Just raced with my friends' tuned EVO 8.
03-12-2007, 11:47 PM
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They are actually quite great at the track, its a fun car to own. You can tinker with it and not stress about warranty issues because if you break something its dirt cheap to fix. For about 4k in mods you have a car that can hang with pretty much everything short of a 997TT or Z06 and for 3-4k more you can have a supercar like 500-600hp daily driver - on pump gas. Hard to live with as your only car, but if your a car guy its definately worth a few hrs seat time if you can.
03-13-2007, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by gmoney99
It does not sound like it was tuned:
----The Evo8 has alot of tuning on the engine (Intake, Straight pipe, exhaust, etc)
Tuned in the Evo world is ECU flashed / dyno tuned etc. Your looking at 380hp with a tune and full exhaust (stock intake, filter) on an Evo 8 from one of the good places. Thats enough HP to make quick work of a 997S from my experience.
I have a V400 vishnu tuned IX MR and she puts down 330 to the wheels on a dynojet with just a tune and full exhaust. Even from a roll or move shes fast (unlike stock ones that are pigs from a roll). Vbox's 4 flat 0-60 and low 12's when launched like you hate it.
----The Evo8 has alot of tuning on the engine (Intake, Straight pipe, exhaust, etc)
Tuned in the Evo world is ECU flashed / dyno tuned etc. Your looking at 380hp with a tune and full exhaust (stock intake, filter) on an Evo 8 from one of the good places. Thats enough HP to make quick work of a 997S from my experience.
I have a V400 vishnu tuned IX MR and she puts down 330 to the wheels on a dynojet with just a tune and full exhaust. Even from a roll or move shes fast (unlike stock ones that are pigs from a roll). Vbox's 4 flat 0-60 and low 12's when launched like you hate it.
I will be racing with an E60 M5 this weekend and i will bring a vid cam with me to the race. Keep you guys posted!
03-13-2007, 11:42 PM
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RonCT, weighed my 305/25-20 tire today, came in at 23.5lbs. I've read the stock 19" wheel weighs in at 27.8lbs. With that in mind I weighed my stock wheel/tire 295/30-19 and it came in at 56.8lbs, the front came in at 45.9lbs. That means the tire must weigh about 29lbs based on these numbers! Seems the lower sidewall 20's are about 5lbs lighter even though they are even wider!
Should go without saying, this would help offset the weight difference of the larger wheel.
Should go without saying, this would help offset the weight difference of the larger wheel.
03-14-2007, 11:23 PM
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My old Evo would crush my 997S... no question. Turboback, intake, reflash = 320 whp/330 wtq. My 997S put down 310 whp/265 wtq. And the Evo is lighter...
Also, if a modded Evo has cams (272s or 280s), it will hang all day long on the top end. What lets it down in the end (literally) is the aero effect over 140mph. I will get another Evo in the near future - great car, cheap/reliable to mod, still something of a sleeper to most folks.
Also, if a modded Evo has cams (272s or 280s), it will hang all day long on the top end. What lets it down in the end (literally) is the aero effect over 140mph. I will get another Evo in the near future - great car, cheap/reliable to mod, still something of a sleeper to most folks.
03-15-2007, 12:00 AM
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Have had several WRXSi's tried to race me-smoked them all. feel I could do the same with the EVO's-over 100mph they suck. They can't run with you....
JJ SA Texas
05 Carrera S-Full AWE, Evoms intake, no ECU mod(yet).
JJ SA Texas
05 Carrera S-Full AWE, Evoms intake, no ECU mod(yet).
03-15-2007, 12:00 AM
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Spoken like a true fellow Socalevo.net member! 
03-16-2007, 02:21 AM
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Not sure about that. According to www.edmunds.com, the Evo is 3285 lbs and the 997S is 3252.
MC
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Not sure about that. According to www.edmunds.com, the Evo is 3285 lbs and the 997S is 3252.
MC
