Legal Evo 7??

[ZilverZilvia]

Hey wassup. I am VERY interested in buying/importing an Evolution 7. But i have many questions about it. First, what are the MAJOR differences (not the limited edition steering wheel ) between the GSR, RS, and the RS-II. Also, approx how much would it cost to crate one over (an RS or RS-II) from japan and get it legalized, OR, what is a good price to pay for an already legallized Evo (ex: evolution imports)? Any info will help, and i already know that there are legal ones here in the us cause i saw a VII (not 8 cause i also saw the front) passin me on the street. Thanx

[ZilverZilvia]

Also, could you put a J-Spec Evo VIII (8) transmission on a VII (7)?? Also, can you swap the VIIs Active YAW Differential with the Evo 8 SUPER AYC???

[HobieKopek]

There are NO street legal Evolution VII's in the US. Yes, the tranny is swappable, theoretically the AYC and/or ACD are as well, but would require a lot more work and the J-spec ECU as well.

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/...IG0521-03.html

And for the record I'm not saying you didn't see a VII, I'm saying it wasn't legal. The NHTSA has NEVER approved any Evolution in the US and only US Spec Evo 8's are legal here. People driving other Evolutions are commiting insurance and registration fraud.

[ZilverZilvia]

Originally Posted by HobieKopek

There are NO street legal Evolution VII's in the US....The NHTSA has NEVER approved any Evolution in the US and only US Spec Evo 8's are legal here. People driving other Evolutions are commiting insurance and registration fraud.

Then what is evolution imports doing? Are they completely illigal??? How could they get away with it then cause i see them sellin cars on ebay, and people on this forum say they got it from them and it was ligit???

[HobieKopek]

I hate redirecting to other forums, but here's a start.

http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthr...ght=senor+info

Basically the people with EI cars have nothing to show for it atm. G&K's petition was pretty much shitted upon by MMC and instead of responding to MMC's claims, G&K argued they were invalid because they were submitted a little late. Anyway, if read some of Senor Info's threads on Evom you'll have a pretty good idea of where those cars stand right now...(in a warehouse).

Some were registered, some were street driven, but all were recalled.

[ZilverZilvia]

Originally Posted by HobieKopek

...Some were registered, some were street driven, but all were recalled.

Then how come their stillselling some evo VIIs??? Shouldnt those be recalled too?

[HobieKopek]

Well, in my own personal opinion, because they don't know how to conduct business.

Look a few threads down.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t101576.html

[2of9]

wich dealership in the U.S. is selling the Evo 7?? wuts the differenve about both the Evo 7 and 8, their hp is like 6-7 hp away? 278 to 271 hp? wuts the difference?

[Evo VII Lover]

Well , for one, mitsu claims a 0-60 in 4.4 for GSR and 0-60 in 4.1 for VII RS Sprint IIs, Not sure if its true but thats pretty impressive VS evo VIIIs 5.1 and slower quarter mile.

The 7 als0 has the AYC/ACD drivetrain, a bit more power, and is lighter.

I prefer evo VII looks over VIIIs. I want to make a nice fast VII like the 771hp Norris Designs Evo VII. spl00ge.

Norris Designs Evo VII is nuts

0-60 in 2.9
0-100 in 6 seconds= nutz
top speed of 200mph

[2of9]

Norris Design's Evo 7 is way fast. 0-100 in 6 seconds is pretty fast, it must in the 9 second range in the 1320.

[Krazy Kat]

Originally Posted by Evo VII Lover

Well , for one, mitsu claims a 0-60 in 4.4 for GSR and 0-60 in 4.1 for VII RS Sprint IIs, Not sure if its true but thats pretty impressive VS evo VIIIs 5.1 and slower quarter mile.

The 7 als0 has the AYC/ACD drivetrain, a bit more power, and is lighter.

I prefer evo VII looks over VIIIs. I want to make a nice fast VII like the 771hp Norris Designs Evo VII. spl00ge.

Norris Designs Evo VII is nuts

0-60 in 2.9
0-100 in 6 seconds= nutz
top speed of 200mph

Figures are very true as i have one and it's a blast. The AYC/ACD gives you amazing handeling. It's not available in the EVO VIII to give a more comfortable ride. When you do that u also loose out on performance.

[rs_k8432]

actually not all evo's 7 and under are illegal.. there are rally evos and show car evos that have been legalized

[XShadowZxX]

I swore i saw a blue lancer evo VII highly modified in New Hampshire never saw him since

[HobieKopek]

Originally Posted by rs_k8432

actually not all evo's 7 and under are illegal.. there are rally evos and show car evos that have been legalized

Any imported car not sold through normal channels in the US, newer than 25 years and driven on the streets = a law broken somewhere.

EDIT: There is also a military loophole for temporary legality and a temporary regality status for US citizens who've lived abroad for a certain amount of time.

[HobieKopek]

Originally Posted by XShadowZxX

I swore i saw a blue lancer evo VII highly modified in New Hampshire never saw him since

Entirely possible. Again, I'm not saying there aren't any in the US, I'm saying they're not 100% legal.