how reliable are mitsu's turbos?
 

i'm leaning toward getting an evo mr when my current lease is up next year. never owned nor driven an evo before, how reliable are evo's turbos? i've heard evo viii and evo ix's turbo get hot after long distance trips, any truth in that? thanks.

I would say that stock Mitsu turbos have a great track record for reliability.

yes the turbo gets hot alright...
it is reilable.

:lol: Turbos? Hot? :lol: I wouldn't necessarily call a turbo getting hot a "bad" thing unless other things were factors :lol:

I wouldn't worry about the reliability of the turbos. This isn't an S4 we're talking about ;)

- Patrick

all turbos get hot.. they are the hottest part of the engine since they are attached to the exhaust manifold.

Doesn't Mitsubishi build the turbochargers for a large number of car manufacturers out there?

http://www.max-boost.co.uk/max-boost.../hot_turbo.jpg

theres nothing more satisfying than seeing this in your engine bay

mine has scene 28 psi for 100k miles and still ticking

you will love the evo, great car. new one is a lot quieter, if you are looking for a daily driver

They are fine. I have only heard of a few problems. Just change and use a good synthetic oil.:thumbup:

^ Mobil 1 only!!!

cause i dont exactly remember hearing lotta Evo owners say they messed upped their turbos or anything haha

i heard that if u do oh boy thats big time $$$ to fix that

they are pretty damn good turbos for what they are

Damn, that is a cool pic of the snail! Well, I guess its more like a hot pic actually haha

they are very reliable turbos