Just bought my 1st evo, thought i'd say hello.

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glide

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Hi guys, i hope you all can keep me right. Picking up my first evo on friday & finding more & more questions that need answering before the big day. I'm such a noob.
 
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Hi there,
Im sure we can keep you right!
Fire away with your questions and dont forget pics when you pick it up.
other than that have fun with it!
 
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Hi Nick, 1st question i have is to do with my insurance, so far elephant has given me the cheapest quote, i was surprised to see some specialist ''modified'' insurers were so expensive, only phoned a few today. Is there a good insurance company modded evo drivers swear by?

Also, trying to decifer what is standard & whats a mod on my new car (for insurance wasnt too easy being a noob. I have bought an Evo VIII MR FQ-340with 1 previous owner. He put an evo 9 front & rear bumper on it which i declared as a mod & it also has a HKS dump valve & a turbo timer (i assume these are not standard either?)

I've been told to warm up & cool down this car but i'm not sure what i should or shouldnt do here to take care of it properly.
 
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Hi Nick, 1st question i have is to do with my insurance, so far elephant has given me the cheapest quote, i was surprised to see some specialist ''modified'' insurers were so expensive, only phoned a few today. Is there a good insurance company modded evo drivers swear by?

Also, trying to decifer what is standard & whats a mod on my new car (for insurance wasnt too easy being a noob. I have bought an Evo VIII MR FQ-340with 1 previous owner. He put an evo 9 front & rear bumper on it which i declared as a mod & it also has a HKS dump valve & a turbo timer (i assume these are not standard either?)

I've been told to warm up & cool down this car but i'm not sure what i should or shouldnt do here to take care of it properly.

welcome bro ;)

quite a few evo owners i have come to know over the last few months swear by elephant, as they seem to be the cheapest. i wouldnt bother declaring the dump valve or turbo timer as mods, and as long as the bumpers are not aftermarket ones i.e hks etc i wouldnt bother either.
on mine i declared
hks kensei front bumper
carbon bonnet
apexi exhaust
deam dynamics alloys

but thats just my opinion, if you feel safer declaring everything, do it :)

as for warming up and cooling down, when you start the motor, leave it turning over for 30 secs or more until you drive away, also dont boot it for a good few minutes until the engine is at its optimum temp. the turbo timer should help it cool down, i.e leave the engine running for 40 secs or more after youve parked
 
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Oh right thanks man, i'll make sure & do that. Do you know if this car comes with a full system s/s exhaust as standard?
 
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ill find out. if you want it to have more oomph id get a new full through decat exhaust straight away anyway
 
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I think theres one in the boot wrapped up, the 1st owner had it. Does it make a big difference?
 
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yes mate, it helps the car breath more, resulting in more power :)
 
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Cool, how much Hp is to be expected do you reckon?
 
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as long as its got a good air filter and a good decated exhaust, you could get around 15-30 extra horses compared to a standard one. getting the standard one decated with nothing else should add around 6bhp
 
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Not getting to pick it up till Monday now :( stupid dvla.
 
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Does anyone know where i can buy the fq-400 style wing mirros?
 
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very nice mate, thats definatly what im after when i have had my 4 for another year
 
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Ok another question. Anyone know what make of tyres come as standard from the factory on this car? At the mo its running different makes on the front to the rear & that cant be good.
 
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