ive been following our evom user "4RETECH" thread and want to add another evo to the list as far as high mileage goes.

So here's a little run down of my car, its a 2003 GSR, I purchased the car 6 months ago local from the original owner 100% stock with 184k. Since then Ive been taking care of normal maintenance before modding it.

The bads I can really say i ever had about the car since ive owned it is, when I purchased the car it had 5th gear vibration while cruising, so first thing I bought was a new evo 9 Shep trans w/ ultimate gear ratio along with ACT extreme 6 puck kit w/ fidanza flywheel. The other things were faded wing, and faded brembo calipers which I took care of.

The motor's never been taken apart internally other than adding arp L19 headstuds and 280 cams so the bottom end is 100% stock with 190k miles as we speak.

This past november, took the car to the track for the first time, ran 12.3 @ 111mph with stock 8 turbo at stock boost, ETS FMIC, turboback exhaust, & shep trans

Some of the mods that ive done are, Shep trans, Torque front mount, custom gt3582r kit w/ billet housing, buschur racing short route UICP w/ tial BOV, (custom fabricated battery tray to utilize factory battery to clear UICP) ETS FMIC, PTE 1000cc, Aeromotive 340lph fuel pump, MIL.SPEC throttle body seals, hks 280 cams, ARP L19

As of today I am waiting for speed density kit to come in so I can make an appointment to get tuned and hit the track again.


This thread is to show our evo community that these cars do last if maintained the proper way. Stay tuned for dyno #'s and updates

All comments welcome

 

good buy and good luck

 

damn and i thought my 113K evo 8 was high lol

 

That's sick, makes me feel like theres hope for me haha

Just picked up an 03 8 with 137k from the original owner. Has a couple of mods and a good tune and the only problems I have are the same ones you listed- faded brembos and wing. And my 5th gear grinds a bit.

Evos are incredible. Treat them right and they'll return the favor.

 

Wish I got to drive my evo that much. I've had 3 evo's since 2003 and put a grand total of maybe 35k miles total on them (high end)

 

just hit 100k myself. car runs like new. 120k and clutch soon.

 

 

 

I feel like rain + open wastegate must suck... No?

 

Im also interesting...

 

not really, wastegate valve is sealed shut when not in boost and underboost it would just blow off any water thats inside, but either way i always cap the top of the dump pipe for assurance

 

That's awesome! I sometimes wonder where I'd be if I never traded my '03.... Because with the miles I've driven since then, the car would have at least 175k right now.... probably closer to 200k maybe?!

 

What did you do with the battery tray to mount that direction? Seems like a much better solution than a mini battery.

 

115k here but my stock motor threw a rod at 75k cool seeing high mileage original motors

 

Not original owner but close! Purchases with 13,500 miles on the clock and now I have 142K as my sig shows....