There is no way mitsubishi will make a warranty approved turbo kit for 3000$, no way in hell. An RRM kit is more than that and they don't have to worry about 100% fitment, ease of install, tuning, driveability, etc. I would wager if they make a kit it'll be 5000$+ for just the kit and probably another 1000$ or so for install from a dealership. To help you understand, I recently bought an SPT short shifter for my car. The cost of the part was 250ish (500$ if I bought it from the dealership) and install will be another 100$. That's 350$ for a short shifter just to maintain the warranty.

 

speculation says the railliart is a 2.0 AWD turbo just like the evox but detuned.

so I don't think it would be capatible if its AWD system w' DSG

 

Don't see why it wouldn't work if the engine is the same.

 

Haha. Just found this. Wow. Good job. Clearly knew what you were talking about, didn't ya?

 

hahaha i wonder where he is now.. lol

 

Picking up junior high girls in his pimpin ride like every other e-thug?

 

I could be wrong but when I was researching before I bought my CVT GTS, I thought I read that Mitsubishi gets their CVT transmission manufactured by the same company the makes CVT's for other companies. Only they use their own programming(which could be way better). Looking around I see that the Nissan Altima puts out around 270hp and is offered with a CVT, and there are other vehicles with a CVT that put out alot more power than the Lancer. Has anyone actually heard from a reliable source the limitations of the CVT or is it assumed that it is just weaker? It just seems that if other companies can handle some power with a CVT couldn't the Lancer?

 

thats not true. CVT's are designed differently and generally the higher hp cars have chain-driven CVT's, not belt driven like the lancer. Also, there is a large difference between the new nissan sentra CVT and our own....their's actually has power on the bottom end...ours feels like its slipping on snot and doesn't go anywhere until 3K.
engine is not the same, mitsu will not warranty even a factory turbo kit on a 10.xx:1 compression NA engine. The RA and EVO have something like 8-9.xx:1 compression, which is generally what any factory turbo engine is.

 

They might not warranty it (god knows I don't think they will) but it should still fit since they're all 4B11 motors. It's like the STi and the WRX, the motor is the same as far as size and fitment but there are some differences internally.

 

the price i came up with is based on the TRD supercharger kit which goes for 3200 without installation. it was merely an example. the only thing that gives this "turbo kit" any validity is the fact that the RA will have this kit stock.

it's another way of making easy money. it can't be all that expensive when the kit already exists for another car. yes compression will be a bit of a problem, but a low boost quick spooling dealer installed turbo isn't entirely a bad idea. like i said. buy a GTS, buy the turbo kit, and you have an instant MS3 competitor. such a strategy saves the trouble of offering another trim to compete in the FF turbo category.

 

I wouldn't say a GTS with a turbo kit will compete with the MS3, that car was built from the factory to be fast, not merely modified afterwards. I don't see why Mitsubishi would want a FF turbo car when they already have the Ralliart coming out. I don't know anyone that would pick a FWD car over an AWD car. Quick question, is the TRD kit covered by the factory warranty?

 

as long as they install it. As for the MS3, I agree, 260+hp and torque is not going to happen easily on the GTS engine...or at least nowhere near as reliable. the MS3 also has a limited slip, traction control and stability control to cope with the near-EVO power it produces....GTS could cope with a little more power but would produce nothing but one-tire-fires with that kind of power.

 

I would be happy with 220 -240

 

Bottom line is that the Lancer is an economy car. You can add power, but it's not going to be as good as a car prebuilt to be a boosted street monster. Once everyone accepts that, life will be fine.

 

Man these speculations are driving me crazy, if this highly unlikely kit does come out it would probably provide 25% more peak hp, which would put the car at 190-200hp.

There is a market for this stuff and if Mitsubishi would just set up a program like TRD for our cars then we would be in business. Look at a scion tc with a TRD supercharger for a small glimpse of what our cars may be able to do...

And thats me adding more pointless & unverified information into the fire.....