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I finally decided to get around to putting a turbo on my lancer. I pretty much just had the car sitting around for a year and don't drive it anymore. So I figured I'd take my old turbo from my Evo and put it on my lancer. I also decided to relocate the battery to the trunk. I have part numbers for everything if anyone is looking for numbers. I need to get them all organized and update this post. I had a hard time finding everything I needed and wanted. I'm still in the process of finishing it. I still need to get an exhaust done and tune it. Also, for anyone that is looking to swap in an Evo ECU. You will need to write the vin to the ECU. If you have an openport 2.0, you can use mmcodingwriter 2.3 to flash the vin. You'll also have to save the .kon file from the engine with the same tool, and flash it onto the Evo ECU. The ECU I got was locked from whomever tuned that ECU previously. So I had to bench flash it to get access to tuning the ECU if anyone runs into that. I'm sure I am missing a lot. If anyone has any questions, I'll do my best to provide answers
-Evo X turbo and exhaust manifold
-Evo X downpipe
-Evo X intercooler and mounting bracket
-Turbosmart wastegate with 10psi spring
-Evo X intake manifold (same as ralliart)
-Evo X injectors
-Radium fuel rail and line kit
-Evo X ECU
-STM kit for battery post
-3d printed mount to mount post to ECU bracket
-AMS intake
-AEM boost gauge
-AEM uego wideband
-Synapse diverter valve
-A/C delete Gates K060815 (K060825 that's used for the evo is too big)
I used a Bussman 150a breaker for the battery
Here's the mount I 3d printed to attach the fusible link to
This is the Evo fusible link mounted to the mount I made
Here it is mounted to the car. I got longer bolts M8 x 1.25. It mounts thru the ECU bracket.
This is the intercooler bracket mounted to the car. You can get the bracket thru Mitsubishi. I mounted the bracket to existing holes underneath the car. You don't even need to drill them. If you go to harbor freight, you can purchase a rivetnut tool for around $45 and install M8 x 1.25 inserts in the existing holes. Worked perfect.
I also installed rivetnuts here to mount the hot pipe going into the top of the intercooler.
Here is the Radium fuel rail. If using the 4b11t intake manifold. There's a lot of stuff you will need to change to make it work correctly. You can't use the lancer fuel rail, it won't bolt up. Also, the Evo fuel rail won't work the way it is. The lancer doesn't have a return line to the fuel tank. So you would need to either block off the return or use something different. I used radium because you can buy orb fittings from them to block off what you're not using. They're pretty sweet setups. I used a dipstick tube and dipstick from and Evo so it would mount to the manifold. I trimmed 1.05' off of the top of the tube so the dipstick would go to the same depth. I still might need to trim more to get it to read properly. You'll also need to block off the EGR valve. I had a guy at work waterjet me out a plate to block it off. I have the DXF file I made for him if anyone has access to a waterjet, mill, or EDM. I also needed to put an Evo purge valve solenoid on the car. I was too cheap to buy the bracket, so I just 3d printed one. All the parts I 3d printed were from PETG. It's decent for flexibility, heat resistant, and chemical resistant. The Evo doesn't have an EGR valve, which is why I believe that you get a Mivec exhaust code unless you use a Evo ECU. I'm just speculating though. lh
Here she is mostly done. She's pretty filthy. I have a desktop cnc I built. Was cutting some wooden signs on it and got sawdust everywhere haha.
Last edited by 02modlanceroz; May 26, 2022 at 09:35 AM.
Very impressive, do you have any tips before start a project like this? At méxico is nearly imposible to get evo parts
It makes it a little difficult if you can't get parts. If you're just looking to put a turbo on your lancer, there's really not much that you need to source from the evo. You can also use ralliart parts instead, most people actually use ralliart parts. I just had parts laying around from my evo, that's why I went that route. The main things you need are turbo and manifold, downpipe, intercooler and the piping to go with it, injectors, and a fuel pump. If you're using a ralliart turbo, you can just use the stock wastegate, it has a lower psi spring in it. You'll also need a tactrix cable, ecuflash, and evo scan. Wouldn't hurt to get a wide band and a boost gauge too. That way you have a way to log AFR's