Sounds like he was saying don't break my car. :-P


Al on a side note, you said it had a welded TCase, and no rear driveshaft so to the other guy asking the dealer had to have known to weld it and remove the rear driveshaft. Also, you say it is totally destroyed but if it is welded, and dshaft removed... Wouldn't it have less drivetrain loss and perform like it came from the factory as FWD?

Would think yeah it sucks he bought a car built for handling but he could make it an even faster drag car now?

What did it put down?

 

i wonder what hes gonna do about it.

 

so you dynoed it in fwd form? how much more hp did it make than normal awd evos.

and Im sure a rwd evo would even be more fun

 

I was there.... that was a shocker seeing an Evo do a FW burnout!! haha. I feel for that guy tho he should go back in threatening some stuff...

PJ

 

ohhhhhhhhhh so now all the Evo guys like FWD cars.....

 

Man that sucks! I test drove a few used 03s before I bought my new 04. I was too afraid to get one that was beat and wanted to break mine in properly and all that. Tales like this make me feel it was worth the extra cash for the peace of mind.

 

Kinda sucks for the guy but can't help but think how stupid he was, not even checking out the car before buying it. If you're buying a used car you would at least check for oil leaks under the car. If he had, he would've noticed the apparent absence of a drive shaft. Either he didnt go through the car thoroughly or he didn't know what he was looking at or he was so damn excited that he's getting an evo that he just went and signed the papers without even a test drive. When I bought my Miata used it took me about a couple of hours or so looking over the car. I test drove it, had the dealer put it on a lift so that I can check the underside for leaks, rust etc, and phoned a few people to ask for anything else I should check. After that, I walked away for a few minutes to think it over and then decided that it was a great car for a great price and signed the paper work.

 

well im saying if he was putting down 600-800 whp and running 9's and 10's...wouldnt big slicks help his 60' and give him a higher trap speed?

 

im sure that part took quite a few pounds off the car too

 

Also - the car was in a real bad accident and had some serious body problems

Alst not least - the odometer was obviously tampered as the car seemed to have at least 30 - 40 K but he had 11 k on the clock

 

Probably the most economic way to get your Evo 1/4 mi times down

 

so instead of just getting in some trouble for selling a busted car, it could be a salvaged title, and arrested and sued big time for tampering with the odometer.

 

yes I'm the hustler who got hustled (trying to b a good sport and not loose my f*ckin mind)

first off the car isn't wrecked
its missin sum pieces abviously but I got a leek down and took a look at the rear tranny w/ the wheels suspended and they spin freely! there no grindin .....it sounds good btw after the custom tune she's a beast on a role I've killed like 4 v8 stangs an a couple camaros an a audi a4 quattro....lol I'm in the airforce and have an appointment with a government appointted attorney later this week to c what my options r ....if there r more troubles with the car other than this (ie odometer **** etc) I'm lookin for a new evo 9 lol damit I'm so sick over this sh*t .....ive already spent 2k on her and would luv to keep her if she's good but won't hesitate to ****** that exhaust right off lol POSITIVE COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS REQUESTED THANKS

 

Give me a break......This guy might not know anything about cars. Alot of people dont. You wouldnt think he was so stupid if you were there and met him like I did. You would know that he was in the military and protecting our right to even own a car.....people who kick a man while he is on the ground are pathetic..........Ray

 

Hey man - your a great guy and you impress me with how you have reacted to this situation - it must be your military back ground !

I agree the car was actually running great after the tune and it pulled really hard so I think the engine is sound

in order to restore it to AWD you need to get a new viscous coupler which resides in the front transfer case and install that along with a rear driveshaft

If your carfeull you dont even have to revove the trasnfer case to install the coupler

I am not sure IF I would convert back to AWD as that car is a blast in FWD mode and it seems that snow and rain is not very common out in AZ!

Good luck

AL