Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog

**Murlo26** · 05-12-2011

Looks like at this point with DB's scary busy schedule, I am going to be sending the shortblock out to either AMS or ERL. AMS uses ERL but it will depend on who can turn it around the fastest unless ERL is 1000 cheaper or something I will just have AMS do the assembly. I trust both though.

I'm pretty much locked into a high comp 2.2L motor. It's an overbore motor with 90mm pistons and probably 10.5:1 compression. E98 will be my big power tune fuel, no more pushing it on pump gas stuff for me.

I am waiting to hear back on what Shane likes as far as 9.5:1 or 10.5:1 pistons but if he is ok with the 10.5:1 as long as boost isn't too high on pump E85 I will go with those.

I am hoping to make around 475-485whp on my normal tune on E70/E85 with 25-28psi.

Then maybe do like 33-35psi on E98 for 500+ on DB's dyno. I'll also be switching to FIC 1680's during this build as well. The DW1400's will be sent back to DW for inspection at some point.

I'd happily just let DB do their thing on my motor and rebuild it but time is important to me and I know they do their best but this is a bad time of the year to get work done fast and they simply don't have the time right now. It will be more expensive for sure to outsource by quite a bit but I want my evo back I miss it. So I am going to be outsourcing. I'd feel just as comfortable having MAP do the motor but I want to avoid any local shop "stuff" we'll call it, so that is my only reason for not using them.

So it looks like ERL said 1 month to turn the shortblock around and I am guessing 3 weeks once that is back to get the longblock together (totally dependent on workload obviously, 3 weeks is not busy at all so that is very hopeful). So unless AMS can turn the shortblock around in 2 weeks which I doubt as ERL is still the one doing the sleeves I am guessing late July is the earliest the car will be back together...sucks bad but it is what it is.

Maybe I'll see if AMS will use Darton or something to try and speed things up. I am all about speed for this build, I'll pay a bit more for faster service but I will wait longer if I need to if it'll cost me quality.