Here is an info that came from another friend of mine who owns Diamond Star Specialties (DSS). Enjoy!!

Mr. AWD
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I just got this 2 min ago, from a tech that went to the
Mitsubishi class getting them ready for the Evo 8.



FMIC w/ water sprayer

Recarro seats

Brembo brakes

Rear diff is viscous

Center diff is in transfer case and is also viscous

Front diff (paperwork is a misprint and talks about the F
diff being in the T-case) so no info.

271hp 273 tq

1 version, only options will be sunroof, and an optional
down sizing of the carbon fiber rear spoiler to the OZ
one.

Under 30K (what ever that means) probably $29,999.99

Only 5K first year.

6 colors

27mpg highway

Sport ABS with EBD/traction control (electronic Brake
Distribution)

Inverted front struts (forgot to ask about the rear)

235/45/zr 17 17x8 wheels Yoko tires ~10,000 miles life

Synthetic oil only

Must have “evo certified” tech work on it or it voids the
warrantee

8.8-1 compression 16G twin scroll

5 speed with short shifter

Triple syncro 1,2 gear

Double 3,R

Single 4,5

Hollow cams and Mag Valve cover.

Etc.

I have a picture of the front of the car. But I am not
supposed to copy it, so I won’t. It is more aggressive
than the 7.



The count down on the Mitsubishi site is for debut at the
LA auto show.



Mike Croutcher

Diamond Star Specialties

805 541-4483

 

Hey Mr AWD does the front look like the Mag-x photochop or the yellow one from Vegas or neither.

????

 

If thats all correct, I can live with that for sure, thanks Mr. AWD. If I gave you my personal email address, would you send me that picture?

-Power On

 

I don't have a picture DSS Mike is the one who has it and I will see if I can get something out of him. Stay tuned!


Mr. AWD

 

Nice! Thanks for the post Mr. AWD

 

now, a viscous diff is not as good a s a mechanical diff, correct?

also, whats with the certified evo technician? wasnt that why they wanted no acd/ayc??

mr. awd, thx for the info, i wont hound you for the picture as i realize you were not sent it by mr. croutcher... but if you contact him, ask him if it resembles the pictures seen here.

 

Baaawt, who cares if it's supposed to be "secret" its soo b.s..... we jsut wanna see the damn car... everyone else knows ages before, how the car looks!

 

Sadly enough, I always check the rumors and specs to the new Evo's, why did I buy 1 from Adam.... oh well i guess, JDM is nice.

 

At least you're guaranteed satisfaction as far as specs go. Not to mention you'll have a more unique ride. Tuning may be slightly more costly though.

 

I've always had teh bend end when it came to buying a car.... regardless of how teh car comes, it will be enjoyabl regardless, even tho the tactics of surprising the customers is soo over rated. People dont like to wait and see what shows up, we always have our options. Hell the damn new SRT-4 is fkin faast stock.... but thats in a lower and dif class. People that are kind of short in the pocket, will have to wait longer because you know for a fact the highest bidder will get the car... its been like that for ever. Which dealership is not going to take an oppurtunity to make a couple extra g's, people are greedy and dont understand its gouging(or however you spell it), but the amrket works odd. Show the money and they will kiss your ***. I paid 4k over for my 2000 ITR.... and then alter down the road... they were at cost..so u never know

 

I don't know what a what a viscous differential is. Care to explain?

 

Well it depends on what kind of diff they use. Its more common to see a viscous coupling differential lock and a plain jane viscous differential in a rally car.

Check out the differences here:

I think alot of people were thinking the old evos all had mechanical LSDs... which I thought Audi was the only manufacturer that really uses those... torsens are expensive and heavy... and never work very well in an active differential setting.

I think we're going to see a viscous coupling differential lock type LSD... at least we better... a regular VCD is what they throw in Volvos... sucks *** IMO.

I can tell you though... the torsen in my S4 sure is fine as wine for navigating this blizzard we had in Ohio (ok we had two inches around here...).

-Tom

 

MY brother has an S4, and I'm trying to tell this person that its soo not worth it to try and attempt to get BOV's instead of diverter valves.... sorry, im Mr. OffTopic man...

But I'm guessing manufcatures chose certain types of differentials for the followinge examples:
1. Life expectancy(warrenties for drivetrain??)
2. How much
3. How do different difs contribute to different ride attitudes..i.e.:Luxury S4's, or or more harsher for a more touring affect.
4. Would mitsu want to get ready for young kids brining in "faulty" difs because they made them cheap, or aggressive?

 

Another good source for the AWD and differential stuff:
http://home.attbi.com/~eliot_www/awd.html

Mr. AWD

 

for "under $30k", this sounds pretty good to me. 271hp and 273 lb ft of torque!!! As long as the gear ratios are pretty decent it should be good at everything (including hauling my kids).