Evolution MR - Mitsubishi Racing [MERGED]
Originally Posted by D-Evil 8
EvolutionImports.net for you non believers. 
Ignorance is bliss....
How about this, go ask all of the people that purchased Evo VII RS2's from them where their cars are at now???
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Originally Posted by D-Evil 8
Now, I guess yall can see why I'm still a newb. 
There is thread that was started in July 2002 and the last post was March 1st 2004. It has had over 12,000 views and guess what the title is? https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...olutionImports
The search button is your friend! Have fun!
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Originally Posted by BLiu
Au Contraire, my friend...
I constantly find myself wanting to shift into 6th gear. In addition, the entire gearing is different than a 5spd. The E46 M3 I had prior had a 6spd and it was well mated to the HP/TQ to provide a nice power band in every gear. I was accelerating on steep hills in 4th going about 35mph!
Brent
I constantly find myself wanting to shift into 6th gear. In addition, the entire gearing is different than a 5spd. The E46 M3 I had prior had a 6spd and it was well mated to the HP/TQ to provide a nice power band in every gear. I was accelerating on steep hills in 4th going about 35mph!
Brent
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If you really care about the gear ratio of the 6 speed tranny compared to the 5 speed, then go to a good tranny shop and they will do the gearing for you. Like Chode said it is mainly for economy.
Chode you just made me remember the video of a guy who mis shifted his RSX from 3 into 2 and from what it looked like he hit nearly 13 K RPMS (guesstimating how far the tach needle went past 9K) !!!!
. Funny name you've got there .
. Funny name you've got there .
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Transmission 6M/T 5M/T
Gear ratio
1st 2.909 2.785
2nd 1.944 1.950
3rd 1.434 1.444
4th 1.100 1.096
5th 0.868 0.825
6th 0.693 ---
reverse 2.707 3.416
Final gear ratio 4.583 4.529
Now if you transmission geeks want to argue about which gearset is best at least you can reference actual ratios. For me, I'll take the 6spd...taller first for better off-the-line acceleration then shorter 2nd and 3rd since you'll already be in the meaty part of the torque curve. 4th is basically the same. 5th is quite a bit taller and obviously 6th is for cruising.
Gear ratio
1st 2.909 2.785
2nd 1.944 1.950
3rd 1.434 1.444
4th 1.100 1.096
5th 0.868 0.825
6th 0.693 ---
reverse 2.707 3.416
Final gear ratio 4.583 4.529
Now if you transmission geeks want to argue about which gearset is best at least you can reference actual ratios. For me, I'll take the 6spd...taller first for better off-the-line acceleration then shorter 2nd and 3rd since you'll already be in the meaty part of the torque curve. 4th is basically the same. 5th is quite a bit taller and obviously 6th is for cruising.
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Here is with the overall ratios for those who are interested.
Oh and all of the first 5 gears are effectively shorter for better overall accelleration.
1st 13.331947 12.613265
2nd 8.909352 8.83155
3rd 6.572022 6.539876
4th 5.0413 4.963784
5th 3.978044 3.736425
6th 3.176019
reverse 12.406181 15.471064
The best part of this is that you can MUCH faster in reverse with the 6 speed setup! WOOT WOOT!
Oh and all of the first 5 gears are effectively shorter for better overall accelleration.
1st 13.331947 12.613265
2nd 8.909352 8.83155
3rd 6.572022 6.539876
4th 5.0413 4.963784
5th 3.978044 3.736425
6th 3.176019
reverse 12.406181 15.471064
The best part of this is that you can MUCH faster in reverse with the 6 speed setup! WOOT WOOT!
Last edited by Mister2zx3; May 18, 2004 at 08:51 PM.
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Just a tad bit of info for those who havent seen the dvd. Not that the little difference in speed is all that great, but in BMI "evo strikes back" they compare an evo 8 rs with the standard 5 speed and the 8 rs with the six speed. The six speed was slightly quicker in the 1/4 mile. Also lapped better times by a smal margin around the track.
so is it solid that this car is coming? nobody's really been discussing it lately and I haven't seen any news about it. is it still up for debate or is there "solid" evidence now?
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Originally Posted by HoLeeRay
so is it solid that this car is coming? nobody's really been discussing it lately and I haven't seen any news about it. is it still up for debate or is there "solid" evidence now?
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Originally Posted by ChodeSlappinFun
This is Definitely the MR. It's obvious what they have done here is to take an VIII, and modify it to MR performance specs probably for testing in the US. This drastically reinforces the reports in several magazines that the MR is coming here. The fact that it doesn't have all of the exterior "show" pieces of the MR means nothing, as that has no bearing on the drivability of the vehicle. They will need to complete a full testing cycle for emissions, safety, etc., long before the first production model ever reaches our shores. Keeping that in mind, I would say that this discovery does not mean that the MR is going to be arriving at the dealerships any sooner than the initial reports. The probably took one of their existing pre production EVO VIIIs and dropped in the MR spec upgrades. It makes complete sense from an engineering standpoint to do this. Why spend tons of money building expensive pre-production prototype cars, when you can save a bundle using an existing vehicle to build it. They can use this car as a baseline, and then make any tweaks necessary before the final production models are built. Keep in mind that the fact that this particular car is black does not mean that it will come in that color as a production car. What I would suggest is to try and make contact with someone at the facility. Tell them you are really interested to know about the car. If they don't want to talk to you then go to one of the car magazines show them the pictures, they probably have contacts on the inside. In fact the magazines probably know about the car already. The magazines are actually published months after the articles are actually written.
You say it's an VIII modified to MR specs? How do you explain the aluminum roof that's on the car? I seriously doubt they did a roof swap. You talk like you know what the whole deal is and how they operate, but in fact, you don't. I'm not disputing the fact that it's an engineering test mule, because obviously, it is. You're just spreading misinformation based on your speculations and assumptions of how you "think" the industry works. The only people who know the real deal about that car are the Mitsu engineers that working on the program.
Last edited by AWDpetmitsu; May 19, 2004 at 03:51 AM.