Matt's Evo VI - 380Bhp/415 lb/ft

[matt_vtr_15a]

Originally Posted by leeroybrown

We have a local Evo specialist called EVOtune, been to rather a few of his rolling roads there and they had a Evo 8 260 on the rollers. Not many people watched it the being the small powered one. Soon as it was on the rollers and it came on to boooooost the whole place was watching it lol. Sneaky owner had a FP green on it, what a noise! Looked totally standard to. Hits booost and it literally takes off!

Stop it!!

It's already crossed my mind to cancel going on holiday in 2014 and blow it on a FP turbo, That would be the end of me and the missus!!

Must keep priorites in order

SMALL UPDATE
Bought a set of these in red as they were going for a decent price from a trader on MLR. No point putting them on over winter so when they arrive will be stored in the evo parts bedroom in my house till spring.




The tuner style nuts look better imo, this gives an idea of what they look like on a tommi mak rims and the reason I bought them, as it looks much fresher IMO.

Very minor update I know but trying to focus on the details where I can.

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[Yates]

didnt think aircon would be that easy to refit but if it is fair enough, but i really dont think at 400/400 you would notice if it was in or out.

to drop an 8 engine in and get 400/400 you dont need rods at all, hence why i mentioned it. To get anything over 400/400 how ever you need deep pockets, i honestly think get it to the highest you can with it being reliable and you will be happy. I wouldnt get any of that work done for a long time, get used to the car then track it.

[SaxoKid95]

Originally Posted by matt_vtr_15a

Private land of course...

Gentle low rev launch (could be more aggressive but i like my clutch) and not going to deep into the red zone..

0-60 is somewhere around mid 4's i think


Evo vi 0-100mph - YouTube

That looks rapid mate and sounds really nice.

[matt_vtr_15a]

Originally Posted by Yates

didnt think aircon would be that easy to refit but if it is fair enough, but i really dont think at 400/400 you would notice if it was in or out.

to drop an 8 engine in and get 400/400 you dont need rods at all, hence why i mentioned it. To get anything over 400/400 how ever you need deep pockets, i honestly think get it to the highest you can with it being reliable and you will be happy. I wouldnt get any of that work done for a long time, get used to the car then track it.

Ahh I didn't know they were that much stronger, that's fair enough, I'll be looking to push past though to a stage I imagine will need rods.

I just know I have a healthy and fairly low moleage engine with this so I'll stick with it, I'm not going track spec so to speak but it will be used on a few track days next year as it already has the brakes, suspension and setup for it.

When I say aircon is easy to replace it's mainly as the work wont be carried out by myself .

Think you are right though, for what its worth I may as well leave the aircon in for now.

Sticking to things that are just a matter of being removed not involving alterations mechanically.

It makes no difference in the real world, but in effect I've lost the weight of a passenger which will make a slight difference in some way or another.

[Giraffe]

So you keeping this long term then Matt? Shelved the M3 plans completely?

[matt_vtr_15a]

Originally Posted by Giraffe

So you keeping this long term then Matt? Shelved the M3 plans completely?

Yeah think I'm into this car for the long haul now. Don't want to run it into the ground but fortunstely any long distance travelling usually opt to use the missus' s car as I'm a named driver on that.

My situation currently works well for this car but in the future may get a diesil high mpg runaround alongside it of my own.

Wont be getting another performance car alongside this so m3 plans seem well and truley shelved.

Things change though, and I can see the evo becoming a money pit with the availability of upgrades and specialists etc. So if it keeps burning a hole in my pocket I may have to get something I'm not inclined to modify.

I'm sure in the distant future I'll own something fast and german and a bit more luxury, either m3 or c63amg especially as my dad raised me to respect ze german car manufacturers. At the moment though I'm blinkered by the evo, I love it.

[Giraffe]

Ah well, at least you're happy with it, that's the main thing!

[matt_vtr_15a]

Originally Posted by Giraffe

Ah well, at least you're happy with it, that's the main thing!

Are you disappointed in me Dave?

Jap is a phase I'm sure whilst still young, I'll mature into some luxurious High Powered German Barge at some point I'm sure.

My dad would be disappointed in me if i didn't.

[Brettles1986]

Originally Posted by matt_vtr_15a

Are you disappointed in me Dave?

Jap is a phase I'm sure whilst still young, I'll mature into some luxurious High Powered German Barge at some point I'm sure.

My dad would be disappointed in me if i didn't.

We are all disappointed in you Matt. The Evo is nice but an M3 / M5 would have done it for me more.

[Giraffe]

Originally Posted by matt_vtr_15a

Are you disappointed in me Dave?

Jap is a phase I'm sure whilst still young, I'll mature into some luxurious High Powered German Barge at some point I'm sure.

My dad would be disappointed in me if i didn't.

Haha nah man, your money etc! I'm one for barges with interiors, so I can't comment!

I just thought the plan was get the Evo out of your system and then get an M3, which I thought was an incredible idea. Power hunting with an Evo is a good idea, just not quite incredible

[matt_vtr_15a]

Originally Posted by Giraffe

Haha nah man, your money etc! I'm one for barges with interiors, so I can't comment!

I just thought the plan was get the Evo out of your system and then get an M3, which I thought was an incredible idea. Power hunting with an Evo is a good idea, just not quite incredible

I'm sure that will materialise over time, i Just have the evo well and truly in my system at the moment, so not really paying much attention to the M3 idea but by the time I hit my mid to late 20's I'm sure that will seem a much better route for my situation. The insurance was less as well on the m3 but I was also struggling to find an example that met my criteria for my budget at the time (high mileage).

I like to have a back up fund for any mishaps/maintenance etc., which proved vital when I dinged the evo.... if i'd of done that in an m3 that met my criteria i'd of used pretty much all my funds and had a crumpled m3 sat on the drive whilst i saved to get it back in the road.

Bit of luxury and plenty of n/a grunt with a nice roar, I can in visage that at some point down the line as I mature, but not within the next couple of years.

[unclewinnet]

its never ending on mods on evos i know ive been there when i did my engine in on my evo 6 running 426 bhp on my standerd bottom end what was going to be a 3k and 450bhp ended up being a 6k and close to 600bhp and i did all the work my self only the mapping and maching was not done bye me heres a few pics off what happens when u puse 400bhp on a standerd bottom end

[D4MJT]

That's a pretty extreme solution to crankcase ventilation mind.

[matt_vtr_15a]

Ouch that looks nasty!!!

exactly why I want to do the work before pushing any closer to 400bhp. I could run 400 right now if I so wished, but how long it would last is another question as you found out for yourself!!

I'm fairly mechanically minded, and my dad is a mechanic with his own garage but finding the time to do the work myself and my dad finding the time around his work load would be very hard and mean the car being off the road for quite some time.

I can also get a decent warranty with evo specialist so i'll leave it to the pros and have the piece of mind

[unclewinnet]

here a pic off the block


and the piston

[hard_corejoeboy]

I would say an m3 would be a downgrade from this. Yeah they are good but they aren't as great as people make them out to be. Also this is much more tuneable and 4wd.

[unclewinnet]

id do it you self you will save load just by a cheap runaround the satfiction off doing it you self is great when i did mine a few years ago every one said to me it had to be done by an evo specialist but like you my dad was a retired mechanic who had his own garage

so he helped me with bits but only when i needed his help and off course i used all his contacts he had built up over the years so got most things at cost price

biggest out lay was the crank rods and pistons as i decided to go for the 2.3 stroker kit

i also did all the bushes up front while the car was in bits

and all done at home as well

[matt_vtr_15a]

I'd get enjoyment from it i'm sure but i'm far too impatient and i'd fear it would never get finished.

Done some random projects with my dad before pissing about in my 6 week holidays as a kid etc. loved it but this is not soo much of a project car to me... I want it to be warranted and used as pretty much a daily for now.

Not got the space for it either, I have a drive but not sufficient to do such work on and it would get stripped at my dads yard by scumbags as it couldn't take up the garage space.

I'd ruin it in all honesty.

Fair play to you though!!

[MuZiZZle]

Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy

I would say an m3 would be a downgrade from this. Yeah they are good but they aren't as great as people make them out to be. Also this is much more tuneable and 4wd.

Silence bell housing!

They are entirely different!

Back to your pink fwd death trap!

[matt_vtr_15a]

Originally Posted by MuZiZZle

Silence bell housing!

They are entirely different!

Back to your pink fwd death trap!

Haha...

Very true though, 2 cars that can't really be compared...

The m3 is much more refined and a real 'drivers' car with a big lump of n/a power.

The evo is very basic spec wise and offers no luxury but it just doesn't seem important when behind the wheel. , much smaller engine which requires a snail rather than sheer grunt.

The evo is an itch that must be scratched, love it to bits and it suits my current situation, I'll get to a stage no doubt where I wish to sit in a little more comfort and have plenty of power on tap straight from the factory with no faffin about or interest in chasing numbers.