ClubCJ - The CJ Lancer Club

Hi clubcj, im a new member from melbourne and owner of a 2008 vrx 2.0 cvt turbo and a 2005 Evo ix m/t. installed a evo x turbo setup & most other mods listed on the vrx about a year ago myself and its been running smooth since.

Model: vrx turbo cvt
Colour: apex silver
interests: computers/cars/tuning

Current vrx mechanical mods:
evo x turbo
evo x downpipe
evo x intake manifold
megan turbo manifold + outlet
evo x throttle body
evo x cam cover (08 model)
evo x fuel rail
evo x fuel injectors
evo x fuel pump + assembly
ams fuel pressure regulator
injen intake
weapon r burnt oil catch can
brian crower valves, valve springs/retainers
arp head studs
Manley Pistons 4B11T
custom rods (FORGED)
evo x hks ssqv3 bov
mishimoto evo x intercooler
mishimoto x-line radiator
brian crower cams 272
evo x hks h/p exhaust
mishimoto trans cooler w/fan
ssp front mount trans cooler + pump
greddy s/p quad point oil adapter with inbuilt thermostat
mishimoto engine oil cooler
evoscan standalone gps w-custom gauge setup
aem gauges: a/f,trans temp,boost
torque sol engine mount set

MUT-III

Planned mods:
D2 coilcovers
custom head gasket

Welcome Angeal good to have you here.
you have got lots of mods Love to see pics

Whoo nice mod list Welcome to the club, hows it handle tha Powa on 2 front wheels taking off ?

Welcome to the club.

I would love to hear more about the turbo build especially being with a cvt.

Do you have any dyno results?
Have you had any mechanical issues?
Who tuned it for you and what ECU are you running?

G´day! Pics or it didint happen!!!!

i initially disabled the asc to prevent limp mode created from the acceleration wheel hop. i upgrade the tyres, added engine mounts which removed the wheel hop but i still had some torque steer. i decided to give it a more of a gradual boost by creating a slower initial turbo spool by altering the actuator. this balanced things out and taking into consideration its a cvt, i did not want to make a torque monster anyway. so what it lacks in the initial takeoff, it makes up for by having a virtually uninterrupted boost gain that the cvt provides. the cvt temps were the hardest part. i initially added a mishimoto universal cooler inline to the oem cooler ours come with and the gauge readings were 70-75 at up to 7psi but any higher and the temps would increase over time. i bought a south side performance evo x front mount trans cooler package because it claimed for use with 500+hp temps and it came with an inline pump to compensate for any loss of circulation pressure created by running multiple coolers inline. since adding it temps are no longer an issue. the only downside is that you have to wait for the trans temps to raise b4 driving. most people seem to have things to say about overheating the cvt but running boost on a cold cvt will do equal damage. it doesnt take long to heat anyway and as result, i dont have the slippage issues others do.

here are some pics of some of my stuff

Angeal,
That's quite an impressive build you have there
Can you post some pics of the finished install?
Do you have Dyno results out of curiosity?
Was it tuned locally? just curious
Enjoy the club mate
Regards, Chris....

I fitted all the parts and self tuned it with a friend to save $. Its basically just a altered exo x map/cut out bits and paste in others and worked on the fine tune from their. if your referring to the cvt's ecu, theirs not much you can do about that right now. the invecs-III progressive learning setup is part of what prevents you from driving safely in d mode while boosted. it would be good though if someone created a piggyback setup or program that enabled you to merge 1st and 2nd ratio in m mode and replace the d mode invecs-III with set ratios that imitated an automatic transmission rather than the current setup that constantly re-tunes itself judging by the way we drive.

A lot of work gone into this project!

Very nice

Welcome

Welcome to the club Angeal

WELCOME!

Nice Mod

Hey Angeal, welcome to club CJ! Impressive mod list there especially with the turbo on a CVT.

Some vids would be very nice!

Ali.