iM Random Snaps: All in a days work

The end of summer has come around leaving us with fond memories of flip flops, popsicles, and short skirts 😛 As fall approaches I figured id get a few guys together for a bunch of photos before the cars get put away for the winter. I grabbed my camera and gear and our first stop leads us to this Suzuka Blue S2000, mildly modified to specific regulations for competitive racing. Then we head out into the night with a new Audi S4 and a couple of Japanese favorites! We even stopped by the local car meet for a bit of eye candy!

iM Highlight: Sean’s EVO X STO Race Car

Now we normally stick to highly modified street cars that in some cases are also very capable track cars here at iM, in this case we have a STO prepped race car that is also street driveable. It’s normally only commuted to and from the track  but with a little convincing we managed to get the car out onto the streets for a few photos! Mandatory track snaps included of course!

iM Event Coverage: Weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Meet – April…

Another week has gone by, and that means another edition of the weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Meet! Its nice to see these meets getting busier and busier as the weeks go by and the weather starts cooperating. Its nice to see cars that come every week, and see how they progress as the season goes by. Its also been great in the fact that the cars are getting more and more diverse.

Here’s a quick taste of some of the cars that were out this week, for lots more shots, check out the set on our Flickr stream: HERE

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Make sure to check out the next meet at Chinook on April 18, 2013.

iM Event Coverage: Weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Meet – April…

You can almost feel it in the air. The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, and the cars that have been hiding are starting to come out. The season is almost upon us, and for a handful of people, it already has. And that means the 403 Honda/Beyond.ca weekly meets are starting to get into full swing. I’ve been to a few already, and they’ve been starting to get busier and busier. Here are a few snaps I took that somewhat darker night, then it got cold, so I put the camera away:

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For more shots, check out the set on our Flickr stream: HERE

If you’re bored on a Wednesday night, are interested in checking out peoples projects, come check out the weekly meets. They happen usually from 7pm to whenever at the rear upper parkade lot of Chinook Centre. Hope to see you next week!

iM: Random Snaps

Yesterday turned out to be one awesome, hot day. Like always, whenever it’s nice we like to shoot the shit and drive around aimlessly. Went to Peter’s to grab a bite and some milkshakes and then cruised out. Got some snaps… just to keep you busy until you guys get your shirts 😉

iM Highlight: Tamed JDM Beasts

Over the past few dreadful winter months, I have had the chance to talk to and get to know Cecilia. Cecilia had contacted me asking for a photoshoot for her Evo X and her husband Colin’s STi. Cecilia and Colin have owned their own fair share of different types of cars from a BMW 5 series to a Honda S2000.

The best thing about these two cars is although they are rivals, they compliment each other perfectly. Having both of these cars in the garage makes for an interesting combo. Cecilia and Colin may not be hardcore tuners that go for the slammed look or the huge turbo to put down 600hp, but they have kept modification subtle enough to be different, which is what we love.

Check out these two beastly whips

Cecilia’s EVO X
Rexpseed carbon fiber front splitter covers
JDM plate
Redlinegoods custom shift boot and arm rest cover
Rally Armor mudflaps
Custom rear spoiler deck
Perrin stubby antenna
RED Mitsubishi emblems

Colin’s STi
Invidia Q300 Catback
Invidia catted downpipe
COBB Stage 2 with custom LightSpeed map
High flow drop in filter
Red tail light overlays
Hella supertones

The two rolling side by side.

Together… at last?

iM: Weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Chinook Meet – April 6,…

Another nice weather Wednesday equals another 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Chinook meet. Hopefully the weather keeps getting better. If you try to make it out, then we promise try our best to get out there each week to take pics. Who knows, maybe we’ll find cars that are worthy to be featured on the site!

iM Highlight: Shaffy’s Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII

It has been a while since i posted on illmotion.
but better to wait for the good stuff than post the non-ready content.

Dimer, who we all remember from the red wide-body NSX had a magazine shoot in Amsterdam. Since the location was really one of a kind, He also invited his friend Shaffy to join and take some shots of Shaffy’s Lancer Evolution 8.

Usually when we have Evo’s in Holland, it will not be more than a carbon hood and some fancy wheels. But Shaffy gave his machine quite the upgrades it deserved.

To not let you wait any longer, I will just give you guys the complete spec list.
The only question that is left is… who of the two is the quickest. Too bad that it is winter. So we didn’t get to change to test it.

Exterior:

Xenon 8000k
Vortex generator OEM
Do-luck style CF lip
CF Exhaust heat shield

Interior:

Schroth 4 point Harness

Suspension, wheels and braking:

Intrax HDA coilover system
DBA 3000 rear brake discs
Hawk rear brake pads
Ferodo DS2500 front brake pads
Black powder coated Enkei 17″
Bridgestone potenza RE050-A

Engine and electronics:

Greddy turbo timer
AEM wideband AFR
Motor meter stepper motor gauges (Oil press/oil temp/barometric turbo press)
GSC Power division stage 2 camshafts IN&EX
GSC Power division beehive valve springs
ACT HD Street clutch kit
Evo 9 TD05 turbo
Scorpion 2,5″ catback
Megan racing 3″ downpipe
Invidia 3″ decatpipe
GM IAT sensor
Omni 4 bar MAP sensor
Grimmspeed 3-port solenoid
ETS intercoolerkit
Fujita intake & filter
HKS SSQV type 3
Injector dynamics 1000cc injectors

iM Highlight: Jason’s Evo X

If there was ever a person that I’ve known with ‘car ADHD’, it has to be Jason. He’s gone through a ton of modified cars from all different types, including (in no specific order) an innovative for its time turbo Cavalier, 3 different Honda Civics (one of them an 08 turbo Si), a Subaru WRX, a Mitsubishi Eclipse, an Acura EL, RSX, and 3 highly modified S2000s. His current work in progress is the Evolution X you see in these pics.

The Mitsubishi Evolution X (or 10) debuted for sale in Japan in October 2007, in the USA in January 2008, and for the first time ever, a Lancer Evolution came to Canadian dealerships in February 2008. A completely new redesign on the exterior came, along with a new motor coming away from the tried and true 4G63, which was quite controversial. But one thing held true from its predecessors, its tunability. The Evo X has responded well to mods and has become one of the hottest new cars to own and modify.

It’s because of the Evo’s positive reception to tuning and modifying that Jason just had to build one for himself. Peep the current set up Jason is running on the Evolution:

|OWNER: Jason Divina
|VEHICLE: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

|ENGINE & DRIVETRAIN
Cobb AccessPort Stage 2
AEM Cold Air Intake
Ultimate Racing Test Pipe
Ultimate Racing Down Pipe
T1R 90R Catback Exhaust

|SUSPENSION
Eibach Pro Kit Coil Spring Kit

|WHEELS
18×8.5 +38 5Zigen ZR in Custom White Finish

|AERO
Seibon Carbon Fiber Front Lip
Seibon Carbon Fiber Rear Spoiler

Considering the Evo X is quick out of the box, a few simple and functional mods such as Cobb’s AccessPort Stage 2 Power Package, a down pipe and test pipe from Ultimate Racing, and the T1R 90R Catback exhaust is just enough to give this beast the extra “umph” it needs to get away from anyone who dares cross in it’s path.

Jason’s choice in dropping the Evo with the Eibach Pro Kit definitely compliment the Custom White Finish 5Zigen Wheels he decided to go with as well. And with exterior Carbon pieces from Seibon (Front lip and rear spoiler), there’s no mistaking Jason’s Evo when he’s out and about the city.

Since Jason has what I like to call “Car ADHD”, will we see more progress from this whip in the future? Well…that’s up to Jason.

Coco’s EVO

Ok so here is the first of the four features from our trip out west. I’ll start it off with these two random snaps from the Agenda Show we attended in Huntington Beach. Chill’n outside was the Crooks & Castles and MATIX flagship vehicles. It’s cool to see how much car culture influences so much that is so un-car related, it’s almost built into their way of life.


Around 3am, while cruising around Huntington we run into Coco and his super clean EVO. I’ve come to learn in the few days i spent in the Newport/Huntington Beach area that they are some of the friendliest/nicest people I’ve ever encountered. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone with a chip on their shoulder or in a bad mood. Everyone was very warm, inviting, and quick to help.

As we spoke to Coco Zurita, he explained he was in the area to compete in X-games 16. I’ve always been a fan of the murdured-out look and as Coco explained that the matte black finish on his EVO isn’t even paint…it’s a wrap! The whole car… He opened the door to revile the original white color that still remained in the jam of the door(not pictured).

I wanna apologize for the blurry shots taken in such low light, but i felt like it was a perfect opportunity to bring you car culture in it’s purest form. Oh, and as i should mention, pointed out by Coco, check out his sponsor: Vivid Racing.

Here’s a shot of Coco doing what he does(Via Vivid Racing):

more to come…

-James Cale