Evo owner discovering new curiousity

[hungryhippos]

good to know. I'm guessing "roller" means no engine/tranny? or they rolled the car?

Didn't know a long block for you guys was that cheap (relatively speaking). stock long blocks start at 3.5k and something built start at 5k and go up from there. Short blocks can be found as low as 2k, evo heads are pretty strong and breathe well. new cams, springs, valves, lifters etc. Bottom end is the real problem when trying to get big power, but that tends to be the case with any car.

The child in me wants RWD pretty bad. I've had a evo 8, 3000GT (SL so FWD boring) and currently a 10. I think I'd feel more at ease if I bought a bought a chassis then picked up a new/rebuilt engine and tranny, I'll have to do a bit of research now on prices. I dont know if my father in law and his buddy know much about rotaries. Time for more research hahaha

Originally Posted by RedR1

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.

Yeah, garage horror stories are bad. you guys should try to find the GT-R down in texas, some guy got boned huge down there.

Originally Posted by RedR1

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

Yeah, MR's make for great DD and the tranny works great too. you can get like an extra 50-60 free whp with a professional tune, electronic boost controller, upper intercooler pipe, and turbo back exhaust no problem. 100whp is in sight. For some reason mitsu really held back on this car. Gotta love the JDM gentlemans agreement.

Originally Posted by RedR1

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.

That is awfully tempting. Not gunna lie.