oh.. gotcha.. but i am curious though.. how would u harm the engine if u let it breath better?

 

Not a problem with the engine breathing better. It's air turbulence over the MAF sensor which causes all sorts of problems on our car. Example

 

wow.. thanx for the heads up Andy

 

No problem. An open cone intake will definitely make more power over the stock airbox with a tune. Until then, problems problems problems. Best thing to do is get the flash and then install the intake.

 

great.. since i have the flash already for stock.. i will get the intake, keep it.. get the TBE, and then get the flash again.. thanks

 

Yup, good choice. I also have parts sitting around in my room waiting to be installed on the day of my custom tune. As anxious as I am to have these things on my car, I'd rather exercise patience than having problems on a car I haven't had for more 1.5 months.

 

good thinking..

i really appreciate ur advise..

thanks Andy

 

All information taken by extensive time on this very forum.

 

+1

Read up on mods here and the "how to" section.

Also for your horror/information there is a great "my blown engine" thread in the turbo drivetrain section on what cuased malfunction and contributing factors for various blown engines

 

You drilled holes in your front bumper for the license? It didn't come with holes?

I just removed my front license plate & mount and was staring at it for 15 minutes trying to figure out how I was going to do a clean job of covering the 3 holes up LOL. Still not sure what to do. Does anyone sell silver painted plugs I can just pop in?

 

good job Guz Man, now it won't be so bad when you rip it all apart again in two weeks to color the bulbs. lol
foggy, get the bullet hole sticker's . they look excellent on grey

 

Did you buy your evo used foggy? I bought mine new and it came with a mount but no holes in the bumper. I haven't installed it yet and won't unless it starts costing me a lot in fines. Hasn't been a problem yet though...

 

Nope, brand new '06 MR SE. I bet Fresno Mitsu mounted it then, because it had their plaquard in the mount (all of their IX's on the lot had the front one mounted). I wish mine hadn't been. Not only are there holes there now, but there's a sliver of paint missing next to one of the holes, which I intend to fix with a paint pen...

 

Mine came with the front plate mounting holes as well. I went to Home Dept. and baught some white plastic plugs, fits perfet and you can hardly see them. Of course I have a WW, so no painting needed.

 

Great first mod (gauge swap w/radio)!