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What sort of engine ??
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:48 pm
by barfy
Notice this 1995 Mivec contverted lancer on car sales but didnt recognise the engine, it says Mivec but looks completely different from the FTO's.
Any ideas ??
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:58 pm
by GPXXX
What's the year model of the car?
I'm quite certain it's the JDM-only 1.6l 4G92 MIVEC.
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:01 pm
by Luca
Hey Barfy ... long time no see. Mate shoot me or MRX an email sometime, we'd love to catch up with you.
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:10 pm
by barfy
Its a 1995 lancer.
Ill be in touch soon luca
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:25 pm
by Slither
GPXXX wrote:I'm quite certain it's the JDM-only 1.6l 4G92 MIVEC.
I'm with Mikey on this one, haven't seen one in person but i'll bet thats what it is
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:08 am
by HRD2BQT
definitely is 4G92 1.6 Mivec (1st Generation)
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:14 am
by afterburner
Yep that's it - the 4G92 Mivec. Came factory in a number of Mirage and Lancer body shells from 1993 to recently. Quite popular over here.
Bloody good little engines too - roughly Mitsubishi's equivalent of the Honda B16A.
Here's some pics (from a recent cruise I went on) of some of the cars they are fitted to ... plus me.
http://www.mivec.co.nz/forums/viewtopic ... 90&start=0
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 10:56 am
by barfy
Well u learn something new everyday
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:34 pm
by GPXXX
i think the 1996-onwards version of the same motor made 131kw (on 100RON fuel of course)
but i have heard many ppl say they are torqueless buggers, in fact one video commentator who was driving the car in a Serious Performance video went as far to say that when MIVEC kicks in, it's nothing but just the noise...
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:50 pm
by afterburner
They seem to power those little Gen II Cyborg Mirages quite nicely - two of the ones on the cruise I went on were the stripped out RS Cyborg models, and they were very rapid indeed...
I imagine the performance wouldn't be quite so good on the Lancer sedans they also come in...
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:21 pm
by paladin
GPXXX wrote:i think the 1996-onwards version of the same motor made 131kw (on 100RON fuel of course)
but i have heard many ppl say they are torqueless buggers, in fact one video commentator who was driving the car in a Serious Performance video went as far to say that when MIVEC kicks in, it's nothing but just the noise...
dude thats the same with vtech, vvti mivec engines with high revs all over
only exceptions i can think of is the accord type r s2000 and hte v6 mivecs in the pajero and diamonty
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:58 pm
by GPXXX
actually no, you really
can feel the extra urge when VTEC YO!!!!! takes over... i mean, look at this guy lol
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:13 pm
by Slither
I friggin love that pic Mikey!!!