Hi guys
Need some advice. I am 18 and looking into buying a somewhat practical AWD sports car my other 2 cars are 2018 E250 and Toyota Land Crusier 2016. The only car I can currently think of is evo. Another option is an RX7 but that’s a rwd. I tried looking for skyline gtr but no one is willing to sell it in Pakistan. Now looking at the evos most of the people have converted standard lancers into evo completely subframes suspension etc and there are very few factory evos. My question how much difference will it make chassis and handling vise converted evo vs factory. Factory evo 9 is going for 8.5 million PKR and converted for 4 million PKR. Is it worth it to spend the double on factory evo or will the converted do it

 

Hello / Welcome @hat

Pretty sure there is way too much work needed to convert a non CT9A chassis to fit the EvO suspension & drivetrain components. Not to mention the CT9A chassis was reinforced to handle the higher chassis loads required. The electrical would have to be converted as well (really not worth it!)

If you really want an EvO, buy an EvO.

Cheers, Joe

 

Mechanics over here do it as if it is piece of cake. I won’t be converting it as I don’t want to spend extra time. I will be buying it directly I mainly concerned about chassis and handling

 

I do not have a personal experience but 2 good friends of mine attempted it. None of them has finish the project and the cost was higher than buying an evo in the first place. Also add the time to do such a think

 

I guess they did it themselves? I won’t be doing the conversation that’s the mechanics job. Yes it’s obviously expensive because our country has a stupid policy that you can’t import cars older then 3 years so they just cut the car in 2 in Japan and the import as car part. But anyways like I said I will be buying not building so asking if it’s worth it to pay double for original one regarding the chassis and handling. My friend currently owns a converted evo 4 and he says there isn’t much difference

 

I have the option to but both just asking should I spend double on the original

 

Hey Hat, are you able to test drive one of the built ones? Go try it. Report back here on how it is.
And for all of us in N.America where labour/shop/material costs are astronomical...you get the point?

 

Chassis and handling is what made the evo so unique. If you are looking for a logo with a big rear wing buy the "built" one for half the price

4/5/6 is a different story. You will find a lot of conversions.

 

The Evo chassis is substantially more reinforced than the base lancers, with some astronomical amount of more welding in it to properly handle the power and weight of the AWD components.

As been said if you want a CT9A Evo by a CT9A Evo. You’d spend more trying to convert one in any country. If this isn’t an option for you and you need an AWD get a older Audi (be careful of their 2.0 turbo engines though) or what’s wrong with any year WRX and then go with a crazy IAG engine build and the STi 6 Speed. At least the chassis is set up for it and you’re not cutting, welding, and most importantly trying to source Evo bits that may not even be available anymore