As some of you might know from a few years ago, I used to race a Black 03 Evo that was known for what we accomplished on the stock block. Build thread here: https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/pr...-part-2-a.html

This thread is pretty much the opposite of what most of you find in these build threads. I purchased it with intentions to put the car back to stock and daily drive it. It will have bolt-ons with the stock turbo and e85 (tuned by TSCOMP ). I'll eventually get a 62mm on it and have some more fun like my last one.

I found this car from a local. It consisted of a FF 67mm 2.1L setup making close to 900HP. The transmission was damaged after a roll race (no 3rd or 4th gear). I drove the car home in December (shifting from 2nd to 5th was not great). I removed most of the big power parts including the engine.

Driving home:





Built motor coming out



How she sits today. I have ordered a full stock longblock and transmission that should be here in 2 weeks along with some other goodies.

 

Engine and transmission waiting to be picked up by the freight company.

 

Parts are starting to show up. Might as well replace the timing components before the engine goes in the car.

 

Motor & transmission arrived safe and sound to my friends shop. I'm planning on picking it up this weekend and possibly getting it in the car.



Purchased a Buschur 3" turbo back exhaust from a local.



Finished up the fuel system as well. There was already a -6AN feed line going to the rail. The car originally had an Evodan double pumper. I picked up a factory sender and installed a Walbro 255 and then used a russell quick connect push on fitting to easily adapt a -6 to it. Normally I would modify the sender and use a -6 bulk head, but this route was much easier and quicker.








Car had a larger ETS FMIC on it. I sold that and picked up a VSRF 3.5" unit. Fits pretty well!

 

Picked up the motor and got it installed after I replaced the timing side parts. I should have it running this week. Base SD dual map from tscomp for 93 & E85 is loaded and ready to go.

 

Last few pieces to the puzzle arrived. The STM oil cooler kit.

 

Installed the oil cooler.

 

I find this interesting; a lot of people are going back to stock/bolt-ons. Some of us have been down the high-HP road and just get tired of the maintenance and replacing parts all the time. Then there is the "oh, this doesn't fit that anymore.. I have to have one of these made to make one of those work", etc.
My car is back to stock with bolt-ons and I'm enjoying it more than I ever have before. I haven't had to work on it since... well.. I don't know when. And it's awesome.
Congrats on the new... er... old project!

 

kool

 

Hang in there! You'll be slangin' parts in no time!

 

Thank you!

The high HP road definitely isn't for everyone. I do know a fair share of people that went back to bolt-ons and enjoy their car more often.

I could have kept the car built with the power it came with when I purchased it, however I purchased the car strictly to make it into a fun daily driver which will be replacing my 2011 CTS-V.

 

And they do make REALLY fun DDs.

 

You always do great builds Man. Looking forward to seeing what your doing.

 

Thank you! It should be a really fun DD.

 

Car is mostly buttoned up and the engine is primed. I should be able to fire it up today once I get fresh fuel in it.

New radiator with FAL slim fan.


Built a 4" SD intake. I went with 4" tube so the intake can stay when I upgrade the turbo down the road.


Picked up a set of BBS wheels. Two of them are not in the greatest shape so they'll be powder coated a matte gray and then wrapped in new 245/45/17s.


I am thinking about powdercoating the brembos this color: