Battle of the Imports staging lanes

Buttonwillow Raceway

Under hood set up with VPC. 

 
Older set up with stock I/C, larger 2 1/4" piping 
welded on.

New Griffin 18 inch front mount intercooler.

2G MAs is mounted low in the fender area behind the bumper.

A 3" 90 degree pipe extends the 2G MAS out of the engine compartment for cooler air.

Modifications:

Motor

• Stock Used JDM Motor
• K&N air filter 
• Hard pipe (3") into turbo 
• TDO5-20G 7cm turbo 20 Degree Clip 
• Ported compressor housing 
• 2.25" Lower I/C piping 
• 2.5" Upper I/C piping 
• RRE Griffin FMIC
• 2 GReddy S-type blow off valves ( had 2 laying around )
• Ported exh. manifold and housing 
• RalliArt 3" exhaust outlet/down pipe 
• Dual catalytic converters (guaranteed double the flow) 
• 3" side exhaust 

Fuel

• AEM Engine Management System
• 660cc Denso Fuel Injectors
• RRE/Denso 150 lph Fuel Pump

Clutch/Drive train 

• Quarter Master/Fidanza Twin Disc Clutch Assy
• Metallic Friction Material Solid Hub Disc
• Aluminum Flywheel
• 18 lb. total weight clutch/fw assy
• RalliArt motor mounts 

Suspension

• RalliArt shocks and struts 
• 4WD springs-cut 
• RalliArt rear sway bar 
• Energy Suspension bushings 
• RRE front upper and lower braces 
• Ronal "LV" 16x7.5  rims 
• Toyo 225-50-16 Proxes RA-1 tires 

Brakes

• 275mm brake rotors 
• Dual-piston calipers 
• Porterfield R4-E Carbon-Kevlar brake pads 
• Castrol SRF brake fluid 

Electronics

• GReddy PRofec B boost controller
• GReddy 52mm boost,60mm EGT gauges 
• Dual A/F ratio-injector pulse monitor
• Removable ROM ECU w/+5 degrees timing 

Misc.

• Schroth Rally-3 harnesses 
• Re-located battery 
• '92 Front and Rear facias
• Big stickers 
• 310 hp @ wheels (dyno sheet)
• Vehicle weight 2450 lbs.

Side exit 3" exhaust 

Fake stock tip on the back to keep the 
cops happy and the hondas confused  

• 1:29.63 at big Willow Springs
• 1:07 at Streets of Willow Springs (old short track)
• 2:18 at Buttonwillow Raceway full track
• 2:06 at Buttonwillow Raceway (config 13 CCW)

• 4/96
  14.1 @ BOI Palmdale (Rich Silva driving) 
14-b turbo, stock I/C, Street tires
• 6/99
  13.5 @ Pomona (Tony Vu Driving)
16-g turbo, FMIC, Toyo Proxes tires

 
 

 


 


The car was originally a Mitsubishi Motorsports race car that ran in the IMSA 
Firehawk Series in '90 and '91. The body  was updated and retired in '92 and used as a show car for the team. I purchased it in '95 with 3,500 miles on it and made it street legal.