I am Keeping My Evo Stock ! Despite all the temptations! :)
The Evos overseas are tuned slightly more aggressively because they have higher octanes readily available. Our premium unleaded is slightly lower, plus our Evos are also tuned to accept 91 octane fuel because that is typically the best we can get on much of the West Coast, which certainly accounts for a large portion of the Evo population.
You can change out the bumpers if you want, but if you end up yanking the crash beams as well, then you're putting yourself in more danger, and in the event of a car accident, your insurance company might notice that your crash beam is gone, if you go that route.
The Evo handles plenty sharp as it is, but Mitsubishi set up our rear LSDs like that because the "proper" setup is a bit noisier, supposedly to the point where it chatters even when sharply pulling into a parking spot. They didn't want a bunch of US Evo owners who were new to the car (as we had never had it before) bringing their cars in because they thought that their cars were broken, especially since no other car sold (or at least none that I'm aware of) chatters like that.
You can change out the bumpers if you want, but if you end up yanking the crash beams as well, then you're putting yourself in more danger, and in the event of a car accident, your insurance company might notice that your crash beam is gone, if you go that route.
The Evo handles plenty sharp as it is, but Mitsubishi set up our rear LSDs like that because the "proper" setup is a bit noisier, supposedly to the point where it chatters even when sharply pulling into a parking spot. They didn't want a bunch of US Evo owners who were new to the car (as we had never had it before) bringing their cars in because they thought that their cars were broken, especially since no other car sold (or at least none that I'm aware of) chatters like that.
After getting at least the ride height in order it finally woke up, chassis-wise.
True, but I had mines with a crash beam on it.
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Fully stock Evo here, with no plans to mod it at all. I think the car runs perfectly as is, and as much as people talk all over the place about how a tune is completely safe, and this or that bolt on upgrade is completely minor, the fact is Mitsubishi has spent millions upon millions in R&D for this car that no after market tuner or shop will ever have the resources for, and the car I drove off the show room floor to me is pretty much the perfect sports sedan package.
There will always be faster cars and no matter what the car, there is "potential" to get more power from upgrades, but for me Mitsubishi has delivered an awesome complete sports sedan package and I see no need to mess with the product they delivered for a few more HP here and there and potentially mess with the tune they spent literally thousands of man hours perfecting.
There will always be faster cars and no matter what the car, there is "potential" to get more power from upgrades, but for me Mitsubishi has delivered an awesome complete sports sedan package and I see no need to mess with the product they delivered for a few more HP here and there and potentially mess with the tune they spent literally thousands of man hours perfecting.
Fully stock Evo here, with no plans to mod it at all. I think the car runs perfectly as is, and as much as people talk all over the place about how a tune is completely safe, and this or that bolt on upgrade is completely minor, the fact is Mitsubishi has spent millions upon millions in R&D for this car that no after market tuner or shop will ever have the resources for, and the car I drove off the show room floor to me is pretty much the perfect sports sedan package.
There will always be faster cars and no matter what the car, there is "potential" to get more power from upgrades, but for me Mitsubishi has delivered an awesome complete sports sedan package and I see no need to mess with the product they delivered for a few more HP here and there and potentially mess with the tune they spent literally thousands of man hours perfecting.
There will always be faster cars and no matter what the car, there is "potential" to get more power from upgrades, but for me Mitsubishi has delivered an awesome complete sports sedan package and I see no need to mess with the product they delivered for a few more HP here and there and potentially mess with the tune they spent literally thousands of man hours perfecting.
BTW, which Evo do you have?
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Stock here as well, 06 EVO IX MR.
Never intended to mod it ever since I got her. I want to keep what
intended to build/produce.
The way she handles and drive is just amazing, maybe not while you're in a small parking lot, poor turning radius lol.
I believe that any sports cars from Evos to Ferraris, they shouldn't be tampered with. Everything is designed for a reason so I think its best to keep it the way that it was produced.
Never intended to mod it ever since I got her. I want to keep what
intended to build/produce. The way she handles and drive is just amazing, maybe not while you're in a small parking lot, poor turning radius lol.
I believe that any sports cars from Evos to Ferraris, they shouldn't be tampered with. Everything is designed for a reason so I think its best to keep it the way that it was produced.
My 03 is stock except 06 blistens. I think it drives great and has no real issues for a DD vehicle. I feel that doing COP is not a mod but just making a better product. I also want to fix the rear lsd, and I wish the front had LSD.
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