RED EVO 9 MR-FQ360 HKS EDITION

[james foster]

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[chris_b]

Lovely car, should be plenty on here who can advise through personal experience too ! Welcome to the forum, great first post

 

[james foster]

Thanks chris. Im hoping someone will pass on their knowledge haha

 

[BobSpounge]

Welcome. That's a sweet evo.

 

[CharlySkunkWeed]

Looks crap









I'm contractually obliged as a Subaru owner to say that.

 

[james foster]

Thanks ian

 

[james foster]

Haha id expect nothing less than pure abuse charly form a subaru owner

 

[Lyons]

Very nice.

Is an HKS Edition a factory model?

 

[mcmurray]

Hard to beat a red 9.

Lovely car. HTD.

 

[james foster]

Hi lyons. They are limited editions. Only around 200 ever made although some say only 100 ever made it over here. The FQ MR's have everything the FQ's have PLUS...

*Bilstein shock absorbers
*Lightweight Roof
*10.5 Hotside on the turbo
*More aggressive inlet cam
*bigger oil cooler
*thicker head gasket
*Slightly different pistons
*Black steering wheel
*The option of grey paint

 

[james foster]

Thanks mcmurray. I had a evo 9 mr fq 360 hks in gun metal grey 3 years ago. Also lovely in that colour. I do love the red though.

 

[Carson]

That looks a very nice Evo. Welcome !!!

 

[james foster]

Thank you carson. Ive go some lovely pics of it but having problems uploading them the now so uploaded what i could the now lol

 

[Peadar]

Hi lyons. They are limited editions. Only around 200 ever made although some say only 100 ever made it over here. The FQ MR's have everything the FQ's have PLUS...

*Bilstein shock absorbers
*Lightweight Roof
*10.5 Hotside on the turbo
*More aggressive inlet cam
*bigger oil cooler
*thicker head gasket
*Slightly different pistons
*Black steering wheel
*The option of grey paint

225 made James, if memory serves me right I think around 60 were Palma Red. All FQ cars are UK cars. Here's the spec from when I owned it last year. I sold it in November to Ryan when it had 31k miles. Most of the work undertaken by Matt @ TRL and Gaz @ CPP. Mapped by Matt.

AP Racing 6pot front brakes with brand new AP Racing 362mm discs
AP Racing 4pot rears with standard discs
AP Racing fluid
DS2500 pads
Goodridge braided lines with zinc plated fittings
Tein SuperStreet coilovers
Tein EDFC electronically adjustable damping control
TSL Firestorm 3” exhaust from turbo elbow back
TSL decat
TSL downpipe
AMS intercooler
ARC Titanium induction kit
ARC Titanium manifold cover
NGK iridium spark plugs
HKS hardpipe Kit
HKS alloy oil cap
HKS alloy brake master cylinder cap
HKS alloy radiator cap
CNC radiator brackets
Gearbox striped & rebuilt by Clive @ TRL, polished & Crio treated
Silvers engine black damper (red)
APS duel port dump valve
Uprated fuel pump
Forge Racing alloy header tanks
Forge Racing alloy power steering pump tank
Samco Racing hoses
Ralliart rocker cover
Carbring 3 point strut brace with MCS
Carbing undertray
Carbon fibre cam gear cover
Carbon fibre bonnet dampers
Carbon fibre fuse box cover
Stepper motor boost gauge
Stepper motor oil pressure gauge & sensor
Stepper motor oil temp gauge & sensor
Evo X Enkei wheels powdercoated black

 

[Peadar]

It's a very good car you've bought!

 

[Eager]

Looks great. The stock engine is 400/400 capable as a max

My old 8 had forged rods to say it could remain reliable
forged is your only option if you wish to be able to hoof it without pulling your buttcheeks together every time
Hence most are tuned to 400. It gets expensive beyond it, turbo, fuelling, coilpacks, ecu etc all start to need replaced,
Oh and if it's 6 speed that could go bang too. 5 speed is much stronger.

 

[james foster]

Thanks peadar. Yeah i bought it from ryan up in orkney a few monts ago. The numbers im not sure on. Some say 225 some say 200 editions and others say only 100 made it over here. According to dvla there are only about 60 registered on uk roads still.

 

[james foster]

Thaks eagar i thought maybe the 360 hks and 400 were stronger or slightly forged from stock. Ive seen some people on forums running 450+ on the stock internals with no problems but i cant vouch for wether its true or not. Maybe they are ticking time bombs haha

 

[Eager]

AI auto is the guy to ask. Carrickfergus.

 

[james foster]

Are they members on here eager? Thanks

 

[Eager]

He was but got banned lolol

Has massive evo experience. Including cars sent to him from the mainland

 

[RickyB]

As @Eager says 400/400 so really your at your limit. Dont be tempted to push beyond that with out forging! Ive been there when pushing it on a 650bhp forged engine and Im sure some on here will remember it ending in disaster with parts flying through the air all shapes lol.
Spend £3000-£4000 and forge it with a 500hp turbo and wouldnt go past that mark or you just ruin the drive and reliability.
Speak to Andrew at Momentum and Im sure he could give you a few options.

 

[RickyB]

Just reading it again and noting its an FQ360 HKS Edition and very rare. I would leave it alone and enjoy

 

[james foster]

Thanks eager and thanks also to rickyb. i wouldnt go down the forging route as the model is so rare so would like to keep it mostly original and retain the collectors value. Dont get me wrong its fast enough but we always crave more power lol

 

[Peadar]

Thanks peadar. Yeah i bought it from ryan up in orkney a few monts ago. The numbers im not sure on. Some say 225 some say 200 editions and others say only 100 made it over here. According to dvla there are only about 60 registered on uk roads still.

There were 225 lol all HKS editions made it here because they are all UK cars. There were no FQ cars sold in Japan, if it's an FQ it's UK.