2005 Lancer Evo = fast - BMW Forum

bimmerguy82 · 08-22-2007, 07:43 AM

So a buddy of mine owns a car dealership, and last night he stopped by to show me a new car that got traded in... a 2005 Lancer Evo that had some nice mods. The guy who traded it in for a new Z06 said he put about $8,000 in mods in it. From what I could tell right away, it had CAI, exhaust, aftermarket turbo, boost controller, turbo timer, and short shifter. Turbo is pushing about 15 psi, so I think this car is easily pushing over 300hp.

Then he let me drive it. Holy $h!t, that car is fast! I have never driven a turboed car and this first time experience has got me addicted to F/I. So much fun. We did a few 0-100 mph runs and I think it only took about 6.5 -7.0 sec to get there.

that is all

eswear · 08-22-2007, 08:46 AM

Im a bit of a boost addict. But i like to stay away from it as much as possible. Driving a boosted car for the first time is like heaven. hah

94BMW325i · 08-22-2007, 09:56 AM

yeah ive driven an evo 8 and an evo 9 both were modded, a lot of fun for sure

Teh Prof · 08-22-2007, 11:23 AM

First boosted car I ever drove was my own. 440 hp is fun....

F/I ftw

Ivan · 08-22-2007, 12:29 PM

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We did a few 0-100 mph runs and I think it only took about 6.5 -7.0 sec to get there.

6.5-7.0 0-100 from a 300-350hp car? no wayyyy. it'd need like almost twice that much power for those times..

saltshaker185 · 08-22-2007, 02:34 PM

dont remind me... ive had dreams about boosting my car for ages...

Torque · 08-22-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by joshsanders82

So a buddy of mine owns a car dealership, and last night he stopped by to show me a new car that got traded in... a 2005 Lancer Evo that had some nice mods. The guy who traded it in for a new Z06 said he put about $8,000 in mods in it. From what I could tell right away, it had CAI, exhaust, aftermarket turbo, boost controller, turbo timer, and short shifter. Turbo is pushing about 15 psi, so I think this car is easily pushing over 300hp.

Then he let me drive it. Holy $h!t, that car is fast! I have never driven a turboed car and this first time experience has got me addicted to F/I. So much fun. We did a few 0-100 mph runs and I think it only took about 6.5 -7.0 sec to get there.

that is all

Dream on ... an Enzo takes 6.6 to 100mph ...

And by the way, a stock Evo boosts at around 17psi ... just a FYI.

dannyb · 08-22-2007, 05:41 PM

Ahh now i remember my first time with the GTX

only had 6psi tho

bimmerguy82 · 08-22-2007, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Torque

Dream on ... an Enzo takes 6.6 to 100mph ...

And by the way, a stock Evo boosts at around 17psi ... just a FYI.

It was only a guess at the time. My point being it felt frickin' fast.

RoadsterMadness · 08-22-2007, 07:06 PM

The details are less important. However, when you post times to the car crowd, they will hold you to them! There were 2 10 second cars (both 9.1 for the 1/4 mile) at my race shop the other day. One was a Z06 and the other a totally custom Porche twin turbo. The Vette had a wing like literally a plane, and the Porche an intercooler the size of an air conditioner! They were modded to the moon, and each had 850-900 hp to the WHEELS to get that fast. Freakin' scary is what! The Porche guy had a full sized actual Badge in his windshield for those inconvenient stops at 180mph...

Bottom line - Boost is FUN, usually expensive, and it would be interesting to actually have CONTROL of it as many cars do now. I like that idea a lot. With mine, I'm just looking for a nice matching gauge to know what I'm blowing at any given time. Hop on the F/I train and enjoy the ride - (hint - it's FAST!!!