Evo X GSR Wheels on Evo 9

Part 2 of the new wheels – OEM X GSR wheels to use as track wheels. I would be running the 265 width for SCCA autocross, but the limit for AWDs in street and most enthusiast classes for track were 255s. The X GSR wheels ended up being a good compromise that would be relatively…

Volks CE28N 18×9.5 +34

The other required part of swapping to the Evo X brakes was upsizing to 18″ wheels. There was pretty much only one set of wheels I wanted, which was the CE28N in 18×9.5. After much research, it seemed the only offset that would really work well would be the 18×9.5 +34. The +28 would be…

Evo – Updated Head Unit 2018

As part of my winter projects continue, another issue I wanted to address was getting an updated head unit. While the headunit I had was good, I was getting ever so slight static buzzing noises from it. I reached out to the manufacturer, who not only agreed to take it back, but also sent me…

Evo 8 Wing Swap

Was lucky enough to score an Evo 8 wing in Wicked White recently. This is a mod I’ve always meant to do on the white Evo, if I happened to come across it. Evo 9 wings are weaker than Evo 8 wings, and heavy winds are able to bend or break these wings. The wing…

Evo 9 to X Brake Swap

Thanks to the chatter on the forums, even after getting brand new rebuilt calipers in 2016, and finally fixing the soft brake issue (titanium shim bending due to poor design), I was convinced to again revamp the entire braking system, this time to the X brakes setup, in the front only. Aside from one minor…

2017 Season Recap (Evo)

I’m doing this rather retrospectively as I adjust some of the formatting of the journal. I was still in full swing autocross mode with the Mini during this time, but that started to wind down and the seat time had started paying dividends to driving other cars, including the Evo. Some set up changes below:…

GAX 5 & 6 11192017

Final autocross event of the year! Ice was forming on the water puddles in the morning and no one had ANY grip out there. Finally started getting a little bit of heat in my tires. set a nice 42.512 on my last run, good for 2nd raw and 3rd in index. Unfortunately, was having some…

BSCC 11122017

Ran the Evo at BSCC today, specifically to focus on braking less in a few key areas (especially before sweepers) to carry more speed, focus on line, focus on being smooth, and overall not overdriving the car. It was a very cold day, which helped the tires stay cool, which not overdriving them as well.…

Stl Solo 11052017

Had a codriver for this event and lost this weekend – again struggled to find any time – this event, not improving after the very 1st run, where I felt like I wasn’t even “trying” – from reviewing my videos it certainly seems like I’m overdriving the car – instead of smoother inputs and carrying…