Evasive Motorsports, located in SoCal, has gained worldwide notoriety among the Evo community.Their crew is often found tearing up the Buttonwil-low and Willow Springs tracks in their Super Lap Battle record-holding Limited class all-wheel-drive Mitsubishi Evo IX. Weighing in at 3,300 pounds with driver Robert Walker behind the helms, the Evasive Evo made a special appearance at this year's Long Beach Grand Prix to run in a two-day exhibition session. During one of those exhibition runs, the splitter tore off the vehicle, sheering the oil filter and cracking the oil sandwich plate. The Evo continued to boost for a few more seconds until every last drop of oil poured out from its innards, causing the engine to seize and abruptly end its weekend run.
Bearing fragments and shavings...
Bearing fragments and shavings make their way into the oil pan. If your oil's looking like this, it's a good sign that you're pretty screwed.
While the Evasive team makes plans for building their Evo with a 2.3L stroker and built bottom just in time for the upcoming November Super Lap Battle, we caught up with SP Engineering as they pulled the injured motor out from the Evo and cracked the block apart to analyze the carnage that took place at LBGP. Blown engines are never pretty sites; like a train wreck, it's horrible but we can't stop looking at it. Follow along as Turbo magazine begins full detailed coverage of this engine build in our upcoming issues. We leave you with a few photos of the mangled mess that served the Evasive Evo well for the past two years. God rest its soul.
Here's a close-up of the 4G63's...
Here's a close-up of the 4G63's rod and crank bearing shavings inside the oil pan.
Something's not looking right...
Something's not looking right with these rods. Can you guess what it is?
If you guessed correct, here's...
If you guessed correct, here's the problem that lies within. SP Engineering used a mallet and a screwdriver to separate the bearings that were fused onto the endcaps.
Believe it or not, this was...
Believe it or not, this was once a crankshaft bearing.
The good old cast-iron block...
The good old cast-iron block seems to be unscathed from the serious carnage that took place. Evasive plans to check the block for any problems before even considering reusing the same piece.
Looking at the piston skirts...
Looking at the piston skirts and how badly mauled they were, the block might need more than a simple overbore.
Gouging of the crank journals...
Gouging of the crank journals indicates this piece belongs at the recycling yard or journal resurfacing at Castillo Crankshafts in Downey, Calif.