How I Spent $65,000 Modifying my Evo 9

[@MyRealName]

Any car story that starts with a dad being involved can only be great 😁

[@purwantiallan5089]

The Evo 7 also

[@zilch3791]

IMAGINE HAVING A DAD LOL

[@Edward-gj5if]

True.

[@frun4]

The humble beginning makes it seem much more relatable. Glad the failures have never stopped you from making progress

[@purwantiallan5089]

Seems like Evo 8 is way more reliable than even Evo X.😅

[@ppeez]

didnt even buy it himself bruh

[@frun4]

@ppeez Dont be mad just because your dad never loved you

[@jackbotman]

Step 1: Get a job that allows the time and money for this

[@ginomazzenga4409]

True

[@tamerjbareen2300]

KZbin channel ?

[@Grimreaper45705]

@@tamerjbareen23001.22M

[@jackbotman]

@@tamerjbareen2300 yooo, big brain :o

[@jonathanjuarez8211]

Step 2. Make a dozen friends that know different automotive specialties that like working for free lol. My guess is 15-20k in labor was omitted.

[@CrescentKnife]

So confession time…I first saw this video come out this morning and immediately thought-“Not another filler video with material I’ve already seen…when are they going to put out new content like the highly anticipated road trip video with the RX8 and Eclipse.” A few hours later I decided to to give it a try. Glad I did. This is not your normal rehashed how to build a blank car video in 30 minutes that everyone puts out. The Ben’s kept my interest with the narration and the pricing recap. Well done lads!

[@luffy858]

I thought the exact same, assumed it was a "rebuild rehash filler" type video. I don't track my cars or even particularly like the Evos but still watched every minute. Very well executed build summary.

[@CrescentKnife]

@@luffy858I agree 100%. I don’t track my car either, but I thoroughly enjoy watching the iterative process of the build and the passion Ben has for his Evo.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@CrescentKnife the Evo 8, much like Evo 4, is everyone's fan favourite car.

[@ghpr1231]

100% caught me by surprise on how the content just sucked me in

[@hyde_official]

It's so strange how I watched the motor build episodes not knowing anything. but today, it all makes sense now as I am building a motor from scratch.

[@madintocars]

Learn from Ronnie and prime your oil pump and get oil pressure before starting the engine 😂

[@jvepps]

Not lying, it looked SOOO much better with white on white. The black/graphics hid all the super nice curves and angles the car has.

[@purwantiallan5089]

The black vinyl in the Evo 8?

[@TheFleckening]

Not complaining, but these recap vids make me really excited for progress that must be happening in the background!!

[@luukia90]

that ending was the best, it was like "SURPRISE! I'M BACK BABYYYY!"

[@purwantiallan5089]

The ending is the main highlight for sure.😅

[@imanimannami]

That Aussie accent mate just killin! Always fascinated with Lin's work!

[@WretchedPotato]

I honestly thought it was an actual Australian speaking for a second

[@CleKoh]

Mighty Car Mods - is that you?😂

[@AerialEyesProduction]

That was a kiwi accent. Close, though just a few hundred km's off.

[@WretchedPotato]

@@AerialEyesProduction I think an Aussie knows a fake Aussie accent when he hears one

[@AerialEyesProduction]

@@WretchedPotato easy to mix up aussies and kiwis lol I’ve one parent from each.

[@cullum73]

The swell of emotion in the final seconds of the video seeing you guys working on her and Mark saying "let's get her running..." I've been watching your journey since 2017 and love every minute of it.

[@BoostedFilms]

Nice job Ben! Very informative for people looking into buying or modding their EVO. Glad a little sliver of my video made the cut. I've kept my evos in street form and learned from other evo friends on what not to do from when they pushed their evos too far. In short, for a street evo, i always recommend and OEM short block, e-85, exhaust, tune, clutch upgrade and minor upgrades to fueling to support running E-85. Lastly, speaking of fuel, I think your 255 pump in Lana is due for an upgrade with your current setup! Or at-least replaced it after years of use :)

[@GearsandGasoline]

Paul, apologies for not hitting you up before I used the clip. I put it in last night while editing and should have asked. Thanks for making such informative Evo content as always, man!

[@BoostedFilms]

@@GearsandGasoline No worries, you don't need to ask. I'm all about sharing helpful information!

[@WTFNoNamesLeft2]

Black or silver? Timestamp?

[@BoostedFilms]

@@WTFNoNamesLeft2 neither car. It was a clip from my evo turbo comparison video.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@GearsandGasolinethe Modded Evo 8 is like it came straight out from NFS CARBON. Looked awesome!

[@nodekapunk]

I just got my 9 back from the shop. I bought it for 9.5k with a blown head. After getting the head fixed, a new exedy twin clutch, white line sway bars, and bump steer kit, and a few other replacement parts. I’m 22k in on the car. I love it! I can’t wait for another year to start modifying like this for the track. Thanks for the video!

[@andydhillon1977]

Not bad! I bought my 2003 Evo with blown shortblock for $9500. 212K miles, too. Lol I got an OK deal. I was planning to do a full restoration before I bought it. Surprisingly, it's in pretty good shape. I would've loved to have gotten a 9 for that price though.

[@nodekapunk]

@@andydhillon1977 I still have about 2k worth of hail damage I need to get out. But it was definitely worth the risk of buying it

[@GabrielCassandri]

This is easily the best car channel, the production, audio and image quality, the humble beginning and the part "you don't need to this if you want a fast car and less headache"

[@LucasWIZONE]

My cousin used to compete in Rally in the National Championship with Evo's, now he's a factory Hyundai driver, because of that he has loads of Evo's laying around, from evo IV to X, some for parts, some for training, some he lends to other drivers for Rally as he has a garage. Going to his garage and see all different types of Evo's is such an eye candy that made my childhood, just went yesterday and they were changing the livery on a Evo X. Evo's are my fav cars of all time, such a bummer that Mitsubishi stopped building racing cars.

[@yongling9825]

What discipline & series is he racing in now?

[@LucasWIZONE]

@@yongling9825 CPR rally 2 (highest category in Portugal) - Current Champion (2019/2021/2023) theres even a Rally ongoing this weekend.

[@shautohaus]

Gears and Gasoline takes a theme that so many others are doing and makes it so unique. Story telling masters.

[@Matt.S.]

In the beginning I thought you were talking about my 05" EVO VIII MR. I went through 4th gear detonating, found out I had a twin disc clutch and way too many similarities. If it wasn't for the fact your car is white and mine's graphite gray, you could've been talking about mine. She's unfortunately been sitting for years (in my garage, I'm not a savage) because she started knocking and I can't afford to have her heart rebuilt. I hope to rebuild with forged internals to hopefully make it bullet-proof for "spirited" street driving.

[@Infinitas3]

So back in the summer of 2006, I was in need of transportation. I remember relentlessly searching all across the East Coast for a Wicked White MR. In September, I finally found one at the Malloy Mitsubishi dealership in Woodbridge, VA. It had sat in the showroom the entire time and had 7 miles on the odometer. $38k later, I had my dream car I've always wanted to own since I was a kid watching Tommi Makkinen racing in WRC. Then inevitably, 2 months later I was rear ended on the capital beltway. All the more reason to get a JDM Rear bumper and while I was at it, an SE lip :) I never modded the car much other than an Amuse R1 Titan turbo back and an intake. And from 2012 till about 2020. It sat in the garage and was occasionally turned on every few months. Sold it in the summer of 2020 to some guy from South Carolina (I think). Mostly because my wife thought it was a waste of space. Watching this video, yours looks (ed) exactly like mine and I miss it dearly. So much so, I think I'm going to track down the owner and try to buy it back. Thank you for reminding why I shouldn't have let it go in the first place. PS: I think I might have a non se wicked white lip sitting in my folks' attic, you're welcome to it. Might be better juju then the SE ones.

[@waybach]

Gosh I think all have stories like this.. how I should never of sold my 2012 STI, and now own a 2023 WRX, but it’s just not the same and wish I can find another 2012-14 STI someday..

[@drown-media]

First of all, that australian accent sounded alot like marty from MCM good job ben! :D And second of all, you won't believe how stoked i am to see Lana back up and running stronger then ever before! Let's see if you can do it by march, crossing my fingers!

[@simpsot_]

I thought his face was about to pop into frame 😅

[@marcos_driving]

@@simpsot_ haha me too!

[@TimPangan]

Lmaoo that’s what I thought too!

[@purwantiallan5089]

The Evo 8 both in stock and tuned trims are equally gorgeous.

[@Kamil_SONE]

Happy 10th Birthday dear Evo 9 MR

[@thirteen12]

Excellent summary of legit parts. Many/most youtubers get a lot of details wrong, but the pan and the uprights are key. Another benefit to a lighter twin disc clutch is not cracking your clutch pedal bracket assembly. This is basically as good as the 20 year old Evo modding for dummies thread on Evom. Amazing NZ+Australian accents too, just like the real thing, I could almost feel the sunburn and weird lizards crawling all over me.

[@nutronse7en7]

I've been studying your Evo build for over a year because in the next couple years I want to build my own track Evo, this video makes it so much easier! keep up the work and I'm incredibly excited for the evo to come back this year!

[@bhcamaro2002]

Ben needs a sponsorship for front lips 😂

[@BjornFSE]

time for him to make his own mould and 3D print them or something in an easy to clip together way

[@bhcamaro2002]

@@BjornFSE that's a good idea!

[@Dozer4200]

I think we have plenty of proof as why he *isn't* lip sponsored :D No bottom line of any company could sustain this kind of sponsorship.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@bhcamaro2002imagine if there is a FALKEN sponsorship in the Evo 8 though.

[@gian19791]

As much as I like the auction or junk yard I can’t get passed from getting a salvage title it’s just not my thing but I’m glad you saw sentimental value and appreciation on this rare built

[@WoodnessGoodness]

Next video: Timelapse of Ben's face over the years while building Laanaa.

[@GearsandGasoline]

You can watch the accelerated aging process as this car sucks the life out of me

[@bobo2186]

Ronnie is the man with the plan for any EVO! He has done almost all of my tunes. Wish he could do all of my work, but he is a busy man!

[@rizrz34]

this is one of the better "building X car in 10 min" videos out there, great job big Ben. Good luck getting the Evo back on the road

[@carnonPL]

you have my absolute dream car, glad you enjoy it and show this legend's full potential

[@Jesco85]

This was by far the best written story of building a track car, well done and entertaining 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@nengxiong2906]

Love the build. Love the strength of every failure turned successful. Inspired me to actually build a similar Evo 9 in Forza 5. Nonetheless, it’s always a dream for me to have a track Evo 9 and now, I know how to do it because of you.

[@j.3854]

I haven't watched any of you guys vids in a while. not sure why they weren't coming up on my feed. this video is a keeper. nice work ben!

[@castlejustin]

I appreciate the clean thumbnails as of late, no texts/symbols just a great photo

[@jeremystedman2483]

I know it won't work but might try the gamble game. Wish rud put the euro rex up, No chance I could ever afford it outright. Was eyeballing it from day one. Happens to be on my way to work every day. It's not in it's corner spot anymore. Hope someone gives it a good home. You guy's give me so much inspiration. Day job and hobby shop are far different. Hopefully this summer will get some content out. Yard full of subi bajas, c6 dana 44 rear, j35, frame machine, tig, mig, bridgeport. Would so love to go full fab youtube vids. Over a year but coming soon. Keep up all the great content.

[@ae.collective]

Wow. Didn't realize I watched this build since the beginning. Awesome turn of events. Can't wait for the future build.

[@jameelrose]

Every time I see my Evo 6's front caliper living it's best life on your car I smile. 😊

[@AntoBarnett]

Love these styles of videos going over the whole build. It's like binge watching a tv show

[@ericpark9710]

What a journey. Props to your patience and willingness to succeed.

[@MelSavageKiller]

As a fellow Evo owner (had mine since 09) this has given me so many plans that will probably never come true but i can dream lol. Thanks for putting in all this work to get the video out and can't wait to see it back on the channel.

[@Rivers789]

Such a great video, really showed your love for the car and lessons you've learned. Thank you for sharing it with us! Get Laanaaa back on the road!

[@verginsergin]

The SE lip replacement count was glorious!

[@turtledovew2150]

To see lana on my birthday would be a legendary gift and regardless I wish you luck on reviving her!

[@toddxhiggins]

I dont get all the people complaining on here and on onsta aboht these episodes. Theyre great to get back up to speed on builds and remember things. Excited to see what is next for the evo

[@PrinceSlap]

My dream car ever since I was a kid! Awesome journey 🙏🏼

[@alecshirey8418]

I enjoy both Ben’s transparency. Mistakes were made, lessons were learned and thats the truth for all car guys. And the attempt/abandonment of the chapters made me laugh. Lol.

[@DoTheThingTheater]

I remember being sad when the wrap went on, the white on white was maybe my favorite looking car on KZbin, full stop. But it makes a lot of sense with your fantastic explanation: dress for the job you want, which for you at the time was total domination

[@evo_iv9n]

Good to see Lana and some evo content from yall again. More power to the channel!

[@SSkyreS]

I just finished fully restoring my evo. Now I have the perfect shopping list, thank you man!

[@atflores85]

What a great video, I really enjoyed this one. Awesome story telling, informative with a splash of humor. Well done sir.

[@sparrowhawke8244]

I wasn’t here for the early days of g&g, I love this full recap. The story of this evo is awesome

[@jellofuel]

23:00 I'm just here to appreciate Ben taking the podium in what looks like an 80's track suit or pimpin pajamas, like just soak in the style here. Bask in it

[@yongling9825]

He took the win with just *one* session too. XD

[@AstrayAuto]

The ending being you working on it was the cherry on top 👏👌👌

[@MYLLASTGAME]

I love the receipts in everything! Proof through it all.

[@Bardo_16]

Aaaaaaa the videos endings are getting so much better!

[@TheGorillaBiker]

I just can't believe how long I've been watching this channel after this and the last build video, this really puts it in perspective and it's a bit mad. Still look forward to every Saturdays video :)

[@Adison0529]

First time seeing your channel (I think). This was a fantastic video. I absolutely love all the stuff about tracking despite not having a clue about track days, classes, not to mention modding the car. Your video was absolutely PACKED with information, the visuals were fantastic on top of that too. Had this video in my WL playlist since you uploaded it after I got it on my YT homepage, finally had no vids from fav creators to catch up with so I watched it and I'm super glad I did. 30 minutes went by like nothing. Making a special place in my memory for this video so I can revisit it and spend all day Googling stuff when I have my own track car and money to spare. 😁

[@tes_roues]

That Australian bit killed me, amazing story telling and super story!

[@cannonteng9443]

Thank God that you did not give up after the flood, I am looking forward to seeing your update on the evo, fan from Australia

[@eliasjdm976]

That ending made me scream from happiness (that also sounds suspicious but anyway). Hope that you will get it ready soon Ben!!!

[@gabem8119]

That’s an obscene amount of money to spend but it’s understandable when you’re building a car for the track and chasing the podium, Ben’s efforts got him his wins. Like Ben said that’s only the build cost not including consumables which really add up over time. Some say he could’ve spent less but it was like a trial and error journey, he used what he had and what he was supposed to for his races then made changes as he needed to fix or improve things. TBH the average guy will only be able to spend a fraction of what was spent unless he has money, sponsorship or both. Even Ben’s recommended build at the end at $44k is way more than most will be able to reasonably do. Since this was a track built car and most guys using theirs as daily’s only, they get some good advise on what can be done if they’re looking for extra performance.

[@RAIHAN____]

Marc loves working with Lin from what I can see!

[@_hanz73]

Time flies,, I still remembered watching the video when one of the rims got split in half

[@kid.failure]

Ben, I am so happy you are working on the evo again. Thanks for the great content as always!!!

[@geolo2765]

as a fellow Evo 9 owner, I salute you and your wallet for your sacrifice for the rest of us LOL. I've definitely picked up a thing or two from watching your videos over the last few years, eager to see Lana make a return on the channel

[@rotaryrotary4227]

Good to hear the honesty on how much sponsors payed. I always imagined it was much more. I’m guessing you definitely sacrificed for some of the funds.

[@1slowawdpanda]

Yesss came to the channel for the Evo content, I enjoy the other car builds but as a dsm and Evo 8 and 9 owner I’ll always come back for the Evo domination

[@apexaholic]

Evo coming back baby!!!❤

[@jeanfrancoismenard705]

superbe video man we feel the passion we share for AWD four cylinder booted car. im on Golf R mk6 plateform from 2012. Good job !

[@kaisage5745]

I'm Ready to see this car back on track. gaining more podiums

[@neddypwnz]

Man, I never thought car videos could make me this emotional until i found this channel. Keep up the fantastic work guys

[@harrier1830]

So far the man is over 2 grand into just buying front lips🤣🤣🤣🤣 what an absolute legend. then we have the other legend that cut the roof off his sti🤣🤣 These G&G boys are legends

[@gouldnj]

What a great video. So cool that you added all the prices. So many young guys think that modding cars is cheap. They blow them up or wreck them and are heartbroken when they have to then drive a shitbox. 👍

[@andrewcox9866]

Being someone who loves Evos and owns Speed 6 that blew up 😭 both are great cars

[@usernameEvanT]

i loved the evo since the first day i saw it on GG (i am an Evo guy, IX is my dream car). It's not as fancy as others, but its an absolute track weapon bulited from a guy who knows exactly what he needs and what he wants from his car. Well done to all the team and mostly to Ben! 😊✌

[@naufalfahmi4917]

gosh I'm in love with these recap videos, perfectly sums up the work you guys have been done.. can't wait for another video!!

[@speedacademydave]

I guess you could say your dad outsmarted you on that trade, he saved $75k and got a more reliable turbo car in exchange 😂

[@Kwambe5]

More reliable?! Idk, my speed6 lasted 216,000 miles of my hard driving and poor tuning ability!!

[@yovannyvasquez3916]

@@Kwambe5he’s say the mazdaspeed 6 is more reliable than the evo…

[@Kwambe5]

@@yovannyvasquez3916ohh, makes sense! Lol

[@PentagonPirate]

Pumped to see the evo making a comeback!

[@RipPhillips]

This was an awesome story especially the build info as it went along.

[@chrisneumann1667]

As usual incredible filmographies 😍😍

[@boosted_john]

Love this video. Excellent work.

[@symz81]

Look forward to seeing ur evo running again. You guys are by far my favourite car youtube channel. Watching ur videos every Saturday morning is my weekly routine :)

[@marianoalmonte5098]

Yooo I'M HYPED to see the EVO back, Lanaaaa we missed youuu

[@yuhyuh5012]

I love when ben post but honestly I was missing ben im glad he dropped a banger and have been missing out on Ben as much as I appreciate Bens co tent cant wait to see more from both bens

[@Original_t31]

Only heat drops from this channel. Another great video Ben

[@daddybotz]

The evolution of Ben's Evolution. Awesome video as always! Been an OG sub and you guys never fail to deliver!

[@MrTerror196]

I respect builds like this so much. I’m doing the same to a q50. Rebuilding the modern v37 skyline 400R “GTR”. Vr38 swap alone is gonna cost me around 45-50k doing most of the work myself with my cousin.

[@asdowo111]

17:07 My favorite Australian host, Benjamin Linton.

[@StevoPvP]

Respect for putting the time stamps if people just want to skip to the info, will be watching the whole thing though!

[@KG_BM]

respect to this channel for timestamping information that's critical to drive by viewers.

[@Neukom720]

Cant wait to see more and where it goes!!!! lets go Evo! Cant wait to get my LS1 C5 on fully flex e85 to the track hopefully this year! The corn is always the move!

[@WarriorsPhoto]

One of your best videos Ben. Your EVO has been an inspiration for me. I love love love the Evo 8/9 and even the X. If I could find one for $15-20,000. I'd buy one and have fun with it as well. 🎉😊😂

[@indecisive_driver6171]

Great video!!! All the best to both Ben's. Waiting to see a lot of grid life builds and track days

[@CxlebHan]

I knew thee Ben’s were destined for greatness when I came across they’re channel in the 200k range.

[@JimmieZ89]

Love seeing these break downs on how it started to where it's ended up. Been following your channel for a long time. This make me really wonder "what could have been" if you had kept the Mazdaspeed 6 and put this much effort into that car for you racing. Me being a Speed 3 owner would have loved the series but I guess a built Speed6 wouldn't have gotten the views a built Evo series has gotten you.

[@crazysunshyne]

Damn, this is invaluable to the 10 people who have Evos and track them. Just teasing, really enjoyed the vid.

[@Nathan15038]

Man, I watched this build around a few years ago and I was like that is sick but now seeing the build altogether, it’s awesome and beautiful. but it’s sad to see it all though, and I believe one day it’ll be built love it keep it up, man😊😅

[@JDMimportsFTW]

That Australian and New Zealand accents were fantastic mate. Made me smile!

[@czechD]

Great editing! And good looking Evo! 🤘😊💪

[@QuigzDrifts]

Good editing man, I like what you did at the end

[@tylerbuhite5432]

The FLOW of this video is GOD like.

[@artem_osadchuk]

Many cars would envy such a car's history!