Spending thousands of dollars on upgrades only to have the engine fail was pretty frustrating for me. I was nearly ready to give up on the car. I left it at English Racing and they told me that they would tear into the engine and find out what was going on. When I got the call a few days later from Lucas English, I was pretty heartbroken. He told me that the cylinder number four connecting rod had bent (most likely weakened from abuse from a previous owner). He then told me that I was extremely lucky. I didn’t see…
Author: Chris Youngblood
Chris Youngblood
Chris is a Founding Member of ImportMeet.com and owner of Project Evo VIII. He writes primarily about his project but also plans on producing event coverage of events in Southern California.
This is an update on what happened to Project Evo VIII during spring/summer 2013. The conclusion to this story will be shared soon. Chapter 1: The Departure My friend Aaron and I had taken off work so we could take my car down to English Racing in Camas, WA to get a laundry list of stuff done to it. My main goal was to have the car make around 400whp. We were debating whether or not to leave Thursday evening and get a hotel or just crash in the parking lot and wait for everyone else to show up. Start…
In this update I will be going over the first modifications I made shortly after purchasing the car. If you missed my last post where I introduced the project, make sure to read it first. The first thing I did after buying the car was begin the search for someone looking to trade taillights. The ones that came with the car weren’t my favorite but I knew some people preferred them. It wasn’t long before I found a guy locally that wanted my taillights. We traded straight across and I ended up with these JDM Evo VII tails. Project Evo…
It all started back in 2003 during my freshman year of high school. Most of my friends were preoccupied with sports and other activities, but when I wasn’t playing in a band or playing music, I was turning wrenches. I’m from Toledo, OH and there is a shop there called Pure Tuning Performance. I was the shop errand boy which was fitting because I didn’t really care how much I got paid or even if I did get paid, I just loved being around the dyno and learning from the guys. If you aren’t familiar with the Midwest, it is…