I'm finally making this thread for 3 reasons:
1) My warranty is officially expired so Mitsu can't shove this in my face. Nah, jk I've never hid my mods at dealerships.
2) To share with others the hard earned lessons I've been taught from 5 years of ownership and having the mod bug. Including product reviews and personal opinions.
3) For me to have a place to both keep track of what I've done, and ask advice from others on where I should go next.
NOTE: If it's underlined in my posts, it's usually hyper-linked and you can CLICK IT
The Evolution of my Evo
From Then: (the morning after I got her from the dealership)
To Now:
MASTER LIST OF ALL MODS
Performance
-AMS custom tune on Cobb AP: 360whp / 350wtq
-AMS downpipe
-Carbonetic Street Twin Disk Clutch
-Specialty X Exhaust
-Specialty X Resonated Test Pipe
-AMS CAI
-AMS UICP & LICP
-AMS FMIC
-Grimmspeed 3-port EBCS
-AMS Front Motor Mount (70A)
-AMS Under hood shifter bushings
-[STRIKE]Exedy Stage 2 w/ ACD Streetlite[/STRIKE]
-[STRIKE]Specialty X HFC[/STRIKE]
Suspension/Brakes
-Muellerized Ohlins
-Girodisc 2 Piece Rotors & S/S Brake Pads
-Whiteline rear camber arms
-Whiteline RCK and bushings
-[STRIKE]HAWK HP+ Brake Pads[/STRIKE]
Wheels & TIRES
-Volk TE37SL Hyper Blue (18x10.5+22)
-Wedsport SA55M in BBM (18x10+18)
-Yokohama Advan S.4s (245/40R18)
-Dunlop Star Specs (275/35R18)
-Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60s (245/40R18)
-Hoosier R6s (275/35R18)
-[STRIKE]Yokohama Advan A13C[/STRIKE] (245/40R18)
Aero/Vanity
-Varis Runduce Front bumper
-Varis '09 version side skirts
-Varis Euro Spec GT Wing
-20% Window Tint
-BlackLine ARC Replica titanium shift knob
-[STRIKE]OEM Mudflaps[/STRIKE]
Safety
-Autopower Roll Bar
-Schroth Rallye 4 harness
Reliability Mods
-AEM Analog AFR Guage
-Magnus Evo IX CMC
-Jack's Transmission Rebuild
-SSP Undertray
Miscelaneous
-Passport 9500IX Radar Detector
-GoPro HD HERO 3 Black Series
-Lots of tools
-Lots of fluids
-[STRIKE]Yakima Roof Rack[/STRIKE]
VENDORS I'D LIKE TO THANK
-Fred Beans Parts. Always amazing prices.
-Sean @ DSG Performance. Very helpful, most active vendor on the forums ever. Great guy.
-AMS Performance. Thanks for all the R&D and time spent on making highest quality parts for the Evo community.
-Tim O from Jacks Transmissions. If you've dealt with Jacks before, you know Tim is the man. And he will answer your never ending stream of questions.
-Jeremy at SSP. Kicks *******'s asses, what more needs to be said about the man?
1) My warranty is officially expired so Mitsu can't shove this in my face. Nah, jk I've never hid my mods at dealerships.
2) To share with others the hard earned lessons I've been taught from 5 years of ownership and having the mod bug. Including product reviews and personal opinions.
3) For me to have a place to both keep track of what I've done, and ask advice from others on where I should go next.
NOTE: If it's underlined in my posts, it's usually hyper-linked and you can CLICK IT
The Evolution of my Evo
From Then: (the morning after I got her from the dealership)
To Now:
MASTER LIST OF ALL MODS
Performance
-AMS custom tune on Cobb AP: 360whp / 350wtq
-AMS downpipe
-Carbonetic Street Twin Disk Clutch
-Specialty X Exhaust
-Specialty X Resonated Test Pipe
-AMS CAI
-AMS UICP & LICP
-AMS FMIC
-Grimmspeed 3-port EBCS
-AMS Front Motor Mount (70A)
-AMS Under hood shifter bushings
-[STRIKE]Exedy Stage 2 w/ ACD Streetlite[/STRIKE]
-[STRIKE]Specialty X HFC[/STRIKE]
Suspension/Brakes
-Muellerized Ohlins
-Girodisc 2 Piece Rotors & S/S Brake Pads
-Whiteline rear camber arms
-Whiteline RCK and bushings
-[STRIKE]HAWK HP+ Brake Pads[/STRIKE]
Wheels & TIRES
-Volk TE37SL Hyper Blue (18x10.5+22)
-Wedsport SA55M in BBM (18x10+18)
-Yokohama Advan S.4s (245/40R18)
-Dunlop Star Specs (275/35R18)
-Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60s (245/40R18)
-Hoosier R6s (275/35R18)
-[STRIKE]Yokohama Advan A13C[/STRIKE] (245/40R18)
Aero/Vanity
-Varis Runduce Front bumper
-Varis '09 version side skirts
-Varis Euro Spec GT Wing
-20% Window Tint
-BlackLine ARC Replica titanium shift knob
-[STRIKE]OEM Mudflaps[/STRIKE]
Safety
-Autopower Roll Bar
-Schroth Rallye 4 harness
Reliability Mods
-AEM Analog AFR Guage
-Magnus Evo IX CMC
-Jack's Transmission Rebuild
-SSP Undertray
Miscelaneous
-Passport 9500IX Radar Detector
-GoPro HD HERO 3 Black Series
-Lots of tools
-Lots of fluids
-[STRIKE]Yakima Roof Rack[/STRIKE]
VENDORS I'D LIKE TO THANK
-Fred Beans Parts. Always amazing prices.
-Sean @ DSG Performance. Very helpful, most active vendor on the forums ever. Great guy.
-AMS Performance. Thanks for all the R&D and time spent on making highest quality parts for the Evo community.
-Tim O from Jacks Transmissions. If you've dealt with Jacks before, you know Tim is the man. And he will answer your never ending stream of questions.
-Jeremy at SSP. Kicks *******'s asses, what more needs to be said about the man?