Nope, it has sunroof, sound package, and leather recaro's that came stock in it..

 

Then how is it a SE in any way, shape, or form? I gave it the benefit of doubt with the seats, but now I'm truly confused.

Edit: as a point of interest to those looking for an Evo, the SE package included the aforementioned aluminum roof, HIDs, red stitching on the seats, a different front lip, and brightly finished BBS wheels. It was only available on silver, grey, and black GSRs (ie. 5-speeds). Technically, there's no such thing as a MR SE, just as there's no GSR in the USDM. The Appearance Package for the MR included the SE front lip, brightly finished BBS wheels, and seats with red stitching, and could also be had on only silver, grey, and black colored cars. The SSL had a sunroof, HIDs and a leather interior. The IX (GSR) didn't come with HIDs or an aluminum roof, and had the black/grey leather/Alcantara interior.

 

I dont have a MR. Oh well, it is what it is.. It has everything i listed so...

 

Your having a MR was never in question. You claim to have a SE-SSL. The two trim levels are mutually exclusive. As described, your car is a SSL. What makes it a SE-SSL, when such a beast never existed?

 

Get as close to stock and low miles as possible. /end thread.

 

just go with the car that you bond with once you test drive it....evo 8 and 9 are the same freaking car besides the mivec ( which in the 8 can be solved with bigger cams).....ALL evos handle beautiful and are fast BUT if you want to get to nitty greedy than you can get the SSL package BUT dont forget the SSL package does make the car weigh more....everyone here tries to defend their own car by saying evo9 is better, and evo8 is slow and a bunch of other bull****, but those are poor excuses for those guys that pay over $20k for a used evo. "Technically" evo9 has 20hp more than an evo8, so if you think about its nothing that big of a deal...sooo just buy the best car for the price you will love any model evo's you buy, they are all built to perform..

 

Then what is it considered?

 

It's a SSL. It cannot be a SE and a SSL at the same time.

 

Hmm oh well i always figured it was se, so does ssl's come with hids?

 

thanks for the tips

 

Yes

 

yeah mr's were the only with an aluminum roof. they weighed in I believe close to 60 lbs heavier than a rs. The trannies, I just heard the syncro's were crap. the final drive is
here is the link to sport compacts road test
http://www.modified.com/roadtests/05..._ix/index.html
tranny gearing take from this post https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...9-gearing.html
Stock Final Drive Ratio: 4.529

Gearing VIII/5 - IX GSR- IX MR

1st Gear 2.928 - 2.785 - 2.909
2nd Gear 1.950 - 1.950 - 1.944
3rd Gear 1.407 - 1.444 - 1.434
4th Gear 1.031 - 1.096 - 1.100
5th Gear 0.720 - 0.761 - 0.868
6th Gear -.--- - -.--- - 0.693


Speed with stock final drive, 7500 RPM:

------------ 4th --- 5th --- 6th gear
VIII 5speed: 121.7 - 174.3 - n/a
IX GSR 5spd: 114.5 - 164.9 - n/a
IX MR 6spd.: 114.1 - 144.6 - 181.1


Speed with stock final drive, 8000 RPM:

------------ 4th --- 5th --- 6th gear
VIII 5speed: 129.8 - 185.9 - n/a
IX GSR 5spd: 122.1 - 175.9 - n/a
IX MR 6spd.: 121.7 - 154.2 - 193.2


Speed with HKS 4.11 final drive, 8000 RPM:

------------ 4th --- 5th --- 6th gear
VIII 5speed: 143.1 - 204.9 - n/a
IX GSR 5spd: 134.6 - 193.8 - n/a
IX MR 6spd.: 134.1 - 169.9 - 212.8


Speed with TRE 3.84 final drive, 8000 RPM:

------------ 4th --- 5th --- 6th gear
VIII 5speed: 153.1 - 219.3 - n/a
IX GSR 5spd: 144.0 - 207.5 - n/a
IX MR 6spd.: 143.5 - 181.9 - 227.8


All speeds are in MPH.

I know your transfer case will eat it on a launch before your tranny will. so the burscher or shep website says.
If you maintain your vehicle how your suppose to, which is expensive and time consuming then you wont have any problems with your tranny. every other oil change you change the tranny fluid, every 4 oil changed your change your transfer case and acd fluids (if so equiped).
mobile 1 in transfer and acd and diffs, and royal purple or mobile 1 (I jump between them) in the engine. The most neglect in a higher performance vehicle is maintenance.
Just my opinion, experience and research though.

 

my bad, didnt see the 3rd page till after posting.

 

MR, RS, and SE models had aluminum roofs.

Here are some Evo weights:

http://www.vorshlag.com/tech_evoweights.php

http://www.roadraceengineering.com/e...evoweights.htm

 

i just bought mine just before xmas an evo 8 with 60k bone stock except for turbo timer that the dealership took out and now cant find. its ok tho i bought an apexi turbo timer.