Well Ladies and Gents, after nearly 5 years with my 2005 Ralliart I have decided to move on to something else... A 2005 WW Evo VIII. I had gone just about as far mod wise as I wanted to go with my RA, and have enjoyed (almost) every minute of owning it.

I just so happened to see this Evo at a dealership on my way home from work and decided to check it out. Took it for a quick test drive and I was hooked! It's got a few mods on it already: Megan Racing Manifold, Blitz BOV, Forge MBC, Spectre Cone filter, an unknown brand intercooler with upper and lower IC pipes, and an unknown brand TBE...

I'll be picking her up this weekend most likely, as I need some time to get the light bars and strobes out of the RA, as well as my IX steering wheel and Rexpeed CF dash.

Here's a couple pics:











It's a little rough around the edges, but I got a good price on it...

Thanks to all of you in the RA community that have helped me along the way, if it weren't for you guys I would have never had such a great experience with my car. This one's for you guys!

 

Very nice man. Me and I know a lot of others are truly jealous but at the same time glad you have moved onto something, we all know as, a great car. I hope you don't have to many troubles with it and wish you and it all the best.
Thanks for you help around these parts of the forums as well and don't forget to swing by every now and again!

 

Lucky bastard... LOL What are you going to do with your RA?

 

Arxylis,

I got an Evo a few months back myself but I ended up keeping my RA.

Few things...

- Get rid of the Megan manifold asap....thing has cracked and you prob don't even know it yet or it will crack. Get a ported OEM manifold.

- Get rid of that ****ty Spectre cone filter asap and stock tube. - I have a damn good intake set-up I'm selling for cheap.

- Clean you MAF and get replacement fuel filter. Not a bad idea to verify if you're running on stock pump of after market.

- Change all your oils asap (motor, t-case, read diff, and ACD).

- Do a boost leak test.

-There's a guy selling OEM Evo floor mats for cheap on the forums, get those if you don't have them.

- With 98K on the car - Consider replacement OEM coils and some new plugs. I have some low mileage coils for dirt cheap.

 

Congrats on the move to a new platform... at least its still a Mitsubishi..

But just to add on to what Ralliartize it said, looks like that exhaust manifold gasket is shot and I would get that replaced asap, recirculate that BOV, and a tune because you have no clue what kind of map is on that car.

Good luck with it..

 

Don't worry, I won't forget my roots! LOL

 

Trading the RA in... I'd like to sell it myself and get more for it, but it's just easier trading it in.

 

What would you recommend for a BOV? I'm running about 25PSI, so I'm not sure if a IX DV would work...

 

congrats and welcome to the evo world !

 

A stock IX/X BOV should work fine. If you can, find a crushed one. Recirculating your BOV and crankcase tube is absolutely key.

 

Congrat's on the purchase!











AND CARBON DASH YOU SAY...?? I'm listening....

 

i like it...i'll be looking at a CT9A Evo in the next couple years, i really like WW, but i might go black again, you know...you never go back, lol...tinted windows look awesome on a black car, almost like the windows are painted at night...

 

Very nice. Upgrades are always nice.

Have fun!

 

congrats! I feel like I'm getting to that point too, so hopefully I can find an evo to replace my ra within the next 1 or 2 years!

 

Very nice. Good luck with the new car.