We should have a modding anonymous recovery group… Wait, what am I saying? No we shouldn’t.

It’s an addiction worth being addicted to.

 

...if you've got the money for it.

 

For me, I'm holding off, for the most part...except for the boost gauge and potential drop-in K&N filter But for major mods: suspension and others, I'm holding off, till I learn the car better

 

I had an 04 for 2 years and kept it stock.. Now I have a IX and it's probably going to stay stock. I don't race or auto-x.. just drive it a bit hard now and than.

 

Yes, this brings up a good point...

 

Had my 05 GSR for almost a year now and it is still bone stock, except for the tints (can't live w/out those in Fla). Not that I don't want to, my money are tied up in other places, and I'm also a bit more conservative, being the Evo as my daily driver I'd like to have some money aside first other than modding, just for the "what-if" once I do start modding, that or maybe first get a beater in case the Evo is grounded for a while.

 

Whatever you do, do not drive or ride in a modified Evo as that will completely push you over the edge to mod it! Thats how I got bit.

 

No mods here-yet. Will wait till 10k miles on it , see if something breaks-might need warranty work. Then do an intake, tbe, mbc and flash.

 

I bought a red SSL IX on Tuesday of this week. I have no plans to mod it.

I have had a lot of Miatas and have modded the shyte out of every single one, but right out of the box this Evo is so incredibly sweet and I really don't want to change anything on it, at least not for the foreseeable future. Plus, I want to avoid any problems with smog inspections and warranty claims.

 

But the downside are the internals. It's easy to get max power, but the realiabilty drops.

 

Wonderful responses! I can agree with Deeznuts about getting the modding out of one's system. I used to live the racer/ricer life starting in high school. Spent thousands of dollars on my vehicle, hung out at burger joints at 1am, raced from street to street looking for drag racing, ran away from cops who were always present, pulled over and given massive numbers of fix-it tickets, visited the State Referee quite a few times, pissed people off driving slowly over bumps, pulled over again for bs reasons, bought clean kit from (back then) uber popular Wings West...the Ending? Crashed into a center divider after an SUV runs over a loose tire belt on the freeway. The darn thing was headed towards my windshield so I swerved to miss it...car was a total loss. Ever since then, the mod bug has found my skin to be rhino thick. All my money, down the drain.

 

I have grown out of modding cars. It usually ends in financial disaster and the aftermarket parts are often inferior to the OEM. Aftermarket parts are usually built by small companies that do minimal R & D and they build to a specific price point. The Manufacturer has million dollar budgets and wants the product to last thru the Warranty period. Your higher quality aftermarket parts usually come from OEM suppliers IE Brillstein ADVAN. Remember a part built under contract will be built to the OEM specifications and the same company will build to price point for the aftermarket consumer. Keep it stock and get the satisfaction of sticking Mitsubishi the bill for a failed component.



Now if I were going to modify DMS, Ohlins, Moton can I say do it right!!!!!!!!!

 

You tend to get a skewed view of the world on these forums because by nature they attract people who are interested in improving the performance of their cars through modifications. There's nothing wrong with that, as the Evo is a supremely versatile platform for doing so.

A point that I think a lot of people miss is that the Evo is a driver's car, in the real sense of the word. There's only a small percentage of the total driving population that has a sense of this. Some people just want to win drag races. Some people want to enter road races or autocross. That's all fine and dandy. But there is a small niche group of people who appreciate the Evo for what it is, right out of the box: one of the world's premier driving cars. Those are people that appreciate the telepathic steering, the ferocious braking, the blistering acceleration, the sure-footed handling -- all of which can be experienced in a daily drive to work when choosing a path that involves a windy country road . It's not necessarily the numbers, but it's the feel of the car. It's how it reacts to your input with subtle and tactile feedback. Yes the transmission whines, the interior is not particularly luxurous, and the ride is stiff, but the car gives one such a sense of pleasure when just driving it, that those who have the knowledge know that this is one fine piece of machinery.

It's not all about the modding, and it's not all about the ability to destroy others in competition. It's about the legacy of the Evolution line, it's about the design philosophy of the Mitsubishi engineering team, and it's about the frame of mind that the driver brings to the equation. If you love cars, just for the sake of loving cars, then the Evo is one of those special examples that continues to reward by doing just simple things well.

 

There's no danger to the internals and no drop in reliability with the mods he was referring to...

 

I'm going to keep my IX stock until the I run the warranty down a little. It seems to me there are quite a few Evo owners who have had problems (with/without mods). So maybe in a year or so, if nothing is wrong, I'll drop like $5000 in mods into it. But I may play at the track before then...


But hey, don't feel you HAVE to mod the Evo just because most owners do. It's a great car stock!