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  • 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII – 850HP

    2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII – 850HP

    Who doesn’t love a forward-facing turbocharger on an EVO? Clearly, Dale-John is among that crowd, and brought us his insane widebody 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII to make it happen!

    Up first in the shop, Andrew set up the built 4G63 with twin-scroll forward-facing manifold, down-pipe, dump-tubes, and hot-side charge pipe from Sheepey Race featuring a Precision Turbo & Engine 6466 Gen-II, half-sized radiator from Koyorad Cooling Systems, Inc. along with a cooling fan from SPAL Automotive USA, fuel rail from AMS Performance along with 2,150cc fuel injectors from Fuel Injector Clinic, Double Pumper assembly from Buschur Racing, installed the additional sensors & components necessary to enable Flex Fuel, a 5″ BTI Dash from BTI Gauges integrated into the Infinity, a Stage-II transfer case from Jacks Transmissions, along with all the miscellaneous OEM and aftermarket odds and ends to bring it all together.

    With the mechanical work wrapped in the shop, Matt strapped her down for Vlad to perform a custom Flex Fuel calibration via AEM Performance Electronics Infinity 506! Starting off with 93 octane in the tank, Vlad increased output to 511.37awhp & 409.54lbft at 26psi. Healthy starting point! Then after a quick drain and refill to E85, Vlad increased output to 710.73awhp & 545.71lbft at 44psi! Absolute blast of a dual-purpose street car that both draw a crowd at a meet, then take fools to Gapplebees in Mexico afterwards.

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  • 1994 Toyota Supra – Turbo Upgrade

    1994 Toyota Supra – Turbo Upgrade

    All the way from New York, Chris brought us his Renaissance Red 1994 Toyota Supra for some attention!

    Up first in the shop, Louis installed an AEM Performance Electronics Infinity 506 including a 70mm drive-by-wire throttle body & pedal assembly conversion designed by Vlad, AEM IAT, 3.5bar MAP sensor, 150psig oil pressure sensor, 100psig fuel pressure sensor, 3-port electronic boost control solenoid, Bosch 4.2LSU UEGO oxygen sensor, ethanol content sensor to enable Flex Fuel, along with an Infinity integrated 3.5″ touch screen gauge from BTI Gauges for data acquisition as well as 4-position boost control.

    From there, he moved on to installing the dual Walbro 450lph in-tank fuel pumps utilizing components from Powerhouse Racing along with some updates to the setup & wiring (for AEM Infinity to control second fuel pump activation), ID1300X fuel injectors from Injector Dynamics, all topped off with a new 6766 turbocharger from Precision Turbo & Engine, fitted with some custom fabrication to the compressor cover outlet.

    With the work wrapped in the shop, John strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom Flex Fuel calibration, complete with fuel pressure, MAP sensor, and oil pressure fail safes enabled. With the PTE6766 delivering 18psi and 93 octane in the tank, Vlad increased output to 626.13whp & 547.12lbft — solid pump gas performance! Then, with E85 in the tank, Vlad increased output to 773.11whp & 664.01lbft at 27psi! While there is plenty more in this setup, we reached our torque comfort level for a stock 2JZ-GTE bottom end, so we decided to cap it there.

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  • 2010 Chevrolet Silverado – Supercharged

    2010 Chevrolet Silverado – Supercharged

    Allen brought us his 2010 Chevrolet Silverado to have the 5.3L freshened up and put under a little pressure! Up first in the shop, Dom performed an AFM/DOD delete utilizing OEM GM components, installed Stage-1 CNC ported cylinder heads from Total Engine Airflow, custom billet core camshaft from Cam Motion along with a C5R timing chain, valve train from Total Engine Airflow & COMP Cams, oil pump from Melling Performance Parts, 160° thermostat from Lingenfelter Performance Engineering, along with fasteners from ARP.

    With the top-end of the engine back together, Dom then moved on to installing the W140AX 2.3L twin-screw system from Whipple Superchargers, 1.875″ primary OD long-tube headers from Stainless Works Cerakoted by Detective Coating connecting to a full exhaust system from Stainless Works, spark-plug wires from MSD Performance paired with Protect-a-Boots from Design Engineering, Inc., topped off with a 450lph in-tank fuel pump from Walbro Fuel Pumps.

    With the mechanical work wrapped in the shop, Charlie strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via HP Tuners. With 93 octane in the tank, Vlad increased the setup’s output to a repeatable 493.12whp & 486.36lbft, with a best run of 502.43whp & 491.94lbft! It goes without saying, Allen is certainly enjoying the new performance!

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  • 2019 Chevrolet Camaro SS – Headers & Tune

    2019 Chevrolet Camaro SS – Headers & Tune

    Would you expect to gain over 100whp & 70lbft from just long-tube headers and Flex Fuel on a nearly stock naturally aspirated vehicle? Yeah, neither did Jason when he brought his Summit White 2019 Chevrolet Camaro SS in from Maryland for that exact scope-of-work, but that’s where we landed!

    Up first, Charlie performed pre-work dyno runs to establish a starting point, and with the only modification being a Chevrolet Performance air-intake system, the baseline came in at 353.87whp & 395.79lbft. Far less than expected, but after inspecting the datalogs, we noticed that the short term fuel trims were alarmingly out of line. The only logical conclusion we could draw is that the intake wasn’t playing nicely with the factory calibration, which is obviously odd given the manufacturer.

    Once we determined the low power wasn’t due to a mechanical issue, she moved to the shop where Jackson installed Stainless Works long-tube headers and Chambered S-Tube exhaust system (NPP compatible), MSD Performance spark-plug wires with Design Engineering, Inc. Protect-a-Boots, Mishimoto Automotive 160° thermostat, and a DSX Tuning Flex Fuel conversion.

    With the mechanical work wrapped in the shop, Charlie strapped her back down to the rollers for Vlad to perform the 93 octane calibration up first via HP Tuners. Our hypothesis proved out, with the LT1’s output jumping to 440.00whp & 445.30lbft — gaining 86.13whp & 49.51lbft on 93 octane alone! Then, with E85 in the tank, Vlad moved on to the Flex Fuel calibration, increasing output to 461.49whp & 469.00lbft –– gaining 107.62whp & 73.21lbft at peak over baseline, and over 130lbft at ~3,700rpm! See overlay graph of all three runs in the picture stack.

    Suffice it to say, Jason left with an entirely different car than he arrived with, and is enjoying the new power output! Check out the dyno video below.

     

    Green plot: baseline
    Blue plot: 93 octane calibration
    Red plot: E85 calibration     
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  • 2019 Subaru WRX STI – GTX3076R

    2019 Subaru WRX STI – GTX3076R

    Erick brought his brand new 2019 Subaru WRX STI in to have the wick turned up! Up first in the shop, Alex set the EJ257 up with a Garrett – Advancing Motion GTX3076R Gen-II turbocharger packaged for stock-placement by ATP Turbo, IAG Performance Street Series air/oil separator, PERRIN Performance turbocharger inlet tube, COBB Tuning SF intake system, GrimmSpeed top-mount intercooler, GrimmSpeed 3-port electronic boost control solenoid, GFB blow-off valve, TOMEI unequal-length header & up-pipe, Invidia Exhaust down-pipe & Gemini R400 exhaust system, Aeromotive Fuel Systems 340lph in-tank fuel pump, Injector Dynamics ID1050X fuel injectors, Mishimoto Automotive radiator, all transmitting through an Advanced Clutch Technology HDSS clutch kit & Streetlite flywheel, with all the miscellaneous OEM and aftermarket gaskets, seals, and fluids needed to bring it together.

    Once Alex wrapped the mechanical work in the shop, Matt strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a calibration via COBB Tuning’s Accessport. The result? 390.42awhp & 363.35lbft on 93 octane at ~20psi! Much more power to enjoy, while still keeping it stock-block safe — all around great outcome!

       

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  • 2015 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack – Camshaft

    2015 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack – Camshaft

    Matthew brought us his Sublime Green 2015 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack to get the 6.4L Hemi breathing a lot better and thumping a lot harder! Up first, Alex installed a custom VVT camshaft from Cam Motion, supporting valvetrain components from COMP Cams & Manley Performance Products, Inc., engine oil pump from Melling Performance Parts, mid-pipe from Stainless Works, aluminum radiator and 180° thermostat from Mishimoto Automotive, OEM Hellcat 92mm throttle body, along with OEM Mopar components to delete MDS, and all the miscellaneous OEM odds-and-ends to complete the installation, all breathing through the existing Mopar Performance air-intake system.

    With the mechanical work wrapped in the shop, Matt strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via HP Tuners. The results? Even with the factory exhaust manifolds in place, Vlad still increased the 6.4L Hemi’s output to 472.40whp & 482.77lbft — that’s a gain of 70whp+ & 80lbft+ over what these cars normally put down in stock form on our dynos! Solid outcome all around.

     

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  • 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt – 910HP

    2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt – 910HP

    Jim brought us his Dark Highland Green 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt to have the Gen-III Coyote 5.0L put under some pressure!

    Up first in the shop, Dom installed a yellow powder coated Gen-V W185RF 3.0L twin-screw system from Whipple Superchargers including a billet Roval 132mm throttle body, 2.00″ primary OD long-tube headers from Stainless Works Cerakoted by Detective Coating, Legend exhaust system with active valves from Stainless Works, billet oil pump gears from Modular Motorsports Racing – MMR, a set of LTR7IX-11 spark plugs from NGK Spark Plugs, an aluminum coolant reservoir from Mishimoto Automotive, along with all the miscellaneous OEM Ford components to bring it all together.

    With the mechanical work wrapped in the shop, Charlie strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via HP Tuners. The result? 817.81whp & 625.13lbft on 93 octane, a gain of over 350whp & 220lbft over where these cars normally baseline on our dyno! Absolutely killer outcome!

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  • 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 – 900HP

    2015 GMC Sierra 1500 – 900HP

     

     

    Wu-Tang War Whistles, Nagasaki Noisy Bois, Beijing Rod Benders, Ying-Yang Spinney Things, Taiwan Tranny Trashers, Shanghai Cyclones, Mongolian Motor Manglers, Pad Thai Pounders — whatever you call them, Tom’s 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 has them, in the form of twin Garrett – Advancing Motion GT3076R turbochargers.

    While this truck is completely stock appearing on the outside, under the hood it’s a very different story, with the L83 5.3L engine equipped with a twin turbocharger system from Armageddon Turbo Systems, camshaft from Lingenfelter Performance Engineering, OEM LT4 high-pressure fuel pump, K-DI fuel injectors from Nostrum High Performance, along with all the necessary supporting modifications to bring it all together.

    With the mechanical work wrapped in the shop, Charlie strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via HP Tuners. With 93 octane in the tank and the GT3076R turbochargers delivering 12psi, Vlad increased output to a repeatable 768.30whp & 741.00lbft! While there is quite a bit of power on the table with more boost and octane, we all decided to stop at this power level with the stock-bottom-end’s longevity in mind. Absolute sleeper of a build!

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  • 2019 Subaru WRX STI

    2019 Subaru WRX STI

    Patrick brought us his 2019 Subaru WRX STI to have the wick turned up! This round, Louis installed a Blouch Turbo 20G-XT turbocharger, Invidia Exhaust down-pipe connecting to the existing Invidia Gemini R400 exhaust system, a COBB Tuning Flex Fuel conversion including in-tank fuel pump, Ethanol content sensor and associated fuel lines, fuel pressure sensor, Injector Dynamics ID1050X fuel injectors, COBB Tuning 3-port electronic boost control solenoid, and a COBB Tuning air-oil separator, all working perfectly with the existing Extreme Turbo Systems top-mount intercooler and AEM Intakes air-intake system.

    With the mechanical work wrapped in the shop, Charlie strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom Flex Fuel calibration via COBB Tuning’s Accessport. Starting off with 93 octane, Vlad increased the EJ257’s output to 346.07awhp & 327.53lbft. Then with E85 in the tank, Vlad increased output to a repeatable 385.32awhp & 358.11lbft, with a best run of 400.85awhp & 368.94lbft — solid outcome all around on all fuel types!  Video Below. 

      
     
     
     
     
     
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  • 2017 Toyota GT86 – Turbocharged

    2017 Toyota GT86 – Turbocharged

    Aulstyn brought us his 2017 Toyota GT86 to get it performing like it should have from the factory: with a little boost! Up first, Alex set up the 4U-GSE engine with a turbocharger system from GReddy Performance Products – GPP featuring a T518Z turbocharger, DeatschWerks DW65C fuel pump, along with the miscellaneous OEM odds-and-ends to bring it together.

    With the mechanical work wrapped in the shop, Matt strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform custom calibration via EcuTek Technologies Ltd. The result? With the T518Z delivering 7psi, Vlad increased the boosted 4U-GSE’s output to 265.88whp & 214.90lbft on 93 octane! This output level totally wakes these cars up, and again, is exactly how all GT86 variants should have come from the factory.

     
     
     
     
     
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