Help! my evo is broken.
Sounds like your not giving it enough gas or letting out the clutch to soon to me. Especially if your reving at 2k, you need to ease out the clutch slowly for two reasons..
1. Its an all wheel drive car, which means it takes a little more effort to get going.
2. It has a fairly lightweight flywheel, which requires you to feather your clutch and get on the gas a little more than usual.
I'm not there to witness in person what your problem is, but from what you describe it sounds normal to me. I had that problem too until I learned to drive the wild beast.
1. Its an all wheel drive car, which means it takes a little more effort to get going.
2. It has a fairly lightweight flywheel, which requires you to feather your clutch and get on the gas a little more than usual.
I'm not there to witness in person what your problem is, but from what you describe it sounds normal to me. I had that problem too until I learned to drive the wild beast.
Originally posted by: Hungbee 112Sounds like your not giving it enough gas or letting out the clutch to soon to me. Especially if your reving at 2k, you need to ease out the clutch slowly for two reasons..
1. Its an all wheel drive car, which means it takes a little more effort to get going.
2. It has a fairly lightweight flywheel, which requires you to feather your clutch and get on the gas a little more than usual.
I'm not there to witness in person what your problem is, but from what you describe it sounds normal to me. I had that problem too until I learned to drive the wild beast.
1. Its an all wheel drive car, which means it takes a little more effort to get going.
2. It has a fairly lightweight flywheel, which requires you to feather your clutch and get on the gas a little more than usual.
I'm not there to witness in person what your problem is, but from what you describe it sounds normal to me. I had that problem too until I learned to drive the wild beast.
Originally posted by: dizzigital how do your brakes feel? do you feel you have to have an extremely strong left leg went going into first from a stop? does the brake pedal feel very hard?
J/K 
Last edited by 3K; Jul 17, 2004 at 02:57 AM.
Originally Posted by 3K
EXACTLY!!!
hey dizzi is this your one size fits all soluiton to every Evo problem? J/K
hey dizzi is this your one size fits all soluiton to every Evo problem?
J/K words of wisdom: there is no better advice than experience.
learn it baby. only then will you proceed in life. miniscule, childish remarks like yours above will only have you stuck in the same position throughout your lifetime. good luck.
the asian guy with the asian girl icon is correct. i was quite the tipsy one when scimming over the post, hence, responding with the solution to my recently resolved issue, looking to help out anyone else with the similar problem. 
Last edited by dizzigital; Jul 17, 2004 at 03:16 AM.
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Originally Posted by Hungbee112
Sounds like your not giving it enough gas or letting out the clutch to soon to me. Especially if your reving at 2k, you need to ease out the clutch slowly for two reasons..
1. Its an all wheel drive car, which means it takes a little more effort to get going.
2. It has a fairly lightweight flywheel, which requires you to feather your clutch and get on the gas a little more than usual.
I'm not there to witness in person what your problem is, but from what you describe it sounds normal to me. I had that problem too until I learned to drive the wild beast.
1. Its an all wheel drive car, which means it takes a little more effort to get going.
2. It has a fairly lightweight flywheel, which requires you to feather your clutch and get on the gas a little more than usual.
I'm not there to witness in person what your problem is, but from what you describe it sounds normal to me. I had that problem too until I learned to drive the wild beast.
I have had a lightly modded mx6 turbo, heavily modded Prelude (racing clutch), mildly modded 04' WRX, and now the evo.
The reason i go up to 2k is because there is no way to get a smooth start from low RPMs it's almost embarrasing to start from a full stop because it looks like im about to stall. the car shakes. but no it is not driver error trust me.
Originally Posted by darkjediii
No Its not driver error, I have had 6 cars since I got my liscense all manual tranny, I have been driving manual for 9 years.
I have had a lightly modded mx6 turbo, heavily modded Prelude (racing clutch), mildly modded 04' WRX, and now the evo.
The reason i go up to 2k is because there is no way to get a smooth start from low RPMs it's almost embarrasing to start from a full stop because it looks like im about to stall. the car shakes. but no it is not driver error trust me.
I have had a lightly modded mx6 turbo, heavily modded Prelude (racing clutch), mildly modded 04' WRX, and now the evo.
The reason i go up to 2k is because there is no way to get a smooth start from low RPMs it's almost embarrasing to start from a full stop because it looks like im about to stall. the car shakes. but no it is not driver error trust me.
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Originally Posted by Hungbee112
Sounds like your not giving it enough gas or letting out the clutch to soon to me. Especially if your reving at 2k, you need to ease out the clutch slowly for two reasons..
1. Its an all wheel drive car, which means it takes a little more effort to get going.
2. It has a fairly lightweight flywheel, which requires you to feather your clutch and get on the gas a little more than usual.
I'm not there to witness in person what your problem is, but from what you describe it sounds normal to me. I had that problem too until I learned to drive the wild beast.
1. Its an all wheel drive car, which means it takes a little more effort to get going.
2. It has a fairly lightweight flywheel, which requires you to feather your clutch and get on the gas a little more than usual.
I'm not there to witness in person what your problem is, but from what you describe it sounds normal to me. I had that problem too until I learned to drive the wild beast.
Originally Posted by darkjediii
No Its not driver error, I have had 6 cars since I got my liscense all manual tranny, I have been driving manual for 9 years.
I have had a lightly modded mx6 turbo, heavily modded Prelude (racing clutch), mildly modded 04' WRX, and now the evo.
The reason i go up to 2k is because there is no way to get a smooth start from low RPMs it's almost embarrasing to start from a full stop because it looks like im about to stall. the car shakes. but no it is not driver error trust me.
I have had a lightly modded mx6 turbo, heavily modded Prelude (racing clutch), mildly modded 04' WRX, and now the evo.
The reason i go up to 2k is because there is no way to get a smooth start from low RPMs it's almost embarrasing to start from a full stop because it looks like im about to stall. the car shakes. but no it is not driver error trust me.
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thanks for the suggestions so far guys. i checked the hoses, it looks like one of the small hoses (the one with the larger rubber over it coming from the IC piping) was coming loose, i tightened that back up and it improved it just a bit. looks like the previous owner had some mods that they took out. I have never worked on an evo before, any other suggestions on where to look?
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Originally Posted by MalibuJack
Nah, its not a clutch problem.. Take a look at your Diverter valve.. If the previous owner had a BOV or some other aftermarket parts on it, the stock valve may have been reinstalled backwards.. It sounds more like your trying to start from a roll at a RPM much lower than the car wants to go at.. but do a complete tune up on the car.. Change the oil, the plugs, air filter, etc.. check the Intercooler hoses and verify the Diverter Valve (blowoff valve) installed backwards.
You won't be able to tell much in neutral..
IF you roll off the line, load the engine, then release the clutch suddenly, do the RPM's drop to the point of nearly stalling?
You won't be able to tell much in neutral..
IF you roll off the line, load the engine, then release the clutch suddenly, do the RPM's drop to the point of nearly stalling?
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Originally Posted by MalibuJack
IF you roll off the line, load the engine, then release the clutch suddenly, do the RPM's drop to the point of nearly stalling?
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...ght=blow+valve
Check this thread out it might help you with the diverter/blow-off valve.
Check this thread out it might help you with the diverter/blow-off valve.
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