evos were definately popular long before tommi started driving for mitsu in wrc. the 1985/86 lancer 1600 was one of the cult classics of japan in the late 80s, and when they added awd in 92 it really blew up. tommi makinen won 4 consecutive wrcs in an evo, but unfortunately he is not a very good driver, his wins can be attributed to the mitsubishi wrc R&D team. his lackluster performance driving the scuby is evidence of mitsubishis rally technology prowess in the mid 90s. or possibly he is just past his prime.

 

When he left Mitsu, TM was pasted his prime as Mitsu was lousing up WRC w/ the Evo 7 in mid season. Mitsu made a grave mistake introducting the E7 in mid season w/o any off-season testing.

Do that in F1, you will be bankrupt soon. How about in NASCAR? Almost dead last? Mitsu had made a mistake and suffering for it till now.

 

not to mention the evo VII was a completely new platform, not the IV/V/VI that won those 4 consecutive races. mitsu made more than a few mistakes in 2001. not to mention allister mccrae forgetting to put his hoodpins in after leaving service and limping the car home after the hood decimated the windshield

 

If I remember correct, E7 & 8's have toasted far more tranny than the E4-6.

 

So... what was the topic again? Oh yeah- how's the swap coming?

 

i actually got no news on the swap yet i will get an update on monday the last thing i heard was the fabrication of a new bellhousing is pretty much done

oh ya for who asked right now i payed 5000$ canadian

keep you posted

 

its monday, whats the update?

 

actually, today would be tuesday

 

Its been a long weekend LOL

 

would be nice to have pics
just to know this is really getting done....
even if u use a phone camera
or one of those cheap 30 dollar digital cameras...
any news? pics? anything?!?!?

 

wow so it happens whats the news and how much for the custom bellhousing and where would you get something like that done?

 

i go no updates sorry monday they told me they were running into some issues and i was suppose to go on tuesday but got stuck working the said they were going to call me on thursday with an update

i am going next tuesday i will take some pics with my camera phone
sorry guys and your write this is a long wait its been 3 weeks tommorow with no car

 

I hope all of us who told you of past problems with this kind of swap were wrong. I really hope they get this going for you soon. I know what it's like to be without your car for a long time (more than a month) and it super sucks.

How much longer are you going to let them work on this before you tell them to go back to stock? Or are you going to just keep going until it's done?

good luck

 

when you do a swap with a mirage do can you get the awd in it?

 

NO ONE has successfully done a DSM engine swap, except for Extreme Racing. In the end, ALL of THEM gave up after skyrocketing cost, and people (mechanics and fabricators) don't feel like working on it. If you don't believe me, mass email Sean Glazer at Extreme Racing on his cost.

Evo swap. It has been done.

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/an...p?s=&forumid=9


Here's a mirager that had done the swap (not AWD), but he lives in NZ. Thus, cost is halfed.

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/388523