I want a minimum of ~360hp at the crank. That was what my old T/A made with just an exhaust so it feels like a baseline for me, and it should be a piece of cake to get that with the X. Though I think 350 or 400 AWHP will be my final goal.

 

Also, the law here in Singapore is *really* strict about modifications. Certain mods are fine (suspension, tires), but they're really sticky about exhaust modifications. You have to run either stock or certain limited approved aftermarket exhausts. Here the police can just stop you on the road, ask you to follow them straight to an inspection center and you get slapped with heavy fines on the spot if you're not in compliance. *And* you still need to revert the illegal parts to stock and bring it back for a re-inspection.

Plus cars here are really $$$$$. The Evo X will most likely cost over SGD$170,000 (US$111,000) with all the taxes in. I really don't want to break the car and have warranty troubles, at least until finances are a little more secure. Gotta start saving the pennies (or cents).

 

thats not entirely true... its usually cause the car gets raced/ragged on and the maintenance is not kept up on. if ur racing be religous about checking/toping off/changing the oil/trans fluid. get ur valves lashed every so often. keep up and use whatever aftermarket fluids work well with ur car. u keep up with that and dont totaly rag on ur modded out car it will def last and be just as reliable. all ur doing with most mods is improving the flow of air. so unless ur doing crazy mods and dont have the other supporting mods and not keeping up with ur maint. ur reliabilty wont be hindered

 

i used to work at a mitsu/sub dealership.... most of the evos/stis that came in for warranty work or with blown motors was all because maintenance was not kept. ive hung out in shops where lots of eclipses/evos/stis have came in and ive asked them about there maint and they never check there oil between oil changes. then they leave doing all wheel drive burn outs. i just sit back n laugh cause how can u have a turbo car and not check ur oil between oil changes when u beat the **** out of it.

 

Some of what I read in this thread reminds me of the new 2.5L STI block a few years back and how everyone said it'll never make power. It's been 4 years and there starting to come out with some fast STIs. I think the same with the Evo. How long did it take to get an Evo IX mivec cam? A few months?

 

the new evo will not be any easier to tune than the evo ix and viii

 

if u take an Evo X with the new tranny... yeah i could see so many difficulty there.... but if u have the normal manual... then nah only problem might be space to work...

 

Plenty of space to work under the hood of the X. Just take a peek under the hood of a lancer.

 

yeah i have seen the space in the lancer, but i guess mitsu will fill them gaps in the Evo X

 

dodge didnt do a terrible job with the SRT4 .... acutally did a very good job. so ease up a little

 

How can any tuners know about the Evo X it hasn't com eout yet?

 

this thread delivers,all you guys can do is wait.

 

^^ +1

It is gonna be a while before the aftermarket catches up with the evo X since its a new engine and everything is different

 

i think it's safe to ressurrect this thread now! So per the original post. What do all the tuning shops have to say about the X in terms of maximum performance potential?

 

VIR, Virginia International Raceway

Results over the three years combined top down for fun:

Mosler MT900S- 2:45.9 (2008)
Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR- 2:48.6 (2008)
Ferrari F430 Scuderia- 2:54.6 (2008)
Nissan GT-R- 2:55.6 (2008)
Chevrolet Corvette Z06- 2:58.2 (2007)
Ford GT- 3:00.7 (2006)
Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06- 3:01.1 (2006)
Chevrolet Corvette Z51- 3:01.2 (2008)
Dodge Viper SRT10- 3:01.6 (2006)
Porsche 911 GT3- 3:01.8 (2007)
Chevrolet Corvette C6- 3:03.6 (2007)
Cadillac CTS-V- 3:04.0 (2008)
Lotus Exige S- 3:04.5 (2007)
Audi R8- 3:04.6 (2007)
BMW M3- 3:05.6 (2008)
Porsche 997 Turbo- 3:05.8 (2007)
Ford Shelby GT500- 3:05.9 (2007)
Mercedes Benz C63 AMG- 3:06.5 (2008)
Lotus Elise- 3:09.2 (2006)
Chevy Corvette C6- 3:09.3 (2006)
Porsche Cayman S- 3:09.5 (2006)
BMW M6- 3:10.0 (2006)
BMW 335i Coupe- 3:10.5 (2007)
Ford Shelby GT500 3:11.0 (2006) [ECU issues slowed car]
Audi RS4- 3:11.2 (2007)
BMW Z4 M- 3:11.7 (2007)
Nissan 350Z Track 3:12.5 (2006)
Chevrolet Cobalt SS Turbocharged 3:13.0 (2008)
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X MR SSTT (semi-auto)- 3:13.3 (2008)
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR- 3:13.5 (2006)
BMW 135i (steptronic automatic)- 3:13.7 (2008)
Lexus IS F- 3:14.0 (2008)
Audi S5- 3:14.6 (2008)
Honda S2000 CR- 3:15.0 (2008)
Pontiac Solstice GXP- 3:15.7 (2007)
Mazda Speed 3- 3:16.0 (2007)
Dodge Challenger SRT8- 3:16.3 (2008)
Lotus Elise SC- 3:16.6 (2008) [WTF happened???]
Infiniti G37 Sport- 3:17.5 (2008)
Dodge Charger SRT8- 3:18.2 (2006)
Subaru Impreza WRX STI- 3:19.0 (2008)
Mazda RX-8- 3:19.0 (2006)
Chevy Cobalt SS (Supercharged)- 3:20.6 (2006)
Dodge Caliber SRT4- 3:20.8 (2008)
Ford Mustang GT- 3:20.9 (2006)
Volkswagen R32- 3:21.8 (2008)
Mini Cooper S (Turbo)- 3:22.9 (2007)
Honda Civic Mugen Si- 3:24.8 (2008)
Volkswagen GTI- 3:25.1 (2006)
Honda Civic Si- 3:26.5 (2006)
Volvo C30 T5 Version 2.0- 3:26.6 (2008)
Mazda MX-5- 3:29.3 (2006)