Originally Posted by Wants an LS1

The older evos that first came here ran 13.1 in the hands of a GOOD driver you know.

And wtf, why am i the only one who thinks it looks good? Ive seen evos from 05 run 11.2 on stock turbo with race gas. not to bad really.

Originally Posted by NIevo

Well the problem is a cars sound is also subjective to someones own opinion. While I agree that most 4cyl such as Honda's sound horrible, my car sounds nothing like that.

Originally Posted by NIevo

As for the powerband it depends on how its set-up. Im running a stock turbo so I hit full boost at 3500rpm's or so. With a 8000rpm redline that give me a 4500rpm powerband. Also putting down around 400lb-ft torque, trust me, it throw's you back

Originally Posted by NIevo

Like I said, I could care less if I got respect or not, but I do get it. Not sure if its the area your in or what but you wouldnt believe the respect I get from hardcore racers and musclecar guys. There are always people that are close minded and say that nothings as good as a V8 but their not really any better then the kids who have a 18sec Honda thats thinks their fast too.

Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369

you're the only one who thinks good because most people think they're ugly as sin. why do you think they're a generally unpopular car? you don't see too many on the road for a reason.

Originally Posted by Quik Z06

Are you serious? When I go out on the weekend I see maybe 4-5 Evos in one night if not more.

Originally Posted by Quik Z06

The first thing he said was "man it puts you back in your seat" um, thats what turbo's do. I

Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369

i don't like having to rev to 5,000 rpms to hit a decent amount of power. i like being way ahead of all traffic revving to 2500 rpms.

Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369

i'm not trying to be a total dick here. this is just a question of "respect." many people will respect the speed of your car. if a muscle car enthusiast sees you run a 10.5 at the track, he's not going to say "that car's slow." he will admit it's fast regardless because he respects your speed. however, don't expect him to respect the car. most everyone on here respects speed, but if you drive an evo, your car itself is automatically looked down upon. it's just the way it is.

want respect in an evo? swap an LS1 into it. honestly, then you'll get a TON of respect from muscle car guys.

Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369

dyno graphs throw me back in my seat all the time. what does a dyno graph have to do with how the car feels? AWD cars suck at transferring power. if you mash the gas driving at 20 mph, unless your car is modded out the ***, it's not throwing me back too hard.

Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369

again, evo's aren't a very popular car. compare it to an f-body, mustang, charger...they just don't sell by comparison.

Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369

fine, then we'll talk about sound or power. an evo will never sound good. period. it will never sound better than a V8. when you go WOT passed people on the freeway, they look at you with their nose turned up like "what is wrong with this guy?" when i go WOT past people on the freeway, they look and go "niiiceeee." my car doesn't sound particularly great, but it will never, ever, EVER sound bad, no matter what i do with it. also, an evo's powerband simply isn't a throw-you-back-in-your-seat, break the tires loose at 70 mph violent. not that mine is or anything, but it pulls from 2k to 6k, something you can't say about any japanese car.

it's not all about raw speed. i saw a guy with nitrous on a segway. no kidding, a segway. he raced a cammed trans am with nitrous. he whooped the trans am's ***, even when the T/A was on spray. but c'mon, it's still a scooter.

glad you like your car and all, really, i am, that's what counts. but if you're looking for RESPECT from the old school, muscle car, domestic crowd, you will NEVER get it from an evo. EVER. i don't care if it runs 7's. i'm 20 years old and i supervise construction workers on job sites. without fail, they all ask me questions about my car. i don't bring it up. they come to me. i see them staring at me, planning to make their move to come up to me and ask me stuff. it's funny. "is it a V8? is it fast? how many miles?" and they ALL know what an LS1 is. every single one of them. even the ones that have no ******* clue what they're talking about know what an LS1 is. i had a guy tell me the best thing to do to my car is to "use SLP everything." i laughed inside, but to his credit, he knew all about the LS1. that is respect you can't buy. no one knows what an evo motor is. what is it? a KDW400ZK4? i mean, really. yes, evo's are quick and can be made very fast very cheap, but if respect is what you're after, it's a poor choice.

Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369

blah blah blah, i don't care if it runs 7's. i'm 20 years old and i supervise construction workers on job sites. without fail, they all ask me questions about my car. i don't bring it up. they come to me. yada yada yada

Originally Posted by Quik Z06

Lol, they dont sell in comparison...why was it they stopped making the Camaro/Firebird? Haha just messin around but dont sit there and act like f-bods sold well, what was it they were outnumbered 2-1 by the Mustang. Im not knocking them I like them almost bought an SS before I bought my Cobra and might pick up the new Camaro, but thats a bad comparison. And no I dont live in LA, what you think there arent any muscle cars in LA?

Originally Posted by Turbo2.4Liter

That would really depend who your around, if I saw a 119mph evo or f-body fly by on the freeway I'd say "niiiceeee" on the other hand if I saw a say a 105mph evo or f-body I'd be like "what is wrong with this guy?" lol

the evo's powerband is a throw-you-back-in-your-seat as are most turbo cars. And I'm guessing you've never seen a dyno of a modded stock turbo evo before, & not 2k-6k but more 3k-7k very nice powerband for the fact its only a 2.0L