Hey what's up everyone, my name is Ryan, I'm from central PA. Just wanted to introduce myself and my rides. I currently own a heavily modded 03 Evo VIII, my DD 01 Audi S4, and my wife's DD 08 Audi A4 s-line. I'm still kinda new to the Euro scene, but been around imports for a long time. I'm also a member of the S4forum so I apologize in advance if you've read this before, if not, enjoy and lemme know what ya'll think.


03 Mitsubishi Evo VIII GSR:

When the Evo emerged for US sale in 03, I instantly fell in love and like most Evo owners, had to have one. My Evo VIII GSR was always just a dream for me to own, did a tour in Iraq and another in Afghanistan just to finally get one and be able to purchase the mods. It was origionally sold by a dealer in Seattle, WA. I purchsed it through a dealer in Great Falls, MT, where I was currently stationed with the military and eventually trailerd it from Montana to Pennsylvania. I really hate to admit it, but it basically sits covered in my garage and is only driven on nice, sunny days. I know all the Subie/Evo guys are shaking your head at me for that..but hey, it is what it is. Bought it at the end of '04 with 4k and currently it only has 35k total miles, so ya can see how little it's actaully driven, but I still managed to make it a certified 100mph club car from Beaver Springs Dragway.

Alright, enough with the history lesson, lets get to the part that everyone always wants to know, the mods...the car is in a huge transition right now and is constantly 'evolving.' I've tried to keep the mods tasteful, yet practical, so here is a current list along with some pics. I'll keep updating as I get more done or you can check my profile as the car is in the shop more then in my garage.

Here are the numbers thus far:

Car put down 417whp/391tq @ 31psi on CBRD's Mustang II load-bearing dyno on 93 octane pump-gas. Should put down approx. 515+ whp on a dyno-jet. I respect Chad and what he does at his shop, he's a genius when it comes to the Evo/STi platform. He said it was the highest hp stock-block VIII with his BBK turbo kit/supporting mods ever on his dyno! Hope to break the 500hp mark on the low-reading Mustang Dyno by mid-summer...unless the wife kills me first LOL.

Engine Modifications:
CBRD BBK fully-ported Blouch turbo
JM Fabrications twin-scroll tubular exhaust mani with ported inlets
Evo IX re-circ waste-gate
Megan Racing stainless O2 housing
GSC S1 cams - 268 intake / 268 exhaust
HKS cam gears
APR head-studs
PTE Precision 1000cc fuel injectors
Cosworth 86mm/1.5mm head gasket
Cosworth kevlar high performance timing belt
APS twin-vent BOV (50% VTA / 50% re-circulated)
APS upgraded twin-vent BOV spring
CBRD slim-core race radiator
CBRD slimline fan
CBRD silicone racing coolant hoses
JM Fabrications CBRD spark plug insert
Denso IKH24 1 step colder performance spark plugs
Full Blown purple twin Walbro fuel pump hanger kit
Twin Walbro 255lp/min fuel pumps
-6 Feed / -6 Return fuel lines/fittings
HKS Carbon/Titanium HI-Power cat-back exhaust system
Invidia 3” stainless steel down pipe
Invidia 3” stainless steel test-pipe (cat-delete)
CEL Eliminator
AEM short-ram intake
AEM intake shroud
JM Fabrications medium battery kit
Odyssey PC 925 medium battery
JM Fabrications polished battery tie-down
AMS front-mount intercooler (1250 cfm flow – 3.625” thick)
AMS polished lower intercooler piping
JM Fabrications polished upper intercooler pipe
JM Fabrications polished upper cold-side intercooler pipe
Zaklee clear cam cover
JM Fabrications polished coolant overflow tank
Hallman ProRX black manual boost controller (tuned for the street at 26 psi boost)
ECU “PowerDyne” tuned by Chad Block Racing Development, York, PA (Mustang II load-bearing dyno system)
Ralliart power steering, master cylinder, and intercooler sprayer covers
2-step launch control
Manual / Automatic Intercooler sprayer

*Working on the new prototype BBK-B from CBRD and Blouch...should hopefully have one once it's been through it's test phase. Projections are about 40-50hp increase over the current BBK.

Drivetrain:
Exedy hyper twin-disc clutch
Exedy flywheel
Shep built stage 2 tranfer case

Parts sitting in the garage:
JM Fab race intake manifold
DC Sports titanium strut tower brace

Suspension Modifications:
Tein S-Tech Springs (2.1/Front--1.8/Rear)
Hawk pads

Wheels/Tires Modifications:
OEM Evo IX Enki's in silver

Interior/Exterior Modifications:
VIS G Sport front bumper (will be on soon - being painted)
Evo IX tails
Perrin Shorty Antenna
NightShaded Corner/Marker lights
JDM 'CT 9A' License Plate (front)
Rexspeed Carbon Fiber License Plate insert (rear)
Rexspeed MR Vortex generator (will be on soon - being painted)
PA Persian Gulf War Veteran license plate
Beaver Springs Dragway "100mph club" sticker

Future Mods:
2.3 Stroker with forged internals
CBRD BBK-B Blouch turbo
JM Fab. race intake manifold
Methanol injection
JDM rear bumper w/ CF difuser
Rexspeed Mirrors
Advan RS's or Rota's
Custom paint scheme





























The Euros:

The daily-driver: Nogaro blue 01 Audi S4 2.7bi-turbo with some tasteful mods.

Purchased my S4 to be my daily driver. I only use my Evo spairingly and never in snow so I needed another AWD vehicle because PA has such awesome winters. This is my first experience owning a Euro and I must say, it's quite nice. I mean, it will never replace my DSM, but it is a close second. I absolutely love this car, can't believe the mix of power and luxury.


Engine/Drivetrain Modifications:
APR Stage III ECU chip (tuned to 93 octane)
APR R1 Diverter Valves
APR 2.7 BiPipe kit
APR Intake
AWE Exhaust
AWE Test Pipe

Suspension Modifications:
H&R Lowering Springs
Front/Rear Strut Tower brace

Wheels/Tires Modifications:
RS6 wheels on P-Zero's

Interior/Exterior Modifications:
LED Tailights
Clear Corners
Euro front plate
New S4 badges
Tutone leather - white/black
PA Expeditionary Forces Veteran license plate

Future Modifications:
RS4 turbo upgrade, APR intercooler and piping, wheels, etc. My daily driver, we'll see how crazy we can get it.













And finally, the newest edition - 08 Audi A4 2.0T S-line

Only mod is the APR staged chip...tuned to 93 octane
Had an extremely hard time finding this color combo with a 6spd, drove 250 miles to pick it up.







I know you all must be thinkin' WTF, he either came from money or just plain rich, but I'm neither....I've worked my *** off to afford my rides and spent tons of time depolyed to shitty-*** countries away from my family. The way I look at it, some people spend money on clothes, shoes, houses, etc; I just chose to spend it on cars...LOL...

 

Ok finally got my pics to work...for some reason I was having an issue with photobucket last night and they wern't posting correctly. ohh well, lemme know what ya'll think.

 

all the cars look great. that evo is sick for sure man.

 

thanks man appreciate that

 

yea man have always loved evo's kinda want one...haha. that or a subaru wrx sti

 

they're definatly a lot of fun - either platform

 

Hey man i'm new to the forum to, and you said you live in Central Pa Same here, im from York Pa. Were are u located at?

 

Lebanon

 

Cars look great bro. Neither of you guys are all that far from Binghamton where we have several guys who are extremely active in this scene. We had a great turnout for a meet in April and are planning on another hopefully in late summer. You should both make the trip up then or before. This summer among our local core we have a lot of DIY maintenance we'll be doing as well so if you wanna come up and hang with like-minded people, have some beers and BBQ and maybe turn a few wrenches with us (our cars or yours), just let me know!

 

yeh man definatly let me know, as long as I'm off for the weekend or whatever, I'd make the journey. We have a lot of things going on down here as well that I can let ya'll know about closer to the time. I'm a big gear-head, do mostly all my own work, so I'm def. down to turn a few wrenches, bust a few knuckles for sure.

Plus I've been wanting to broaden my horizons in the import scene, and NY seems like it'd be awesome.