The stock 05 evo build has begun

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Nov 30, 2007 | 08:24 PM

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lol, yep every bit of my tuning money goes back into the EVO

I have a full time gig that pays the un fun bills. (yeah I said un fun... what???)

hell yes I'm going to be shooting autox from inside a 35R turbo car asap. I don't care if I win or not, I just go to raise hell legally every now and then

I don't make snap decisions, I just plow through!

Nov 30, 2007 | 08:37 PM

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Why do I get the image that your definition of plow looks like this??

I'm sure you'll have a great time!!

Dec 1, 2007 | 06:52 AM

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haha yep. my local buddy Seth has already offered to drive the car once it gets the 35R on...hmm let me think about that, NO!

Dec 1, 2007 | 10:13 AM

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Yeah it would suc for someone else to beat your time in your own car.

Dec 1, 2007 | 10:04 PM

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So this is where all the tuning money has gone??

Are you still going to be auto-crossing this car with the new set up or is that going to be way too overkill for the cones?

On my GT30R, 500whp SR20DET I road tracked it once and went off road because the boost was nuts and I overshot the turn... I can't imagine making snap decisions on the auto-x course with this turbo...

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35r's don't make snap decisions

they think long and hard about it and then apply everything they have...

Dec 1, 2007 | 10:24 PM

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35r's don't make snap decisions

they think long and hard about it and then apply everything they have...

I don't think I was clear with my wording, basically what I did was floored my 30R on a straight section coming out of a hairpin turn and was in turbo lag, I hit full boost as soon as I was at the next turn, being scared ****less from the sudden hit of boost, there was no time to react with steering, braking etc. so I mowed the dirt for the track crew...

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Dec 2, 2007 | 07:21 AM

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Yeah it would suc for someone else to beat your time in your own car.

Seth can't handle the powah

Dec 2, 2007 | 07:23 AM

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I just ordered some Falken Azenis RT-615 255/40-17 instead of the stock 235/45-17, that should give me a wider contact patch on the stock rim. They are about as close as you can get to a Race compound tire for the street/track

Specifications:
Treadwear: 200
Traction: A
Temperature: A
Speed Rating: ZR

139.00 each + free shipping = 556.00 shipped http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...r=40&tc=FALHZA

Dec 2, 2007 | 07:26 AM

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I also ordered some ARP rod bolts from BR for good measure

Dec 2, 2007 | 07:27 AM

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Nice! Hey quick question what are you going to do ignition wise with your new setup?

Dec 2, 2007 | 07:29 AM

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Nice! Hey quick question what are you going to do ignition wise with your new setup?

I plan to explore the limitations of the stock ignition. I'm running NGK BPR8ES plugs which are 1 stage colder than stock. The come gapped at .026 but I gapped them down to .022 to reduce the chance of spark blowout.

If that doesn't do the trick I'll get the HKS DLI II, it worked great on my Stealth at 34psi on c16 whereas before I would sputter like crazy.

Dec 2, 2007 | 02:56 PM

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What about Okada project?

Dec 2, 2007 | 02:59 PM

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I'm not really up on those coils, i figure If I did some I'd go with the BR COP setup.

Dec 2, 2007 | 07:50 PM

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Chris-

I can't tell you how many days I stayed up reading this over and over till 5 in the morning... My wife wonders what the hell is wrong with me now...

You're showing me some very bad things...

Gonna follow your footsteps in the tire deal come spring. This tune is kicking my *** now and it's not even done...

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Dec 2, 2007 | 08:12 PM

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Yep, I'm a bad influence