This is a great thread

 

I going to look into this because I am have a hard time shifting to Reverse its very hard to get the shifter to go in. Shifter goes in just feels like its binding or something. Sounds like these bushing your talking about will help my problem. Its only with first and reverse mainly. I have a twin clutch HD Exedy.

 

I have a question about the intake, I have seen different types of intakes. I'm considering buying an intake but there are many types or am I wrong? I've seen one that is in the open on top with a circular filter, and then theirs one thats hidden that takes a dive down, than theirs one thats inside a box like the stock, I believe its the ARC, and finally I have seen the circular filter that looks like a ball kind of. Which one is recommended, or best to use?

 

If you have stock turbo, just get a shop to make you a custom 3" intake tube, get a 3" cone filter, and convert the car to Speed Density. Done

Mikey

 

Depends on where you want to go with the Car, but overall the Perrin Intake system on the stock turbo seems to have the most power.

 

getting my car lowered ...how soon should a person typically wait before realignment? 1-2 weeks?

 

yes

1-2 weeks would be sufficient to let the springs settle

 

thank you

 

after the springs installation and 25-30miles, the computerized dash prompts up intermittently reading "service required".

should i still wait a week for the alignment or get it done as soon as possible?

 

I can't speak for the X not sure why your service required light came on

 

eventually took the car to the dealer, got aligned and recalibrated the car's computer sensors there as well. problem fixed. no more warning displays.

 

so when is the best time to tune your Evo? Bone stock? or every time you mod it? or a combination of mods?

 

That's really more a matter of what mods to you know some do a lot more than just simple increase in airflow.

Ideally you would get tuned for anything you do to the car. I know budget doesn't seem to allow for that so I think many people resort to getting a list of mods acquired and then get the tune done on the day they install them. Sometimes the tuning shop installs the mod themselves other times they will give a base flash to the customer to get them "to the shop" with the mods and then finalize the tune there.

There are of course certain things you just can't possibly do without a tune like bigger injectors for example. I'd be surprised if the car started and if it did it would run horribly rich until it was fixed.

Even simple things like just getting a new exhaust can put you into that point where the car see's too much load and fuel cuts, a scary experience for the first time.

Probably the best thing you can do at this point when deciding is:
1) Find a tuner you like and trust
2) Talk to them about what you plan on doing and their recommendation for tune
3) Develop a game plan for acquiring mods and putting them in

 

so you would recommend a tune after installing an intake and TBE?

 

Good write up man