# @amsperformance on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dba3KloOED7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68480826-amsperformance-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-30T14:05:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** AMS Performance (@amsperformance) — https://gondola.cc/amsperformance

## Caption

AMS Archives Episode 2: Evolution 🐵➡️👨

We’re back with another episode of the AMS Archives 📽️ In the first episode, we hopped in the Wayback Machine back to 2001 for a look back at the early days of AMS Performance ⏮️ In this episode, we travel back in time to another defining era in AMS Performance history: The Age of Evolution 🚘

The year is 2003: You’re watching MTV while picking your new top friends on Myspace, when suddenly... Word starts spreading about a new car from Mitsubishi 👂 While you were busy picking favorites, AMS Performance got to work 👨‍🔧 First, a turbo kit 🐌

Naturally, we needed a testbed for that turbo kit. We assembled what came to be known as the AMS Drag Evo, and the rest, as they say, is history 🏎️💨 

For those not fortunate enough to be around for that time, here is a short list of AMS 4G63 accomplishments from that era! 📜

🏁 Set and Reset Evo Quarter Mile World Record x9 (From 10.53 at 137mph in 2004 down to 8.42 at 168mph) Including the First 8 Second Evo VIII
📈 Set and Reset Evo Horsepower World Record x7 (From 808awhp in 2005 to 1,181awhp in 2009)
🚀 Fastest Mitsubishi World Record: 228mph in the Standing Mile (Texas Mile 2010)
🏆 2008 Castrol Top Shop Engine Challenge Winner: 1,035hp from a 2.0L on 100 Octane
🥇 2008 Pikes Peak Hillclimb Class Win: David Kern places 1st in the AWD Class with a Record 11:48.434
➕ And much, much more!

What is your favorite memory of AMS Performance? 💭 We received a great response on the first episode, reliving the early days of AMS Performance. We look forward to hearing all the stories you have to share! 💬

#25yearsofAMS #amsperformance

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AMS Performance | @amsperformance | https://gondola.cc/amsperformance | Automotive Company |
| Andrew Mendez | @andrewxmendez | https://gondola.cc/andrewxmendez | Content Producer |

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amsperformance, 25yearsofams

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