The rear light conversion pictured above was purchased from UPAuto.com. This makes the car seem wider from the rear. I felt that the car looked a little too narrow when it had the standard fog light blanks fitted. The clear lenses have red 5 watt bulbs fitted which have been wired into the main lights. The car now looks very distinctive at night !
The rear lights at night
The Zigen Exhaust sits at an angle at the rear of the car due to the fact that it is virtually a straight pipe from the CAT back. It comes with a removable silencer tube which can be tuned using wadding in order to get the exhaust tone sounding "Just Right". I ran the car with the silencer and CAT removed. I was told by a friend who was travelling behind me that flames shoot out of the tail pipe on the overrun !!!!!
The front corner view looks spectacular and extremely aggressive here. This is due to the aircraft style lines which have been moulded into the front bumper/spoiler. The Japanese bloke who designed this bumper needs congratulating !!!!
Here
is the car shown with all the Ralliart livery. I have never seen another
Evo road car which looks as individual as this. Altho' the livery
can be found on many rally cars, it is usually accompanied with loads of
sponser graphics which cause overkill. When I originally bought the car
it had 3 times as many stickers as it does now and I removed them one by
one until only the graphics shown above remain. In addition the 17inch compomotive
wheels and roof vent add to the rally look.
The engine bay has the Samco hose kit fitted, Mines Alloy intercooler pipes, an uprated oil cooler, Apexi induction kit and a Cusco strut brace to add rigidity to the strut turrets.
The Blitz DSBC can increase boost levels to 1.7bar if desired, altho' I tend to keep these close to standard to make sure I don't damage the engine. I currently run at 1.1 bar max
There is also an OMP strut brace fitted between the rear struts along with an Evo5 RS lower boot brace to increase rigidity further. This also enhances the AYC functionality.
The Interior mods include: Ralliart pedals, Kenwood CD/speakers and bass tube, Gauge kit (boost, Oil temp, Oil pressure), Momo gear knob, Blitz DSBC, Turbotimer and Ralliart knee pads.