To recap, hereunder are my Stage 1 upgrades that I have shared in “Light-tuned EVO X in China” before:

Stage 1 (before run-in):

I. Exterior:

1.1 Ralliart CF Front Tip
1.2 Ralliart CF Front Air Ducts
1.3 Ralliart CF Front Grill
1.4 Ralliart CF B Pillar Covers
1.5 Colt Speed Badge
1.6 Colt Speed Wiper Blades
1.7 HKS CF Hood Air Intake Duct
1.8 HKS CF Side Skirt Covers
1.9 HKS Red Tow Hook
1.10 JUN CF Side Bullet Mirrors
1.11 Euro-version Car Plate Stand
1.12 SARD GT Fuji Wing
1.13 Black-out Chrome Body Parts
1.14 Glare Body Treatment

II. Power:

2.1 HKS Kansai CF Air Box + Cone + Polished Air Intake Duct
2.2 HKS LEGAMAX Premium LM-2 Mid-to-tail Mufflers
2.3 HKS SSQV Blow-off
2.4 HKS Turbo Timer

III. Suspension:

3.1 OHLINS DFV Coilover
3.2 CUSCO Front, Rear and Bottom Bars, Anti-roll
3.3 ADVAN RACING RZ (18X8.5J ET31)
3.4 DUNLOP Z1 (245/40/18)
3.5 Colt Speed Nuts
3.6 Colt Speed Valve Guards
3.7 5mm Spacers
3.8 ADVAN Wheel Caps

IV. Interior:

4.1 Mit-option SST Shift Knob
4.2 Mit-option Hand-brake
4.3 Ralliart CF Air-con Cover
4.4 Ralliart CF Mirror Cover
4.5 Ralliart SST Pedals
4.6 Ralliart 1.3BAR Radiator Cap
4.7 Colt Speed Bonnet Dampers

V. Electronic:

5.1 DEFI Meters and Controller


Here comes some more pictures taken after Stage 1:

 

Damn!! brotha man is hoopin, are you yao ming baby cuzin, just kidding, Nice X homie!!! Go Lakers!!!

 

Wow, superb response for 2nd floor!!

 

Here comes my Stage 2 update:

Stage 2:

1. Motul 15W50 + MomoCorsa Magnetic Oil Filter
2. Cusco Oil Tank
3. Motul Brake Oil
4. HKS EVC 5 (35th anniversary) Turbo Controller
5. Ralliart Thermostat
6. Billion Anti-freeze Coolant
7. HKS M40XL (= 8 degree) Spark Plugs
8. Samco Pipes
9. Sun Auto Electronic Stabilizer
10. Black-out Remaing Chrome Body Parts
11. Lower suspension adjustment
12. Lower GT wing adjustment

The run-in finished at around 1200km. The engine oil not looking good but the smell was not that bad and looked like the oil dilution problem was not that serious in my case.

Picked Motul 15W50 and the oil temp have been keeping quite well since then (around 100C). Also put in the thermostat to further improve the temp control on coolant (around 90C).

This oil filter was picked up in Japan which seemed to have magnetic effect to keep away the impurities to upkeep the engine performance and maintenance.



The spark plugs looked really bad and should be due to the commonly mentioned stock AF ratio problem. The 1st step here is to replace by 8 degree HKS plugs which improved the situation a lot. The next step by Stage 3 would be seriously adjusting the AF ratio by F-CON IS.







The GT wing has adjusted a little bit to lower the angle after the run-in period.







Suspension also lowered a little bit. Not able to be too aggressive due to the uncivilized road conditions here (esp those fxxking design car park entrances / exits with steep slopes and high bumps). Would likely lower another 1-2cm if it proved to be work in those car parks I commonly visited.





Here comes the most critical part, i.e. the EVC.









Mode A is now set at 1.0 bar while Mode B 1.3 bar. The gasoline quality here in China is real poor otherwise more aggressive setting can be used. No dyno testing can be run here due to lack of facilities. Ha ha no kidding and that’s why we are still a developing country after all. Overall the performance is quite impressive and stable.






Some more pictures taken lately:

























Hereunder is Stage 3 to be started in coming months.

Stage 3:

1. HKS Intercooler Pipe
2. HKS Catalyzer
3. HKS / Tomei front pipe + Outlet
4. F-CON IS Tuning
5. 265/35/19 Upgrade with Advan RS-D Wheels
6. Brembo Front 6 Rear 4 Kits

 

looking goods all tasteful mods

 

Damn bro, this one is serious one. So much stuff yet it looks clean. Great job bro.

 

Tasty mods you've got going for stg 2 and 3...

 

Ha ha, it took me a year (while waiting for the official sale here in China) to figure out such Japanese GT-look but in neat style. My goal is to make it looks like a stock race car (like from JUN) but I need to tastefully cross-pick goodies from JUN, Ralliart, Colt Speed and HKS rather than just a single-brand demo X. It is a tough job but glad that it turns out quite well.

 

Love your Evo X man its soo hot and Clean

 

straight sex, how much is it pushing?

 

No dyno run but based on similar settings in HK power-wise it should reach 350 and torque-wise in range of 45-47 kgm.

 

Dammit, why is your car so clean and delicious? I definitely think you have one of the nicest bling WWs on this board.

 

Super sweet Evo!!! WW FTW Diggin the HKS Kansai CF Air Box

 

Looking good Steve!

 

Very clean WW X. Great mods selection. Look forward to your Stage 3.