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Old Apr 20, 2017 | 07:32 AM
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Evo 8/9 vs. Evo X

I have been researching Evo's for awhile now and im stuck on the fence between buying an Evo 8, 9, or X. This car will be a daily driver for me but it will also see a lot of track time (drag strip) and a lot of spirited driving. AS i am a highschool student, i dont have millions of dollars to throw at an Evo to make it crazzzzyy quick, but i do wanna make some decent power. somehwere in the 500-700whp range but keeping a lot of drivability. i want to hear some of your guys opinions on which Evo to go with. Thanks!
Old Apr 20, 2017 | 07:33 AM
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Sorry guys i didnt mean to post this hear, can somebody move it for me?
Old Apr 20, 2017 | 07:41 AM
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Go drive both and see which you like more. I like 8/9 because visibility in the X is horrid.

You either have a very nice job in high school or your parents are funding this car for you. Perhaps a financial management class would also be a good investment as well...lol
Old Apr 20, 2017 | 06:14 PM
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Depends on what exactly your looking for ? Benefit of the 8/9 is 4g63 motor and little bit lighter/ more nimble . Evo x has more creature comforts and rides not quite as harsh as a 8/9
Old Apr 20, 2017 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BigBoyyy
I have been researching Evo's for awhile now and im stuck on the fence between buying an Evo 8, 9, or X. This car will be a daily driver for me but it will also see a lot of track time (drag strip) and a lot of spirited driving. AS i am a highschool student, i dont have millions of dollars to throw at an Evo to make it crazzzzyy quick, but i do wanna make some decent power. somehwere in the 500-700whp range but keeping a lot of drivability. i want to hear some of your guys opinions on which Evo to go with. Thanks!
is this some kind of joke? You dont want to make it crazy quick but you want 5-700hp.
Not only does that take A LOT of money, but thats way more than crazy quick lol..
Idk if your trolling or what
Old Apr 20, 2017 | 10:39 PM
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my coworker has a evo x and a friend has a evo 8, i had the chance to drive them both, i liked the evo 8 more, so i went for it and have no regrets.
Old Apr 21, 2017 | 03:30 AM
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Old Apr 21, 2017 | 07:37 AM
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sorry to be so blunt but what I hear is someone not in tune with reality. decent power = 500-700? don't have thousands and thousands to make the power and make it reliable? I'll throw out a rough number of 10-15k min to make that kind of power reliably, if u don't touch suspension or drivetrain, which you will need to do both of.

spirited driving on the street from a high school kid with a 500-700hp evo? unless you are one of those super young formula drivers, no thanks.

on the other hand, get a stock evo, and keep it stock for a while. get seat time doing autox, track days, and drag racing - and slowly build it. that, is much better way to go about this
Old Apr 21, 2017 | 12:08 PM
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sorry to be so blunt but what I hear is someone not in tune with reality. decent power = 500-700? don't have thousands and thousands to make the power and make it reliable? I'll throw out a rough number of 10-15k min to make that kind of power reliably, if u don't touch suspension or drivetrain, which you will need to do both of.

spirited driving on the street from a high school kid with a 500-700hp evo? unless you are one of those super young formula drivers, no thanks.

on the other hand, get a stock evo, and keep it stock for a while. get seat time doing autox, track days, and drag racing - and slowly build it. that, is much better way to go about this
this is awesome advice!
Took me about 7k to get my car to 400+ Realiably
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Originally Posted by kyoo
sorry to be so blunt but what I hear is someone not in tune with reality. decent power = 500-700? don't have thousands and thousands to make the power and make it reliable? I'll throw out a rough number of 10-15k min to make that kind of power reliably, if u don't touch suspension or drivetrain, which you will need to do both of.

spirited driving on the street from a high school kid with a 500-700hp evo? unless you are one of those super young formula drivers, no thanks.

on the other hand, get a stock evo, and keep it stock for a while. get seat time doing autox, track days, and drag racing - and slowly build it. that, is much better way to go about this
Closer to $15k. Ask me how I know.

This thread is a joke. High school kid....are you just trying to figure how to blow your parents' money?
Old Apr 23, 2017 | 06:57 PM
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Closer to $15k. Ask me how I know.

This thread is a joke. High school kid....are you just trying to figure how to blow your parents' money?
hes trying to figure out how to skyrocket their insirance rates
Old Apr 24, 2017 | 08:22 AM
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never posted again, Troll?
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Originally Posted by BigBoyyy
AS i am a highschool student, i dont have millions of dollars to throw at an Evo to make it crazzzzyy quick, but i do wanna make some decent power. somehwere in the 500-700whp range but keeping a lot of drivability.
Bruh.



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Old Apr 24, 2017 | 10:37 AM
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never posted again, Troll?
or maybe he read over this and realized its time for a wrx instead haha
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Originally Posted by C0dyix
or maybe he read over this and realized its time for a wrx instead haha



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