Evo owner discovering new curiousity

[hungryhippos]

Yeah so I've been reading. I think the only way I'd buy a previously modded car is if I knew the person personally. Modding always has its price and with any project, ya gotta pay to play and thats just how it goes with any hobby. There are kids that want to play, but don't do it right and wonder why shit breaks. I'm just trying to figure out how much it costs to get a clean FD with little to no mods. My evo was about 35k off the lot and I easily have another 20k in mods and maintenence. I learned from my evo 8 to log everything if I want an easy sale. So this time I have a excel spread sheet of every oil change with miles and receipt of the oil and filter along with other fluid changes, belt changes, bolt ons and the build itself of course.

For anyone that hasn't been around evo 10's they have their fair share of problems. Plastic pulleys? WTF Plastic CMC. The ACD (Active center diff) pump hates cold weather so that $#!T dies every couple years. That is a $2k replacement from the stealership. Shitty paint job. Internals although forged are limited to 400wtq, some people are starting to figure out 500whp on internals which isn't a problem, just surprising. the MR's with the SST double clutch tranny's work fantastic but tend to have overheating problems on the track and they can't hold much power without upgrades past 350whp/wtq

tons more random lil shit haha. Anyways, I don't think I'm going to spring for one quite yet. I don't know, maybe if I see a decent deal around seattle for less than $20 with a clean history and good records. I'll see soon enough. haha thanks for the tips everyone!

[RedR1]

Originally Posted by hungryhippos

Yeah so I've been reading. I think the only way I'd buy a previously modded car is if I knew the person personally. Modding always has its price and with any project, ya gotta pay to play and thats just how it goes with any hobby. There are kids that want to play, but don't do it right and wonder why breaks. I'm just trying to figure out how much it costs to get a clean FD with little to no mods.

Prime examples like one you are wanting will fetch $20k easy. those are low mileage at about 20k, but you gotta remember it's a 20 year old car at this point. 20-24 will get you the primo ones though. One thing to be weary of, is that oil lubricates the seals in the motor and that only happens when the car is running, so a car that has been sitting for 20 years has the same potential of a car that has 110k on the odometer. Dry seals will be bitter/crack and that will require a rebuild. Usually cars with 60-80k miles on them will already come with a rebuilt engine, you just have to find out who rebuilt it. Just like any car market, there are some shady engine shops out there.

Originally Posted by HungryHippos

For anyone that hasn't been around evo 10's they have their fair share of problems. Plastic pulleys? WTF Plastic CMC. The ACD (Active center diff) pump hates cold weather so that $#!T dies every couple years. That is a $2k replacement from the stealership. paint job. Internals although forged are limited to 400wtq, some people are starting to figure out 500whp on internals which isn't a problem, just surprising. the MR's with the SST double clutch tranny's work fantastic but tend to have overheating problems on the track and they can't hold much power without upgrades past 350whp/wtq

The Evo's are some sharp cars. A buddy of mine has an Evo 9 MR and it's super comfy. It's his daily and has enough umph to get out of its own way, be fun, and still be docile. It's all stock except for an air freshner bc he farts like a cow

Originally Posted by Hippo

Anyways, I don't think I'm going to spring for one quite yet. I don't know, maybe if I see a decent deal around seattle for less than $20 with a clean history and good records. I'll see soon enough. haha thanks for the tips everyone!

There was a STEAL that sold in Seattle a month ago. Red FD with 40k on the chassis, carfax came back clean. It was missing motor, turbo's, tranny (long block) and seller was selling for $4800. completely mint interior, all it needed was motor and (in my opinion) paint. you can have a Japanese long block for $2000, and basic rebuild done for $2000-ish if you uninstall the block and take it to a shop. Get back from the shop, bolt long block into the motor and you were into a MINT FD for roughly $9000 after all is said and done.

worst case scenario is it needs new turbos. you can find used turbo's all day long, rebuild the pair if the turbo manifold isn't too cracked, or upgrade to new 99 spec twin turbo's for $2000. that won't require new injectors, or anything to increase the price substantially. So with that said, an FD with new motor, turbos, and the lot for $11500 roughly.

If i wasn't in FL, i'd have picked up that car. Could always use another FD in my life

side note, FD stands for Financial Disaster

[speedjunkie]

Originally Posted by RedR1

Could always use another FD in my life

side note, FD stands for Financial Disaster

Both quoted for truth.