jamesinger
09-02-2012, 02:05 PM
I blew up my EVO. It sounds more exciting than it actually was. Basically the motor and the trans were on their way out respectively at 93k of driving mostly in anger and stuff went wrong at BRP coming out of the esses. In any case, I am now looking over the complete car and one of the things that seems to be quite controversial when searching on the interwebz is the rear diff. mod for the USDM EVOs.
http://image.superstreetonline.com/f/9520567/p119425_large%2BMitsubishi_Lancer_Evolution_VII%2B Rear_Differential.jpg
To make a long story short, what I have ascertained through and exhaustive study of hardcore eT00nerz and actual real deal EVO specialists like the fine folks at RRE is that the USDM EVO came with a watered down version of the rear diff found on JDM EVOs. However, the diff is actually the same and it is fairly simple to "mod" the diff. back to its more drifto happy ass out Jeremy Clarkson test drive on youtubby self. I know RRE can do this, Mueller can do this, and there are some of places like TRE and Shep that you can send your rear diff. to that will do this. Last, on EVOm, there are even tutorials on how to do this...
SO, the question is for people WHO HAVE ACTUALLY DONE THIS, is it worth it? It seems like something I want to do BUT I have been told that some of the people on this forum that have done it (who will remain nameless until they come forward in an attempt to protect their reputations as bad ass drivers), have gone into the dirt at the track and have also had a lot of troubles keeping the car under control once the more RWD like characteristics come out.
Can anyone talk about their experience with this? Learning curve? Keep it USDM? Mod it? I'd like educated opinions and actual experience comments, which is why I did not ask on EVOm.
The last thing I will say about this is, I would rather run a stock rear sway bar or an upgraded one on the softest setting and let the diff do its job over putting a giant sway bar on there. That is just my opinion on that though.
Thank you.
http://image.superstreetonline.com/f/9520567/p119425_large%2BMitsubishi_Lancer_Evolution_VII%2B Rear_Differential.jpg
To make a long story short, what I have ascertained through and exhaustive study of hardcore eT00nerz and actual real deal EVO specialists like the fine folks at RRE is that the USDM EVO came with a watered down version of the rear diff found on JDM EVOs. However, the diff is actually the same and it is fairly simple to "mod" the diff. back to its more drifto happy ass out Jeremy Clarkson test drive on youtubby self. I know RRE can do this, Mueller can do this, and there are some of places like TRE and Shep that you can send your rear diff. to that will do this. Last, on EVOm, there are even tutorials on how to do this...
SO, the question is for people WHO HAVE ACTUALLY DONE THIS, is it worth it? It seems like something I want to do BUT I have been told that some of the people on this forum that have done it (who will remain nameless until they come forward in an attempt to protect their reputations as bad ass drivers), have gone into the dirt at the track and have also had a lot of troubles keeping the car under control once the more RWD like characteristics come out.
Can anyone talk about their experience with this? Learning curve? Keep it USDM? Mod it? I'd like educated opinions and actual experience comments, which is why I did not ask on EVOm.
The last thing I will say about this is, I would rather run a stock rear sway bar or an upgraded one on the softest setting and let the diff do its job over putting a giant sway bar on there. That is just my opinion on that though.
Thank you.