RS up close pics
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From: Somers, NY/Boston, MA
maybe im losing my mind, or maybe its cause the last three pics are red x's, but isnt that just a regular Lancer Ralliart? Why does it have the triangular headlights, and a MIVEC engine?
As Dmel said, this car is definitely not intended to be an every day driver. What I don't understand is, how is Mitsu going to warantee a car that is meant to be raced and abused?
RS=Really Stripped
I love that Mitsu is releasing this car, but as it was previously brought up.. I wonder how they'll be with warranties. They gotta know this is gonna be tracked..
I love that Mitsu is releasing this car, but as it was previously brought up.. I wonder how they'll be with warranties. They gotta know this is gonna be tracked..
Originally Posted by Alacris
...As for the wing, I gave a close look at the CF one on the regular evo. It is an upside down airfoil and the dimensions indicate a fairly good CL (obviously without wind tunnel tests or knowing the exact design, we can't know for sure). At 100 mph, you might be able to expect 100 lbs of downforce on the back end. Not a lot, but it may mean the difference between a neutral and oversteer at high speeds. Numbers are purely out of my as$, but I'm going on gut instinct from years of aerospace classes. For once, a car has a functional spoiler 
However, for serious high speed tracking it's still not enough. Read the One Lap of America thread and the problems Shiv and Paul had keeping their Evo stable at 150+ mph on the Las Vegas International Speedway.Personally I think the RS is perfect for what it is intended to be ... meaning a stripped down Evo that is ready to be modded for track/rally use. Yes, you can mod a standard Evo into an RS and vice versa, but IMHO actually doing that is kind of pointless.
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Whew...
I am glad someone else noticed. The pictures of the engine are definately not an EVO RS. It is obviously an 04 Ralliart.
The last three are pics from a RS. No trunk liner and the cross rear trunk brace. Lets see some pics of the car already. I could post some pics of a S2000 and say it was an RS but that wouldn't help.
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The last three are pics from a RS. No trunk liner and the cross rear trunk brace. Lets see some pics of the car already. I could post some pics of a S2000 and say it was an RS but that wouldn't help.
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I know when I spend $27k on a car, proceed to nearly double the hp of the car and then beat the crap out of it on the track the last thing I am thinking about is the warranty. If you buy this car and are worried about the warranty you are buying the wrong car.
Originally Posted by 4ringturncoat
I know when I spend $27k on a car, proceed to nearly double the hp of the car and then beat the crap out of it on the track the last thing I am thinking about is the warranty. If you buy this car and are worried about the warranty you are buying the wrong car.
Originally Posted by chuntington101
Look, you can’t have a go at the RS for not having any of that stuff. It’s not supposed to. It’s supposed to be fully stripped out, with a custom interior installed (of manly carbon fibre) and a cage fitted. After that a set of fully adjustable remote dampers are fitted (usually Leda over here and usually very expensive). Then the ECU is replaced and the stock wheels junked in favour of some with gravel tyres on. And finally thrown around some of the best forest stages.
Alternatively purchased by a normal person that is at least semi sane and modified with all the usual stuff. The main advantage for road users of the RS is the drive train. It’s much better set up for tuning than the “normal” Evo. This is because, first, the front diff is an lsd and second because the rear diff is much stronger thanks to the lack of AYC. This means that the drive train can handle a bigger increase in torque. The exact amount is unsure, rally teams are blowing RS rear diffs ever weekend on the stages, but Norris Design’s 800bhp Evo is still on the stock RS rear diff!!!
Alternatively purchased by a normal person that is at least semi sane and modified with all the usual stuff. The main advantage for road users of the RS is the drive train. It’s much better set up for tuning than the “normal” Evo. This is because, first, the front diff is an lsd and second because the rear diff is much stronger thanks to the lack of AYC. This means that the drive train can handle a bigger increase in torque. The exact amount is unsure, rally teams are blowing RS rear diffs ever weekend on the stages, but Norris Design’s 800bhp Evo is still on the stock RS rear diff!!!
In the rest of the world, the Evo 8 GSR is a 6-speed with ACD, S-AYC, etc. and comes with alloy wheels, Recaro seats, Brembos, and all that good stuff...whereas the RS version has a very short-geared 5-speed, no fancy electronic diffs, 15-inch throwaway wheels, sliding calipers, regular seats, etc. There's a huge difference. I remember the Evo 6 (and maybe Evo 7) RS even had shorter steering racks. The gearing difference was phenomenal: the Evo 6 RS could barely reach 100mph in 5th gear, but acceleration was explosive.
In the US, the RS is basically exactly the same as the GSR (tranny, diffs, seats, wheels, Brembos) minus air con, power windows, and ABS. Remember, we don't get the 6-speed and trick diffs even on our GSR model. The only significant addition to the RS is the LSD front diff. Even the weight savings is only around 150 pounds or so. Hardly a night-and-day difference between the 2 models.
Emre
ya, regarding the spoiler, even when i was purchasing my evo the dealership said he didn't order any of the evos without a spoiler because it actually does its job at keeping the car on the ground at high speeds.
As far as a post earlier that there would need to be additional support for the spoiler at speeds of 150+ i don't really know, the fastest i've taken my evo is about 149 and i did feel the car a little bit lighter off the ground, but then again it was still incredibly smooth and i still felt like i had incredible control over the car
basically i love my evo incredibly >;]
what a kickass car
As far as a post earlier that there would need to be additional support for the spoiler at speeds of 150+ i don't really know, the fastest i've taken my evo is about 149 and i did feel the car a little bit lighter off the ground, but then again it was still incredibly smooth and i still felt like i had incredible control over the car
basically i love my evo incredibly >;]
what a kickass car
