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This little beauty was sent to us by Michael Isip. Michael, 20, is actually boot camp bound (Marines) this coming June, so before he gets down to business on the art of kicking ass, we wanted to show off his hard work thus far.

The car, an FA5 Civic Si sedan, is a true testament to “rolling hard”. The wheel/tire fitment, while not exactly “hellaflush”, is nonetheless on point, and even though the car is nearly sitting on the ground, it remains daily driven. Hear that kids? Daily driven. Also, the drop is provided via coilovers, not air, so he drives it at the height he parks it at…..which is the way it should be.

So Michael, good luck with everything, stay safe, and we look forward to seeing what else is in store in the future! And until then, keep on street scrapin’!

Mod list quickie

Exterior

DC5 clear sidemarkers
Mugen style visors
Whale tail roof visor
Tinted windows

Interior

Mugen Si shift knob
Mugen style visors
Broadway rear view mirror

Suspension/wheels

Buddy Club N+ coilovers
BBS LM wheels/17″x8″F +35, 17″x9″R +35
205/40/17 front
215/40/17 rear

The release of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, aka the “EVO”, here on US soil in 2003 created quite a buzz among many long time fans of the car. Even though the car arrived to us in it’s 8th generation, it was certainly not too little too late as portrayed by the now cult like following we have here in the states. I’m sure many of you can remember tossing an older generation EVO around in the Gran Turismo and Tokyo Extreme Racer series at one point in your younger years. Well, in 2003, Mitsubishi finally gave us Americans the opportunity to make our video game nirvana a reality. And for many of us, it was a dream come true. Carlos Alvarez however, had his sights set on a different dream Click Here to see more

LIVONIA, Mich. (January 18, 2010) – ROUSH® Performance, the leader in specialty Mustang builds with more than 16,000 vehicles on the road, unveiled the timeline for producing their highly-anticipated 2011 Ford Mustang conversions.

In April, shortly after Ford’s Job 1 begins on the 2011 model year Mustang, ROUSH will offer their Stage 1™ and Stage 2™ versions. Using the new Ford 5.0-Liter, V-8 engine, both of these cars will have 412 horsepower and 390 ft.-lb. or torque, all while reaching an estimated 25 highway miles per gallon of fuel economy. Also new for the 2011 model year is the standard six-speed transmission, something that Mustang fans have clamored for over the past several years.

The ROUSH Stage 1 package consists primarily of aesthetic changes such as the addition of the OEM-quality ROUSH body kit. The ROUSH Stage 2 adds a suspension and handling package in addition to the appearance upgrades.

“The 2011 ROUSH Stage 1 and Stage 2 Mustangs will represent an incredible value by blending appearance and handling with an amazing base Ford engine package,” said Jack Roush. “I expect that the 2011 Stage 1 and Stage 2 ROUSH Mustangs could come close to matching the performance of some ROUSHcharged™ Mustangs we have offered in prior model years which will make them extremely exciting to drive and at a reasonable starting price point.”

For powertrain models, such as the ROUSH 427R®, the engineering team is already hard at work developing the 2011 model year ROUSHcharger® and determining what modifications can be done to the 5.0-Liter engine. ROUSH 2011 model year powertrain vehicles, however, are not likely to be available until late summertime.

“We have a history of increasing the horsepower on each model year 427R Mustang, and that should continue with the 2011 as well. However, exactly what the horsepower and torque numbers will be is too early to tell at this point as the engineering teams are still working through a myriad of details on the new five-liter engine,” explained Jack Roush.

For more information on the development and timing of the 2011 ROUSH Mustang lineup, continue to watch www.ROUSHperformance.com.

Based in Livonia, Mich., “The Art of Performance Engineering” takes place at ROUSH® Performance. To get a look behind the scenes at what goes on at ROUSH® and how the vehicles are designed, manufactured and produced logon to www.ROUSHtv.com. For more information see your local ROUSH® dealer, visit www.ROUSHperformance.com or telephone toll-free (800) 59-ROUSH. Follow us on Twitter @_ROUSH_ or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/roushperformance.

*”ROUSH,” “ROUSHcharger,” and “427R” are registered trademarks of ROUSH Performance Products, Inc., or its related entities. “ROUSHcharged,” “Stage 1” and Stage 2 are trademarks of ROUSH Performance Products, Inc., or its related entities.

Source: Roush

Are you looking for a fun way to make $12,000? Forza Motorsport 3 and Hyundai just announced an online Championship competition in which the winner takes home a cool $12k prize. It looks like the structure of the competition will be a hot lap contest using a brand new Hyundai Genesis Coupe GT car designed by Turn 10 Studios. All you have to do is go to the Xbox Live Marketplace for Forza 3 and you can download a free Hyundai Car pack that includes: the HKS Hyundai Genesis Coupe from SEMA 2008, Rhys Millen’s Red Bull Hyundai Genesis Coupe Formula D car, and the special edition Hyundai Genesis Coupe GT car designed by Turn 10 Studios.

If racing isn’t your strong point and you’re a more artistic person there is a separate video based competition going on at the same time. Basically you grab one of the Hyundai’s from the free car pack and try to create the most awesome 1 minute video you can and submit it to judges for review. If your video is chosen as the best one you win a brand new Hyundai Genesis Coupe! That’s right you can win a real car for wreaking havoc in a virtual one! The level of badass is off the charts right now!

So are you game?  Then quit reading and get started! You can check out the details of the hot lap competition here and you can read the details of the video battle here.  Good luck!

Source: www.motorworldhype.com