Are these worth anything? Believe B16 Bilsteins that aren't available any longer. Unsure if they are rebuildable. At least one is 'blown' although no oil is present on the outside...




Going for the alignment tomorrow - new ecentric hardware install in the rear and fron lowered to a safe point, we believe. Looking for -2 camber in front with zero toe, -1.5 in the rear with slight toe in. We will see what the Evo specialist recommends.



Interesting, when I pulled the front tires off - I noticed this:




And the other tire:




That is not normal and was not cut by debris. First time I've seen this...may contact the distributor and get their opinion...bummer.

 

Got the car in for an alignment/tracking. As I expected - -2 on the front, -1.5 on the rears. Nearly zero toe on the front and slight in the rear. Car is now a finger tip driver on the autobahn! And the ride is significantly different - firm, but not rattle your teeth. No more crashing, pops, wobbling. Very pleasant...especially for a coil over.






Evo specialist said it was just the right height...shouldn't have any issue with jumps/g-outs on the Ring...taking the inner liners out on the front. (previous had burn throughs). We measured at the fender arches - 25. in front and 24.75 in the rear.






We then put 500 kms on it and other than a bit buzzy at 4000/~90 mph...a joy!



Enjoyed a few corners and approaching/exceeding break away, the rear of the car was thumping. Would that be the AYC? No lights and occasionally hear the pump. But hadn't heard the thumping sound...although it appeared to be helping the understeer. Is this expected or relay that we may have a discrepancy?



Good fun!

 

Been too long to not be working on the Mitsubishi...driving - yes, but no time for anything else.

Pulled it apart to fit the intake air temp sensor for the Link vice the OEM MAF location. Decided on the lower charge tube...local shop machined the bung, welded, and painted the area for 40 euro. I thought a good price:




Also replaced the oil pressure sensor again (3rd one on this engine)...hoping for better news on the actual pressure...these do seem to be low quality as they start to pulsate and/or needle moves not related to engine rpm...but there may be other issues:


Cold 1400 idle returns 88 psi.


Warm 800 rpm idle:


I do have a active OEM dash idiot light and it has never flickered (except on key turn on).

Can one turn up the pressure?

 

glad you got back to it ! keep it up buddy

 

harry wilson: Thanks for the comments...a rewarding project, for sure!We will keep moving on...

Next to the ECU...had the Link G4X sitting on shelf for several months...struggling to locate a tuner and realizing that the car will run poorly before it runs better...and it runs quite well currently - although only at part throttle! 25 mpg is pretty impressive (no boost!).

Tried hard to connect to the OEM with Evo Scan, but no dice:




Nonetheless - the plug and play Link seems logical for this vehicle.

Out with the original:




Comparison - OEM to Link:




Link included the wrong end plate...appears to be set up for a 3 connector ECU:




Nothing a Dremel can't adjust. Notched the plate for the Link CAN Lambda, USB connection, and 7 bar MAP sensor hose:




Then the errant wire reared it ugly head...apparently it came from this gray block - appears to be a connector - is this OEM? I stuck it into one of the holes...




Next, reapply power, connect laptop, and key on...cooling fans go full on and laptop appears to be communicating...communicating I need an ECU Unlock Code! Hopefully, they will respond tomorrow...exciting!

 

Our vendor responded promptly (on a Sunday night) and provided the ECU Unlock - which appeared to be successful!

We selected the Evo 4-6 7Bar PCB V1.5+ G4X Extreme Plug-In program to begin.

Fans are running on high so adjusted a few of the selections as per Link Forum...now off, but more adjustments to follow.

Completed a MAP Sensor Calibration - Success. 96.8 KPA with key on.

Completed a TPS Sensor Calibration - Success.

Fuel pump pressurizes for ~3 seconds.

Attempted a start, plenty of starter rotation, but no firing. Went from 12 Master Fuel to 25 and adjusted the accelerator - 0 to WOT to in between. Only got one combustion event and barely. Pulled the plugs and they are dry. We surely engaged the starter enough to see some fuel in the combustion chamber.

We'll let the battery/starter rest tonight. Exciting brain transplant!

 

Another couple of iterations of trying different adjustments thanks to Link subject matter experts (from New Zealand!)...we have a running Evo with a new brain! They deduced we had an Evo 7 cam sensor wheel due to the pattern...would never have figured that out.






Now to get the wideband working...

 

Got the wideband working with the help of the Link Team - neat piece of hardware! Next to try the Quick Tune...automated fuel map build - worked like a champ! Just requires 2 seconds are each cell to update...seems logical, but we've come a long way in the aftermarket! About 50 cells complete and even dipped into 12 psi of boost! Will be a fun car at 20+!

 

Started working with Boosted Performance for a remote tune...5 hours last night even past midnight. Roads are somewhat clear, but darkness and fog made things exciting. Some 2500-5500 rpm WOT runs...will be a fun car! Prior to commencing, he desired new plugs (NGK 6684 (BPR8EIX)), Grimmspeed EBCS, and the Air Intake Temperature wired up (installed in the cold side charge pipe).

Spent most of the day accomplishing that:

9000 km plugs look pretty good!:


Hated to cut the OEM harness...but for a good cause:


My assistant would have done a much better job (but skiing in the Alps took priority!):


The other end was simple enough:


The Grimmspeed EBCS has same hose routing as Evo 8, but the wire plugs are not. Not liking to cut harness...constructed these jumpers and install the Grimmspeed in same location as OEM:


More tuning to follow...unfortunately, we will miss the last day of the year Nurburgring open time...tomorrow. Always next year and it would have been pushing to drive a car 6 hours plus track time...that hasn't been proven at WOT.

Did receive this nice setup from Norris:


I was dismayed that I learned to find out in the instructions that the Evo 5 will lose the windshield washer sprayer/intercooler sprayer due to the size of this unit. Almost regret not just going with a new OEM...

Car is making great noises...with not much insulation so added treat at WOT!

 

Last day of the Nurburgring came and went (Sunday)...car is not complete on the tuning side.

Continued to work up to 2500-6500 rpm and 20 psi...may have to move up to the Injection Dynamics 1050cc injectors...not a bad problem! Third gear acceleration is about what I expected! Few more psi (~23) and likely, timing to be added. The Link interface is quite impressive! The weather here is turning sour and travel...may not complete until next year!

Decided to finally install some new 'glass' on the instrument cluster - posts on this forum relayed at how easy it was - sure enough!

The part:


The removal:


The install...snap off, snap on:


Now the 'glass' is invisible vice full of scratches!

And a fun shot of it taking the better half to dinner in Stuttgart:

 

Finally a break in life to put effort toward the Evo 5...



Pulled the bumper:






Removed the windscreen washer container...won't be able to use due to the interferrence:






Cleaned the area:






Installed:






Comparison:






Appears I installed it correctly, but one horn was in the way...also attempted to install the OEM bumper and the brake duct work won't fit as well as the OEM oil cooler deflector. I did not removed those items to see if the cooler would still fit beneath the bumper, but those items (especially the brake duct), I'd like to keep. Looks like I will go with an OEM after contacting Norris to confirm I'm doing it right. The OEM cooler is likely sufficient for us and I dislike losing capability for a street car (might fail on the next TUV with our window squirters...)

 

Received few more parts last week...today the install...

New Steering Column surrounds - mine had a boost guage taped to it at one point and marred:


Complete:


Replacement windshield wiper arms...sun weathered and scratched - Love OEM parts!:


Complete:


Also ordered some OEM lug nuts as our current aftermarket wheels use a different type...and the spare is OEM...so now we are prepared!:


And eventually look to install new door weather stripping...current one is a bit flattened...still sealing though!:

 

OEM Evo 8 oil cooler arrived ($420!)...



Quite a bit more substantial than the Evo 5 unit:






Comparison:






And:






But it sticks out significantly as the mounts are in different locations:






But after some slotting of holes and bending of brackets...it fits beneath the bumper:






And finally!:






However, I had to remove the driverside horn (aftermarket), OEM oil cooler duct (restricts airflow to the larger unit anyway) and is only mounted at 2 points (vice OEM 3). Best option is to fabricate the 3rd mount and I will likely do so in the future (or not). I'm ok with the current OEM like install...waiting for the GBE SS oil cooler lines to arrive now.

 

MMM fresh oem parts!

 

RobbieOh: Do believe the Evo 8 cooler will be sufficient for us. Still waiting for the lines...hopefully it won't be another 100 days!

Ordered a MAF delete pipe back on 30 Oct...finally arrived!:



Since we are using a Link ECU in Speed Density, no longer any use for the OEM MAF. It may not help on our ~400 CHP project, but it seemed like the right thing to do.