Re: Anna made me do it!
 

When I buy an expensive car, I like to drive it. Whens the last time you were able to drive yours? It couldn't go to the SO, couldn't make the CO, etc. If you are fine with that then great, more power to you and there is nothing wrong with that then. I guess we just see differently on some things, which is ok :)

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You car must have one really bad "street" tune going then, although I guess yours didnt "blow up."

Having a huge turbo is all cool, but when you go through multiple clutches that are $1k+ a peice, that just wouldnt work with me...

Seriously I dont enjoy driving a beater around everywhere. I got sick of having my car on jack stands and love being in the driver seat more that 2 weeks out of the year. Someday maybe youll understand, Id love to throw a huge as turbo on my car and make 600hp- I know it can be done on an M... I just dont need that, plus that would defeat the purpose of what the car was designed for -handling.

I could use another 100hp from a nice S/C though. But I dont have that kinda of money to throw at it, I like to put money into other things as well.

BTW it has nothing to do with being NA.

Re: Anna made me do it!
 

Listen, I didn't even read past your first line, but my car is down because of the clutch, not me. You don't know shit about it, my car has been very reliable except Tilton's clutch.

Re: Anna made me do it!
 

Alright ladies, chill the fuck down.

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You should try reading more then, I know its down because of "a" clutch.

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Nobody is talking shit about you or your car Cher, merely expressing opinions.

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I tried my best to keep personal stabs out but that's bull when you direct it at me and what I own. I'd express what is on my mind but I'm better than that.

Chris, mod the fuck out of that Evo. Join the club.

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Im not a big fan of huge turbos on my daily driver. But I dont think big turbos "ruin" a car or destroy reliability, and I'm not going to tell someone else what to do with their car. If everyone was ultra conservative with modding this hobby wouldnt be as much fun. Scheides obviously knows what he's getting into based on his 2g.

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And, who the fuck said a big turbo isn't streetable? I'm sorry you shift too soon. I find it just fine, and my turbo isn't even big! riding around with nate in his civic, cher's old white car, or the evo..Stock really does suck. It spools super fast, then just goes blah..power falls off, and it doesnt feel like it's pulling anymore. I like the ability to keep pulling and pulling. Tune it correctly, don't drive like a dick all the time, and boost/beat the piss out of it constantly, and you'll be just as reliable as any other car. All cars break, modded or not. So, why not go for broke, live a little, and enjoy the car for more then what it came with? Who wants to stay stock, and generic?

-A. Swift

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LAG=POWER nuff said.
Honestly buying a sports car, modding it, and not expecting it to break is fairly retarded.

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Evos are neat.

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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.

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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.

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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

Re: Anna made me do it!
 

And the modding begins:D What BOV is that?

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

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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.

Re: Anna made me do it!
 

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.

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

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Looks like a Works exhaust system?

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No need to become a tree hugger now! Just gut that cat and let your car breath! :D

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Hey, if I can make kick ass power with an environmentally friendly exhaust, then I will! :) Really, I just want something a little more tame at speed, as I'll be driving a lot in this thing! There are other options, but I thought I'd go this route first.

This is the Buschur 3" turbo back exhaust, with their new 'bullet' muffler. I bolted on the cat and cat-back tonight, and it sounds VERY nice! Definitly a power bump, but the stock downpipe is gonna be a restriction. I ran into some trouble with the downpipe-to-o2 housing bolts are weird, they have a sort of spring wrapped around them. Anyways, I stripped one of the bolts. :(

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Yeah, seems those springs are a pain in the ass. Notice how a lot of manufacturers are going to a flex section in the DP so you can eliminate the springs.

Re: Anna made me do it!
 

Look who's got a EVO in his Avitar...should be yellow though:D

Really not that many of the DP manufactures are going to flex sections, it seams it just the no-name companies. Although I'd prefer the extra security of a flex section. And my car came without the spring dealies:rolleyes:

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Hrm, looky looky what showed up at my doorstep when I got home tonight:

http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo8/DSC00596.sized.jpg

http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo8/DSC00598.sized.jpg

So, I cleaned up after a long-ass day at work (14 hours or so?), hung out with Anna and turbo for a bit, and then got busy. I didn't take off the front bumper yet, but I got the mini-battery kit in (this is all I *was* going to do tonight...), the upper and post-intercooler lower piping, forge bov, and the intake pipe all installed. Took a little longer than I thought it would, but then again I don't want to have to tighten anything while on the side of the road tomorrow (knock on wood!)

I officially HATE the stupid plastic clips that hold the ffing undertray on the car, what a ffing pain in the ass. They are teh ghey. If anyone can come up with an alternate solution to mount that undertray securely and that can be easily removeable, they would make a fortune off of all evo owners.

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Here are more pics, sorry they are kinda shyte:

http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo8/DSC00606.sized.jpg

http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo8/DSC00602.sized.jpg

These are all Buschur Racing parts, btw.

Re: Anna made me do it!
 

Wow, very nice. Whats next 10cm hotside or a whole different turbo all together?

Moving along nicely though. I'd give you a thumb up but there isnt a smilie for that yet:rolleyes:

Re: Anna made me do it!
 

The car is an 05, so it already has the 10cm hotside ;)

Re: Anna made me do it!
 

be careful of the tabs breaking off of that frontmount. Where's the after pics? Did you mount it straight? Next step, 280 cams, and aem?

-A. Swift

Re: Anna made me do it!
 

Don't expect the new FMIC to do much of anything until you get a big turbo on there.

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Way to rain on his parade!

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At least it looks good!

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FMIC is not mounted yet, maybe next week? Gotta get some time to rip the front end off yet. I'm not expecting huge gains from the FMIC, just preparing for the future, just like with my Eclipse :) Cams, fuel pump, and injectors are next.

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Beautiful, Scheides. I'm jealous.

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now now shane, the front mount, along with 280 cams makes the car sound super mean, like chers! couple that with blacked out headlights, and tails..powder coat the wheels..and that's a BAD-ASS whip! It will be like chers, but not bright blue. get the cams and aem!

-A. Swift

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Cuz Cher's is like the most awesimo evar! Not hatin' but you do sound like you are swinging from Cher's nuts with posts like that. I'll take Nash's EVO.

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Get 'er done!:eek:

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Time for a Cher vs Nash race.

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I was actually hiddenly following along with shane's comment on the front mount not doing much, cause cher's is the same front mount, and exhaust as sheides. That's why. Nash's is stock( fmic-wise). Therefor, I can't use him to compare. I also made semi-fun of cher's car, being the front mount on his car prolly isn't doing much either on the stock turbo. But, whatever. Cher has no nuts for me to hang from anyway. You ate them.:)

-A. Swift

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Got the FMIC and Downpipe installed last night: :)

http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo8/DSC00620.sized.jpg

http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo8/DSC00622.sized.jpg