Mitsubishi Evo 6 GSR

[mattyevo89]

New to the site and thought I'd join up as there seems to be some good meets around with a nice variety of cars.

Here is my current pride & joy.

56,500miles on the clock (only 5000 on uk roads)

Here is the current spec...

Engine:

Apexi Power FC ECU with commander
Walbro Uprated Fuel Pump
Uprated Turbo Actuator
Apexi AVCR Boost Controller
Apexi Induction Kit
Full 3 Inch Exhaust
De-Cat
Twin Plate Clutch
Re-mapped to 1.4 bar Achieving 347bhp (with above mods)

Suspension, Wheels & Brakes

Tommi 3 Point upper Front Strut Brace
Tommi Mak 17 Wheels
4 x Toyo Proxy T1R Tyres
Goodridge Braided Brake Hoses
BC Coilovers with Full Fast Road Geo Set up
Ross Sports Discs (All around)
Carbotech XP8 Pads (All around)
Full Superpro Bushkit

Misc
Ralliart Mudflaps
Original Wind Deflectors (Now Fitted)

And Some pictures













Comments welcome....

Will get up some more pictures as I have de-tangod the front and side indicators and in the process of doing some other minor tweaks.

Edited by mattyevo89 on Thursday 14th November 10:34

[4340BB]

Very nice future classic. Big thumbs up from me.

[C.A.R.]

Nice! Very similar to mine.



Just 10 times too small!

[mattyevo89]

Hahaha it took me a while to click on then, I thought something didn't seem quite right with that photo

[DanielSan]

That looks awesome!

[Baryonyx]

That looks fantastic. I love it all, apart from the gear knob. I've never really liked those cylindrical shifters on anything other than a sports car where you sit with the transmission tunnel running along side you. They remind me of a sequential shifter but are less pleasant to use when you're not just clicking back and forth.

[Yorkshire Tea]

Really stunning example, I love the 6

[philmots]

That looks great. I'd keep the orange lights though, makes it.

[Mastodon2]

Awesome.

[dai1983]

Lovely looking car. Remember having one as my PC wallpaper along with a GTR R34 when I was 16.

How do they cope with age and higher miles? I know they need loads of servicing but I mean wear and tear, rust and common age related faults etc

[rossub]

That's a properly nice Evo. Please look after it.

[pimpchez]

I hope this goes better than the last guy that put his evo 6 on here

[mattyevo89]

pimpchez said:

I hope this goes better than the last guy that put his evo 6 on here

I'm new and clueless??

Doesn't sound good though!!

In reply to the above comments:-

-I have a ralliart gearnob to replace the garish blue one however it has grown on me i can't lie... it has comfortable 'girth'...

- I have kept the amber lights as I myself am unsure on what I prefer...

- The main issues with the evos are rust as you said you really do need one in good condition and need to put all procedures in place to keep it rust free. I recently saw a lovely looking evo sold for spares as the underside was rotten as a pair.

There are plenty of replacement engines, upgradeable turbos etc. from newer model evos that can be used as replacements however if well maintained and serviced regularly they seem to look after you as much as you look after them.

Clutches dependent on power can be quite sacrificial, one reason I got a twin plate as standard assembly will eventually start slipping as you get closer to 400bhp...

AYC is another main issue, but not experienced issues myself.

[joe_90]

mattyevo89 said:

I'm new and clueless??

Doesn't sound good though!!

In reply to the above comments:-

-I have a ralliart gearnob to replace the garish blue one however it has grown on me i can't lie... it has comfortable 'girth'...

- I have kept the amber lights as I myself am unsure on what I prefer...

- The main issues with the evos are rust as you said you really do need one in good condition and need to put all procedures in place to keep it rust free. I recently saw a lovely looking evo sold for spares as the underside was rotten as a pair.

There are plenty of replacement engines, upgradeable turbos etc. from newer model evos that can be used as replacements however if well maintained and serviced regularly they seem to look after you as much as you look after them.

Clutches dependent on power can be quite sacrificial, one reason I got a twin plate as standard assembly will eventually start slipping as you get closer to 400bhp...

AYC is another main issue, but not experienced issues myself.

He made some very odd changes.
People called him on it, and told him changing X and Y was daft (though he could do what he wanted with his car)
Hissy fit.
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left.

[pimpchez]

I think he had a tommi mak , bought it standard iirc .Sent it to the tuners the purists on here didnt like , he didnt like them ,he threw a strop .

I told him to mtf up ,then i think the whole thing got deleted in the end.

btw nice car ,prefer the 7s

[mattyevo89]

Ahhh I see some people can't take the constructive criticism and get a little too defensive when it comes to their cars.

I was in the market for a 6,7 or 8 and after driving a selection of them I had mixed feelings the 7/8 had their positives over the 6 and some prefer the looks (especially my girlfriend of the newer models)

For me though the 6 just felt as though it had that bit more soul...

[Chunkychucky]

the 6 is probably my favourite, lovely looking car there OP. Would love to own one but given that my Impreza is bankrupting me as it is, an Evo will have to wait..

[epom]

Thats lovely that is, the Tommi Mak wheels and normal bumper make for a lovely package.

[Bradderz352]

Lovely car. I like how the rear fog has replaced one of the reverse lights. Not seen a setup like that on an import before. Usually you have a nasty bolt on fog attached to the rear bumper.

[mattyevo89]

Cheers bradderz!!

The guy that I bought it off who bought it direct from an import specialist must of had it done that way upon arrival. I have a real dislike to the random foglight chucked on the back or mounted in the rear bumper.

The guy I bought it off was a true enthusiast and I keep learning things about the car that he did (positives) that I never even realised when I purchased it.

Only a few days ago I learned it had a full superpro bushkit which are in the region of £800 along with a eeciept for the fast road geo set-up..

All those things really do make it feel a tight and solid car.