XS Evolution VIII

Car and Owner

XS Engineering's 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII

Description

Our EVO 8 is the epitome of what we feel an all purpose street car should be. Originally purchased for product development, this car has evolved into a perfectly balanced car that can do it all. Featuring our 450hp package, this car generates 390hp to all four wheels on 91 octane and 472hp on race gas.

Capable of being daily driven in reasonable comfort, the suspension boasts custom valved JIC coilovers, XS custom fabricated Delrin suspension bushings, Carbing strut tower brace, Carbing chassis braces, and Carbing sway bars. The end result is razor sharp handling with exceptional driver feedback. The engine utilizes a stock bottom end with an XS Engineering ported and polished head. XS Racemax Camshafts (272) and an Apex Power FC D-jetro ECU allows for a near stock idle and silky smooth driveability. Try that with a flashed ECU! Clutch engagement is like stock with an ACT Heavy Duty clutch kit. Overall, this car drives like stock around town but is extremely fast in the twisties.

This is the same car that Tarzan Yamada drove in Sport Compact Car's Time Attack in March 2004 and has been featured in Import Tuner, Sport Compact Car (2004 EVO Challenge), and Road & Track's SPEED. At Sport Compact Car's EVO Challenge, when the car had a stock turbo and the XS Racemax 272 camshafts, we produced the highest and broadest torque band of all other EVOs. The XS EVO's powerband came in 500 rpm earlier than every other car. In a recent test done by Road & Track's SPEED magazine, this EVO cranked out 1.03g's in the skidpad, accelerated from 0-60 in 3.4 seconds, and cleared the quarter mile in 11.6 seconds.

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