http://www.aaaaz.com/html/auto/revie...hiEvo_2003.htm

Don't know if anyone posted this yet?

They hated the turn knob seat adjustment Maybe i should swap them out

Mitsubishi invited several automotive journalists to spend a day driving a pack of pre-production Evolutions at Phoenix Firebird RaceTrack. Motortrend perhaps?

 

not trying to post anything bad, but what they didn't tell you is that the tranny exploded there...

 

And what exactly were the conditions surrounding the "tranny exploding," and why haven't we heard this before.

For example, we all heard about the Evo spinning out in Germany (can't spell Nurbur....).

Erik in LA

 

If he knew he would of told us already, don't you think

 

Who the hell knows

We get so many rumors and rumors of rumors on this board. I was just looking for a little additional info...

 

Any proof to back up that statement? If so, I'd like to see it....

SC~who is swallowing a huge grain of salt with this statemant

 

Hailz!

You may recall, that about 3 weeks ago, I mentioned on a thread about the Slippage in the Delivery Dates, that it was because of Tranny Troubles. I still cannot reveal my source, but you all thought it was because of the slow production times on the CF Rear Spoiler.

maybe my rumor is the valid one..... maybe someone with more concrete evidence will inform us.

 

Wow, that makes more sense. Thank you! I recall evo 7 had clutch problems not tranny. Perhapse changing the diffs to open, and center to visous had cause some problems. Usually production change cause problem and producing an already good running car shouldn't be any.

I wonder what is wrong with the trans. This is seriously something to consider if mitsubishi put a band-aid fix. What to do?

 

An exploding tranny?? HHMMM sounds like they had some fun...!!!

 

They wouldn't have a Subaru "exploding tranny" in there, would they?

 

I hope it was their 6-speed which slowed down their production not the 5speed we are getting. However, i would like to know the problems.

 

hehe you guys are funny...sorry i should've been more descriptive but had to step away because i had to attend a meeting....

anyways, i learned this info out back in early Feb. the reason i didn't post it was because many of you like to take rumors with a grain of salt... *Secret Chimp* (how's it taste?)...i totally understand where you are coming from though...

well in my reading, it said that there was journalist testing at Firebird International in Phoenix...and that's where the 2nd and 3rd gears of the tranny SUPPOSEDLY went...i didn't know how much to believe considering i don't know the person...just reading what he was told from his friend...

well now that gtr has posted that above article, it confirms that there were journalist "testing" in Phoenix, AT Firebird International...which is why i posted what i did...

in my opinion, just like Jonasan50 stated, they had alittle too much "fun" with the car...after all, with all of the "romping" around with the car, something was bound to break...i wouldn't be too concerned considering that this was the car that has gone through many drivers...

here is the link to the board where i read it...yes, it is a chicago ricer board, hence the hesitancy of my post... take it as you will...okay that's it..

PS...you may have to register to read it.

http://www.mwir.net/site/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=2585



Ryan

 

YEA..REPOST!! https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...threadid=14368

 

noooo. that means our trans is not bullet proof like people claimed. Well i hope they fixed the problem.

 

Hailz!

To be more specific, my source told me they had "Production Line problems with the 5-speed, and therefore they switched the line over to the 6-speeds while they worked out the problems on the 5er."

Exactly WHAT the problem was... was never mentioned to me.