When Life Gives You Lemons, Build A 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage - Essentials

ESSENTIALS

Location: Aiea, HI
Engine: Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L I4

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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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