ECU Mapping Evo X

[W80TON]

Hi there

Anyone know if Evo X can be tuned yet ? If so where please?

Thanks
Nick

[Dan H]

No Idea Nick.

Mitsubishi forum may be helpful - the cars have been around for a while now so I suspect someone will have tweaked an Evo X by now. . . .

[Harv]

Yes it can, are you not a member of the MLR?

Join up and have a read, plenty of mappers who can map X's
:party:

[Harsh]

Harv,

Nick is a guy i work with, he's not really a forum person.
do you have any details of good tuners in the surrey area that might be worth talking to?

[Harv]

mmmmm not sure about who's in Surry tbh. TRL seem to have a good rep with mapping X's but they are in Halifax! I'll have a dig about and will let you know what i find.

In the meantime here is a very good thread showing what is possible with a X :)

Hello all,

Most of you know or have heard of the ongoing project with my EVO X, thought I would just put another thread up for new comers to the site and those who didn’t see my last thread. I get a lot of PM’s from newly registered and present members… so this will give some idea of what TRL offer. The car started its life as a fq300 and it was a perfect base for my project… Here are some pictures when it was standard:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/mlrpic1.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/mlr3.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/edited2.jpg

Having enjoyed the car standard for the first 4,000 miles I felt it was time for some minor stage one modifications. The Racing Line came to the rescue with their experience and amazing attitude “If we can make it we will”. They quickly got about designing their own true 3” exhaust system and custom fuel pump carrier. Anyway the car was crying out for lowering so that was quickly sorted along with fast road geometry setup… the pictures should tell the story:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/CIMG3177.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/CIMG3189.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/CIMG3161.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/CIMG3133.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/trlpump4.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/trlpump1.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/trlpump3.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/CIMG3194.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/CIMG3197.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/p30090.jpg

With the extra grunt that turned the evo x from a tame comfortable daily driver to a BEAST! I decided the exterior could do with some improvement, so with the addition of wheels and aero the car suddenly looked a lot more meaningful:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/vip1.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/vip3.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/vip2.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/vip5.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/vip4.jpg


After proving this stage of tune to be reliable having done 15,000 further miles it was time to test the evo x out on track. The chassis was just amazing however the need for coilovers became apparent, and from this outing we gained knowledge of what we felt could improve the cars track manner…

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/silverstone1.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/silverstone6.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/silverstone5.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/silverstone10.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/silverstone3.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/silverstone12.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/silverstone11.jpg





Now suddenly track orientated improvements were at the forefront of our agendas however this was mainly a road car … both power and handling would now be addressed, this part of the project is still ongoing and we are hoping for completion sometime soon. The aim is for an excellent daily driver but still to be competitive at the track. The Racing Line set about some more development of the EVO X but this time it was time to open up the 4b11 engine….


http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/TRLPIC2.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/TRLPIC3.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/trlturbo2.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/elbowcomparisonpic.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/elbowtak2.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/elbowtak.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/trlexhmani1.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/19122008160-1.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/19122008161-1.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/jk.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/trlturbo1.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/tubby2.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/tubby4.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/boardelbow.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/trl1.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/tr2.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/trl4.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/KW1.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/carrilloje.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/carrillo2.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/gumble_01/je2.jpg

I hope it makes for interesting viewing…. anyone who would like feedback on any aspect of TRL’s EVO X conversions are more than welcome to post here or send me a PM

Kind regards,
GUM

[Harv]

http://www.rgmotorsport.co.uk/

are in Kent, I've used them a few times and Rich really knows his stuff. They do on the road mapping. Dyno if you prefer that. lol

[Harsh]

wow at the phots..
Thanks mate thats great info :)

[TheArchitect]

Charlie at Surrey Rolling Road has always helped me with finding tuners for a few freinds in the past and maybe worth contacting.