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Are you guys following the break-in guidelines? Especially you taiwan...i've seen some posts about you pulling up to the light with civics and things. I'm thinking you might smell weird stuff if you drive the car really hard before break-in ends. Not only that though, most turbo cars smell like oil and are really hot after you drive them hard.

 

I've followed my break-in to the "Letter", and currently have about 1200 miles on the ODO. The exhaust had a really weird odor to it when I first got it - even on cold starts, but that was probably the Cat getting conditioned. When I get home, I always idle the car for 2 minutes+ and at least 1-minute anywhere else. The strange smells have definitely cut-down since Day 1. Anyone else have the same?

Evo2003.5

 

Thanks for the reply!

I am not sure you understood my concern. It is not the 20hp difference. The problem I see is if Subaru keeps everything constant between the STi and the WRX, the STi should put out around 234hp (Please correct me if I am wrong) So, the difference will be 54hp. I could use that from the stock car, as I do not plan on moding the car. If I wanted to go fast only in one direction I would have gotten a V8 mustang, not a 3 series. Where I come from we don't race 1/4 miles much.

I have been a member of this board for over a year, yes I know what I want, I want all wheel traction, both cars will give me that, I want power, both car will give me that as well. At this point, the STi looks better. The fact the Evo does not have AYC and ACD has bothered me. Now the power being down. I love the car but I am not married to it

Thanks,

 

All new Mitsubishis have that smell. Its undercoating, or cosmoline (I think its called). They spray the entire underbody of the car and they don't bother trying to miss the exhaust. It usually goes away after about 100 miles, but sometimes it takes longer - nothing to worry about. It is a hot, oily smoky smell.

 

Yea mine has the smell as well. It will go away after a little driving. It just needs to burn off.

silvrevo, don't consider selling the car just because of the seats. Get new seats if they're that uncomfortable. You could probably even throw some standard Lancer seats in there for comfort. Do anything but don't get rid of the car. It's too friggin cool.

 

I agree, you'll take a way bigger hit if you sell your car then if you just shell out a few hundred for some different seats.

 

With a factory turbo car, you dont have to worry about power, as it's easy to make more without much effort. The Evo and STI are of the same breed, with the EVO on the "Hardcore" end and the STI being more "day to day" liveable for most people.

EVO : Singleminded Performance Car

STI : More well rounded, but not as "sharp"


What can you really live with?

And about the power issue, if you've ever been on a road course ,with drivers being equal, it seems to take a 100bhp difference to see one car really pulling away from another car..............

 

You make a good point!!!!

cosidering my ability behind the whell, I can you use all the adventage I can get ,

Thanks,