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Good bye Evo... Hello Cayman GT4.

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Old Jun 22, 2016 | 12:38 AM
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My car was on E85 and had KW Coilovers on 12/14k springs. It was extremely uncomfortable for me on the street and the lack of E85 stations made daily driving the Evo almost impossible.

She was Motor #3 for me. HTA 76 Green (BB), Kelford 272 Cams, Built Head, Wavetrac LSD, Built Shep Transmission, Wier 12 Plate Rear Diff, H&R Sway Bars) Made 415awhp on the KT Motoring Dyno Dynamics Dyno.

The Evo was no slouch... She was a ton of fun and an overall blast. Just felt it was time to move on... Getting older and my ownership experience in the last year with the evo soured.
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Old Jun 22, 2016 | 02:47 AM
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nice car
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Old Jun 22, 2016 | 12:48 PM
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Nice spec,
Perhaps a few tweeks would have improved the experience significantly:
FP Green as any stock frame presents a lot of back pressure, an FP Red would help at this power level - while HTA3076 full frame (or EFR) would really benefit reliability and track performance.

KW 12/14 is sadly not what most think of as dual purpose setup.
Ohlins on 10/12kg
Or JRZ, or MSA, MSC, Penske, if budget permits
Would give at least as much chassis performance with night-n-day improvement in comfort.

Lastly I suspect your engines suffered various degrees of oil surge: no way to solve that with stock pan and on Hoosier you really need all the solutions such as RaceFab pan.

Well, enjoy the honeymoon and I hope to join you in the experience soon.
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Old Jun 22, 2016 | 01:07 PM
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Wow, that sure is an upgrade. Congrats!
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Old Jun 22, 2016 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by alpinaturbo
Nice spec,
Perhaps a few tweeks would have improved the experience significantly:
FP Green as any stock frame presents a lot of back pressure, an FP Red would help at this power level - while HTA3076 full frame (or EFR) would really benefit reliability and track performance.

KW 12/14 is sadly not what most think of as dual purpose setup.
Ohlins on 10/12kg
Or JRZ, or MSA, MSC, Penske, if budget permits
Would give at least as much chassis performance with night-n-day improvement in comfort.

Lastly I suspect your engines suffered various degrees of oil surge: no way to solve that with stock pan and on Hoosier you really need all the solutions such as RaceFab pan.

Well, enjoy the honeymoon and I hope to join you in the experience soon.
I do miss the Evo sometimes but have been tracking an S2000 for the past year and it has been surprisingly a ton of fun!! She's a **** ton slower than the Evo but a whole lot more challenging/engaging. The car has been absolutely bulletproof!

With that said i also plan on tracking the GT4 and seeing how she stacks up to my times at Buttonwillow with the Evo.

Untitled by blueprint012, on Flickr
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Old Jul 28, 2016 | 06:53 AM
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looks good. cool project
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Old Jul 28, 2016 | 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by razorlab
Congrats on the car.

Waiting for the inevitable "You could have got _______ used for $110k" post(s).
could have gotten 5 used evos!!!
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Old Aug 1, 2016 | 01:08 PM
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You sir have the monies. If i was was looking for a new car in that range I probably would have picked the same car. Those pictures you posted are so crisp that they almost look fake
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 07:45 AM
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GT4 is so awesome. Congrats
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Old Aug 6, 2016 | 08:08 PM
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What a great-looking car. That color is absolutely stunning
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Old Aug 9, 2016 | 06:56 AM
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Finally! Someone that sells their Evo for something better. Nice score dude.
+1. Good choice.
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Old Aug 13, 2016 | 08:45 AM
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That thing will turn heads all day. I'd love to have a porchse like that someday...enjoy
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Old Aug 26, 2016 | 05:22 AM
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Holy crap, that blue is beautiful. Congratulations!
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Old Aug 26, 2016 | 08:24 AM
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That looks amazing. I'm excited to see one in person. Excellent choice.
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Old Aug 26, 2016 | 01:30 PM
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what a upgrade completely different ballgame nice
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