need EVERYBODIES help...
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One friend CLAIMS, "A guy in town had an STI, bought an EVO 8, but said he hates the lag his EVO has, and that the STI pulled much harder. " Mainly just "he said she said" stuff... but I figured I would ask the guys who actually own the cars themselves...
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I have an Evo IX and with the following mods a tBE, an intake, and a ebc and jestr tune, i put down 350whp on a Mustang Dyno, i havent seen any Sti with the same mods make those numbers. the sti is a nice car but if i was you i would go with the Evo, the RS's are fuc___ beast, theres a member here with aa RS that went 11.9 just wit a flash and no ehaust. i know cause i was there when he did it.
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You are not gonna be disappointed if you by this car. Your friends are living in a different world if they think the Evo is way slower than the STI. I own an VIII myself, but from what I have read about the IX's they make real good power gains with the right minor mods.
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Yeah dude your gonna be happy with your RS, there light and fast if you can drive dont be supprise if you run a low 13 with it bone stock. i wish they would have a RS when i got my evo, but anyways good luck and enjoy it.
BTW most STI think the factory HP rating of 300 was more than the EVO's 287HP but guess what the dyno HP dont lie. Mitsubishi rate the Evo IX at 287 but most dyno number shows 260HP and while the 300HP STi make around 240ish at the dyno.
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I had the same dilemma when I bought my evo, and I was coming from an S4 that I put a lot of money into. I decided on the Evo, because what I was looking for was speed, and speed that wasn't going to cost me as much as the S4. I spent half as much on mods, and easily put down more horse power then my S4, and many STi's that spent the same amount.
IX all the way.....who ever said an sti pulls harder......i was making 310whp, and i rode in this one guys STI that made close to 370whp.....most of u might not believe me but it just didnt pull as hard, plus i've heard from many that 400whp in an sti is very hard to do without any engine work.......and with the IX 1k-2k range will get over 300whp.......have fun man, your gonna love the RS
by the way here's a post for stock numbers on stock IX, VIII, and STI
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=174851
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=174851
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CLOS... lol i wasnt referring to your post.. my friends ARE idiots, lol. I was referring to the post just a couple above yours...
But hey, thanks everyone for all the info. This thread alone has given me as much info as hours upon hours of research. Thanks again...
Ill get some pics up as soon as i can....
But hey, thanks everyone for all the info. This thread alone has given me as much info as hours upon hours of research. Thanks again...
Ill get some pics up as soon as i can....
i love how people never know what they are talking about. typically, stock evos, even 2005 evo viii's make on average about 10 whp more than sti's. and evo with a tune and an exhaust will make a good 30 whp more than an sti with the same. now i am talking about evo VIII's, evo IX's have a good 20-30 whp more than the VIII's on the same mods. i have a VIII and up at 5000 ft of altitude with just the mods in my sig i made the numbers posted on 91 octane, (indiana uses 93 i think). depending on what dyno you use, evo ix's with just an exhaust boost controller and a tune will usually see anywhere from 300 whp to 330 whp. just watch this video it will make you happy, an ix with just exhaust mbc tune and race gas 
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...23627805&hl=en when i got my car i got comments like "dude sti's are so much faster stock they have 24 more hp (300-276) and then after i got dyno'd some of my friends with sti's saw my 306 whp and said "wow even with all of your mods you still only made 6 more hp than me" i love ignorant car owners
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...23627805&hl=en when i got my car i got comments like "dude sti's are so much faster stock they have 24 more hp (300-276) and then after i got dyno'd some of my friends with sti's saw my 306 whp and said "wow even with all of your mods you still only made 6 more hp than me" i love ignorant car owners