Hey guys new to the site from Texas, and just purchased my first evo 8 last week. Car is bone stock with low miles, and cant wait to do a couple of bolt ons.Any advice on what is should do first?

 

intake, exhaust and a tune

 

Spot on^^^

Welcome! Enjoy it.

 

Damn,an 8 huh? Not bad. Do you know any flaws that the 8s and the 9s have? I would like to know more, before i purchase a 9 myself.

 

I was wanting a evo 9 but came across this one owner evo 8 with 60k miles and couldnt pass it up. Ive always owned hondas so its a change for me.

 

Intake, Turbo Back Exhaust, Tune. Then if you want add a fuel pump, injectors, rail and a re-tune on E85. Car will really wake up with the E85

 

 

Good looking Evo, Congrats on the find.

 

First reply is spot on with what you should do.

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thanks guys and vivid ill pm you

 

I can honestly say that your best bet is to hold off on mods first, besides maybe an exhaust. Learn the car and do your research. I am currently on my second Evo and things have gone much smoother the second go around. My first Evo was a wreck because I jumped into mods to quick and it resulted in buying parts more than once.

What to take from this.....Research, Research, Research

The car looks great. You will love it

Welcome to the club!

 

Clean Evo VIII you have there! Besides the intake and Exhaust, I would get a fuel pump as well. That will be the first thing to hold you back on a dyno.
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Depending on your power goals, before your tune I would invest in a clutch with a higher clamp rating. The stock clutch depending on how you/previous owner drive) could be a big restricter for what you can do at the tuner shop. From what I have researched a stock evo 8 clutch slips around 350whp. On a Dyno Dynamics AWD Lowboy 450 Chassis dynamometer I made 294/275 my stock clutch was slipping in every gear, and wasn't able to unlock the full potential of my bolt ons. Granted my evo was purchased at 90k.

 

nice scoop!

 

thanks for the advice guys i love the car so far