Details on our website:

www.worksrally.com

We are taking pre-orders on the following items for the U.S. EVO VIII:

Engine Upgrades:

- Brain: Factory ECU Remapping
- Aperture: Upgraded Throttle Body
- Exhale: Bolt-on Exhaust

Rims:

- Tarmac Rims: Lightweight Forged Rims

Suspension/Chassis Parts:

- Croxx Plate: Cross Brace/Skid Plate

And the following products are coming soon:

- WWI: Works Water Injection
- Breathe: Upgraded Intercooler Piping
- Rally Rims: Off Road Rims
- Works Water Injection
- Extreme Sway Bars: Adjustable Sway Bar Kit
- Inverted Coilovers: Fully Adjustable Coilover Kit
- Ride Springs: Performance Spring Set
- Balance: Battery Relocation Kit

-- DavidV

 

I have some questions

What are the spring rates for the coilovers and the springs? are they linear or progressive?
Do you know what the stock spring rates are, im having no luck trying to find this out.
And last, How thick are the swaybars ? How thick are the stock ones?

 

At this point, I can only give you some general info on these products as the ones you asked about are "coming soon" and not yet scheduled for release.

The springs are progressive rate. This was done to take some of the initial impact harshness away for street use, yet allow the spring to provide increasing tension under load during spirited cornering. The front of the car is lowered a little more than the rear for optimal chassis balance.

The inverted coilovers use linear rate springs with helper springs and feature 12 way adjustability for dampening and full height adjustability. They feature pillow ball mounts front and rear with camber adjustment up front and utilize a monotube design with aluminum construction for the ultimate reduction in unsprung weight. Those who have seen these coilovers in person can vouch for the fact that no competing product comes even close to the shock valving and European construction quality of these units.

The swaybars are each thicker than stock, however they are also each 3 way adjustable. This way, the end user can set the car up to be looser in the rear, or have more push, depending on how the car will be used. At WORKS, we understand that the EVO is a dominant player in a number of motorsports venues ranging from autocross, to rally cross and from road racing, to drifting and drag racing. By offering 3 way adjustable sway bars (which work equally well with our performance springs or fully adjustable inverted coilovers) we are putting the tunability back into the hands of EVO enthusiasts to give you the power to set the car up to best suit your driving style and how you intend to use it.

-- DavidV

 

Thanx

Keep us posted on these products

 

I was wondering if youre ECU would be compatible with the greddy profec e-01 boost controller. I am boosted 19psi to redline, but need to ECU for air/fuel settings rather than buying a S-AFC. Would your ECU work?? Also, does the throttle body effect driveability at all? Thanks for any help.

-Kyle

 

Is your exhaust system a cat back or turbo back? Either way I'm liking the price already.

 

I second the question on the exhaust. Also is the exhaust loud at cruising speeds. I am looking for an exhaust that sounds deeper and aggressive when under acceleration but doesn't intrude into the cabin too much at cruising. One of the things I like about the Evo now is that it is soooo quiet. The more I have read on the reflashed ECU the more interested I become with it.

Quick question regarding ECU and flash upgrades. If you buy a part later and have you guys reflash the ECU how long does that take? I am assuming the car will be out of commission until it is reflashed so the timeframe must be a consideration. Or is the reflashed ECU a separate unit that is swapped out with the OEM one while awaiting the reflash on the aftermarket one. This would also be nice if you can just swap out as I am in autocross and want to remain in stock class so I would most likely need the OEM one in there to remain in stock.

 

The Exhale exhaust is a muffler replacement (axle back) is not all obnoxiously loud. It has neither the drone nor boominess that would make it difficult to live with on a daily basis. For the most part, the car sounds pretty close to stock -- especially at idle or when cruising. When you get on the gas, it definitely sounds more "throaty" but I would characterize it as a pleasantly aggressive sound. Give me a call sometime and I will fire the car up so at least you can hear it over the phone. In the near future, we will offer additional exhaust upgrades that will build on the "Exhale" going further up stream to the turbo. Each of these staged upgrades will be fully integrated with the Exhale exhaust.

As far as the ECU reflashing goes, you would need to send us your stock ECU and we would reprogram it here at our shop and send it back to you. We are offering 24 hour turnaround time and can ship priority overnight using FedEx to get your ECU back to you as quickly as possible. By pre-ordering from us, we will schedule you for an ECU appointment and offer you a 10% discount on our reflash. This ensures that you get your ECU as quickly as possible.

If you have any questions or would like to talk more about our products, please shoot me an email or PM with your contact info and I would be happy to give you a call and talk to you more about our product line.

-- DavidV

 

how do we move the car during the time the ecu is being reflashed? do we just leave it at the garage? or is it easy enough that we can remove and put back the ecu by ourselves?

 

Perhaps it's easier if you can create a sound file and put it on your web site? I'm sure there're plenty of guys out there , me included, very interested in knowing how's the exhaust sound like

Thanks.

 

sounds like you're asking two questions at once or something, so i'll answer both.

-the car can be moved by pushing it. not to hard, like any other car.

-if you can take the ecu out and send it to Works you can put it back in.

 

Anybody know how much work is involved in removing the ECU?

 

Thank you, Mayhem.

-- DavidV

 

Removal is very simple. We provide removal and installation instructions at the time the customer's appointment is scheduled.
The WORKS Brain reflash is "plug & play" -- no splicing, no tweaking, no cutting apart the factory harness or buying any additional parts, no monitoring anything – nothing, zip, zilch, nada – just plug it in and go.

-- DavidV