+1 I checked out your flickr, agreed, nice work!

hey ryan, how much for exterior detail + engine bay + undercar/wheelwells wash?

pm for more info. hahah im serious. :P

ROFL Ryan you homo... I just bought an Evo IX MR too, RR though. Selling the speed here soon (white ms3 on our nice coast trip).

I PM'd the mods and i'm not allowed to "advertise" detailing services.... But am allowed to work through PM to setup appointments.

In general it takes about 6-10 hours and I work out of my garage in south Bellevue. My "average" price is $150-175, but have the caviat that especially dirty cars, or those that need 2-4 polishes or compounds have a price bump as that adds 2-4 hours and my elbow runs out of grease.

That price includes: Paint detail (wash, clay bar, 1-2 stage polish, wax/sealent), wheel wells, undercarriage, engine bay, interior.



Glad to know somebody else found the limitations of the MS3 platform unacceptable. But bringing out the sexual orientation is stepping acrost the line. My girlfriend would be most upset with you.

Just for you FORSAKEN (ALL CAPS FTW!!!! NOT ), I wont work on RR evo's. sry douche...

Note: some trashtalking of former MS3 owners is expected from me.... hope nobody (aside from FORSAKEN) was offended.

that sounds pretty good.

i need a detail job on our evo. maybe a good wash including wheel weels, underbody, engine bay. as for polish, i think stage one will do.

i will pm you later if i know when to set an appointment with you.

NP, Just detailed a Mazdaspeed Miata last sunday and have a few new chemicals coming in the mail shortly.... Currently about 5 winterizing details are scheduled with the Mazda folks, but would like some more experience on the Evo. Joey R's is the only evo i've detailed, although I've worked on that car about 3 times now....

lets set up an appointment after snowboarding season

Looks like you live on the same side of the water as I do, so this should be very easy to setup!

FWIW: i'm going to be at a clients all week without internet connectivity so hope nobody minds if it takes about 7 days to get back to them.

where do you guys go snowboarding in Washington?

im from vancouver, bc. there are a couple of local spots here. cypress mountain is one of them. its about 30-40 mins from vancouver downtown. trust me its good enough. but if you insist the long drive, we have whistler blackomb.

I go to Steven's mostly, but that's cause I'm less than an hour away. Mt. Baker is also a nice mountain and my 2nd choice (way less busy on the weekends, too). It is probably about halfway between me and you, or close to it.

does any of you guys take your evos up the mountains or just some beater?

i plan to try mine out this winter. but with the el nino, we might not get much snow. well see!

We have a Honda Pilot that I usually take. If I had dedicated winter rims/tires I would but I don't at this point.

Horay for me! (in your face little Billy!)

Have an appt with Aaron at English Racing this Saturday for a 4-bar map sensor and dyno tuning.

Prior to this, and with an emmense amount of help from Joey R the following was either installed, replaced or fixed depending on its condition (remember, I bought a used car), to prepare the car for its date with Ms. DynoQueen

-EMS LICP
-Forge MBC
-FP 18psi WGA
-leak-down test (found about 3 leaks plus one from my crummy install of the LICP)
-Turbo Back Exhaust
-Cleaned intake filter
-Tranny/T-case/rear diff/ACD/motor fluids changed

Which TBE? Have fun! I was going to be there tomorrow but things fell through. Waiting on stuff to level out so's I can get there (hopefully later this week, but maybe early next week).

Quick noob question:

Korum replaced the ACD pump, but the relay was on back order so its still not fully operational (like the death star).

I have a dyno appt with Aaron on Saturday morning.

How imperative is it that the ACD relay be installed PRIOR to dyno tuning?

I can miss a few hours work to drive down to the ***-hats in service (special dispensation to the techs.... just the counter jockey's that blow hot ***) on Friday night. But would prefer the income.

Input/ideas?