Evo Ecks

[Frankiago]

Compiled update and photo thread for my 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR

MSRP: $37,684
Price paid: $31,945
Mileage: 7


Ready to leave LA for a 2,000 mile road trip to Chicago


Another shot of the tape job


In Arizona after ~1,000 miles


Back home after ~2,000 miles






Old, stealthy engine bay layout


The new hotness, entitled "Poo on Blue"


Wingless


Advan RZ 18x9.0 +25
Muteki neo-chro lug nuts (open ended, short version)
Advan low-rise center caps
OEM Advan tires
OEM Brembo brakes


JDM Evo X RS fog light shroud/mesh (aka JDM fog delete)


AMS single-exit full turbo-back exhaust with high flow cat


EVO emblem, removed shortly thereafter :frown:


Another shot of the Advan RZs


Zeitronix wideband/boost/EGT custom install


Zeitronix custom install pt2


Stay tuned for pt3...

My brother's gorgeous daughter (aka my niece) Layla helping clean! Engine bay is pretty empty due to powder coating


Rolling shot on the way to a JDM Chicago (JDMChicago.com) meet on 4-10-10


On the way, following a Graphite Gray Evo X


His and hers, my girlfriend's WW Evo X GSR
(18x10 +15 AME TM02's powdercoated mag blue, KW V3 coilovers)










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[NopWRX]

Nice EVO. I like everything but the 'EVO' badge on the grill! Other than that, lookin good!

 

[pmanliu]

evos come a long way frank! love it!

your gf has an evo also? thats awesome

 

[Logan]

Looks great Frank - Same passion, different ride

 

[bleedingsujit]

awesome pics man, the spoiler didn't look bad really, nice engine bay btw

 

[drew855]

look awesome, I also kind of liked the spoiler but it still look nice without it

 

[HumbertoCALI]

Looking good frank.

I prefer the wing on your baby.

As always, so fresh and so clean brotha. Lol

 

[theMerchant]

nice ... I like the white evo exterior/rims/tires better
hows the butt dyno?
get a better camera , outdoor shots look

 

[StuLax18]

I feel like the rear is boring without the spoiler. Either way, I'm jealous your gf has the same car. Mine is right here and she saw that haha.

 

[turbocad6]

nice, I like it better without the wing myself looks hot

 

[Dr.2K]

Love the evo Frank, if I were 20's younger, lol.

 

[Frankiago]

Thanks for all the compliments and constructive criticism guys!

I like everything but the 'EVO' badge on the grill!

It only lasted a couple of days on there, took it off because I also didn't like it.

your gf has an evo also? thats awesome

Yep, she got hers used about 4 months before I did.

Looks great Frank - Same passion, different ride

Not exactly the same passion, I'm dying to go out on road courses and the drag strip, she absolutely loves autocrossing... I'll have none of that auto-x crap :P

awesome pics man, the spoiler didn't look bad really, nice engine bay btw

Thanks!

look awesome, I also kind of liked the spoiler but it still look nice without it

There were a few times I was having doubts, but in the end I'm so glad it's wingless and with a whole new trunk painted instead of holes filled. I love the way it looks wingless.

As always, so fresh and so clean brotha. Lol

Thanks a bunch Berto, she's been a garage whore for too long, now that I have my parts on and tuned I can have all the fun I've been missing out on (and I've been making up for lost time, believe me).

nice ... I like the white evo exterior/rims/tires better
hows the butt dyno?
get a better camera , outdoor shots look

Oh she's gonna love that one

She likes the way mine looks, I like the way hers looks. The drop looks good but it's such a pain in the ass for her but she puts up with it, very minimal complaining. She has a $2000 set of coilovers on her car and I have a set of $400 springs... I'm jealous but at the same time I feel like it'd be a waste of money for somebody who isn't seriously competitive.

My rims are definitely at least 3x better the color she powdercoated them is awesome though and they are an inch wider than mine with super aggressive offset. I didn't want to roll/pull the fenders, she was fine with it.

Yes, the shots are grainy. She has a very cheap camera and mine is hardly better. She had the camera with her in her purse and that was a last-minute photo opportunity as we were leaving a mall. All of the pics up until the rolling shot are from my decent point-n-shoot, the rolling shot and the side-view-mirror shot are from my buddy's DSLR, whatever the hell model it is I don't know, and the last set of shots with the girlfriend are from her camera. I think we did decent for what we had to work with.

I feel like the rear is boring without the spoiler. Either way, I'm jealous your gf has the same car. Mine is right here and she saw that haha.

Tell her to get something interesting! Not necessarily just nice, but nice AND interesting! That way she can enjoy driving it and enjoy the praise she gets for being a chick having an awesome car :P

nice, I like it better without the wing myself looks hot

Thank you John! I'm glad somebody appreciates the cleaner, more refined look.

Love the evo Frank, if I were 20's younger, lol.

Yes, Doc? Go on...?

When in Rome.

 

[ELI Z WONG]

whoa so clean and delicate, its a very nice evo man!!!

 

[soonster]

u got me going thru ebay, haha,, very nice with the mods.

 

[KNFX]

wow man, both cars look great! I think its pretty awesome that your gf shares the same passion you do!

 

[gto]

I also like it wingless. Looks less like a toy

 

[Frankiago]

PEEK-A-BOO!












(yes, it's a sticker with a knocked over cone that says "my bad")



Should have some more "FUN" shots shortly... we did a F&F theme

(oh this was at a JDM Chicago car meet)























YUCK...


Non-evos:

JDMChicago.com's site admin, orange NSX:

Girlfriend's "landlord" ... the POOPRA (I think it's all show... haven't heard of him ever taking it to a track of any kind)




And here's the (IMHO) retarded rice trend stickers:









My personal RICE award:

TIZOC, THE AZTEC ECRIPSE!

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Btw, the gf loves the FX. She thought Viet's entire setup was perfect.

 

[fxBeast]

TIZOC, THE AZTEC ECRIPSE!

Damn, what a coyote swallower!

 

[Frankiago]

YouTube- Evo Ecks - first dyno pulls - 298whp

 

[gmgagne]

wow, nice