Evo Reliability
I see... Understood
I just get kinda sensative about my motors
I really wish I could get a concrete answer on what causes Rod Knock. No one seems to be able to provide an answer to this unfortunately... Only thing I can think of is Oil (but I was more than on top of it) or over revving...
I just get kinda sensative about my motors I really wish I could get a concrete answer on what causes Rod Knock. No one seems to be able to provide an answer to this unfortunately... Only thing I can think of is Oil (but I was more than on top of it) or over revving...
Well that makes two of us.As for the rod knock there are few REALLY easy ways to get it.
1) Over rev it
2) Down shift to 2nd or 1st at high speed
3) Use the wrong grade oil
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From: chicago, michigan, arkansas
no problems with my stocker, 06 evo IX MR at 20K miles already. aggressive driving -you bet! if proper maintenance done it should not be a problem e.g. regular synthetic oil changes, oem filters, etc.
I've had my Evo MR for almost 6 months and in that time put 14500 miles on it as of today.
Thats about 100 miles every day not including Sat and Sun. My car is my DD and has been in traffic many a time thanks to the worst road in America (its a fact) 495.
Thats about 100 miles every day not including Sat and Sun. My car is my DD and has been in traffic many a time thanks to the worst road in America (its a fact) 495.
and how is it holding up? maintenance wise?
You've got nothing to worry about. Before I got mine I used to worry all the time about how it would hold up and whatnot and I've had 0 problems out it just dont beat on it, you can enjoy it, but dont beat on it and it will hold up fine. The cars themselves are built pretty stout
Normal oil changes every 3000 miles or less. Changed the air filter once. I don't have many miles on my car. Tires are starting to get bald. Couple thousand miles left on them, but I'll have winter tires before then.
Figure the average person puts about 15k miles on their car in a year. I'm almost there and haven't had my car for 6 months. At this rate I'll have 30k sometime in April/May which is when I bought my car brand new.
I plan on getting beater well before then just because as you know am stuck in traffic quite often, and manual isn't the easiest thing to drive. Getting an automatic civic.
Figure the average person puts about 15k miles on their car in a year. I'm almost there and haven't had my car for 6 months. At this rate I'll have 30k sometime in April/May which is when I bought my car brand new.
I plan on getting beater well before then just because as you know am stuck in traffic quite often, and manual isn't the easiest thing to drive. Getting an automatic civic.
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From: Silver Spring
Dude I know what you mean, I drive a 5 speed 97 2GNT Eclipse, and it's a b**** on 495 and 95 during rush hour
Sure they use more expensive tires and need a few more oil changes but the REAL money pit is getting bitten by the mod bug.
A IC pipe kit here...
Manual boost controller there...
Soon a turbo kit injector intake and the money just keeps adding up
