In the turbo department you’ll find a huge BorgWarner EFR 9174 twin-scroll turbocharger, with a custom Plazmaman intercooler arrangement delivering the cool charge via an 82mm throttle body. Up top, the DOHC 16-valve cylinder head has been ported and outfitted with big valves and 270-degree cams.
The engine is complete build featuring Darton sleeves, forged pistons and rods, and a billet crankshaft that together have strengthened the 4B11 while increasing capacity from 2.0L to 2.3L. It’s obvious from the way that it looks that this is not your average Evo X MR, but all the aero add-ons and the more aggressive stance belie the car’s real party trick: its hard-tuned powertrain.
#Coilover install evom series
Dixcel sport brake pads are used, and more recently, DBA 4000 Series rotors were fitted. The suspension has seen changes too, with Tein Flex Z coilovers fitted and Whiteline sway bars and a roll centre adjustment kit added. Here they’re wrapped in 265/35R18 Falken Azenis FK453 rubber. But the more I looked, the more it grew on me the light and bright hue works really well with all the aftermarket black accents.įrom factory, the Evo X MR was specced with a nice set of 18-inch BBSs, but this build required something a little more special (and wider) – RAYS Volk Racing CE28 RT Black Edition wheels (a very limited 2014 release) to be precise. When I first saw the Evo X MR and its colour, I wasn’t really sure how I felt about it. The 10th generation Lancer Evolution was available in nine different exterior colours, but baby blue was definitely not one of them. Originally, this particular car was Wicked White. As it turned out, the team at Powertune had just finished putting some finishing touches to a serious Evo X. And that’s where this Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X MR comes in.įaced with my Summernats dilemma, I’d made a few calls to friends and was put in touch with Powertune Australia, a local company known for building some serious track and street cars. But as the Summernats door closed – luckily Matt was able to capture all the shenanigans – other opportunities to go Speedhunting in Sydney presented themselves. Unfortunately, that never happened Australia’s devastating wildfires were still causing havoc at the time, and I just couldn’t risk becoming stuck in Canberra.
In fact, the only time I had planned to pull out my camera for car-related duties on the trip was during a bucket-list visit to Summernats. When I flew from South Africa to Sydney, Australia with my family for a month over the New Year break, I didn’t intend to do much work.
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