Owner: Kevin Liew
Location: Flushing, NY, USA
Vehicle: 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR
Horsepower: 803 awhp
Car Club Affiliation: Team Emotion
Car Club Website: www.EmotionCrew.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.liew.5473
Instagram: @39psi

Photography by: SNTRL, Jeff Liu, Vinny Schiano

STORY
Back in 2012, my second and fourth cylinder had a leak from a road course event in Tennessee. The car was pretty much stock with just minor bolt-ons. I had to make a decision whether to build it or to fix it. So I decided to pull the trigger and build everything, starting from the bare block, to create the monster making 803 awhp @ 39psi.

Why did I build it with that much horsepower? I wanted to over build it so I have room to tone it down. That way, it won't put too much stress on the motor. This motor is capable of putting down another 100 whp at least, but all the safety features on the map will be eliminated which is not something I wanted to do.

Sourcing the Galant VR4 block was pretty easy but getting all the other parts in were pita. The forums always have so many different opinions about certain setup that they swear it will not work. Especially with 4G64 matted with 4G63 head. I had to find a different water pump, machined the oil squirter finding head gaskets that seals good, etc. I like challenge, and I trust my vision.

I spent at least six months on forums to get feedback on which setup works the best. The build was a huge investment for me, so I wanted to make sure that I picked the right combo.

The internals were picked from the highest grade. A lot of people settled with ARP head studs. I went a step further and ordered the ARP 625 head studs and rod bolts that were rated 270k psi tensile strength because I didn’t want headaches down the road.

Also, to eliminate downtime, I purchased the whole drivetrain used and sent it to Sheptrans to have it built. Every option was put into the drivetrain.

Since the build, I've had some mishaps, snapped a timing belt, messed up my transmission, replaced the Exedy triple carbon clutch. I wanted to change my exterior color for the longest time, but always had something happen in between. I kept a cool head, knowingly that with a crazy build like this, there will always be consequences.

Now I just drive it once in a while to car shows with my club, Team Emotion. I'm proud to be in the best crew on the East Coast. I Iove the car scene and always enjoy meeting new people, getting fresh ideas and sharing stories.

ENGINE MODIFICATIONS
Mitsubishi Galant Vr4 block 4g64 (.20 over, 100 mm crank)
Manley Turbo (Tuff I beam long rods with custom aged 625+ rod bolts)
Wiseco 1400 hd pistons 87mm (9.7:1 compression)
Buschur oil pan
Fluidampr
Tomei crank scraper
Cosworth race bearings
AMS race balanced shaft
ARP (main studs, cam gear bolt, crank pulley bolt, custom aged 625+ head studs )
Cosworth (CNC head, head gasket)
Tomei (280 pro cams, cam gears)
Kiggly HLA pressure regulator
GSC Zero Tick lifters

DRIVETRAIN
Shep (5-speed transmission with ultimate ratio (4:11 final drive ), stage 2 transfer case with quaife, rear differential 12 plate upgrade)
Exedy stage 5 triple carbon clutch
STM clutch fork stop
SS clutch line

WHEELS / TIRES / BRAKES
Advan RG-D  wheels – 18x10 +35 (f/r)
Falken Azenis RT615k tires
Project MU brakes – SCR Pro big brake kit, 4-pistons calipers, pads (f/r)

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION
Tein Monoflex with EDFC
Carbing strut bar
Perrin (PSRS, rear sway bar with endlinks and stout mounts)
Whiteline (front sway bar, front roll center kit)
Torque Solutions (shifter base bushing, base bushing, rear diff mount, engine mount kit)

EXTERIOR
Voltex (carbon fiber wing, carbon fiber diffuser, carbon fiber exhaust shield, street bumper with canards, carbon fiber splitter, under tray, sideskirts, rear overfender)

INTERIOR
Defi gauges (Advance Cr fuel pressure, Advance Cr oil pressure, Advance Cr Boost)
AEM gauges (water temp, oil temp, wide band)
Zeitronix Ethanol content analyzer
Cusco (6-point cage with custom candy apple red powder coat harness bar, carbon fiber add-on bars)
Takata harnesses
Bride Ergo II seats with custom wrapped Bride red gradation
Rear seats wrapped with Bride red gradation
Top Secret shift knob
Sparco pedals
Valentine V1 radar detector
Blinder M27 laser jammer
Suede (roofliner, A, B and C pillars)

AUDIO / MULTIMEDIA
MB Quart Q-series components (f/r)
JL Audio (13w5 subwoofer, 500/1 mono amp)
Orion HCCA 800/4 amp
Alpine head unit

COMPETITION EVENTS / CLASSES / RESULTS
2014 Wekfest NJ - 1st place Best Mitsubishi Evo
2014 Tuner Evolution - 1st place Best Mitsubishi
2014 Import Expo Inmotion - 1st place Best Mitsubishi
2014 Import Expo InMotion - 1st place best Evo 8/9
2014 SNTRL VS showdown - Best of Show
2014 Street Wars - 2 Top 50 Show Winners
2012 Hot Import Nights -  Best Mitsubishi

FAVOURITE MODIFICATION
My motor build. A lot of cosmetic modifications can be duplicated easily, but I don't like cookie cutter. I wanted to build something to set the trends rather than to be a follower.

SPONSORS
Falken Tire
Killerglass.com
Tredwearletters.com

SHOPS
Batlground Motorsports did the whole build
Balls Machine handled all the machining work
TTP Engineering is responsible for the tuning
Zen Motors handles the audio and gauges
Tachmotorworks rebuilt the bottom end from my timing belt incident