Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

Better than regular paint I would think.

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Better then chrome.

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of course I took Scheides advice .... I couldn't pony up the dough for Nokian Hakkapeliitta RSi

But I did get a set of 235 45 17....
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...rcticFront.jpg

Also I got sick of looking at this ...
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...771941_o-1.jpg

So I found a set of brand new center caps... only $13 each :/

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...2at92949PM.png

Not the coolest looking things in the world but a lot better than not having them
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...2at93019PM.png

I've also called every place that powdercoats wheels w/i a 1 hour drive.

Average price is $60/wheel including sand blasting. Luckily the cheapest place... is the closest at $50/ wheel. So If i'm going to spend the $200+tax to have the enkeis powder coated it needs to be worth it.

I allready have a dark wheel so help me narrow it down between these ...
1.Bronze/Gold
2.White
3.Red


EXAMPLES:
Bronze/Gold?
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...WVscy5qcGc.jpg

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...2at94750PM.png

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...2at94717PM.png




White?
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...2at94852PM.png

And i'm sure that most people are going to hate but i'm really attracted to it.
Red?
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...2at94537PM.png

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...2at94518PM.png

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...2at94616PM.png

Maybe the enkeis wont look as good as those wheels but it works great for them.

CHIME IN!! I want to know some opinions for the wheel colors

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

Dear god not white or red. Also not a huge gold fan. I would choose a deep bronze myself. I loved how deep bronze looked on my Talon. Maybe even a flat deep bronze.

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I would do a charcoal.

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I vote red.

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1. Black or gunmetal w/ or w/o red time attack lip
2. Darker shade of bronze like the first car

Also keep us posted on where you go and how you like the job/price/turnaround time.

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

Why are you powdercoating them again? I vote skip it...they are winter wheels, let them be stock, nicked-up silver color....save your money for other stuff :)

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matte bronze plz. Same as Enkei puts on some of their wheels, same kind of color Halon is talking about.

something like this looks ( . Y . ) on a red car:

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9537/img0264xle.jpg

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

Yea Id just leave them alone, they are winter wheels and will be covered up with crap most of the time anyway.

No red or white if you do anything. I like the bronze or gold or silver.

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

Give them a throwback to the old car and paint them lime green!

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Just rattle can them what ever color you pic. Can just touch them up if they chip out after a year or two, not worth the cost of Powder Coating, imho.

I vote black or gunmetal.

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Anything but black or bronze...WAY played-out.

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+1

Winter wheels are winter wheels. They'll get dirty extremely quickly during the winter. A very few rims I've worked on when I was at Discount Tires would also 'leak' near the bead because of corrosion but more then likely, it shouldn't leak. Red on Red is a hit and miss for me ;). Do white if you like to clean it weekly. Haha. Because my friend has white rims and man, he is tired of cleaning it pretty much every week. That color rim that Goodhart posted would definitely look ( . Y . )'s. :)

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Winter Tires arrived :)
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...72985730_o.jpg


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...57787521_o.jpg

I honestly would have left them the way they were and saved the money but the wheels were originally sand blasted and then painted but the proper prep work wasn't done so it oxidized under the paint. half the paint peeled off exposing the raw material and they would have been in a world of hurt after a winter.

Look at the bottom of the wheel in the pic to see how bad it is...
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...41845446_o.jpg

Btw that's dustin, he's a style member :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...88910187_o.jpg

On the plus side they ARE getting the throw back... OEM Eagle center caps :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...15253834_o.jpg

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

Ahh I see....see I would have just taken a sharpee to the chipped/flaking paint and scribbled it in to cover it up! :D :D :D

Seriously though yea, I can see why you'd want to clean them up with a little PC'ing.

Also...jealous...epic snow tires are epic..

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

Glad you got the Generals. I ran them all last winter on my 1g and was amazed at how much control they gave you. Even won an ice rallyx event for non-studded.

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E-85 in the winter.

I've ran E-85 in my DSM for 2 summers but NEVER in the winter. I know they change the formula around a bit in the winter but how is the evo going to start when it's below zero?

It has precision 1200cc injectors. This morning it was around 38F at camp ripley when I started it and I had to let it turn over a bit before it started.

Should I switch back to pump gas for the winter? Or will it be better once they get on the winter blend?

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

I've driven e85 for the past few winters without much problems except when I ran aem ems in my silver evo. You can have someone play with your coldstart tables and you will have little to no problems with corn in the winter months.

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

Make sure you're battery is good for winter too. That's what got me at drill last winter.

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pkron! you're in the guard? I'm at ripley atm.


My battery is new but it's nothing fancy... I might have to have someone mess with my cold start tables but i need to buy a tatrix cable first.

I know the lower radiator hose is 1 5/16" x 22 19/32"
What are the thoughts on this kind of set up.....?
You cut your lower radiator hose, insert this guy. Reinstall. Plug it into an outlet and you have a warm vehicle all winter.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...5at71648PM.png

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

are you parking in a garage or outside? Outside, my car would start, but I would have to sit in it to keep it going. in my garage, I never had an issue. My garage will get below freezing, but probably not much below 25 degrees.

E85(70) wasn't too much of an issue for me.... but, I never had to rely on my car to get me anywhere. I did take it to a wild game on a cold and snowy night and had no issues with it starting sitting in a very cold parking ramp for 3.5 hrs.

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

Navy here, I drill at the Minneapolis airport.

I agree w/ Zivman. It may be worth it if you park outside and it's your only vehicle. If you park in a garage, you should be fine.

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

Nice! I park outside and it's my only vehicle. If i park in the garage my roommates park in the driveway and block me in. I'm definitely going to look into it.

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

you could always do the dual map thing.... just get it tuned up and have a pump and E70 tune in it. If you find that E70 aint cutting in, just drain the tank and run pump gas. shouldn't cost too much to have a couple maps made up

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

Allready have a pump map... just no cable to switch between the two. I'll but a cable sooner than later. Just invested a lot of $$ into Tax and registration, and winter wheels lol

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http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...04617873_o.jpg

figured i'd listen to every one and sealed this up today. Also checked all of the wiring harnesses. Thankfully EVERYTHING is perfect :)

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

^good man.

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Nice buy man! I need to do my brembos! And keep the wing :)

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Thiiiiiiiis

Bronze on red ftmfw

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

I really do like red on an evo. I dig how the CF hood and trunk look with it too.

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Haha awesome! You realize that almost everyone I know put this off forever and ever despite my warnings....you took action faster than anyone I know--GOOD WORK!

This and some snow tires and you're ready for winter.....plus heated seats of course...:P

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I'm pretty sure i'm going with goodharts advise on the color for the wheels. They are at the shop and they just haven't gotten around to blasting them.

Had to turn the key a bit this morning to get it to start, hope the switch to E70 soon!

I messed with this pic of my evo a bit and fell in love with how it turned out. It's my current desktop background.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...0EVO8/wink.jpg

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

Nice.

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That's funny, mine fires up every time now, no more multiple key turns or hesitation.

Maybe a new motor'll fix it?

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Starts epicly when it's warm. just after sitting over night. bat is also at 100%

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Love that pic!

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Took my Gf and her friend to dinner in lacrosse tonight in the evo. On the way there I was driving nice "granny shifting, not double clutching like I should," and she told me my car sounded like it was going to fall apart. :( (open dump on my o2 housing). On the way back from dinner I brought the car to 3k rpm down town lacrosse and my gf's friend said "Oh my peacock revving your engine." ...... I laughed it off. Getting on the highway from a stop I took it to 6500 in first and second. (car made 450@map) She screams and says "My stomach just went into my ass!" we all laughed.

Re: The Brian Spilner ..... EVO
 

lol fukin women

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LMFAO nearly exactly what my wife said when I did 2-3-4 NLTS in my evo8 leaving ridgedale a few years back...I think her exact terminology was 'my stomach fell out my ass'