desertsoldier22

This car has maybe been driven 1300 miles a year for the last ten years. What kind of maintenance should I do? After ten years shouldn't the timing belt be starting to dry rot?

jaredjmoore89

Mines great car has 38k miles feels and looks new. Knock on wood tho

barneyb

One another forum a guy owns a 1991 3000 GT with the original antifreeze in it. That can't be good.

Anyway, I'd do the 60K maintenance.

desertsoldier22

Well I got the car today and found some interesting things...

1. The wings clear coat is f%$ked up.

2. Lopey idle

3. A Perrin turboback in the trunk

4. A Xede thing behind the glove box

5. A couple stock camshafts in HKS boxes and stock fuel pump in the trunk along with the stock lower intercooler pipe

6. A clutch that engages like a bull with a purple pressure plate ( have a borescope )

7. Vishnu stickers everywhere

8. Car still feels slower than the Stock Evo 6.5 I had in Okinawa. Maybe ditch the piggy back and go with a flash from Kozmic here in Houston?

9. No boost guage no way to track AFRs, going to hook a scan guage up to her tomorrow to record map readings to figure out max boost.



Well thought she was stock...sneaky bastards

sr20det91

iTrader: (59)

Get rid of the exede. Way old technology. The lope is probably from having the untuned hks cams in there and sounds like an exeedy twin clutch.

Do the 60k maintence and a proper tune and you should be good to go.

SmurfZilla

iTrader: (33)

And that is the reason why used Evo's are like playing Russian roulette

desertsoldier22

Why do folks complain about this interior? It's actually quite nice compared to other 2003 vehicles like my Boxster S. I think it is more comfortable and cleaner than the Evo X MR I drove.

desertsoldier22

Well no codes, 22 psi, very low knock voltage at max boost. I think this is a Vishnu Staged package...older because its using a piggyback.

desertsoldier22

This steering wheel=sex

sr20det91

iTrader: (59)

I actually had that same vishnu package back in 2003-2004 on my 1st evo and it ran really well. Low 12's and very consistent. Much better options these days.

desertsoldier22

Any way to tune out the lope or raise the idle with the exede...hell I don't even what I need to get to talk to it.

desertsoldier22

The timing belt is HKS with adjustable can gears. Lord a stock looking engine bay can be deceiving .

sr20det91

iTrader: (59)

Its been so long I cant remember, I think you had to send the unit back to them for different maps to be loaded. At least the version I had.

http://www.vishnutuning.com/evo.htm

cdubs91

Congrats on your purchase

st0mp860

iTrader: (6)

Congrats, I remember my first purchase. Still don't regret it to today.