Desktop backrounds

Long time no see, or something. Tuners crew has been wasted lately so we havent got time to update ouer blog for while.. so.. heres couple desktop backrounds for you:

Evo maintenance

After driving happily with the Evo through the summer it was time to show it some love and do some basic maintenance.
On the list for the day was changing the engine oil, change the brake discs and pads in all four corners and the brake fluid.
After driving the car on the track once this summer I noticed that the brakes started to fade really quickly and that at least the discs felt very worn out. I decided to change both the discs and pads all around to be on the safe side and at the same time upgrade to proper brake fluid as well.
I ordered the brake discs and pads from Camskill UK since they offered a great package deal and fast and cheap delivery to Finland.
Ideally I would have liked to upgrade to a bit "better" discs and pads especially for the front but this time I decided to go with stock parts.

As for the brake fluid I got Motul RBF 600 Racing DOT 4.

The brake fluid, as well as the oil, was bought from a local store TI-Tarvike Oy.

As for the oil I decided to with Castrol Edge 10W-60.

A new OEM oil filter and gasket for the drain plug was naturally also bought.

We started off by changing the oil and the oil filter. About 4,5l of fresh Castrol was poured into the engine.

After this it was time to tackle the brakes. The whole process turned out to be quite simple and the only small problem we encountered was the rear discs that was a bit jammed but eventually we got them off as well.

The old pads were actually in quite good shape (no idea about the quality though) but the discs were really worn out so it seemed like a good decision to change everything.

Old discs off...

..and new ones on

After this the brake fluid was changed (the old fluid had seen better days) and the brakes bled and now the car was ready to rumble again.


Big up to Nikke once again for all the help and providing the great space to work in!

Mitsubishi Evolution IX GSR -06

Allrighty, I thought it would be time to introduce the newest member of this crew. The car has already featured shortly in this blog before, in the white car photoshoot by Juhis but here's a short introduction and some specs.

After owning two Saabs (yeah, go figure) I just got a sudden urge of trying something totally different. After some serious surfing on the web I spotted a white, slightly modded, Evo 9 for sale in western Finland and I decided I just got to have it. I did some research on the car and also found out that it is supposed to be the only white street registered Evo 9 in Finland.

After some initial troubles with getting a deal on the car the papers were finally signed in february 2009 and I was a happy owner of a Evo 9 :)

Here are some specs on the car:

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GSR -06



Engine:
- 4G63 MIVEC – 2.0 16v Turbo
- ARP head studs
- APS cold air intake
- Custom full 3" exhaust
- Printsport/Karala reprogrammed ECU
- Samco silicone radiator hose kit

Suspension, Brakes, Wheels and Tires:
- TEIN S-Tech lowering springs
- BREMBO brakes
- Advan RG II 9*18" +29
- Falken FK452 255/35-18
- Project Kics R40 NEO Chrono Racing Composite lug nuts

Exterior:
- Carbon fiber canards
- Carbon fiber side spats
- Vortex generator

Some future plans for the car (within an undefined period of time) include the following:

- Install coilovers (Tein Mono Flex are bought and waiting)
- Install a xenon-kit
- Change the brake discs and pads which are quite worn out
- Upgrade the clutch, probably a Exedy Hyper Twin Plate
- Upgrade some bushings and sway bars in the suspension
- Change the cold air intake, probably to HKS Racing Suction Reloaded
- Upgrade the intercooler + pipes
- New manifold and possibly some nice new catback (drooling at the Agency Power catback)
- Defi Link BF meters
- Maybe some bodykit at some point
- A serious buffing session

That's about it for now. More info and pictures when thins start to happen again.

Over and out!

White car photoshoot part1

First Pade´s evo 9.











More to come...