We've gotten a lot of calls about our Lancer flash and are happy to announce that we are now doing mail in flashes for the 2008 Lancer. We use your original ECU and rework it with better air/fuel and timing maps to give better performance throughout the entire rev range. The new flash has shown peak gains of around 17 horsepower and 13 lb/ft of torque but more importantly gives a nice broad power curve that is extremely usuable. It will also give some increase in fuel economy.

Here's a recent dyno graph from our in house dyno. Sorry the graph points aren't marked for the before run, the box in green is actually just a lower point along the power curve of one of our "flashed" runs. But if you ignore the numbers in the box and look at the graph itself you'll see power gains of around 17 horsepower and on the torque side its around 13 lb/ft.



Mail us your ECU and we can turn it around in about 48 hours. If we get it in the morning we can often get it sent back out the same day.

Hope the Lancer community likes the new Flash.
http://www.worksevo.com/store/product_info...products_id=518

Hello,

What kind of gains can I expect for a 2009 Lancer GTS?
Will I see improved MPG?
Will I still be able to use 87 octane?
Do I have to send in my ECU?
I plan to keep the entire car stock with the exception of the high-flow drop in filter.

Regards.

So i ordered my TI-C the other day from http://www.streetunit.com/Greddy_TiC_Exhau..._p/10137903.htm but it says it is a cat-back wouldn't that mean i should be getting the muffler plus another pipe? i only received what i think is an axle back?

Anyone else order from this site?

Was reading around to find some sites to buy perfomande parts for the 2008 and found http://www.roadracemotorsports.com/

Has anyone tried their exhaust? http://www.roadracemotorsports.com/store/i...&products_id=74

Love magnaflows, looks like direct bolt on + I hate the looks of greedy type mufflers (Cylindrical). I have also checked into the works one but I dont want a straight pipe, I work at 5 am in the morning don't want to wake up the whole block!

Thanks

I searched for this topic..I know i read it once here (i think). I couldn't find it again.

Anyway, I do my own oil changes, air filter..etc... How do I reset the Maintenance alarm?

Does anyone know something about this CAI. Is it worth the price, does it fit properly, does it cause check engine light? you know the usual headaches that come with some lower quality CAI's.

I'm looking at dooing a CAI real soon and I'm not sure to go AEM or Injen?

Comments and Feedback are welcome and appreciated.

It's going into a 2008 Lancer GTS 2.0L in Ontario, Canada

Here's a link to the AEM CAI:
AEM Cold Air Intake

Just wondering who has a chip and if the gains are really as amazing as they make them sound? And does anyone hav a dyno maybe?

Im looking to put my own turbo kit togethor for my 2009 Lancer Es, but I'm unsure of the turbo specs. What size the turbo should be, the wheel trim, psi to run at. That kind of stuff. I need to get a new manifold or at least make it. I've seen a lot of turbo kits for the older Ecplises and Lancer and would like to know if they would work. If I had the money to buy a turbo kit from RRM I would, but I dont have 5 grand, so I dont have much of a choice.

So whoever can help me out I'd appreciate it.

What do you guys think I could do to get rid of low end bog? I heard that since I have a CAI and cat back, a tune up would help a lot and eliminate the problem. Does that sound right? After 3000 rpms everything is great, but off the line it sucks. I may just drop in an a viper engine

when is the new greddy ti-c catback/axleback coming out that wont melt the bumper

Well I called up WORKS today & asked them what they had new coming out if anything. The guy there told me that they have a short ram air intake coming out for our car maybe as soon as 1 month...possibly longer.

They are also talking about coming out with a new style actual muffler & not just a pipe.


He also said that the flash program would be out very soon.


Finally he told me that he heard from the guys there that they would be working on a new performance program for the CVT. That will be a while off though



Food for thought.......more toys anyone?

I would like to add a little horsepower to my 08 GTS with being less than obvious about it due to wife reasons. Any suggestions? I know K&N has a nice filter. but has it released yet?

hey guys i'm new to this site and i just wanted to say hi. my question is pretty basic i'm just wondering what is the best exhaust for the money on an 09 lancer gts.

Well...which one is actually better?


I know the WORKS version is more expensive....but is there any real differences between them?

Welll i heard the fujita's will throw a CEL and AEM doesnt have one yet and Injen has two the SP Speed Pro and the Mega Ram and i defientely dont want the RRM soooo ummmmm....?????

Injen SES Exhaust - Axleback
08 - 09 Lancer, ES, DE & GTS.

$435.80 w/free shipping

Now available for Pre-order.
These exhausts just started production yesterday and will begin shipping next week at about a rate of 5-8 exhausts per week. Injen are making these and then shipping them directly out to our customers who pre-order.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER

hey guys Mitch in the R&D dept at GReddy here, want to give you guys a heads up we are doing more prototyping for an upcoming new Exhaust system and we again need a car to test on, we need a 2008 Lancer GTS with stock Exhaust and stock engine. we will need the car for 1 day on 8/1/08 from 9am to 5:30pm in result of letting us use your car you will receive a complete production model for free. if your interested please contact me at mitchh@greddy.com or call in at 949-588-8300 we are looking for someone that is some what local to us we are located in Irvine CA. Thanks in advance for the support guys.

After 10 minutes and $346, I finally decided to purchase my Injen CAI and hydroshield! I went with chrome because I figure it would look better with the blue. Hopefully it will arrive before Saturday.

SO HAPPY!

All new axleback exhaust for the 08+ Lancer from HKS
pre-order now for $460 shipped!!!!

Click Here

So I recently bought a 09 Lancer GTS with CVT transmission. Flame me all you want about me getting a CVT but I drive this car everyday, and I have to drive it everyday to school. Dont get me wrong I love manuals but when your stuck in traffic and cursing because you have to shift every 5 seconds made me want to get a CVT. Im wondering if its even worth it to get any mods for my car, I was originally going to get an 07/06 STI or the EVO X but because of insurance I was unable to get it. I looked at the RRM Short Ram Intake the one for 160$ it says for the 08 models but I read the post above saying that all 08 mods fit the 09 model. "Expect to drop a full second in 0 - 60 mph times" now ive heard of this being bs, for me its kind of hard to believe also for an intake to cut off a second. I dont want to spend a load, and I just want to know whats out there and whats good and whats not. I may not even put anything in my car if people tell me not to bother because of my transmisson.

I really want the new EVO X, and came across this video today. Do you guys think this is real? or that a CAI can really add this much power? hmmm...
If so, it makes me want the new evo even more!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dklS6HKSr3E

I finally went around and did my exhaust.

The workshop that did it made it so that the muffler stays where the stock one was only that this one is straight-through instead of the maze that is our stock muffler for better airflow.

I've seen all the bolt ons etc and they all look like the exhaust runs way too close to the ground which prompted me to go custom along with the fact that i wanted a nicer note and a bit better airflow while still looking like the original exhaust (i'm a Provisonal license holder thus i'm now allowed to have performance mods by law). It is about 1" larger than the original exhaust but i think it's pretty good and sounds good.

Here it is.



And look at the monster that was removed.



Just imagine how restrictive it is.

Just wondering if anyone has info on optimal shifting RPM for gas milage for the 2008 Lancer GTS.

Cheers
Luc

I dont know what to get next, so far I've got the Injen CAI and the Ti-C on backorder. I was thinkin either an ECU but which one do I get? or the V2 pulley. I'm new to the mod world, any suggestions as what to get?

Here’s one of our first products taken directly from the WORKS Speed World Challenge Lancer. Normally, we enjoy the factory placement of the shifter mechanism. However, we’ve noticed the shift knob tends to offset to the right in the new Lancer. Our goal was to bring the knob closer to the both the driver and the steering wheel for a more driver-friendly position. While altering the position, we also wanted to reduce the amount of travel without a significant increase in input effort. In the end, we achieved just that.

WORKS Throw Technical Highlights
-Shifter Movement Reduced by 25%
-Shift Knob Relocated to a More “Natural” Driver-Friendly Position
-Minimal Increase in Shifting Effort
-Reduced Shifter Height
-Double-Thread Design for Both OEM and WORKS Grab Shift Knobs
-Retains OEM Quality and Fitment
-Includes Appropriate Hardware

The biggest obstacle in replacing the shifter mechanism is Mitsubishi’s single-use hardware. They come off easily with a small cut-off wheel (using a Dremel or similar tool) as long as you take care not to damage the surrounding plastic or the guide pins. WORKS will provide new hardware to replace these pieces.

We also have an a machined logo shift knob that is the perfect compliment to the short throw shifter.

We have a handful of short throw shifters in stock and ready to ship. These are limited until the full batch is ready next year, so don't miss out.

http://www.worksevo.com/store/product_info...products_id=478

http://www.worksevo.com/store/product_info...products_id=477

-Bill@WORKS

i was going to purchase the RRM light weight pulley and was wandering if it would be possible to do it myself.....or bring it to shop and have them swap it out. please help me out. thanks.

So my current performance mods are the Injen CAI, and RRM V2 Pulley. I wanted to see how much highway gas mileage has gone up since installing those parts so I set out on a little 20 mile jump across the city.

Conditions were: blazing hot afternoon sun (about 100 degrees), and little to no wind. Windows up, AC on a moderate setting. I drove as conservatively as possible on the throttle, since I wanted to see just how good the MPG could be. Lo and behold my short test run netted me 36 MPG according to the internal CPU. I was very pleased considering the heat outside. A previous road trip (when my car was stock) only got me 32-33mpg.

Hi guys i'm new here


Maybe can some kind soul share with me how the cruise control for 2008 lancer work can't since to figure out maybe it is spoiled ????

Hi everyone, I just bought a 2009 Lancer GTS 2.4L and am trying to find some performance parts like intakes, exhaust, brake upgrades, etc. But I can't find a **** thing. Dose any one know of any web sites, companys providing parts for the 09 2.4L ?

So I've been looking into intakes for my 09 Lancer GTS, and I'm having problems deciding between short ram and cold air. Short ram gives you more low end torque and cold air gives you more high end HP. I like both, but I dislike the idea of extra noise/growl the intake will cause.

So in looking for a friends Mazda3, I ran across a Cold Air, Short Ram intake kit. It had a k/n filter that sits in the same place as a cold air intake, working much the same. The pipe leads to an "air box", that then leads to the intake. It also has the advantage of not increasing the engine noise due to the intake length + reducing in air speed entering the engine.

From what I understand, cold air intakes work by lowering the temperature of the air by taking it at a point away from the engine heat.

Short ram works by taking the air at a close source to the engine intake, by using a large diameter pipe to reduce air speed, causing static pressure to rise and dynamic pressure to fall, which is where the power comes from.

The cold air short ram system works by having the filter lead to a sealed air box larger than the dimensions of the pipe (about 2x). This gives you the benefit of a short ram intake by reducing the air speed (a.k.a reducing the dynamic pressure of the intake which due to its inverse relation to static pressure, causes static pressure to rise), but has the advantage of the cold air intake by taking the air in the box from a source away from the engines heat.

I'm not the brightest guy, but It seems to make sense to me.

So unless I'm missing something, I'm thinking of manufacturing one myself. I'm hoping to buy a cheap intake off ebay (someone used a Mazda3 intake and modified it, I was thinking the same), and building a larger diameter airbox to stand between the cold air intake with a k/n filter and the engine intake (and the pipe containing the throttle body and MAF sensor).

Technically, this is very similar to the way our cars are stock, which is why I think intakes don't really give you much extra power compared to other cars (at least by the dyno's I've seen). By making it custom, I move to larger diameter piping and a better filter, giving better airflow and lower air speed, hopefully getting both low end torque, high end hp and no added noise.

Thoughts anyone?

Has anybody been able to break the tires loose shifting into second in a 2009?

So far I've seen two separate 09 GTS's with 5-speeds. Neither of them are able to "chirp" or break the tires loose shifting into second at high rpm.

On top of that, any quick shifting (engaging, switching, stamping the gas, and letting off the clutch quickly -- all within less than 3/4 of a second) doesn't have the same result as every other manual transmission car I've driven, or been a passenger of.

Both my GTS and the other one just slowly drop the RPM until the transmission and flywheel are sync'd. It's making it appear like I'm poorly clutching between gears. This even has nothing to do with red-lineing it. It happens between 2nd and 3rd, and 3rd and 4th at 3-4k RPMs. Just quick shift and drop off the clutch instantly .. and it doesn't appear to engage instantly. It takes upwards of almost a second to start increasing the RPMs in the next gear. Since there's two that do it there, they won't even begin to check it for malfunction.

RSX, Mazda6, RX-7, Cavalier Z24, hell, even an Accent GT.. they've all been able to break loose into second, and some even in third. Mind you, those were all cable-driven clutches.

Is there some sort of issue here? The second one I was a test drive party to after I brought up this "quirk" with the dealership did the same thing, albeit for a shorter period and less loud (that one had 50km as opposed to my 1800km).

So I checked with another dealership in the city, and he told me that it was because Mitsubishi made this particular car "easier to drive" and "less abrupt" when changing gears -- "smoother". Apparently, he says, it was because earlier versions of the Lancer had people burning out clutches and tires. He hasn't been able to break one loose into 2nd either. He added that another person came in earlier that had a previous generation RalliArt and went up for the 09 GTS, and was complaining about the same issue.

Is this really normal for this car? I see it making people look like a newbie to manual transmissions when they're doing 1/8 or 1/4 mile runs at a track, since it sounds like you're feathering out the clutch.

... but most importantly, is there a fix? It's on factory warranty, so that's probably impossible.. but the hope is important too.

add: Is this ECU related?

If I'm being cryptic, I'll attempt to record some footage.

[edited for additional thought direction and better grammar]

So I took the chance and bought an Injen CAI on ebay that was for the 08 2.0. It arrived today, and only took about an hour to install, everything fit like a glove and injen gave play by play instructions which helped a lot. It added a great increase of power after the 3000 rpm range but i lost a little bit of low end torque.which im not mad about it sound great too....so mean!