Street class Time Attack cars are deceptive by nature. The rules require them to have full interiors, glass windows and be registered for street use, but aside from tire restrictions there’s little separating them from their Unlimited class brothers. This is especially true in the AWD class, where massive power can be put down even without grippy race tires. What you end up with are tame-looking street cars stuffed with full-on competition hardware.
The car seen here is well known amongst STI and EVO competitors. It was built by JC Meynet and Dan Harman at Harman Motive in Torrance, California. Despite its humble beginnings, the car has developed into a serious competitor, which has both Subaru and Mitsubishi owners chasing after it. In JC’s words, “This car was purchased new in September of 2005. It was used for commuting and taking some of my eight children to school. It even carried my grandson at times. Yes, I am that old. After suffering a broken wrist and having several surgeries, I decided to start tracking this car instead of continuing to race motocross. I won a few Time Attacks in 2007 and ended up winning Redline’s national street class championship and set track records at every track I raced at in 2008. I also won several Modified class races and even won the overall at the recent Subiefest event at Willow Springs in the Pro/Unlimited class while competing with my Street class setup!” Well, the car started humble anyway. And as Muhammad Ali said, “It ain’t bragging if you can back it up!”
When asked what order the car was built in, the guys at Harman Motive replied, “Suspension, brakes, power, more power, aero and lightness.” The suspension and brakes really aren’t all that exotic, they’re just carefully selected off-the-shelf parts that have been thoroughly dialed in at the track. Cusco Zero 2R coilovers and Cobb 25mm antiroll bars keep the chassis level while Whiteline and Kartboy links keep the Enkei wheels aligned through the corners. The tires change between Yokohama’s street and race compounds, depending on what class they’re running. Massive Stoptech rotors and calipers are pressurized by Harman Motive steel braided lines and Motul fluid. These are an absolute necessity considering the powerplant they have to regulate.
Under the hood lies a real-deal Cosworth engine. When the Harman Motive guys said they wanted power, they weren’t kidding. JC explains what a 2.6-liter CS600X is: “The motor is a complete long-block assembly from Cosworth that even has their own engine number assigned to it. They start with new OEM Subaru heads and block castings, then add their components and finesse. The crank is a stroked billet piece that is designed for better oiling and balanced so that it can safely touch 10,000 rpm, although we use 8500 as our limit. It uses Cosworth rods and pistons that have their pins relocated to work with the stroker crank. The bores are honed for a perfect fit. The heads get a CNC port job and a full Serdi radius valve job to allow for 1mm larger Inconel valves. Then it gets a full Cosworth valvetrain which is topped off by Cosworth’s cams. The motor gets its oiling from an upgraded higher-flow Cosworth oil pump fed by a huge baffled oil pan. A crank scraper helps to keep the oil in control and the assembly is held together by upgraded Cosworth gaskets and head bolts.”
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