View Poll Results: Where do I go from here? (now that all of the children have grown up...)
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Build the X
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No one wants a $60k evo with high monthly payments, get out now and buy a 9.
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12-03-2010
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#1281
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
Good to know! Luckily I wont probably ever have a loan on a project vehicle haha.
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12-03-2010
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#1282
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Lino Lakes
Drives: 17 Honda Accord
Posts: 4,041
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
The car wasn't intended to be a project vehicle when I bought it, lol.
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12-03-2010
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#1283
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Walls need hugs too
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Plymouth
Drives: V10 Touareg, Beater Jetta, Evo IX
Posts: 3,876
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
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Originally Posted by Murlo26
The car wasn't intended to be a project vehicle when I bought it, lol.
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They never are. You do one thing and then you can't stop.
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Spaz badger don't give a shit.
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Originally Posted by Trogdor
Smart chicks are better. Personally I like a girl to give me her thesis on how to solve the economic crisis while I put it in her ass.
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12-03-2010
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#1284
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Lino Lakes
Drives: 17 Honda Accord
Posts: 4,041
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
Well I planned on modding it quite a bit but I never dreamed of the amount I have. So I guess your comment still applies
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12-03-2010
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#1285
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
Haha stock turbo here and stopped modding last year. :P
Self control! haha
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12-03-2010
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#1286
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Lino Lakes
Drives: 17 Honda Accord
Posts: 4,041
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
I have two modes with most things in life...walk and kill
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12-03-2010
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#1287
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flips McGee
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
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Originally Posted by A//// Guy
...stopped modding...
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Wait you do what now?
In all fairness a turbo kit for your car is $4000+, a turbo upgrade for an X is less than half that, even with injectors and a tune! You know if there was a $1500 upgraded turbo you'd be all over it!
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I need to listen to Scheides more often i think :)
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Originally Posted by turbotalon1g
...I realized that I can't keep up my shit talking without anything to back it up.
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Originally Posted by JV
S2000: For those of us that know the Miata is the best car on the planet, but also want extra power and to not have to turn in our man cards.
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12-03-2010
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#1288
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*Resting In Peace*
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Heaven
Drives: 94 Plymouth Acclaim/2008 EvoX
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
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Originally Posted by scheides
You know if there was a $1500 upgraded turbo you'd be all over it!
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Gains for the price is why we own these cars. I wouldn't mod a BMW or Audi either.
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12-03-2010
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#1289
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
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Originally Posted by scheides
Wait you do what now?
In all fairness a turbo kit for your car is $4000+, a turbo upgrade for an X is less than half that, even with injectors and a tune! You know if there was a $1500 upgraded turbo you'd be all over it!
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Actually I probably wouldnt, just do to how I know modded cars go. Im at a safe point right now that I dont need any more power because I dont want the headache that goes along with it. haha
Im getting old. Carry on hehe.
When you add up all the stuff you put into mitsus, its not just 1500... You planned to run a stockish setup scheides, until your motor went. Its a never ending battle.
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12-03-2010
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#1290
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Lino Lakes
Drives: 17 Honda Accord
Posts: 4,041
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
Speaking of turbo kits I am starting to weight the options of switching to t3 now...I really want a tubular manifold...but at that point all the pieces I bought for the Fpblack to work I could've went t3 from the get go. The bolt on turbo is appealing because you can piece it together but if I sell everything I could probably get the majority of what's needed for a t3 kit.
What got me thinking this is the thread on EvoM about the Fpblack vs the GTX3076r...Michael at ETS said he could do that turbo in a kit for 3800. So if sell the black my downpipe, UICP and I guess my intake too I would be only a 1000-1200 away or so probably if I get the prices I think I could.
Then I would be setup for t3 too for more future upgrades.
Also the GTX3076r would spool faster than my black it looks like, probably 3600-3800 full spool and make as much or more power by the looks of the charts.
Hmmm....
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12-03-2010
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#1291
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Transmission destroyer
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cambridge
Drives: G37, 91 TSi
Posts: 7,150
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
And people give Swifty shit....
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Originally Posted by scheides
I swing from the nuts of cold hard data. Anything less is a guess.
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12-03-2010
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#1292
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Lino Lakes
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
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Originally Posted by goodhart
And people give Swifty shit....
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ok...
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12-03-2010
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#1293
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Walls need hugs too
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Plymouth
Drives: V10 Touareg, Beater Jetta, Evo IX
Posts: 3,876
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
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Originally Posted by goodhart
And people give Swifty shit....
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LOL!
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Originally Posted by Murlo26
Spaz badger don't give a shit.
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Originally Posted by Trogdor
Smart chicks are better. Personally I like a girl to give me her thesis on how to solve the economic crisis while I put it in her ass.
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12-03-2010
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#1294
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Transmission destroyer
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cambridge
Drives: G37, 91 TSi
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
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Originally Posted by Murlo26
ok...
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People constantly give swifty shit for waffling about setups, even though he has had like 2 turbos in the 3-4 years I've known the guy. You've had your car for less than 2 years and you are already talking about getting the 4th turbo for your car.
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Originally Posted by scheides
I swing from the nuts of cold hard data. Anything less is a guess.
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12-03-2010
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#1295
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Lino Lakes
Drives: 17 Honda Accord
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
I forgot its illegal to think about future upgrades on this site and until you actually do something you are a noob....right..I will just be quiet.
I was simply hoping for an intelligent conversation on the benefits/cons etc of switching if I ever did...its winter out, its cold, boring, dark all the time...I have to pass time some how. So I think what I would do next..sorry.
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12-03-2010
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#1296
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Lino Lakes
Drives: 17 Honda Accord
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
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Originally Posted by goodhart
People constantly give swifty shit for waffling about setups, even though he has had like 2 turbos in the 3-4 years I've known the guy. You've had your car for less than 2 years and you are already talking about getting the 4th turbo for your car.
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Yep...I am trying to find the perfect setup for myself, maybe I found it maybe not. So i have had 3 turbo's already in less than two years, that means I actually do what I say I plan to do
Edit:
Regardless when I find a bit of free money I plan to do a ported intake mani next as that should be good for 20whp or so at my levels I would think.
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12-03-2010
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#1297
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Transmission destroyer
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cambridge
Drives: G37, 91 TSi
Posts: 7,150
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
Wow simmer down dude...
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Originally Posted by scheides
I swing from the nuts of cold hard data. Anything less is a guess.
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12-03-2010
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#1298
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
Its not illegal, but you talked about selling the car and not being able to afford even snow tires or pay for insurance for winter but are thinking about setups down the road? Just doesnt make sense to some of us.
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12-03-2010
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#1299
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Lino Lakes
Drives: 17 Honda Accord
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
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Originally Posted by goodhart
Wow simmer down dude...
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Can't...Friday, need booze/weekend and some black ops! Maybe some strange ass if god wills it
That could be my problem there, been a while since I got some action All built up inside.
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Originally Posted by A//// Guy
Its not illegal, but you talked about selling the car and not being able to afford even snow tires or pay for insurance for winter but are thinking about setups down the road? Just doesnt make sense to some of us.
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I guess I could see that...but I won't be paying the motor off forever, just until I do I am poor. One step at a time I just found the new GTX turbos to be highly intriguing.
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12-03-2010
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#1300
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*Resting In Peace*
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Heaven
Drives: 94 Plymouth Acclaim/2008 EvoX
Posts: 2,430
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Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
I daydream about winning the lottery all the time. I'd do a sleeved 2.2ltr and an HTA3582 more than likely.
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