Yea, that's probably true. Who wouldn't envy the newer car? To me, the Evo X looks awesome and I don't even want to see that car lest I trade in my 8 and lose all that money I put into it. I need to just pay off this 8 and mod to my hearts content and be happy with what I have...

You are right.. an EVO 8/9 is an EVO.. so making it go fast shouldn't be too much of a concern.. the 8 owners may have to put in a little bit more money.. but the 9 owners already did when they purchased their 9s..

-M

 

X has been pushed to an 08 model and with it being in the 40k+ neighborhood and dulled no thanks

 

thank you im tired of seeing evo 8 owners vent about wanting a 9... its getting to the point where wow the mivec its soo much more of a car then the 8. i get a bigger turbo and some cams with a flash i'll rape a 9 with its "mivec" like i said before not trying to turn this into a war but me i'll stick with the traditional motor and keep my 05 evo 8 to the owners that want to go and buy a 9 right after a few months of owning an 8 i pity you. same car same body, only difference is front bumper, headlights,tails and wheels and what not. WOW. id prefer going all aftermarket and getting my 8 looking a ****load better then a 9. sorry just had to vent. its getting sickening. i dont think any of the people with their evo 6s and evo 7s just sold out for the next model. then again their arent too many members here with those models

 

new front,rear bumper makeover thats about it..

 

New evo X will be out this Fall 06' not Next year... I hear over MSRP is 35 to 40 grand..... blah no more 4G63 and will have option Paddle shift or maual hand shift or AUTOMATIC!@&!@(*( blah! IX is Last Gen of Evolution I to IX with 4G63

 

where do u have proof that the car will be out this fall? when mitsubishi hasn t shown a final version of the car yet in japan, not even final specs. If u have proof please provide it. I ll stick to what mitsubishi has ben telling every body in all the main car show around the world and that the car will be coming out in 2007 as a 2008 model.

 

man u guys are really funny, u say i ll put a new turbo and cams and spank a evo 9...what will happen if the evo 9 has cams(hks will have cams ready for the 9 this year) and a bigger turbo? eh
I am sorry i loved my 2005 evo 8, had it for exactly a year, but power wise the evo 9 is superior period, and i dont feel bad about spending the money, to me it was worth it.
I have been going faster in the 1/4 with my IX than my VIII, with less mod
I think some of u guys are in denial. Anyways I love all the evo's I thru IX, but u cant be one sided because of the car you own, respect has to given where it s due.
One more thing, u say u pity the guy that traded it evo 8 for a 9, when there are plenty of people here who have traded their 03 evo 8 for a 05 evo 8 because of the perfromance difference
So please stop hating, we all have evo's we all have fun cars, so stop talking smack about evo 9 all u are accomplishing is showing how jealous you are.

 

that is why our cars called lancer EVOLUTION, it evolves, it gets better. i'm satisfied with my car. i don't need a 1000whp car to drive in the street. 500hp is enough for me

 

ok here is something for u people in denial https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=188084

check out his run, and his mod, then tell me how many evo 8, without race gas, alky inj, and with stock cams have done what he has ran?

 

90% of the power increase of the IX's over the VIII's is the new turbo, the MIVEC is basically helping with low-midrange power and faster spool, also with the use of MIVEC tuners are able to manipulate timing electronically through a flash. My way of looking at MIVEC is like an adjustable aftermarket intake cam gear on an VIII. Take a Evo IX turbo and adjustable cam gears and put them on an VIII and im sure the power will be the same or very very close!!!!!!!!!!

 

GTKage,

I think your reasoning is flawed.

There is nothing in the real world that says once you change out turbos on both cars that the IX continues to have a 30awhp advantage over the 8. Secondly, it has been proven over and over that the 9 ONLY has 30awhp more than the 8 (in both stock and mod for mod). If you think 30awhp is justifyable for spending at least $5k more on a 9 then admit that money isn't an issue for you. Some of the more economical owners here feel this is unjustifyable. If I had $5k to spend and you had $5k to spend.. You SPENT yours by buying a stock 9. I would still have an 8 with $5k in mods to blow. In order for your car to match or exceed mine, you'd have to spend MORE than the $5k. That's the point!

In any case, the 9 only has an advantage with simple bolt-ons. Once either car goes standalone, bigger turbo, or 2.3L stroker.. the 9 and 8 become equal..period.

-M

 

like u said if money doesnt matter, it s whoever has the most money and the best tune that will have the faster car.
So the final point here is, if u got the moeny go ahead buy a new 9, if u dont just keep your 8 and tune with the money u got. Simple as that, i wasn t posting here to do a **** contest. I am just tired of seeing people saying if i do this and that i ll beat an evo 9, while the guy with an evo 9 could do the same thing and you couldnt beat it but just hang with it. The faster car will always be the one with the best tune with the best part, and the best driver.

peace