![]() This thing was built to go fast, not impress the girl on roller skates at your local Sonic. To our “sound system components” question, they simply responded, “Magnaflow 3-inch exhaust, no interior.” You might care about a good audio system, but the guys at Road Race couldn’t care less. Carbontrix stepped in to add firewall and floor panels, but only because they serve a purpose on the racetrack. Inside, Racetech carbon-kevlar seats occupy an otherwise lonely cockpit-stripped and roll cage equipped in-house by RRE. Being as inventive as the guys at RRE are, a Subaru up-pipe was used on the other side of the turbocharger and a custom intake was quickly fabbed up. ![]() ![]() While Road Race was fabricating, it belted out a custom downpipe to guide hot air out of the turbocharger and into a Magnaflow exhaust. Intercooler piping leading to the GReddy core was replaced with a custom set from RRE. The GReddy wastegate was exchanged in favor of an external unit from TiAL, while the GReddy Type-S blow-off valve was left to vent into the atmosphere. In addition, RRE developed many custom parts itself, like a cast turbo manifold-less prone to breakage than a tubular unit. Finally, a custom sheetmetal intake manifold from Magnus helped to increase airflow into the engine.īut as the American Evo aftermarket developed, Road Race Engineering was afforded a larger list of specialized components from which to choose. ![]() A four-wheel big brake kit from Stoptech with four pistons on each caliper and 355mm rotors all around got the party started right. The stock turbo was ditched in favor of a GReddy turbo kit and front-mount intercooler, while the factory suspension was tossed and replaced by a system from JIC. The car had barely been in the RRE garage for a week before stock parts were torn off. This isn’t your typical story of a car that started small and moved on to the big modifications. This Evo VIII started life at RRE as a race car back in 2003. ![]()
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