Evo X vs. Evo VIII and IX
going back to the original question ... i would not give up my 8 .. for a X ... i bought zona @ end of 09 .. haven't mod it a lot .. just fix some things .. i guess im really into the car .. i wonder what the evolving people are going to do ones the evo's stop production ??? they say x is the last evo .. as for me ill be the 80 year old man .. with the ly evo 8 
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Rob, that has to be one of the sickest Evo IX's I have ever seen. What an amazing build. So cleanly and professionally done. I want moar pics of your X so that I can continue my drooling.
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I had originally started off on a Evo X gsr.. was very disapointed... I just picked up a 2006 Evo 9 MR and i am very please i may have just found my most favorite daily driver... Evo 9 MR worth every pennie some minor mods if you must for some unique touch but hands down over both of those car Evo9.. i have driven the evo 8 and the evo X mr and i think evo 9 hands down wouldn't trade it for anything else i found them to be the best drive and for stock vs stock obviously MR over Se...
Compared to other cars i'v ehad i think i found the first car i will keep for a long time to come!!!... Owned - 2001 Acura Type R, 2008 Audi a4 sline, 97 240sx Sr20 380whp - 540whp, 98 240sx ls1, 96 Pre Lude, 2001 Vette, a few acura gsr some fun track day mods, 03 330ci, 93 rx7, few truck hear and there... I have driven anything from a R35 to a gt3 Porsche any a 68 Camaro this is one of my favorite cars i have had as a daily i choice this car over a 2012 Audi S4
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HAnds down 06 Evo 9...
Evo X has a more luxurious feel to it the sight and sound package was nice but it lacked in performance... Was very disapointed in the car at first...
Compared to other cars i'v ehad i think i found the first car i will keep for a long time to come!!!... Owned - 2001 Acura Type R, 2008 Audi a4 sline, 97 240sx Sr20 380whp - 540whp, 98 240sx ls1, 96 Pre Lude, 2001 Vette, a few acura gsr some fun track day mods, 03 330ci, 93 rx7, few truck hear and there... I have driven anything from a R35 to a gt3 Porsche any a 68 Camaro this is one of my favorite cars i have had as a daily i choice this car over a 2012 Audi S4
... HAnds down 06 Evo 9...
Evo X has a more luxurious feel to it the sight and sound package was nice but it lacked in performance... Was very disapointed in the car at first...
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Okay so new thought... Should of bought a Evo 8 cash for track cr and evo X for a DD no mods just stock DD love driven the 9 too much to be gentle lol soooo hard lol.. I really dn't want to mod it but its dam near impossible lol
love driven the 9 too much to be gentle lol soooo hard lol.. I really dn't want to mod it but its dam near impossible lol
This is what I am having a lot of trouble deciding on. In a few months I will without a doubt be in an evo. I owned an evo 8 for a year that had nothing but problems, regardless the 4g63 was awesome when going through the gears. I'm going to keep it relatively stock for a little while, which would be a better car if it was your only car?
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This is what I am having a lot of trouble deciding on. In a few months I will without a doubt be in an evo. I owned an evo 8 for a year that had nothing but problems, regardless the 4g63 was awesome when going through the gears. I'm going to keep it relatively stock for a little while, which would be a better car if it was your only car?
My X is my only car; I have a 11mpg F250 and a wife with an Avalon I got her... I put the X next to the Toyota in reliability. But the Avalon has 150,000 miles in 15 years next to a 4 yr old X with 75,000.... It is what it is. Keep it closest to stock, richest you can, problems diminish. Can you imagine how unreliable a toyota would be at 30psi and 15 AFR?
EDIT: Installing a POS air filter this weekend, the KN is too easy flowing, with valve tappets getting out of spec, time to cure the "POP" with a more restrictive air filter til I get around to having it down for days to have new tappets installed.
EDIT2: In honesty and fairness, the X GSR isn't flawless. I have a notchy 2nd gear more than 1/2 the time and 3rd gear notchy when really cold. I think I broke an exhaust mani tracking it also, has a still-undetermined noise that I can only hear on the inside of the car and only under an idle or 2k @ 5-10mph or under, knocking or exhaust. Runs like a scalded cat and I've had no mechanical or engine issues at all and have about 30 track days (many were 2 days) in HPDE's with my X GSR with a 5 spd. I do 100% of my maintenance.
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This is what I am having a lot of trouble deciding on. In a few months I will without a doubt be in an evo. I owned an evo 8 for a year that had nothing but problems, regardless the 4g63 was awesome when going through the gears. I'm going to keep it relatively stock for a little while, which would be a better car if it was your only car?
A laundry list of them. Had the entire car rewired, fouled out injectors, starter went bad, crank and cam sensors went bad, o2 sensor went bad.. owned it for a year it ran for about 2-3 weeks in the entire time I had it. This makes me kind of want to try out an X and avoid the 4g63 evos..
