Is there any car guy here ?

[Yaseen]

I know this is a stupid question because everyone basically here is a geek and computer-related stuff but I don't know, I thought maybe I should give it a try...anyways

I have been looking for a car guy to help me out, nothing mechanical. I bought a Mitsubishi Lancer a few days ago and I been thinking of tuning it but I have some questions before I do so because I'm not a car guy myself but I understand the basics. My uncle is a Pro Mechanic but he won't agree with the "tuning" thing so he will tell me "No, that will harm the car" etc...

If you think you can help me, PM me on forums or add me on Discord (#8299) so we can discuss further

Thanks in Advance

 

[DJ Conyo]

@rogue

 

[nutrient10]

@Sabre


sorry in advance if he ends up getting your car to blow up

 

[Jack P]

Rogue is just gonna say Fiat Punto

 

[Yaseen]

lmao , or take out the engine and freeze it like you do with milk @rogue

 

[Cal Heller]

I think I agree with your Pro Mechanic.... Mitsubishi are known for the customization, but the problem is if you don't know exactly what the previous owners did to the car mechanical wise, one wrong part could basically ruin your car. You should get a scope of what was previously done to it, and then go from there.

But right now you should do your standard basic tuning and repair kind of things. Tyres, Spark Plugs, Oil, the types of things you should do if you privately buy a car. And also maybe take it to a mechanical store and ask for an inspection, and they can tell you everything that needs replacing and repairing.

 

[Yaseen]

The car I bought, from an owner who had bought it from Mitsubishi motors company itself, and my uncle checked the car and it doesn't need anything so now what I'm looking for maybe install cold air intake and performance chips etc to increase hp

 

[Cal Heller]

Removing the governer would also possibly help increase horsepower, but each car has different reasons for keeping it and removing it. I would check if it safe to remove.

 

[rogue]

if it's your only car that you commute with and you're going to tune it then absolutely not that's a very silly idea

but if it's something fun like a project then go for it. I don't really know much about mitsubishis but i can imagine parts are going to be very expensive, and you're going to have to invest in a lot more tools than you think, nothing worse than getting so far and finding you can't continue because it requires special tolerances or a tool that you don't have

 

[rogue]

additionally theres nothing wrong with buying something like new coilovers and wheels, better stereo etc it just dpeends what you want to get out of it

 

[jay_]

like those stupid keys from ikea

 

[rogue]

also @Momo is very intelligent in this field his driveway is full of scrap value projects

 

[rogue]

cold air intake won't change performance in any way it's just make it sound better, and research if a computer remap will actually gain you any power

 

[Deleted member 5577]

Incorrect, he doesn’t know what exonerated means.

Edited: 30/01/2020 Reason: @nutrient10 made fun of my grammar, despite not having a capital letter at the start of his name.

 

[John Daymon]

This is something that depends on what type of Lancer this is and what year it's made, if this is a Lancer 1.8 litre from like 2009 you should look at how many miles the car got on it, you shouldn't tune a car with too many miles on it if the engine hasn't had a massive overhaul as of late.

Stage 1 on any car isn't really a big deal and usually works fine, you should however know that all your warranties on the car will go away, literally every single one. Doing stage 2 on a car usually brings a lot more work to it, especially if it's an automatic; You will have to get bigger brakes, you will have to get a new gearbox, you will need to get a lot of new parts to the car.

Give us more info about the vehicle.

 

[Creepis]

@rogue our Mercedes is a Kompressor which is basically a cold air intake, several people say it helps with acceleration in low RPM and I noticed this too

 

[John Daymon]

@rogue The 1.8 litre diesel engine that Mitsubishi used up to 2009 get you 175bhp 360nm from 150bhp and 300nm. from a computer remap

 

[Collier]

was going to tag him as well, you beat me to it!!!!

 

[John Daymon]

Imagine saying that it's a silly idea for commuting when the gas usage is reduced from a remap.

 

[rogue]

its only reduced if you drive like an old granny lol if you're planting your foot everywhere which is what most people do when they tune their cars it makes no bit of difference