ilPistone.com: Evo UK - Lancer EVO 8 MR FQ340!

Apro un nuovo thread, visto che l'altro è zeppo di OT, con dati più accurati della incredibile Lancer EVO 8 MR FQ 340, dal sito di Evo UK

Be afraid, be very afraid. Here's an Evo with over 400bhp that's claimed to get from zero to 60mph in a mind-blowing 3.5sec and storm on to a top speed of over 175mph. However, what will really frighten you silly is an altogether hairier, scarier number - 47,000. Not scared? Put a pound sign in front of it.

That's a whopping figure, so what do you get for your money? As far as the casual observer is concerned, an FQ-spec Evo MR that looks much like any other. What the Evo cognoscenti see is somewhat different, though. The pointy nose is given an altogether more dramatic profile thanks to the addition of a deep, sculpted carbonfibre splitter. The trailing edge of the roof also gets a swathe of carbon, puckered with 'vortex-inducing shark's tooth fins', and there are aerodynamic door mirrors, too. Subtle mods, but they ramp up the visual aggression.

They don't account for a large chunk of the £17K premium over the Evo VIII MR FQ-320, on which this limited edition (just 100-off) model is based. The bulk of that investment finds its way under the bonnet, because extracting over 400bhp - 405bhp, to be precise - from the 2-litre turbo engine is no cheap exercise when it's done with this level of integrity. You can find tuners offering this output or more for considerably less but this isn't a chip-it-and-hope-it-hangs-together upgrade. Indeed, despite its 200bhp-per-litre output, you can reckon that this engine is virtually bullet-proof because Mitsubishi UK is selling the FQ-400 with the same three-year, 36,000-mile warranty as other Evos.

The work is extensive and involves the expertise of Ralliart UK, Rampage Performance Motorparts, who source the engine components and put the FQ-400s together, Flow Race Engines, who build the engines, and Owen Developments, the tuner behind the other FQ upgrades, who specified the new turbo and designed a cast stainless steel exhaust manifold.

Little of the FQ-320's engine remains; the cylinder block is a high-strength HKS design, as are the big- end bolts and forged con rods, which are topped by Omega forged pistons. Then there's the bespoke Garrett turbo and exhaust manifold, and a Janspeed sports catalyst. Fuel and ignition are controlled by a precision Motec management system that also has a data-logging facility, and there are HKS iridium spark plugs and a high-pressure fuel pump. There's a much tougher clutch, too. The headline 405bhp at 6400rpm is backed up by peak torque of 355lb ft at 5500rpm.

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