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26 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Don't lump me in with them. I'm an enthusiast of mechanic design, be it engines, weaponry, or productive machinery. Not a guy with a wrench that reads the marketing garbage AFE/insert other "enthusiast" brand that can't legally warranty half of their products.

 

I fail to see a correlation between people screeching variations of "forced induction is more efficient!!! Reclaimed energy!!!" and anything I've said.

If you can't be civil. Please leave

 

Edit. That goes for everyone in the thread

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Just now, RevoltTrain said:

Pretty sure it's an Evo 8 due to the wheels

yeah as i said pretty sure its 8 :D 

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Any Evo fanatic know what to look out for in an Evo 8 that has been sitting for years? 

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4 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

oh god.... closest to an R34 GT-R or an MK4 Supra i have been is only drift tuned ones ... :/ 

It was unreal, they have all sorts of other cool goodies too, Saabs, Golf R32, etc

3 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

yeah as i said pretty sure its 8 :D 

Only reason I knew that much is a friend has them on his Civic SI

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Just now, RevoltTrain said:

It was unreal, they have all sorts of other cool goodies too, Saabs, Golf R32, etc

Only reason I knew that much is a friend has them on his Civic SI

nice ... wish i knew a shop like that here :/ 

 

they fit on a civic si? :o 

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5 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

nice ... wish i knew a shop like that here :/ 

 

they fit on a civic si? :o 

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Just now, RevoltTrain said:

Si

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no spacers? 

they do look good tho ...

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15 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

Any Evo fanatic know what to look out for in an Evo 8 that has been sitting for years? 

Just think about the general things. Check oil, fuel, seals, any rubber pipes, bushing and suspension under the car, check for rust on the frame rails/body... 

Ask for service records and stuff too. And run the VIN if you can? Who knows why it's sitting. 

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Just now, ImadKnight said:

Just think about the general things. Check oil, fuel, seals, any rubber pipes, bushing and suspension under the car, check for rust on the frame rails/body... 

Ask for service records and stuff too. And run the VIN if you can? Who knows why it's sitting. 

well i know the basics but im just asking if there are any evo 8 specific things to look out for 

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1 minute ago, Mister2010 said:

well i know the basics but im just asking if there are any evo 8 specific things to look out for 

maybe turbo? who knows if seals are bad or if there is shaft play.

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2 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

well i know the basics but im just asking if there are any evo 8 specific things to look out for 

They're pretty reliable cars. The transfer cases are a bit weak but other than that i'd just look out for regular maintenance stuff.

 

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Just now, techswede said:

They're pretty reliable cars. The transfer cases are a bit weak but other than that i'd just look out for regular maintenance stuff.

 

ok, this is an answer i was looking for xD 

evos are known for their transfer cases ... in a bad way :/ 

 

note on the bold part .... if you dont modify it :D 

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Just now, Mister2010 said:

ok, this is an answer i was looking for xD 

evos are known for their transfer cases ... in a bad way :/ 

 

note on the bold part .... if you dont modify it :D 

Yeah look out for mods as well. And terry brought up a good point about the turbocharger. But checking play and that stuff is a bit difficult on initial inspection.

Just listen very well for any weird noises. 

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Just now, techswede said:

Yeah look out for mods as well. And terry brought up a good point about the turbocharger. But checking play and that stuff is a bit difficult on initial inspection.

Just listen very well for any weird noises. 

it looks like its stock ... 

and yeah that should be a thing to look out for 

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1 minute ago, Mister2010 said:

it looks like its stock ... 

and yeah that should be a thing to look out for 

Some guys modify them and then put them back to stock before selling tho. Watch out for that cause you never know how much care they took when putting it back together and what stress it was under. 

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5 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Thats what I would like to do. Need to figure out what the best option for shocks is, what rubber its going to get, etc.

 

Need to get it running and driving first. Woo.

 

Need to get it home first.

You posting that caddy made me remember one of my all time favorite full size american cars.

The 69 fairlane 

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If i'm parting with good money for one though it better be a 500. Or cheap enough to make a 427 cobra jet swap viable.

(Yes i know. Technically a mid-size car. But still. Kind of huge)

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4 hours ago, techswede said:

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Ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!!!!! WTF is that abomination?!!!! Kill it now!

40 minutes ago, techswede said:

You posting that caddy made me remember one of my all time favorite full size american cars.

The 69 fairlane 

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If i'm parting with good money for one though it better be a 500. Or cheap enough to make a 427 cobra jet swap viable.

(Yes i know. Technically a mid-size car. But still. Kind of huge)

mmmmm nice! Fairlanes were always beautiful to me :)

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Got my really expensive and rare item in! 

 

What now? MODIFY IT OF COURSE! 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Got my really expensive and rare item in! 

 

What now? MODIFY IT OF COURSE! 

 

 

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soooo.... more power incoming? xD

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8 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

soooo.... more power incoming? xD

no. I have to solder a jumper wire between two pins to make the fuel pump work lol

 

But I also needed to take it apart to fufill my promise to the miata community that I would get some pics of this extremely rare ECU side by side with the US one so we can actually figure out the legitimate differences between the two

 

So that I did.

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US on the Left, JPN on the right

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1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

no. I have to solder a jumper wire between two pins to make the fuel pump work lol

 

But I also needed to take it apart to fufill my promise to the miata community that I would get some pics of this extremely rare ECU side by side with the US one so we can actually figure out the legitimate differences between the two

 

So that I did.

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US on the Left, JPN on the right

what's up with the 2 chips on the bottom right of the JPN ecu compared to 3 on the US ecu?

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oh my god im so bad at soldering....

 

 

took me 30 minutes to get one end of the wire on 1 pin... and to add to that IT's AWFUL!

 

halp me

 

 

im tinning the wire (filling it with solder...) then trying to get a blob of solder onto the pin on the board... then trying to heat the solder on the pin up and get it to stick to the wire...

 

like seriously i need help... why cant i do this lol

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3 minutes ago, terrytek said:

what's up with the 2 chips on the bottom right of the JPN ecu compared to 3 on the US ecu?

not sure to be honest

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Cant quite put my finger on it, but I really like how this one came out

 

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Ok I think I got it. It looks bad but it's firmly on there and I dont see it touching more than 1 pin on each side

 

Used a macro clip-on lens with my potato phone 

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1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

Ok I think I got it. It looks bad but it's firmly on there and I dont see it touching more than 1 pin on each side

 

Used a macro clip-on lens with my potato phone 

 

 

Why exactly did you have to solder again?

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