# Neonglh's 2003 Evo thread (exhaust is finished 12/23) **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [August 30, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153 "2008-08-30T15:15:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/121 "2008-12-19T12:39:17Z")
> [@brent\_strong](#): > > Put two wings back on, fggt. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH veeeedubbbbbbbb ---
**Author:** ![Rovert](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rovert/32/7478_2.png) [@Rovert](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rovert)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/122 "2008-12-19T13:07:18Z")
> [@neonglh](#): > > AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH veeeedubbbbbbbb lol really nice lookin car there. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/123 "2008-12-19T14:30:13Z")
> [@neonglh](#): > > The new trunk doesn’t have any badging on it, just a keyhole. well then its :snky: snky, im sure only a retarded person would think its a lancer anyways ---
**Author:** ![buffalo\_vr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@buffalo\_vr4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/buffalo_vr4)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/124 "2008-12-19T15:09:25Z")
> [@neonglh](#): > > You mean people won’t notice me from far away 😢 > > Seriously though, its widebody, people shoudl be able to distinguish it from a regular lancer. what i meant was it’s gonna be hard to tell from a far distance. ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/125 "2008-12-19T15:21:51Z")
lol, who cares. looks good man. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTSi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@TurboTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTSi)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/126 "2008-12-19T15:25:36Z")
looks great. I wasn’t sure what I’d think at first, but I like it, especially, with the new bumper. ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/127 "2008-12-19T19:08:18Z")
I have more update for the downpipe. It’s on, and now we are just waiting for the flanges to come for the test pipe. The snow storm haulted some shipments today :spank: The day started off a little bit rougher than planned. It was thought that we only had to move the a/c compressor if I had the 3" o2 housing, but you can not get it in place, even the 2.5" o2 housing, with the compressor there. Its just too tight of a fit because of the studs in the turbo. Instead, we just pulled the accessory belt, and then pulled out the 4 bolts holding the compressor to the block. With this extra room, we were able to get the down pipe up against the turbo flange, but not without scraping quite a bit of the downpipe up. Its not bad, but i the future, I would put tape on some of the spots that rub easy, so that it would not rub through the coating. ![http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/3121156079_c1067fd1f2.jpg](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/3121156079_c1067fd1f2.jpg) ![http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/3121983420_8c4fb579e8.jpg](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/3121983420_8c4fb579e8.jpg) ![http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/3121983456_037511189f.jpg](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/3121983456_037511189f.jpg) After that, the bolts and nuts went on pretty easy, and it slid right into the exhaust hangers with the help of some WD40 on the rubber hangers. The fit is great, there is about a 1/4" around the flex joint and the oil pan, but since its solid mounted up to that point, it won’t ever hit it. The lowest part is the dump tube, and that is fine. The dump tube clears the a/c compressor by about an 1/8th of an inch, and clears the charge pipe just fine. The o2 sensor would have been much easier to tighten when the downpipe was out. Its almost impossible to get to now ☹ ![http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3121156517_1bbc23faa2.jpg](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3121156517_1bbc23faa2.jpg) ![http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/3121983336_402d38d524.jpg](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/3121983336_402d38d524.jpg) ![http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/3121983208_1eb16f5865.jpg](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/3121983208_1eb16f5865.jpg) Overall it was only about a 3 hour job to do the entire thing, and that was a lot of bullshitting around, doing things that weren’t planned on. About an hour to remove the heat shield, old down pipe, and o2 housing, about an hour to mount the new stuff, and then an hour doing things like the a/c compressor and accessory belt, tightening charge pipe clamps, etc… Here are some pictures of the final product: ![http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/3121983006_df9430c148.jpg](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/3121983006_df9430c148.jpg) ![http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/3121982900_1b3af1f794.jpg](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/3121982900_1b3af1f794.jpg) And for the record, the smears all over the downpipe are from the anti-seize. I had it on my hands when I was trying to get it in the first time, and now its all over the pipe :roflpicard: I figure a heat cycle or two and it will burn off anything left on the outside, or I won’t care! –mark ---
**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/128 "2008-12-19T19:13:35Z")
looking good mark. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Sansone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sansone/32/4970_2.png) [@Sansone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sansone)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/129 "2008-12-19T19:15:17Z")
noice ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/130 "2008-12-19T19:56:09Z")
really save a lot of money doing things yourself, nice work :tup: ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/131 "2008-12-19T20:00:54Z")
I am lucky to have friends that help ! :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Studderin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/studderin/32/7197_2.png) [@Studderin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Studderin)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/132 "2008-12-20T09:53:59Z")
Mmmm lucky charms, the milks the best part. ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/133 "2008-12-20T10:28:39Z")
deff clean work!!! ---
**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/134 "2008-12-20T11:03:36Z")
> [@Studderin](#): > > Mmmm lucky charms, > the milks the best part. x2! clean looking evo :tup: ---
**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/135 "2008-12-20T12:28:53Z")
god i love that i ditched the AC, there is room everywhere ---
**Author:** ![TsiTalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tsitalon/32/5012_2.png) [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/136 "2008-12-20T13:06:34Z")
how do you like this car compared to the neon? aside from traction! lol edit: you need a new sig with the new sexy trunk! ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/137 "2008-12-20T13:45:42Z")
> [@TsiTalon](#): > > how do you like this car compared to the neon? aside from traction! lol > > edit: you need a new sig with the new sexy trunk! Its a tossup in my mind. The evo is a more refined car, as it was made to be a sports car, where as the neon is a economy car with a race driveline in. The evo is an entirely different car than the lancer, as it is wide body, different suspension, and of course AWD. The SRT is the same body style ad the neon. The neon was more comfortable, and quiet inside, and lighter (and currently faster), but the evo handles more like how you expect a car to handle. Most importantly to me, the evo is pretty easy to work on! First generation neons are a piece of cake, but the SRT is a bitch to do anything on. The turbo is in a hard to access location, so many solenoids controlling different things, and its just confusing. The evo has everything you want to change right there easy to access. With that said, I am no evo fanboy, and I still respect any fast SRT just as I do any fast evo :tup: ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/138 "2008-12-20T16:27:20Z")
Watching this build makes me want one of these. (That and the pics of letitroll’s old car with the gold wheels, damn)… ---
**Author:** ![Sansone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sansone/32/4970_2.png) [@Sansone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sansone)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/139 "2008-12-20T17:09:05Z")
> [@TrueBlue](#): > > (That and the pics of letitroll’s old car with the gold wheels, damn)… gorgeous indeed… ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153/140 "2008-12-20T22:05:32Z")
> [@joesansone17](#): > > gorgeous indeed… x3 that pic of his car is my background [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153.md?page=6) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neonglhs-2003-evo-thread-exhaust-is-finished-12-23/54153.md?page=8)