Hello,
--ladies and gentleman.

Glad to be a part of the Evo nation, because as of today I'm the proud owner of an 2005 Lancer Evo. 8, I just purchased today: (5/30/09 4:30 Eastern Atlanta) at a dealership for 16K The car has 55K on the odometer. Plus a trade- in of course.

Well anyways as you can see this is my *first post--and you all can rip on me for being a typical noobie for not searching. But I would like ask what is the standard boost for the 05 base Evo 8. and its a/f. <---I'm asking this because as I came approx. 1 mile from home the hotside pipe popped off and I thought bent a valve or worse blew the engine because the car would not go past 10-15mph in 1st gear (and suddenly sputter and shutoff.)


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The ladies like the wing.....lol

 

16K at a dealer isn't bad.

 

wait... you jsut drove home in the car you just bought? and it did this?

 

16k really isn't bad...considering the previous owner installed what looks like a 3" Greddy Exh. , a back up camera on the trunk, some cheap a/f device and the coldside aftermarket pipe that popped off.

Mr Lance --...tell me about it ...I couldn't believe this myself...I took it back to the dealership today after I fixed the hose (they checked all other hoses, Free oil change, tire balance & coolant service + an apology from the service guys.)

What I can tell you is; the transmission feels very strong,(it shifts nicely, and the engine is smooth with no hiccups). I just hope this is not a sign of previous owner neglect. thanks again!

 

Nice purchase and I'm glad they fix it for you. Have fun with it.

 

ya becareful with that one dealership has a habit of not putting things back as they should i would know first hand lol. make sure you recheck everything and your fluid levels as well to verfiy.

 

Thanks a lot fellas--for the feedback. I'm glad as well that everything was fixed at no charge. For a moment ...when the incident occured I thought I bent a valve or messed up the transmission(My heart was beating out of my chest like crazy......I even took a nap to calm myself down & kept thinkin' I'm screwed). Thank god I had previous knowledge of forced induct., cars...and knew it most have been a hose.

These cars are blast of fun & I will continue to learn to properly drive it.

 

Should have bought a lancer oz brah! no worries about things popping off; your only worry is moms passing you on the highway in their mini vans.

jk enjoy the car!

 

hmm.. a lancer oz huh?

 

WIN

'Grats on the new purchase OP

 

Thanks!.everyone........Is it normal that my Evo makes me feel like a God?

I had Inverted BC Coilovers on my previous car, and the turn-in/ transition, pitch and stability of this car is just bananas(with stock suspension, if I might say); , Jeremy Clarkson & Tim Schrick were dead on about this car.




Cheers to AWD

 

Yes, unfortunately that's also why you see so many wrecked Evo threads... And people who get huge egos from their evos.

 

Congrats!

Almost time to do the timing belt!

 

Just picked up my second Evo last week. Dumbest thing I done was selling my 2005 wicked white Evo back in 2015. Had great times autocrossing, meeting fellow evo owners in Atlanta and driving it to work back and forth for 7 years.

Im now on the West coast, I found a gem for stupid price flew to Cali and drove it back all 600+ miles without a hiccup all in one day. I plan on autocrossing still learning the clutch not to mention the stroker motor. Now the color of my Evo matches my name..lol.

 

Great to have you back into the EvO. LoL on bumping your old newbie thread

Lets get you back active again on the boards. We can use more true enthusiasts like yourself

Hey, if youre in So. Cal, the Mitsubishi Owners Day is next weekend

Joe