Registered 435kW TMR Evo X

Once more demonstrating the potential of a TMR-tweaked Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, a client recently enlisted the services of Luke Youlden to drive his highly-modified – but still street registered – Evo at Victoria’s picturesque Phillip Island circuit.

Sponsored by local business Momentum Office Design, the project involved pushing the limits of what was capable with the all-wheel drive Mitsubishi rocket, while keeping the vehicle legal.

“This car generates 435kW at the wheels,” chuckles TMR chief Alan Heaphy. “In the end, the biggest limitation was in the gearing of the five-speed gearbox, which had the car on the limiter at around 275km/h half-way down the main straight at Phillip Island!”

To generate such power, the Evo X employs a stroked, 2.48-litre turbocharged four-pot with TMR-developed turbocharging. The unit also runs bespoke camshafts and is optimised for E85 fuel. To harness the grunt it runs Ohlins Dual Flow Valve dampers with revised springs.

“Out of the box the chassis is fantastic,” says Luke Youlden, “and it has awesome power.”

With a lap time of 1:39.8 in Youlden’s hands, and the potential for yet more speed, the project has shown just what the TMR team is capable of.