My Tommi Makinen.

Mr Ralliart

Mr Ralliart

New Member
Hi guys. New to the forum, here are some pics and info about my car.

Have had it for about 3 years now. My second Evo.
It had only 45,000k`s on it when I got it and seems to have been one owner as all the service records were at the same place. Very lucky as these are near impossible to find, and it is in awesome condition.

Car came new with Ralliart Intercooler Piping and Suction kit, battery relocation kit. Ralliart / Samco hoses, Ralliart rear Strut Brace, Ralliart stainless exhaust system, Ralliart front LSD, Ralliart Oil and Radiator filler caps, Ralliart Temp Volt Boost gauge set, and Ralliart Mud flaps.

ENGINE and SUPPORTING MODS (mostly done by myself):
J-Speed ECU with 'Anti Lag', BLITZ EBC running 1.5 Bar boost, ported Exhaust manifold + heatwrap, TOMEI Poncam 260 Camshafts, HKS Adjustable Cam Gears, J-Speed Turbo Dump (twin pipe) + 3" Front pipe, EXAS Evo tune 3" stainless cat back and muffler, HKS wastegate actuator, HKS SuperFire Racing plugs (9 heat range), HKS Turbo timer (never use it), APEXi oil catch can, TOMEI Blow of valve (Evo VIII MR), Ralliart Plug leads, Walbro 255 fuel pump, Earthing kit. There`s maybe some other stuff done to the engine, but not sure what.

DRIVE TRAIN etc, (all done since I got it):
EXEDY Metal racing clutch (single), short throw Gear shift lever, CUSCO adjustable rear Stabiliser Bar, Ralliart Diff mounts and suspension bushes, ENDLESS MX-72 brake pads + ENDLESS RF-650 fluid, Ralliart Stainless brake lines, OHLINS coilovers 12kg/10kg spring rates, and I am currently using the latest ADVAN Neova AD08 tyres.


I also fitted a Ralliart Gear knob, an OMP WRC Steering wheel, Carbon Fibre cam and plug covers, a Pioneer Stereo, and Alpine Speakers. No racing harnesses at the moment but am getting some shortly as i'm going to a track every month.
The majority of mechanical work and all servicing is done by Ralliart in Kawasaki.
Tuning is done by Garage G-Force
Wheel Alignment and track set up by Swiftwing (works guy).




















Not bad for the standard 15G turbo, especially at the peak of summer.











Totally random pic of myself and the owner of HKS



That`ll do I guess lol.
Thanks for having a look.
 
B6lee

B6lee

Community Leader
hello and welcome. nice mak you got there, and good to see you been using it properly :)
 
Mr Ralliart

Mr Ralliart

New Member
Thanks guys! Going to Tsukuba short track tomorrow, should be fun :)
 
Mr Ralliart

Mr Ralliart

New Member
Had a great day at Tsukuba Circuit on Sunday. It was my first time on the short track (1000m). It was a mentally hot day and I got burnt to a crisp lol.

Only had 4 x 15 minute sessions that were about 2 hours apart, but it was ok, the day was really about trying to sort out my suspension set up anyway, but I was surprised at my times and I ended up finishing 3rd fastest out of 74 cars including about 40 Evo's :twisted::cool:
These were the results after the last session, the average time listed there was the average time of entrants. My best time of the day was 42.234 seconds.



Unfortunately there were no under cover bays available today but looking on the bright side, we didn't get the thunderstorms and rain that were forecast.



At least I had my Harnesses in in time:) I also had a Cusco underbody brace and all new inner and outer tie rods fitted which certainly helped.




Got the thumbs up from Tarzan Yamada after he went for a few laps with me. (is he known in the UK?..)



Usually go with my friend Hiro with his quick VIII.


This is incar video of the first half of my third session. Went a bit too deep into the second corner on the first lap lol. Wasn't too bad after that though. I was however still experimenting with gear change and braking points right until the end of the day. And the suspension settings were not at all optimal, but I am fairly confident I know what to do now to get it going around corners much better next time.
Youtube: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK7Ja-fcMTs]Evo TME Tsukuba 1000. 42.23 seconds best lap. - YouTube[/ame]
 

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