I just bought a beautiful IX from a seller out in PA. I think the car rides extremely well and built really well, however, I'm not 100% informed on EVO builds and the best ones out there.

I mainly went for this one because of the low mileage (~30k) and the fact that it was so well maintained with only one owner (I'm number #2), no accidents, and it was garage kept.

Below is the build - please tell me what you think.

Engine
280 Kelford Cams
HKS timing belt
Ported and Polished head with Titanium values
Fluidampr Harmonic Balancer
Beehive Titanium springs
Taller 1st,2nd and 3rd gears
Agency Solid shifter bushings
HKS twin power ignition module
AEM stand alone ECU (stock ECU included in sale)
STM radiator support brackets
Velocity stack intake
AMS spark plug cover with CF cam gear cover
Dressupbolts.com titanium fender bolts
AMS FMIC with AMS 3” IC piping
Bushchur small battery box with Odyssey PC 680 battery
Bushcur Racing cam sensor shield
Buschur Racing HTA35r turbo
Sheer Racing exhaust manifold
Tial BOV and external wastegate
Hallman manual boost controller
Royal Purple oil changed before trip to NJ for sale
Redline wetter water in coolant
Exedy twin disc HD clutch and flywheel
Stainless braided clutch line
ARP head stud
Samco upper and lower radiator hoses
CF radiator cooling plate
Mishimoto racing thermostat
Monster hi temp radiator cap
AC delete kit
Aeromotive Fuel Pressure regulator
Perrin Fuel Rail with RC 1000CC injectors
3” down pipe with 3” Invidia exhaust that’s shorten to accommodate JDM rear bumper

Exterior
C-west front bumper
JDM rear bumper
Rexspeed CF wing and rear bumper valance
Rexspeed CF side mirrors and side skirt side splasts
Enkei RPF-1’s 17’s with Yokohama tires
Volk Racing lug nuts
Slotted Stoptech rotors with Hawk pads
Stainless steel braided brake lines
Agency shorty antenna
CF eyebrows on headlights
JDM yellow side markers

Interior
Defi boost, fuel pressure and oil temp gauges with controller and speaker cut out pod
Alpine flip out 7” DVD headunit and iPod cable
Apexi turbo timer with HKS wiring harness
Polk/Momo component speakers front and back with crossovers
Autopower 4 point roll cage with harness bar
AEM wideband gauge w/ CF pod
CF center arm rest cover
B&G short throw shifter cut 2’ with Mishimoto shift knob
Raptor shift light mounted in vent set to 6500 RPM

Suspension
Apexi coilovers and alignment done by R/T Tuning
DME front strut brace
Cusco rear tri strut brace
Perrin rear sway bar with adjustable endlinks
Cusco under brace
Cusco front bumper brace

Misc.
HID headlight kit, ballasts located in front bumper
Lower control brace included but not installed
Alcohol injection kit is plumbed but not installed and the reservoir is included but not hooked up (bad pump)

@#@$@523WHP@#$#@@

 

Congrats on the buy. Sounds like a sick car.

 

Is it still on stock block?

 

This thing boogies... Like its so crazy. Yeah, it's still running stock block (rods, pistons, etc...) I think it's running 33psi and 523whp atm.

Thanks man! It's a blast for sure.

 

Lmao yeah I know from experience what it's like to buy my first evo with that much power. Just be careful though. Mine eventually threw a rod.

 

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

Sweet build, I'm looking forward to seeing pictures. The only part that I don't love is the HKS twin power ignition module. I ran it for two years and switched to the Spoolin' Up COP, haven't looked back since.

 

You did? Ouch. I did wonder if this amount of power is too much for stock rods/pistons. Do you think I should consider building it or no? I'd like to stroke the motor to reduce some of the lag.
There will definitely be more soon man.. These are just crappy cell pics

Hmmm... I'll have to research that, and see if I should make the switch too. I don't have much money to play with right now. I'm more familiar with VWs (I had a turbo MK3 VRT).

 

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Below is the build - please tell me what you think.

Engine
280 Kelford Cams
HKS timing belt
Ported and Polished head with Titanium values how sure are you the valves are Ti?
Fluidampr Harmonic Balancer
Beehive Titanium springs prolly Ti retainers, not springs
Taller 1st,2nd and 3rd gears Perhaps Evo 9 1st/2nd, Evo 8 3rd/4th?
Agency Solid shifter bushings
HKS twin power ignition module
AEM stand alone ECU (stock ECU included in sale)
STM radiator support brackets
Velocity stack intake
AMS spark plug cover with CF cam gear cover
Dressupbolts.com titanium fender bolts
AMS FMIC with AMS 3” IC piping
Bushchur small battery box with Odyssey PC 680 battery
Bushcur Racing cam sensor shield
Buschur Racing HTA35r turbo
Sheer Racing exhaust manifold Shearer Fabrication manifold?
Tial BOV and external wastegate
Hallman manual boost controller
Royal Purple oil changed before trip to NJ for sale RP -n ot the best choice imo
Redline wetter water in coolant
Exedy twin disc HD clutch and flywheel
Stainless braided clutch line
ARP head stud
Samco upper and lower radiator hoses
CF radiator cooling plate
Mishimoto racing thermostat
Monster hi temp radiator cap
AC delete kit
Aeromotive Fuel Pressure regulator
Perrin Fuel Rail with RC 1000CC injectors
3” down pipe with 3” Invidia exhaust that’s shorten to accommodate JDM rear bumper
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See the bold. JUst trying to help clarify some things. Good luck with the car otherwise. THey're so much fun!

 

Congrats!

 

[QUOTE=chu;10938183][QUOTE=Fastbreakstar22;10937984]

Below is the build - please tell me what you think.

Engine
280 Kelford Cams
HKS timing belt
Ported and Polished head with Titanium values how sure are you the valves are Ti?
Fluidampr Harmonic Balancer
Beehive Titanium springs prolly Ti retainers, not springs
Taller 1st,2nd and 3rd gears Perhaps Evo 9 1st/2nd, Evo 8 3rd/4th?
Agency Solid shifter bushings
HKS twin power ignition module
AEM stand alone ECU (stock ECU included in sale)
STM radiator support brackets
Velocity stack intake
AMS spark plug cover with CF cam gear cover
Dressupbolts.com titanium fender bolts
AMS FMIC with AMS 3” IC piping
Bushchur small battery box with Odyssey PC 680 battery
Bushcur Racing cam sensor shield
Buschur Racing HTA35r turbo
Sheer Racing exhaust manifold Shearer Fabrication manifold?
Tial BOV and external wastegate
Hallman manual boost controller
Royal Purple oil changed before trip to NJ for sale RP -n ot the best choice imo
Redline wetter water in coolant
Exedy twin disc HD clutch and flywheel
Stainless braided clutch line
ARP head stud
Samco upper and lower radiator hoses
CF radiator cooling plate
Mishimoto racing thermostat
Monster hi temp radiator cap
AC delete kit
Aeromotive Fuel Pressure regulator
Perrin Fuel Rail with RC 1000CC injectors
3” down pipe with 3” Invidia exhaust that’s shorten to accommodate JDM rear bumper
This is the kit that's on the car currently:
https://secure.buschurracing.com/cat...3cb5c6a81c654d

I was told that the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gears were evo 8 gears and the 4th and 5th gears were evo 9 gears. I could be wrong or stating in the reversed order, but I know for sure that there are evo 8 and 9 gears in this tranny.

As for the valves and springs, I really don't know. I'd have to call AMS in MD. They did all the work and they would know. He only went to the one shop.

What do you recommend for oil? I do need to find a place that can change my diff fluids and trans fluids

 

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Fast...f68ba.mp4.html

Here's a quick video

 

congrats!

 

my stock block ran close to that before it threw a rod... i just put in the 2.4l from MAP, runs awesome... sounds like you got a good buy though

 

If that Whp doesnt give you a smile on your face idk what will lol!