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2026: What Did You Do To Your Evo Today?

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Old Apr 25, 2020 | 12:00 PM
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sprayed my boosted fab north/south bar
Anyone tried jacking the front of the car from these?
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Old Apr 25, 2020 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by cficare68
How's the fitment on that? I actually just ordered one of these myself and waiting for it to come in.
fitment is tight but it goes lol.

Originally Posted by kaj
Anyone tried jacking the front of the car from these?
yeah I use the jackpoint. However the Dyno straps (I think?) did bend it a little bit
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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 09:37 PM
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Its been along time coming since ive been in these forums but im glad tobe back to share to you my fellow EVOM members, i have collected enough parts to finally revive my EVO. As we all know the EVO life is something special to be apart of and its a never ending story with them and that's the plan truth of owning an EVO since 2006. Its now time to enjoy the EVO and revive it with FRESH PARTS as my car is at 175,000+ miles on the odometer. Let the parts list begin
1. always wanted an EVO 8 wing big fan of it (Full CARBON unlike the 9) Sanded it down as it was hammered with bad clear coat EVO 8 problems we all know that (WW paint soon to come )
2.EVO 9 JDM REAR TAILIGHTS (ALWAYS WANTED THESE BAD BOYS) FINALLY GOT SOME AND FOUND AWESOME PRICE OFF EBAY VERY LUCKY
3. PERRIN INTAKE FILTER (GLAD THEY BROUGHT THESE FILTERS BACK, AS PERRIN NO LONGER MAKES THE INTAKE PIPES ANYMORE MAKING MINE RARE I ASSUME LOL)
4. ETS UPPER INTERCOLER PIPING (GLOSS PIPING HAD PICKED UP THESE PIPES YEARS AGO BUT NEVER INSTALLED LOL ETS DOESNT OFFER GLOSS BLACK ANYMORE FOR THE UICP)
5. IMPORT DIRECT FRONT AXLES (NOT SURE IF THEY MAKE THESE ANTMORE) I ALSO PICKED UP USED OEM STOCK FRONT AND REAR AXLES (VERY HARD TO FIND OEM AXLES LUCKY FINDING THEM OFF EBAY AGAIN, NO PRIVATE COMPANY SELLS AFTER MARKET REAR AXLES GO FIGURE
6. BRAKENETICS SLOTTED ROTORS PAIRED WITH DS2500 BRAKE PADS FRONT AND REARS
7. AMS BRAKE LINES (AMS ONE OF IF NOT THE BEST PARTS COMPANY FOR EVOS ONCE UPON A TIME) BIG FAN OF AMS MOTORSPORTS
8. 2 OEM IGNITION COILS WITH 2 OEM PLUG WIRES WITH NGK SPARK PLUGS (STOCK IGNITION COILS AND PLUGS ARE VERY UNDERATED I FEEL THEY HAVE THE BESET PROPER SPARK AND CAN HOLD UP BEYOND 400HP+ NO NEED FOR INDIVIDUAL COIL PLUGS IN MY OPIONION. (THE FASTEST JAPAN EVO HKS EVO CT230R IGNITION SET UP WAS OEM STYLE 1 IGNITIN COIL TO 2 PLUGS)
9. GOT FRONT BUMPER BEAM TO REPLACE WITH A/C FAN NEEDING TOBE REPLACED (LOVE TAP A CAR AND IT CRACKED MY A/C FAN SOO NEED TO REPLACE
10. ALL FLUIDS NEED TOBE CHANGE OUT. AMSOIL FOR THE ENGINE, MT90 FOR MY TRANNY, OEM TRANSFERCASE FLUIDS, OEM POWER STEERING FLUIDS, DOT 4 BRAKE FLUID CHANGE, OEM COOLANT FLUIDS (OEM COOLANT ONLY WAY TOGO
11.MAP TURBO OUTLET (GETTING RID OF MY EPM 02 DUMP TUBE, HAD PLENTY OF YEARD OF FUN WITH THAT DUMP TUBE 10+YEARS YOU CAN NEVER GET TIRED OF THE NOISE A DUMP TUBE CREATES IMMA MISS IT)
12. CERAKOTE CERAMIC HEADLIGHT RESTORATION KIT (FRONT HEADLIGHTS NEED SOME LOVING)
13, WORK TURBO SEALS (COMMON PROBLEM WITH EVO LEAKING SEALS)
14. OEM CABIN FILTER (WE ALL NEED TO REPLACE THEM EVERY YEAR LOL)
15. E-BRAKE PADS (NEVER CHANGED IM ON STOCK EBRAKE PADS FOR 175K MILES LMFAO HAHHHAH AND THERS STILL PLENTY OF PAD ON STOCK SOME HOW
16. INSTALLING A USED OEM STOCK REAR DIFFERENTIAL I PICKED UP BECAUSE MY REAR DIFF IS HUMMING AT FREEWAY SPEED (DIFFS KNOWN TO HUMM WHEN HIGH MILEAGE.
17. AND RE-PAINTING BREMBO CALIPERS BACK TO ITS BRIGHT RED COLOR (OWNING EVO FOR 14 YEARS CALIPERS WERE BEYOND WASTED)
GLAD TOBE BACK, AND NO IM NOT A GIRL MY LOG IN NAME WAS MADE WHEN I WAS 21 AND MY CAR IS NAME IS MISS ROSE HAHAAHHAAHHAH LETS GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY

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Old Apr 27, 2020 | 06:28 AM
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Didn't know they started making those filters again, mine got worn out and i have been looking.
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Old Apr 27, 2020 | 09:06 AM
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HUZZLE 101 Yea I was pretty surprised to see PERRIN website supplying evo FILTERS again. (Must of been a demand for these since this was the INTAKE SYSTEM to have once upon a time)
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Old Apr 29, 2020 | 06:29 PM
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mud flaps

Put some rally armor mud flaps on the evo today. Wasn't sure id like the look but I do. Have some carbon bits coming Friday. Pretty happy how this car turned out it definitely needed some TLC .



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Old Apr 30, 2020 | 10:02 AM
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I have been lazy and using my MAF as an adapter for the air filter for over a year now. I finally went out and got a coupler and filter so that I can completely remove the MAF. Hopefully it will run a bit better now that there is no restriction. I like that the new filter is also twice the size of the one ETS supplied. Now I just need to put on all my t-bolt clamps...


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Old May 4, 2020 | 10:24 AM
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put some carbon air ducts on. I didn't want to drill into the bumper just yet so cleaned everything real good and 3m taped it up real good. We will see if it holds.



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Old May 8, 2020 | 10:02 AM
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Finally got it professionally detailed. Its shiny now!


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Old May 8, 2020 | 10:33 AM
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looking good 👍
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Old May 8, 2020 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Lumpy Sticks
Finally got it professionally detailed. Its shiny now!
I remember these days. I think last time I washed mine was about 2018
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Old May 8, 2020 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Drdtmd
looking good 👍
Thanks!

Originally Posted by kaj
I remember these days. I think last time I washed mine was about 2018
I am in the same boat. Havent washed it since my last race in Oct. Keeping it in the garage and not driving it much really helps it stay clean!
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Old May 8, 2020 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Lumpy Sticks
I am in the same boat. Havent washed it since my last race in Oct. Keeping it in the garage and not driving it much really helps it stay clean!
Oh, I didn't say it was clean OPR and bugs... dust and "mud" from being dusty, then getting condensation on it. Only the front/rear windows and the areas where my numbers go are spotless. the rest of the poor thing is grossly mistreated. I actually do plan to wash it the first week of June, though.
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Old May 8, 2020 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by kaj
Oh, I didn't say it was clean OPR and bugs... dust and "mud" from being dusty, then getting condensation on it. Only the front/rear windows and the areas where my numbers go are spotless. the rest of the poor thing is grossly mistreated. I actually do plan to wash it the first week of June, though.
Haha well at least you have a date set to wash it. Maybe next time try for once a year. Set your goals a bit higher...
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Old May 8, 2020 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Lumpy Sticks
Haha well at least you have a date set to wash it. Maybe next time try for once a year. Set your goals a bit higher...
That's an awful lotta work for a car that will get dirty the very next track day :P
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