Well, after keeping it sneaky since November, I figure it’s time to let the cat out of the bag. The car would only be sneaky for like a day, so I might as well at least share some helpful information to people, and give some back story.
Last year was a great year, I took my basically stock 2003 Evo 8 and with some basic mods, put it in to 4th place for ET and 5th place for MPH on the stock turbo list. It went 11.010 @ 124.55 on 100 octane Delta Sonic gas, with me driving it. The car made 358 whp and 358 ft/lb and weigh’d about 2900 with me in it, give or take a few pounds.
The new car is a 2006 Evo 9 RS, purchased from Brian (most-wanted) in Florida. He bought the car and turned it into his drag car, and set a bunch of records along the way. Here are a few:
Fastest/Quickest stock turbo record - 10.218 @ 133.37
Fastest stock-frame turbo record (fp red) - 9.53 @ 145.05 mph
Fastest Mivec-powered Evo 9 - 9.05 @ 157.32
When he had it, the car was built like crazy. High compression motor, amazing transmission/transfercase, super expensive clutch, lexan windows, the works. The car weigh’d an amazing 2380 or so without him in it. I purchased the car from him as a roller, so it came with a bunch of goodies, but not everything. Some of you may recognize this photo:
That was from it’s maiden voyage up north to me 
Here are a few shots from when it was all assembled:
As you can see, it has a tube-frame front end, with a custom removable bumper, certified 8.50 roll cage with a removable parachute, and a lot of aero goodies. Here is a picture of the cage:
I have a lot to do, and I am starting to put together as many parts as I can, so that I can finish the project this year, and hopefully chase some of Brian’s records. I recently picked up a 44k Evo 9 motor from Chicago, and I am in the process of preparing that for the car. Emery at Street Tuned will definitely be tuning this car, since he did such a great job on the red one. Here is my current list of what I have (I still need to get a complete fuel system, and a few other loose ends):
Chassis:
* rear diff bushings
* 10 pt. roll cage, certified to 8.50 (built by Race Car Builders in Palm City, Florida)
* custom removable front end
* Buschur Racing mustache bar
* Buschur Racing solid rear diff supports
* Buschur Racing front member
* removable parachute
* window net
* trunk mounted battery in a legal aluminum battery box
* custom rear firewall
Turbo:
* Johnny Airbox ported stock exhaust manifold
* Johnny Airbox ported Evo 9 turbo
Engine:
* Mivec motor with 44,000 miles on it
* Avid "Race" motor mounts (black anodized)
* Koyo small radiator
* electric water pump and AN lines
Transmission:
* Buschur Bushwacker transmission
* Exedy triple plate ceremetallic disk clutch
* TRE transfer case (forged spider gears, rip-grip diff, big bolt kit, re-shimmed)
* upgraded shifter bushings
* AWD Motorsports aluminum driveshaft
Intake:
* Buschur Race intercooler
* Driven Innovations intake manifold
* Hypertune 70mm TB
* Buschur Racing upper intercooler piping
* Tial 50mm blow off valve
* Buschur Racing lower intercooler piping
* Buschur Racing intake pipe and filter
Fuel:
* 1600cc injectors
* Magnus fuel rail with -6 AN fittings
Braking:
* AMS Wilwood lightweight front brake kit
* AMS Wilwood lightweight rear brake kit
Wheels/Tires:
* Evo 9 wheels
* ARP wheel studs
Suspension:
* AWD Motorsports D2 coilover suspension
Appearance:
* Evo Dave carbon fiber trunk lid
* Robi Spec carbon fiber hood
* Simpson camlock harness
* AMS lexan window kit
* Sparco seat rails
* NRG cargon fiber seats
So, there is my new project in a nutshell. I hope to have a constant stream of updates as soon as the weather takes a turn for the better :tup:
