EVO 8 On TopGear

[BobWrinkle]

Hey guys,

You all see the EVO 8 on Top Gear?
Had no problem keeping up with a lambourgini.
Had no problem keeping it controlled, it was predictable the whole way.

The "Negatives":
You have to know how to use a clutch...
Surprisingly If your 2 gears away from the gear you want, maybe even 3 there wont be any boost and you wont accelerate...LOL i normally enjoy top gear but that was a bit far fetched :?

Still they gave it big wraps.

 

[tharaka]

That was the FQ400 though, hardly a standard EVO 8.

If anyone wants the episode, you can download it here:
http://www.tharaka.net/Top Gear 2005-Evolution-MR-FQ400.wmv

 

[jase]

http://rob.com/matt/misc_videos/Car_vids/FQ400-Topgear.wmv

 

[tharaka]

http://rob.com/matt/misc_videos/Car_vids/FQ400-Topgear.wmv

Hmm, beaten to it, lol

 

[realm]

Yeah top gear is good but it is always far fetched. But how nice did it look each time is had over steer!
This guy needs to know how to use a clutch! I mean come on it?s a sports car built on the foundation of a rally car the clutch is going to be difficult.

realm

 

[jase]

http://rob.com/matt/misc_videos/Car_vids/FQ400-Topgear.wmv

Hmm, beaten to it, lol

well i thought rather than waste your bandwidth :lol: wouldn't take long to rack up a lot with those sorts of movies :lol:

hey lorrie

 

[matress]

that thing is awesome! I want one!!!!!!

 

[OFFON-4]

:shock:
Cooked the Lambo......I wanna race a lambo and put it to shame :lol:

 

[matress]

so whats the difference between the FQ400 and the model we got here?

 

[OFFON-4]

Bigger turbo (HKS i think) intake, injectors, exhuast...Tune
ETC and back with a 3 year warranty

 

[myevo1]

plus its based on the MR, which was lighter with better suspension and a bit more power i think as well!! hot!

 

[realm]

The upgrades are:

Custom built Garrett GT Dual Ball bearing Turbocharger
Owen Developments custom manufactured cast Stainless Steel Exhaust Manifold and Exhaust Elbow
Omega Forged Pistons
HKS Forged Con Rods
HKS 680cc Injectors
Zytec ITP116 High Pressure Fuel Pump
HKS 1.6 mm Steel Head Gasket
Motec M800 OEM ECU
HKS Iridium Spark Plugs
Jan Speed High Flow Sports Cat
Alcon competition derived 240 mm high clamp mode, heavy duty clutch complete with Cera-metallic 6 paddle sprung centred drive plate
HKS High Strength Head and Big End Bolts
Alcon Mono6 Brake Kit incorporating Monobloc 6 pot road caliper with 343 mm curved vein Disc on a Aluminium mounting bell assembly with Ferodo DS2500 brake pads
Ralliart Aero Mirrors
Carbon Fibre Front Lip Spoiler
Carbon Fibre "Sharks Tooth" Rear Vortex Generator
PIAA High Performance Light and Wiper Upgrade
Gloss Black Team Dynamics Lightweight Alloy Wheels
and they also get a Driver Training Course

realm

 

[OFFON-4]

Thats sums it up

 

[jase]

it's pretty dumb though

my vr4 with a tiny turbo would still take ages to get up to speed if you chucked it in 5th and did 20k's with it... :roll:

 

[Entaran]

You need to get to about 80kmh (45mph) to get a vr4 to start spooling. FQ400's spool at about 4k rpm so that'd be about 105kmh or so (65mph) to START spooling.

I'd say they started at 30mph (55kmh) seeing as he said so, so yeah... the lag sucks.

 

[CLuTZ]

lag? pfft- just drop it!

 

[djcharliek]

Of course you are going to get lag if you're in the wrong gear. Damn that show can get to be a bit dopey at times. :roll:

 

[titan]

I don't think it's a case of turbo lag at all, turbo lag to me is more of a case of putting a huge T66 on a 1.3L that doesn't flow nearly enough air to produce full boost until 6.5k when it's all over. Turbo lag to me is not properly matching a turbo to the displacement of a vehicle (which is exactly what I said above).

I actually think with the forged internals of that engine and the thicker head gasket compression has been lowered to take on the extra load placed upon the engine and with such a setup we all know this will decrease low-down torque. I would assume that if the car is making all of its torque by 5k the turbo would be on full noise by that stage, sure not the most streetable package, but fun nonetheless. If the FQ400 isn't your thing there's always the FQ330

 

[WRCVR4]

So what do i have to do to my virtual future EVO8 to make it a FQ400 ??

 

[tharaka]

So what do i have to do to my virtual future EVO8 to make it a FQ400 ??

Custom built Garrett GT Dual Ball bearing Turbocharger
Owen Developments custom manufactured cast Stainless Steel Exhaust Manifold and Exhaust Elbow
Omega Forged Pistons
HKS Forged Con Rods
HKS 680cc Injectors
Zytec ITP116 High Pressure Fuel Pump
HKS 1.6 mm Steel Head Gasket
Motec M800 OEM ECU
HKS Iridium Spark Plugs
Jan Speed High Flow Sports Cat
Alcon competition derived 240 mm high clamp mode, heavy duty clutch complete with Cera-metallic 6 paddle sprung centred drive plate
HKS High Strength Head and Big End Bolts
Alcon Mono6 Brake Kit incorporating Monobloc 6 pot road caliper with 343 mm curved vein Disc on a Aluminium mounting bell assembly with Ferodo DS2500 brake pads
Ralliart Aero Mirrors
Carbon Fibre Front Lip Spoiler
Carbon Fibre "Sharks Tooth" Rear Vortex Generator
PIAA High Performance Light and Wiper Upgrade
Gloss Black Team Dynamics Lightweight Alloy Wheels