Thats not true , Mitsubishi has specifically stated that the wouldn't redesign the front bumber of the car to meet canadian standards, but said Canada would have to wait for the next redesign of the car.

And the EVO X is the next redesign of the car (since the IX is basicall a new rendition of the evo III) which means they can design the car to meet Canadian standards. SO I think there is a good chance the evo x could make it to canada.

 

Dude if you have the money, just drop a different motor in the lancer and add an AWD. its gonna cost a **** load but you can just build your own evo.

 

OMFG! i cant stop laughing everytime i read this ****! thas some funny sh1at.

 

or buy a cheap dsm.

 

what i was trying to say is that i think that the boxer engine sounds and is a better engine than that of the 4g63.

 

those v8s you speak of are only as good as the traction you have. evos and stis have just as much ability to get down the track as american muscle (if gearing is done correctly).

 

Yes, the AWD does have better traction, but at the cost of added weight. A WRX weighs the same as a Trans Am, but with 50 less horsepower, and you could still add a turbo to the V8 if you really wanted to. I've only seen one WRX in history make it down the 1/4 in less than 10 seconds (Easy Street), and if you saw what they put into that car, you'd sh*t a brick. But I'm not saying they can't be fast, I'm just saying it takes a lot less to get a muscle car down the track. Suspension, gearing, and wider tires can be tuned on any car, but when it comes down to it, you still have more power to play with on a bigger engine.

 

YOU LIVE IN CANADA!

you have plenty of (cheap) 15-year-old cars available to you!

r32 Skyline GTR for under $15k CAD... why even bother with an evo? most of them come modded and you'll only have to wait a few weeks. if you ever find yourself in BC, one great company is http://www.terra2imports.ca/

they can find you ANYTHING. http://www.northwestnissans.com/boar...splay.php?f=94 has their most up-to-date stock listings. i've seen them sell anything from amazing fairladys to vip style presidents to turbo vans! research the 15-year law and find out how you would go about registering a car in your area. in a couple years you'll be able to import the EVOs from 1992-1993, but you can already pull a VR4 if you insist on staying Mitsu.

hope this helps!

 

yes the extra displacement of the v8 does prove to have more potential. the sti weighs 300lbs less than a trans am with 5-10 less hp and the wrx weighs 500lbs less with ~70hp less. you may be able to build a v8 better, but it will cost roughly the same amount to get the same amount of power out of each. and when built to a certain amount of power, the only tires that will give those v8s traction are slicks which get exceptionally expensive. the main problem of AWD cars trapping is that they are geared for acceleration, which really limits the quickness of their times. if you want a good all around car, you're better off going with an import, if you just want raw speed, then get american muscle.

 

Yeah, you're right. I didn't realize the STI was so close to the Trans Am in horsepower. And yes, you could find a better V8, but since price is a factor, things like the Corvette and Viper are automatically overpriced per horsepower (The STI could match its power for far less money). So yeah you're right, they're close to equal but with different strengths and weaknesses.

Sorry I dragged it off topic. Once again, you've got plenty of choices.

 

I don't know what all the fuss is about. You may not have a 10sec car, but why do you want to tear apart your car like that in races anyways? If you beat Boe's Lancer, 1/4 mile time you'll definitely get some recognition. Hell if you get it within a 1sec of that you will. Evo... I think thats just Mitsubishi's rendition of expensive sports car. Tune your car, and time it. Best bet is that you'll get recognition for your track times for the class of car you're running.

 

+1

 

That's very true. Anyone who does things like that with an econobox should get props. I'm different, however, as I feel that drag racing is boring unless it's under 10 seconds. I mean, I took my Lancer to the drag strip once, and it was like paying $25 to pretend I was getting on the freeway over and over again seriously though, to each his/her own.

 

if you got the cash for the evo....just take that money and put an evo engine in your lancer ...