Cinque - the 1998 EVO V.
Aug 13, 2012, 04:50 AM
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Cinque - the 1998 EVO V.
Hey everyone.
have been reading this forum for a couple months now; and figured id join in at this point.
I bought this 1998 EVO 5 almost a year ago now, from the Japanese auctions. it was still rego'd there, and had spent its life running around Kobe.
id been trying to find a nice 5 for a few weeks, and fell in love when this one turned up..
..it was the Ralliart flaps, and that huge ARC cooler. throw in the fact it looked tidy, and i was totally won over.
had a bloke check it out briefly (its all relatively fast paced), no rust, no smoke, and no suspect noises. i was good to go.
anyway, bid in, got extremely lucky, and the car was now mine! no more Japan for this EVO; now its all sunshine and **** roads! :P
last pics before hopping on the boat.
..then bam. boat. was 5 or 6 weeks from memory.
went to Brisbane, Australia; before getting on a truck and coming down to Melbourne.
finally at home, after washing it inside/out. was covered in ****/stickers/writing from shipping and sitting around. was good to clean it all off..
books/paperwork. very lucky:
quick repaint of all the mesh:
the ARC wide-type cooler, and HKS oil cooler:
more
Tein Monoflex, EDFC, Cusco bracing, Cusco swaybars, Endless rotors, rock hard pads...
spent the next few months just toying about with the car. it was still unregistered, and i have other cars. it was no rush.
- swapped in a better carpet
- another centre console
- removed the old HKS gearknob, Razo pedals, and Wide mirror
- hid the HKS EVC, Tein EDFC, and the turbo timer
- cleaning
- more cleaning
then, there's the engine bay.
this is how it was before i touched a thing..
all just very worn.
after much scrubbing, I-Dash tape removal, and polishing of the hardpipes..
it was much cleaner, but still needed work. its a shame, as it has many fantastic parts to show off, but just all grubby!
seeing all the Tomei parts it had visible in the engine-bay (manifold, dump, frontpipe, heatshield); i set about making it a Tomei Genesis 4G63 mockup.
parts needing painting, out:
absolutely spotless inside the head. no burnt oil or carbon in sight. unknown spec HKS cams, HKS valvesprings, HKS cam gears, HKS sparkplugs (lol), HKS timing belt...
bought a ton of stuff to put in, put it in, and here it was..
then to black battery, and standard intake with HKS panel filter:
inside:
hidden EVC:
old EDFC and turbo-timer locations:
hidden:
where they hide:
quick wash underneath:
and regoed:
as it is today, mod list:
- Tein Mono-Flex coilovers
- Tein EDFC
- Tanabe Sustec front strut brace
- Tanabe Sustec Rear strut brace
- Cusco front underbody brace type 1
- Cusco front underbody brace type 2
- Cusco 25mm front sway bar
- Cusco front Sway Bar Adjustable Bracket kit
- Cusco 23mm rear sway bar
- ARC wide-type intercooler
- HKS panel filter
- HKS hardpipe kit
- HKS EVC-5
- HKS cams IN+EX (unknown spec)
- HKS valve springs
- HKS adjustable cam gears
- HKS Fine Tune timing belt
- HKS oil cooler kit
- HKS SSQV BOV, recirculating
- HKS Radiator cap
- HKS Super Silicone Hoses
- HKS spark plugs
- HKS Hi-power exhaust
- Tomei Expreme exh manifold and heat shield kit
- Tomei Expreme dump and front pipe
- Tomei spark plug cover
- Tomei Billet oil cap
- 255 L/H fuel pump
- Power Enterprise Super kevlar V-Belt
- Okada Projects Plasma Direct coils
- Earthing kit
- Zaklee clear timing belt cover
- Beatrush cooling panel
- Lightweight ..one of them.. pulley
- Apexi alloy radiator
- Billion silicone rad hoses
- Turbosmart Kompact plumb-back
- HKS LA Clutch kit, inc lightweight flywheel
- Greddy turbo timer
- Ralliart Gearknob
- Hidden EVC, Turbo timer, EDFC
- Endless 'Racing Brake Rotor' front/rear
- Unknown rediculously squaly pads..
- 225/45 R17 Bridgestone Potenza RE-11's
tuned on the stock evo 5 ECU @ 18psi, roughly 220awkw (~300awhp).
came from Japan running a HKS F-CON IS, but runs just as great tuned without it!
..and.. pics.
all in all, an absolute hoot to drive. really strong. i love it.
have been reading this forum for a couple months now; and figured id join in at this point.
I bought this 1998 EVO 5 almost a year ago now, from the Japanese auctions. it was still rego'd there, and had spent its life running around Kobe.
id been trying to find a nice 5 for a few weeks, and fell in love when this one turned up..
..it was the Ralliart flaps, and that huge ARC cooler. throw in the fact it looked tidy, and i was totally won over.
had a bloke check it out briefly (its all relatively fast paced), no rust, no smoke, and no suspect noises. i was good to go.
anyway, bid in, got extremely lucky, and the car was now mine! no more Japan for this EVO; now its all sunshine and **** roads! :P
last pics before hopping on the boat.
..then bam. boat. was 5 or 6 weeks from memory.
went to Brisbane, Australia; before getting on a truck and coming down to Melbourne.
finally at home, after washing it inside/out. was covered in ****/stickers/writing from shipping and sitting around. was good to clean it all off..
books/paperwork. very lucky:
quick repaint of all the mesh:
the ARC wide-type cooler, and HKS oil cooler:
more
Tein Monoflex, EDFC, Cusco bracing, Cusco swaybars, Endless rotors, rock hard pads...
spent the next few months just toying about with the car. it was still unregistered, and i have other cars. it was no rush.
- swapped in a better carpet
- another centre console
- removed the old HKS gearknob, Razo pedals, and Wide mirror
- hid the HKS EVC, Tein EDFC, and the turbo timer
- cleaning
- more cleaning
then, there's the engine bay.
this is how it was before i touched a thing..
all just very worn.
after much scrubbing, I-Dash tape removal, and polishing of the hardpipes..
it was much cleaner, but still needed work. its a shame, as it has many fantastic parts to show off, but just all grubby!
seeing all the Tomei parts it had visible in the engine-bay (manifold, dump, frontpipe, heatshield); i set about making it a Tomei Genesis 4G63 mockup.
parts needing painting, out:
absolutely spotless inside the head. no burnt oil or carbon in sight. unknown spec HKS cams, HKS valvesprings, HKS cam gears, HKS sparkplugs (lol), HKS timing belt...
bought a ton of stuff to put in, put it in, and here it was..
then to black battery, and standard intake with HKS panel filter:
inside:
hidden EVC:
old EDFC and turbo-timer locations:
hidden:
where they hide:
quick wash underneath:
and regoed:
as it is today, mod list:
- Tein Mono-Flex coilovers
- Tein EDFC
- Tanabe Sustec front strut brace
- Tanabe Sustec Rear strut brace
- Cusco front underbody brace type 1
- Cusco front underbody brace type 2
- Cusco 25mm front sway bar
- Cusco front Sway Bar Adjustable Bracket kit
- Cusco 23mm rear sway bar
- ARC wide-type intercooler
- HKS panel filter
- HKS hardpipe kit
- HKS EVC-5
- HKS cams IN+EX (unknown spec)
- HKS valve springs
- HKS adjustable cam gears
- HKS Fine Tune timing belt
- HKS oil cooler kit
- HKS SSQV BOV, recirculating
- HKS Radiator cap
- HKS Super Silicone Hoses
- HKS spark plugs
- HKS Hi-power exhaust
- Tomei Expreme exh manifold and heat shield kit
- Tomei Expreme dump and front pipe
- Tomei spark plug cover
- Tomei Billet oil cap
- 255 L/H fuel pump
- Power Enterprise Super kevlar V-Belt
- Okada Projects Plasma Direct coils
- Earthing kit
- Zaklee clear timing belt cover
- Beatrush cooling panel
- Lightweight ..one of them.. pulley
- Apexi alloy radiator
- Billion silicone rad hoses
- Turbosmart Kompact plumb-back
- HKS LA Clutch kit, inc lightweight flywheel
- Greddy turbo timer
- Ralliart Gearknob
- Hidden EVC, Turbo timer, EDFC
- Endless 'Racing Brake Rotor' front/rear
- Unknown rediculously squaly pads..
- 225/45 R17 Bridgestone Potenza RE-11's
tuned on the stock evo 5 ECU @ 18psi, roughly 220awkw (~300awhp).
came from Japan running a HKS F-CON IS, but runs just as great tuned without it!
..and.. pics.
all in all, an absolute hoot to drive. really strong. i love it.
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One of the most Beautiful EVOs I’ve ever seen. You’ve done great job with maintaining a stock look with just the right amount of modifications to enhance rather than distract.
