Sharing some of my EVO driving experience...

[TRINIOUTLAW]

I swear sometimes in the morning I wake up and pinch myself to see if my life is all a dream. No this is not about money...although i'm financially stable i'm not rich by any stretch of the imagination. This is about happiness and balance in your life. Ok..enough GURU talk... on to the real story.

About 5 months ago thru the shop a customer donated a '03 GSR EVO 8 to me. I don't use it as a daily driver..it's sole purpose is to be rigged with the latest aftermarket products so it can be tested in a real world application. I have driven many cars in my life time including my cuz's 900+ hp Supra but to date I don't think i've have ever driven in car that is so well balanced all the way around. I currently have the car tuned to 351whp and 346tq at 20 psi with Cams, DP, Cat-back, Fuel pump, FMIC, EBC and AEM EMS. It's absolutely a thrill to drive...the power, torque and superb handling makes you want to push the nose of the car in almost every corner and heaven forbid you spot a nice big block domestic like a mustang or camaro z28...man your thoughs almost become evil in that instant because you know light to light..you will rip them a new ahole...the car is addicting.

Fast forward the story to within the last few weeks..one of my customers left me his '05 MR EVO 8. He wanted me to install a few upgrades and basically get my opinion of how I felt the car was driving. if I thought the GSR's handling was the fashizzel..Bro.. I was WRONG!! The MR handling was without a doubt out of this WORLD! I know that it came equipped with the JDM ACD system and Bilstein suspension package but DAMN! I didn't think that it would have made such a difference! You could whip that car around corners so hard that you felt your hips hurting you from pushing on them Recaros...it gives you so much confidence as driver to push the car and yourself even harder. On the hp side of things you can definately feel the difference in power with the MR's slightly larger turbo exhaust housing which is 10.5 as oppose to the GSR 9.8 straight line power was awesome man you felt invincible driving the car on the street. Then I began modding the MR I started off with the usual suspects..Metering Systems including a Wideband, DP, Cat-Back, Boost Controller, Fuel Pump, Cams and finally a Greddy E-Manage was tossed in to mastermind the entire operation. I rolled onto the dyno and spun all 4 wheels to the tune of 353hp/337 tq at 21 psi. When I left the dyno shop I almost felt like I had died on gone to heaven. The powerband was mind blowing....you could hear the turbo spoolin up..like a tornado. When I got my first opportunity to utilize the factory launch limiter I could feel my heart pounding with excitement...I just held the gas pedal to the floor and engaged 1st gear...immediately the rpm gauge shot up to 5000 and started bouncing..you could here the studdering sound coming from the car and then I just LIFTED my foot off the clutch pedal...you could hear all 4 tyres screaming at the top of their lungs...hit 2nd gear and the car is pulling like wild animal..man it was facking exciting...driving the MR around was awesome!! I really have to hand it to Mitsubishi the EVO really lives up to it's reputation....pound for pound it's the most thrilling car i've ever driven..the share balance of power and handling will leave you begging for more... it's an experience I wish everyone could have!!

I hope to meet up with my Mitsu bredren in Trini soon!! Outlaw!!
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Trini Sports Racing (TS*R)
We tune, install and sell - AEM EMS, Greddy E-Manage, Apexi S-AFC. AWD Dyno facility available by appoinment. We are mainly a DSM/Lancer EVO 8 4G63T Service shop and stock many parts for the '03-'05 Lancer Evolution 7/8. We also provide Mitsubishi factory preventative maintenance services using all factory OEM parts and fluids.

[Yeo]

*weeping out of pure joy*
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