Thinking of going back to an evo
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Thinking of going back to an evo
Right at the moment i have a 99 uk turbo (few mods de-cat down pipe fly wheel and fillter) tbo there is nothing wrong with my car at all but it's got to that point where it just feels slow. i use to have an evo 4rs and am really thinking hard about going back to the dark side. I know they cost a little more to run and service etc but hey i lived with it once.
Most of the people i know have told me just to keep my car and have it mapped and sort the suspention etc and i would efectivly have the same power ish of the std evo.I've just got it stuck in my head that i could get a std evo 5/6 tune it a little and easly see 330+bhp and to get that out of my scoob would mean spending stupid money.
What do you guys and gals think?
Most of the people i know have told me just to keep my car and have it mapped and sort the suspention etc and i would efectivly have the same power ish of the std evo.I've just got it stuck in my head that i could get a std evo 5/6 tune it a little and easly see 330+bhp and to get that out of my scoob would mean spending stupid money.
What do you guys and gals think?
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Noooooooooo!!!, dont do it.
You could buy a classic Sti for a lot cheaper than a Evo 4/5/6 and have a better starting point, 270-280bhp, denpends on what sort of money your thinking of spending.
You could buy a classic Sti for a lot cheaper than a Evo 4/5/6 and have a better starting point, 270-280bhp, denpends on what sort of money your thinking of spending.
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Noooooooooo!!!, dont do it.
You could buy a classic Sti for a lot cheaper than a Evo 4/5/6 and have a better starting point, 270-280bhp, denpends on what sort of money your thinking of spending.
You could buy a classic Sti for a lot cheaper than a Evo 4/5/6 and have a better starting point, 270-280bhp, denpends on what sort of money your thinking of spending.
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Originally Posted by Robin Mullan
Noooooooooo!!!, dont do it.
You could buy a classic Sti for a lot cheaper than a Evo 4/5/6 and have a better starting point, 270-280bhp, denpends on what sort of money your thinking of spending.
You could buy a classic Sti for a lot cheaper than a Evo 4/5/6 and have a better starting point, 270-280bhp, denpends on what sort of money your thinking of spending.
was thinking around the 10ish mark for the car pluss 2k for mods
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I wouldnt go back to a IV! Weak engines (particularly the pistons) and an un-cooperative ECU..... A V or a VI will make a far better starting point.
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Ye i'd only go as low as a 5 and then it would have to be a minter! 4's are a bit old now plus had a few probs with my old one which has kind of put me off the 4's
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Originally Posted by jonathan100
Better staring point? as far as i was awear the evo internals as std are stronger than the scoobs pluss fmic as std or am i just being stupid
was thinking around the 10ish mark for the car pluss 2k for mods
was thinking around the 10ish mark for the car pluss 2k for mods
Yes generally i think they are meant to be more reliable but once you start tuning a standard engine, you never know when it will let go.
As a personal opinion i would go for a later Sti v or vI and you should be able to get a good one for quite a bit short of 10k.Its just that im not a fan of Evos so maybe im being a little byast.
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Originally Posted by jonathan100
Ye i'd only go as low as a 5 and then it would have to be a minter! 4's are a bit old now plus had a few probs with my old one which has kind of put me off the 4's
Yes i had a few probs with my iv engine aswell, it bloody blew up.
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Originally Posted by Robin Mullan
Yes i had a few probs with my iv engine aswell, it bloody blew up.
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Originally Posted by Robin Mullan
Yes generally i think they are meant to be more reliable but once you start tuning a standard engine, you never know when it will let go.
As a personal opinion i would go for a later Sti v or vI and you should be able to get a good one for quite a bit short of 10k.Its just that im not a fan of Evos so maybe im being a little byast.
As a personal opinion i would go for a later Sti v or vI and you should be able to get a good one for quite a bit short of 10k.Its just that im not a fan of Evos so maybe im being a little byast.
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My MY99 has been modified to a reliable 320bhp for not a huge amount of money. You wouldn't think a classic scooby at that level of tune was slow, I assure you! :-)
My advice: keep the scooby and speak to David at Api about an NS04 stage tune!
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My advice: keep the scooby and speak to David at Api about an NS04 stage tune!
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Originally Posted by New_scooby_04
My MY99 has been modified to a reliable 320bhp for not a huge amount of money. You wouldn't think a classic scooby at that level of tune was slow, I assure you! :-)
My advice: keep the scooby and speak to David at Api about an NS04 stage tune!
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My advice: keep the scooby and speak to David at Api about an NS04 stage tune!
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I suppose i could always go for a p1
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Before my current state of tune my car was running 330/330 with less than 3k spent, the most expensive parts being GEMS ECU and APS 3 1/2 exhaust system. That was fantastic.
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Originally Posted by jonathan100
415bhp-400lbs Bet thats a handfull! ever daire take it ou in the wet
Yes i love it, but i know where to and where not to use the power, in the wet in the lower gears it will always light the rear tyres up when i ve got the DCCD in open mode.
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