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MW3 Evo is prepping for NASA Nationals

mw3 — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:23:44 +0000

September 16th – 19th marks the 4th annual NASA National championships @ Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City. MW3 will hopefully have one entry in the event if the stars align and we can get sponsors to partner for this venture. Our Mitsubishi Evo IX is being prepped for what is sure to be stiff competition in Time Trials. We are optimizing the Evo for A class this year which is a very quick class and our car is well suited for this weight-to-power ratio.

E36 M3 Build

mw3 — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:39:41 +0000

As promised, MW3 is continuing the E36 build and thought we should update you on the recent progress. First, we started to form a good relationship with PEAK Eurosport in Denver, CO www.peakeurosport.com. We’ve been looking for a shop who knows the scene, to coach and to give us good advice so that we stay on the right track. Jeff’s been working with PEAK for a couple months now and has sincerely been impressed!

UUC Corsa Exhaust

The recent upgrades all started with Jeff getting a bug after the DE event in Pueblo and ripping out the entire interior. Then, with the assistance of PEAK, we’ve added the UUC Corsa exhaust from the header back. Without any cat it surely makes the E36 sound like a full-on track car, without the interior it’s music to the ears in the cab.

The next thing is the roll cage. After some discussion, PEAK and Jeff landed on a design that meets all SCCA and NASA regs. The work has begun with the main hoop pocket being welded in. The Race Tech RT1000 seat and Schroth Profi II-6 harness also arrived this week . The work is under way and we should have the car back right before Christmas…nice Christmas gift, Jeff!

Race Tech RT1000 seat

Stay tuned for more pics of the cage being built, it’s underway as we speak…

MW3 Paint Schemes

mw3 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:07:48 +0000

Ok guys, using the Forza Motorsports 3 rendering engine we were able to build the MW3 Mitsubishi Evo as we would like if money was no object. Along with the best racing physics available, Forza also features an awesome paint and decal shop where you can create your own paint schemes from scratch. You are only limited by your creativity. Check back for the E36 and the E90 paint schemes.

New Paint on the Brembos

mw3 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:55:48 +0000

If anyone out there who drives an Evo has done a track day or five, then you might have noticed that your pretty red brembo calipers have started to turn maroon. The MW3 Evo IX was no exception. I tried to put up with it as long as possible, tried to convince myself it was a badge of honor, but the brownish maroon calipers finally pushed me too far. So I decided to pick a color that would match the car and would not turn brown.

I did some research on paint and found a caliper paint made by VHT paints. The VHT caliper paint is designed for the custom detailing of brake components. According to VHT, it is heat resistant to 900°F (482°C), which should be good enough for track use. If this paint doesn’t withstand to the heat of track duty, they make another coating good to 2,000°F.

Before attempting this 4 hour adventure, I decided to see how much info I could get out of the manufacturer. According to an anonymous source at Brembo, the best way to re-coat their calipers is to leave the calipers on the car, scuff the clear coat with a 320 or higher grit paper, and paint right over the existing paint. The anonymous source said that the brembo factory coating makes a great primer for re-painting. They re-inforced not taking apart the caliper and re-painting as it can damage some of the internal components. As with any paint job the prep work is the most important. The bulk of the time is spent taping and masking.

After the prep is done, all you need is three coats of paint and two or so of clear. In between the third coat of paint and the clear, our decal master Jeff stuck on hi-temp vinyl brembo decals. So blah blah, instead of going through this step-by-step, check out the photos below.

New brakes for our E36

mw3 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:54:06 +0000

MW3 added a new brake setup for our E36 this week. We started with Zimmermann drilled rotors, drilled rotors do a better job of dissipating heat and gasses than solid rotors. Next step was Hawk HP Plus brake pads. HP Plus pads utilize a unique Ferro-Carbon, high-tech friction material that was developed and manufactured for autocross and track applications. Finish up with Motul RBF 600 brake fluid and you have a great brake setup ready and waiting for a beating.

High Plains Raceway

mw3 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:54:33 +0000

MW3 will be out at High Plains Raceway on September 18th doing some testing and lapping. HPR is located 60 miles east of Denver, CO. This will be the inaguraul run for our new E36. Come on out and join us.

Wheels for the Evo

mw3 — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:33:22 +0000

MW3 added a new tire and wheel setup for the Mitsubishi Evo this weekend. MW3 recieved a sponsorship from wheeldude.com and got some Rota DPT 17×9 wheels to run on the Evo for this season. These are not the lightest wheel on the market, but they are not heavy by any means. They weigh in at 18lbs. each. We will be running Kumho Ecsta V700 rubber on the Evo for this season and hope to get good traction and wear out of these tires.

We are running 245/40/17s on the evo to start with the possibility of going up to 275s depending how the 245s work. The stock tire size for an Evo IX is 235/45/17. The stock wheel size is 17×8 +35 offset.

MW3 adds an E36 M3

mw3 — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:03:45 +0000

New to the MW3 stable of cars will be a 1995 E36 M3 with a swapped 1999 M3 motor. There are lots of upgrades to this machine. Our E36 is setup with SuperSprint Euro headers, JB Racing LTW 11lb. flywheel, Dinan short shift kit, Conforti/Turner Motorsports chip, Dinan Carbon CAI tube and filter, Euro HFM, 24 lb injectors, oversized Treehouse racing unrestricted throttle body, new metal impeller water pump, Guibo flex disk, 3.2I OBDII center section cats and much more. We can’t wait to get this monster on the track. Stay tuned for updates!

BMW CCA School

mw3 — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:19:35 +0000

MW3 will be heading to Pueblo motorpsorts park once again for some track time and fun. BMWCCA performance driving school is on October 3rd and 4th this fall. MW3 has a new E36 M3 in the stable and will be its maiden voyage at PMP. We hope to get a good evaluation of what needs to be done to our E36 to take it to the next level.

Our Mitsubishi Evolution IX will be running a new tire and wheel setup this time around. We will be running Tein Flex coilovers on the Evo and filming all the runs throughout the day.

The pristine E90 M3 will feature a new custom MW3 camera mount for this event. This should be a great test run and we will get a lot of great footage of the event.

Come down to Pueblo and check out this event, we are always in need of corner workers! See you there