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OK, having read what I have about Evo's and now owning one -which I have had problems with- I think there is a problem. All the magazines make the Evo sound like a landrocket, but mine doesn't feel that fast. The other day I encountered a rather cocky Mazda 6 owner. Now this was the sport version, whatever it has, i dont know. It wasnt the Mazdaspeed though. We were runnin around 60mph and this guy was all over me before I knew what it was. I could NOT get him off my tail. Until I gave the Brembo's a brake check, which effectively made him shat his pants. Off the line however He couldnt stay with me.
But really, I don't think its as fast as it sould be at all. Lexus IS300's give me major trouble even... I dunno
OK, having read what I have about Evo's and now owning one -which I have had problems with- I think there is a problem. All the magazines make the Evo sound like a landrocket, but mine doesn't feel that fast. The other day I encountered a rather cocky Mazda 6 owner. Now this was the sport version, whatever it has, i dont know. It wasnt the Mazdaspeed though. We were runnin around 60mph and this guy was all over me before I knew what it was. I could NOT get him off my tail. Until I gave the Brembo's a brake check, which effectively made him shat his pants. Off the line however He couldnt stay with me.
But really, I don't think its as fast as it sould be at all. Lexus IS300's give me major trouble even... I dunno
Huh... that sure doesnt sound right! Did you buy your car used and what do you have done to it??
Yeah u should have no problem giving a non-mazdaspeed six a slowly fading view of your tail lights, even if it is turbo which is unlikely. Got any mods?
Yeah, I still have the AEM. No I haven't had it tuned, little tight in the $$ department right now. But would the intake really make it that much slower?? Also, my "service engine soon" light comes on sometimes, but then goes off after awhile, will the miles on the odo. cause the light to come on when it nears the time it thinks you need an oil change? I had a GMC truck and a Mustang and they both did that.
But if the intake is causing that much trouble then should I get it tuned or put a factory piece back in? What would be better for the $?
Yeah, I still have the AEM. No I haven't had it tuned, little tight in the $$ department right now. But would the intake really make it that much slower?? Also, my "service engine soon" light comes on sometimes, but then goes off after awhile, will the miles on the odo. cause the light to come on when it nears the time it thinks you need an oil change? I had a GMC truck and a Mustang and they both did that.
But if the intake is causing that much trouble then should I get it tuned or put a factory piece back in? What would be better for the $?
Do you have a boost gauge? If not I would buy one to make sure that you are hitting proper boost levels.... I know when I put my Injen Intake in it was cutting boost to about 12 psi. It is def somthing to consider.
Yeah, I still have the AEM. No I haven't had it tuned, little tight in the $$ department right now. But would the intake really make it that much slower?? Also, my "service engine soon" light comes on sometimes, but then goes off after awhile, will the miles on the odo. cause the light to come on when it nears the time it thinks you need an oil change? I had a GMC truck and a Mustang and they both did that.
But if the intake is causing that much trouble then should I get it tuned or put a factory piece back in? What would be better for the $?
Imo I would put the factory intake back on with a K&N drop in... the stock intake in this car is very good and works for about 400 hp. You will not need that AEM intake until you have covered many other mods and yes it will make you lose hp in some cases. This car is not like your american cars at all... it will definitely not tell you when your oil needs to be changed , your check engine light probably came on because the maf is freaking out because of all the extra air flow coming in through the open element filter. If I were you I would save up some money and do these mods first because you will see the most gain out of them...
1. Exhaust, dp, and high flow cat or cat delete.
2. boost guage
3. boost control
4. Some sort of tune, either a afc or a reflash.
I think that Warrtalon said that Burshur racing has a package with a setup like this for about $1,200 which is a pretty decent deal. Try hittin him up about it. Hope I was some help brotha... Oh yeah welcome to the site man.
USMC, I'm pretty sure I told you right away to get rid of that intake or get tuned. It's an unbelievable plague that new Evo owners seem to have where they think intakes are cool and refuse to believe us when we tell them that they only hurt the car without a tune and really aren't needed even with a tune. Must be the Honda influence...
John's advice was also great - without a boost gauge, you don't even know if the car is running at full boost, which happens ALL THE TIME on used Evos that were previously modded.
Honda influence? The reason I drove the American cars is they had TORQUE, something hondas know nothing of. And yeah Warr, you did tell me, but I dont have the $$, and I plan on changing that when I get the chance.
I do have a boost gauge. Its a GReddy but its not in PSI, its in kg/cm2 or something like that, but it hits like 1.0 at peak. But I have NO clue if thats the normal level, I beleive thats supposed to be 18 psi?
I do have a boost gauge. Its a GReddy but its not in PSI, its in kg/cm2 or something like that, but it hits like 1.0 at peak. But I have NO clue if thats the normal level, I beleive thats supposed to be 18 psi?
Honda influence lol...
1.0 bar is = 14.7 psi.. so you should definitely be getting more boost. I believe your car should get to 18psi then will bleed of to 16.5 psi.
1 bar actually = 14.5 not 14.7 You are running lower than stock boost, could be a screwed up hack job return to stock after removing a manual boost controler, a boost leak, or the MAF might be so freaked out from the intake that the ECU is pulling back the boost a bit.
In an 03 you should be peaking at about 19 psi (1.3 bar on your boost gauge) tappering down to 16.5 psi (between 1.1 and 1.2 on your gauge).... you will notice a BIG performance boost when you are running the correct boost pressure
Keith
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You don't need money to return the intake to stock, and if you can even afford an Evo, you can afford a $199 mail-in flash. I mean this is basic stuff. The car cost over 20k, but not willing to spend 200 to make it run right? Think about it...
Also, it baffles me that you could have a boost gauge that you don't know how to read. Why would you not immediately the night after purchasing the car go online and look up a psi-to-bar conversion chart? I mean...that's 2 seconds on Google to realize that you aren't even boosting NEAR stock boost levels. You likely aren't even seeing 1 bar, but rather base wastegate pressure from a hack job on the boost system like Fourdoor said. These are just basic, common sense things that you have to know to do when making a purchase like this. This boost issue happens all the time on used Evos as I mentioned before. This would be why the car is so slow...
lol, yeah i am new to the import scene so yeah. and basically at the moment i make enough money for the car,insurance and a little gas. but i just want to figure out what i need to do and make damn sure that what i do to fix it will be the best bang for the buck. and also, doesnt a mail-in flash involve removing the ECU? cause I dont really have a back up car around.
But thanks for the help... i just guess honesty can be a little sharp at times
Yeah,on the way to work I payed more attention to the boost, it gets up to about .9 maybe .95 bar... so you guys were right as usual. I think I'm just gonna go with the factory intake if I can find one. Probably expensive straight from Mitsu'. Anybody happen to have one??
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, your check engine light probably came on because the maf is freaking out because of all the extra air flow coming in through the open element filter. If I were you I would save up some money and do these mods first because you will see the most gain out of them...
lol...
why must you make me feel so stupid!?
