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While pursuing his acting career, Ali also founded Easy Street Motorsports (also known as ESX Motorsports), an automotive performance and race facility that eventually led him to race for Subaru of America and achieved a certain celebrity racing status.
May 7, 2013 · Ali is shooting for an astonishing 1600 horsepower in his quest to build the fastest Subaru BRZ -- and Subaru for that matter -- in the world. While there's no official record, Afshar is...
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For Easy Street Motorsports’ owner, Ali Afshar, aiming at a new record with Subaru’s new BRZ platform made perfect sense. The racer/actor/movie producer has over a decade of experience with Subarus and has broken into the seven-second realm in his AWD Subaru WRX. An ambassador for Subaru Racing, Afshar acquired a BRZ in 2012, promoting it as the he...
When attempting to set a record, keeping the setup simple leaves less chance for a failure. The relatively new four-cylinder FA20 did not have much development history and displaced only two liters. To reach his target horsepower goal of well over 1,400 horsepower, more displacement would be needed. Afshar explained, “When we set out to build the B...
As a veteran of professional drag racing, Afshar knew the value of spares. Thus, he prepared to work with five engine builders to develop his EG33 race engine program. His purpose for doing so was to motivate them to step up their game on the engine build and to shorten the lead-time for the engines to be readied for testing and racing. All of the ...
To reach beyond the 1,000-wheel horsepower mark, a sizable forced induction setup is essential. To that end, Afshar worked with Robert at Forced Performance for a solution. Robert recommended a pair of FP HTA Super 94 turbochargers for the job. He stated that this pair of turbochargers could deliver enough flow for over 1,800 horsepower, operating ...
Jan 2, 2015 · The street legal ESX STI package boosts the stock 2.5-liter boxer engine an additional 55 extra hp to 360hp. The car is street legal in California and meets CA emission laws. A race-only track ...
