Hi guys I just bought my EVO X about a weeks ago and just wondering what are some starter mods people have been doing on their Evo's, including:
Interior mods
Exterior mods
Engine mods

Just getting ideas on what I can start on.

Thanks guys.

 

Can’t go wrong with exhaust/intake/tune. Then wheels/tires/coilovers.

Thats usually my path. Then the mod bug bites down really hard and before you know it you’re making 800whp and breaking stuff all the time.

 

intake/exhaust/EBCS/tune

lowering springs or quality coilovers, wheels and tires, etc.

gauges (AFR, boost, oil pressure)

Good starting point.

 

Here is my favorite resource on learning about modding: https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...g-dummies.html

 

It really depends on the goals you have for the car and the wallet. The very first mod I would do that I think often gets overlooked is adding a short shifter (Works). It really does make a difference.

If your goals is improving the handling, I recommend picking up coilovers (ohlins preferably) and rear sway bar (hotchkins).

If its power, I would go with a exhaust (single) and a high flow cat.

You could pick up 60+hp using the AMS STX300 package https://www.amsperformance.com/cart/...-stage-1.html/

 

These are great cars un-modded. I would start with wheels and tires and interior mods (short shifter, shift knob, gauges, etc) until you get used to the car / bored. Then I would get a base tune and boost controller as it wakes the car up a good bit. After that you need goals for the car. Drag racing, road course, auto-x, rally cross, and street driving are all going to have a different mod path. A stiff suspension with a loud exhaust and a huge turbo makes the X a genuinely unpleasant DD where as a lightly modded Evo does DD duties like a champ.

 

+1 for this.
Power and handling wise, Just enjoy it the way it is first. Get an understanding of it’s characteristics and as you learn, you’ll see what you want out of it and you can decide which route you want then. Good luck 🙃
If you daily with it. I’d recommend krackas ultimate shifting package from MAP. (Short shifter, underhod cable/base shifter/gate selector bushings, cocktail mix, and weighted shift knob.) big difference imho.

 

I've had mine almost a year now, DD it. I agree with the others, wheels, tires, and catback till your used to it. Im getting parts together now to go full bolt on, on 93 octane, in august or september, then I'm calling it good till I figure out what I want the car to be used for.

Leaning toward road course, and mountain driving. Have to thank GT Sport for getting me addicted to it.

 

I'd drive it for a while, get used to it, really used to it. Understand how it feels throwing hard through a corner and how active yaw control works for you. Get very good with the car, as it sits, then when you are master of the machine as it is, decide what YOU want to change on it. Do you want more power? How much? Do you want tighter handling? In what way?

I think people that get a car and start tweaking it right off miss out on so much of the journey, and they invariably do things to it they don't know / may not fully understand the drawbacks of.

Enjoy the car man, you JUST got it. There are people out there with stock EVO's enjoying them every day just like that. You might find you are one of those people lol. If you are I can tell you the car will last a LOT longer if left stock. When you modify, no matter what the car, you shorten the life of components once you add more power. Just food for thought.

Enjoy - post up some pictures

 

From a power perspective, I'd first either find a good, well respected-in-the-community tuner, or go the e-tuning route and connect up with one of them. That, to me, was the biggest challenge; lots of local tuners 'can' tune these cars, but for true performance/reliability, one of the big-names (if local) or well respected e-tuners are golden. WTF Tuning or Chet Rickerman would be my first call outs from that perspective.

 

Save for a motor. Mine only made it 70k miles and I drive like a grandma lol