My Evo 9 :D

[fq-craigus]

Very smart buddy

 

[youngy_315]

Some really nice work there... Looking good.

 

[m7gsr]

Very Nice

 

[evo arm's m7960]

keep up the good work . gives the rest of us something to aim for :O)



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[Steve220]

Cheers all Its slow progress! though i have some more relatively large updates coming I've sorted out the engine bay a bit more, especially the engine breather. Also, got a bid war on with a titanium strut brace from the states

Been playing with the AVC-R and taken it off the god awful 'learn' mode, now the boost is a solid 2.2bar at 4000rpm again Very happy with it. But my GOD its SAVAGE!!!!

 

[Steve220]

I've realised this update is out of sync with the rest of them, but hey, you'll get the grip of it

Had the car in with Russ @ Performance HQ for a few weeks to fit, map autronics and give the car a health check Well i got a nice phone call during the first week about the results

Pretty damn pleased with that! A problem did arise with my idle, apparently he wasn't getting the results he wanted from the idle motor, on asking it to open, it closed and visa-versa. It would idle stupidly high, so not knowing what could be the problem i got a phone call about how to approach it, i explained about the whole re-wire of the motor as the original was a 6's throttle body and wiring, so it looked like i may have got the rows mixed up - turns out i did! We all make mistakes but Russ cured it The car idles great now But the 180 miles drive home was fun Though i now know not to give the car full beans off roundabouts in the wet :handsup: brown pants moment!! But the anti-lag is fun :naughty:

Only just finished tucking the ECU away and neatening up all the wiring and re-installing my stereo into the proper mounts Hopefully i'll get the AVC-R underneath it at some point

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The fuel pumps relays and fuses still haven't been covered, so managed to get a cover, cut a little notch out of it and put some trim on to finish it off

Got the stereo mounted correctly on original brackets and tucked the wiring back, it gave my chance to install the AVC-R just under it securely

And a night shot It is a little dark, hadn't got the tripod to do long exposure shots

 

[Steve220]

Back again! I decided to finally fit my breather hoses correctly rather than use bits of hose and duck tape. Another phone call to auto torque and i got some more black -10 fittings and black braided hose and got cutting! Here's the results

I also replaced the gearstick base bushes with solid ones from Evolution solutions, now my entire shift system has solid bushes on it Its SO precise now Bit of extra noise but don't really care, i love the mechanical sound. Here's vids of before and after, you can see how much movement there is!!





After a few last blasts, i decided to bring her into the garage to carry on with the undersealing, but first i wanted to sort out the callipers as they were looking tatty. Now, i know the state of my wheel arches, infact i am ashamed they are this crap. The road leading to our house is sand and kinda gets everywhere to top it off the car has been used quite hard all its life, so along with the re-furb of the callipers, i set onto the arches too

First the original state

Then after a little bit of work I'm still working on colouring the letters black, need a steady hand!

Also painted my centre console to match the rest of the interior I do love the finish on it, but to make sure its perfect i think i'll get it wrapped in black vinyl.

So that's me for Saturday Tomorrow i'll hopefully finish the rear arches off and both callipers

 

[B6lee]

car just gets better and better steve, keep it up

 

[Nickygixer-k5]

Excellent work as always Steve keep at it pal

 

[evogeof]

silver avcr lets it down

 

[Steve220]

silver avcr lets it down

That's changing soon

 

[evogeof]

That's changing soon

nice move, to a black one

 

[Steve220]

nice move, to a black one

Nope

 

[Steve220]

The girlfriend's just bought me an HKS 35th Anniversary EVC-6 probably THE best boost controller on the market at the moment Hopefully the car will now boost to 2.2 then hold 2.1 AVC-R is struggling to hold it high in the top revs

 

[m7gsr]

The girlfriend's just bought me an HKS 35th Anniversary EVC-6 probably THE best boost controller on the market at the moment Hopefully the car will now boost to 2.2 then hold 2.1 AVC-R is struggling to hold it high in the top revs

Bet you can't wait to fit it

 

[Steve220]

At the moment Lou has shown me the box and said "i think i may just fit it to my car!", i point out now she owns a 1.2 Ford Fiesta.... i know, i know, i tried to explain, but hey Women for ya!

Once the AVC-R is out i can get on with the custom mount

 

[B6lee]

can you not use your ecu to controll boost, my vipec will hold boost at 2:1 bar flat right through the rev range

i use avcr to monitor it

 

[Steve220]

Could do, but i prefer to be able to play with boost settings ie low boost in first gear, as it just spins up all 4 if its slightly damp Plus i like gadgets lol!!

 

[fq-craigus]

Take it you have entered the gadget show comp in that case if you like tech lol

 

[B6lee]

Could do, but i prefer to be able to play with boost settings ie low boost in first gear, as it just spins up all 4 if its slightly damp Plus i like gadgets lol!!

ah gear judge, never tried it, just pushed the throttle slower or hold on tight