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Jun 22, 2009 | 08:43 AM

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bdowning

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excellent prep list for a future evo buyer like myself, thanks a lot

Jun 23, 2009 | 02:11 AM

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EddyC

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We picked our MR up last Friday. Thanks for puttting up this thread. This is great information for people like me who want to know the history of the car as well as its potential. Before I mod I want to educate myself as much as possible and also get a real feel for what can safely be done for the MR, performance wise.

Jun 23, 2009 | 08:35 PM

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Mad Gorilla1911

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sorry

im sorry but i will have to learn sometime or another, what exactly is a wideband 02. sorry i know im a newb but i had to ask

Jun 25, 2009 | 10:40 AM

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Billy's MR

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Nice thread. I just bought my brand new GG MR yesterday but not picking it up till July 7th. Nice to know some of the information since I am totally new to this whole thing.

Jun 25, 2009 | 12:24 PM

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XRims

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This post will have to be updated with the X info.

Jul 12, 2009 | 06:48 PM

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Jhutterer

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Excellent read!

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Originally Posted by Mad Gorilla1911

im sorry but i will have to learn sometime or another, what exactly is a wideband 02. sorry i know im a newb but i had to ask

It is a sensor that goes in your muffler before the cat that measures your air/ fuel (A/F) ratio. A must have!

Jul 23, 2009 | 01:43 PM

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greasydigits

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Excellent read! It is a sensor that goes in your muffler before the cat that measures your air/ fuel (A/F) ratio. A must have!

I'm going to have to disagree about this statement. A lambda sensor/gauge combo is a hair shy of $300, first of all, and the information it gives really isn't all that useful unless you're a capable tuner. If you're talking about it being useful for "at-a-glance" reading, the only time it's actually useful (provided you have a way of reading it while driving) is in open-loop. Even then, you need some way of taking action on the feedback of the sensor, or it's basically just an expensive way to tell that your expensive sensor is working.

Speaking from experience, if you're tuning your car, a wideband is 100% neccessary. It'd be like trying to thread a needle in the dark without one.

Aug 10, 2009 | 10:07 AM

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talevo_girl

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thanks =]

Aug 18, 2009 | 01:33 PM

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soon2bEVOIX

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From: neverland

Does the 06's come with Intercooler sprayer?

Aug 18, 2009 | 05:53 PM

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EGbeater

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Originally Posted by soon2bEVOIX

Does the 06's come with Intercooler sprayer?

No; the IC sprayer feature was deleted in the 2005 VIII and 2006 IX.

http://www.autoweb.com/content/resea...-evolution.xml

Aug 22, 2009 | 07:06 AM

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qdiddy

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From: mont., a.l.

Ok, I am going to purchase an evo 9 stock next year. I will drive it for a month or so until I get use to the car and then start with the modding. I want a dailey driver that runs low 12's to high 11's. If I got $10,000 to put into the car, should I just purchase everything and put it on the car or should I purchased a few parts at a time and get use those mods and then add more as I get use to the drivability?

Aug 22, 2009 | 08:06 AM

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FJF

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A IX with a MBC, TBE, and a tune will do what you're looking for on 93 octane fuel. You can use the $9,000 you'll have left over to buy a good, low mileage Evo to start with. With a good tune, you'll have better than stock drivability. Good luck.