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JDM Hero // Sanadi’s Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR on Volk Racing

When Mitsubishi announced that they’ll stop producing the Evo, and with no apparent successor in sight, the motoring world is in total loss. It is understandable though, since the ‘affordable turbocharged 4WD 4-door sedan with WRC heritage’ has become a smaller and smaller market over time. Only time will tell whether Mitsubishi will continue Lancer Evolution’s legacy.

Such discontinuation, however, has fortunately brought up all the older Evolution models to new lives. As showroom-fresh Evolutions are de-facto unavailable today, these older, wiser beasts have now mostly fallen to the hands of respected collectors and builders (at least in Indonesia, that’s the case). In particular, we have been following today’s Evolution VIII MR build for a while. It’s previous setup has been featured here, and now it’s back greater than ever.

Spawning ten generations ever since its birth, the Evolution series represents Mitsubishi’s relentless pursuit in the realm of versatile sports cars. Yes, it has four doors. But it won’t matter at all when you know what’s residing underneath the sheep’s clothing. Many people would probably remember how the Evo was strongly capable in sticking up to the rears of a Murcielago around the circuit of a British motor show, stubbornly tailing the supercar along the way. It’s such a capability which has earned the Evolution its title as one of the best Japanese performance cars ever made.

Sanadi is one among the plenty that has been bitten by the Evo bug. A childhood filled with enthusiasm for cars has led to a list of Japanese ‘enthusiasts’ car ownerships, which include a modified Honda Accord, Mitsubishi Eclipse, targa Toyota Supra, and a couple of Lancer Evolution VIII. Yes, he has owned another Lancer Evolution earlier during his life (it was back then when residing in the States), but hadn’t had the chance to tinker much with it.
That’s why, when the opportunity came in 2012 to acquire this Evolution VIII MR, he immediately drove away with it to relive his joyful Evolution moments.

Compared to the previous setup, this MR has gone through turbo swaps twice. In the previous article, it was running on GTX 30, but then Sanadi upgraded it to 6266 and currently GTX 35. All in the name for a better performance. Following the horsepower increase, he has also installed a set of Voltex front bumper, Voltex GT-wing and these gorgeous Volk CE28N wheels. All-in-all the MR has been tuned to become a much more aggressive beast to roam the Jakarta streets.

Modification Specs

INTERNALS
COSWORTH 2.3L STROKER KIT BILLET CRANKSHAFT
COSWORTH RACE SERIES ENGINE BEARINGS
COSWORTH CAMSHAFTS (272 IN. / 272 EXH.)
COSWORTH VALVE SPRINGS + RETAINERS
TOMEI FREE ADJUSTABLE CAM PULLEY
COSWORTH REINFORCE HEAD BOLTS
COSWORTH REINFORCE MAIN BOLTS
ARP FLYWHEEL BOLT
HYPERTUNE INTAKE MANIFOLD
HYPERTUNE THROTTLE BODY
TOMEI ENGINE TENSIONER
COSWORTH HEAD GASKET
COSWORTH TIMING BELT
COSWORTH BALANCER BELT
NGK RACING IRIDIUM SPARK PLUGS
TIAL BLOW OFF
GTX 35 TURBO
COSWORTH INTAKE MANIFOLD THERMAL GASKET
TIAL 44 MM WASTEGATE (2)
INTAKE & EXHAUST & FUELING
BLITZ 3″ OPEN AIR FILTER + CUSTOM ALMUNIUM PIPING BY XS
INLINE FUEL FILTER
WALBRO FUEL PUMP
AEROMOTIVE FUEL PRESS REGULATOR
HYPERTUNE BILLET FUEL RAIL
HYBRID RACING FUE PRESSURE GAUGE
FULL RACE EXHAUST MANIFOLD
XS 3 INCH STAINLESS DOWN PIPE + CENTER PIPES
CUSTOM VAVLETRONIC EXHAUST
JIC MAGIC JAPAN SPEC TITANIUM EXHAUST
COOLING
KOYORAD FULL ALMUNIUM TRIPLE-FIN RADIATOR
RALLIART LOW TEMP THERMOSTAT
RALLIART LOW TEMP THERMO SWITCH
SAMCO SPORT HOSES
ALMUNIUM PIPING INTERCOOLERS
FULL SIZE FRONT INTERCOOLER
ELECTRONICS
HALTECH STAND ALONE PS 1000 ECU
HALTECH 3 BAR MAP SENSOR
OKADA IGNITION COIL
AEM AFR GAUGE
GREDDY TURBO TIMER
HKS EVC 6 BOOST CONTROLLER
PIVOT SHIFT LAMP

OTHERS
ATS TWIN PLATE CARBON CLUTCH
RALLIART RADIATOR CAP
RALLIART OIL CAP
TOMEI COIL COVER
TOMEI CAM GEAR COVER
RALLIART MAGNETIC OIL DRAIN PLUG
XS OIL CATCH TANK CUSTOM
BRAIDED LINES
AEROQUIP HOSE ENDS
AEROQUIP HEX FINISHERS
REDLINE 5W40 ENGINE OIL
ROYAL PURPLE SYNCROMAX TRANSMISSION OIL
REDLINE POWER STEERING FLUIDS
REDLINE WATER WETTER
XS UNDER PANEL

WHEELS ETC
NITTO NT01 275/35/ZR18
VOLK RAYS CE28N
HKS SUPERFLEX FULL ADJUSTABLE COILOVERS
WHITELINE FRONT + REAR SWAYBARS
WHITELINE FRONT + REAR BUSHINGS
WHITELINE FRONT BUMP STEER CORRECTION
WHITELINE FRONT CASTER CORRECTION
WHITELINE FRONT RACK STEER BUSHING
WHITELINE REAR STRUTBAR
CUSTOM FRONT SUPPORT BAR
COSWORTH RACING BRAKES 6POT WITH SLOTTED ROTOR 365mm
COSWORTH BRAKE LINES
COSWORTH REAR BRAKE PADS
MOTUL RBF 600 BRAKE FLUIDS
VOLK RAYS RACING LUG NUTS
ARP WHEEL BOLTS
CARBING FRONT UNDERBRACE
CARBING FRONT ALMUNIUM STRUTBAR + BRAKE BOOSTER STOPPER

EXTERIOR
VARIS CARBON HOOD
VOLTEX FRONT BUMPER WITH TWIN CANARD
VOLTEX GT-WING TYPE 5
DO-LUCK WIDE BODY KIT
CARBON DIFFUSER REAR EVO 9 BUMPER
REXPEED CARBON JDM 9 VA-STYLE DIFFUSER
REXPEED CARBON SIDE SKIRT EXTENSION
TORRO ROSSO RED PAINT
3M WINDOWS FILM

INTERIOR
RECARO SR4 EVO
PIONEER AVH-X2750BT
ACTIVE SUBWOOFER
CRESSENDO OPUS 3 TWO WAY SPEAKERS
MOSCONI POWER AMPLIFIER
TITANIUM SHIFT KNOB

Additional Infos
Photography by:
Charles J
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Email: jhons.charles@gmail.com