Reporting from Vancouver! Comon in guys! :thumbup:

Hello, I second this motion! Another Vancouverite here! I suggest we use this thread to discuss local meets, spotted Evo X's in the lower mainland, and any general Vancouver discussions.

Vancovuer Richmond here~:godance:

Vancovuer Richmond here~:godance:

Man, I saw your car at Parker once, I actually drove across the parking lot to get a better look. NICE CAR MAN! :bowlol:

I think most Evo X owners posting in this thread will be from Richmond, not that there's anything wrong with that, just saying... :)

I'm in Van...so, NOT from Richmond. Bwahahhaa!

BTW, I saw someone with a Red-X driving down Marine Drive? Oh, and I've seen a white X a couple times along 33rd and Victoria area now...

verkion

Verkion, you got an Evo X?

Verkion, you got an Evo X?

Soon, I think, around the same time as me :thumbup: Oh probably the same color :bowlol:

im in vancouver

Vancouverite +1

people need to come in and chit chat more often

haha, I'm here

I used to be in vancouver, now i am in San Antonio. But i have to take the evo up there for the snow :dancebanana:

Vancouver Burnaby here~~

Richmond here. just sold my Z. 2010 X en-route. can't wait till it gets here the end of this month

late check-in :)

Richmond here. just sold my Z. 2010 X en-route. can't wait till it gets here the end of this month

WHAT COLOUR?! MR?!

late check-in :)

About time! And about time you changed your mod list :whipping:

WHAT COLOUR?! MR?!
Black gsr with handling package

This was my Z btw
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs087.snc3/15438_326128395092_521375092_9605670_3310875_n.jpg

Black gsr with handling package

This was my Z btw
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs087.snc3/15438_326128395092_521375092_9605670_3310875_n.jpg

nice Zed! what is this handling package you speak of?

^it's got some MR goodies. bilstein shock, eibach springs, bbs rims, large spoiler, and brakes

^it's got some MR goodies. bilstein shock, eibach springs, bbs rims, large spoiler, and brakes

Do you get HID or leather? =o

Vancouver here!!!!!!:yay::yay::yay:

no. still no HID and leather or sunroof! but i don't care. im in need of boost and AWD!lol
so where do you guys get ur evo's parts and custom tuned? just doing some planning ahead.

Damn all the nice cars are in richmond :wallbash: i used to live in west van

Damn all the nice cars are in richmond :wallbash: i used to live in west van

West van should have way more baller cars :P Richmond just has a lot of BMWs! haha

no. still no HID and leather or sunroof! but i don't care. im in need of boost and AWD!lol
so where do you guys get ur evo's parts and custom tuned? just doing some planning ahead.

I would take a look at gearheads and racing greed for a tune.

West van should have way more baller cars :P Richmond just has a lot of BMWs! haha

West Van has a lot of old farts with ferraris, and lambos. Richmond is where the jdm cars are at if you know what i mean. :godance:

West Van has a lot of old farts with ferraris, and lambos. Richmond is where the jdm cars are at if you know what i mean. :godance:

must be so much cheaper to mod now since you are in the states...labor cost way too much here! 350 dollars for 02 housing!!
WTF!!

Has everyone put on their snow/all season tires yet?

Has everyone put on their snow/all season tires yet?

Nop not yet. I feel kinda dumb still have my NT05 on lol...:duh::duh:

Has everyone put on their snow/all season tires yet?

Just the opposite, put on some new summer tires :yay:.
Going to be driving the SUV during the winter while the evo hibernates.

Nop not yet. I feel kinda dumb still have my NT05 on lol...:duh::duh:

Your NT05 must be hard as rock in this weather, time for some high performance winter tires :shades:


Just the opposite, put on some new summer tires :yay:.
Going to be driving the SUV during the winter while the evo hibernates.

Must be nice to have a 4WD beater for winter :bowlol:

Your NT05 must be hard as rock in this weather, time for some high performance winter tires :shades:


haha, I just got some nice A/S pirelle's for my mom's civic. I might just stop the the insurance for my evo for the winter.

What tires are you rocking right now?

Blizzark LM 25 :thumbup: , the Kumho Ecsta SPT really loses its grip below 8 degrees.

haha, I just got some nice A/S pirelle's for my mom's civic. I might just stop the the insurance for my evo for the winter.

What tires are you rocking right now?

Vancouver here. Any of you on RS? :)

Vancouver here. Any of you on RS? :)

I am, under the same user name :P same as LV

Hey I'm from Van too! and New here.. I'm actually looking for an black or blue evo to buy.. Used would be better because i'm on a budget and new is too much haha. Ne ideas on ne one selling a used one?

Hey I'm from Van too! and New here.. I'm actually looking for an black or blue evo to buy.. Used would be better because i'm on a budget and new is too much haha. Ne ideas on ne one selling a used one?

I think there is a pb 08 MR for sale on craigslist...it is imported from the states tho, check it out!

Me too. I'm a Vancouverite. As for tunes...I tune...maybe ;-)

verkion

must be so much cheaper to mod now since you are in the states...labor cost way too much here! 350 dollars for 02 housing!!
WTF!!

LOL i got charged 70 bucks. Yeah vancouver is one huge rip off when it comes to parts and labor.

LOL i got charged 70 bucks. Yeah vancouver is one huge rip off when it comes to parts and labor.

damn it! :waiting:

I got charged $200 from Magnus to plug in my access port (no custom tune), then later on Marco told me to throw away my $900 cnd access port cos he does not like it.

I got charged $200 from Magnus to plug in my access port (no custom tune), then later on Marco told me to throw away my $900 cnd access port cos he does not like it.

Is this a Canadian shop? Who is Marco? lol

Sigh* I been looking for weeks no evoX used yet damnit. ITs all good maybe next year.. save up some cash and drive a supra in the snow.. 200$ to plug in accessport eh.. kinda expesnive to put in a plug into the obd2 plug? with no tuning? he must have flashed something.. Or i'm missing something here..

Wow, was just dicking around on here and found this thread...

I'm out in Langley, anyone else out this way in the valley?

As far as tune and parts... I'm putting together a list and getting it all shipped to English Tuning in Vancouver Washington either late this year or early next. All ETS and then Specialty X exhaust - installed and tuned by English. I'll report back after it's all done.

Winters - running Audi R8 knock offs (18x8) with Perelli winters on it right now. the offset isn't the greatest and the wheels look like they're tucked but I'll be on the road all winter. Form over function for 4 months!

Another side note - I'm driving an 08 MR Premium, Apex Silver. I'm looking to pull the spoiler off and put on a small lip spoiler. Anyone local have anything they'd be willing to part with?

Yeahh, I'm out in langley! but I dont have an evo yet.. sadly..

Best of luck in finding an Evo that works for you!

If you get the chance I'd say go talk to the guys at Autohouse Mitsu in Abby. I've picked up 3 cars from them over the last 3 years. Sales guys are a dime a dozen but their service department is pretty stand up. I had a major problem with my car (motor blew up at 2200km) and they took pretty good care of me. Mitsu corporate was a little hard to deal with, but the dealership definitely held up their end of the bargain.

Yeahh, I'm out in langley! but I dont have an evo yet.. sadly..

North Vancovuer !!!

Is that the voltex lip i see?

North Vancovuer !!!

Is that the voltex lip i see?

Yes
http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-x-show-shine/434789-my-ww-mr.html

I'm from Vancouver too! black 08 MR!

I'm from Vancouver too! black 08 MR!

Wow! Pictures now! There has ever only been 2 pb black MR that comes out to the meet!

I'm in Vancouver, BC... but only driving GTS....

btw anyone selling their OEM hood...!?

Burnaby! B.C!
I just bought a White 2010 GSR with the handling pac!

Burnaby! B.C!
I just bought a White 2010 GSR with the handling pac!

pictures nao!

Burnaby! B.C!
I just bought a White 2010 GSR with the handling pac!

Congrats! i have the same thing in black. Where did you get it from? any discount?

Burnaby! B.C!
I just bought a White 2010 GSR with the handling pac!
same here! except that i live in Richmond!

Wow...maybe I should start offering ECUFlash tunes. There's more Vancouverites than I thought!

verkion

I got it at vancouver mitsubishi!
nope.. sadly no discount. got $1000 card and $500 cash though.

same here! except that i live in Richmond!

Nice! I wonder how many 2010's are out there in vancity

Wow...maybe I should start offering ECUFlash tunes. There's more Vancouverites than I thought!

verkion

that would be dope!

Wow...maybe I should start offering ECUFlash tunes. There's more Vancouverites than I thought!

verkion
Or maybe you could also open an ECU tunning class/event, it should be very interesting!

I got it at vancouver mitsubishi!
nope.. sadly no discount. got $1000 card and $500 cash though.
I got mine at newtype mitshbishi!
$2000 discount and the $1000 master card.

I got mine at newtype mitshbishi!
$2000 discount and the $1000 master card.

wow that's a smoking deal. i got mine in November from metrotown. only $8XX off + the $1000 mastercard. i didn't like the attitude of people in newtype tho. plus i wanted a black one and newtype only had a white one coming.

Wow, that's the shits guys. Not to gloat, but I came into Autohouse Mitsubishi in Abbotsford totally ass backwards into the loan for my 2006 Outlander Ltd. I owed about 29K and it was only worth about 11K trade in. Through incentives I wound up getting $17,500 as trade in on my car, less than 10K into the hole.

So glad I bought mine last year! There's no way I could have afforded a 2010 MR Touring with the crap discounts you guys are getting. And no slight against any of you, I guess dealerships are just tightening up the purse strings...

I thought everyone that bought from a) Vancouver Mitsu b) Richmond Mitsu c) North Van Mitsu (I don't remember their actual names...but you guys all know), got shafted :-P ME INCLUDED. I was MSRP + $1K for my MR. I think most other guys were between the 1K off to 3K over MSRP range.

As for tuning classes...Tuning classes? LOL. You guys seriously want tuning classes...its free on the forums here in the ECUFlash section! The fundamentals are super-duper simple and there are already awesome guides written. The "not so simple" stuff, well, you probably don't want to screw with anyways...

Look there's only a couple things you need to change to make power...in no particular order, timing, Mivec, fueling, boost. Did I miss anything? Timing = easy to tweak...not so hard to understand b/c that's one map. Same with fueling, (you can even screw with the fuel injector scaling if you're super duper lazy to lean everything out). MIVEC is really 2 maps, one intake, one exhaust. The thing is its not well understood...study how an engine works, combustion propagation etc. and it kind of starts to make sense...or not. LOL. MIVEC is a little difficult I admit.

And then Boost...boost seems really daunting but its actually simple. Just remember this. Car has a "map" for target, what it should hit for "load" which is for simplicity sake, tied to your boost. Then you have this device that shunts pressure away from your Wastegate. Wastegate opens later then = more boost. So...2 sets of maps. Reactive and Passive. Each set has 3 maps a piece b/c you need high and low...actually there are 2 high gears that are exactly the same. and 1 low. Why that is, nobody knows yet.

Phew...ok, what else. Oh yes, you can determine which gears are "high" and "low" by setting the value in another map.

Then you have the Airflow and Throttle limits tables which basically must be matched so that you don't trigger weird codes.

That's it. That's all there is to it...well, ok, there are other tables that can be adjusted and probably should be, but you probably don't want to screw with those anyways. Those, you just leave to an expert :-P

verkion

Yes
http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-x-show-shine/434789-my-ww-mr.html

Looks good man, but how do you get around N.Van with out ripping that thing off?

I'm looking to get an EVO when I move back in June, and I'm already worried the stock setup could be trouble.

Is this a Canadian shop? Who is Marko? lol

Yes, Marko is a local engine tuner. He took a couple classes of engine tuning courses at Maztech, Australia back in 2002 and opened his first tuning shop in Langley, BC in 2004.

Marko's shop was called 4sfed (short for "force fed"), and he held 50% stake in the shop. His partners, Kevin and Mark, each held the 25% of the shares in 4sfed. Marko was the chief engine tuner, Mark was the wiring specialist, and Kevin was the welder.

4sfed specialized in tuning FC3S RX-7's and Microtech ECU Systems. The shop also tuned Haltechs, and various other piggyback systems. Aside from FC3S, the shop also performed engine building, engine swaps, and turbo projects on customers' 240sx and Skylines. Marko's personal vehicle was a convertible FC3S with over 600hp. He gained major recognitions in the local tuning scene through drag racing events.

4sfed was an immense success immediately after its inception. Marko married his fiancee in the summer, and started expanding his business by literally overtaking and purchasing its neighboring FD3S tuning shops and their dyno equipment.

In 2005, business for 4sfed remained secure, but slowly declining. Throughout the course of 4sfed history, many of its customers experienced engine failures due to poor Microtech tuning. Almost everybody who had their Microtech systems installed and tuned by 4sfed suffered major idle and cold start problems. Marko refused to honor the works he performed on customer vehicles and always overcharged customers unforeseen fees. Marko was also reportedly drinking while working all the time. He arrived to work late and missed appointments. Marko often engaged in internet flaming on various local automotive forums whenever customers gave them negative reviews. In one instance, he threatened to sue a customer for slandering his name on the internet. The customer then publicly announced that Marko approached him and threatened to break his fingers if he were to post anything negative about 4sfed.

In 2006, 4sfed collapsed. Mark and Kevin, the other two shareholders of 4sfed, opted out of the business. According to Mark’s friends, Marko became extremely eccentric and irresponsible. Both Mark and Kevin found Marko extremely difficult to work with. It was also rumored that the business’s cash was constantly missing. Kevin and Mark became extremely suspicious of Marko. They decided that opting out of the business was best for everybody.

Marko’s name and 4sfed slowly began to vanish from the tuning scene.


Is that enough information on who Marko is?

Yes, Marko is a local engine tuner. He took a couple classes of engine tuning courses at Maztech, Australia back in 2002 and opened his first tuning shop in Langley, BC in 2004.

Marko's shop was called 4sfed (short for "force fed"), and he held 50% stake in the shop. His partners, Kevin and Mark, each held the 25% of the shares in 4sfed. Marko was the chief engine tuner, Mark was the wiring specialist, and Kevin was the welder.

4sfed specialized in tuning FC3S RX-7's and Microtech ECU Systems. The shop also tuned Haltechs, and various other piggyback systems. Aside from FC3S, the shop also performed engine building, engine swaps, and turbo projects on customers' 240sx and Skylines. Marko's personal vehicle was a convertible FC3S with over 600hp. He gained major recognitions in the local tuning scene through drag racing events.

4sfed was an immense success immediately after its inception. Marko married his fiancee in the summer, and started expanding his business by literally overtaking and purchasing its neighboring FD3S tuning shops and their dyno equipment.

In 2005, business for 4sfed remained secure, but slowly declining. Throughout the course of 4sfed history, many of its customers experienced engine failures due to poor Microtech tuning. Almost everybody who had their Microtech systems installed and tuned by 4sfed suffered major idle and cold start problems. Marko refused to honor the works he performed on customer vehicles and always overcharged customers unforeseen fees. Marko was also reportedly drinking while working all the time. He arrived to work late and missed appointments. Marko often engaged in internet flaming on various local automotive forums whenever customers gave them negative reviews. In one instance, he threatened to sue a customer for slandering his name on the internet. The customer then publicly announced that Marko approached him and threatened to break his fingers if he were to post anything negative about 4sfed.

In 2006, 4sfed collapsed. Mark and Kevin, the other two shareholders of 4sfed, opted out of the business. According to Mark’s friends, Marko became extremely eccentric and irresponsible. Both Mark and Kevin found Marko extremely difficult to work with. It was also rumored that the business’s cash was constantly missing. Kevin and Mark became extremely suspicious of Marko. They decided that opting out of the business was best for everybody.

Marko’s name and 4sfed slowly began to vanish from the tuning scene.


Is that enough information on who Marko is?

Story of my life dude, story of my life...:bowlol:

Hi everyone, I am from Vancouver BC, soon to be Wicked White GSR owner here. I put a down payment yesterday at Northshore Mitsubishi and the delivery date is June 30th. Good to see this many Evo owners in the lower mainland.

Photo I took from the dealership, buying their last Evo, their show room car.

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1075/dscf1650c.jpg

^ nice, how much did you pay out the door?

Damn you bought that one. I remember seeing the price before taxes was $43598. I hope you got a good deal on it.

^ nice, how much did you pay out the door?

Damn you bought that one. I remember seeing the price before taxes was $43598. I hope you got a good deal on it.

Not much bargain room, $42500 with VIP life-time oil changes ($30 for synthetic oil, car wash and other bells and whistles), all weather floor mats and possibly the best buying experience despite the little bargain room.

I strongly recommend Tom from North Shore Mitsu, possibly one of the best salesman. Approachable, non-pressuring and really knows his cars. Go for a test drive with him and you will know why :)

Those words are coming from someone that spent the last 3 months shopping for cars and visited possibly every JDM dealership in the lower mainland. I have been told the Civic Si uses different engines to the Acura CSX Type S and that the Type S is more potent (coming from the sales manager, what BS) and that Si is never allowed to be test driven. I have been told that the RalliArt has brembo brakes from another Mitsu dealer, and from else where that a Honda Fit is as fast as an Si..............

Enough rant, I pick up my EVO X in 4 days and I am losing sleep over it already :)

Not much bargain room, $42500 with VIP life-time oil changes ($30 for synthetic oil, car wash and other bells and whistles), all weather floor mats and possibly the best buying experience despite the little bargain room.

I strongly recommend Tom from North Shore Mitsu, possibly one of the best salesman. Approachable, non-pressuring and really knows his cars. Go for a test drive with him and you will know why :)

Those words are coming from someone that spent the last 3 months shopping for cars and visited possibly every JDM dealership in the lower mainland. I have been told the Civic Si uses different engines to the Acura CSX Type S and that the Type S is more potent (coming from the sales manager, what BS) and that Si is never allowed to be test driven. I have been told that the RalliArt has brembo brakes from another Mitsu dealer, and from else where that a Honda Fit is as fast as an Si..............

Enough rant, I pick up my EVO X in 4 days and I am losing sleep over it already :)

Welcome!!! Northshore is pretty awesome for service too! :thumbup:

Wow life time free oil changes is a steal!

welcome...to the evo family!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

not from Van but am from Vic... pretty close if not for the stupid ferry... Where do you guys recommend to buy wheels from in Greater Van? Is there a certain shop that you trust to tune your car etc.?

Thanks....

New owner...2010 Phantom Black GSR + SSS pkg + OEM Aero Kit

nice! Where about do you live in Vancouver? pictures!!

sweet, imported it yourself or was it that craigslist one?

Imported it myself. Located in Burnaby area.

Vancouver (well Langley) here! Had a GG MR touring and am now in a Black MR Touring haha. Anyone up for a Fall meet?

^

did i meet you last week? at BJ

^

did i meet you last week? at BJ

BJ? Dont think so? Im in a black MR Touring which now has black rotas on it...

oh nvm.

come to track days with us next year!! look in the canada forum :)