FTO AUSTRALIA

mrx wrote:But thats a lot of money to go 1-1.5 secs quicker over a 1/4. Would it be better on a track???

And it still looks like a lancer

1-1.5 sec over a 1/4M is quite a lot.

Well, I had my car weighed at 1120kg without me in it.

Standard was supposed to be 990kg.


Now, the additions to it are, bigger brakes & wheels
Swaybars, strut braces, bodykit, FTO engine & gearbox and some sound deadening

I think, what you guys will find, is that an FTO weighs much more than the 1190 figure given from Mitsubishi. Because, Version R's, GPX's etc, they do not stand a chance in hell against my car, which isn't even running properly. Honestly, 1st gear and they are gone already.


I am hoping to shed about 50kg from the car though (carbon bits, light weight battery, hopefully lighter gearbox)

I think the car should definately be good for 12's with slicks, and if I stripped it, even with stock internals

Yeah, 1.5 seconds over a quarter is huge.
Think of the difference between a low 14 second car (not all that quick) and a mid 12 second car (pretty quick)

As far as it looking like a lancer... well, I like how mine looks, and in the end of the day when I am a few car lengths ahead, like I always said, you'd better start liking how the back of it looks

Here is a pic of it:


And here is a link to my dyno chart, only mods was a magna cat, and 2.5" mandrel exhaust

http://img65.exs.cx/img65/7602/miveclancer9wz.jpg

112 isn't bad...although a dyno graph is quite subjective. Man that would be fast...might even give me a shock in my R33... although once we are moving u have no chance hehehe

spetz wrote:you guys will find, is that an FTO weighs much more than the 1190 figure given from Mitsubishi. Because, Version R's, GPX's etc, they do not stand a chance in hell against my car, which isn't even running properly. Honestly, 1st gear and they are gone already.

My FTO completely stripped for racing, 1 seat, no door cards, no centre console, no glove box etc… was 1200kg with me in it and I’m about 100kg, I’ve got over 300bhp at the wheels and my best is a 13.1 with 100bhp nos my best is 12.44 and that’s on drag radials. Knocking time off your ¼ mile isn’t that easy, and it is expensive.

ya thats sounds realistic Richo....300bhp at the wheels hey...nice work there...any pics of this machine?? where r u located?

spetz wrote: I think, what you guys will find, is that an FTO weighs much more than the 1190 figure given from Mitsubishi. Because, Version R's, GPX's etc, they do not stand a chance in hell against my car, which isn't even running properly. Honestly, 1st gear and they are gone already.

lol this is an fto lovers forum your sayin that in..

weight is a bit of a bastard though. 'course the CF group buys help a bit...

khunjeng richardb really does have about 300hp and twin turbos etc

khunjeng wrote:ya thats sounds realistic Richo....300bhp at the wheels hey...nice work there...any pics of this machine?? where r u located?

yeah theres a few at

http://www.mitsubishi-fto.net/cgi-bin/a ... height=500

and

http://www.mitsubishi-fto.net/300bhp

I didn't realise this one was his...its an awsome car!

SG, it's ok if I say that because in the end of the day I run the same engine as the FTO lovers here
I'm just lighter


But, if someone does have a stockish FTO and can go get it weighed at a weight station that would be interesting