Evo MR

• whitehouse

  12 Oct 04, 00:13

  notice the brakes tends to fade when hard braking.Though the callipers are brembo,the brandless rotor are totally not tough enuf...the rotor`s dull metal colour dun even gives me confident at all.Used to drive a fiat coupe 20v turbo.superb handling and braking.(at least its a cross-drilled ventilated and looks tough) Every morning when going over the first hump,the Evo`s suspension seems to be hitting against something,giving out a sound.Any Evo owner hv the same experience?
• johncooper

  12 Oct 04, 01:14

  is ur sub set too low? or have u change the mode of ur drive ... and the braking part is maybe ur brakes are not set properly to clip .. and most of the Evo owners i know changes their caliper to AP brakes because of the car's high forward thrust when u hit power bend ... the original brembo is good enough for everyday's drive ... and the dull color is maybe because of the carbon?
  
  Just me 2 cents
• DoggieHowser

  12 Oct 04, 10:15

  Head on over to Delphi's SG Evo forum if you are keen to discuss
  
  http://forums.delphiforums.com/mit_evo/messages
  
  And yes, the brakes are spongier from stock. You do have to realize the car is more powerful and heavier, and does require more effort to stop. I think if you put the same brakes on a lighter car, you wouldn't have the same gripes.
  
  Just change the brake lines to steel braided ones and bleed the brakes.
  
  If that's still not enough, change the pads.
  
  Then the discs
  
  Then slap on a master cylinder brake stopper.
  
  And if still not enough, try switching to AP 6 pots
• dansplace

  12 Oct 04, 14:38

  Originally posted by whitehouse:

  notice the brakes tends to fade when hard braking.

  Fade during hard braking??? I have been to PG with my stock pads and discs and I never experienced fade thru'out.
  
  

  Though the callipers are brembo,the brandless rotor are totally not tough enuf...the rotor`s dull metal colour dun even gives me confident at all.

  Whats makes you think its brandless... you looking for the brembo stamp? My after mkt discs are also dull in colour... I dun expect serious brake companies to paint a bright "exciting" colour.
  
  

  Used to drive a fiat coupe 20v turbo.superb handling and braking.(at least its a cross-drilled ventilated and looks tough)

  Go to AP racing / DBA / Stoptech... they will tell you that if you want to avoid pad fade on track, the experts will tell you to go for slotted discs, not the drilled ones. Drilled ones crack under intense heat and pressure. I wanted to go for drilled discs for the bling factor too, but if he experts tell you not too, it will be foolhardy to do so.
  
  

  Every morning when going over the first hump,the Evo`s suspension seems to be hitting against something,giving out a sound.Any Evo owner hv the same experience?

  Nope, maybe you are braking too late and hard (hence pad fade) before the humps. Like DoggieHowser said, change your brake lines to steel braided ones.
• evoMR79

  12 Oct 04, 17:52

  Originally posted by whitehouse:

  notice the brakes tends to fade when hard braking.Though the callipers are brembo,the brandless rotor are totally not tough enuf...the rotor`s dull metal colour dun even gives me confident at all.Used to drive a fiat coupe 20v turbo.superb handling and braking.(at least its a cross-drilled ventilated and looks tough) Every morning when going over the first hump,the Evo`s suspension seems to be hitting against something,giving out a sound.Any Evo owner hv the same experience?

  do check if ur car dealer has removed the rubber like bung slotted between ur springs of the suspension. They are about 5 cm by 3cm wedged in between the coils of ur springs. They may be the cause of the suspension prob
  Cheers
• whitehouse

  12 Oct 04, 21:37

  Originally posted by evoMR79:

  do check if ur car dealer has removed the rubber like bung slotted between ur springs of the suspension. They are about 5 cm by 3cm wedged in between the coils of ur springs. They may be the cause of the suspension prob
  Cheers

  well,i din do any mob yet so suspension is still factory tuned.i checked wif a fren who works in Mit and confirmed tat the brake disc is not brembo,only the caliper is.anyone can confirm tat?yeah,will change to AP once i increased the bhp.
  thks for the info bro,will check my suspension for any wedge,but dun think there is leh.if is still persist then hv to go check it out liao.
  
• *Lord Kang*

  12 Oct 04, 21:41

  Sure feels good to drive a EVO ar...With so much bhp at ur feet...As for me, only a lancer with THAT little power...
• DoggieHowser

  12 Oct 04, 22:25

  Wah! Yr friend working in Mitsubishi! Might as well ask him abt the brakes.
  
  ps you might also want to ask him to change their website.
  
  http://www.mitsubishicars.com/MMSA/jsp/lancerevolution/features_specs.jsp?t=mechanical
  
  Right now, according to yr friend, their info must be incorrect
  Ventilated BREMBO® Disc Brakes with Aluminium Caliper Housings, front:
  Ventilated BREMBO® Disc Brakes with Aluminium Caliper Housings, rear:
• whitehouse

  13 Oct 04, 01:37

  Originally posted by DoggieHowser:

  Wah! Yr friend working in Mitsubishi! Might as well ask him abt the brakes.
  
  ps you might also want to ask him to change their website.
  
  http://www.mitsubishicars.com/MMSA/jsp/lancerevolution/features_specs.jsp?t=mechanical
  
  Right now, according to yr friend, their info must be incorrect
  Ventilated BREMBO® Disc Brakes with Aluminium Caliper Housings, front:
  Ventilated BREMBO® Disc Brakes with Aluminium Caliper Housings, rear:

  ya,its true the car doesn`t come with the abv specs.tats y quite alot of fans were disappointed with d Enkei rims instead of BBS...but still,its better than the US specs though.
• DoggieHowser

  13 Oct 04, 11:37

  Depends on the PI. It is an option on the MR but needs to be ordered ahead of time.
• Bloop...

  13 Oct 04, 11:54

  Originally posted by DoggieHowser:

  Head on over to Delphi's SG Evo forum if you are keen to discuss
  
  http://forums.delphiforums.com/mit_evo/messages
  
  And yes, the brakes are spongier from stock. You do have to realize the car is more powerful and heavier, and does require more effort to stop. I think if you put the same brakes on a lighter car, you wouldn't have the same gripes.
  
  Just change the brake lines to steel braided ones and bleed the brakes.
  
  If that's still not enough, change the pads.
  
  Then the discs
  
  Then slap on a master cylinder brake stopper.
  
  And if still not enough, try switching to AP 6 pots

  If still not enough, try using a parachute...
• HENG@

  13 Oct 04, 12:02

  Originally posted by Bloop...:

  If still not enough, try using a parachute...

  
• TwinTurbo_Supra

  13 Oct 04, 13:32

  Originally posted by Bloop...:

  If still not enough, try using a parachute...

  if its not enuff, use ur shoes too!
  
  
• Theatre Of Dreams

  13 Oct 04, 15:05

  Originally posted by TwinTurbo_Supra:

  if its not enuff, use ur shoes too!
  
  

  still not enough then engage R and accelerate lor
• whitehouse

  13 Oct 04, 17:50

  Originally posted by TwinTurbo_Supra:

  if its not enuff, use ur shoes too!
  
  

  hahahaha,yeah,like the finstones...
• KhidMasAE86

  14 Oct 04, 00:54

  Originally posted by Theatre Of Dreams:

  still not enough then engage R and accelerate lor

  and if it still not enufff....then close ur eyes...and pray its all a dream...having an evo with a useless brake...and also pray hard its not a dream that u are going to slam a car infront hahaha
• evoMR79

  14 Oct 04, 21:10

  Originally posted by whitehouse:

  notice the brakes tends to fade when hard braking.Though the callipers are brembo,the brandless rotor are totally not tough enuf...the rotor`s dull metal colour dun even gives me confident at all.Used to drive a fiat coupe 20v turbo.superb handling and braking.(at least its a cross-drilled ventilated and looks tough) Every morning when going over the first hump,the Evo`s suspension seems to be hitting against something,giving out a sound.Any Evo owner hv the same experience?

  Regarding the brakes.. perhaps they are new.. the new disc are dull and they have to be run in like the pads too.. after about a thousand km.. they will be much more effective and definitely shiny and polished.
• HENG@

  15 Oct 04, 00:29

  Originally posted by evoMR79:

  Regarding the brakes.. perhaps they are new.. the new disc are dull and they have to be run in like the pads too.. after about a thousand km.. they will be much more effective and definitely shiny and polished.

  or u can try polishing your discs with car wax n WD40!
• dansplace

  15 Oct 04, 18:21

  Originally posted by DoggieHowser:

  Wah! Yr friend working in Mitsubishi! Might as well ask him abt the brakes.
  
  ps you might also want to ask him to change their website.
  
  http://www.mitsubishicars.com/MMSA/jsp/lancerevolution/features_specs.jsp?t=mechanical
  
  Right now, according to yr friend, their info must be incorrect
  Ventilated BREMBO® Disc Brakes with Aluminium Caliper Housings, front:
  Ventilated BREMBO® Disc Brakes with Aluminium Caliper Housings, rear:

  Yo DH, makes you wonder how knowledgeable our official importers are huh? So, APs.... ???
• DoggieHowser

  15 Oct 04, 21:54

  My car not MONSTER
  
  So I guess can still do wif current setup.
  
  How's the dual Delphi combo?
• dansplace

  18 Oct 04, 14:23

  Originally posted by DoggieHowser:

  My car not MONSTER
  
  So I guess can still do wif current setup.
  
  How's the dual Delphi combo?

  No squeal.... YET...