Newbie after advice on what car to buy.

[James.Judd.1]

So no need up uprate any of the wishbone bushes? Just the roll bar bushes. I dont want loud crashy ride.

I was always under the impression that a decent shock & spring setup (especially for the price) was better than a coilover setup for road use.

What coilovers would you advise then? I'm trying to get pricing's in my head.

 

[j dog]

So no need up uprate any of the wishbone bushes? Just the roll bar bushes. I dont want loud crashy ride.

I was always under the impression that a decent shock & spring setup (especially for the price) was better than a coilover setup for road use.

What coilovers would you advise then? I'm trying to get pricing's in my head.

James, have a look here. http://www.evoowners.co.uk/f4/my-car-7440.html#axzz1tAYfHHIr
It's my car, there is the "spec" list there. It made 393 with that except it was on the the standard downpipe and with the cat in place, so it goes to show that it is very easy to achieve. The suspension wasn't the cheapest but it is very good and the polybush kit is very good aswell.
Evo 9's as new and shiny as they look, don't forget they started in 2005 so that's 7 years old now, and there are a few that haven't been looked after as well as they should have been.
If you're looking at spending £10,500 on one it probably won't be the best and it could need maintenance work on it, which generally isn't cheap. In my opinion I think it would be best to spend around the £13k mark and find a looked after car with the engine work already carried out.

 

[James.Judd.1]

Very nice car you have there. Its almost exactly what I am after! Out of interest what would I expect to pay for a car similarly specced as yours?
Point taken regarding buying a car with the work already carried out. I just dont want to buy an abused car that's going to be a ticking time bomb.

 

[j dog]

haha, I was actually about to put it up for sale soon. I'm going to put it up for £14,000 if you'd be interested!

 

[James.Judd.1]

haha, I was actually about to put it up for sale soon. I'm going to put it up for £14,000 if you'd be interested!

I had a feeling you may say that! If im being honest I would really like to stay within my £12,000 budget. But I shall bare it in mind. I have just googled how much your coilovers cost :O

These seem like pretty good deals, especially if there is a bit of movement in the pricing..

Jm-Imports EU No1 Importer and Exporter : FQ320 380BHP Number 84 - 6 speed manual

Mitsubishi : 2005 Evo IX fq320 410bhp

 

[j dog]

yeah they both look like good cars, i prefer the one in aberdeen, but it's a 1000 mile trip for you coming from cambridgeshire so it's worth bearing that in mind aswell.
With regards to mine I'll find out how much I owe to the finance company and I'll send you a pm with regards to what price we can do

 

[James.Judd.1]

Me too, in all honesty it will probably be around June when I actively start looking as:

1) I am breaking up my old car & it takes a little while to gather up all the money
2) I turn 22 in June so it will be best for me to wait for insurance purposes.

Feel free to PM your best price though j dog!

 

[GAZ5EVO]

Just seen this by a vectra lol
I mean evo 8 260 do stage one mods with switchable maps and your be happy.

 

[fq-craigus]

Just buy an fq and have done with it for te monies you might as well

 

[James.Judd.1]

I will probably end up buying a Stage1 FQ320 Evo9.. 400/400 is what I am after.

 

[GAZ5EVO]

Before anyone said anything you were after a low mileage 8 so what has changed lol

 

[James.Judd.1]

It is easier and cheaper to achieve 400bhp from the 9.
I was "looking" at the 8's because they were cheaper. The whole reason I started this thread was to get some advice & opinions as I don't know much about the car. And from taking peoples advice, I am leaning towards the 9.

 

[GAZ5EVO]

Ok I got my e8 260 to 388bhp and 386lbft at 1.7 bar for the total cost of £200 and that included sorting suspension, geo etc and had switchable maps one for fuel economy and one for all out fun
Research what your options are, use good second hand parts where you can and also talk to some tuners and tell them what you want to use the car for etc. if you fancy some track action try the sprint series on Mlr or If you want to be a show queen then talk to evogeof and nickygixer as they have some really nice e9s

 

[James.Judd.1]

You must have got some bargains doing all that for £200!

I am ideally after a fast road setup, tracking it would be a very rare occasion.. looks wise OEM+ nothing too fancy just subtle mods here and there.

If I were to buy an E9 it would have to be pre-modded due to them being so close to the top of my budget, if it were an 8 I would been looking for a clean low mileage example.

The fact the 9 is a little lighter than the 8 sways me too & obviously newer, stronger engine & a better turbo are all key points too.

As you say, I now need too spend some time working out exactly what I want. Its all a bit much to take in and make a decision.

 

[GAZ5EVO]

Like I said talk to a few tuners and talk to the guys I mentioned depending where you are from talk to ant@indigo-gt rich(motorinterest) on Mlr tell him gaz told ya about him, bob@hayesengineering for mapping depending where your from ant again or lee5 on Mlr

As for tuning mine yeah I got some good deals, I work on my car, had rich do some work, lee mapped it and I knowing the right people got me the bits I needed

 

[James.Judd.1]

I am more than happy too do all the labor myself, like you say I will just need too try and source the parts I need for the best price I can.
I shall bare the guys you mentioned in mind nearer the time.

Thanks for you help Gaz & thanks too all the other guys who gave some input! Given me alot too think about.