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01/10/2023
After a big week out testing and dialing our shop we are over the moon with the results especially with only having the top mount intercooler in the hot and humid weather atm.
Starting with a private track day where we took both our evo and wrx along with staff members for a great fun day out driving which alternated from multiple circuit sprint sessions on all of the circuit layouts and roll racing the wrx definitely surprised many punching above its weight. Gotta say it handles superbly with the reds coil overs and adjustable rear arm setup.
All the staff members out there had a fantastic time gaining more experience from the event and being able to go out and push the cars both around the corners and up the straight aways in a safe environment.
Tina and I last night were finally able to get the wrx to for a test and tune arriving in less than desirable weather conditions but still ended up with great results with first pass being 11.9sec 1/4 mile pass hard in rev limiter in 4th gear at 110mph and wheel spin off the line. The second pass with more wheel spin running a 12.0 at 115mph for me and unfortunately due to storms the event was rained out. Our Jockey Tina got to lay a single pass down also running a 12.0 but at 108mph with a bog off the line and a miss shift in the top end so looking forward to see what Tina can do in it on the next outing.
With some more grip and cooler weather there is definitely some lower times there and higher mph but for the moment we are happy to be the first vb wrx into the 11sec braket in Australia.
More videos on our instagram page due to fb only allowing 1 vid per post
Have to say for a car with just bolt-ons we made is extremely impressive.
20/03/2023
Approaching this build was something else chasing that perfect mix of class, drivability, horsepower whilst bringing the car to a 2023 spec vehicle featuring engine protection and features such as cruise control, rolling antilag, traction control strategies amongst other inhouse key features when it comes to usability.
After many years working on James's lovely Mitsubishi Evolution 8MR from being a FP green setup on stock engine making 300kw and being one of the first evos in the country to run a Emtron ecu many years ago.
The plan for the build had been coming for many years, with the intention to build a brand new engine, so that the original engine & transmission could be put into storage should there be a day if wanting to return the car back to stock, due to the forever increase in value of these cars. After 16 years of ownership James and I got to tracking down the vital components required for this build.
Featured in this build and wanting to stay a stock frame turbo setup a brand new evo 9 block and mivec cylinder head were sourced, we then filled the block with a 2.2L stroker kit from and cylinder head, a set of GSC r2 camshafts into a brand new cnc ported (street port) mivec evo 9 cylinder head.
manifolds were chosen for the task at hand due to the high quality, being Aus made and the ability to produce the results everytime on our setups with the intake being a twin rail type which has a set of id1300 and a set of id1700 fuel injectors.
On the hot side strapped to the exhaust manifold a custom turbo was developed for the task by the good guys from being a it6060 with a couple of extra features to achieve the results James was searching for, we then went in and connected all the dots with some inhouse fabrication to add to that look of quality along with being able to supply and extract the good and bad air to and from the engine and systems.
In the fueling department we went with a dual intank hanger from fitted with a pair of fuel pumps all custom wired to get the most out of them possible, along with custom made fuel lines made from products.
Along with the new set up was a 6 speed to 5 speed gearbox conversion carried out with the new 5 speed being full of a straight cut gearset with carbon lined syncros and a triple plate clutch due to the fantastic results we have had using this clutch over years of drag racing mixed with street duties in our own vehicles.
In the ecu hardware department we removed the evo 9 plug in and went ahead with a kv8, keypad, can gauge and etc 4 for individual exhaust temps and an array of pressure and temperature sensors used to monitor oil, fuel and manifold pressures and temperatures along with a fuel flex sensor for the ability to use either pump, unleaded or pump e85.
Congratulations to James on his amazing evo and thankyou for choosing us here at StepUp to carry out your build once again.
The results are fantastic 👏
Thankyou to all who were involved in this build and look forward to completing many many more with you.
Kicking off with a surprise in the first stages tuning up our vb wrx! As most know we have been manufacturing quite a few performance components in-house starting off with the 3.5" turbo back exhaust, i-pipe and catback exhaust systems including upgraded air intake with air box and intercooler charge pipe with more StepUp components being released after testing over the next few weeks.
With our shop boasting the StepUp 3.5" turbo back system, StepUp air intake and cooler pipe a duel port a top mount intercooler and tuned using the software we were able to successfully achieve a healthy 256kw & 467nm on pump premium unleaded including a even more tyre spinning sideways action 289kw & 548nm with an ethanol mix in the premium unleaded fuel which are in our eyes fantastic results plus showing the potential of the brand new engine & platform.
We are excited to see what we can do with further development and how much the new wrx can handle. For the mean time keep an eye on the insta and fb stories to stay up to date with the progress of this beaut vehicle.
Any queries in regards to having one of the best in the industry cobb tune your ride or grab yourself some in-house crafted StepUp upgraded parts jump on the phone (07)55325166 flick our office a message or email. [email protected]
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