Alternator Change - 10/19/19

OEM Alternator finally bit the bullet.

Swapped the alternator with a unit from Advanced Auto Parts as my fiancée has had good luck with it when I changed it out of her 2003 Eclipse.

The job itself was probably the most annoying thing I've done to this car to date. It pretty much requires unbolting the CV-Joint Axle in order to wedge it out from the bottom. Not something I want to do again. Will possibly have a reputable shop do it in the future with a OEM alternator if this unit fails me.

No pics unfortantely as I tried doing this job quickly.. which turned into a two week job as the car just sat there on parts I got frustrated at. :)

Old alternator on left. New alternator on the right

TSComp Tuned!

Evo is officially tuned on 93 and E85.


Results were:
93: 303 WHP // 290 WTQ
E85: 351WHP // 350WTQ

Summary Update #2

So a lot has happened, and not happen all at the same time. The Evo has sat for quite a while, and the blog has not been updated.

So I'll break things down on what has happened.


-Engine-

As mentioned before. The short block was changed with no change to the noise the Evo was originally making. This was a huge punch to the gut. Moving on, it was determined the noise was coming from the head. So we went ahead and swapped out the BC camshafts for some stock Evo IX cams.

The noise was drastically reduced. But, it was still present. This was bothering me, as I could not figure out what it was. Even after taking it to a friend of mine who has assisted with some of the engine tear down had no idea what to make of it. We would basically need to pull the head apart to figure out the cause of the noise

Despite this noise, the engine was running very healthy, and a engine analysis was even sent into Blackstone Labs. They were happy to report no metal shavings or abnormalities were found in the test/sample.

So the next step was to have the head replaced. Unfortunately, the Mitsubishi dealership near me has closed permanently. Thus, I am not able to get at-cost pricing. The price for a brand new head at another dealer/online is way more then I am willing to pay.

So my next best option was to purchase a used low-mileage head from a reputable vendor I know. With the head purchased, it arrived ready for installation.

So things purchased:

• OEM used Cylinder Head
• OEM Headgasket
• Misc gaskets

There have been quite a few things that have happened between 2018 - 2019, but mostly in resulting of miss-diagnosis of what the actual issue was. So it's been a very expensive learning process.                    

Oil Change - 1/11/19

First oil change was Mobil 1 10W30. Temporarily synthetic that will eventually be switched to Amsoil Z-Rod after about 2000 miles.