I bought mine stock and was not planning on modding it. Well that last two days. Stock equals to slow for me.

 

+1 I liked the car stock just fine. The reason I modded is that for $1k approx you can get a lot out of that car, and it just seems silly not to. Also the fact that you can whip out the laptop and ECUFlash and start tuning it appeals to the techno-geek in me.

 

Yes, happy with stock.

 

I would rather have a stiffer ride when taking corners. It feels like it has a lot of body roll and it also feels like it wants to slide. I've noticed this from the first day I bought it. I've been thinking about getting some Eibach springs to see if that will help.

 

Stock for nearly a year now. Love it. (Does a K&N drop in count as a true mod?)

 

Mine is stock except for a drop-in and a set of Enkei RPF1's and 55k on the clock . The handling is excellent for a DD . I don't consider it fast , but I am coming from a mid 13 turbo Mirage on street tires . The AWD takes a lot of the fun out of the launch / torque steer experience . The boost taper really bums me out as well . Once I hit 60k , here come BR stage 2 or 3 and I'm sure my opinion will change .

 

a stock evo is good til you want more power...

 

I love how the evo performs stock and I would have left it stock but I have a friend who owns a shop and he had sooooo many parts in stock and cheap too, that I had to modify the car. The car just makes power.

 

I have had mine stock for the three years I have owned and I am more than satisfied.

 

I've been completely stock since the day I drove it off the dealer lot back in Oct 2004. Couldn't be happier.

 

I'm perfectly satisfied with the car as it rolled off the assembly line, it's just that our cars respond so well to mods that it's extremely tempting to get into it. 260 awhp is enough to pass almost anyone from a red light, but it seems almost like a waste not to spend $1500 and put down close to 350 awhp while actually getting better fuel economy because your tune is less rich. That said, I'm still unsure I'll ever mod, just because I intend to keep the car forever and it would be nice to be able to say it's totally stock a decade or more down the road.

 

I've got 14.5k miles on mine, basically stock but for the K &N, and some appearance mods. Like many others, I am a bit wary of popos and the warranty issue because it is my DD, but I'm fairly sure I will start messing around with it after say 30k or so. . .

 

I modded mine and love it, however I know if I didnt mod it I would love it aswell