A big year of me focusing on the Mini & autocross, but some of the Evo impressions were captured here. The setup was Ohlins, stock bars, WL bushings, and my first year of trying the ER ACD tune, which helped turn-in. It was only later that I found out the car’s massive understeer was due…
Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 225/50-17 (Evo, 11/2014-current) Bought these as my commuters for my Evo. Nice, comfortable, and quiet tires compared to the summer tires that I’m normally on – though that’s not necessarily saying much. Size is about an inch taller than standard, which adds a little gearing for the highway. They’ve got a ton…
Special thanks to English Racing for letting me try out their new ACD Tune. I can happily say that this is so far the most effective ACD tune I’ve used, and I’ve tried many. My tune was the 3 mode tune, not their newer 6 map tune. For me, the evo spends about 4-6 months…
Decided to swap to stock FMIC to run in STU & also to save weight. Autox doesn’t really pick up too much heat – you get a lot of time between runs to cool things down and spray things down, so an upgraded intercooler doesn’t do too much.
Waxed a bunch of the bolts on the bottom of the car to prevent rust. Noticed a lot of high end OEM cars come with this lately, including some on the Mini as well:
How-To: Overfill the Evo 8/9 MR (6 Speed) Transmission This is a walk-through on over-filling the transmission on the Evo 8/9. If you are uncomfortable with doing your own work, please consult a professional. Tools: 10mm allen wrench Heavy-duty Jack & stands 2.5 quarts of GL4 75w85 (I use Red Line GL4 75w85 – specially made…
Been trying to think of a few ways to ensure my Ohlins don’t rust for whatever reason. Getting dirty is impossible to avoid, but there are a few things I’ve been using to spray to prevent rust – namely, Boeshield T9. I basically sprayed and wiped everything down with WD40, let it dry, and hit…
These are some of the first few mods I did for the Evo. JDM rear bumper, STM rear crash beam, JDM taillights (only recently found out they’re Evo 8 taillights and not Evo 9 taillights), and a Buschur SCCA legal exhaust with mil.spec high flow cat that would fit the JDM rear bumper.
Another carry over from my old Evo, the Buschur Racing harness bar & Schroth harnesses. While I was looking for solutions to stiffen the Evo chassis, one thing that came up was a removable harness bar – as the inside of the chassis itself is the weakest, so a harness bar helps some there, while…
On my old Evo, my suspension set up mainly consisted of GTWorx springs & Bilstein HDs. This setup, while good, was just too soft for autox. In general that car was overpowered and undersuspended. I decided to go the opposite route with this Evo, adding more suspension than power. Went with Ohlins with the stock…
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