link from other forums

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=100321


http://bbs.auto.sohu.com/read-lioncel-14028-0-4.html

 

yea

 

I don't like the wheels, Mitsubishi should use the MR BBS wheels in silver instead.
The interior looks sweet!! Hopefully those seats will make it to the USDM production car.

 

nice - great find.


the IX is really growing on me - i love the interior

 

those seats will never make it to the us market hahaha.

 

check out the cam gears.

 

man that car is nice...i think i should stop the work on my car and save some money for downpayment lol

 

Yeah the US is going to get the same seats we got now cause we all got bigger butts that the Japanese people.

 

Damnit, I dont have a bigger butt than the Japanese People, let me have them seats!!!! This car is in high consideration in my book, I was thinking of a used 8, but, the front end on the 9 looks so good a mix of the 7 and 8 in my opinion, I love the ride, great find. Just gimme them seats and they'll have it sold(to me at least) lol.

 

That nine is soo nice, but we won't see that interior or the seats...why do they always water everything down for us?

 

Looks like MIVEC is only on the intake cam, eh?

 

Yup, it seems that MIVEC is variable valve timing on the intake cam alone. Puts our adjustable cam gears to shame

As far as the interior goes, I love those seats, and the HVAC controls rock compared to ours. Not sure if I like the double din sized radio setup or not though.

Keith

 

It seems like a purely mechanical variable timing cam gear would be possible with a centrifugal clutch. I wonder how MIVEC is actually implemented. I'm surprised HKS hasn't come up with their own homebrew variable cam gear.

 

do I see black on the ring and spokes on the steering wheel?

 

now i dont relaly worry much about ayc anymore since my 05 is doing just fine without it
but i really hate the american version seat i'm 6 180 but the seat just a bit 2 big for me and i'm not skinny like chopsticks i dont think it would cost much if mitsubishi just add it as an option for us to choose between jdm seat or the american seats