MY evo 5 money pit

[gkitch]

hi this is my evo 5 ive owned for two years its 401.2 bhp
and why sadly ive decided to sell my Renault 5 after years of enjoyment

 

[DaveL485]

Yummy. If I didn't have a 21Q, i'd probably have an evo. Love the look of those things.

 

[mattk]

Very nice what have you done to get 400hp?

 

[gkitch]

Very nice what have you done to get 400hp?

Cheers just the usual
uprated rad and intercooler
hard pipe every where
evo 8 10.5 hot side tommymac front
walbra fuel pump
blitz air filter
evo 8 cams
apexi avcr black edition
apexi 3 port
apexi map sensor
and no dump valve

401.2BHP AT 1.5 BAR 366FTLBS TORQUE AT 4500RPM

 

[gkitch]

View attachment 6112 Very Nice I do have a soft spot for an Evo 5 and 6. Up until July last year I had a 380bhp silver Evo 6, was great to drive a little costly on the parts bills though

yer I see your thread mate nice one im going to take stickers of when I get some nice wheels
you got rid then

 

[andybond]

Do they rot badly ? I have the urge to own a 6 or 7 ( I like the shape of the 7 , but dont hold that against me )

 

[gkitch]

Do they rot badly ? I have the urge to own a 6 or 7 ( I like the shape of the 7 , but dont hold that against me )

yes they can do but if you find a clean one and treat it right underneath there not to bad my 5 has never had a welder near it.
And I like 8s but its even better leaving them for dust

 

[Brigsy]

Looks sweet, always wanted one of these. Just put off by the running costs.

 

[gkitch]

Looks sweet, always wanted one of these. Just put off by the running costs.

Don't blame you but if you did find one with every thing working then they are really reliable
maybe even bullet proof. And apart from one of mates with there evo 6 anything that's ever tried
racing me has been completely blown away even newer evos with acclaimed higher brake lol

 

[Tony Smith]

Japanese cars really dear to fix when they go wrong but they rarely go wrong so actually very cheap to run. I spent more in 3 years fixing my 330d than I've spent in 10 years on my GTR! The EVO's do sup a bit though :0).

 

[andybond]

my GTR!

You have my attention

 

[Tony Smith]

Had it about 12 years , 60k km from new, metallic black, Volk Racing 18" rims, mild tuned - about 390 bhp but very responsive.



You might like this too )



Alpina 635 CSi Highline, with additionally 6 branch stainless steel manifolds and exhaust. About 265 BHP, manual, full black leather Recaro interior. Very rare car.





Number plate is actually B10 SLX :0)

 

[andybond]

Both very nice cars , but the 32GTR interests me the most ! Its another car on my list !

 

[Tony Smith]

They are very different to drive to the Evo's or Scoobies, only 4 wheel drive when the rears lose traction which can make it interesting at times :0)

 

[Bill J got old]

Do they rot badly ? I have the urge to own a 6 or 7 ( I like the shape of the 7 , but dont hold that against me )

They do rot badly, from the inside out, so a car that can look mint can be anything but! The rear chassis rails are a common place.

I sold my VI a couple of years ago, but I seem to recall some tuners were starting to stick cameras into the bodywork to check for internal rot.

They are hero cars - I loved mine. It was reliable, but it was always in the back of my mind that if it did break, it was $$ time. That plus the fuel consumption, plus the fact that every Tom, Dick, and Chavvy tries it on with you does put you off a bit.

Here's my old one:

 

[DaveL485]

View attachment 6112 Very Nice I do have a soft spot for an Evo 5 and 6. Up until July last year I had a 380bhp silver Evo 6, was great to drive a little costly on the parts bills though

Nice car and although different, i'm not sure the "Transit style" rear spoiler will catch on mate

 

[Adey]

i prefer the looks of a 4 over the 5-6 shame they are so old now, most ramped and seem to have crank walk issues with the original engine

 

[P1 MKF]

They do rot badly, from the inside out, so a car that can look mint can be anything but! The rear chassis rails are a common place.

I sold my VI a couple of years ago, but I seem to recall some tuners were starting to stick cameras into the bodywork to check for internal rot.

They are hero cars - I loved mine. It was reliable, but it was always in the back of my mind that if it did break, it was $$ time. That plus the fuel consumption, plus the fact that every Tom, Dick, and Chavvy tries it on with you does put you off a bit.

Here's my old one:

View attachment 6123

They look gorgeous in Icelle blue. A Car i've always wanted especially in that colour!