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Old Jul 11, 2006, 06:06 PM
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should I mod my evo before 10,000 miles?

Hi I just bought a brand new evo ix couple months ago and right now it only has 1000 miles on it. I really want to buy a new exhaust, intake etc. start mod my babe but my friends said it's really bad for the car if I do any performance modification before at least 3 or 4 oil change, so I figure it'll take a while for my car hit the 10,000 mileage meter. My question is should I listen to my friends and just sit back wait for that long to start working on my car? btw one more simple question, when should I do the first tire rotation for the new evo? because this is my first awd car ^^

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as i just learned the brake in is 600 miles i think the 1st mod should be on the car at 601miles. go for it
Old Jul 11, 2006, 06:09 PM
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Why wait. Get the warrtalon pgk and call it a day. It's broken in.
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Old Jul 11, 2006, 06:09 PM
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i put a cat-back and drop in filter in at 600 miles(the proper break-in mileage) and am fine now with 31K on the odometer. i've never heard of waiting 10K for mods, sounds like someone's trying to sell you a s%*t sandwich!
Old Jul 11, 2006, 06:20 PM
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f'k that, mod your freakin' evo and feel it come to life.
Old Jul 11, 2006, 06:23 PM
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I'm going to mod mine almost right away, but I'm going to be easy on it until it has around 1K miles on it. Friday just can't come fast enough.
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lol, thanks for the quick replies, guess I'm going to buy a new exhaust next week after I get my paycheck ^^
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under 4000 miles and i just ordered the warrtalon stage one yesterday. cant wait to put it on and feel the new found beast
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There is no logical reason to wait to mod, start NOW!

And i think the manual says to rotate your tires every 5,000 miles.
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Originally Posted by Saito_z311
btw one more simple question, when should I do the first tire rotation for the new evo? because this is my first awd car ^^
Haha. You waited too long to mod AND too long to rotate the tirs. The stockers don't last much more than 10k anyway.
Old Jul 13, 2006, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
The stockers don't last much more than 10k anyway.
true, true!
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Guy's, good info here, but a Question on the Stage 1 Package:

Coming from the Turbo Buick World (GN TTA etc.) we normally use a Simple $10
Bleeder Valve teed into the Wastegate for RELIABLE boost control, and $40 or so for a Computer Chip...that being said..Why is the Stage 1 package so expensive??

How do you guys control Boost?? How much is the Simple Computer Flash??
How much could a Cat back Exhaust and a Gutted Converter be??

Thanks...just (Re)learning the New Gen turbo's...NOT flaming
Old Jul 13, 2006, 08:24 PM
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Manual boost controller = make yourself for sub $20bucks or what most others do, buy one for $70+.

Cheapest flash is through Dynoflash if you email him you ROM file via ECUFlash it's a $50.00 service.

Megan downpipe/testpipe/catback exhaust can be had for under $500shipped on ebay.
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Originally Posted by inco9nito99
Manual boost controller = make yourself for sub $20bucks or what most others do, buy one for $70+.

Cheapest flash is through Dynoflash if you email him you ROM file via ECUFlash it's a $50.00 service.

Megan downpipe/testpipe/catback exhaust can be had for under $500shipped on ebay.
Hmmm, well thats $600..not bad, I thoght $1200 sounded high, but I'm sure the quality is there! Thanks!!
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Originally Posted by Saito_z311
lol, thanks for the quick replies, guess I'm going to buy a new exhaust next week after I get my paycheck ^^
That's how it starts. Soon you'll be like everyone else, trying to decide what you can do to make it a little quicker. It's a curse but it's alot of fun along the way.


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