Update 10/30/13

After a long winter, and many thanks to to guys at Dynotech, the car was put back on the road at the end of May... putting down 433awhp on a Mustang dyno at 29 psi on 93 octane. I was limited by my injector size(850cc) and fuel pump. I have been content with this power for aw hile but am on my way to upgrading fuel(possibly e85) after settling into my new condo. I have updated the mods list, as a lot has changed!

Update 1/7/13
So much for dyno sheets... Found out my head was fubar'd had to get a new head... also discovered last week that my crank was cracked(not visible to the eye had it magnaflux tested) so I ordered a Manley Billet crank, and got a new head as well. Hoping to have the car back this week WITH dyno sheets, however last time i said that nothing good happened


Updated 12/12/12
3 months after my last update, I huge one... After 900 miles of my new build, on 9/29/12 the car jumped timing... resulting in tearing it down, and rebuilding, currently the car is under going ANOTHER rebuild... this time with Coated CP Pistons and GSC valves. I destroyed my previous pistons and valves. Figured I'd try something new this time... Build should be done soon with dyno results to follow.

9/12/12
She LIVES!!!!!

Installed the cage this weekend


Hey everyone,


Small backstory..

I've been on here doing my own thing for a good while, I got this car about a year ago, had some tasteful mods, but also some that really needed some attention. So after about 8 months I blew a spark plug, leak down tested and compression tested and my results were not the best, car still performed like it did on day one but on paper it looked terrible... still put down 297hp/320tq on a mustang dyno with the head issues. at 25psi on 93.

In any case, I had the mind set, and motivation of my close friends of "while you're/we're in there..." or "might as well..." turned into a lot of orders from MAP and parts gathering... so I'm doing it big, and doing it right.


Update 8/16/12

Current parts list awaiting to go in...
-Motor-
DBB FP Black
TurboSmart WG
Shearer Fab Manifold
MAP O2 Dump
MAP Rev2 Intake Manifold
Connecting Rods: Manley H-Beam
Crank: Manley Billet crank
Pistons: JE 85.5mm
Bearings: ACL Main & Rod + Thrust
Main Studs: ARP
GSC Power-Division Valves
GSC Power-Division Single Beehive Valve Springs
GSC Power-Division S2 Camshafts for Evolution 4-8 VIII
ARP Cylinder Head Studs
STM Oil cooler
Balance Shaft Elimination Kit
MAP Exhaust Manifold Stud and Nut Kit
Gates Timing Belt Tensioner Adjuster (Mitsubishi Evo 8/9)
Torque Solution Billet Aluminum Front Engine Mount (Evo 8 / 9)
Torque Solution Billet Aluminum Passenger Side Engine Mount (Evo
Torque Solution Billet Aluminum Rear Engine Mount (Evo 8 / 9)
Weapon R Oil Catch Can
Mishimoto Race Radiator
AMS Sparkplug cover
AMS Intercooler w/ AMS LICP and UICP
HKS SSQ BOV (recirculated)
Samco Silicone Intake w/ Perrin Filter
Invidia 3" Downpipe
Perrin 3" Test Pipe
HKS Carbon CBE
HKS Cam Gears
Zaklee clear cam gear cover
Hallman Pro Boost Controller
Precision 880cc injectors
W255 Pump

-Exterior-
JDM head lights
JDM Evo 9 MR tail lights
JDM Rear
Varis front lip
Seibon Carbon Hood
Carbon Fiber vortex generator
ISC N1 Coilovers
ROTO Grid 17x9 Gunmetal Wheels
Hankook Ventus V12 Evo tires
Blox extended wheel lugs
Aluminum Under Tray
CF Mitsu emblem in front

-Interior-
AMS Shift Knob
4pt Roll cage
Rexspeed CF Arm rest
ProSport 60mm Oil Pressure
ProSport 60mm Oil Temperature
ProSport 60mm Water temp
AEM Boost gauge
AEM Wideband
JVC Head unit
Sparco Pedals
Perrin Short Shifter

Still have parts coming...


The last drive of the evo... At Wicked Big Meet(thanks RallysportDirect)


and as of yesterday morning I started slow..


Then my friends showed up and we went to town..


bye bye AC
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Along the way we discovered some issues... previous owner used 2 gaskets on my exhaust manifold gasket... as well as this when we pulled the valve cover to see how it looked....
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Wtf is that on the cam? some sort of sealant?

another fun gem we found was this interesting( to say the least) downpipe...
(3'' test pipe with a burnt plastic bag welded to a stock down pipe hammered and ground down with a half missing thermal wrap)
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As it sits now, motor is still in it, had a hell of a time getting the passenger side axle out.. now we need a slide hammer to continue, so we wrapped it up here..
its much cleaner now but this is pretty much where we ended...

And... Its out Goes to the shop this week for the rebuild!
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I'll have more pictures up as the week goes on, motor should be out in a day or two

Off to the shop, this wagon rocks, so glad i bought it ha.


Update!!! Long weekend but its almost back in one piece!!

 

Sounds like its going to be a good build. Cant wait to see more updates

 

Updated parts... picked my turbo... Motor comes out tomorrow.

DBB FP Black
TurboSmart WG
Shearer Fab Manifold
MAP O2 Dump

 

Motors out! Off to the shop sometime this week.

 

Good luck with the build! It looks like you have a nice list of parts waiting to be installed. Will Mike be retuning the car once everything is buttoned up?

 

Thanks dude Yeah Mike will be at my place for the prime, and first start up. Get a base map, then do the typical break in. Once that is all set, we'll do a mid-range tune for daily, then do an aggressive tune for some big power. Planned on dual maps for this one

 

I love this wagon so freaking much lol

 

parts list updated. motor will be back this week!!! e85 stations just started showing up in the area... this could be bad... can also mean I need to switch my fueling

 

Nice! This is gonna be a great build.

 

what made ya go with the FP Black over the 6262?

 

edit those pix man hella big

 

Thanks man
Wanted to keep it more stock appearing turbo wise, as well as MA has been hassling people for big turbo's lately apparently, so I didnt want to have to deal with that :/ However, a FF turbo kit is still on my "want" list
sorry bout that. I'll get them edited when I get home from work.

 

Glanced at the first picture and it made me think a guy in a motorcycle helmet was photo-bombing.

-Acree

 

very nice

 

hahaha, Shows up to subaru meet, and pix of evo show up on interwebz. I cant complain xD

Thank you

Update... was a long weekend but...