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Old Mar 16, 2012, 08:25 AM
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RA with Evo x turbo reliable?

How many evo x RA are there and have lasted a while? Just wondering since im still on the fence if i wanna do it or not
Old Mar 16, 2012, 08:37 AM
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there are plenty of EvoX turbo swapped RA's out there that are completely fine daily drivers. Bryan probably has the most well known BBX light (upgraded Evo X turbo) RA out there, and he's a daily drivers, IIRC.

EvoX turbo on a RA shouldn't be any less "durable" than a EvoX turbo on a EvoX. it's the same engine internals...
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OEM is OEM
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Get an oil cooler.
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The reliabilty is all in the tune.
Old Mar 16, 2012, 02:33 PM
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I've had my Evo X Turbo on for about 20000 miles with no issues. That includes a track day and a couple of mountain runs. Tranny is holding up fine as well. I've been using tunes from RRE and GST.
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hmmm...
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Ya, when you see the physical size difference between the two turbos it made me feel like i was sold on way less car.... but the extras on the ralliart premium pkg sold me over the gsr evo. i m still trying to figure out my first upgrades on my 2012 ra.
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15,000+ miles and still going strong!
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I have 72k on car and 40K on conversion and now on an Upgraded MAP EF2....
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Very good love my car with the upgrades
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i have a dom 2.0 and its been running just fine for almost a year now...haven't ran into any problems.
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Originally Posted by cjnoog
Ya, when you see the physical size difference between the two turbos it made me feel like i was sold on way less car.... but the extras on the ralliart premium pkg sold me over the gsr evo. i m still trying to figure out my first upgrades on my 2012 ra.


He's right about that!!! Ive just did the swap and havent had any problems yet.
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Originally Posted by spider21
I have 72k on car and 40K on conversion and now on an Upgraded MAP EF2....
How is the EF2? Was wanting to upgrade the stock evo x turbo soon.


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