# Customer Car: Chris McCarty's Evo VIII **URL:** \ **Category:** Vendor Marketplace\ **Created:** [May 1, 2009, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101 "2009-05-01T09:55:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Emery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Emery](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Emery)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/21 "2009-05-01T14:51:40Z")
> [@alpha earl](#): > > chris told me what it put down, then he mentioned how he was looking for a place to get the gas, i didnt know he only had a race gas tune untill he said he decided he wanted a pump gas tune also > > nice numbers, nice car, nice setup > > do evo’s not benefit from an electronic controller for speed based boost? or is the manual sufficient? I will never use an electronic boost controller in any car I build. If you think you need less boost because your tires are spinning, I would say you need more tire… -Em ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/22 "2009-05-01T15:47:29Z")
> [@EmeryatSTM](#): > > I will never use an electronic boost controller in any car I build. If you think you need less boost because your tires are spinning, I would say you need more tire… > > -Em thats true for a car that is strictly for the track, but for a daily/weekend warrior car a 50$ solenoid can do wonders for that extra traction on street tires ---
**Author:** ![Emery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Emery](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Emery)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/23 "2009-05-01T17:01:51Z")
> [@alpha earl](#): > > thats true for a car that is strictly for the track, but for a daily/weekend warrior car a 50$ solenoid can do wonders for that extra traction on street tires Not if you are racing something fast… -Em ---
**Author:** ![escgt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/escgt/32/7512_2.png) [@escgt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/escgt)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/24 "2009-05-01T20:15:22Z")
very nice ---
**Author:** ![Muckman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@Muckman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Muckman)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/25 "2009-05-01T20:21:27Z")
Em is this the Blue Evo 8 that was in the back of your shop last Saturday? If it is then I was admiring the AMS manifold. Def wont be that color for long 😉 ---
**Author:** ![blee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@blee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blee)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/26 "2009-05-01T20:23:14Z")
another quality build ! keep it up ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/27 "2009-05-01T21:26:22Z")
> [@EmeryatSTM](#): > > Not if you are racing something fast… > > -Em whats that supposed to mean? ---
**Author:** ![orzech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f04885/32.png) [@orzech](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/orzech)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/28 "2009-05-01T22:18:58Z")
:drama2: ---
**Author:** ![Toda\_Party](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/toda_party/32/7354_2.png) [@Toda\_Party](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Toda_Party)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/29 "2009-05-01T22:54:03Z")
30psi on c16 on a 35R and only 440 whp??? ---
**Author:** ![Emery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Emery](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Emery)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/30 "2009-05-02T07:28:21Z")
> [@alpha earl](#): > > whats that supposed to mean? If you want to fix wheel spin with less power, Why bother building it. I know in our car if we had less power for the first 330 feet we would not have a chance at being as fast as it is. Drag racing has alot more to do with the first half of the track than the last. -Em ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/31 "2009-05-02T07:31:45Z")
quite the upgrade going from 270 to 440 ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/32 "2009-05-02T07:38:05Z")
> [@EmeryatSTM](#): > > If you want to fix wheel spin with less power, Why bother building it. > > I know in our car if we had less power for the first 330 feet we would not have a chance at being as fast as it is. Drag racing has alot more to do with the first half of the track than the last. > > -Em i agree like i said before, but not every car is on the drag strip all the time… my point was for a daily driver/weekend warrior that doesn’t run on slicks all the time, which is why i asked if evo’s had a problem with that much power and getting traction in first/second/third ---
**Author:** ![Toda\_Party](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/toda_party/32/7354_2.png) [@Toda\_Party](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Toda_Party)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/33 "2009-05-02T07:52:21Z")
I was about to say, only 440 on c16 and 30 psi on a 35R? Then I remembered… lol ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/34 "2009-05-02T14:53:18Z")
> [@Toda Party](#): > > I was about to say, only 440 on c16 and 30 psi on a 35R? Then I remembered… lol ? ---
**Author:** ![blee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@blee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blee)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/35 "2009-05-02T18:00:13Z")
Heartbreak dyno ---
**Author:** ![blee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@blee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blee)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/36 "2009-05-02T18:00:36Z")
Heartbreaker dyno ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/37 "2009-05-02T22:53:18Z")
> [@EmeryatSTM](#): > > I will never use an electronic boost controller in any car I build. If you think you need less boost because your tires are spinning, I would say you need more tire… > > -Em this is still bothering me, last i knew electronic boost controllers can spool a turbo quicker, and can be used to help modify the tq/boost curve to carry power longer and make an overall better powerband and nice to see 440whp/3200 lb car trap 126mph!!! ---
**Author:** ![jrod0187](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@jrod0187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jrod0187)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/38 "2009-05-03T00:24:19Z")
Good numbers. Nice work ---
**Author:** ![fastfoci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e8c25b/32.png) [@fastfoci](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fastfoci)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/39 "2009-05-03T05:07:39Z")
awesome car. love the way it looks under the hood ---
**Author:** ![eviltsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c0e974/32.png) [@eviltsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eviltsi)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101/40 "2009-05-03T07:04:03Z")
> [@alpha earl](#): > > this is still bothering me, last i knew electronic boost controllers can spool a turbo quicker, and can be used to help modify the tq/boost curve to carry power longer and make an overall better powerband > > and nice to see 440whp/3200 lb car trap 126mph!!! Sounds like you fell for the sales pitch like i once did… Now I have this close to $500 inconsistant piece of crap laying around that I used as a glorified boost gauge for the better part of 2 years. It’s for sale if you want it.🙂 [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/customer-car-chris-mccartys-evo-viii/67101.md?page=3)