Lancer Evolution RS Thread [MEGA MERGE]
Nov 1, 2003, 05:27 PM
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Dude do you not understand the use for this car!!!! Broeli just summed it up for you.....it is for the 100% race minded person...hell it prolly will come with the 16" steel wheels on it and no brembos either, that is the way it comes in japan. Anyway, this is not a car that is supposed to be used for everyday driving hence the amount of units being brought here. Damn! most people on this board just don't freakin understand.....quit thinkin like rednecks boys.
Nov 1, 2003, 05:30 PM
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Originally posted by Dale_K
If I didn't already own one I'd pick the RS at $3k less money and better performance due to less weight. I don't know if EVO's will ever become collector cars the way Corvettes are but for any car the ultimate performance model always holds their value the best. If you're buying it as a toy and don't need the daily driver creature comforts the RS looks to be a better investment. Of course no car is an investment since they all depreciate but you know what I mean.
I wonder how the LSD affects the handling? The regular USDM EVO VIII already handles great. Guess the LSD would be a must for someone who planned on racing gravel roads. Does anybody know whether the RS uses a different clutch?
If I didn't already own one I'd pick the RS at $3k less money and better performance due to less weight. I don't know if EVO's will ever become collector cars the way Corvettes are but for any car the ultimate performance model always holds their value the best. If you're buying it as a toy and don't need the daily driver creature comforts the RS looks to be a better investment. Of course no car is an investment since they all depreciate but you know what I mean.
I wonder how the LSD affects the handling? The regular USDM EVO VIII already handles great. Guess the LSD would be a must for someone who planned on racing gravel roads. Does anybody know whether the RS uses a different clutch?
Nov 1, 2003, 05:33 PM
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Guys read between the lines.
Why no A/C? Race car
Why no power windows? Race car
No sound dampening Material? Race Car
No ABS? Definetly Race Car
And everything else points in that direction.
The impressive thing is that they are bringing over 700 of them. I think they want to either join every closed wheel racing league in the US or start their own.
Why no A/C? Race car
Why no power windows? Race car
No sound dampening Material? Race Car
No ABS? Definetly Race Car
And everything else points in that direction.
The impressive thing is that they are bringing over 700 of them. I think they want to either join every closed wheel racing league in the US or start their own.
Nov 1, 2003, 05:40 PM
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You think Mitsu wants people to race this car and provide a warantee? No way. They are giving us Evo 8 owners hell for any little mod and accuse us of abuse if something breaks. This car is basically the Evo 8 plus and minus some features. They are not going to say don't mod or race the Evo 8, but if you buy the Evo RS, go ahead, race it. B.S. It will hold the same warantee that we have with the same conditions for termination.
Nov 1, 2003, 05:44 PM
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Great news! At least they're not bringing the GT-A model. 
Did it say anything about the steelies?
Though I don't want this car, I'd definitely consider adding the front diff and trunk brace.
Did it say anything about the steelies? Though I don't want this car, I'd definitely consider adding the front diff and trunk brace.
Nov 1, 2003, 05:50 PM
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not to be an *** but for the third time.....the people that buy this car are not going to worry about some stupid warranty! they buy it for one sole purpose...to mod and to race....this car has nothing in it to persaude someone to buy it for everyday driving...and the people that do buy it for everyday driving will...guess what???.....be racing it every weekend!
Nov 1, 2003, 05:50 PM
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Just buy the Cusco trunk braces (there are a ton of them). From what I understand, Cusco is working on the US-market front diff. Build your own RS and have all the amenities...
Personally, I'd buy the RS, COMPLETELY strip it and go rallying (amateur of course). I just took a wild driving course this week - trust me, ABS is not good off road.
Personally, I'd buy the RS, COMPLETELY strip it and go rallying (amateur of course). I just took a wild driving course this week - trust me, ABS is not good off road.
Nov 1, 2003, 06:04 PM
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Originally posted by Chris in HB
Just buy the Cusco trunk braces (there are a ton of them).
Just buy the Cusco trunk braces (there are a ton of them).
Nov 1, 2003, 06:07 PM
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Cusco has a triangulating brace that connects to a strut brace and also bolts to the trunk. It ties the strut towers and the body together. There is also another Cusco bar that attaches across the trunk floor near the rear (toward the bumper), over the spare wheel well. They have a ton of cool suspension stuff... Check with Adam @ Z1.
Nov 1, 2003, 06:14 PM
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Cool Chris. Are you really considering getting a second Evo?
Can anyone explain to me how you save weight by not painting the mirrors or door handles? Or do they do this so you can distinguish the RS models from the GSR models?
Also, does anyone want to bet whether Subaru has the STi Spec C ready for US to counter?
Can anyone explain to me how you save weight by not painting the mirrors or door handles? Or do they do this so you can distinguish the RS models from the GSR models?
Also, does anyone want to bet whether Subaru has the STi Spec C ready for US to counter?
Nov 1, 2003, 06:17 PM
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Originally posted by RaX
Cool Chris. Are you really considering getting a second Evo?
Can anyone explain to me how you save weight by not painting the mirrors or door handles? Or do they do this so you can distinguish the RS models from the GSR models?
Also, does anyone want to bet whether Subaru has the STi Spec C to counter?
Cool Chris. Are you really considering getting a second Evo?
Can anyone explain to me how you save weight by not painting the mirrors or door handles? Or do they do this so you can distinguish the RS models from the GSR models?
Also, does anyone want to bet whether Subaru has the STi Spec C to counter?
The door handles - I don't know why, but the mirrors are the cheesy ones in anticipation of the owner going to WRC-style or time-attack style mirrors. From what I've read about the STi Spec C, it is THE Subaru to own. Evo magazine picked it over the M3 CSL...
Man, the thought of a real RS with no interior except for a cage, some electronics and a carbon bucket... YUM YUM
Nov 1, 2003, 06:24 PM
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my question is how is the front LSD going to pose such a greater advantage in autocrossing... If you tihnk about it when the car goes into a turn with a front LSD it will in most cases disengage which in turn will act similar to an open diff... I think this is one reason mitsu decided to go without the ACD becasue for 90% of american's it will suit every situation perfectly. Only thing a front LSD can do is help during accel. The diff will lock and both wheels will turn at the same rate allowing for no pull.... But I have yet to experience this with my current open LSD, heck even my STi's locking diffs disengage in turns you can hear them unlock, but the evo will use clutched LSD's in most cases i'm jsut trying to prove a point. Only time a locking lsd will come in handy is if we are in of road situations not autocrossing...
Nov 1, 2003, 06:29 PM
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I am planning on using the RS to do rally-type races or fun-runs... Mostly to get some sideways gravel or mud/dirt action. I wonder if the RS will have aluminum or steel A-arms in the rear. When I talked to the guys at RMR when the Evo first came here, they said all the car needed was to replace the aluminum arms and the car could go off-road...
Nov 1, 2003, 06:41 PM
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Rax - here is a pic of the triangulation I am talking about:
http://gallery.evolutionm.net/showph...t=1&thecat=500
Cusco aluminum parts.
http://gallery.evolutionm.net/showph...t=1&thecat=500
Cusco aluminum parts.
Nov 1, 2003, 06:55 PM
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1QWKEVO, You have both EVO and STI. I missed thread of your comparisons of the two. Also what 1/4 mile time you get out of the STI. I wish i had both and an 03 Cobra to finish off my collection of 30 thousand dollar bad *** cars.