Wow, you got all that tint of huh! It’s funny how the smaller the town is, the more likely it is to get pulled over for something stupid :laughs:
Looking good :tup:
You most have got that from Marks thread… its his buddy who ports I guess. Those parts didn’t come with the car.
But I have a ported intake and exhaust on their way.
This car defiantly sticks out down here
The steamer made the job 10X easier… well worth the 30 bucks.
Yea got the front plate on also… hopefully Jonny Law will leave me alone.
so why did you remove the rear seat belts again?
Probably the same reason that I removed them, weight :tup: You should have just bought my car when it was fully modded, haha.
so you removed the seatbelts for weight, but you kept the rear wiper?
Do you ever carry passengers in the back? Might as well have just bought a 2-seat sports car lol
what are the rear seat belts? maybe 5lbs. of static mass?
seriously?
Im working on the wiper… the issue is the hole in the glass. Rule - No more then one passenger. NA I like the Evo… I will take the back seats out when its time.
Seriously like 3lbs…but the trunk liner another 1 to 3, the spare tire, tools and jack IDK like 10lbs… It all adds up. There is more to come like I said when the time is right. Next on the list is to remove the sound deadening tar under the back seat and buy a Bushur front cross member… Saves 6lbs… Like seriously!
As long as your not planning on having passengers :tup:
You guys crack me up 
While we are on the topic of weight -
theblue, You’re going to love this!
Saved 2lbs
Before
After
All for 2lbs
Also: Here is a link to most all the weights
http://highboostforum.com/forum/showthread.php/23852-Evo-8-and-9-weight-reduction-thread
Spare Tire, Jack, and Tool drops 37 lbs
Intake Bracket & EGR drops 5lbs
Brake dust shields drops 1.5 lbs
A/C compressor and condensor, 29.6lbs
A/C Fan drops 6.4 lbs
AC Bracket drops 4 lbs
Evap / Purge Stuff drops 9 lbs
Catalytic Converter drops 10.5 lbs
Front strut tower brace drops 8lbs
Sound deadening under carpets drops 11lbs ( if ALL of it is removed which I haven’t done yet)
Front Bumper Support drops 13lbs
Rear Bumper Support drops 17lbs
Rear Seat belts drops 10lbs
- AMS turbo back exhaust saves 20lbs over the stock
Stock EVO exhaust, 60 pounds… ( I don’t have AMS but I’m sure its close )
Stock under tie bars with bolts, 2.5lbs
BR battery kit, 17lbs - Stock is 37lbs
I/C Spray bottle full, 11.5lbs
BR intake, 4.1 less than stock (not installed yet)
BR Seat lower brackets, saves 2lbs
Stock EVO8 strut tower bar, 7.3lbs
Trunk skin, 4.4lbs
carbon fiber trunk, 11.9lbs
Stock trunk lid with factory wing 28.8lbs
So around 276.9lbs less then stock so far of the things I know about… Unless Mark wants to add to this. I have found a few more little things that will be removed soon.
PS - There was a reason I had this in the Build section.
yeah, I’ve seen all the numbers… the crazy part is more to do with you chasing $0.02 when there are dollars to go after.
awesome car. wish I could afford payments on one :tup:
haha, ya thats me 
I haven’t worked on a evo8 turbo but I bet I can find some power in yours, and the 02. If you go that way let me know on porting. :tup:
Nice work so far, you don’t have it as easy as a stock evo, lol. Some people don’t get the weight saving stuff, I just got a spare harness this weekend to make lighter. haha
If you take care of your pennies the dollar will take care of themselves
Busher is porting my intake and I have a ported exhaust manifold that should be here today. What do you mean by I dont have it as easy as a stock Evo? B/c its already been gone thru?
I’m more then happy with the power this car has. Once I get these few other parts on I will have it re tuned and see if there are any gains. As far as weight goes its just something I like to think about. I can live with a gutted trunk and no spare tire. I didn’t buy the car just to drive to work. I drive it, I work on it, I wash it and take care of it… I installed gauges so I can see what’s going on. Most times the radio if off just b/c Id rather hear the car. I like jacking the car up and rolling around on a creeper just to see what’s happening on the not so shinny side. Might sound a little weird to sum but I guess we are all in it for different reasons. My other car doesn’t have power anything, no radio, no carpet, no headliner. I can hear the fuel pump and every single ting and rattle and I love it. It’s more the mechanics then the convenience with that car. I’m lucky I can go from one to the other and I’m also lucky to have a g/f that doesn’t mind the car stuff. She got the WRX and keeps asking when she can turn the boost up. She might be a keeper!
i wish u would of told me you had this earlier…
i had a ported 9 manifold, 9turbo, and stainless o2 housing 
You always seem to have parts I need!
So can I swap out manifolds with out removing the Turbo and down pipe? It looks to me like I can, the bolts to the turbo are on top and the only hard to get to nuts look like the bottom manifold ones.
you can, its a PITA. but i did it that way when i was stock
Kool thanks! Might try it this weekend if my new studs show up
Along with removing the tint I had to add this…
While the cover was off I took a few pix… Where do these two lines go? Can they be removed?
Here’s a pic of the Map performance WG dump
Mark, How is it possible that there is a bracket on this car that isn’t being used? What was this for?
This will be the before pic. Before the new ported/ coated manifold and heat shield
Quick driveway TB swap
65mm vs. stock
