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It's time I started one of these threads. Parts have begun to pile up.

The car:
2003 Evo 8 GSR, Tarmac Black
Currently just over 87,000 miles
Millen Racing intake with Perrin filter
Buschur 3" turbo-back exhaust
Megan O2 housing
eBay FMIC
Joe P boost controller
Koyo radiator
Painted headlights
JDM tail lights
K-Sport coilovers
Whiteline rear swaybar

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2...uthfallcru.jpg

I've been running Rota Torque 17x8 wheels with 235/45/17 Dunlop Direzza Z1 (non-Star Spec) tires for just over a year now. With close to 20 autocrosses on them and a LOT of road miles they are at the end of their life. I wanted to get some more rubber touching the road so I ordered some 255/40/17 Kumho Ecsta XS tires.

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8915/img0607c.jpg

The idea was to run these on the 17x8 wheels, but the more I read about doing so and seeing pictures of that the more I didn't like it. So, without wasting any time I was treated to these four boxes greeting me tonight.

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8292/img0608g.jpg

Inside are these:

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1635/img0609s.jpg

Enkei RPF1 in 17x9 +22 weighing 16 pounds a piece. I will need to raise the car slightly (it's beyond the point of being too low as is, the roll center is below the pavement surface), roll the rear fenders and run 10mm spacers and longer studs in front.

After being relatively successful in autocross with an underprepared car (racing against cars with R-compound tires and I had street tires), finishing 2nd and 3rd in the two points series I was in, I decided it's time to have fun with the car and not worry so much about competing. I looked at the modification paths that people like Kracka and Scheides have taken and began looking for parts.

Here's what I've gathered so far:
HKS 280 cams
Walbro 255 fuel pump
FIC 850cc injectors
Binary seat lowering brackets

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/4160/img0611c.jpg

These will all hopefully be installed in the coming weeks. Once completed I'll be heading off to get tuned and then decide where to go from there. I'm not interested in running E85, so after getting tuned I will see where I'm at and decide if I want to buy a methanol injection system. A different turbo could also happen, but whether I go for a Evo IX turbo or something like a BBK is still up in the air. I could also benefit from hard intercooler pipes, probably a higher quality intercooler and some port work on the manifolds and turbine housing.

I LOVE those wheels..I am trying to get David into a set, 18's variation, in black, for his silver evo..I think it would look great...

Nice mods, wheels, and tires Matt! I'm excited to hear what you think about those tires.

Sounds like a fun little ride, digg the tire/rim combo. Ill take those Tarmac's off your hands real cheap :D

Nice! Those are my dream wheels, but in the 17X9 varient. What class were you in before? Where do you think you'll end up after these mods?

Nice pickups! how long till your have the new wheels mounted up?

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Originally Posted by 123abc (Post 295527)

Nice! Those are my dream wheels, but in the 17X9 varient.

Those are 17x9. Sounds like the car will be pretty sweet! Good luck with it in AutoX.

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Originally Posted by Kevin_1G_Drummer (Post 295532)

Those are 17x9. Sounds like the car will be pretty sweet! Good luck with it in AutoX.

My bad. lol So yeah, those are the wheels!

WOOT! MattD's project thread!

Dizzle, maybe consider adding a LICP to this round of mods. Pretty cheap ($125) and will help you be solidly over that 300whp mark. Then again, you 'might as well' do a ported exhaust manifold and about 10 other things too so.....do what ya want :D I like!

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Originally Posted by 123abc (Post 295527)

Nice! Those are my dream wheels, but in the 17X9 varient. What class were you in before? Where do you think you'll end up after these mods?

The cams will put him into SM.

nice man. those RPF1s will look HOT!

Wow, and here I thought I was the only one who loved RPF1's! Nice wheels man, I'm looking forward to seeing some numbers with this round of mods

Thanks everyone. :)

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Originally Posted by Swifty1638 (Post 295518)

I LOVE those wheels..I am trying to get David into a set, 18's variation, in black, for his silver evo..I think it would look great...

I wanted the black ones too, but I got these for $216 a piece off www.1010tires.com and the black ones are around $280 a piece. I'll just paint them myself if it comes down to that.

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Originally Posted by Constant_Project21 (Post 295526)

Sounds like a fun little ride, digg the tire/rim combo. Ill take those Tarmac's off your hands real cheap :D

The Rotas will be sold when I get the new wheels on. :)

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Originally Posted by 123abc (Post 295527)

Nice! Those are my dream wheels, but in the 17X9 varient. What class were you in before? Where do you think you'll end up after these mods?

I was in BSP before, running against cars like M3, 350Z, STi, S2000. The cams alone will move me into SM. It opens the door for things like turbo upgrades and aero mods such as modifying body panels and spoilers.

I hope to have the wheels mounted next week as there is an autocross on July 5th I want to attend.

Picked up ARP extended wheel studs today for the front wheels. Thanks MAP! Ordering the wheel spacers and open ended lug nuts from Road Race Engineering, will be here next week some time.

New wheels and tires installed with ARP wheel studs and a 10mm spacer in front. Had Jeff The Alignment Guy do my alignment and mount them up for me yesterday and I installed everything today. Had the car aligned with zero toe all around, -2.5 camber in front, -1.5 in the rear. Also installed fresh rotors and pads in the front. Still need to roll the rear fenders.

Couple quick pictures... I'll get better ones in the daylight later.

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._1000760_n.jpg
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._2618486_n.jpg

Those wheels are sex man. Looks good!

You should make it down on aug. 23rd for the Winona AutoX.

Also forgot to say that Kracka came over today as well and helped out. While I was installing the wheel studs he installed my fuel pump. Thanks, Chris!

No prob dude! I'm glad to see the new parts getting installed.

Wow I missed this thread when it was made! Nice mods!! Love the wheels! Seems like the front is a tad too high though?

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Originally Posted by A//// Guy (Post 298090)

Seems like the front is a tad too high though?

Not really, the ride height is almost exactly where Kracka's is. The tires stick out just about even with the fender, they are pretty wide. I may try -3.0 in the front and -2.0 in the rear.

Picked up an Evo 9 turbo tonight from Jim (TalonEvo or whatever his name is now days).

A friend stopped by yesterday and took a couple better pictures, nothing special.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...1/IMG_1372.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...1/IMG_1375.jpg

I'm not gonna lie, your car looks weird to me with that much tread on the tires.

Sexy, dont those wheels come with center caps? Throw em in.

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Originally Posted by A//// Guy (Post 298229)

Sexy, dont those wheels come with center caps? Throw em in.

They did not :( I searched the boxes.

They don't come with caps, you have to order them. It's the way Enkei's are.

Thats crap!! Expensive wheels should come with them. Dumb. haha

So how much you want for those rota's?

Can't you throw in your stock center caps? No fit or what?

The car looks very good Matt! I like it!

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Originally Posted by A//// Guy (Post 298237)

Thats crap!! Expensive wheels should come with them. Dumb. haha

Enkei Racing series wheels are cheap. You want spendy look at Volks. 2X the price for the same size and similar weight. RPF1's are about the best priced stupid light wheel there is.

They are cheap for how light they are, but I still wouldnt consider them cheap cheap. Center caps are pretty standard id think...

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Originally Posted by Matt D. (Post 298172)

Picked up an Evo 9 turbo tonight from Jim (TalonEvo or whatever his name is now days).

Ruh roh! So much to do! Better start begging anna for garage time :D

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Originally Posted by A//// Guy (Post 298316)

They are cheap for how light they are, but I still wouldnt consider them cheap cheap. Center caps are pretty standard id think...

Yeah, but they're racing wheels, and probably the cheapest racing-quality wheel you can buy. I didn't buy them to win car shows. :lol:

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Originally Posted by Matt D. (Post 298347)

Yeah, but they're racing wheels, and probably the cheapest racing-quality wheel you can buy. I didn't buy them to win car shows. :lol:

haha :)

Here's a video of me from this past weekend - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tVFbVOxIWs

Heading into that downhill section as I'm heading to the right I grabbed 3rd gear because I was all over the rev limiter if I stayed in 2nd. Hit the brakes hard and back to 2nd for the rest of the course. Just an idea on how fast that course was.

The day before I installed my cams and seat lowering brackets. Will have turbo install parts this week, will hopefully get that done in a couple weeks then off to get tuned finally.

Car looks and sounds good dizzle! Glad you're finally getting some parts on this thing, its turning into a whole new animal!

How are you liking the seat brackets?

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Originally Posted by Kracka (Post 299715)

How are you liking the seat brackets?

It's an entirely different driving experience, but I definitely feel more as a part of the car now than I did before. Between that, the new wheels and tires and having not autocrossed since last fall I feel like I'm starting over.