McDougal

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If you had two cars that were the same other than one being an VIII and the other being a IX, how much more would you pay for the IX?

I am thinking around $3,000 but not really sure. I am curious to get the opinions of others.

Thanks!

RockmanX

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dude a evo is a evo dude. The only real difference besides some interior peaces and tranny 5 vs 6 meaning is Mivec. And once you put cams in the evo 8 throw that out the window. A evo is only worth what your willing to pay. Now of course the new car will get you better rates but as far as preformace its a Evo plain and simple i would not pay more cause you think a evo 9 is better thats all in your mind. Thats why we have companies and you can do a built shortblock with the money you save on getting the evo 8. But getting a evo 9 is not bad by any means

evillancer06

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my ix is priceless lol. me personally i just cant get over that hump in the front bumper on the 8's

RockmanX

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You can change a front bumper not really a huge selling point. Chop the nose off the evo 8 bumper if you want to play that way.

FJF

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I'd probably pay $3-4K, depending. FWIW, a IX with just a TBE/MBC/tune puts down as much whp as a VIII with every bolt-on on our local MD with a broader torque curve and earlier spool to boot. Add everything else, and it works out to a good chunk of change. That's without accounting for the (individual) opportunity costs.

skyblas

for daily driving
i think the evo9 is more worth it
if u just wanna do bolt on modification
but if u intend to mess with the engine
its better to get an 8
because its cheaper

Domolution

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I was just about to say the same thing basically until i read this, haha!

EvoFlash

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Yeah if you plan on building the motor and/or a big build I would save the money and get the 8, But if you plan on simple bolt on's and just having fun would go with the 9.

ninetails

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heh.. Same advice I've been getting
From my freinds for the past two months...

Hands Down.. The 9 bumper looks hotter.

meckert

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so Kelly bue book values give you the unemotional value difference if there is one. You can find it on line and plug in the options- dont expect too much

JJsEvo8

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I dunno, I would actually go with a IX, you get alot more for a few extra bucks such as:

Leather Seats
Front Bumper
Upgraded coolant system
Slightly bigger fuel pump
Bigger Turbo
10.5 Hotside (also available in the '05 Evo VIII)
Metal BOV (holds more boost)
MIVEC
Better Rims (if you go with an MR or SE)
ACD (also available in the '05 Evo VIII)

tweaker41

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2003 Evo 17,325$
2005 Evo 20,150$
2006 Evo 21,600$

All with 30,000 miles and a clean title. Not that big of a price difference really. I prefer the IX.

McDougal

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Thanks for the responses. I think I will probably narrow my search to 05+. I will probably just do the basic bolt-ons and cams. I would like to get close to 350whp.

I owned an 03 before and am just looking for another one.

abdizzle

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80% of that is the 10.5 Hotside and larger turbo. Based on owning both, the IX spools a couple hundred RPM sooner due to the MIVEC. Otherwise both my VIII w/ IX Turbo and IX are very close in terms of performance.

And let's not forget that the IX's 5-Speed is geared slightly more aggressively vs the VIII 5-Speed. People seem to think that IX's are just magically faster or make miraculous HP. Turbo/Gearing and to a smaller extent MIVEC and that's it.

If I were in the market for an Evo I'd get whatever is cheapest.

tweaker41

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I agree. I like my IX but if I did it again I'd probably just buy the cheapest one I could find and build the motor/drivetrain.