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I heard a long while back(before the Evo-VII) that the next generation Evo was gonna be based on a Colt.....bring back the colts!!

A little extract of the Evolution's early history.... Until 1990, the Mitsubishi Ralliart works team had been competing in the World Rally Championship with the Galant VR-4. In order to increase its firepower and become more competitive, the company decided to develop a rally machine based on the more compact and lighter Lancer sedan. The production Lancer provided the ideal packaging for high-speed WRC rally stages: its stiff and strong 4-door body sitting on a relatively long wheelbase to provide a spacious and comfortable interior. Most of the machines competing in WRC events at the time were classed in Group A under FIA regulations. To qualify for Group A classification, at least 2500 units of the base production model had to be built a year, no major changes were allowed to the exterior of the production model, and the engine and suspension were subject to stringent and detailed regulations. It goes without saying, therefore, that the base model held the key to the success in this highly competitive category. The first Lancer Evolution was the actual homologation model, created to be more competitive and incorporating the wealth of know-how that Mitsubishi rally teams had accumulated over years of successful participation in rallies the world over. Developed to win in the WRC, Evolution I was distinguished chiefly by its power unit. The production Lancer series had for some time offered models powered by a 1.8-litre intercooler-turbocharged engine. Evolution I, however, inherited the 2-litre 4G63-type in-line 4-cylinder DOHC intercooler-turbocharged plant that had powered the Galant VR4 to success in the WRC. PS: Rezz, you didn't beat me to it, I just took too damn long trying to format my posts.... :headspin:

Duh....... correction, the Skylines' purpose was mainly focused for the GT-R. But of course Nissan would go broke if they only sold GT-Rs, so what better than to capitalise on the GT-R legend? Thus created a whole heap of variations from the DE's to the DET's, 4-doors/2-doors, this and that...anniversary specials etc etc. Pretty much the same with all the other manufacturers, most have the top-spec performance model followed by the usually piss-weak similar styled models. You want a car japanese that even the base model can kick-ass? Try the NSX. you're right, try comparing the 4-door GTS to the GT-R......wanna run that by me again? Now what suddenly makes a 'normal' lancer rice? same with both cars, the GT-R is what made the Skyline...well a Skyline. And the reason why so many "dickheads" rice up their lancers is due to the Evolution's success. I've had my fair share of witnessing GTSTs dressed up as GT-Rs(complete with badging on the boot too!)

entire range?? read up on motorsport history(pre-WRC) and you'll know why the Evolution had to be based on a "mass production" car. that goes for the GT-R too..... funny how no one is comparing the WRC Focus rally car to their road-going versions...

so which one did you cut to fit the cat in? gonna get a Toda N2 kit next? or the Spec A? :headspin: nothing like a high-revving NA machine that can keep up with turbo cars thru the twisties....or the sound of VTEC in the tunnel...

14 flat on those mods? seems the K20A2 responds better to mods than the B18C7......

there won't be any as far as Australia is concerned....Honda Oz is getting rid of the 'Type-R' from the lineup.....gonna sell the Type-S that is similar to the US-spec ones.....that means no LSD or Recaros...nor a body kit too... :throwup:

judging from what he said, exhaust(extractors & hiflow cat? or just catback?) / intake and the "usual mods" - whatever that is..... + street tyres = 14 flat? on an AUDM DC5R? i know of a fella with AUDM DC5R with catback zorst(with hiflow cat,no extractors) and intake mods doing 14.7 on sh*tty factory tyres. the beauty of the Type-Rs(JDM) is that they are a fun car from factory as it is.....

5Uki? how'd he manage that without cams?? :bs!:

you have your answer right there......some things will never change... :argue:

is that the one where he goes after them in his(gansan) NSX and then tutors them using a Civic Type-R?

the whole fast & furious crap started the whole drag/neons craze, everybody wanted to be Mr. Vin "I-live-my-life-a-quarter-mile-at-a-time" Diesel drag muscle head....... then the subbed/dubbed Initial-D got released in the US and Oz(old school to me,i watched the whole series 4-5 years ago.)....now everyone wanted to be Takumi.....or some other character..

the A.I in prologue is dumb as sh*t.....I hope they clean it up before the actual release......nice getting to race on Tsukaba circuit though...

arabs??

stolen....in broad daylight too! 2pm?? what is this coming to...... is that orange in color? I've seen 2 of those around.

have a read again dude.....the key word is 'exclude' :bahaha:

would these help regardless even if you have aftermarket coilovers?

on a public road? with 2 passengers? I mean some things just shouldn't have happened.....no matter how he never intended it...he had the intentions to race, that is all.

i guess that would safely exclude almost all R33s?

aaahh......one click too slow for me....

The recall affects many popular cars manufactured between 1998 and May 2003, including the Sunny, March, Cube, Primera, Presage, X-Trail, Skyline and Fairlady Z, as well as two cars built for Subaru-maker Fuji Heavy Industries (7270.T) and Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) on an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) basis.

sounds more like a street race....

pentae's 'resale value' point is the thing i'm talking about...cos at the end of the day, all the mods on your gtst won't mean much to the buyers except yourself, cos of the "it's-still-a-gtst" mentality....unless you're lucky enuff to chance upon someone whose specifically looking for a hotted up gtst. Like predator said, "You just about ALWAYS lose money on a car" Of course there is that quiet satisfaction of getting a gtst to match up with a gtr, but how many gtr's around here are stock? I had a friend with a mildly modded(turbo-back,filters,EBC) R32 GTR...says it virtually kills everything on the road. then there is the maintanence/upkeep side of things to look out for..i guess it's all about the money...

that 'concept' has been around forever..... "Mr Daphne said there was no longer the luxury within Nissan of being able to support an unprofitable model because of its role as a hero model for the badge" "Every model has to be profitable in the market or it doesn't stay in the market . . . there is no averaging profitability over the model range," he said. say what?? I hope that doesn't mean Nissan's gonna cut corners too much....cheap cloth interior...manual winding windows....:bahaha: