When I bought my car I was talking to my sales guy about aftermarket parts, and he told me that his service department will void the warranty for anything they can. Honest sales guy?!?!?! He also told me that he can give me a catalog of approved aftermaket parts, although he never did.

 

Kyle, most MBCs are nowhere near $150. Please search to see which ones are recommended and most commonly used. Your stock boost gauge is fine as long as you know how to read in BAR, and as long as you don't plan on pushing more than 22psi. If you are going to go over 22psi, you will need an aftermarket gauge.

 

driving it off the lot.

just keep it stock and you have nothing to really worry about.

 

As far as asking the dealership, it all depends if the rep gets invovled. My dealer OK'd my mods, yet now the Rep has been involved and my drivetrain warranty has been flagged. The Rep sited the BOV, Intake and exhaust all as mods that would put my warranty into question.

I would also like to mention that this rep (CT/NE region) is an a$$hole. Avoid him at ALL costs. He takes great enjoyment in saying "NO."

 

mitsu rep used my bov as reason for turbo failure, what a joke...told them to f**k off and bought a bigger turbo

 

Huntington Beach Mit is a joke and their service sucks. I bought a new 05 evo 8 from them and about 1,000 miles later my ACD leaks. I took the car in the have it bled. They told me that the warrenty is void because I tight the valve myself to stop the leak. Talking about that I have to fill out the survey from JD Power for their service. I can promise you guys one thing. I will never buy mit product again and I don't care how good their cars are.

 

what about a turbo timer is that gonna void my warrenty

 

Once again it depends on the dealer, some like to see them since it aids in the life of the turbo, and some dont like seeing anything on the car that wasn't original equipment. John

 

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=120045

 

hey.....what about aftermarket rims???in 17??

 

closing:

there are numerous threads regarding the evo and various warranty issues. Please search "evo warranty" from the main page for you answers.

 

You gonna ban Fastestevar yet?

 

It's honestly not as bad as you might think. To do clutch replacement on an 05 e46 M3 is 1711.92 out the door. That's parts, labor and tax. It's certainly more expensive than doing a clutch in an EVO, but not exponentially so.

 

Dude you need a stock honda and dont mod it at all.

 

This not actually true. If a dealer does a warranty claim for a clutch or any other part, the factory has the option to ask for the part to be returned to them for inspection, payment on the claim pending the inspection of the part. It is not automatic, it is up to the warranty claim administrator. It doesn't matter if it is a clutch disc, pressureplate or a leaking oil filter. If it determined that it is not a defect in materials or workmanship then the dealer gets charged for the entire repair. It is at that point that the dealer would call their rep and dispute it with them if they felt that it was a warranty item.

As for someone telling anyone that a clutch is covered for ANYTHING over 12/12 on any Mitsu. You are either asking the wrong person, uninformed, newbie etc, or they are lieing to you. Read your warranty manual and that is what the factory goes by. That is the purpose for warranty coverage chart.