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AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

bensenvill — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:13:19 EDT

couldn't help but notice the deflections in their carbon fiber trunk lid.

that part should really be made with a sandwich style fabrication.

bensenvill

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

philibuster — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:55:02 EDT

Why haven't companies made a blow-off-valve that pressurizes an air canister that then releases through the exhaust manifold when you stomp on the throttle? Perhaps the size of the canister would have to be huge to be feasible.

philibuster

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

Frost Face — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:47:02 EDT

Yeah, not a dyno queen.

The TA car has gone through almost 2 seasons on the same engine now. I don't know how many engines they have had in the drag car but I haven't seen them blow one up on the track...

Sheps car is amazing also, but he converted to no radiator a couple of years ago, so that really isn't streetable anymore. Yes, AMS could drive this car on the street if they wanted to... shep could have too when he was only in the 8s.

All that and a little bit more... check out Brent Rau, thats a full tube frame car, but its still pumping a 4g63 and running 6 second quarters.

With a properly set up suspension I would trust any DSM at 200mph. Stock suspension no way, but even with just mildly upgraded struts and springs my 2g felt fine at 140. Hit a bump in any car going that fast and you are talking about trouble though. Hell, the 2g gearing allows for 186mpg at the stock (low) redline if you can make it there.

Wheres the goddamn 4g63 engine of the day I've been asking for?!

Frost Face

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

SRekauqh — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:54:45 EDT

That's insane.

SRekauqh

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

Frost Face — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:01:14 EDT

Finally after all my schmoozing you guys post up some AMS goodness :).

Frost Face

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

saabophile2 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:06:32 EDT

The red glowing turbo housing is pretty awesome.

If there was ever a road car that needed paddle shifters to keep 2 hands on the wheel, this is it.

saabophile2

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

skyln95 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:43:29 EDT

would that high reaction time have something to do w/ lag?

skyln95

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

phatnackySS — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:38:57 EDT

@skulldriveshaft:

id like to point out that, that talon uses a shepracing dog box, it uses stight cut gear and he dosnt use to clutch to shift.
and im pretty sure its sequential(just slaming the shifter up to upshift- and down to downshift) and its useing nitrous ..and its lighter.

the ams evo is using a shepring tranny , but its just beefed up ,and still uses the H shift pattran.

phatnackySS

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

MOPAR-MAN — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:36:27 EDT

Boost=Cubic inches... for a while. 8.56ET is very stout. But how many times can it do it? I'd still rather have a 14-71 540 on methanol. We got 2200hp out of ours on a FAT tune.

MOPAR-MAN

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

acarr260 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:45:58 EDT

@skulldriveshaft: Oh... and I'm pretty sure that I don't want to approach 200 mph in a Talon/Eclipse (and yes, I've owned one).

acarr260

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

acarr260 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:45:12 EDT

@skulldriveshaft: The guy in the right lane needs to work on that reaction time...

acarr260

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

skulldriveshaft — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:14:23 EDT

@CodingParadox: Only for true Jalops!

skulldriveshaft

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

damnElantra — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:31:24 EDT

@CodingParadox: i like! now if it only had the style of the second gen id have a new object of affection

damnElantra

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

knyghtryda — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:08:21 EDT

That has got to be one of the slowest spooling turbos I have ever seen, but once it got going... HOLY CRAP!

knyghtryda

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

CodingParadox — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:47:02 EDT

... and no one's pointed out shepracing yet? Talon (same AWD platform/engine as the evos, older), running high 7s.

[shepracing.com]

CodingParadox

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

skulldriveshaft — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:26:13 EDT

Express Exhaust Cooking Anyone?

skulldriveshaft

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

skulldriveshaft — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:23:39 EDT

A little reading will do some good :]

[www.buschurracing.com]

Anyone think a 2nd gen awd convertible would be a bad idea?

skulldriveshaft

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

ScottAtAMS — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:05:00 EDT

re:That's because its a dyno queen. The goal aint usable power. @Dr. Spaceman:

You do realize its the Quickest EVO 8 in the World?

ScottAtAMS

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

ScottAtAMS — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:58:36 EDT

We have 2 shop EVO 8's at the moment. One is for Time Attack and one is the 1130hp Drag Car. The Time attack car has won more events than any other TA car in the USA. And our Drag EVO is currently the Quickest and Highest HP EVO 8 in the WORLD. Check out AMSPerformance.com for more info.

ScottAtAMS

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

layabout — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:00:29 EDT

@Schm is not particularly sure what he is ranting about. . .: Good one

layabout

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

F_munk — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:54:28 EDT

How much is a gallon of race gas these days?

F_munk

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

Schm is not intrested in buying Hummer either. . . — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:47:01 EDT

@layabout: Not only that, it ejects dead kittens from the exaust!!!

Well, you get the idea. . .

Schm is not intrested in buying Hummer either. . .

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

NovaloadMissesPolar — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:39:21 EDT

The "music" just muddled up the sound of the engine.

That's pretty impressive but I'm also pretty sure it's going to tear itself apart, just after it tears up everything on the track.

@БЯд╒╒ ®: Thanks for getting ABBA stuck in my head.

NovaloadMissesPolar

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

layabout — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:20:00 EDT

@something_unique_and_descriptive: It runs on pure evil

layabout

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

something_unique_and_descriptive — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:17:10 EDT

@GameBreaker: Wait, someone's actually crazy enough to drive this thing on the street?

I'm just wondering what it runs on, there's no way it's running on 91 octane pump gas.

something_unique_and_descriptive

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

GameBreaker — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:51:47 EDT

Well for the number of Time Attacks this car won, and the AWD unlimited class races, plus the number of times I have seen this driving on the street, I would definitely have to go against the idea of this car being a dyno queen.

GameBreaker

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

Turboner — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:50:03 EDT

That's pretty awesome without nitrous. A little

for anything I do with cars, though.

Turboner

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

layabout — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:32:38 EDT

[www.owendevelopments.co.uk]

layabout

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

layabout — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:12:13 EDT

[www.dragtimes.com] can it be the worlds fastest evo,this one is faster.

layabout

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

piththeelder — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:47:52 EDT

Damn. That would make a sweet winter car.

piththeelder

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

George W. Braff — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:34:32 EDT

@BSAKat: NEVER!

Sorry for yelling...

George W. Braff

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

Unevolved 8.04 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:24:42 EDT

@acarr260: I know the feeling. I've got a Ferrari 308 starting up as my startup sound.

Unevolved 8.04

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

DoctorNine — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:16:39 EDT

So with 51 pounds of boost, we got what, half an hour of run time before the rebuild?

DoctorNine

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

wonkydonky — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:14:50 EDT

Needs More Turbo, like 1 for each cylinder.

Gotta love that torque curve, looks like a Saab 900 Turbo on steroids.

+++Good thing Dahlback didn't build this. It would only run that hp once and then never do it again at exhibitions.

wonkydonky

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

Stuntdriver — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:11:14 EDT

simply.... SICK!!!

Stuntdriver

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:11:00 EDT

@acarr260: DON'T WAV ME, BRO.

POLAЯ is taking his work underground. He can't let it fall into the wrong hands again!

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

verbing weirds — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:10:17 EDT

@acarr260: Or, you can make your own. Download Windows Media Encoder9 direct from Microsoft (free). It lets you make your own audio files from streamed content (like, for instance, the video above).
Then, use Audacity (also free) to cut the parts you want / mix together your favorites into a single file.
If you want to convert to some other file formats, I recommend FreeConverter (also free).

Google will show you the way to these fine programs. Good Luck!

/threadjack

verbing weirds

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

FrankGrimes — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:05:54 EDT

I love tire growth.

FrankGrimes

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

smokeydog001 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:04:26 EDT

@acarr260:

[www.tradebit.com]

[www.autospeak.com]

[freesound.iua.upf.edu]

[www.partnersinrhyme.com]

smokeydog001

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

graverobber- It says Loud Pipes Save Lives — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:02:43 EDT

@acarr260: If you live in Los Angeles, try 94.7 FM.

graverobber- It says Loud Pipes Save Lives

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

acarr260 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:57:28 EDT

@БЯд╒╒ ®: Thread jack fully intended now... and for the record, I think we should have had this discussion long ago. Better yet, the Big J (as I'm now calling Jalopnik should keep track of this or provide them to us). Who's with me??!!

acarr260

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

BSAKat — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:55:54 EDT

@БЯд╒╒ ®:
Don't do it acarr, never apologize for apologizing. Now БЯд╒╒ owes you an apology for demanding an apology for your apology.

BSAKat

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

acarr260 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:55:52 EDT

So about these dyno WAV files... where??

acarr260

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

acarr260 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:53:23 EDT

@БЯд╒╒ ®: OK... uhmmmm... I apologize. Now where can I find some cool WAV files?

acarr260

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

George W. Braff — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:27:30 EDT

@acarr260: do NOT apologize for thread jacking... Now apologize for not apologizing...

George W. Braff

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

acarr260 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:55:32 EDT

OK.. so I've been meanin to ask this for a while. Do you auto aficianados know where I can get some WAV files for Windows? Something like this monster on the dyno would be perfect for my startup sound. Sorry for the thread-jacking.

acarr260

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

elwood — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:52:48 EDT

@Dr. Spaceman: The 1130hp number is probably dyno queen figures, and it wouldn't suprise me to know that the 8.56 1/4 mile was run with less power. But honestly, any car that can run an 8.56 isn't a dyno queen.

elwood

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

Tomsk — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:52:43 EDT

Good gawd. Still doesn't match this for sheer hp/L, though:
[www.research-racing.de]

Tomsk

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

George W. Braff — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:49:05 EDT

@Dr. Spaceman:

Friday night and the lights they glow
Looking out for the time to go
Where they tune the right numbers, getting in the swing
You come in to shift like a king
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the revs are high
With a shit load of boost, everything is fast
You're in the mood for a dyno dance
And when you get the chance...

You are the dyno queen, young and sweet, a tuner's wet dream
Dyno queen, feel the beat from the blown up machine
You can rev, you can drive, having the time of your life
See that car, watch that scene, diggin' the dyno queen

George W. Braff

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

EndlessMike — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:42:50 EDT

So, uh, have you guys done Engine of the Day on the 4G63? If not, you should get on that.

EndlessMike

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

Dr. Spaceman, Esq. — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:41:09 EDT

@FreeMan: That's because its a dyno queen. The goal aint usable power.

Dr. Spaceman, Esq.

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

elwood — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:40:37 EDT

@skyln95: It's 51, not 31. And the 4G63T has been around for awhile, and AMS is one of the big names in Mitsubishi tuning. Making big power on a 4G63T is like making power on a small block chevy, it's a known formula.

elwood

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

Unevolved 8.04 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:38:03 EDT

Yeah, something tells me that bad boy's gonna pull a hand grenade sometime in the very near future.

Unevolved 8.04

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

skyln95 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:28:10 EDT

31lbs of boost means objects flying through block occasionally. i hope they got the cash to rebuild engines

skyln95

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

damnElantra — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:18:46 EDT

needs more wing

damnElantra

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

elwood — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:07:39 EDT

Oh and on the subject of JDM tuning, I saw a feature in a magazine about a Top Secret-built Supra with a twin turbo'd version of Toyota's V12 swapped in.

elwood

AMS Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution VIII Makes 1130 HP

FЯeeMan — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:07:04 EDT

Is is me, or do they have some serious launch control issues to contend with? That thing looks like it hops & slithers all over the place trying to gain its footing. Maybe tub out the back end and put some drag slicks on it?

FЯeeMan