Am I an Idiot??

[SenseiL2007]

Im new to this forum, and want some feedback. I am looking at getting an evo in the next year. Good news is Im in no rush and have a civic that is doing what civics do, refusing to die. I love it for that, and hate it for almost everything else.

I am a former SRT-4 guy. I bought the SRT cuz at the time Evos were new (03,04) and about 10k more than I could afford. But now that they (used ones) are down in price they are right in my crosshairs. I want to get a used one, but heres my thing.

I did all the work on my SRT and tuned it to 312whp on stock turbo, installed everypart and did all work myself (some with a friend), save for oil changes which I took in to have a documented 3000 mile interval proof. I love to work on cars and after sinking in all that time, blood, and money to the car, it got sold. The parts, and hard work didnt mean Squat.

Everyone is giving advise on how to find an unmolested car on here, but I know that puts me at the bottom of a very big hill.

My goal is to buy a very well put together evo, buy what I want from the start. Built motor, built trans, meth inj, Big turbo 500hp +. (My friend and I built a 900+ hp SRT so I know what it takes to go fast, I wanna see Burshur or AMS parts on the car)

I feel like I know what to look for and just dont trust "stock" evos for sale. Ive seen 5 so far and they were all liars! On had evidence of a big turbo, and serious abuse. I think it is better to get a car with all the parts on it from a guy that loves it. I may need to fix a few things but the guy that got my car got a 100% solid SRT, everything was done right the first time.

I want that in an evo. Is this realistic? Or am I an idiot? Am I searching for the holy grail of AWD?

Also I know Burschur and AMS are gods, AMS is amazing (my personal fav.) they always were, is there anyone else that is a top tier tuner that I should consider?

I live in NY but Ill go anywhere to get it done right.

[punker462606]

Well if your trying to find an already moded evo your looking for trouble unless you know the background and history of the shop who built it or the person who built the car. If you can find one that ams or burschur built jump on it but that also means its worth more and might be above your price range. Just remember even if it has gobs of power the previous owner might not have taken the greatest care of it which just means if it breaks your spending the money you paid for the car and what it cost to fix it. If you looks for a stockish one for even less, do the maintanance and some power mods and youll be more than happy for a start. Then when you decide for more you can follow you path not someone elses that might have crapped out on something. To anwser your question, no your not stupid your just aiming alittle high and with evos its better to do it right once than wrong 4-5 times (gets expensive). Hope this helps, but your on the right path by taking your time and doing research. Good luck.