Purchasing 03 evo soon. First things to go out?
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Purchasing 03 evo soon. First things to go out?
I'm purchasing an 03 evo with about 40k miles from a performance shop down FL. Automodz if anyone has heard of them, and has any insight. But anyways, what are some things i should look at or prepare ahead of time when purchasing the vehicle. Performance wise, no mods.
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40K miles on an 2003
Do you have access to the maintenance records on the car?
You could send it to that performance shop you noted, if they are familiar w/EVOs, & have them perform a pre-buy inspection
Either way, I would put this on the lift & have the undercarriage inspected (bushings, suspension & rear diff, wheel bearings,check for leaks at the prop shaft seal to front diff etc)
Have the compression checked across all 4 cylinders
You noted no Mods, but you need to find out if the clutch has been replaced
Some of the basics are noted here:
Do you have access to the maintenance records on the car?
You could send it to that performance shop you noted, if they are familiar w/EVOs, & have them perform a pre-buy inspection
Either way, I would put this on the lift & have the undercarriage inspected (bushings, suspension & rear diff, wheel bearings,check for leaks at the prop shaft seal to front diff etc)
Have the compression checked across all 4 cylinders
You noted no Mods, but you need to find out if the clutch has been replaced
Some of the basics are noted here:
Last edited by MinusPrevious; Aug 10, 2016 at 11:56 AM.
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40K miles on an 2003
Do you have access to the maintenance records on the car?
You could send it to that performance shop you noted, if they are familiar w/EVOs, & have them perform a pre-buy inspection
Either way, I would put this on the lift & have the undercarriage inspected (bushings, suspension & rear diff, wheel bearings,check for leaks at the prop shaft seal to front diff etc)
Have the compression checked across all 4 cylinders
Some of the basics are noted here:
Do you have access to the maintenance records on the car?
You could send it to that performance shop you noted, if they are familiar w/EVOs, & have them perform a pre-buy inspection
Either way, I would put this on the lift & have the undercarriage inspected (bushings, suspension & rear diff, wheel bearings,check for leaks at the prop shaft seal to front diff etc)
Have the compression checked across all 4 cylinders
Some of the basics are noted here:
I pulled a carfax on it. So to that extent i do have service records.
Last edited by Womb Raider; Aug 10, 2016 at 12:02 PM.
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Ya I would want a full peak down and compression test done I mean it's not horrible that it was built gives you a good platform to go bigger turbo it's not like these motors take rocket science like a Subaru boxer engine to figure out
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No, no. Just the engine internals. From my understanding they pull the engine before they buy and sell the car. They're putting it back to oem internals. You can ask them what kind of mods you want they'll do the work and sell you the car type of deal.
If you look at their facebook page "automodz" they have a good reputation. The shop it full of evo's, eclipses, and srt-4's to me it seems like they know their 4g63. I'll definitely try to get a compression test done.
If you look at their facebook page "automodz" they have a good reputation. The shop it full of evo's, eclipses, and srt-4's to me it seems like they know their 4g63. I'll definitely try to get a compression test done.
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Do yourself a favor and stay clear away from anything affiliated with Automodz. They do not have a good reputation. I am local to them and that place is going under! Find another car from a different shop and/or individual.
It is said from multiple sources that he recently got a DUI in a customer's vehicle. Stay clear away.
It is said from multiple sources that he recently got a DUI in a customer's vehicle. Stay clear away.
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Do yourself a favor and stay clear away from anything affiliated with Automodz. They do not have a good reputation. I am local to them and that place is going under! Find another car from a different shop and/or individual.
It is said from multiple sources that he recently got a DUI in a customer's vehicle. Stay clear away.
It is said from multiple sources that he recently got a DUI in a customer's vehicle. Stay clear away.
Do you know if their actual work is garbage?
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My only concern about the built motor is i would know how crappy the work, if they took any shortcuts or if they put in cheap parts. I rather have a stock 4g63 and do everything myself.