This is a flange that we ordered from MAPerformance. This flange is for 4G63 head. A couple of interesting features make this flange stand out from the competition. First it has grooves to center the manifold runners over the exhaust ports. It also has CNC transitions to match the oval ports to the 1.5″ round runners we have chosen. This flange is usually used with their full Evo 8-9 manifold, but because this 4G is going into an IS300 sideways, we will have to fabricate our own manifold.
Sorry this is not about the upcoming release of a video game. This is Global Time Attack! An event that features all types of cars and drivers with different levels of performance and experience. The Time Attack events focus on getting the fastest lap time in each class and they have a class for everyone and most any car. The most recent event was last weekend at Road Atlanta during Formula Drift with over 15,000 fans looking on. Our newest intern, Brandon Connelly competed unopposed in the Synergy Turbo AWD True Street Class, thank you Patrick at Synergy Turbo for all your help and support! Brandon did very well for his first on a race track with his lowest lap time of 2.04 in his mostly stock Evo 8. The GTA organization will have more events this year that promises to pay out $10,000 to the class winners! Check out their website here for more info.
Jonathon Stancel has passed tech this morning with his V8 Is300 and is ready for some practice time on the track. Tomorrow the gates will fully open and the fun begins. Don’t forget to stop by the Batlground booth to say hello and pick-up your free “Save Drifting in Atlanta” sticker to show your support for the cause. Here is the link to the petition.
Here is an interesting event happening at Road Atlanta on the same days as Formula Drift this year. It’s the Global Time Attack series created for the enthusiast racer with a factory turbocharged vehicle (turbo in stock location) and they have AWD, RWD, and FWD classes. For the novice driver they also have a street car class that runs street tires. The object of the event is to get the best single lap time. Snergy Turbos even offer their Synergy Turbo True Street Class Contingency Award for this class, get more info here. Catch all the GTA(Global Time Attack) action along with Formula D on May 11th & 12th at Road Atlanta.
We originally started a five lug conversion for this Colt to fit some larger wheels with a different lug pattern. Our attention soon turned to the old factory calipers and mounts that would now be incompatible. Our options at this point are to use a set of OEM Mitsubishi Eclipse calipers or to look towards the aftermarket for a solution. We decided that switching out to larger Wilwood calipers, some OEM IS300 rotors and a pair of custom caliper brackets would solve our issue of fitment. The added braking power will make this little Colt much safer on the street and more competitive on the autocross circuit.
Today we are getting a baseline reading for this Hyundai Genesis 2.0T. In the coming weeks we will start modifying the car with a few simple bolt-ons and then measuring the torque and horsepower once again to determine the gains. Depending on the results, a larger turbo may be in this cars future.
Kevin’s EVO is finally finished and the results are in.
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What you are looking at is an engine crank that was scavenged out of a Gallant 4G64 at the junkyard. To complete a 2.3L 4G63 stroker project, we started by sending it off to the machine shop for balancing and careful inspection to verify it was within proper spec. When it returned it was immediately shipped off to Evans Performance Products for their REM Isotropic Superfinish. To simplify it, the REM procedure is a super fine polishing process that has some incredible benefits such as longer part life, reduced friction and reduced temperatures. Here is a link to their site for a full run down on the procedure. For the last step Evans Cryogenically processed the crank for even more good qualities, like rapid cooling and significantly reduced vibration. Link to Cryogenics. Now this old crank is ready to be installed and take on the world, again.
Recently we installed a set of Tein lowering springs on a Toyota Yaris. These springs lowered the car approximately 2″ giving this little car a much nicer stance. The rear set took little more than 5 min. While the front install was very straight forward, it still took much longer to complete. Now front and rear Teins are in place it’s time for an alignment, and to pull up that 2012 SCCA rulebook for any class changes this may cause.
Today we need a custom radiator to finish out a project. With the limited amount of engine bay space due to the added components of the newly installed turbo kit, we need a half size unit. Marietta Radiator will create one for us with our required size and hook up locations. As soon as it returns we will have the last piece of the build and it will be time to strap it on the Dynojet for a proper tuning session.
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