For a car enthusiast, one of the more perverse pleasures one can get is blowing the doors off a sports car, or a car that looks like it just came from a car show. Specially if the car you’re looks like an econobox with nothing more to show than a set of plain alloy wheels. New Zealander Andy Glasgow has such car, although it didn’t leave the factory exactly as an econobox. More like a Lancer Evolution 3, which is hardly a sleeper car, with its factory air dam, side skirts, rear wing and outstanding performance. However, when Andy got his hands on the car, it was in a repossessed state with no engine. Obviously though, such a car has enormous potential, as evidenced by its victories in the WRC events it was entered in.
As you will have seen in the first picture, this Evo 3 doesn’t have its wing anymore although the side skirts and front bumper have been retained. Since the engine was missing when Andy got it, an OEM 4G63 was located and upgraded with a forged reciprocating assembly. But Andy didn’t stop there as the cylinder head has received mods and upgrades as long as your proverbial arm. Even the turbo was upgraded with a Garrett unit. Supporting mods such as an upgraded fuel system and a Link ECU were installed, as well as a coilover suspension, strengthened diff gears and a locking center diff.
At the time it received attention as a magazine-worthy build, this Evo3 had began producing consistent 10-second quarter-mile times. Horsepower calculations estimate power output in the 530-hp range. As you can see, nothing unnecessary has been installed, but cost has been disregarded when it came to performance upgrades. With his goal of building a tough street car that could be used in hillclimbs and at the drag strip, Andy has shown that his ordinary-looking car is a fearsome ride that is too easily dismissed as an ordinary car.
An Evo3 vs Evo8
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