How about an Evo III out of a Lancer EL?

**JJCarEnthusiast** · July 18th, 2009 11:34 PM

naisip ko lang, no intensions.. hehehehe

how about slapping an Evo III 4g63t engine and evo III 4wd drive train and suspension?

meron pa namang bulok na itlog dito.. hehehehe

**ghosthunter** · July 19th, 2009 12:02 AM

making an evo II out of an old Lancer EL will take a lot of work and money.

First, you will need to seam weld the chassis for stiffness.

Second, you will need to rework the trunk to give clearance for the rear axel.

Third, you will need the entire front & rear suspension as well as the brakes.

And I am not that sure if you'll need the front/rear subframe as well.

It would be simpler to drop in the engine and make it FWD.

**JJCarEnthusiast** · July 19th, 2009 09:50 AM

but would it cost less than an evo III? magkano ba ang evo III ngayon?

**ghosthunter** · July 19th, 2009 11:45 AM

It might come out costing more than buying a 2nd hand evoIII. Since even if you install all the mechanical bits, there are still those small details that makes the difference between the real thing and something which was just assembled from used parts.

**niky** · July 19th, 2009 07:12 PM

Am not sure about the II or III, but the package for converting a local Lancer to an EVO V or EVO VI includes the following:

Wheels
Hubs and brakes
Full suspension
Steering system
Engine, intercooler, wiring harness (exhaust is usually just locally custom-built)
Hood, trunk, front quarter panels
Interior
Rear subframe for the rear differential

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What they do is replace all the body panels that need replacing (which you may not have to do with the EVO III conversion... just add the bodykit), swap the engine and suspension, wire it in, and finally, and most critically, cut out the rear mount for the multi-link suspension and weld in the rear differential.

This last part is most critical, and it's important that it's done right, as, if the welding is done badly, it's possible for the rear differential to come apart in hard driving.

Such conversions can cost between 400-700k pesos. And, as Ghosthunter has mentioned, there are small details that still separate such a car from a real EVO. The welded-in rear diff mounting won't be anywhere near as strong as original unless you reinforce it with an additional backing plate... your chassis will not be as stiff as a real EVO, which affects handling, unless you have the whole thing aligned and seam or stitch welded (an additional 20-50k... Velocity Motors Shaw does it)... and I don't know if available kits include the steering system, which is also different on the EVO.

For all that trouble, you might as well just buy a real one. Or, if all you want is the power, just buy the engine and swap it in with a FWD transmission.

Of course, a FWD Lancer can't put all that power to the ground... a FWD EVO swap is quite funny to watch drag race... it's about half-a-minute of screeching and tire smoke before the car can hook up on street tires...