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Import Tuner's Top Pick for the Castrol SYNTEC Top Car Challenge
If you haven't read about which cars the other magazines are betting hoping will emerge as Castrol SYNTEC's Top Car, do that now. We'll wait, they'll probably need hours to convince you their plans will work, and we only need a few minutes.
Ready? Good. Because Minneapolis, MN's Ryan Gates and his 2008 EVO X is setting the curve in this competition, with all the bases covered. Drag racing? How about a 2,100-pound race machine putting down 500 AMS-inspired horses to four R-compound-clad racing wheels? Road racing and time attack? Same, only add its tuned JRZ Racing TA triple-adjustable remote reservoir coilovers, two-piece Girodisc front and rear brakes, Brembo calipers and AMS lines, and full line of Whiteline suspension goodies. "But," you might be thinking, "What about the street car portion of the competition? How's does 2NR expect to compete an all-out race car on the street?" We wouldn't dream of it. Ryan's EVO doubles as his daily driver during the week.
This isn't just another EVO that some rich kid threw a lot of parts onto. After building a Nissan 350Z and EVO VIII to drive in Super Lap Battle time attacks, and NASA road Race competition, Ryan progressed to - in his opinion - the only platform available that would allow him to dominate the competition, and further built it into what it is now. Every modification and adjustment is the result of real-world testing and data acquisition, not bench racing and on-paper hypothesis. Simply stated, it's a proven killer. Pick up a copy of Import Tuner's August, '09 issue to meet Ryan, and look to the September, '10 issue for complete details of his car.
Behind the Build:
NAME: Ryan Gates
AGE: 21
HOMETOWN: Minneapolis, MN
OCCUPATION: Driver
HOBBIES [other than cars]: Great food, Football, Friends, Traveling, Drawing pictures
BUILD TIME: One year
FEEBACK: Gates311@mac.com
QUOTE: 90% of the game is 1/2 mental.
OUTPUT: 500+ whp
2008 Mistubishi Lancer Evolution X
OUTPUT: 500 whp
ENGINE: Mitsubishi 4B11; AMS Intake, front-mount intercooler and piping, surge tank, exhaust; Forced Performance FP Red Turbo; EcuTek-reflashed ECU, tuned by AMS
DRIVETRAIN: Carbonetic Triple Carbon clutch; Cusco 1.5-way Rear limited slip differential (LSD)
SUSPENSION: JRZ Race TA three-way adjustable coilovers; AMS toe links; Whiteline Roll Center adjusters, 27mm rear sway bar
WHEELS/TIRES: 18x10.5 +15 Volk TE37 wheels; 275/35-18 Nitto NT01 tires
BRAKES: Girodisc two-piece front and rear rotors; Brembo calipers; AMS stainless steel-braided brake lines
EXTERIOR: AMS front lip splitter, wickerbill, carbon/Kevlar roof; Seibon dry carbon hood trunk, carbon fiber doors
INTERIOR: Recaro Pro Racer HANS seat; Takata five-point harness, AMS roll bar; race day weight reduction
ELECTRONICS: AEM & Stri Gauges
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