ESSENTIALS
Location: Aiea, HI
Engine: Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L I4
Facebook: evoBrianC
Instagram: @graphitemrevo6.5
ENGINE
- 4G63 engine swap
- ARC (CT9A intercooler, BOV, air filter)
- Merrill Performance/Ticon Industries titanium intercooler piping
- Tial BOV
- Samco hoses
- Custom titanium intake
- AMS fuel rail
- GSC camshaft
- Tomei cam gear
- Spoolin Up COP coils
- Evo 9 ECU
EXHAUST
- ARC exhaust
- ETS high-performance cat
DRIVETRAIN
- Exedy Evo 9 (clutch, flywheel, transmission, axles, ACD)
- Power Train Industries custom driveshaft
WHEELS/TIRES/BRAKES
- Volk Genesis wheels – 18x9.5 +11 (f/r)
- BF Goodrich tires – 255/35/18 (f/r)
- Brembo brake calipers
- Mazterpiece Automotive (titanium lug nuts, center hub nut, valve stem covers)
CHASSIS/SUSPENSION
- Enduratec coilovers
- Evo 9 (rear springs, sway bars, front control arms)
- Whiteline urethane bushings
- ARC Evo 6 front strut bar
- Cusco (rear strut bar, underbracing, trunk cage, rear trunk bar)
- BWR rear lower control arms
EXTERIOR
- JDM Evo 6 (front fenders, hood, headlights, folding mirrors, side skirts, trunk, tail lights, adjustable wing, rear bumper, grille, door handles)
- Custom Voltex/Tommi Makinen hybrid front bumper
- Voltex Evo 9 (lip, canards)
- Feast-Power Japan wide fender arches
- Carbon fiber (vortex generator, side skirt extensions, rear diffuser)
- Tommi Makinen Edition stripes
- Satellite Silver paint
- LED RGB (headlights, underglow)
INTERIOR
- Evo 9 (dashboard conversion, steering wheel, shift boot, e-brake boot, gauge cluster, floor mats)
- Red carbon fiber/Kevlar (dash trim, center console)
- Blox shift knob
- Autometer gauge pods
- Tommi Makinen Edition Recaro seats
- Takata (4-point harnesses, seatbelt shoulder pads)
- Cusco 6-point roll cage
- NRG harness bar
AUDIO/MULTIMEDIA
- Evo 9 head unit
SPONSORS
- AMSOIL, BF Goodrich, Meguairs, Merrill Performance, Mazteriece Automotive, Shade Tree Motorsports
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