SCC Names EVO8 "2004 Car of the year" [MERGED]
Originally posted by RaX
Did you guys get any juicy details about future Evos or Ralliart performance parts?
Did you guys get any juicy details about future Evos or Ralliart performance parts?
I talked to the head of Mitsu parts, and he said that Ralliart USA is a ways off still. The problem they are facing is the pricing point. Ralliart gear, as we all know, is just too damned expensive compared to almost everything else out on the market. $200 for radiator hoses? etc... Anyway, he admitted that it was a problem, and that they are trying to work that out before they bring it over stateside. We'll just have to wait a bit longer.
Originally posted by 9th_spec
Hey did anyone found out where to buy Automobile magazine with the EVO on the cover? Or it didn't even exist only for the subscribers...
Hey did anyone found out where to buy Automobile magazine with the EVO on the cover? Or it didn't even exist only for the subscribers...
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February 04 SCC mag has yet another glowing review of Evo8
Cut this one out for your scrap books:
2004 Sport Compact Car of the Year.
They say it needs a bigger gas tank. That's the sum of their negative comments!
2004 Sport Compact Car of the Year.
They say it needs a bigger gas tank. That's the sum of their negative comments!
If you're into driving fast, if you're into tuning your ride, if you're into getting the most car for your hard-earned dollars; heck, if you're reading this magazine, the Lancer Evolution VIII is the car for you.
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Sorry to tell you but this has been almost 2 weeks old post now. 
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They should have also mentioned the guages are a pain to read and need to be *FIXED*. Whatever possible issue he clutch might have had by some folks needs to have been investigated and any possible design or QC problems addresed. Also if they had taken it through the 4th to 5th gear plunge, they would suggest a a 6 speed that would help it from falling flat on it's face going into top gear. a 6 speed with 5th and 6th that keep the car in the sweet spot like the 1st through 4th do so very well. There is room for imrovement. so little though that if they did throw in a bigger fuel tank, fix the guages. assure the clutch system is 100% solid and give it a cog to power straight on up to top speed WARP 10 MR. Sulu, it might night ever need another evolution...
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Wow that looks too much like my old triple mikuni'd E31 + L28 1970 240z - HLS3016049.. with over a half inch of lift cam and 9500 rpm redline, it ripped from 6k up!
Originally posted by WINSTON
Engine, sweet....
Engine, sweet....
my clutch has lots of track miles, many street starts and a couple of visits to the dragstrip and still no issues with my tranmission. 
8k miles - 1 set of tires at 6k.
8k miles - 1 set of tires at 6k.
Originally posted by Mister2zx3
They should have also mentioned the guages are a pain to read and need to be *FIXED*. Whatever possible issue he clutch might have had by some folks needs to have been investigated and any possible design or QC problems addresed. Also if they had taken it through the 4th to 5th gear plunge, they would suggest a a 6 speed that would help it from falling flat on it's face going into top gear. a 6 speed with 5th and 6th that keep the car in the sweet spot like the 1st through 4th do so very well. There is room for imrovement. so little though that if they did throw in a bigger fuel tank, fix the guages. assure the clutch system is 100% solid and give it a cog to power straight on up to top speed WARP 10 MR. Sulu, it might night ever need another evolution...
They should have also mentioned the guages are a pain to read and need to be *FIXED*. Whatever possible issue he clutch might have had by some folks needs to have been investigated and any possible design or QC problems addresed. Also if they had taken it through the 4th to 5th gear plunge, they would suggest a a 6 speed that would help it from falling flat on it's face going into top gear. a 6 speed with 5th and 6th that keep the car in the sweet spot like the 1st through 4th do so very well. There is room for imrovement. so little though that if they did throw in a bigger fuel tank, fix the guages. assure the clutch system is 100% solid and give it a cog to power straight on up to top speed WARP 10 MR. Sulu, it might night ever need another evolution...
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Originally posted by 9th_spec
Sorry to tell you but this has been almost 2 weeks old post now.
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...threadid=54962
Sorry to tell you but this has been almost 2 weeks old post now.
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...threadid=54962
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Scot that is great. and everyone I know personally has not hand any clutch issues yet either and they are all mod nutz, but from many of the experiences listed here, I just hope any potential probelms have been looked at and will not occur in the future.