Hi all,
new member, and im the sort of person that ends up doing all the work to my car myself. Wondering who here owns an evo and does most of the work to the car themselves and why?

work from general servicing all the way up to serious work such as engine/gearbox rebuilds etc.

Im looking at buying my first evo soon, most likely a VII but looking into the VIII (trying to justify the extra 5/6k here is australia for an VIII). I do realise many people own cars still under warranty too.

thanks

 

If you've worked on cars in the past, then evos shouldnt be a drastic step forward. I can do simple stuff like fluid changes, tire rotations, and simple bolt on stuff. But for more serious work my dad steps in (i am 18 so it isnt weird or anything lol). He's worked on trucks for over a decade and the whole evo thing was pretty easy for him to work with (my 03 gsr).

For EXTRA serious work requiring software and w/e I actually have a few friends that can help me out...im going to get the safc2 taken out and get a basic street tune, and If I ever decide to get horse happy they are the ones I am going to (they are fellow evo owners).

As far as doing simple to even moderate work, you shouldnt have any problems by yourself. Best advice I could give you would be to find a few people nearby that you could show ur evo to if you ever had any questions. MOST of the people on here are pretty helpful too, so never be afraid to ask...

And as for the evo 7 vs 8 thing, it depends on what you wanna do. If you're going for a track beast, then the 7 might be the way to go (i believe it is much much lighter than the 8+s), and idk how rare they are outside of the usa (they dont pass crash test standards I believe) so certain parts might be harder to find. If you're just going for a fun all around car then go with the 8. Either way, you cant go wrong...it is an evo after all! Just check anything out reaal good before u pay up...

 

Well, I haven't yet, but I do all my own work, so this will be no exception.

 

I do the majority of my own work. The Evo is no harder to work on than any other car.

 

my RA is my first car, so i dont know how to do some things but ive done all the work so far and ive been learning stuff through the friends who help me

 

Always have always will

As for why I don't trust auto shops. Plus why the hell pay someone for something you can do yourself

 

I agree I do my own work on my car but it never hurts to have a buddy with a shop.

 

This.

 

This. I've done all the work (except for body work and when Robi did the suspension on my IX) on all my "tuner cars" and I wouldn't have it any other way. The amount of money I've saved by doing the installs myself is probably astronomical. A buddy of mine was high up at a local performance shop and my buddy rate was over $100/hr for installs.

Plus there's all the horror stories of when shop monkeys do installs. No thanks.

- Patrick

 

Everything but the engine internals.

 

Same here.



-Bink

 

Same here too!

 

Nah i dont do DIY.....imma mess everything up...lol but i always wanna learn how to do it.

 

As the saying goes... you want it done right, do it yourself. And of course, saving money is a big factor.

But tuning.... I'd take to someone.

 

I just need to learn how to put piston and rods in