I was wondering if you guys could start over with your evo from stock, would you take the same path or would you do it different. What was your first mod? If you could do it again what would you first mod be know that you have all the info you have?

 

I would have done coilovers and rims first. Then all the other stuff...

 

I think I would have done the same and held off on doing all the performance mods maybe until this year.

 

I would have paid off the car first...

 

T-bolt clamps were my first mod, not counting flipping the radio and the gauges.

Honestly, I'd take the same path again - minimal mods, maximum drivability. Our IX with pretty much nothing pulls almost as much power on our local MD as cam'd IXs with multiple bolt-ons, and with better than stock street manners. With 30lbs less rotational mass, F/R anti-swaybars, the factory Bilstein setup, and a somewhat aggressive alignment the car flies around corners. Couldn't be happier.

 

I wouldn't have changed anything. I took my time and did a lot of reading, which educated myself on the proper first mods. I only wish that they had the "Modding for dummies" thread when I first bought my car. It would have saved me alot of reading.

 

i would of done the same things i did but would of waited till i got everything i wanted before slowing getting mods and install. i rather have stock to OMFG HOLY MOLY FAST but i have things piling up so its kinda like that

 

It changes all the time.. Bought my first evo and went one direction with it, bought my second evo and went a different direction with that one, then changed everything and went a different direction and then now Im going a different direction. Never ends.

Next car will get a built motor first, and not waste my time with bolt ons until I have everything ready to go.

 

My first mod would have been paying the damn thing off, and then buying mods. A car payment gets old QUICK.

 

I did my clutch and TBE first...but if i had to do it all over i think i would of just took care of my stock clutch so it would of lasted a lil longer lol!

 

I probably should have mentioned this earlier, there's a long thread about modding regrets. Do a quick search for it. Everyone thinking of modding his Evo should read it. Good luck.

 

i woulda bought a cobra...... lol

 

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...n-regrets.html

 

lol... i was going to say i should have bought the c6 vette..lol..

no more boosted cars after this one...too many lines..hoses..clamps..leaks and crap...

big boost is fun...but im too old for this **** now...

 

I would have done it very different, wasted too much money on making it look good and sold the parts after. I realized I was never satisfied with it, which I would have left it stock and just enjoyed it.