East Coast Customs
Unit 50D Ballinderry Ind Est, Ballinderry road,
Lisburn
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ECC was started in 2005 with the companys owner, John Curistan providing the showpiece - a 2 door classic shape Impreza nicknamed Betsy. It quickly claimed the mantle of the second fastest Impreza in Ireland, still with the EJ20. With the need to up the stakes becoming apparent, a new fully built 2.5 engine was assembled by Adrian 'Charlie' Bell (ECC Mechanic). After testing, the new 500bhp Impreza made its competitive outing at Jap Finale in England, where it claimed both Fastest Road-Legal Impreza and Fastest Road Legal Car in the RWYB class with a quarter mile time of 11.007seconds. A few weeks later it became the first Japanese car in Ireland to break into the 10 second bracket, with a 10.99 second pass on a damp day at Crail in Scotland.
To develop the business further, ECC built a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI RS, which is also powered by one of our high power hand built engines. On 24th June 2006, the 901bhp ECC Evo 6 became the first car in Ireland to break the 10 second barrier and post a 9 .917 second pass at 151.5mph. The Evo VI recorded three 9 seconds passes, in the process claiming the mantel of Fastest Evo VI in the World.
With Betsy in the process of its re-incarnation to something more potent, our Impreza race car has been setting the Irish drag scene alight, recently posting a quarter-mile time of 10.3 seconds, claiming the mantle of the Fastest Impreza in Ireland from Betsy.
Next on the list of ECC accolades is the MLR 30-130 win at RAF Marham, England. The ECC-built Evo IX GT stormed to victory with a time of 7.1seconds, easily beating the nearest competition by 3/10’s of a second. The build was done on a tight schedule of only 6 weeks, from a rolling shell to the 800bhp monster that it is now, which is no small feat by anyone’s standards.
2009 has seen us compete with our AMS/ECC Evo VII, with the race impreza build on-going. This car recently posted a time of 11.1 in the wet and 10.8 in the dry, thereby claiming fastest car of the day against stiff competition on at least two occasions. This car has recently had an uprated drivetrain, to try and cope with 750bhp on race fuel and should be even more competitive in the incoming race season.
2010 saw ECC smash lots of drag racing records. The Evo VII was put on a strict diet and a new engine was built for it, this time pumping out 1042bhp which was enough for it to claim fastest quarter mile with a 9.27 @ 155mph at Ten of The Best, also claiming the fastest standing kilometer of the day at 189.4mph. 2010 also saw ECC dominate the Irish drag racing championships with ECC tuned cars consistently claiming 1st 2nd and 3rd in class for most of the year, with Ruairi Begleg eventually winning his class overall in his ECC tuned DC2 Integra.
2011 saw ECC take a step back from the drag racing to develop their now purpose built drag car and get ready for the 2012 season along with a few big customer builds. ECC also have just become the only Dodson Motorsport approved dealers and pro dealers in Ireland, in the process becoming Ireland's leading GTR gearbox specialists.
ECC Achievements
- Fastest Impreza in Ireland 10.3 @ 138MPH (unbeaten since 2007)
- Fastest EVO in Ireland 9.27 @ 155MPH (unbeaten since 2010)
- Fastest N/A Honda B series in Ireland 12.9MPH (unbeaten since 2010)
- Fastest Honda S2000 Turbo in Ireland 11.58 @ 119PH (unbeaten since 2008)
- Fastest Toyota Starlet 1.5 Turbo in the UK 12.4 @ 128MPH (non glued track)
- Highest BHP Audi TT 2.0 stroker in Ireland 492BHP and 425Ib/ft
- Irish Drag Racing Championship 2010 Class 1 1st Place
- Irish Drag Racing Championship 2010 Class 3 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place
- 1st Place @ TOTB IX 2010 1/4 mile 9.27 @ 155MPH
- 1st Place @ TOTB IX 2010 Top Speed 1km 189.4mph
- Irish Drag Racing Championship 2009 1st & 2nd Place
- 2007 MLR 30-130 - 2nd Place 6.6seconds (Evo VI)
- 2007 MLR 30-130 - 1st Place 7.1seconds (Evo IX)
- 2006 MLR 30-130 - 2nd Place 8.1seconds (Evo VI)
- 2006 SWRC Saloon Champion
- 2006 Ireland Time Attack Champion
- Highest Horsepower 4G63 – 901bhp
- Highest Horsepower 4G64 – 1042bhp
- Highest Horsepower EJ20 – 580bhp
- Highest Horsepower EJ25 – 700bhp
- Highest Horsepower RB25 – 505bhp
- Highest Horsepower RB26 – 700bhp
- Highest Horsepower 4E – 441bhp
- Highest Horsepower 5E – 520bhp