thanks - I did go through the notes. I guess if its not mentioned as okay then it's not okay?

I noticed:
- says baffled oil pans are okay, like Buschurs modded stocker - wonder if Kiggly HLA is okay
- didn't mention anything on valvesprings/retainers - wonder if that's okay - not for extra tuning or w/e but just to let us stretch 2nd gear a little safer.
- didn't mention headstuds, like ARP, relatively common mod for evos.
- Fuel pump? Might have just missed that one.
- Coilovers seem okay, as well as camber/caster plates
- Bushings are okay.
- Didn't catch anything on adding caster, which the evos are extremely limited in - assume its okay with camber/caster plates
- Diffs need to be stock (boo, even for the restacked stocker - not good enough. If USDM came with AYC, different ball game.. wish we could mod up to any domestic market stock version)

 

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Thanks - I was working on adding a little more up top there - seems the Evo is actually fairly restricted power/safety-wise in STU.

And yeah, I have a Cusco 1.5 way now in my "SM" (random smattering of mods Evo) but was looking to run STU in a new evo.. now I'm not so sure

 

... not sure how you can write off STU until you DRIVE a well-prepped/competitive STU EVO... there is alot of magic in the details, regardless of the parts. the rear re-stacked LSD WILL work well, if your suspension and alignment match to utilize it. As far as the power mods, less is more... exhaust manifold back is pretty open (aside from a cat) and tuning timing/fuel... (yes an intake/filter as well).

Incredibly fun car that can be built for sub $20k including the car...

Though, for someone who wants DSM-yo-type parts just thrown on, SM it is usually... (not saying you)

 

300 whp is achievable, depending on dyno and all that.

An STU Evo has a lot going for it -
* It's pretty fun. Maybe not purple crack fun, but still really fun
* STU is a good sized class most places (at least around here)
* It's pretty reliable - just the clutch really and only if you are doing a lot of ProSolo (I have 5 drivers' worth of Prosolo on mine and it's still fine)
* There isn't really a course or weather condition it's going to be bad at (other than sweeperfest at Nationals )

If your thrills are mostly from the car itself, the mods are more important - but if it's focusing on driving and competition and not worrying about tweaking things and breaking ****, STU is perfect.

If you need more power, and different diffs, theres always ASP

 

^ sorry guys, didn't mean to write off STU or something like that - I want to run in STU, just checking what can and can't be done. Like I said, before I knew anything about what class to run in, I just started throwing mods together onto the car and before I knew it, I was practically irreversibly in SM, which I didn't want to do.

I have no problem with even stock-levels of power for the evo. There were just a few times I was around 8k rpms at the last event, which is why I was asking about the valvesprings/retainers

 

Be aware that one of those four parts (the most significant part) in that kit is not a bushing ...and not relevant to 14.8B

-Doug

 

my bad... i just need to stop "contributing" to this thread lol

 

STU cars are pretty fun. On national course SP/M cars are more fun. Lots of sweepers=purple crack. Going from a full prep STU car to ASP (or BSP for the M3's) isn't a huge financial investment IMO....outside of tires (which can be significant....simple solution to that, just win!).

 

Take it from me, STU is the way to go. I've got a fairly decently prepped SM car, and my wallet definitely wishes it was still an STU car. Stepping up requires a pretty significant investment, and it's all a balance of how much fun the sport is to you vs. how much you actually want to spend. I sure wish I could go back to STU, or even have stopped at SP. It'd be just as much fun with about 1/4 the budget...

 

^ don't lie like that... SM all the way.

 

Yup... all the way to the bank for a loan

 

This man know what I'm talking about.

 

Are you saying that part of the kit is legal? If so, which ones?

 

I was so hardcore about cutting auto-x costs, I stopped racing the EVO in STU and now race a slow STS Miata.

The Whiteline Roll Center Kit is illegal, everything else is fine.