Lancer Coupe Advice...

Hey guys,

I have a 2003 1.8L Lancer GLI Coupe with an EVO 6 Kit (i couldnt afford the real thing) :(

First off, ill start by saying i know nothing about cars...mechanically...

Now, I have what the dealer called a 'sports exhaust kit', now is that what you guys mean when you say 'modified exhaust'?

Aside from that is there anything i can do (small things... ie not a turbo hehe) to get more power?

I already run it on Premium unleaded...

Here are couple of pics...now... dont laugh just coz its not a real evo :)

btw: the photo's didnt turn out all that great but you get the idea :)

http://www.arach.net.au/~chief11/evo/full1.jpg

http://www.arach.net.au/~chief11/evo/side1.jpg

Thanks in advance for your response guys :)

nightshift

what happen to the evo bonnet? and the high wing spoilers?

anyway i think an after market exhaust is better that factory one (not that i have one) and check out after market air filters and electronic chipset they all should help

Originally posted by Chobotech
what happen to the evo bonnet? and the high wing spoilers?

anyway i think an after market exhaust is better that factory one (not that i have one) and check out after market air filters and electronic chipset they all should help

Air filters and chipset... ok thanks ill look into that :)

oh and i didnt like the high wing, not sure why the kit didnt come with the evo 6 bonnet... i never even thought of that... :(

I know it wont help performance, but after all that money on the bodykit, maybe a few dollars more on some clear wing repeaters wouldn't go amiss ? ;)

forgive my ignorance but...

wing repeaters ???

Sorry; Wing repeaters are the [in this case] orange indicators mounted into your wings between the whelarch and the door !


After al that money going into the bodykit, a nice finishing touch would be a set of clear ones. make the sides look alot neater !

oh i get ya....

i didnt know clear ones were available...

that would be awesome... match my tail lights then... :)

In the UK, they do them [to fit various cars] in allsorts of colours; blue, green, red, black/smoked, so I'm sure you can find some to fit yours, wherever in the world you're from - would be a nice finishing touch :cool:

here is my 2c worth.

Filter: K&N filters pretty much increases bhp (very slightly, better than none!)

Ralliart ECU chip (amongst others): with the right sepcs you could find one that fits e.g GReddy (you get the idea...)

Ground Wires: muchos on the market

Spark Plugs: Denso Iridium Sparks kinda worked for mine

Lightweight Rims: Less weight perhaps?

Ultimately, you could install a supercharger. But that would create a lot of problems for you, your wallet, your car and the law.

Hope this helps. any other suggestions

ham_ster

"Hope, is a dangerous thing" - the shawshank redemption

thats some decent modifications on the body, don't go any further unless your planning to put a EVO 6 rear wing on.

My friend has a simular problem. Well, to turbo it would cost a lot, there is a lot of stuff you gotta do to a Lancer to turbo it, but an A3 engine from Japan would cost a lot less. Thats what my friend is doing, it costs about 3,000. Or you could just go with some moderate changes. Weight reduction, etc

when i put my car in for its first service i got a magna V6 as a loan car...

man thats a nice car...

what i really want is that kinda power in mine...

Yo dude. Visited a friend in Melbourne and went for a spin in his Magna V6 in Albert Park at 3am. Cool car but lost out on the S curves to an AWD WRX!!
Wished I had mine that night! hehehehe....:smoker:


"hope, is dangerous thing" - the shawshank redemption

hehehe... well... its a WRX lol

so basically without putting a turbo in my lancer i wont get it as powerful as the V6 magna???

and whats the story with the performance chip??

/me is a car n00b

Sorry for taking so long in replying.
Been having problems with the car, but it should be a-ok by end week.

anyways, here is a pic of an VIII I saw last weekend. Let me know if you want to see it from other angles.
I will be posting pics in other threads in this forum. Do look out for them

The VI still looks better....hehehehe

:tongue:


keep in touch fellas
"Hope, is a dangerous thing" the shawshank redemption.
ham_ster

dem lancers look like us spec mirages tew meeh. haha our lancers look like pint sized EVOs:bloated: