Thanks to all the awesome guys at Don Herring in Irving I am now the proud owner of a Apex Silver 2003 Evo VIII. The plan is to get my NASA TT licence next year and run in either TTC or TTB and eventually build it to similar specs as Todd's race car.

I always wanted a 8 since they first came out so it's pretty cool to finally own one nine years later. I decided to sell the X to be more competitive in road racing and to have cheaper car payment/maintenance as my family grows. Racing isn't cheap and racing in the X is definitely not cheap With the help of Kevin and all the guys at EvoD this will be a great race car.

So the X will be missed. The 2.2L/FP Green set up that EvoD put together was amazing and I know whoever the lucky owner is will enjoy it. I guess now I need a IX to own all Evos released in the US. I do really like the new blue that is coming on the X in 2013 though. That may be my next purchase. After a truck and trailer to haul the race car that is

 

Miles and condition?

 

/obligatory needs a new front diff grumble

Cool beans though ... DH makes it easy thats for sure.

 

I hope Justin realized before purchasing than all '03's have open front diffs

 

He's doing NASA, so an aftermarket front LSD will most likely hurt him, points wise (unless he goes with an 05/06 setup...maybe Todd and Kevin can chime in about using OEM upgrades and their point penalties).

Justin, I'm very happy for you! You'll come to love the cheap, raw feel of the CT9A. I hope you'll be at many more AutoX (NTAXS on the 20th, hint hint) in the future.

Congrats!

 

adding the mitsu LSD from an 04 RS or from an 05 is free points cause the cars are classed the same. todd has one in his '03 TTC evo for this very reason

 

Wish i could my cousins wedding is on the 20th and my daughter is the flower girl so no way i can get out of that.

I will make it to the one next month in crandall though. I've never been out there. Looks like fun.


I will do this for sure.

 

Awesome deal Justin! I loved my old 2003 RR Evo 8!

P.S. My seat is for sale if you need one! I'll make you a special offer!

 

If its the car im thinkin i looked at it. Be warned that when i test drove it the coolant gauge did not work. The turno didnt want to spool either. If its the same car.

 

Sounds like same car. Fixed temp gauge the night I bought it and BOV was installed upside down. Flipped it around and it runs like a dream now!! Few little things to do but other than that it's great.

 

congrats Justin! Good to hear you found a car! cant wait to see it. Are you going to the poker run tomorrow?

 

yeah i am doing poker run. should be fun. Wish i had some better tires for spirited driving though. 400 treadwear is no fun.

 

I know the 400 Treadwear feeling lol. Yea I test drove it and was like where is the beef? Who ever put it back to stock did a ****ty job. If you dont mind me asking what did you end up giving for it?

 

i don't think anyone tried to put it back to stock. i think thats how it was cause it still has aftermarket parts on it. the only thing i can assume someone did was put the stock BCS back in with the wrong wastegate vacuum hoses cause it was stuck on wastegate pressure. thats one of the reasons it felt so slow (10psi).

 

The more i drive this car the more i love it. I like it better than the X