Last month I reported on the JUN Auto Evo X test run at Tsukuba with Nob Taniguchi behind the wheel. Option magazine was covering the test as well and there is a detailed article about it in the new May issue.
The base car is a 5 speed manual RS model and is still in the light tuned stage.
Underneath the car are Endless Function coilovers and brakes and a combination of Advan RS and RG wheels wrapped in Advan A048 rubber.
Added power comes mostly from upped boost levels, a Trust intake and exhaust system. An F-Con V Pro management system is also being used.
At this point the external modifications are still are mild. The most notable additions are the SARD GT wing and the side mirrors.
With the light tuning and ace Nobu behind the wheel, the car was able to run a lap time of 1:01.638.
With only light modifications, that is nearly a 5 second drop from the stock lap times! It is also in stock R35 GT-R range.
While the car may not deliver mind blowing performance out of the box, it is now clear just how much potential the Evo X has.
Imagine what is to come as JUN and other companies start tearing into the 4B11 engine and developing more hardcore parts for these cars.
In a little over a week, tuned Evo X's from all over Japan will converge at Tsukuba along with their STI counterparts for the Hyper Meeting. We will see the true state of Evo X tuning.
