What will cure my illness?
Jun 19, 2006, 12:57 PM
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^^^^^+1 it'll drain you dry quicker then you think!!!! im happy with my STOCK MR IX. i also drive a Jetta 1.8T and everytime i drive that its nothing compared the the IX. Once i drive that IX im happy with the POWER it has!! cant wait till i start modding my IX.
Jun 19, 2006, 01:00 PM
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It will NEVER end, I am in the middle of a rb25 into a 240sx project to attempt to cure my addiction. It hurts when your car parts come before birthday presents and school books 
Jun 19, 2006, 01:06 PM
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I'll just have wait and see what happens. I'll have everything done by the end of August at the latest. If Im still not satisfied with around 400whp Im buying a whippled or KB cobra. I dont think I'll ever get used to 650rwhp @ 19psi on the street, that power with rwd is just plain scary.
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Jun 19, 2006, 01:17 PM
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The best cure is to drive something else often enough that you have something to compare to the Evo. Otherwise, yeah, you will keep upgrading no matter what...or at least want to...
I want to all the time, but my cure is going to open track events and spanking cars all day with just a boost controller and TBE, and this is on an '03 VIII
I want to all the time, but my cure is going to open track events and spanking cars all day with just a boost controller and TBE, and this is on an '03 VIII
Jun 19, 2006, 02:35 PM
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Feel the same here man! I have my IX for 3 months now and I'm debating between HP upgrades and warranty. Most likely I will screw the warranty. Turbo lag is really killing the initial shock factor. Try launching it properly to overcome the turbo lag and I'm sure it feels so much faster... util you get used to it again.
Jun 19, 2006, 06:11 PM
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You guys have reached the limit of one quality of this great car - straightline acceleration. It's not its best quality by far. It's the easiest quality to exploit and grow tired of. Please tell me you guys didn't buy the Evo for what it could do in a straightline. Explore what this car can do around a turn. Once you reach its limit there, I think you'll better appreciate the car for what it was meant for - handling.
I believe it takes more skill and determination to accelerate sideways (high speed turning) than to merely press the gas pedal and WOT it in a straight line. Use the car for what it was meant for and I know you guys will get the thrills and fright that you expected when you took this car home.
IMO, the RS offers the best feel and handling out of all four versions of the IX. It's the most tossable and great fun. Plus, its lack of ABS helps to send its rear end around - unbelievably fun. Overall, stock for stock, the RS feels faster in every respect. Rather than mods, I'd rather throw my money at tires and brakes.
Another tip: Try to relax while you drive. Don't tense up or try to drive faster than the car. Your anticipation and imagination will always win - or lose when it comes to a high speed turn. Take it easy at first, especially around turns. The last thing you want to do is crash. Gradually build your experience and confidence level. Also, stop WOT'ing it by quickly mashing the pedal to the floor. My RS doesn't need to be floored to spike the boost gauge. The slightest depression of the accelerator sends the boost gauge needle spiking and the car flying.
But really, stop the mashing-the-pedal syndrome. The gradual power that comes from slowly pressing the accelerator to the floor will impress you. The short time it takes for the pedal to reach the floor will give you a better understanding of how this car picks up speed quickly. Remember, it's a turbo lagging car. The motor responds better with gradual and smooth inputs. It's a motor under pressure. Gradually build that pressure.
Again ... Relax, relax, relax. Build, build, build. Let the car drive you.
I believe it takes more skill and determination to accelerate sideways (high speed turning) than to merely press the gas pedal and WOT it in a straight line. Use the car for what it was meant for and I know you guys will get the thrills and fright that you expected when you took this car home.
IMO, the RS offers the best feel and handling out of all four versions of the IX. It's the most tossable and great fun. Plus, its lack of ABS helps to send its rear end around - unbelievably fun. Overall, stock for stock, the RS feels faster in every respect. Rather than mods, I'd rather throw my money at tires and brakes.
Another tip: Try to relax while you drive. Don't tense up or try to drive faster than the car. Your anticipation and imagination will always win - or lose when it comes to a high speed turn. Take it easy at first, especially around turns. The last thing you want to do is crash. Gradually build your experience and confidence level. Also, stop WOT'ing it by quickly mashing the pedal to the floor. My RS doesn't need to be floored to spike the boost gauge. The slightest depression of the accelerator sends the boost gauge needle spiking and the car flying.
But really, stop the mashing-the-pedal syndrome. The gradual power that comes from slowly pressing the accelerator to the floor will impress you. The short time it takes for the pedal to reach the floor will give you a better understanding of how this car picks up speed quickly. Remember, it's a turbo lagging car. The motor responds better with gradual and smooth inputs. It's a motor under pressure. Gradually build that pressure.
Again ... Relax, relax, relax. Build, build, build. Let the car drive you.
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Jun 19, 2006, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by EVO X Owner-2-B
You guys have reached the limit of one quality of this great car - straightline acceleration. It's not its best quality by far. It's the easiest quality to exploit and grow tired of. Please tell me you guys didn't buy the Evo for what it could do in a straightline. Explore what this car can do around a turn. Once you reach its limit there, I think you'll better appreciate the car for what it was meant for - handling.
I believe it takes more skill and determination to accelerate sideways (high speed turning) than to merely press the gas pedal and WOT it in a straight line. Use the car for what it was meant for and I know you guys will get the thrills and fright that you expected when you took this car home.
IMO, the RS offers the best feel and handling out of all four versions of the IX. It's the most tossable and great fun. Plus, its lack of ABS helps to send its rear end around - unbelievably fun. Overall, stock for stock, the RS feels faster in every respect. Rather than mods, I'd rather throw my money at tires and brakes.
Another tip: Try to relax while you drive. Don't tense up or try to drive faster than the car. Your anticipation and imagination will always win - or lose when it comes to a high speed turn. Take it easy at first, especially around turns. The last thing you want to do is crash. Gradually build your experience and confidence level. Also, stop WOT'ing it by quickly mashing the pedal to the floor. My RS doesn't need to be floored to spike the boost gauge. The slightest depression of the accelerator sends the boost gauge needle spiking and the car flying.
But really, stop the mashing-the-pedal syndrome. The gradual power that comes from slowly pressing the accelerator to the floor will impress you. The short time it takes for the pedal to reach the floor will give you a better understanding of how this car picks up speed quickly. Remember, it's a turbo lagging car. The motor responds better with gradual and smooth inputs. It's a motor under pressure. Gradually build that pressure.
Again ... Relax, relax, relax. Build, build, build. Let the car drive you.
I believe it takes more skill and determination to accelerate sideways (high speed turning) than to merely press the gas pedal and WOT it in a straight line. Use the car for what it was meant for and I know you guys will get the thrills and fright that you expected when you took this car home.
IMO, the RS offers the best feel and handling out of all four versions of the IX. It's the most tossable and great fun. Plus, its lack of ABS helps to send its rear end around - unbelievably fun. Overall, stock for stock, the RS feels faster in every respect. Rather than mods, I'd rather throw my money at tires and brakes.
Another tip: Try to relax while you drive. Don't tense up or try to drive faster than the car. Your anticipation and imagination will always win - or lose when it comes to a high speed turn. Take it easy at first, especially around turns. The last thing you want to do is crash. Gradually build your experience and confidence level. Also, stop WOT'ing it by quickly mashing the pedal to the floor. My RS doesn't need to be floored to spike the boost gauge. The slightest depression of the accelerator sends the boost gauge needle spiking and the car flying.
But really, stop the mashing-the-pedal syndrome. The gradual power that comes from slowly pressing the accelerator to the floor will impress you. The short time it takes for the pedal to reach the floor will give you a better understanding of how this car picks up speed quickly. Remember, it's a turbo lagging car. The motor responds better with gradual and smooth inputs. It's a motor under pressure. Gradually build that pressure.
Again ... Relax, relax, relax. Build, build, build. Let the car drive you.
I doubt it's a coincidence that we both opted for 06 RS'.
Jun 19, 2006, 07:10 PM
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The car is definitely still a thrill in the turns/corners, no question there. Its so fast and handles flawlessly like its on rails, which makes curvy roads very exhilirating. I guess I just didnt think that the straight line acceleration thrills would go away so quick but then again this is my first turboed 4 cyl. and I'm used to big engine cars
I think I'll just continue driving the car the way its meant to be driven (twisties) and stop with the high speed highway runs and straight line racing. I had fantasies before I got it that it would behave like a rwd v8 monster and pull like a freight train because thats what I'm accustomed to, but thats my own fault.
DISCLAIMER: street racing is illegal and dangerous, and I do not endorse it at any level
I think I'll just continue driving the car the way its meant to be driven (twisties) and stop with the high speed highway runs and straight line racing. I had fantasies before I got it that it would behave like a rwd v8 monster and pull like a freight train because thats what I'm accustomed to, but thats my own fault.
DISCLAIMER: street racing is illegal and dangerous, and I do not endorse it at any level
Jun 19, 2006, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by RenoEvo
I think I'll just continue driving the car the way its meant to be driven (twisties) and stop with the high speed highway runs and straight line racing. I had fantasies before I got it that it would behave like a rwd v8 monster and pull like a freight train because thats what I'm accustomed to, but thats my own fault.
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Jun 20, 2006, 09:14 AM
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Ive definately had this addiction on every other car ive had -trans am ws6 and my '03 evo that felt slow eventually.
But i dont know.. my IX still feels really freakin fast - bone stock- and ive had it over 2 mos now.
I know it doesnt have as much hp as my '03 did... and yet it feels just as fast if not faster.. dunno if its the high torque or what.
But i dont know.. my IX still feels really freakin fast - bone stock- and ive had it over 2 mos now.
I know it doesnt have as much hp as my '03 did... and yet it feels just as fast if not faster.. dunno if its the high torque or what.
Jun 20, 2006, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by rio-evo
Speed is like money, women, cpu speed, memory, and time....you never have enough.
Jun 20, 2006, 09:41 AM
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I thought I was the only one who felt this back in 2003 when I would add and exhaust here, an open air filter there, a flash here,,ect ect ect.
It always felt the same as it did 2 weeks prior.
Glad I finally got it through my head,,, YOU GET USE to the new found power, and adding anything more is much like flushing your money, or walking through a casino door,, it just vanishes!!!!!
Its a very tricky thing,, catch yourself before your pocket book lightens, and you end up scratching your head. You Sick Twisted Freaks!
It always felt the same as it did 2 weeks prior.
Glad I finally got it through my head,,, YOU GET USE to the new found power, and adding anything more is much like flushing your money, or walking through a casino door,, it just vanishes!!!!!
Its a very tricky thing,, catch yourself before your pocket book lightens, and you end up scratching your head. You Sick Twisted Freaks!