evos are too damn heaver and have no TQ!!
sorry this is just a rant.
today i was on a HUGE STEAP hill. and the evo just has no power at all before the turbo. with a awd system and such a heavy car the evo should have came with a bigger engine.
the hill was so steep that I could notgo slower than 10mph. as soon as i wnt slower to about 5mph the car just did not have any power or tq to accelerate to its power band. then when i come to a complete stop, its almost impossible to get going again cuz of the huge hell and tiny engine. the only way to get moving again was to slip and burn the hell out of the clutch untill you were up to 10mph. that one hill made the car stink of burn clutch for days.
the evo is just a DOG before 1500 rpm
anyone else have problems with huge hills?
today i was on a HUGE STEAP hill. and the evo just has no power at all before the turbo. with a awd system and such a heavy car the evo should have came with a bigger engine.
the hill was so steep that I could notgo slower than 10mph. as soon as i wnt slower to about 5mph the car just did not have any power or tq to accelerate to its power band. then when i come to a complete stop, its almost impossible to get going again cuz of the huge hell and tiny engine. the only way to get moving again was to slip and burn the hell out of the clutch untill you were up to 10mph. that one hill made the car stink of burn clutch for days.
the evo is just a DOG before 1500 rpm
anyone else have problems with huge hills?
I get up on a steep hill and barely touch the gas and she rips
Just takes practice. My driveway is so steep that the front lip barely touches when transitioning from the road (stock ride level). I almost have to completely stop when going up it. At first it constantly pissed me off bogging when trying to go up, but after a little practice I don't even notice that I'm doing anything diffrent. It just goes up the hill no problem.
sorry this is just a rant.
today i was on a HUGE STEAP hill. and the evo just has no power at all before the turbo. with a awd system and such a heavy car the evo should have came with a bigger engine.
the hill was so steep that I could notgo slower than 10mph. as soon as i wnt slower to about 5mph the car just did not have any power or tq to accelerate to its power band. then when i come to a complete stop, its almost impossible to get going again cuz of the huge hell and tiny engine. the only way to get moving again was to slip and burn the hell out of the clutch untill you were up to 10mph. that one hill made the car stink of burn clutch for days.
the evo is just a DOG before 1500 rpm
anyone else have problems with huge hills?
today i was on a HUGE STEAP hill. and the evo just has no power at all before the turbo. with a awd system and such a heavy car the evo should have came with a bigger engine.
the hill was so steep that I could notgo slower than 10mph. as soon as i wnt slower to about 5mph the car just did not have any power or tq to accelerate to its power band. then when i come to a complete stop, its almost impossible to get going again cuz of the huge hell and tiny engine. the only way to get moving again was to slip and burn the hell out of the clutch untill you were up to 10mph. that one hill made the car stink of burn clutch for days.
the evo is just a DOG before 1500 rpm
anyone else have problems with huge hills?
This is definitely one of the most retarded posts Ive read here on EVOm. Congratulations.
it's a low compression 2.0 4 cyl you can't expect off idle torque like a V8 or anything like that if it came with a bigger engine it wouldn't have the ability to rev high and take advantage of large turbos.
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on a steep hill, you would be in 1st or second @10 miles an hour. plenty of power for a hill in any car. driver error perhaps? i live and drive in san francisco/bay area. i got plenty of power for those hills. the flat hills in l.a. are for noobs.lol. i would have to say learn to drive a stick.
Last edited by heavens turbo; Dec 9, 2007 at 01:16 PM.
It's easy; really.
I'm basically implying that Subaru decided to take the WRX to the next level with increased suspension, drive train control, etc.. They also decided to bump up the displacement since they did not need to follow the homogenization rules for WRC(group N I believe?) and they were having issues getting it passed on emissions.
Where as, the Evolution starts off; not with a lancer, but the lancer chasis & frame and builds from the ground up on that. They keep true to their JDM-ness as much as possible; obviously somethings cannot be imported to the U.S. due to patents or agreements.
Of course, I could just be talking out of my ****. But I like to think of myself as a JDM braveheart.
I'm basically implying that Subaru decided to take the WRX to the next level with increased suspension, drive train control, etc.. They also decided to bump up the displacement since they did not need to follow the homogenization rules for WRC(group N I believe?) and they were having issues getting it passed on emissions.
Where as, the Evolution starts off; not with a lancer, but the lancer chasis & frame and builds from the ground up on that. They keep true to their JDM-ness as much as possible; obviously somethings cannot be imported to the U.S. due to patents or agreements.
Of course, I could just be talking out of my ****. But I like to think of myself as a JDM braveheart.
I got a solution - save some more money and buy a GTR as the 3.8lt engine should help out in steep hills - even if you have to go backwards...
fftopic:
2 solutions:
BMW 335I , 300 torque @ 1,400 rpms.
or
Learn to balance your car with the clutch and acceleration pedal so you smoothly accelerate with as minimal clutch wear as possible.
BMW 335I , 300 torque @ 1,400 rpms.
or
Learn to balance your car with the clutch and acceleration pedal so you smoothly accelerate with as minimal clutch wear as possible.