A little over 2 years ago I was able to pick up my "realistic" dream car! Like many other on here, I started with a Honda Civic and had always wanted a true tuner car.



06 Evo IX MR



I did a decent amount of research on evo's and sti's before my purchase and this car presented itself at the right time in my life for the right price. It was hands down my favorite evo color besides wicked white, and I didn't mind the MR tranny since it would be my daily driver.

The car was essentially bone stock when I picked it up with 50k miles. The previous owner had put a ETS catback exhaust on it a couple months before he sold it to me as well as an in-dash navigation system with the nice bezel, but other than that it had never been touched. In all honestly the car looked like it had just left the showroom. Exterior was about a 9.5/10 and interior a 9/10.

Since my ownership I have...

Refinished the brembos


Picked up an extra set of snow shoes and tires



SE Lip!



New Tires!


OEM window visors and a JDM Booty



I also picked up some Ferodo DS2500 pads as well as a WORKS drop in filter that I do not have pics of. Filter was a nice little touch, but I am unsure about the DS2500's...I just bought them and I can't stand brake squeal

And As of literally 3 days ago, I finally decided to do some engine mods. I loved the idea of having a stock evo that remained clean, but I feel like I would regret never taking advantage of an awesome platform.

So I scored a deal on Some ETS Titanium intercooler piping (short route complete kit) as well as an ETS intake. Oh, and I had to buy a mini battery to make it fit!



I am still on the stock tune and I did't want to push the limits with the intake (since I heard the metal pipe may or may not cause issues) So I decided to play it safe and only do the piping and attach the Maf adapter to the K&N filter withe the stock corrugated pipe.

Been driving it for a couple days now and it feels great. Spool is insanely loud and peak boost is still at 18-19 pounds with no idle issues.



I figured this combination will be safe for now until I do some more mods and plan on road tripping to english racing for a tune.

Future Mods

Swift Spec R's
Wideband
Downpipe
Bigger Fuel Pump
Tune

Thanks for looking, any advice is welcome!

 

Beautiful car! Welcome! What's your long term power goals?

 

Thank you!! To be honest, I am a simple guy and don't need anything crazy to be happy. It's my only mode of transportation so reliability is #1 for me. Realistically if I could be sitting at a solid 350whp, I would love that

 

Nice

Welcome aboard

 

welcome man!! love the little touches done so far. enjoy!

 

Just got a gg 9 myself, pretty much same goals as you, a clean stock appearing 350whp beast. Best of luck to you

 

Congrats man! I picked up a IX MR a few months back and seem to be on a similar path, cleaning the car up and keeping it simple. Love it!

 

love the car, great mods btw, that titanium

 

Thanks everyone!!

The pictures don't do the titanium justice. It looks amazing in person. Eventually, I will need to tuck the battery harness so you can see the upper piping a bit better!

I am also in the market for a new mani cover if anyone has a clean one

Looking for a MAP cover or an ARC (Yeah right, i know) but I think it would help clean it up a bit more!

 

Car looks good, but stock peak boost on IX's is 20psi. What exhaust is that? Did you have to modify it to get it to fit the JDM rear that well?

 

Yeah I would say around 19, I'm using a prosport boost gauge so I wouldn't say its dead on accurate at Idaho altitude.



It's an ETS catback and yes I did have to modify it. Fits perfect now and looks mean as hell from the back.