The Freak Evo from SAUDI ARABIA (caution LS1 Inside )
He can't keep the tires underneath it as is and he hasn't even hooked up the super charger yet. This is a rear wheel drive car, not all wheel drive. Traction will be an issue PERIOD!! A tire can only be so sticky. It will help, but once the super charger is hooked up a street tire will be a problem unless you "baby" it. Doesn't look like "babying" it is what this car is for.
they probably used the same chevy tranny that is used on <9 second dsm drag cars. There was a video of the guy who rotated the 4g63 to a longitudinal position in his eclipse to mount it to the rwd chewy tranny. Still, I'd probably rather just have a rwd conversion done on an evo than all this craziness.
He can't keep the tires underneath it as is and he hasn't even hooked up the super charger yet. This is a rear wheel drive car, not all wheel drive. Traction will be an issue PERIOD!! A tire can only be so sticky. It will help, but once the super charger is hooked up a street tire will be a problem unless you "baby" it. Doesn't look like "babying" it is what this car is for.
You're delusional if you truly believe a 350hp V8 would not be able to take out a 286hp I4 in the exact same car, on a road course or at the strip. The LSx motors are surprisingly light - it's not like they weight 600lbs more than the 4G, for God's sake. An LS1 F-bod will already easily run as fast or faster than Evo from a stop - from a roll it just gets ugly. If you put that same motor in a lighter car...well, it's no mental feat to see where this is going.
Don't forget you'll get improved petrol mileage with the LS1 as well
It's bad enough that people hold the entirely false "American cars can't handle" stereotype. It's worse still that the apparently prevailing view is that an American engine in any car will instantly render that car useless on a road course as well
Oh, and would someone mind educating me on exactly how much the 4g weighs?
Do you honestly believe that a 500hp LS1 Evo would beat a 500 hp 4G63 AWD Evo? I couldn't find the weight of the 4G63 either, but an inline four surely weighs significantly less than an LS1. Point is, Mitsubishi engineers designed these cars with the 4G63 in mind and built the car around it.
A Question for the owners of the car:
Has this car been taken to the track yet? I would love to see some timeslips (assuming you can get traction!)
Last edited by JJsEvo8; Jun 25, 2007 at 02:27 PM.
why does everyone get like this on this forum??? This guy did the work to this car like this and I think its cool as hell, who cares about the traction, this car is unique and thats cool. Also this guy obviously had the money to do this to the car and if he cared so much like most of the guys here do about the 4g63 he would have done it, but instead he wanted a different car not what everone else is doing. So I give this guy props for doing this and for those that knock it, well....... who cares what you think.
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Do you honestly believe that a 500hp LS1 Evo would beat a 500 hp 4G63 AWD Evo? I couldn't find the weight of the 4G63 either, but an inline four surely weighs significantly less than an LS1. Point is, Mitsubishi engineers designed these cars with the 4G63 in mind and built the car around it.
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Originally Posted by 72Tornado
It's bad enough that people hold the entirely false "American cars can't handle" stereotype. It's worse still that the apparently prevailing view is that an American engine in any car will instantly render that car useless on a road course as well
hmm pretty cool Idea but it adds more weight to the already front heavy Evo.
Looks like it has more room to put a bigger engine in it. I would put a ls7 and supercharge that engine. I still wouldnt do it to my car though, I love the 4G63engine.
I think it would be better RWD because at higher speeds the AWD system starts slowing it down.
Looks like it has more room to put a bigger engine in it. I would put a ls7 and supercharge that engine. I still wouldnt do it to my car though, I love the 4G63engine.
I think it would be better RWD because at higher speeds the AWD system starts slowing it down.
OK Heres the video (very obvious that its RWD):
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/5...53002f0b71.htm
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/5...53002f0b71.htm
Last edited by sonicnofadz; Jun 25, 2007 at 09:37 PM.
FYI,
After a quick search for engine weights, the difference between the 4G63 and LSI is less than 100lbs. Also, that's not including the turbo or intercooler for that matter so the difference in weights is negligible. Someone will prove me if I'm wrong here please.
Gotta love the sound of a cammed ls1...
Anyone reading this?
Nope. It's easier to not read the posts and just skip to the end. People aren't realizing that the LS1 is an aluminum motor... the 4G63 is an iron block. Which is heavier, aluminum or iron?
That's why a 2.0 liter iron block is only a little lighter than a 5.7 liter aluminum block. FYI, a 5.7 liter LS1 engine is 200 lbs lighter than a 3.6 liter BMW M3 (S52) engine.
That's why a 2.0 liter iron block is only a little lighter than a 5.7 liter aluminum block. FYI, a 5.7 liter LS1 engine is 200 lbs lighter than a 3.6 liter BMW M3 (S52) engine.