My other big debate is, should I just get a GTR? Because this plan is to get a car for 25 - 35 k and pour another 25 - 35 k in upgrades into it. I could wait a little bit and the modding budget would just go into payments instead. The GTR will hold it's value much better and will certainly meet all my needs with no downtime, it'll be more reliable etc. The problem with that is that I will want to mod the GTR. It's also hard to be planning to spend this much money on a car/hobby when I don't own a house yet, am planning to also get married, student loans to pay off etc. So thinking about the financially responsible side of this whole plan, I don't know that it makes sense at all.

 

The GTR is a totally different animal-

those cars make 370-380whp/wtq on our dyno stock-

we recently had one with test pipes/custom flash/intakes on the dyno, and on stock turbos it made apprx 440whp/540wtq- pretty darn healthy for minimal mods-

I LOVE the evo X (our first development GSR was my daily driver, now I have a RAlliart- but we also sold our GTR)---

but the GTR is an amazing machine- probably the best car I've ever driven for the money-

just food for thought!

cb

 

The GTR is a monster of a car and absolutely beautiful! BUT have u ever even looked at the price for basic bolt-ons. I think a full exhaust will average out between 5-6k.....The RnD on those vehicals is unreal and you will have to pay for it when u buy mods. Dont get me wrong watching AMS's GTR on the dyno (in real life) was the next best thing to sex, but unless your rich i wouldnt recommend it. Just do some research on the cost of mods and im sure it will sway you back to the EVO

 

the power I mentioned above is on stock exhaust-

Here you go:

Cobb AP 895.00
CBRD Y pipes 895.00

440/450 right there- not bad-

add a custom tune at 750.00- pick up another 20/70-

I dont think its terrible-

but obviously, one shouldnt expect to buy a car with an 80K pricetag and expect to pay 30K car service-

cb

 

He didnt talk about buying a GTR and keeping it stock he is talking about buying a car and modding it.

I just dont think he has even looked at the cost factor of that compared to what it costs to mod an evo. Im just saying its very unpractical unless like i said your "rich" which im assuming he isn't (but he may be and if you are then GTR all the way.) And the mods and tune that you quoted is already over 2500 and with that amount of money u could buy quite a bit for the X and have a solid beast for DDing. Just my 2 cents hope this helps you!

 

I just posted information with mods- and big HP gains at a reasonable price

cb

 

Nice plan. If you don't want to do any cutting then I'd ditch the ETS 3.5" intercooler and go with the 4". Ran their 4" on both my evos and loved it

 

+1 on the 4" intercooler

 

Great read to see how your planning all this. Keep us updated!

 

Yup thats what i run.....if u ever get a bigger turbo the 4 in. will really show its true talent then!!!

 

Just get a better car to start with. Used 996/997 turbo, C6 Z06, GTR can be had for the money you want to dump into an Evo X.
Sounds like your key factor is streetability and daily driveability.
A heavily modded Evo X or any other car won't fit these needs.

 

I have a "heavily modded" X if you want to call it that. It will make more power and torque than a slightly modded GTR...however, I'd take the GTR over my evo X any day.

There truly is no replacement for displacement. GTR FTW!

Evo X is a great choice if you can't afford one though, I still love mine!

 

I see you have a Turbo Timer on there. I wouldn't even bother, not needed as the fans will stay on if its to hot. Just trying to save you a dollar or two towards something else.

 

Turbo timers are fail for sure, no need.

 

Not sure if the problem as been fixed as I haven't looked into it since 2008. But the Turbo Timer with the FAST key is gay, it'll unlock your door when your car shuts off.... So atleast i've seen on 2 X's. if the Turbo timer is a must need, buy an evo w/o the FAST Key system.