A Starion is Formed | Jek and The Mad Scientist Create Mayhem

DSPORT Issue #251 Text by APEworks// Photos by Joe Singleton For a while, a partnership between Mitsubishi and dodge-Chrysler-plyMouth produced a series of cars that inspired import and “domestic” fans alike; these were essentially rebadged Mitsubishi models with only slight differences from make to make. The most popular pairings that […]

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Engine Tech | G54B Head Development

Simple answers deliver convenience over accuracy. The simple answer to why Mitsubishi’s 4G54B engine struggled to deliver serious performance while its 4G63 engine shined is usually attributed to the number of valves per cylinder. While this answer is convenient, it’s far from accurate. The number of valves per cylinder is […]

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512 WHP 1JZ Swapped Mitsubishi Starion

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Mitsubishi Starion. When it comes to the ‘80s, we think of wide-fenders, pop-up headlights, and hard-lines. The Starion was exactly what that era represented. When the Mitsubishi Starion debuted in 1983, it hit the roads running as a performance competitor to the […]

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