Hey guys

My name is stoj

Tho i have never posted anything on the forum I have been reading the EvolutionM forums for ages gathering your Knowledge and wisdom on the EVO haha

Im coming very close to purchasing and EVO IX Hopefully within the next two weeks. I have one that im pretty interested in tho its quite heavily moded i do happen to know the guy that im purchasing the car from hes a friend of a friend...... I was just wondering whats your thoughts on purchasing a already moded car?

Here are a couple mods that i could gather

Fully built motor
with after market goodies to mention
Tein adjustable coil overs
GTR Rims
Rallyart Carbon Fibre Dash, console, mirrors & instruments
Dash mounted Defi Gauges
Brand new 5 speed gearbox conversion (evo 7 box). (bought new gearbox from Mitsubishi
intercooler & air filter
all internals are done
Garrett GT3040 turbo.
Custom exhaust manifold by V&E Rigoli
rewelded & rebraced. Exhaust system with a remote control for exhaust pipe outlet.
HKS 272' camshafts.
Custom V&E cam gears.
Mildly ported brand new cylinder head. (bought new standard head from Mitsubishi
Kelford heavy duty valve springs.
Single plate heavy duty clutch from Direct Clutch Services.
Lightened flywheel.
V&E Regoli rebuild front and rear diffs.
Turbosmart fuel pressure regulator.
EMS Motorsport ECU.
Ralliart rear diff & bushes.
Whiteline rear swaybar.
Whiteline rear strut brace.

That's about all the info i can gather at the moment soo i guess any input would be great really, i guess what has me freaked out is i was reading the Regrets section and a couple evom members mentioned buying moded cars was a big regret :S

Anyway guys thanks a lot

my thoughts is don't buy modded. the closer to stock the better. that way once you start modding you know exactly whats been done to the car.

Cool cool thanks for the reply.. i have just read some disaster stories where these poor people had to practically de mod the entire car *Shivers*

How would you know if someone just put the car back to stock and beat on it the whole time it was modded? I am sure that is often.

Stoj, just make sure you have the car inspected by someone reputable before you buy it, that is the only advice I can offer.

Good luck... hope you get it!

of course i wouldn't. not 100%. but its still better to buy a stock car.

I agree, as long as he has it checked out either way he should be fine.

I also agree, getting a car in stock would be much more fun instead of all the work being done for you... unless that's what Stoj is looking for!

Thanks Vile i did read up that its a good idea to ask them for some i think it was for a compression test results so i can see the engines health or something like that :S So clueless

Yeah that is a nice thought building your own car it makes it more sentimental on the other hand i am 20 and those mods are expensive Stuck in the middle, i guess the best thing to do is look at a couple test drive a few and see which one takes my eye

Thanks for the reply man

You said the car already has a built motor and race head, right? That alone is at least $5,000 saved. Now throw in the coil overs and T3 turbo which should be somewhere around $4,000. With these parts alone, you have saved $9,000 without including labor costs. The GT3040 turbo is not common for the EVO and you might have to get rid of that joker if it's performance is not useful to your needs.