POSERS AND WANNA-BES, STEP OFF. IF A CAR LOOKS fast, it should drive fast and had better pack the punch to back up its aggressive looks. Mike Rubino, self-proclaimed all-wheel-drive turbocharged platform fanatic, sold his WRX to pay for school. The only condition he imposed on himself was to replace […]
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Beyond Blueprinting | Stroking and Poking the Mitsubishi 4B11
Trying to fill the shoes of what many believe to be the best four-cylinder production engine of all time is no easy task. Yet, this is exactly what the 4B11 was asked to do. More modern by design, the 4B11 has its advantages and disadvantages compared to the 4G63. We […]
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Show and Go | Signal Auto Evo X
Inspired by high horsepower rally machines of the 1980s and early 1990s, the battle between the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and Subaru WRX STI carried on for over a full decade. Both platforms kicked off in the early 1990s, sporting turbocharged four-cylinder engines sending nearly 300 horsepower through an AWD drivetrain. […]
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500 HP EVO X | Design Craft Fabrications Builds A Track-Ready EVO X
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MANUFACTURERS and the tuners has evolved with the incredible growth seen in the aftermarket tuning segment. In years past, enthusiasts and tuners would anxiously wait for secretive new platforms to be released, and then begin prototyping and testing once they were able to acquire one. Fast […]
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970 WHP EVO X | Systematically Reaching for Records
There’s no worse strategy than no strategy at all. Going into a project without direction is exactly how cars become money pits. Fortunately, the scrupulous professionals of our industry realize this and help to put wandering enthusiasts on a path toward an objective. George Werner of Hastings, Nebraska, has been […]
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Daily-Driven 480 WHP EVO X MR
When Edwin Diaz needed something withfour doors to replace his heavily-modified RX-7 project, he turned to one of the most potent import performance sedans on the planet, the EVO X. “I needed a 4-door family car that was comfortable enough to take my daughter Bella anywhere without any reliability issues,” […]
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Exploring the Limits of the EVO X Engine | 4B11T vs 4G63
Change can be difficult. While few embrace it, change must happen in order to evolve and improve. When EVO fans discovered their beloved 4G63 would be replaced with an all-aluminum engine, outrage ensued. Many questioned why Mitsubishi did away with an iconic and nearly indestructible engine that has set records […]
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Building A World Record Holding EVO X
Diving head first into a new vehicle platform poses a host of new challenges. When that platform has a mixed platter of good and bad stories to its credit in the first few model years, it tends to be even more intimidating and a somewhat risky venture to consider. But […]
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Test And Tune: 2014 Mitsubishi Evo X MR l Adding Power with a Flash, Exhaust and Intake
EIGHT YEARS AGO, MITSUBISHI’S EVOLUTION X ASSUMED the duty of carrying the performance torch for the marque as its flagship performance platform. Powered by a 291 horsepower, turbocharged 4B11 engine, the EVO X proudly continuedthe Evolution legacy with the latest Super-All Wheel Control (S-AWC) AWD system and for the first […]
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547 WHP EVO X Resurrected With Less To Deliver More
ANCIENT GREEK MYTHOLOGY OFFERS us the cautionary tale of Icarus, son of Daedalus. Presented with waxen wings that offered him the gift of flight, Icarus ignored the warnings about the capabilities of his new toy and suffered a fatal fall into the ocean because of it. Had he not been […]
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Test & Tune: 2011 Mitsubishi EVO X GSR Part 2 | More Power Under the Curve, Same Boost Levels
In our last installment of the Mitsubishi EVO X Test & Tune, we added an intake system and a turbo-back exhaust upgrade and fine-tuned our way to a peak increase of 71 WHP. The addition of the COBB AccessPORT and Boost Pill allowed increased levels of boost pressure from the […]
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Test & Tune: 2011 Mitsubishi EVO X GSR | Big Power Gains for the 4B11
The Mitsubishi EVO X is still one of the most popular choices for tuners and for good reason. The 4B11T long block has proven to be stout, capable of handling in excess of 500-plus horsepower regularly. Additionally, the GSR model’s five-speed manual transmission is able to hold equivalent power levels […]
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