Just drove an 04 Red Ralliart off the lot yesterday morning with 87 miles on it. I'm loving the car so far - I spent a good portion of the afternoon looking for some advice on mods, brands I should check out, Good ralliart forums - but I haven't found what I am looking for.

I'd like to get some advice on some things to do to my car - intake, exhaust, headers, etc - that won't void the warranty. I'm new to the whole performance parts scene - I drove a '92 Isuzu Rodeo before this :)

Any suggestions and links would be helpful.

Go to www.evolutionm.net and search in the lancer ralliart forums B)

This is a great Lancer Forum!

Congrats. I have 04 RA as well... still looking forward to my first oil change.
Before thinking of mods, or even visiting mod shops, don't do "Shopping", which is a common mistake of rich kids.

You have to first know what you want RA to do for you (define your Requirements), then research the consequences of your requirements. When still happy, start hunting for parts/services.

Example of not a requirement: I want a fast RA.
Example of a defined requirement: I want additional 2-5 WHP and additional 5 ft-lb torque.

Example of $olution: http://www.ultimate-racing.com/ (a bit far from AZ)

Consequences: Noise, Gas Mileage, Warranty (some dealerships will honour warranty to modifications done by them), engine Longevity, Money

congrats on your Ralliart. I have an 04 black ralliart and love it. I 've made some mods so far and more are coming. If you are interested I just bought a brand new Road Race Motorsports Downpipe that I NEED to sell. I am selling it foe $250 plus shipping negotiable. I am throwing in new factory gaskets also. let me know if interested. Here are two pics of it:

if you feel the need to improove the car you have bought then i would recomend aftermarket parts such as HKS, GReddy, blitz, apexi and any other quality jap brand. try reading japanese performance magazine and ordering back issues with owners of similar cars who have had success with like motors. also try and get to jap meets like those at santa pod, all the experts go and will happily offer advice. good luck and welcome to the wonderful world of jap cars

ps1 its now in the blood

Try http://www.roadracemotorsports.com/ pretty much the only place concentrating on the 04+ RA.

http://www.roadracemotorsports.com/
check out the mods on this sites.
Warranty I don't think so!!! :D

i Have to agree here..for RA you don't want speed cause it is not what they are used for or build for.If you want a racer that you can modify go with Lancer ES. if you check stats the RA is much heavier than a Lancer ES and both have almost the same power.Also check your cars stock parts cause i have friends with RAs and most of the stock part that are suppose to be used for off roading can't even handle it..and they've had to replace the parts..but most of all have fun with your car :D

According to mitsu's site, theres a 42 hp diff, and 32 ft lb torque diff isnt there?

http://www.mitsubishicars.com/MMSA/jsp/lan...sp?t=mechanical

Don't mean to be dissing the lancer ES owners out there, but I've driven both, and there seems to be a MUCH bigger diff than just a few hp. I'm a noob to these forums, but if I had to say which between the two cars was more built for racing, I'd have to say its the Ralliart over the ES. Yes, the es can be modded to be every bit as fast and faster than a stock ralliart... Till you start dumping downpipes ecu's and CAI's on the ralliart also.

Hey there...Seeing as I'm from Canada, I concentrated my search North of the border, but, as long as you don't mind ordering outside o the states, the sources below may be precisely what you are looking for.

My brother and I recently got into purchasing wrecked WRX's/Lancer's and are planning to do some Rally racing in the future ourselves. Seeing as we need a solid solid source for parts, here's the best sources in Canada I've found so far:

http://www.rocketrally.com
http://www.rallysport.ca
http://www.pdm-racing.com

Without question, Rocket Rally is going to be your best prep shop in Canada - particularly for Subarus(but, they do Lancer's as well). It is
run by 2 time Canadian and 2004 Canadian, USA and north American Champ
Pat Richard. He has access to DMS suspension and all the bits you may be after. They will even build a fully-prepped Rally car, starting at $8,000 CDN($6400 u.s.) :)

Granted the above sources are more geared towards Rally racing, but, the racing guru's are without a doubt, the best source of information and products.

If you find a company similar to RocketRally in the states, please let me know.

I'd hate to say it but that is terrible information right there. The RA already has 40 more horses and much more torque than a standard Lancer. It also has a sportier suspension, shocks, brakes and a front strut bar. The Mivec engine has tons more power potential over the ES. You say the Ralliart isn't built for power yet it was given Mitsu's racing team name (hmmm). The only advantage the ES has over the RA right now, if you are talking from a aftermarket perspective, is the amount of mods available. The RA having a brand new engine means companies are just starting to get into the making parts for it. ES's and OZ's already have plenty of aftermarket parts that will allow them to be faster than RA's, but the RA still have more potential than an ES will ever have.

You want power? RRM has a stage one kit available now that adds a little over 80whp. There is also a guy in Puerto Rico that has a 500+hp RA.


Sorry for the rant on my first post on this board, but I don't like missinformation. I am a regular on the Evom site, so I am in tune with all the parts out there for the RA.

hey go to www.roadracemotorsports.com there you'll find all mods u need for your car. E-mail me with any pics of your mods at babyevo_7@hotmail.com
let other people know of site. Good luck. later....

There aren't a lot of aftermarket parts for the RA or ES (at least when compared to Honda vehicles).

It's easier to make the RA faster than the ES. Off the lot, the RA is a lot quicker than the ES.

If you want the ES to be fast, the only way is turbo, and the stock engine can handle about 6 psi of boost safely. That puts you up to 180 hp. If you want more power you have to rebuild the engine (new pistons and rods, at least).

The RA engine is a bit stronger than the ES engine. With a turbo kit, no engine mods, you can get about 245 hp.

www.roadracemotorsports.com
They have all parts you'd ever need for the RA or the ES.

:beer:

Hi Im also a noob when it comes to performance parts I own an automatic 05 ES Lancer...I guess my cars alright after all its a Mitsu, this is what I can afford so Ill make the best out of it. Really you can upgrade the ES to an almost same stock speed as a RA? Hmmm interesting then again I'd probably spend so much $$$ for parts that in total I could've brought an RA instead...

I see this is an old thread that has been dug up so not sure as to how much of an interest this is going to be to those that had originally posted it...

RPW have had my RA for a few months now and have done some amazing bolt on mods for the car my car now sports a 4-1 race design mandrel bent headers a full 21/2" exhaust they are about to finish off the Haltech interceptor and add a new stage 1 cam shaft - they have also made up or rather in the final stages of a turbo kit

more results and more dyno sheets will be available in the couple of weeks

If you're looking for a body kit try here

http://www.body-kit.com/products.html