Day On An Evo X

[leeds_182]

My mate came round today to give the Evo FQ360 a once over. I love this car, it's so fast it makes me smile every time Ive been out in it.

Anyway, I'm no detailer so this was just a snow foam, two bucket, dry, Polish and wax kind of day.

How it looked before;

And after;

 

[MarkX]

Phantom black really is a great colour, changes in the sun

 

[Stefan.]

Nice work

But the looks do nothing for me!

 

[182Trophy]

Great job!

What are these like performance wise? If i were to have an evo it would be one of these or a 9 fq360. Also an 8 fq340 :smile:

 

[JackJack]

Great finish

 

[just-that-ek]

Nice work.

It defiantly needs some lows

 

[LukeC]

What a beauty , great finish

 

[imprezaworks]

Fast

 

[philmots]

Lokka great in black. Wish I'd scratched the Evo itch a few years ago.

 

[Ian_182]

You've made a good job of that.

 

[leeds_182]

Thanks, it's pretty mental for a 'family' car.

 

[JD]

Looks like a cracking job! Exhausts have come up well!

 

[leeds_182]

Looks like a cracking job! Exhausts have come up well!

Good old autosol!

 

[Jekyll]

Nice work

But the looks do nothing for me!

Got to admit, I feel the same. The previous shape was much nicer.

 

[Mr Plums]

Looks nice but i also prefer the evo 8.

You have done a great job by the looks of it, i love black clean cars, so smart no frills!

Ill race him :tonguewink:

 

[leeds_182]

Looks nice but i also prefer the evo 8.

You have done a great job by the looks of it, i love black clean cars, so smart no frills!

Ill race him :tonguewink:

If yours was quicker than that I'd be very impressed. It's mental how it gets the power down.

 

[AdDaMan]

Is it standard? If so, breakfast

 

[Mr Plums]

If yours was quicker than that I'd be very impressed. It's mental how it gets the power down.

I think it would be close, meet? :wink: God damn street racers :tonguewink:


RStuning Saturday?

 

[FQ NICK]

Stopped making Evo's after the 9 .
please change the title lol

 

[FQ NICK]

This 360 ran 13.2 down the pod, crap over weight euro box wannabe 39K wasted ..lol

think my old 2.8i was as fast.
A good power clio would eat that x in a straight line once off the line.

 

[leeds_182]

I think it would be close, meet? :wink: God damn street racers :tonguewink:


RStuning Saturday?

I think I'm doing something Saturday but if I'm not I might have a ride down.

 

[leeds_182]

This 360 ran 13.2 down the pod, crap over weight euro box wannabe 39K wasted ..lol

think my old 2.8i was as fast.
A good power clio would eat that x in a straight line once off the line.

I don't agree with that.

 

[Mr Plums]

I think I'm doing something Saturday but if I'm not I might have a ride down.

Ok jim hopefully theres a few that go over

 

[FQ NICK]

I don't agree with that.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion.
I just go with owning 5 evo's and other performance cars over the years, running them all on the strip trackdays and sprints.

Standard 172 ran 14.6 at the pod
standard X ran 13.2 at the pod.
What would a 280 bhp clio run .

 

[Addicted]

Tales of owning a black car:

Dirty

Cleaned!!!

Popped round the corner to the shops

 

[leeds_182]

Everyone is entitled to an opinion.
I just go with owning 5 evo's and other performance cars over the years, running them all on the strip trackdays and sprints.

Standard 172 ran 14.6 at the pod
standard X ran 13.2 at the pod.
What would a 280 bhp clio run .

All dependant on the driver as well though.

 

[-Jamie-]

Normally I'd agree bit not in something like that. Point and shoot, even a monkey could pilot an evo at a reasonable pace.

I was a little disappointed in the pace of the FQ360 I had a play with, was the same blue colour as that other one posted.

 

[Lal B3N]

Looks good, I do like the X. Is it a manual or an SST?

A mate has a 400bhp 9 360 and it is brutal and will happily do 170mph all day long but it just does nothing for me. I appreciate its rapid, but thats where it ends for me.

 

[leeds_182]

Looks good, I do like the X. Is it a manual or an SST?

A mate has a 400bhp 9 360 and it is brutal and will happily do 170mph all day long but it just does nothing for me. I appreciate its rapid, but thats where it ends for me.

Manual.

 

[Lal B3N]

Manual.

The correct choice!

 

[leeds_182]

Just spoke to my pal re this car. It's in at Mitsubishi as was running turd and they suspect it's the timing chain that's stretched.

35k miles with fdsh and he's looking at a £1000 plus bill.

 

[MarkX]

Just spoke to my pal re this car. It's in at Mitsubishi as was running turd and they suspect it's the timing chain that's stretched.

35k miles with fdsh and he's looking at a £1000 plus bill.

don't let the dealer do it! There's usually a chain stretch warning that comes up on the dash, new kit is ~ £400, new one is thicker so they knew there was an issue

 

[leeds_182]

don't let the dealer do it! There's usually a chain stretch warning that comes up on the dash, new kit is ~ £400, new one is thicker so they knew there was an issue

Think the lads a little tied as he paid big money for the warranty.

 

[MarkX]

Think the lads a little tied as he paid big money for the warranty.

Ah, Mitsi warranty, chocolate fire guard etc etc :down:

 

[Silent_Scone]

Great colour for them

Normally I'd agree bit not in something like that. Point and shoot, even a monkey could pilot an evo at a reasonable pace.

I was a little disappointed in the pace of the FQ360 I had a play with, was the same blue colour as that other one posted.

Normally if you're going to have a crash in an Evo, it will be a big one. This has nothing to do with being a monkey, more to do with the fact the car is far more capable than the person at the wheel.

The problem with Evo's is no-two are the same, you get good ones and you get bad ones. Although unless it was broken I'd fully expect an FQ360 to outpace a Megane Cup, as Leeds has already said though, depends who's at the wheel.

 

[182Trophy]

Are mitsubishi and subaru likely to move over to 6 cylinders most cars are going 4 pot turbo these days? The only way they can get ahead again surely.

 

[MarkX]

Are mitsubishi and subaru likely to move over to 6 cylinders most cars are going 4 pot turbo these days? The only way they can get ahead again surely.

Mitsubishi have no interest in sporty cars anymore, developing a hybrid suv/crossover with the Evolution name apparently 😧

 

[Silent_Scone]

Yeah Lancer Evos are dead. Which is why the values are starting to go up again lol. Woop Woop.

I heard they got bored of beating Subaru with the critics. (Kidding)

 

[182Trophy]

Yeah Lancer Evos are dead. Which is why the values are starting to go up again lol. Woop Woop.

I heard they got bored of beating Subaru with the critics. (Kidding)

There were talks of the next evo to be a hybrid pushing out over 500bhp. Was b****cks then obviously.
They should.go the way Nissan did with the gt-r but go the skyline way as opposed to the gt-r. Shame they won't.

 

[Poopensharten]

That is not a good looking car.