Should I Trade My 135i For A Evo X??

RnmEvo9 · 12-10-2011, 02:46 PM

Hopefully none of you run into these properly modded ones: [u2b]

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D335NUTZ · 12-10-2011, 02:49 PM

Just cuz you have a BMW and are on a BMW forum doesn't mean you have to be a BMW fanboy.

D335NUTZ · 12-10-2011, 02:58 PM

I can solve your problem.

Just buy DJSnigged's boys worked RX7 for $15000 and call it a day.

FastBimmerN54 · 12-10-2011, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by thebigragu99

6 bolt was bullet proof.

Just read this and just thought it was ironic. My roomate blew 2 motors both on stock boost. They were both 4g63 6 bolt.

thebigragu99 · 12-10-2011, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FastBimmerN54

Just read this and just thought it was ironic. My roomate blew 2 motors both on stock boost. They were both 4g63 6 bolt.

Must have been the tune !

RnmEvo9 · 12-10-2011, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by FastBimmerN54

Just read this and just thought it was ironic. My roomate blew 2 motors both on stock boost. They were both 4g63 6 bolt.

You can blow up any motor, however, the 7 bolt motors were more pronounced with crankwalk problems than the 6 bolt motors.

FastBimmerN54 · 12-10-2011, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by thebigragu99

Must have been the tune !

Car was stock though LOL
He then sold it and got a Jeep. Never looked back. Funny how cars sometimes change people.

OneReaction · 12-10-2011, 03:48 PM

In my opinion the Evos are great cars if you can follow one basic rule. Either keep the car simple with mods or pay to turn it into a race car. The in the middle stuff doesn't work on that car without it turning into an unwanted money pit and headache.

Brey335i · 12-10-2011, 03:51 PM

Like I said when I posted on page one. Its subjective. Do you have such a need for attention that you post a thread asking others what car you should choose? And then argue with everyone who says anything bad about the Evo?

Seems like you've made your choice. Now go test drive them. And switch if it seems right.

For the record. I know a guy making 800 awhp on a IX. He says the car runs half the time. So he's scaling back. A lot.

Point is. Yes you can make insane power. But if you're trading down to an Evo you might as well go with the IX because the X is too heavy and sucks.

thebigragu99 · 12-10-2011, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by FastBimmerN54

Car was stock though LOL
He then sold it and got a Jeep. Never looked back. Funny how cars sometimes change people.

That's a weird trade!

thebigragu99 · 12-10-2011, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Brey335i

Like I said when I posted on page one. Its subjective. Do you have such a need for attention that you post a thread asking others what car you should choose? And then argue with everyone who says anything bad about the Evo?

Seems like you've made your choice. Now go test drive them. And switch if it seems right.

For the record. I know a guy making 800 awhp on a IX. He says the car runs half the time. So he's scaling back. A lot.

Point is. Yes you can make insane power. But if you're trading down to an Evo you might as well go with the IX because the X is too heavy and sucks.

What's wrong you didn't get attention today?I never asked you directly about your advice!!Thanks for the 2nd reply.

thebigragu99 · 12-10-2011, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RnmEvo9

Hopefully none of you run into these properly modded ones: [u2b]

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Love that video!!!!!

flip4335 · 12-10-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by thebigragu99

Bother who?Your bothering me .

hahaha...it's all in good fun.

Besides, you don't deserve your ride if you're asking questions you already know the answers to.

You ask for opinions, you get them. Don't be so thin-skinned; that's what forums are all about.

If you can't stand the heat, don't post...the flames and the flamers will burn you to toast if you can't take stuff in stride.

I'm glad I bother you...

blackedout335i · 12-10-2011, 04:08 PM

evo x are strong motors... very strong cars. i would do it if i was you! they look nice to

thebigragu99 · 12-10-2011, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by flip4335

hahaha...it's all in good fun.

Besides, you don't deserve your ride if you're asking questions you already know the answers to.

You ask for opinions, you get them. Don't be so thin-skinned; that's what forums are all about.

If you can't stand the heat, don't post...the flames and the flamers will burn you to toast if you can't take stuff in stride.

I'm glad I bother you...

It's all good!!You don't bother me,I was playing along.Now brey is a different situation.

thebigragu99 · 12-10-2011, 04:17 PM

I thank you guys for the reply's.I guess there good and bad' about bother car's but the way it looks,I might be going backwards in getting back into a evo again.It's fun,but at the end of the day it's a tin can with a turbo.

thebigragu99 · 12-10-2011, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by blackedout335i

evo x are strong motors... very strong cars. i would do it if i was you! they look nice to

Not as strong as the evo9 4g63.Nothing can beat a cast iron block!

bigdaddycane · 12-10-2011, 04:27 PM

Q4P · 12-10-2011, 04:34 PM

The clear and simple answer is absolutely not. You will be giving up a lot in creature comforts, you will miss the torque because with a big turbo your powerband will suck and there is no way you will use that power in the higher revs in an EVO especially if you are mainly using the car on the streets. The car is loud; gets incredibly bad gas mileage and at that power level is unreliable. I couldn't do it; i've been there done that and it would be very tough to go back.

Last but not least; how are you expecting to make 520 WHP on pump gas in an EVO X for $5K? Please list all of your mods with prices because after all of the supporting mods, turbo kit, tuning and precautionary mods (clutch and so forth if you are smart) there is no way you will be within 5K.

BTW, buying a used EVO is like buying a ticking time bomb; this is fact.

thebigragu99 · 12-10-2011, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Questforpower

The clear and simple answer is absolutely not. You will be giving up a lot in creature comforts, you will miss the torque because with a big turbo your powerband will suck and there is no way you will use that power in the higher revs in an EVO especially if you are mainly using the car on the streets. The car is loud; gets incredibly bad gas mileage and at that power level is unreliable. I couldn't do it; i've been there done that and it would be very tough to go back.

Last but not least; how are you expecting to make 520 WHP on pump gas in an EVO X for $5K? Please list all of your mods with prices because after all of the supporting mods, turbo kit, tuning and precautionary mods (clutch and so forth if you are smart) there is no way you will be within 5K.

BTW, buying a used EVO is like buying a ticking time bomb; this is fact.

The kit $,4,500 with injectors,then Adding a act clutch,and the car has the rest of the supporting mods.All in all should cost me 6k and I'm done that's with the install,tune,and parts.

flip4335 · 12-10-2011, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by thebigragu99

It's all good!!You don't bother me,I was playing along.Now brey is a different situation.

LOL!!! You're alright!

Sometimes it helps to get opinions to seemingly innocuous questions to affirm one's own feelings.

I was staring hard at evo X and subie STI's as well until I read reviews on how Mitsu went backwards on the X to add a little more civility (read: slow down the performance with a heavier car filled with sound deadening material) to capture a broader market (read: families)...like others said, IX was a better tuner for performance, but light on fit and finish...and longevity (read: rustbucket "Pimp My Ride" candidate, tho that would be fun, too, if you lived in Cali).

My driving instructors always preached, "Smooth is fast" and one could take that to mean many things, including "smooth" as in BMW TT performance that leads to being "fast"... but not "furious" as in rattlin' fit and finish! hahaha, J/K

OBTW, 2012 F30 series will feature a TT four-banger pushing about 240-50HP/260TQ (correct me if I am wrong) and tuneable engine...something to think about...

Q4P · 12-10-2011, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by thebigragu99

The kit $,4,500 with injectors,then Adding a act clutch,and the car has the rest of the supporting mods.All in all should cost me 6k and I'm done that's with the install,tune,and parts.

It is your personal choice; you will be the one driving the car no one else! Just remember; comfort means a lot once you are used to it; so does having a good bit of down low TQ (a turbo 4 can't match a turbo 6 in that regard).

Just make sure you need this power; not want it because later on you may regret it!

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OneReaction Banned 0 Rep 48 Posts Drives: 135 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	In my opinion the Evos are great cars if you can follow one basic rule. Either keep the car simple with mods or pay to turn it into a race car. The in the middle stuff doesn't work on that car without it turning into an unwanted money pit and headache.
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Brey335i Banned 113 Rep 4,771 Posts Drives: e46 ///M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (11)	Like I said when I posted on page one. Its subjective. Do you have such a need for attention that you post a thread asking others what car you should choose? And then argue with everyone who says anything bad about the Evo? Seems like you've made your choice. Now go test drive them. And switch if it seems right. For the record. I know a guy making 800 awhp on a IX. He says the car runs half the time. So he's scaling back. A lot. Point is. Yes you can make insane power. But if you're trading down to an Evo you might as well go with the IX because the X is too heavy and sucks.
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thebigragu99 Banned 47 Rep 828 Posts Drives: 135 tuorbbo Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: nyc iTrader: (1)	I thank you guys for the reply's.I guess there good and bad' about bother car's but the way it looks,I might be going backwards in getting back into a evo again.It's fun,but at the end of the day it's a tin can with a turbo.
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Q4P Colonel 83 Rep 2,291 Posts Drives: Too Much Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: World iTrader: (0)	The clear and simple answer is absolutely not. You will be giving up a lot in creature comforts, you will miss the torque because with a big turbo your powerband will suck and there is no way you will use that power in the higher revs in an EVO especially if you are mainly using the car on the streets. The car is loud; gets incredibly bad gas mileage and at that power level is unreliable. I couldn't do it; i've been there done that and it would be very tough to go back. Last but not least; how are you expecting to make 520 WHP on pump gas in an EVO X for $5K? Please list all of your mods with prices because after all of the supporting mods, turbo kit, tuning and precautionary mods (clutch and so forth if you are smart) there is no way you will be within 5K. BTW, buying a used EVO is like buying a ticking time bomb; this is fact. __________________ 2jZ + RB26 + 4G63 + LS9 + N54 =
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