Your "EVO 9" is released in Japan for 2005. What does it look like??? have you seen mitsu's new WRC? that is you EVO 9, same body style as the US lancer.... hopefully.. that means engine swap!!!! for use USL ppl.

 

That's a good point. Remember we were the first to see the Evo 8 and if the trend follower we should be the first to see the Evo 9? This makes good bussness sense since they sell more evo's here than anywhere else in the world.

 

Mitsubishi Evolution IX

 

I've seen those Evo STi designs by the media gossip. They take the worst parts of the car and put them together to get this bad boy!

If my MR looks anything like that i'll spend another 3 grad to convert it back, to prevent me from throwing up on the car whenever i look at it.

 

I don't like it either. I would convert it back too.

 

I am just glad that Mitsu is finally realising that there is a market and customer base for the Evolutions here in the US,
I have lived in the UK all my life and moved here 5 years ago. I have followed the WRC since I was 7 years of age and in that time have seen some awesome cars, and truely the technology we have today compared to the cars of yesturday is unbelievable.
I have wanted an Evo since the IV and only dreamed about owning one, well now that time is coming real soon.

All I have left to say to those of you who have 03's and are *****ing cause a bigger and better car is coming, Look at the name of the car "EVOLUTION", look it up in the Oxford english dictionary and see what it says. just be thankful you have had chance to own a legendary car enjoy it while you can, cause life is too short.
Most of you realise that with what you have spent on aftermarket parts it is not worth up grading to the MR, but does that make your Evo less of a car, hell no, everybody mods their cars for their own personal tastes and driving styles,
I still see a few Evo's driving around here and there and I am sure that those few people don't even know the whole history of the Lancer Evolution, and probably don't even use the Evo to it's full potential.

Just enjoy the awesome legend

 

Ok this is a bit of the topic but this is aimed at blonde and gtr
I agree with Blonde on the seats, I have owned recaro seats in most of the performance cars I owned and on one occasion they saved my life so I will not use any other racing seat, and what you say they are standard on the EVO, wow what a bargain.
Yeah don't get me wrong, it is up to individuals on what they prefer.
The "JDM" seats are the same width it is just the Thigh Bolsters are taller.
You can purchase replacement parts for recaro seats, you don't have to buy the whole seat, so you can buy just the "JDM & UK" Bolsters if you so desire, but you would probably have to purchase new fabric. and the cost would be relatively high
but it ain't the cost of a whole seat.

gtr
If you have never driven at high speed in the High bolstered recaros then you will never know how good they are.
This is my opinion on the 04 Evo's which has the leather option, personally I would prefer to see suede on the main seating surfaces and smooth leather on the bolsters, like the FQ series seats Alacantra leather, Why would you want smooth leather all over the USDM seats, That I would say is on par with a 50 year old hooker, all slop when the action is fast and furious.
You have to feel at one with the vehicle, not to mention in an accident if you are thrown around in side the car how the hell do you expect to survive the crash.

 

i don't get it, the difference between the MR and the 03-04's... it has the same engine... nearly a identical frame (except the aluminum roofs... ) oh wait.. different rims and front LSD/tranny/ecu/gauge cluster/differential, i guess that makes the car 1000x's faster.... i mean it's nearly impossible to bolt it on to the 03-04's because of the many structural differences right?

just wait in a couple years the MR drivetrain will become the next sr20det swap like nissans.... only that we paid so much cheaper brand new...

at least it's good to know the 03-04's are the last production of it's kind. As the Acd becomes standard, it becomes easier/cheaper to acquire...

 

The thing that makes it faster is a 6-speed close-ratio transmission mostly. There also is lighter rims and they used more aluminum in the MR than the 04 Evo which makes it lighter.

 

Does anyone have any idea of when the 2005 Evo's will arrive? Also, although people have said they have ordered it from mainland dealers, the sole Mitsu dealer here in Hawaii (Honolulu) pretty much dismissed the whole idea of placing an order for one at this time. And, on top of that, they are still adding a 2-3K markup over MSRP for 2003/4 Evos!

 

more gears = slower acceleration.... more shifts means you lose boost between shifts.. lighter rims means nothing... you gotta knock off 100+ in order to have a significant enough effect on the 1/4 acceleration...

like the honda boys gutting their interior and only riding on their chasis and engine/tranny... they should be able to run 9's now right with 120hp and weight reduction???

You do get more top end with a 6spd, besides, the 1-3rd gear on the 5spd and 6spd are similar... unless you track race, who goes up to 4-6 anyways?

 

Incorrect. More gears does not equal slower. The STi has more gears than an Evo 8 and is faster in a straight line stock for stock than the Evo. But you can certainly hope your '03 will be faster than a MR (stock for stock), but I do not think that will be the case personally.

 

If the only racing you know is strait line, than yes - more gears = slower acceleration, however on the real race track more gears = more usable power distribution and Tsukuba results for 6speed Evos prove that.
Lighter rims also mean a lot, otherwise people would ride on steelies and would never have to worry about cracking their rims. Where do you get your info??

Depending on the track you do shift into high gears.
And there are a couple of Hondas running 9s.
Weight reduction is important, weight always slows you down, you lose 6 pounds on the roof, 16 pounds on the wheels, some more on the door bars, if you strip the car - mats = 5lbs, jack and tire 30lbs etc etc etc and it all adds up and soon you're hundreds of pounds lighter.

 

i'm a dsm'er for over 4 years, and i built my car to drag race at the tracks. 16" rims are the best size rims to race, i'm not too sure about auto'xing.. The weight of modern rims matter only slightly unless you're using steel rims. Ok, howabout this.. use up all your gas on your gas tank and track it... then fill it back up to the top... watch your 1/4 times increase by 1 second!!! For those of you that don't understand my point... weight matters yes... if you take off more than 100lbs... otherwise it doesnt effect times at all...

bashemgud33, wtf are you talking about??
A single turbo 4spd supra automatic will hand a sti it's *** any day of the week. What's your point? My gsx has handed my evo it's *** many times over... apples to oranges buddy...
If you guys have been to a real track, you'll see i'm speaking the truth.

You evo enthusiasts are a different crowd... i'm used to the dsm guys more
later


BTW, the fastest car tested on top gear was a automatic mercedes mclaren SLR.
A damn FWD alpha romero beat the "almighty 6spd" sti's time around top gear's track, that's sad.

 

An MR over a VII is this:

• Front TORSEN diff
• ACD
• Evo 6 10.5 cm outlet turbo
• Better wastgate on the turbo
• New cams
• Better boost control solenoid
• Bilstein struts and shocks
• Recalibrated suspension
• Lighter and better looking wheels
• Better looking Lights
• 6 speed trans
• Hopefully better looking seats

If you are just interested in drag racing an RS or current VII make more sense. The MR will not be much lighter. I have driven a TORSEN/ACD/AYC car on the street and I can feel the difference easily. But the MR won't be much lighter than the current VII.

For Auto-X the diffs make a big difference.

Evo by nature are limited edition fast evolving cars. Most of the time 18 months latter a better one shows up. My favorite is still the TME or 6.5 Evo's.