FInally bought that EVO I kept asking about all the time.

It's RS. Pretty busy at work now, so no time to check the specs and compare to other cars, maybe you guys can help .

The car feels great.
-I think it is missing a lot of sound insulation compared to IX, it's loud! I love it . EVO IX felt quiter.
-The gears are super short, but I think are the same as in the IX.
-I think the car has an Aluminum roof
-The shifter feels much better then the EVO IX, I think that theory of MR and RS having a different shift linkage checks out.
I drove EVO IX at the dealership and the shifting felt notchier and less precise.

My brother couldn't take it without the stereo, so in the matter of hours he threw in speakers and a deck. The good news is that RS has all the wiring in place, it was easy.

- Car feels like a streetable race car, you can hear all the gear noise, engine noise and suspension is pretty rough. Just exactly what I wanted!

I have a feeling, but not 100% sure YET that I am driving the "nastiest" stock car for under $30,000, I think Lotus Elise and Porsche GT3 is the next step. Of course I drove 350Z, STi, Mustang GT, E46 M3, VW R32 and they all felt really "fat and lazy", but better street cars ofcourse, my daily driver is '01 S4.

At 4k the turbo has a nice kick to it, but I think I like 2006 Mustang GT power curve better, ofcourse Mustang feels like a boat and EVO like a race car (I actually drove a race car before, so I am not just saying it, open wheel car and Focus race car, kinda SWC Touring Car knock off).
At the same time I feel EVO is much much faster than stock stang GT. I'll find out soon enough.

I think we got a real "King of The Hill" here, THE EVO, just my 2c. Really glad I pulled a trigger on it. Now I really see why everyone else was buying these cars like crazy.

Thank you guys, for your help!

 

Welcome to the boards mang!

 

Nice man congrats. yes your roof is aluminuim. I am pretty sure the trannys are the same in the IX and RS

 

They are.

It does.

Having had a RS and a GSR SE (both IX), I have the opposite experience. The gearbox on my SE feels much smoother and less notchy than the RS'.

The IX RS is a fantastic car. If it had better headlights, I'd have another one. Congratulations.

 

good job i was actually gonna buy a evo IX rs today white had a few mods and all but i dunno i couldnt get over not having power windows and no radio or nothing so i decided not to get it

 

I guess you couldn't live with a Ferrari Enzo, either.

 

buahahaha... not quite the same now is it?

 

The point was a lack of power features; both are street legal racecars.

 

welcome man!

 

Congrads on the car

Have an 04 RS here and love it.
Btw register the car in the registry here so we can see pics

 

The RS was the way to go - congrats and enjoy

 

congrats.

 

Let me get this straight.

EVO has electronic center diff as well as front and rear LSD.

I think Audis only have center diff. Speaking of Audi I put my S4 vs. EVO RS. Stock vs. Stock the EVO owned Audi by several car lengths, maybe even bus lengths.

EVO is pretty insane, lots of power, lighter car combined with very short gearing gives it a very sharp edge. It's a pleasure owning one.

 

Driving a street legal (for a while anyways) race car is quite thrilling...