Everything I've learned after 4+ years with my Evo
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Well glad the Evo community is no different than the Suby community.....lots of chest thumping internet tantrums.
I'm an Evo n00b, and I read this thread...tried to anyway, the bickering got irritating.
May I just say that Mobil 1 is ****ty oil? No self respecting Suby owner uses it anymore since it was discovered that the "full syn" is actually NOT full syn. Since then I've run Royal Purple 5w30 in my 03 WRX and never looked back. Yeah not an Evo, but good oil is good oil. I've got 110k on a stock block and she is still ticking strong.
Enough about my car. As I say in almost all my posts here, I will hopefully be buying my first Evo next weekend. The parts list is long and makes me nervous. I know the 4G63 is a serious workhorse, but if things are done wrong it doesn't matter if the motor is made out of God. I understand Subarus, not Evos, so I don't know if the parts list is ok or if I'm gonna die in 12 seconds. Search for my threads and read the parts list. The thing that makes me nervous the most is the SMC meth injection...seems to be the biggest liability if done wrong. 50/50 trunk setup. I've tried to understand Meth, searched and read, but just as I THINK I get it, I lose it.
If this car has a bad parts list or a weakness I want to know so I can walk away. The parts list is accompanied by a dynograph (not posted here) that shows a paltry 332 at the wheel (yes every car is different, but if you read the parts list you will understand my concern...a VERY similar setup MINUS meth in my '03 WRX would net the SAME results; smaller turbo and bigger injectors at that)...VERY shaky fuel curve too.
I'm a tuning n00b, I like preloaded maps.
I'm an Evo n00b, and I read this thread...tried to anyway, the bickering got irritating.
May I just say that Mobil 1 is ****ty oil? No self respecting Suby owner uses it anymore since it was discovered that the "full syn" is actually NOT full syn. Since then I've run Royal Purple 5w30 in my 03 WRX and never looked back. Yeah not an Evo, but good oil is good oil. I've got 110k on a stock block and she is still ticking strong.
Enough about my car. As I say in almost all my posts here, I will hopefully be buying my first Evo next weekend. The parts list is long and makes me nervous. I know the 4G63 is a serious workhorse, but if things are done wrong it doesn't matter if the motor is made out of God. I understand Subarus, not Evos, so I don't know if the parts list is ok or if I'm gonna die in 12 seconds. Search for my threads and read the parts list. The thing that makes me nervous the most is the SMC meth injection...seems to be the biggest liability if done wrong. 50/50 trunk setup. I've tried to understand Meth, searched and read, but just as I THINK I get it, I lose it.
If this car has a bad parts list or a weakness I want to know so I can walk away. The parts list is accompanied by a dynograph (not posted here) that shows a paltry 332 at the wheel (yes every car is different, but if you read the parts list you will understand my concern...a VERY similar setup MINUS meth in my '03 WRX would net the SAME results; smaller turbo and bigger injectors at that)...VERY shaky fuel curve too.
I'm a tuning n00b, I like preloaded maps.
Last edited by Zombie Killer; Mar 13, 2011 at 01:54 PM.
Evo 8 cams
"and for 8 owners, HKS 272s or 280s are worth every penny."
To OP, why did you choose HKS over kelford or GSC?
To OP, why did you choose HKS over kelford or GSC?
Last edited by evolutong; Mar 17, 2011 at 08:10 AM. Reason: Correction
because it's his personal opinion/bias.. but you are right, those brands are the best. Depending on where the information comes from determines what the person believes in
