RWD conversion using Lancer Evo motor

[buddrinkr420]

what i have been thinking of doing is building a rwd eclipse for the strip/ light street use i wanted to have the motor longitudely mounted so im assuming most of the parts will have to be custom made.In that case ive been thinking about using a jdm evo 5 or 6 motor i see them on ebay all the time for resonable prices i think this would make a very good looking yet unique ride and have the ability to be a blast at the track and the street has anyone ever heard of an evo motor being used in this fashion im willing to spend 10+k on the project and think it could be done wthout being unpractical i figure with all the power going to the rear wheels, wheel spin may help save the drivetrain in the long run my question for the people is ,Will i be able to modify the stock awd transmission to work on a rwd car i ddnt really think it could be done what can i use for a transmisson in this project car how hard would it be for a creative and competent mechanic to complete a project like this any questions or comments would be appreciated i just want to stand out with my dsm with out steping out of practicality id also like the finished project to be "daily driveable" if i felt the urge Thanks

 

[91_talon_at]

there's this guy with a 92 gsx i believe that mod'd his car...stock chasis and everything to RWD. there's a vid you can d/l from Kazza or look for the streaming video clip at http://sddsm.org/index.html in the videos or moviez sec.

 

[buddrinkr420]

Originally posted by 91_talon_at
there's this guy with a 92 gsx i believe that mod'd his car...stock chasis and everything to RWD. there's a vid you can d/l from Kazza or look for the streaming video clip at http://sddsm.org/index.html in the videos or moviez sec.

ive seen the clip your talking about im not sure if his motor is longitudely mounted i dont belive it is so i think hes using the stock drive train with the front drive shafts disconnected im not sure about this though

 

[KenTSIII]

The car in the pic has a broken center diff.. An AWD w/ a broken center diff will behave in this fashion... but it won't last too long. The only person w/ a RWD 1g is Bruce Kwalter... it's the original RWD yellow car from the Buschur stable.

I don't know why you'd want to put a late model evo motor transversly into a DSM. What would be the point? Everything from the motor to tranny adapter back would have to be custom. I know Buschur sells the 4g63 (early style) adapters still... but don't know what you'd do for custom units.

 

[buddrinkr420]

Originally posted by KenTSIII
I don't know why you'd want to put a late model evo motor transversly into a DSM. What would be the point? Everything from the motor to tranny adapter back would have to be custom.

The point would be to be fast yet unique iagine the look on peoples faces when you open the hood ....

 

[GSX_RCR]

Originally posted by buddrinkr420


The point would be to be fast yet unique iagine the look on peoples faces when you open the hood ....

What would be more impressive is when you tree a fully slicked Domestic car that's spraying with your STREET tire DSM "Import". There is no other better way to impress people than with speed. Show cars are queers.

*Disclaimer: The above statement is my own personal opinion. If it offends you, then suck it up and live with it! You just got dusted!*