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Honest_Bob · 05-25-2009, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DaveSTi

Ah ok...cool...I'll have to wait and see on that one. I'm not gun shy about modding the car, but I don't do mods just to do them. I'm seriously having a very, very, very hard time figuring out what this car needs. I got to take it through my country road test course tonight...I matched my full-suspension STi all over the place with a lot less drama with the steering wheel and a lot more comfort. The Evo is just so smooth and ****ing fast in the turns. It reacts perfectly to my inputs and just keeps asking for more power and to go faster mid turn, haha. I'm in complete amazement that a stock Evo X could compete/beat my T2-equipped STi. I really do think its faster in the turns by a good margin!

Wow, thats crazy.

hondagirl · 05-25-2009, 01:23 AM

car looks flippin awsome; I love it....jelous over this way!! good luck with it, and take care of that sexy bad boy =)

DaveSTi · 05-25-2009, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Honest_Bob

Wow, thats crazy.

It's gotta be the tires. STi had more roll stiffness at high-speed, but lacked the grip of these Advans. The shocker is that the stock Evo doesn't lack roll stiffness in its own right, which is incredibly impressive considering it basically comes with R compounds on the damn thing, haha.

I got to watch the S-AWC monitor last night too...so ****ing amazing. haha

DaveSTi · 05-25-2009, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by hondagirl

car looks flippin awsome; I love it....jelous over this way!! good luck with it, and take care of that sexy bad boy =)

Thank you very much.

I parked it outside brew works last night and did the usual look back on my way in. I still can't believe this car is actually mine.

DaveSTi · 05-25-2009, 11:35 AM

Oh...Thanks to Perrin's Memorial Day Sale, I've ordered their air filter drop in and turbo inlet hose. I know..power mods..can you believe it? haha. Should be good for 15-20whp or so, but I'm more curious about the gas mileage improvement, if any.

OWENthatsmyname · 05-25-2009, 11:54 AM

wow. had the car three days? and four pages already ha.

this is shaping up to be a great member journal.

DaveSTi · 05-25-2009, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by OWENthatsmyname

wow. had the car three days? and four pages already ha.

this is shaping up to be a great member journal.

haha, seriously! It's going to pass my STi journal in no time at this rate, with less work done to the car!

Honest_Bob · 05-25-2009, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveSTi

Oh...Thanks to Perrin's Memorial Day Sale, I've ordered their air filter drop in and turbo inlet hose. I know..power mods..can you believe it? haha. Should be good for 15-20whp or so, but I'm more curious about the gas mileage improvement, if any.

haha, your gonna make Ryan work on an Evo arent you?

DaveSTi · 05-25-2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Honest_Bob

haha, your gonna make Ryan work on an Evo arent you?

Not for these mods, but I do want to stop by so he can take a look at the car

These mods I can do in my garage in a few minutes, the inlet hose is nothing like the terror it is on the Subaru. Ryan would get the clutch upgrade, FMIC type stuff since I know he'd do it right

captainhook · 05-25-2009, 12:56 PM

Glad to see you've got another award winning thread going Dave! You gotta come out to the meet Wednesday . . . and change that avatar!

06evors · 05-25-2009, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveSTi

Ah ok...cool...I'll have to wait and see on that one. I'm not gun shy about modding the car, but I don't do mods just to do them. I'm seriously having a very, very, very hard time figuring out what this car needs. I got to take it through my country road test course tonight...I matched my full-suspension STi all over the place with a lot less drama with the steering wheel and a lot more comfort. The Evo is just so smooth and ****ing fast in the turns. It reacts perfectly to my inputs and just keeps asking for more power and to go faster mid turn, haha. I'm in complete amazement that a stock Evo X could compete/beat my T2-equipped STi. I really do think its faster in the turns by a good margin!

I know exactly what you mean. I just did mild power mods on my car since it was my daily. Mild cams, no idle jumping. FP turbo to keep spool time but bump the power. Now I'm just adding little things so it will be comfortable to daily drive such as the bushings. Once I pay it off then it can be caged and set loose. But enough about my car. It's quite impressive that mitsu managed to keep the go-kart feel of the car despite adding 300lbs in luxury.

Enjoy.

06evors · 05-25-2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by captainhook

Glad to see you've got another award winning thread going Dave! You gotta come out to the meet Wednesday . . . and change that avatar!

BTW that's a kickass pic of your legacy on the rollers.

WRX_JB · 05-25-2009, 05:52 PM

looks good , ive been slightly looking into them , just trying to see how they are gonna make out buy the end of the year with common problems ect if not might be next pick up.

Keep up the work with it i loved your sti

OWENthatsmyname · 05-25-2009, 10:11 PM

get the do-luck trunk

http://www.bespokeventures.com/blog/...of-cz4a-trunk/

06evors · 05-25-2009, 11:21 PM

I love that trunk. The fenders on these cars can fit some rubber.

DaveSTi · 05-25-2009, 11:29 PM

I do like that trunk a lot..plus it has the Ralli-Art rear tails which are nicer too. Can't imagine the cost of all that.

DaveSTi · 05-25-2009, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 06evors

I know exactly what you mean. I just did mild power mods on my car since it was my daily. Mild cams, no idle jumping. FP turbo to keep spool time but bump the power. Now I'm just adding little things so it will be comfortable to daily drive such as the bushings. Once I pay it off then it can be caged and set loose. But enough about my car. It's quite impressive that mitsu managed to keep the go-kart feel of the car despite adding 300lbs in luxury.

Enjoy.

Very nice build that you have too! That's pretty much the way I'd like to go eventually with mine, but I really like having a stock car that I can let a dealership fix for free too.

Don't get me wrong, you can definitely feel the weight of the car in the tighter turns, but the grip levels are so damn high it doesn't matter, you just keep pushing it harder.

DaveSTi · 05-25-2009, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Kiro

looks good , ive been slightly looking into them , just trying to see how they are gonna make out buy the end of the year with common problems ect if not might be next pick up.

Keep up the work with it i loved your sti

thank you

Car seems to be pretty reliable so far from the forum posts. Keep in mind they came in out in 08, so there has been some time with them to find anything serious.

DaveSTi · 05-25-2009, 11:32 PM

So I was pumping gas today and an older guy came up to me to tell me how nice the car looked. That would make the 4th person so far to say something positive out of the blue about the Evo. People really seem to like how it looks.

DaveSTi · 05-25-2009, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by captainhook

Glad to see you've got another award winning thread going Dave! You gotta come out to the meet Wednesday . . . and change that avatar!

Thanks man

Avatar is coming up...giving the STi a mourning period

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OWENthatsmyname Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: west chester Member #55 My Ride: . iTrader: (0)	wow. had the car three days? and four pages already ha. this is shaping up to be a great member journal. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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WRX_JB Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Location: RoFo Member #1907 My Ride: 2005 Wrx iTrader: (0)	looks good , ive been slightly looking into them , just trying to see how they are gonna make out buy the end of the year with common problems ect if not might be next pick up. Keep up the work with it i loved your sti __________________ formerly Kiro -AWD Civic 91' - Sold -2000 Cavalier -Sold -2005 Wrx Member Profile- To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Weekly Meet (Oaks) - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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OWENthatsmyname Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: west chester Member #55 My Ride: . iTrader: (0)	get the do-luck trunk http://www.bespokeventures.com/blog/...of-cz4a-trunk/ __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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DaveSTi Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Charlotte Member #1591 iTrader: (0)	I do like that trunk a lot..plus it has the Ralli-Art rear tails which are nicer too. Can't imagine the cost of all that. __________________ Member Journals: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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hondagirl Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Mar 2009 Member #11511 My Ride: ej8 iTrader: (0)	car looks flippin awsome; I love it....jelous over this way!! good luck with it, and take care of that sexy bad boy =)

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captainhook Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Member #9586 iTrader: (0)	Glad to see you've got another award winning thread going Dave! You gotta come out to the meet Wednesday . . . and change that avatar!

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06evors Tri-State Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Warminster, PA Member #4563 My Ride: 00 MX-5 LS iTrader: (2)	I love that trunk. The fenders on these cars can fit some rubber.

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DaveSTi Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Charlotte Member #1591 iTrader: (0)	So I was pumping gas today and an older guy came up to me to tell me how nice the car looked. That would make the 4th person so far to say something positive out of the blue about the Evo. People really seem to like how it looks. __________________ Member Journals: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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