2004 Lancer Sportback RA

[Gday360]

Good morning everyone!

I've got a sportback ralliart, and i was hoping i could get some advice on upgrades/mods and such to add to make it have more appeal (even if only to me). I have done nothing as far as mods go. i've replaced most suspension parts with OEM replacements. I've been researching body kits and i haven't really found much for this car and thats kind of a bummer. but any advice on simple mods to increase power or anything would be appreciated.

Thanks
Garrett

 

[obi_waynne]

The best mods for a car engine are as follows.

Internal work yields the biggest gains, head work like porting polishing and 3 angle valve jobs will maximise the airflow and raise the power.

If you want to go to the max then cryo treat the block, get it rebored and look into blueprinting and balancing as well. You'll also need stronger internal parts if you are looking at a big power hike so forged rods etc.. are the order of the day.

Bigger valves are an obvious add on but not all engines are suitable as it depends how close together the OEM valves are.

A fast road cam will yield good power gains, especially in the top end of the rev range. Don't go mad though a profile of up to 270 degrees will give the best gains without the engine becoming cammy (lumpy tickover at low RPM).
The most popular power mods are induction kits (which are questionable as power mods but they can sound nice if that is your sort of thing) and sports exhausts with sports catalysts or decats.

To keep the car legal I'd recommend a sports catalyst rather than a decat.
The last mod should always be a remap as this will allow you to fully realise the power gains on offer from your mods.

It's worth having a read of the articles on www.torquecars.com/tuning/ for more information on these mods and what the terms mean.

 

[Gday360]

Wow man thanks for all the advice! Not to be rude, but all that is quite a ways above my head. Im thinking more like baby steps to get me up there. my initial thoughts on things to do were a body kit, tinit, muffler, and lowering springs. Im a very good TIG welder (at least my co-workers thing so) so i planned on making a stainless exhaust line. but i don't know what to get for an actual muffler to give it a little beefier sound than a tin can. and what about lowering springs? coil-overs or straight lowering?