evo 111 info

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:43 am

i know duncan, but at the moment i do one job on the escort which in turn creates another :roll:

and after our pax lap on sunday the need for speed is required :-D

i just happened to stumble across the evoIII on my travels and wondered if it wouild be a short term option

if i could buy it for the right price

cheers

jason

LR6GSR · Post by **LR6GSR** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:13 pm

Crank walk is when the crank thrust kills the bearings/block the lateral movement put on the crank by clutch would show up a really tired bottom end. The crank end play leads to engine probs as the crank sensor moves out of line and cant send the ecu a signal. new sender works some times but masks the floating crank problem. New bearings dont help as the block suffers too!
The later engine E4 onwards does not fit as an upgrade either.
Liam

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:26 pm

many thanks liam, basicly then too much end float is a shagged engine proper :roll:

cheers

jason

LR6GSR · Post by **LR6GSR** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:53 pm

jason in short yes and with early evos getting on a bit good blocks are harder to find.
If you find a good block it can be forged with later internals for a big BHP motor.
Evo 3 have a higher value so if you can find a good one they make good cars!

Liam

LR6GSR · Post by **LR6GSR** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:58 pm

Oh and the rarest is an RS light weight and no mod cons 8)

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:03 pm

the one i looked at was a gsr but i never heard it running because i needed to be armed with info

before showing too much interest

cheers

jason

LR6GSR · Post by **LR6GSR** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:36 am

I will just mention that there are a few 1800 turbos about can look similar to an untrained eye!
Of course they fetch less but can be mistaken for a bargain. No vents in bonnet is one tell tale small engine bay stuff also.

Liam

Cod · Post by **Cod** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:19 pm

Dude, my advice to you - if you are worried about the cost is not to bother.

The older Evo's are at a price now where they are falling into the wrong hands i.e people who look at how much they are available for but have no idea of the running costs.

They do not look after them properly (a necessity on any Evo let alone an older one) due to lack of funds/knowledge and because of this you will find many older Evo's now have 7 or more owners (all in a few months).

Something goes bang on an Evo and you are looking at 4 figures. So what happens? they get fixed in some backstreet garage or shed on the cheap and passed onto the next unlucky owner who then hears another bang as soon as he does 7,000rpm up Yarmouth seafront.

A chap near me changes his cars every 5 mins and he owned a 2 for about a month before it went bang. Couldn't afford the new tranny, clutch, etc it needed. Now drives a rover 216GTi so at least he came back down to earth. There will be a few well cared for older models and the rest are a minefield

I would venture that the older ones actually cost more to run than the newer ones as they tend to be more worn. I have not spent anything other than tyres and mods in the 2 1/2 years i have had my 8. That includes 25,000 miles and 3 trackdays. (of course i've owned it from new and know its been serviced properly, run on V-power, etc). Try finding a 1, 2 or 3 owner who can say that.

After seeing some rather rapid 205 GTI's and Uno Turbo's (clinging onto my bumper!) at Oulton last week i would suggest something like that if you are looking at a track car.

Just my opinion...

COD