bhallin15

I owned a 2004 evo 8 and I loved it. It was fast I liked the raw feeling it provided. I have been looking to buy another evo soon but I don't know what I should look for. It will not be a daily driver. I have another car so I plan to only drive the evo on nice days. I am debating between the evo 8 and evo 9. Can anyone help me out?

e_kobz

iTrader: (36)

They're basically the same car. Only difference is the interior, different gearing in the transmission, mivec on the IX, the interior, and the wheels. Either one is a great car. Which ever you find first that's clean and has low miles and has been well maintained I say get that one. IX's will most likely be a little more expensive than a VIII. I'm a little biased but a Evo IX SE is the best Evo ever made and if you find a clean one jump on it

bhallin15

Would you recommend the ix 5 speed over the mr?

e_kobz

iTrader: (36)

Absolutely

nemsin

iTrader: (19)

What is your budget and will you be tracking the car or just weekend driving it?

bhallin15

Why?

bhallin15

Id like to pay 15k-20k on one. But if there is a screaming deal for a little more money I could try to get the money. I would like to drive this car on sunny days/ weekends but I would like to eventually track it.

TheBoz

iTrader: (9)

If I could go back and do it all again I would do an 06 RS.


Light weight, ACD, and Mivec it is a win all the way around. Also the evo 9's have the nice black interior and the sexy front lip, on the SE.

bhallin15

See I love the evo 9 body style. It looks clean. But I don't necessarily like that the rs doesn't come with power locks/windows.

nemsin

iTrader: (19)

IMO IX>X>VIII. But good condition IX's are fetching a premium these days, and you will likely pay 22-25K for a nice one.

So for 15-20K, I would recommend looking for the lowest mileage 2010-13 Evo X you can find.

For track days, its pretty easy to shed some of the weight out of the X (there are weight reduction threads on evom).

bhallin15

Im told that the evo X has less potential than an evo 8/9. Is this true? My source said that you can get more power out of the 4g63 motor than you can with the evo X motor.

e_kobz

iTrader: (36)

It's made of glass and doesn't do well when tracked.

e_kobz

iTrader: (36)

This is a very false statement. They both have amazing potential. Only major difference is the 4B11 block is aluminum and needs to be sleeved when pushed hard.

nemsin

iTrader: (19)

There are 1000+hp evo X's out there. While its probably true that the 4g63 can "survive" a bit more power than the 4B11 in stock form, both engines should really be built if you want more than 400whp.

What are your power goals?

bhallin15

I would like a car with at least 450whp. As time goes on and my money builds up that my rise. Probably no more than 600whp