2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 MR

[dingo]

Originally Posted by gis Those rims look pretty good.if you like them are you swapping them with your mate or something? no pics of the exhaust?

Haha no, we've already swapped back now. He needed stock rims/tyres to pass compliance/import exam so we did the swap until that was over.

Exhaust pics, not much to see really...but I'll try and get something for you.

Originally Posted by ferrarif1fan89 As far as the clutch is concerned, it really is the only weak spot on evos as far as i know. A friend of mine has an evo 8 hitting close to 360 whp and his clutch he's had to replace the clutch 3 times already, and he's working on his 4th. Funny thing is, he doesn't autocross or drive the snot out of it. Everything else though is bulletproof according to him.

He's right! The drivetrain is bulletproof, but this was bound to happen - I'm going an Exedy of some sort which should hold up to what I have planned down the line.

[gis]

lol you should look into some of those rims then,coz they look great on your car.
also some sound clips of the exhaust would be nice

[TT]

Looks wicked with the temp wheels!

What about high-res version of the first pic in your last post as well as the two posted in the previous page? Please!

[ferrarif1fan89]

Originally Posted by dingo Originally Posted by ferrarif1fan89 As far as the clutch is concerned, it really is the only weak spot on evos as far as i know. A friend of mine has an evo 8 hitting close to 360 whp and his clutch he's had to replace the clutch 3 times already, and he's working on his 4th. Funny thing is, he doesn't autocross or drive the snot out of it. Everything else though is bulletproof according to him. He's right! The drivetrain is bulletproof, but this was bound to happen - I'm going an Exedy of some sort which should hold up to what I have planned down the line.

Haha, yeah, thats the way to go. Just make sure to invest in the clutch more than the ecu and engine, because you can drive with less power, but you can't drive without a clutch. Those wheels are veeeeeeeery nice, btw. You're not considering getting the BBS wheels that came with the MR (atleast they did in stateside)?


Those would suit your car to a tee IMO.

[dingo]

Originally Posted by TT Looks wicked with the temp wheels! What about high-res version of the first pic in your last post as well as the two posted in the previous page? Please!

Here ya go

[gis]

that first one is now my wallpaper

[chest3r]

I love those Work wheels and they look good on Impreza's too.

[T-Bird]

The car is looking good.

On the clutch situation my buddy just got this one put on his car and it is insanely stiff but will hold the potential that comes with a GT37R
http://www.amsperformance.com/store/...products_id=39

[dingo]

gis you wanted video so here is a little one from this morning being a little bit naughty at a truck stop!

Evo skiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiids!!!!

http://ozcarsightings.com/MR/Evoskids.WMV (3.6Mb)

[gis]

lol nice vid,that exhaust sounds pretty sweet aswell

[MartijnGizmo]

I read Evo-kids. Nice video!

[spanky]

Cool little vid Dingbat! 8)

[dingo]

I had the car on the dyno (rolling road as some of you call it) on Thursday night for an ECU tune.

Some issues with boost meant figures were "only" 300hp and 420Nm at all 4 wheels - which is FQ400 territory (bit more actually). Only holding 1.7bar from 4000-4700rpm and then dies off to 1.4bar, so there might be the need for an EBC although my tuner says he might have a fix for it next week.

So expect slightly higher numbers (horsepower anyway, peak torque shouldn't change) once this is sorted - will keep you posted.

Goes VERY hard now (we've seen what an FQ400 can do vs Murcielago) and just yesterday I won a motorkhana event in it agianst 9 other mates to take out the prize money. 2nd place was an 06 STi, 1.2sec behind at the end of the days 4 courses, very proud of myself and the car.

[TT]

300 or 400 hp? An FQ400 produces obviously 400

[spanky]

Have any footage of the motokhana?