Mark's Evo IX MR Winter Projects

[Mark Leasure]

I love this car.

Thanks!

Had a great weekend, the weather was awesome, great times hanging out with everyone. I met all my goals of the weekend, get deep into the 10’s, go 140+, and win the class. I ended up running a best of 10.325@ 140 in the finals to win the RSU class.
I’m super impressed with the car, I never had do anything with the car all weekend. In comparison, when I run my talon it pushes about a ¼ to ½ a quart of oil in the catch can each pass. The Evo had nothing to drain.

As it turns out the Evo is not as well behaved off the line like my Talon is. I failed to get traction off the line when on the 2 step limiter. It would just immediately spin the front tires. I could have tried lots of different RPM points, but I ended up just free revving pretending I was leaving a stop light quickly.

I think with a ton of seat time I could get into the 9's, but it's not my goal. I'm 100% fulfilled with the low 10’s!

I could not get the embedded video to work, below is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtKM3c2jfWg

[Murlo26]

FtKM3c2jfWg

Here you go sir!

Awesome work by the way.

[MorningWood]

It was fun seeing this thing Run out there Mark. A beautiful car and a beautiful set up! I wish we could have done a run together

[scheides]

RSU WINNER! Nice dude!!!! Bad ass!!! This car is so neat&clean it is amazing. Such a rocket, 140mph! Epic!

[turbotalon1g]

Does this have a cage? I don't remember seeing one.
It looked like a normal evo with rims and hoosiers, not loud or anything really noticable.

After your comments, you think you would do a drag evo over your talon?

[Mark Leasure]

Does this have a cage? I don't remember seeing one.
It looked like a normal evo with rims and hoosiers, not loud or anything really noticable.

After your comments, you think you would do a drag evo over your talon?

It is a full weight street Evo, spare tire and jack in the trunk. No cage in it, hence the getting warned and only 2 full out passes in! BTW, the 1G Talon is the real car platform to drag!

[turbotalon1g]

lol, love it.

Funny your non-drag car was faster than 95% of the cars out there even the drag cars and turbo V8 cars!

[URV8SUX]

lol, love it.

Funny your non-drag car was faster than 95% of the cars out there even the drag cars and turbo V8 cars!

So true Lmao^^^^^

Congrats Mark, goals that are met at the track is the best feeling.:dj:

[MorningWood]

Mark have you taken the "Helper" spring out? I just did and it made the clutch feel a little better on the street. Apparently you dont need them with a hydraulic bearing, diagram 4:

http://tiltonracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/98-1122-Mistubishi-EVO-Package.pdf

[Mark Leasure]

Mark have you taken the "Helper" spring out? I just did and it made the clutch feel a little better on the street. Apparently you dont need them with a hydraulic bearing, diagram 4:

http://tiltonracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/98-1122-Mistubishi-EVO-Package.pdf

I'm going to give that a shot. So did it make it harder to push down? I need to look in my 1g too. thanks for sharing! You going to make it out again this year, to get that 9? Cedar Falls is a great track to do it, the porky/midway shoot out or whatever the f*** they call it would be a good opportunity. The track hooks.