alright. ill give a bit of background information.
im leaving out the original evo and the first year of the evo2 (92). both featured the dohc 4g64 motors. 1.8L turbo.
starting with the evo2/3 (93-96). mitsu kept it simple. they took a small sedan, seam welded everything added super stiff suspension and bars to match. still a great lightweight sedan with good power and exceptional handling skills. came out in a gsr trim or just an rs. 4g63t motor.
evo 4/5/6 (96-01). same deal, just bigger. the body is longer but not necesssarily wider. same suspension parts (4g and 5g suspensions shocks/springs/RCAs are completely interchangeable. the only real upgrade was in the front end where they started moving away from a torsion bar-like setup. gsr or tme trims only. 4g63t motor. a few hundred pounds heavier, mostly due to more sheetmetal on the bigger body. the gains out of the motor are a minimal few HP. basic motor dynamics stayed the same. also - the motor was transversely mounted (aka backwards compared to you honda guys, with the belts on the RHD "driver" side.
evo 7/8 (02+) whole new car. new suspension, new body. heavy pig. same motor, again with minimal gains. they also sell this car in the states as the base "LANCER ES" or "OZ LANCER RALLY PACKAGE" fwd 2.2L? with a MiVec option. as you will notice, this evo and older evos are totally different sizewise, as where the new evo looks more like a mid-size sedan instead of a smaller economy sedan. sold in a gsr or rs trim.
thats a basic, i will add more information later... i have to get going to work.
im leaving out the original evo and the first year of the evo2 (92). both featured the dohc 4g64 motors. 1.8L turbo.
starting with the evo2/3 (93-96). mitsu kept it simple. they took a small sedan, seam welded everything added super stiff suspension and bars to match. still a great lightweight sedan with good power and exceptional handling skills. came out in a gsr trim or just an rs. 4g63t motor.
evo 4/5/6 (96-01). same deal, just bigger. the body is longer but not necesssarily wider. same suspension parts (4g and 5g suspensions shocks/springs/RCAs are completely interchangeable. the only real upgrade was in the front end where they started moving away from a torsion bar-like setup. gsr or tme trims only. 4g63t motor. a few hundred pounds heavier, mostly due to more sheetmetal on the bigger body. the gains out of the motor are a minimal few HP. basic motor dynamics stayed the same. also - the motor was transversely mounted (aka backwards compared to you honda guys, with the belts on the RHD "driver" side.
evo 7/8 (02+) whole new car. new suspension, new body. heavy pig. same motor, again with minimal gains. they also sell this car in the states as the base "LANCER ES" or "OZ LANCER RALLY PACKAGE" fwd 2.2L? with a MiVec option. as you will notice, this evo and older evos are totally different sizewise, as where the new evo looks more like a mid-size sedan instead of a smaller economy sedan. sold in a gsr or rs trim.
thats a basic, i will add more information later... i have to get going to work.