08 Lancer Modifications

kittykat615

Hey guys, I already put in the aftermarket air intake on my 08 Lancer. It made a really big difference, but, I still want to make it louder and faster. The air intake GREATLY improved the mid range speed, but only slighty quickened the off the line speed. Any suggestions on what I can do? I have the ES, 2.0L, 4 cyl. I don't know how much more the engine can handle. It's REALLY hard finding parts and stuff for this car because it's so new! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

gijoewildbill

To answer your questions KittyKat615:

To help with initial acceleration, you should try getting the light weight aluminum pulleys.

The best current place for a couple of performace mods for the 08' Lancer is RoadRaceMotorsports.com

Also, there is a forum/group of use who discuss how, where, and when mods are coming out at LancerTuncers.com

Hope this helps.

Bill

paisan

Lightened pulleys (but not smaller ones) would help, smaller diameter tires would also give you more accleration as well.

-mike

kittykat615

Ohhhhh, interesting. Someone told me your car has to be supercharged to add a pulley.

paisan

Nope, no supercharged to add a pulley. The effects of a smaller diameter pulley on a supercharged car are greatly felt, but a LIGHTENED (same diameter) pulley on any car will yield a better throttle response due to less rotational mass on the engine.

-mike

kittykat615

Thanks so much! Do know of any websites where I can compare prices on puleys?

paisan

Hmm I forget who makes them but they should be available for yah. Price comparos are probably not an issue as there will be 1 or 2 makers and sellers. Unfortunately I doubt that engine you have is highly sought after for aftermarket tuning compared to an EVO engine.

-mike

kittykat615

Yeah, I figured. It's pretty basic. THe 08 Evo comes out this spring, so, I hope when that comes out, they'll get more parts for the non-evos. Thanks for your help!

kittykat615

Hey, do you think this would be good?

This is a custom ROAD/RACE CNC machined crank pulley. It is made of aircraft grade aluminum and weighs just 1 lb. Stock pulley weighs more than 4 lbs. and robs h.p. from the engine just to spin it. Just like a light flywheel, throttle response will be greatly improved!Installs in minutes and uses original belts.

paisan

Yup that's what you want, if it uses the stock belts that means that it's not any smaller. (a smaller one will cause problems with your A/C and/or Alternator).

-mike

j12

I am sorry for the stupid question but will the lighter pulleys void the warranty?

paisan

Only will void it if the failure of the warrantied item is related to the lightened pulleys. Unfortunately greater throttle response/hp/etc. can be construed by the manufacturer to a great number of items if they were to fail on your car.

-mike

kittykat615

I was told to ask if I need a bolt for this, and the torque specifications in inch lbs or ft lbs. I don't know what this means, but he needs the info to do it. Thanks!

paisan

Who needs to know this info? Your mechanic?

-mike

kittykat615

Nope, my boyfriend is putting it on. He knows a lot about cars, but, not as much about foreign cars. He told me to ask those questions.

paisan

In my experience, you re-use the stock bolt when replacing the pulley. As for ft-lbs to use on the nut, check a factory manual or just tighten it up real good!

-mike

spawn

Hi, if anyone is interested in getting good sound cheap, this is what i tried. The car stock has 2 resonators after the cat then the muffler. Their is a flange right before the muffler, I took the muffler off and had a exhaust pipe made with a tip and sounds great. With a little less weight.

lancer08gts

it does sound good.. but dont you notice your a little slower? .... i mean if you take out the muffler it will actually decrease your horsepower b.c you will have no back pressure... and its a 4cyl. car so you want that back pressure.

rav4killa

its all road race, others...hmmm i, have some stuff from sun automobile (hyper ground sys. inazima fuel, hyper speed hot wires and inazima pocket) + h.p.'s besides my road race stuff. another thing to consider is spark plugs, i, replaced mine w/ pulstar. and other than that, am, stopping from here. am, ready to trade my lancer. just think "ralliart" and evo x. save your money and get one of the turbo mods.

rav4killa

lol...maybe thats a "supercharger pulley" you could always replace your pulley w/ the lighter pulley. (i.e. crank pulley)

rav4killa

so, youre runnin straight pipe? yeah thats a loss. just get a after market muff. 2.5 cat (get rid of resonators) and a test pipe from road race. i, got one and this things bump's my power up and it sounds agressive.