Exhaust work

So the Megan downpipe arrived in the mail on Thursday, so a friend and myself spent the evening taking out the stock downpipe and stock cat since I also had a Megan Test Pipe to install.

Well once we finally got everything taken off, and bolted the new downpipe in, we bolted the test pipe to the downpipe only to see that the test pipe didn't line up with the rest of the exhaust. There was about a 2" gap between the test pipe and midpipe of the exhaust. My friend and I had to wrestle with the piping to get it to line up, then slowly tightened the bolts so that everything lined up.

The end result was everything lined up good, I think I need to buy a new exhaust gasket since there isn't one between the test pipe and midpipe. Also the car threw a CEL due to having no cat on the exhaust anymore, so in the next couple days I will be doing the mechanical o2 fix.

So now that I got my downpipe and test pipe installed, I think I am done working on the exhaust for the time being. It is a little louder than it was with just the catback, and once the RPM's get up there it has a nice deep growl to it. The turbo also seems to spool a little quicker as well. I'm liking Megan products so far, I may just have to replace the Magnaflow catback with the Megan catback...

Next on my list of things to do:

1. Buschur Racing Mini Battery Kit
2. Buschur Racing Upper Intercooler Piping Kit
3. Buschur Racing Intake Hard Pipe Kit
4. ECU Re-flash

Finally Posting an Update!

Wow its been a while since I last posted...

Since my last post, the WorX BOV and Megan Test Pipe arrived in the mail. I installed the BOV and have it set to 25% VTA, 75% Recirc. I have not had any problems with stalling or anything like that so far. However I do think it is causing me to run a little rich between shifts, so I am considering going back to the JDM IX BOV.

As for the Megan Test Pipe, I have not installed that yet because I was waiting to buy the matching Downpipe. Well today I bought the DP so as soon as it arrives I will be spending some time installing those parts.

The only other thing that changed since my last post was I had a brief stint of wanting to have a wingless Evo. I took the wing off the Evo for about a week to see if the look would grow on me, and I almost left it off, but after taking some pictures and looking back on it I realized I did not like the wingless look at all. The wing is back on now, but has some chips in it because I foolishly dropped it when I was removing it. To resolve that issue I am planning on having the wing stripped completely of its paint so that it exposes the carbon fiber underneath.

Well thats all the updates I can think of at the moment, I'll try to keep the updates coming on a more regular basis here in the future.

Not much has changed

Well I haven't posted anything in a while, but not much has changed with the car lately. I am still jobless so I have not been able to spend any money on parts, but I was able to get a good deal on a Megan test pipe and WorX BOV. Not sure how the BOV will work since it is a VTA rather than DV, but I am hoping that since I can change the percentage of air that gets recirculated vs VTA, that it will work nicely.

Also thinking about replacing the Magnaflow catback with a Megan catback since I got such a good deal on the test pipe and may be able to get another great deal on the catback.

Minor Update

So I finally had the chance to tear apart my upper intercooler piping to re-install the vacuum line that goes from the turbo nipple to the MBC (Line had touched heat shield and melted). Took me about a half hour to fix.

After fixing the vacuum line I took the Evo out to do some datalogging to send to TTP-Engineering. As I posted in a previous post I am having some issues with partial throttle knock. This is still occuring, but I have found out that it only happens at partial throttle, when I go WOT, I rarely get any counts of knock. I will send that log over to TTP and have them look at it and hopefully we can get my map to work without knocking at partial throttle.

Pictures!

Alright I haven't posted any pics of the Evo so far, so here are a few to check out...

Quick Update

Well today I installed my new Prosport Electric Boost gauge. It took me a little while to figure the wiring out since this was my first install of an electrical gauge. I finally figured it out after having my dash torn apart for a day, but it was worth it. The gauge looks great during the day (My previous Prosport Mechanical Boost gauge was un-readable during the day), and it will look even greater at night. I will get a picture up in the next day or so.

As for my knock count, I have Seth of Moon Performance in Lake Placid, NY looking at my fuel maps to see if he can pinpoint the cause of my low-thottle knock count.

Im still jobless, so I haven't bought any new parts for the car other than replacing the boost gauge and my fuel pump is still sitting on the shelf at Kales Customs. Hopefully I will have that in soon because I have a feeling that may be causing some of the knock counts.

Well I'm out for the night, later all.

Not Much Going On

Well not much has changed since my last post, I figured I would just post a link to my profile on my local car club website. Feel free to check it out as it has pictures as well as all my current mods, horsepower, and 1/4 mile time listed.

Evo VIII

I still have to replace the vacuum line going from the turbo to the MBC, hopefully I'll have a chance to do that in the next day or so.

I'm also experience some low throttle knock, but I believe that may be caused by the fact that I have not yet installed my Walbro Fuel Pump. The ECU flash from TTP-Engineering was customized to work with the fuel pump installed so I will have to get that in ASAP.

The Evo has a small problem...

Well today I noticed that the vacuum line going from the Turbo nipple to the MBC had been rubbing against the Heat Shield and melted.

I went to Bond Auto Parts to get some new vacuum line, now I just need to find some time to pull the intercooler piping off so I can fit my hand down to the turbo to replace the line.

Also I still need to go back to Kale's Customs to have my fuel pump installed, and I have a C-West front bumper on order.

Welcome

Hi,
This is my first attemp at a blog, so here goes...

The purpose of this blog is to document the progress of my current project, a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evoution VIII.





As of today, the Evo current has the following mods installed: (Good for 330 HP)

Exedy Racing Clutch
Short Shifter
Cone Air Filter
Perrin MBC
Magnaflow 3" Catback Exhaust
TTP Engineering ECU Flash

Parts waiting to be installed:

Walbro 255lph fuel pump


Once the fuel pump is installed, my modding may be slowed down due to the fact that my current job is going out of business on Sunday. I am currently looking for a new job, so once I finalize one I will begin buying more parts again.

The next mods I plan on getting are a Buschur Racing Mini Battery, Buschur Racing Upper Intercooler Piping kit, and Buschur Racing MAF Hardpipe kit. Once these parts are installed the Evo should be good for 330 WHP.