right ? drive it for a while have fun and then get bored since you've just got your x.

if not enough, next step go fp green (13xx), fuel pump (25x) and injectors (3XX), get a decent set of clutch (1xxx), pro tune (no idea cuz i tune myself and for others maybe approx. 500 ?) labor (500?) and it will cost approx. 5K or lesser depending on the current deals & packages available in the market.

The list above should put you up to approx. 380whp = +/- 450-470 on crank ! without the need of cams and maybe a little more if you are interested to spend some time with your car go DIY with it on a water/meth injection project (500) and it should give you a little more ummpphhhhh during summer and it is approaching.

i am very sure you will have some balance so keep it ! CASH is KING ! u can also save up some $ by DIY, like you mentioned it's a hobby for yourself. there's alot of info here in the forum.

hope i'm not offending anyone out here but it is just my humble opinion for a cost effective upgraded DD.

 

I don't think you've provided enough information about how you define 'daily driver'. List the mods and numbers for your VIII to give people an idea...

 

Those numbers are low to put all that together...**** always costs more. I love the numbers people come up with for simply putting a turbo on. Without doing a ton of install yourself those numbers will go up.

 

Buy a Porsche.

 

$15k, that's a fair bit of upgrade money! If it was my money, I would go the turbo kit route. The car will me much more reliable running lower boost and making much more power. With simple bolt on's we were able to make 420whp @ 18psi using a 35R on stock fuel injectors and motor.

15k can go along way, if you need help.. let me know!

Thanks!

Michael

 

I have had the car since they were available in the US. I typically drive the car about 30-50 miles per week April-October. To put it in perspective, I fill up the gas tank 1 time per month. My previous ev0 8 had a 3076, manifold, HKS 264 cams, all upgraded exhaust and intake components. Not sure I would be able to live with that amount of lag on this car. That's my main concern. But with e85 I could gain torque which is more noticeable with my driving habits/style.

 

Go E85 and a small *** t3 turbo since you have quite a bit of money. You could stick to a stock frame on e85 which would own, but like Michael said at ETS, a t3 will be so much more efficient. Plus you will be able to grow with a t3 setup. Stock frame maxes out pretty quick.

Edit: and with mivec and e85 you can spool a t3 turbo, something like a .63ar, faster than your 8 could spool that 3076. And make gobs more power.

 

.63 A/R on the 35R we can get full spool at 4200rpm

 

That is on pump right?

Just imagine this on e85...it would be roughly what my Red does if not equal!

 

fp red and supporting mods to get you to 500 whp on e85. Dont go with a big turbo kit you wont like the lag. Car will feel like **** for a daily driver.