A strange thing happens to one’s mind and soul after driving a mega-horsepower car on the streets. The mind rationalizes the need for the power while the soul feeds on the performance. For Todd Allen, dominating the streets has become the norm. Recognized by some for his 1,300 horsepower twin-turbocharged […]
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1014 Horsepower, 9-sec EVO VIII
Imagine a world without boost. High-performance street engines would make around 100 horsepower per liter. Racing engines would only be able to squeeze out 130 horsepower per liter. In this boost-free world, a five- hundred horsepower streetcar would need an engine that is over five liters in displacement. Heavy, large- […]
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One Bad ‘Bish | 712whp Demo Car Exemplifies Buschur Racing Philosophy While Chasing the 8s
“No bull” has been the tuning the development philosophy behind Buschur Racing since the beginning. Always a skeptic, David Buschur would test each and every component on the track before recommending it to others. If a part didn’t make the car run quicker, it simply wouldn’t be sold. Today, that […]
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Sierra-Sierra’s EVO VIII Brings Pro Racing To Time Attack
What happens when a multi-million dollar racing operation leaves the Formula Atlantic series to campaign a production car in time attack? They build a serious car backed by an experienced team that puts the veterans of time-attack series to the test. Sierra-Sierra Enterprises (SSE) out of Minden, Nevada, won the […]
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Camshaft Showcase: 4G63 EVO Build
Mitsubishi’s 4G63 engine is arguably one of the best four-cylinder engines ever built. While the early variants set records powering DSMs, later versions of the engine propelled the EVO VIII and EVO IX. In terms of strength, power potential and ease of service, the 4G63 engine simply has no equal. […]
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10 Best Cover Cars from the first 100 Issues
MEET THE ELITE. DSPORT HAS ASSEMBLED THE TEN BEST CARS TO GRACE THE COVER OF DSPORT MAGAZINE. BY WAY OF ACHIEVEMENT, TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND BUILD QUALITY, THESE MACHINES REPRESENT THE EPITOME OF IMPORT PERFORMANCE. HORSEPOWER OUTPUT, COMPREHENSIVE CHASSIS DEVELOPMENT, TRACK RECORDS, ONE-OFF FABRICATION AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL WERE JUST A FEW OF THE CRITERIA […]
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STM’s 864 WHP EVO RS Takes the 8-second crown
It’s been said that records are made to be broken. After setting the quickest elapsed time record for a 2.0-liter 4G63 EVO, Emery Kapral and STM’s “Ricer” (an 8-second EVO VIII featured in Issue #97 of DSPORT) arrived at a crossroads. “We had to make a tough decision. Since Ricer […]
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Final Results
THE NUMBERS GAME When we arrange all of the tested camshafts by the actual measured intake duration at 1mm, an interesting trend is revealed. The trend is that every manufacturer has a different method of computing its”advertised” duration of the camshaft. As a result, not all camshafts advertised as “264” […]
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TOMEI POWERED 290
MANUFACTURER: TOMEI POWERED ENGINE MODEL: 4G63 EVO 8 CAMSHAFT PN# (INTAKE): 1454290115 CAMSHAFT PN# (EXHAUST):1455290115 SPEC CARD# : GSC-6008S3 INTAKE EXHAUST CAM TIMING EVENTS Centerline 110° 115° Valve Opening @ 1.0mm 6.1° BTDC 59.7° BBDC Valve Opening @ 0.050″ 2.53° BTDC 56.1° BBDC Valve Closing @ 1.0mm 55.8° ABDC 0.7° ATDC Valve Closing […]
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GSC S3
MANUFACTURER: GSC Power Division ENGINE MODEL: 4G63 EVO 8 CAMSHAFT PN#: GSC-6008S3 SPEC CARD#: N/A INTAKE EXHAUST CAM TIMING EVENTS Centerline 109° 115° Valve Opening @ 1.0mm 3.8° BTDC 53.8° BBDC Valve Opening @ 0.050″ 0.4° BTDC 50.2° BBDC Valve Closing @ 1.0mm 51.5° ABDC 4.8° BTDC Valve Closing @ 0.050″ 47.5° ABDC […]
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Kelford Cams 280
MANUFACTURER: Kelford Cams ENGINE MODEL: 4G63 EVO 8 CAMSHAFT PN#: 8-TX280 SPEC CARD#: 133933 INTAKE EXHAUST CAM TIMING EVENTS Centerline 107° 113° Valve Opening @ 1.0mm 1.8° BTDC 47.6° BBDC Valve Opening @ 0.050″ 1.7° ATDC 43.9° BBDC Valve Closing @ 1.0mm 41.4° ABDC 4.4° BTDC Valve Closing @ 0.050″ 37.6° ABDC 7.9° […]
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GSC R2
MANUFACTURER: GSC Power Division ENGINE MODEL: 4G63 EVO 8 CAMSHAFT PN#: GSC-6008R2 SPEC CARD#: N/A INTAKE EXHAUST CAM TIMING EVENTS Centerline 109° 115° Valve Opening @ 1.0mm 2.46° ATDC 56.94° BBDC Valve Opening @ 0.050″ 0.97° ATDC 52.96° BBDC Valve Closing @ 1.0mm 50.19° ABDC 4.38° BTDC Valve Closing @ 0.050″ 46.17° ABDC […]
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TOMEI POWERED 280
MANUFACTURER: TOMEI POWERED ENGINE MODEL: 4G63 EVO 8 CAMSHAFT PN# (INTAKE): 1453280115 CAMSHAFT PN# (EXHAUST):1455280115 SPEC CARD# : GSC-6008S3 INTAKE EXHAUST CAM TIMING EVENTS Centerline 110° 115° Valve Opening @ 1.0mm 1.0° ATDC 56.4° BBDC Valve Opening @ 0.050″ 2.5° ATDC 52.6° BBDC Valve Closing @ 1.0mm 51.4° ABDC 4.0° BTDC Valve Closing […]
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JUN 272
MANUFACTURER: JUN ENGINE MODEL: 4G63 EVO 8 CAMSHAFT PN# (INTAKE): 1004M-M012 CAMSHAFT PN# (EXHAUST): 1004M-M142 SPEC CARD# : N/A INTAKE EXHAUST CAM TIMING EVENTS Centerline 110° 110° Valve Opening @ 1.0mm 7.3° ATDC 38.9° BBDC Valve Opening @ 0.050″ 10.6° ATDC 35.6° BBDC Valve Closing @ 1.0mm 39.4° ABDC 7.3° BTDC Valve Closing […]
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Buschur Racing 272
MANUFACTURER: Buschur Racing ENGINE MODEL: 4G63 EVO 8 CAMSHAFT PN# (INTAKE): BF272 SPEC CARD# (INTAKE): N/A INTAKE EXHAUST CAM TIMING EVENTS Centerline N/A N/A Valve Opening @ 1.0mm 0.2° ATDC 52.2° BBDC Valve Opening @ 0.050″ 3.3° ATDC 48.5° BBDC Valve Closing @ 1.0mm 46.3° ABDC 4.8° BTDC Valve Closing @ 0.050″ 42.8° […]
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