Vehicle Weight
Stock EVO X MRs weigh 3,585 lbs. Ryan managed to get his to just about 3,000 lbs, while retaining the necessities of a street car. Don't think that 'Stang has this trick up its sleeve!
Horsepower
Ryan's EVO X boasts an FP Red turbo, AMS tuning and a host of other goodies to nearly double power over stock. The really good thing about the EVO is that its driveline can take this abuse, ask for more, and then take that, too. Others . . . weren't so lucky.
Lap Times
Posting fast lap times accounted for more points than any other in the Top Car Challenge, as right it should-running fast around a track pushes every limit of a car's performance. Acceleration, braking, handling, cooling, oiling, endurance, etc. Ryan left no stone unturned in building his EVO X, or in learning how to drive it; time-attack and NASA wins were earned just months before Top Car competition.
Endurance
When he's not winning time-attacks or NASA TT-A competition, Ryan puts the stock recliners, seatbelts and airbags back in his EVO, cleans the wheels, and drives it to GNC for Creatine and Protein shakes, and then to the beach to perfect his tan (pictured here). Oh, and all those wins he takes? He drives the EVO to the track and back to get them.
Braking
Braking is an absolutely essential element for building a road-raced car. Got a slow car that you want to make faster around the track? Upgrade its brakes and tires. Ryan's Nitto NT01s and two-piece Girodisc brakes make his already fast car faster by dropping his braking distances into fly-through-the-windshield territory. Others . . . weren't so lucky.
Acceleration
It goes without saying that making any car accelerate faster will also make it faster around the track, and although he didn't build his EVO for quarter-mile racing, it went 11.54 @ 118.36 in its first run, with Ryan letting off the gas before the traps . . .
Emissions
New car + Stock ECU + AMS Tuning + catalytic converter = the emissions-friendly way to build a big-power EVO. At least, that's Ryan's take on the matter.
Vehicle Cost
The lower the price the better in this category, and we knew our only limiting factor would be the fact that we were bringing a brand-new, shiny EVO X to a stable full of beaters. But what can we say? We're pimps, and you gotta pay to play! Plus, considering how bad we'd be beating everyone by this point, it didn't really seem to matter.
By Luke Munnel
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