Injection Mold Breaker: Chad Shirtliff's 2003 Mitsubishi Evolution - Essentials

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ESSENTIALS

Vehicle: 2003 Mitsubishi Evolution
Owner: Chad Shirtliff
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Built By: Perfect Performance, DB Performance, Excell Autobody
Engine: Mitsubishi 4G64 2.4L turbocharged I4
Horsepower: 806 hp @ 40 psi
Torque: 692 lb-ft
Social Media: @perfectperformancecanada

ENGINE

Mitsubishi Evo VIII 4G63 head
Full Race port & polished head
Supertech (oversized valves, dual valve springs)
Precision Turbo 6466 T4 1.15AR turbocharger
Garrett 4-inch Race intercooler
Shop 6 custom hoses
Tial (50-mm blow-off valve, 38-mm wastegates [2])
MPS dry nitrous system
K&N air filter
Boomba throttle body
Magnus Motorsports intake manifold
Perrin Performance fuel rails
Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator
Walbro 225-lph fuel pump
Bosch 44-lph fuel pumps (2)
Kelford 272 camshaft
HKS cam gears
FIC fuel injectors (1,100-cc set, 2,150-cc set)
NGK spark plugs
Spark Tech ignition coils
Custom grounds
Manley (billet 100-mm crankshaft, 156-mm I-beam rods, 86.5-mm 10:5:1 pistons)
Total Seal piston rings
Cometic head gasket
ARP 625 head studs
AEM Infinity 8H ECU

EXHAUST

AMS Race exhaust system
Sheepey Built Race (header, up-pipe, down-pipe)

DRIVETRAIN

Exedy (triple-plate clutch, flywheel)
Perfect Performance spec carbon fiber synchros
Quaife differential

WHEELS/TIRES/BRAKES

CCW wheels - 18x10 +15 (f&r)
BFGoodrich KDW2 tires - 255 35 R18 (f&r)
Brembo Evo X brake kit - 4-piston, slotted rotors (f), 2-piston, slotted rotors (r)
Braided brake lines
Hawk HPS brake pads
Amsoil brake fluid

CHASSIS/SUSPENSION

Cusco (coilovers, under bracing)
Whiteline (sway bars, strut bars [f&r])
Energy Suspension bushings
BWR adjustable LCAs (r)

EXTERIOR

Lamborghini blue custom paint
Mitsubishi (Evo IX front bumper, JDM Evo IX rear bumper, JDM Evo VII taillights)
Victory Function carbon fiber fenders
Voltex 5V wing
Rexpeed (side skirt extensions, ducts)
Acura 2015 TLX headlight “jewel” retrofit

INTERIOR

Forged Performance shift knob
Suede shift boot
AEM gauges
Kevlar custom gauge pods (2)
Mitsubishi JDM Evo IX SE seats

AUDIO MULTIMEDIA

Alpine head unit
XS Power battery

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