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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 05:34 PM
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R&T 13.2 in MR Touring

I read a lot about the '08 MR having terrible 1/4 mile times, i tried searching and i saw no one has spoke about this yet. I was reading the new article in Road & Track with their Ford Taurus SHO vs. MR Touring. With the SST tweaks Mitsu made for 2010 they managed 13.2 in the 1/4 mile, their '08 run was 13.7. Very nice improvement IMO. I hope this wasn't a repost and is good info for you guys.

Here is the comparison sheet:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/d...-Evo_chart.pdf

The article:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....&page_number=1
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 05:59 PM
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Thanks for the links
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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and pushing 104 mph trap speed...hmmm sounds like a ringer or maybe a secret new tune that makes 330hp stock now. Wasn't the last MR clocking like 99 mph or so?
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 07:44 PM
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is it because they use the lauch control and in 2008 they didnt use it?
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 10:11 PM
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^ that seems likely. any proof of either one?
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 10:43 PM
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Road and track has the 2010 Evolution MR touring running a 0-60 of 4.6 seconds, and Jalopnik.com has the MR touring running 0-60 at 4.9 seconds.

Sometimes it is worth the wait, and with apologies to 08 owners, it is great to have a car that STOCK (with no extra flashes, straight off of the showroom floor) that runs in the FOURS
That is a great improvement in the EVO X's second year!
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 11:07 PM
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^ yes thats true. the problem is when i purchased my car the MR touring was going for 10k+ more. not really worth it, for me. especially since my 08 was at 0%.
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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^^^

Its not like these things can't be fixed with a simple tune :P
Old Oct 30, 2009 | 08:26 AM
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How interesting... has anyone examined and compared the ECU maps from each car? Are the stock tunes really different?

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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 08:31 AM
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^ yes thats true. the problem is when i purchased my car the MR touring was going for 10k+ more. not really worth it, for me. especially since my 08 was at 0%.
same here
Old Oct 30, 2009 | 08:38 AM
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12.9 sec for Evo X GSR stock.
Old Oct 30, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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2010 MR's have revised TC-SST tuning that eliminates the annoying lag off the line that is present in 08's.
Old Oct 30, 2009 | 11:08 AM
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2010 MR's have revised TC-SST tuning that eliminates the annoying lag off the line that is present in 08's.
Now the question is... can you flash an 08 with the 10 sst ecu setting. I do not think there will be any problems doing it.
Old Oct 30, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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ford taurus sho is governed at 131???? now that's a LOL

i guess that 6th gear is really useless
Old Oct 30, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 5ynth3t1c
Now the question is... can you flash an 08 with the 10 sst ecu setting. I do not think there will be any problems doing it.
This is the same thing i have been wondering as well. If so it will restore faith in some of us who are disappointed in the MR. 1/2 sec drop is very impressive.



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