MichaelBenz

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My buddy Gary just went to AMS in Chicago and picked up his new EVO. 600+HP custom built time attack car!

MichaelBenz

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Oh...and the dyno....

CLpower

what are the stats on the suspension. Any tranny work?

FiftyFive

Saw it on evom, nice!

jiggaman

sick, very clean, me likey

MichaelBenz

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I forget what suspension he picked out....but it is aftermarket definately. He didnt go cheap on anything....I think this build cost him more than the car itself if I recall the figure. He hasnt posted a build list anywhere yet that I have seen.

SuperTrooper169

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I just soiled myself. That's an amazing car!

MichaelBenz

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Just got back from a ride in the EVO RS. He stopped by my house after work today. WOW. The suspension is Olins (I believe thats what he said) and the tranny is stock. I guess they (AMS) said to break it first....then they would deal with it at that time rather than dump the money on the front side. The Alcon brakes are the first set of this type in the country....if you notice the groves in it....they are NOT grooved....but kinda "mooned". I guess that acts better under high heat and doesnt cause stress cracks with the large deep grooves. Look bad-ass. Never seen something like that before!

Cant say enough good things about this car. WOW....just WOW. Lets say the WOW factor is high! Amazing torque from such a small motor! And you go from 0 to 90 pretty dang quick! The EVO seats in it fit like a glove. I sat in both....the drivers is an EVO XL and the passenger is an EVO L - the EVO L fit like a glove! That would be my choice of racing seats. For daily driving and race combo I would probably go with the XL though. Greater comfort factor there in the XL model for daily driving! He is bigger than I am though...so he fits perfect in the XL size.

Kudos to Gary on an excellent build and beautiful car! Cant wait to see it at the track!

is300eater

how much does a car like that cost?

stangg172004

a coworker of mine just started an AMS build on hos EVO MR, they do some good work over there!

MichaelBenz

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Built....put it this way. The build sheet is 8 pages long. The cost....this one was (including car cost) VERY expensive. It wouldnt really be polite or right for me to mention what the cost was though. Gary wouldnt be cool with that at all....so I plead the fifth!

MichaelBenz

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Agreed! I know two people with AMS motors and they both run strong/high HP #'s. Buscher also puts together a good machine/makes some innovative parts also from what I hear....but I have yet to see one in person.

West6MT

Sweet!!!!!

shayan

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That car looks hott. Ive been to AMS about a hand full times and they always have some awesome looking cars parked outside.

INSPIRE 32V

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Wow

LIPPSTUH

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wow... that's bootiful

Xpditor

I feel like the kid at the parade who said, "But Mommy, the Emperor has no clothes on."

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I guess my tastes are different from the current pocket-rocket fad.

I'm sure the car is quick when ringing the last bit of power out of that little engine.

But, in my view, it is still a plain 4 door econo-box under all the plastic add-ons.

For the amount of money this undoubtedly cost, I would prefer something easier on the eyes and with more cubic inches.

However, if this is what you like, go for it. Different strokes for different folks. To each his own.

is300eater

but, suppose... his car made it into a magazine... do they pay the owner? Just curious....

MichaelBenz

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I know what you are saying...but thats the point. You dont start with a model that has powder windows and all that unneeded weight. This car doesnt even come with a radio stock. That is the whole point in the RS model EVO. It isnt his daily driver...it is a specific built car for a wide range of events. He can do drags, road course, autocross, ect all in the same car. If you notice the torque curve on this car....it goes to about between 50-60 mph before it crosses where it makes less torque than HP, which makes it perform excellently in racing situations. It takes off from the line hard and fast in comparison to our TL's.

Odd....appears AMS has yanked the pics down from their servers. Doh! Guess it must have been sucking huge bandwidth or something.

FiftyFive

FYI, 600awhp is not rining out the last bit of power from these engines. There is a lot more potential, just not necesary in a time attack car.

AMGala

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Where did the pictures go?

TSXey

I got here too late? all I see are the red X's above. I'll check again later since I'd love to see this car.


One of my car buddies, Nils, just took the 2007 street tire time attack at Buttonwillow. Check this maniac driving: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMTRY_0a4zU

S14 n Tsx

pictures are down.

MichaelBenz

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Not sure what the deal is with the links.....I have hosted the pics and got some additional ones that I will post below here....AMS must not want to host the pics or something so they restricted access to them or something....I DID notice that one pic of the top of strut bar section showing the rear of the engine was missing from AMS photo lineup....maybe they slipped out some proprietary info? Not sure....I didnt save em back then. But I did find some of the same area (similar shots...different angle) that were taken by Gary during the build-out.

BTW.....there was a question about how much. It was more than I thought. You could buy TWO TL's for what the cost of the shop bill was alone.

S14 n Tsx

EuRTSX

+1

MichaelBenz

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This car is for sale by the way....just an FYI to anybody interested. If you need more information contact me on here.