omniphil

Picked up our 05' RS last night. I just finished relocating the factory gauge kit to the spot when the radio normally is. My questions is on the temperature gauge in the kit... What temperature is it monitoring? It doesn't appear to be coolant temp like the gauge near the tach. Is this outside air temperature?

Transient

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oil temp silly..

Greg K

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yeah Oil temperature. reads from the sender that is located in the oil drain plug. I usually am seeing between 65-105C on the scale .

omniphil

Oh, that is pretty sweet. Although driving around last night it was readin 50c most of the time. Thats seems kinda low?

Steiner

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We need some pics omniphil!

Also...what are your impressions of the car so far? And if I dare ask without starting another flame-fest, {whispering} how does it stack up in terms of power with your SRT-4?

zmeli

I thought that I read that the EVO RS had boost/oil pressure/voltmeter

I wolud like to have oil/temp?
RS PACKAGE
Aluminum sport pedals, 5MT shift knob, Turbo boost gauge kit (boost, voltage, oil pressure gauges) MR PACKAGE
Aluminum sport pedals, 6MT billet aluminum shift knob, Carbon Fiber / Aluminum brake grip, Vortex roof spoiler, wheel locks, Turbo boost gauge kit (boost, voltage, oil pressure gauges)

omniphil

Well power I cant comment on in this car, I'm breaking it in for 600 miles like the manual says. But when we test drove a 2005 evo 8 the power was decent. Everyone thinks i'm crazy cause i dont think the car is so fast, but i guess it depends on where you come from. I think most poeple go from a non turbo wussie car to an evo and are like WOW! And I can understand that.. However, my first car was a turbo car, and I have had many since, all modified a good deal, so to me, it feels decent. I thought the same about a srt-4 I test drove, decent power. My last car was Neon ACR with a custom built turbo system that I did all the work to myself, 2650lbs and 260+hp at the wheels makes for a very compelling ride. Even my fiance though the power was just ok, Again, she's used to drving cars like my old turbo ACR.

but the stiffness of the chassis is what comes to mind first, its incredibly rigid. very very rigid, that i like, i like alot. Its not quite as harsh a ride as my neon with the factory ACR struts, but im sure it handles better anyways. The steering is so fast it makes me giggle 13:1 rack is very nice, but look away from the road for a second and your 3 lanes over from where you were

The interior is way cheap, even compared to a POS neon. the headliner is cheap, the sunvisor are laughable, the doors are very thin and cheap feeling, but you know what? Who cares! We didnt buy the srt-4 for the interior quality and we certainly didnt buy the evo for its interior either, these are both cheap *** cars when they start life. they get upgrades where it counts.

The recaro's are nice, not nearly as good as the seats in the srt-4 in terms of keeping you put, but the recaros have the holes for the race belts, but if i race the car i lose the warranty, so im not sure that is really a feature..

The car is too quiet, even with the gutted trunk and no sound dampening material, all you hear are gasping an wheezing noises from the engine bay and the howl/roar noise from the stock tires. If I never got into boost you'd never know what lurks under the hood again, for most poeple this may be a concern, but i'm a function before fasion guy and i dont care

We got red and the dealer told us the huge white splotches on the hood are normal and will go away after the sun hits it for a while, all the red evo's at the dealer were like this, dosent say much for mitsu quality? Most people would look at the car and be like "no way im buying that car" but again, evo, so who cares, you buy this car for what it does... Ok, well some evo owners go for the bling bling and how people look at you when u drive, but thats not me, i like to remain anoymous, no wing helps We did get free wheel locks tho, not sure if thats this dealer or if all evos get them? We found them in the glove box.

So far so good, driving around alot to get it broken in. Then im sure the power will feel the same as the other 05' we test drove. It would be nice I think if Mitsu made this motor about 300hp, why mess with the 276 stuff when 300 could be done safely. Then the STI would go away We took the car to the truck scales and we got 3180 with 3/4 tank of gas, this car is still heavy for being a "lightweight". Stock for stock the the srt-4 is faster on the highway, it has a better power to weight ratio, its as simple as that. But thats the only place the srt-4 will be faster. But for me I drive on the highway 99% of the time, so thats where i want my car to be fast I will be driving the srt-4 daily and she will be driving the evo. Both are awesome cars made possible by the first turbo sport compact car the Omni GLH Turbo (My first car) And no, it didnt have a mitsu turbo, it was garret like all the 2.2 turbo's back then. The 2.5's got the mitsu turbos.

Mamma always told me "You better stay in spool"

Steiner

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Great review omniphil! I test drive one tomorrow and your post gives me a lot of stuff to look for.

How is the throw on the shifter? I have the Mopar STS right now on the Neon. Is it as tight?

omniphil

The shifter is very tight and notchy, very similar to a short throw shifter in a neon. Would be nice if the shift knob was bigger and leather. Aluminum gets real cold

Steiner

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I can deal with the cold aluminum better than the scalding hot knob of death you get on hot days. BTW...We need some pics of this bad boy already!

omniphil

"scalding hot knob of death" Sombodies been watching too many pornos, lol.

Pics? Its a stock Red RS, there lots of pics out there

sk8bored

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I would like a pic of the gauge re-location i pick up my 05 RS on tuesday.thanks, Kris

omniphil

This isnt may car in the pic, but it shows you the same idea... This is a really easy swap, there is lots of room behind the panels for moving the wires around.

https://www.evolutionm.net/features/....php?image=936

There is also a write up in the how to section. I also calibrated the boost gauge when I took it out (was 0.2 psi off) and swapped boost and volts so the boost gauge was on the left instead of right.

These are where the gauge should be mounted in my opinion, the factory location is pretty useless for viewing while driving.

Wicked

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Is your boost guage in psi? mine is in bar

moab3man

nice review, makes me want to get my RS even more.