SRT-4 vs. Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart?

[Fenixfire077]

ALWAYS stick with the trend! if i am not mistaken - car & driver misstated the 1/4 times for the gto when it debuted, and that is why it was thought upon as such a legend! meanwhile, the times were much different!

[neogelion]

It all depends on what you are looking for and what your needs are. But what it comes down to is what you want to spend and the future tunablility of the car. If you want to further tune the Lancer you are probably better off just getting the EVO. If you want an SRT-4 then you already have a competitive car with the ability to make it even faster. Test drive them both, wait a week and go back to the car that impressed you the most and best suited your budget and needs.

[dels04]

Originally Posted by blachdohcneon

the lancer is NOT an evo its a piece of shit, the ralliart ghets a whooping 2hp more then the regular lancer, my 98 r/t neon will smoke the crap out of one of those, and the lancer looks like a tird. The srt isn't even compariable to the non-evo lancer. Get the srt or you will be very sorry.

You are a dork!!! Neon's are the piecers. I owned two. Both had nothing but problems. Traded in last one for a Lancer ralliart. It was the best thing I did. I have put about $2,000 of upgrades in it and no Srt-4 can touch it! And with the upgrades it is still $3,000 less then a new Srt-4. I am sorry that you are stuck w/ a piece. Hope to meet you on the street so I can put my words into action.

[das2123]

Originally Posted by dels04

You are a dork!!! Neon's are the piecers. Traded in last one for a Lancer ralliart. It was the best thing I did. I have put about $2,000 of upgrades in it and no Srt-4 can touch it! And with the upgrades it is still $3,000 less then a new Srt-4. I am sorry that you are stuck w/ a piece. Hope to meet you on the street so I can put my words into action.

Why are you talking to someone in a post that is more than 3 months old? Anyway the SRT-4 stock against the Ralliart stock isn't even a comparison.

Ralliart=factory performance-tuned, 2.4-liter, 162-horsepower, 4-cylinder MIVEC engine

SRT4=2.4-liter turbocharged 16-valve double overhead camshaft (DOHC) engine w/230 horsepower and 250 lb-ft of torque.

A 70HP difference and you say the Ralliart is better

[TEXSRT4]

wow, way to bring back the deceased. but who is this guy? i would love to see a lancer with $2000 touch a stock srt. that would be awesome!!!! boy, i love people. he probably runs a 14.2 or a 14.3. beat one srt off the line in traffic and thinks hes tough stuff. wait till he meets a real one!!!!

[das2123]

Originally Posted by TEXSRT4

wow, way to bring back the deceased. but who is this guy? i would love to see a lancer with $2000 touch a stock srt. that would be awesome!!!! boy, i love people. he probably runs a 14.2 or a 14.3. beat one srt off the line in traffic and thinks hes tough stuff. wait till he meets a real one!!!!

[purefx]

Originally Posted by dels04

You are a dork!!! Neon's are the piecers. I owned two. Both had nothing but problems. Traded in last one for a Lancer ralliart. It was the best thing I did. I have put about $2,000 of upgrades in it and no Srt-4 can touch it! And with the upgrades it is still $3,000 less then a new Srt-4. I am sorry that you are stuck w/ a piece. Hope to meet you on the street so I can put my words into action.

I'm sorry to hear you had bad experiences with neons. Personally, my experience has been great with two srt-4's. I will admit that they were both relatively low mileage (25k on both), but i know many owners with 50k, 70k, and 90k who have had either no problems or minimal problems (wires/plugs...tps wire...etc). I also fail to see how 2 grand will take a ralliart to NEAR srt-4 numbers, nonetheless surpass and destroy them. Maybe you bought a 2,000 dollar suspension and you're talking about in the twisties an srt-4 can't touch you? That would at least be somewhat more believable since the srt-4 has mediocre handling and 2 grand will get quite a few cars a nice suspension and setup.

[TEXSRT4]

dont be so sure bud, for $2000 you can make your sartie handle pretty well.

[purefx]

Originally Posted by TEXSRT4

dont be so sure bud, for $2000 you can make your sartie handle pretty well.

Im not talking about spending 2000 on the srt4. Besides, as I already said, for 2 g's you can make almost any car handle pretty dam good. The comparison was to a stock srt4.

[Stealth_SUX_]

Originally Posted by Roscoe86

Hey, look what i have here, it's my MotorTrend magazine with that test drive in it...what do they say, it's the 1/4 in 14.9? Heh. I trust Motor Trend much more than Car and Driver. They tested a Ford GT and got 0-60 in 3.3 seconds. Sound a bit odd to you? It does to me. They also got an S2000 clocked at 5.4 to 60. I think that was wrong too. Like i said, i don't trust Car and Driver. I tend to find Motor Trend a much more reliable source.

I hope u say it sounds odd because it is a little high, cause a ford gt is fast. overpriced but fast.

[TEXSRT4]

its all magazine racing and totally useless. the information is used simply to sell copies of the magazine itself. if you want to race, get your butt to the track, otherwise see what real people are doing in the car. high 14s? please, the srt will run high 13s stock. i dont know about the lancer, but i dont care, only evos are worth looking towards. but remember they cost 10+grand more, so there is no shame being a bit slower stock

[Hottmonkey]

Biggest Bang for your buck..........get the SRT

[pinkslipRT]

hey roscoe, why u blowin ur own horn? 98 rt has a 2.0 ur shitty rally art has a 2.4 ok lets do the math........take the 2.4 out of the stratus and put it in the rt and then we will see whos faster. on top of that build ur 2.4 ralliart and i will build my 2.0 rt and i will rape ur tailpipe clean out all of ur carb........................................n/a no nitrous
mine runs high 11's

[das2123]

Originally Posted by pinkslipRT

n/a no nitrous mine runs high 11's

No way your running high 11's N/A unless you have some serious engine work done and I don't mean bolt-ons.

[pinkslipRT]

Originally Posted by das2123

No way your running high 11's N/A unless you have some serious engine work done and I don't mean bolt-ons.

tex ur cool u seem to know ur stuff, das is running around these threads putting in his half cent. perfect example......his quote. no shit dumass.no wait im doing 11's with a fart can and intake.haha. complete engine rebuild.top to bottom 2.4 block around 13.5-1 comp. crane 28's,standalone, ect. obviously u havent seen a fast car yet, i mean u r drivin a ralliart right. u havent seen one. also u said u used to own 2 neons but now a pos go to the rallifart forums.