Flyin EVO 2
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I took my EVO 2 down to The Texas Mile to see what it would do exactly as it sits with a street tune on E85 at 38 psi, Sumitomo z rated all season street tires, stock EVO 2 breaks with upgraded pads, ground control coil overs with gr2 shocks and full interior. This tune and boost at GLD traped 155 mph. I made a semi-easy pass not wanting any trans issues 1,200 miles away from home after spending over $1,500 to prepare for this trip. All I can say is at 190 mph it's rock solid, at 195 it starts to move around a little, and at 205 mph (confirmed by datalogger gear vs. rpm) it's nerve racking.
I got out of it a couple of hundred feet before the finish line and coasted to a 200.2 mph! The Hawk HP pads with stock rotors were about at there limit with only about 15 feet before I ran out of real estate. Still pretty damm good without a chute!
With a quality suspension, 17" low profile performance tires, and upgraded rotors it would be way better, but I wanted to see my EVO be an all purpose car that can drag, do high speed runs, and can be caught in any weather condition and get home safely without breaking my bank account.
After talking to several standing mile officials at the track that also run there cars there, they said at 205 mph letting off where I did could of costed me as much as 5 to 10 mph vs. staying under acceleration thru the timing clocks. I also had at least another 6 psi of boost to go which equates to at least 120 awhp more. Instead of being greedy and shoot for a full out pass I decided that I would take my 200.2 MPH slip, drive my running car onto the trailer, and leave knowing that I have a true 200+ mph street car.
Thanks to Douglas Autoworks for preping my EVO 2 for Texas. They worked on it thru the weekend before to make sure everything was correct.
Also thanks to Mike Reichen for lending a hand and his tow rig.
Thanks to APM for there fuel cell and rear suspension bracing.
And thanks to Nate from TPG tuning for getting me an EVO 3 rear end in time.
Without the support above I would of never made the trip.
I took my EVO 2 down to The Texas Mile to see what it would do exactly as it sits with a street tune on E85 at 38 psi, Sumitomo z rated all season street tires, stock EVO 2 breaks with upgraded pads, ground control coil overs with gr2 shocks and full interior. This tune and boost at GLD traped 155 mph. I made a semi-easy pass not wanting any trans issues 1,200 miles away from home after spending over $1,500 to prepare for this trip. All I can say is at 190 mph it's rock solid, at 195 it starts to move around a little, and at 205 mph (confirmed by datalogger gear vs. rpm) it's nerve racking.
With a quality suspension, 17" low profile performance tires, and upgraded rotors it would be way better, but I wanted to see my EVO be an all purpose car that can drag, do high speed runs, and can be caught in any weather condition and get home safely without breaking my bank account.
After talking to several standing mile officials at the track that also run there cars there, they said at 205 mph letting off where I did could of costed me as much as 5 to 10 mph vs. staying under acceleration thru the timing clocks. I also had at least another 6 psi of boost to go which equates to at least 120 awhp more. Instead of being greedy and shoot for a full out pass I decided that I would take my 200.2 MPH slip, drive my running car onto the trailer, and leave knowing that I have a true 200+ mph street car.
Thanks to Douglas Autoworks for preping my EVO 2 for Texas. They worked on it thru the weekend before to make sure everything was correct.
Also thanks to Mike Reichen for lending a hand and his tow rig.
Thanks to APM for there fuel cell and rear suspension bracing.
And thanks to Nate from TPG tuning for getting me an EVO 3 rear end in time.
Without the support above I would of never made the trip.
