The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread

OCD Detailing said:
Nice. Any major mods? What HP you at?
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Thanks. So far just a panel filter (K&N), ETS upper intercooler pipe and the newest Cobb Accessport with a stage 1 ots map.....for now.

We just got an AWD dyno in the city so hopefully I can get some time on there to get some numbers and a proper tune :)
 
Nice. Be careful Evo's are golddiggers. They will take your money quick. It is so easy to make power it's addicting. I have a 2012. I'm at 500hp at all 4 wheels and it didn't take too much to get there. Converted to E85 and upgraded the turbo to a slightly bigger stock frame. It's amazing what those tiny 2 liters can produce. Probably can get another 100 HP with cams and injectors before needing to open the case and build it. I would like to get to 900hp some day just for the fun of it but I'm more into tracking it so it doesn't make sense but may still someday.

pacman said:
Thanks. So far just a panel filter (K&N), ETS upper intercooler pipe and the newest Cobb Accessport with a stage 1 ots map.....for now.

We just got an AWD dyno in the city so hopefully I can get some time on there to get some numbers and a proper tune :)
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OCD Detailing said:
Nice. Be careful Evo's are golddiggers. They will take your money quick. It is so easy to make power it's addicting. I have a 2012. I'm at 500hp at all 4 wheels and it didn't take too much to get there. Converted to E85 and upgraded the turbo to a slightly bigger stock frame. It's amazing what those tiny 2 liters can produce. Probably can get another 100 HP with cams and injectors before needing to open the case and build it. I would like to get to 900hp some day just for the fun of it but I'm more into tracking it so it doesn't make sense but may still someday.
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I need to get some detailing clients before I can get her up to 500HP :P 400-500 I think would be the perfect daily driver. So far she has been pretty good on my wallet though. No mechanical issues at all. Just your regular maintenance which I do myself :)

So now that I know you own an evo can you give my any tips on how to correct the paint? :P

I've already tried to remove the swirls and RIDS with my PC 7424XP, Sonax Perfect Finish and some LC Flat orange pads. The combo did a pretty good job but I would like to remove more. Any suggestions with the Mitsu paint?
 
Yea mine hasn't broken down yet. 70k miles in 3 years.

As far as detailing. I got white so I really don't see the swirls but I usually use XMT 360 and the Rupes 21 with their Yellow pad. I don't think it will remove the swirls though. I was told by a detailer before I got in the business that they have softer paint. I think when he did my car to remove swirls he used the rupes 21 and a Nano skin product but this was before I got into detailing so not sure the exact product. Meguiars MF system may work. We have that just haven't tried it on an Evo yet.



pacman said:
I need to get some detailing clients before I can get her up to 500HP :P 400-500 I think would be the perfect daily driver. So far she has been pretty good on my wallet though. No mechanical issues at all. Just your regular maintenance which I do myself :)

So now that I know you own an evo can you give my any tips on how to correct the paint? :P

I've already tried to remove the swirls and RIDS with my PC 7424XP, Sonax Perfect Finish and some LC Flat orange pads. The combo did a pretty good job but I would like to remove more. Any suggestions with the Mitsu paint?
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OCD Detailing said:
Yea mine hasn't broken down yet. 70k miles in 3 years.

As far as detailing. I got white so I really don't see the swirls but I usually use XMT 360 and the Rupes 21 with their Yellow pad. I don't think it will remove the swirls though. I was told by a detailer before I got in the business that they have softer paint. I think when he did my car to remove swirls he used the rupes 21 and a Nano skin product but this was before I got into detailing so not sure the exact product. Meguiars MF system may work. We have that just haven't tried it on an Evo yet.
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Mine has had 2 or 3 ACD/AYC pumps go but they were replaced under warranty. Mitsubishi has just recently extended the warranty on them too :)

Thanks for the tips :) My paint is almost there, I just need something with a little more bite to get rid of more swirls/rids. I might try the Pinnacle combo and see how that goes.
 
Yea you just have to try a test spot with different combos until you get it where you want it. The Rupes compounds work well and I have heard some good things about the Griots creams. We have had good look with the Rupes UHS, not sure how well it works on non Rupes machines but it did an excellent job on a Black Dodge Challenger we did. The XMT360 is great for cleaning the paint up and removing water spots. It has shocked me a few times when I thought somebody's paint looked pretty clean, but after a test spot with the XMT AIO there was a major difference. We plan on trying HD Speed in my next order. Probably going to get the Griots Boss 21 as well and try their pads.

I got white so I don't see the imperfections. LOL Even though everybody and their mother gets the white Evo. My future plans are to repaint it Lambo yellow 2 stage with the pearl in it. But that's going to be at least another 15k into the car and I already have about 30k in it not even counting the cost of the car. It's crazy how much you can do to these things. Even with 30k in Mods I could easily spend another 50k plus (I wish I had it) I don't plan on ever selling the car. It's the first car I haven't gotten bored of after the first couple of years of owning it and I have never driven something that handles so well. It's a beast at the track.I put Ohlins coil overs on it last year and it's on rails in the turns.

pacman said:
Mine has had 2 or 3 ACD/AYC pumps go but they were replaced under warranty. Mitsubishi has just recently extended the warranty on them too :)

Thanks for the tips :) My paint is almost there, I just need something with a little more bite to get rid of more swirls/rids. I might try the Pinnacle combo and see how that goes.
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OCD Detailing said:
Yea you just have to try a test spot with different combos until you get it where you want it. The Rupes compounds work well and I have heard some good things about the Griots creams. We have had good look with the Rupes UHS, not sure how well it works on non Rupes machines but it did an excellent job on a Black Dodge Challenger we did. The XMT360 is great for cleaning the paint up and removing water spots. It has shocked me a few times when I thought somebody's paint looked pretty clean, but after a test spot with the XMT AIO there was a major difference. We plan on trying HD Speed in my next order. Probably going to get the Griots Boss 21 as well and try their pads.

I got white so I don't see the imperfections. LOL Even though everybody and their mother gets the white Evo. My future plans are to repaint it Lambo yellow 2 stage with the pearl in it. But that's going to be at least another 15k into the car and I already have about 30k in it not even counting the cost of the car. It's crazy how much you can do to these things. Even with 30k in Mods I could easily spend another 50k plus (I wish I had it) I don't plan on ever selling the car. It's the first car I haven't gotten bored of after the first couple of years of owning it and I have never driven something that handles so well. It's a beast at the track.I put Ohlins coil overs on it last year and it's on rails in the turns.
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Thanks again for the tips. I've read some great things about the xmt360. Because I already have a 2in1 and wax I think I might pickup the advanced swirl remover and polish from Pinnacle and see how that works with my PC. I'm sure it will get more swirls out compared the the Sonax PF.

Haha I wanted a white evo too. They were so rare when I bought mine I had to take what little was available. I like the blue though. It has some metallic flake or whatever so it pops in the sun pretty nicely. I've auot'xed my car but not on the track. We only have one here and it's outside the city :|
 
Went out to wash the car at 6:00PM, temp outside was 99º, checked the hood temp with the IR Gun:142º

Did a flood rinse, temp 85º
 
Hit the quarter wash to get up in the wheelwells real good and rinsed down the rest of the car with their soap, rinse and spot-free rinse. Sprayed the wheel wells down with Super Clean and pre-treated the wheels with Diablo. Dried the car off at the carwash and came home (around the corner) and redried a couple spot and applied a single coat of TW tire coating since its going to sit all weekend too.
 
I wish it wasn't dark or I would go take a pic of the wife's G8..

I'm not trying to brag,but boy it looked good when she came home. I did a wash with Blackfire Rinseless,and I added another coat of BFWD to the top surfaces. I had used both Crystal Seal and WDPS for the first time a few weeks ago,but this time I just did a rinseless except for the top surfaces. I did spray some of the WDPS on the rear of the car.

It had an unreal glow at dusk. I had been using up the last of my Pinnacle Rinseless,and at first I thought the finish left by the Blackfire rinseless lacked a little in comparison. Tonight was a different story. WOW.

This should probably be in the "What did you do today thread",but still...
 
Klasse Act said:
Hit the quarter wash to get up in the wheelwells real good and rinsed down the rest of the car with their soap, rinse and spot-free rinse. Sprayed the wheel wells down with Super Clean and pre-treated the wheels with Diablo. Dried the car off at the carwash and came home (around the corner) and redried a couple spot and applied a single coat of TW tire coating since its going to sit all weekend too.
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Lookin good, Roger.

I saw your exact car on the Ike yesterday, but as I pulled up, it was four hot chicks...they paid no attention to me. :(
 
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