Anna made me do it!

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Evos are neat.

[scheides]

Honestly, the big turbo thing has gone around and around like a ffing record. Some cannot stand a big turbo (or do not want one) and some insist that there can't be one big enough (well, sorta). Let me tell you a story about AJ (DSMStyle). The other weekend when we were over at their place I let him take my 2G for a spin (since his nickname is fucking DSMStyle and he doesn't have a DSM, I figured I'd help push the issue a bit! :) ). He was insistant on wanting a smaller turbo on the car, wouldn't shut up about it. After the drive and a few mind blowing (or skirt lifting?) runs through some twisties, he was absolutly certain that the car was awesome as-is.

What it comes down to is trade-offs. More lag = more power. I LOVE a 16g'd car (dsm or evo). The car is sporty and fun! It makes mere mortals into rally drivers, makes city-scapes a playground of fun loopdy-loops and back roads. Then come the big turbos. Whether it's a simple 20g or a 600++ hp turbo, there will be more 'lag', and there will be more power. I was really wondering really how drivable a gt35r'd car would be in every day driving (I drive 50+ miles per day now). I have to say, I absolutly love it. Yes, it is a comprimise. But the dynamics of that big turbo are such that it is VERY streetable. The car has decent torque down low, as it makes 5-10 psi between 3000-4000rpms, but up top it *really* kicks ass.

Now, a note on the term 'lag.' Let's talk about this in another thread, but know that I would (and hopefully will) gladly strap on a gt35r onto my evo! This car ROCKS stock, so I really think it can only get better with modification. Honestly though, the car is so solid and well balanced (especially after a simple MBC @ 19psi-ish), that I feel as though I could happily invest my money elsewhere and drive it as it is for a long time.

[scheides]

I started a new thread:

http://www.dsmstyle.com/forums/showthread.php?p=153458

Concerning the evo: I took the evo back to my home town for the holiday weekend. The streets are a bit wet, and I took some highschool friends for a spin around town. With 4 people in the car, everyone 'WOOHOO'ing, we were 4-wheel drifting up a storm! These guys drive 1.8t vw's (passat & golf) and the other a mazdaspeed protege...they all agree that the evo is hands down awesome, even if it is stock.

[scheides]

Update: the brown fairy hooked me up!

http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo8/DSC00593.sized.jpg


http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo8/DSC00594.sized.jpg


http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo8/DSC00595.sized.jpg

[tim]

And the modding begins:D What BOV is that?

[92EvilTalon]

Either a Tial or some weird name but shinny at that. And start modding it ya crazy bastard...

[Kracka]

Lookin' good man! Is that a high-flow cat or a test-pipe in diguise? Hopefully that goofy band-clamp works for you, when I tried one it leaked like a 3-cent hooker no matter now tightly it was wrenched down.

I'm guessing the BOV is either a GReddy Type-RS or a FORGE.

[scheides]

It's a Forge DV/BOV. I really wanted to run a Tial again, but I don't have anything to run a vent-to-atmosphere setup yet, and I've heard lots of great things about the Forge's so I thought I'd give them a go.

[scheides]

Yes, that is a high-flow cat. I wanted to see how well it worked being 'street legal' :)

[niterydr]

Looks like a Works exhaust system?