wes' euro colt

[colTwes]

hey everyone
think its about time to put my colt in the members ride section
its a white 2010 euro colt ralliart, about 7 months old now and with almost 11k kms on the clock
as a first mod i had the rear windows tinted since only the 5 door colts come with tinted windows from factory
second mod was a k&n panel filter which is a really nice improvement in sound:)
at around 7.5k i changed the engine oil with castrol edge 5w30, does anyone even care lol?:rolleyes:
last mods where a scangauge 2 and a stri boost gauge
first pictures where taken like 6 months ago when it was fully stock

[colTwes]

more pictures when stock:)

[colTwes]

pics from engine bay and gauges

[colTwes]

some more pictures after a good wash:D

[colTwes]

next are some more serious (read expensive) mods
kw v2 coilover kit in height and stiffness adjustable
17" mat black enkei j10 rims with contisportcontact tires
i'm still not 100% sure on what tire size i should go with though
probably 205/40...
any opinions on this?
here's some pics:)

[Corosith]

I'm a sucker for white rims, I reckon a set of white enkei/oz racing/compomotive rally type wheels would look cool on a white colt, but the rims pictured don't look half bad either. Just one issue I found with the polished lipped rims is hot bit of metal/brake pad welding themselves to the nice chrome finish, makes them very hard to keep looking new, I'd be tempted just to go all black to save on the maintenance.

[colTwes]

thanks for the advice but those rims stole my heart so they have allready been ordered aswell as the kw coilover kit
i still have my doubts about tire size though, think i will go with 215/40
that should all fit nice...
i can't wait for seeing the result:)

[kalt]

Good stuff! Yes please do a review on the V2 coilovers (compare to your stock setup - simplicity of changing the ride height etc) :)

[colTwes]

thanks!
i will do that as soon as i can

[vinc]

Hey,

another Ralliart Colt from Belgium,

i think 215/40 is going to rub when you take a corner,

i'm rolling on 205/40/17 end have had no problems.

i would also like the KW V2 but it's a bit over budget for me,

Post pics if you get the KW V2

[colTwes]

hey vinc
i really hope the 215/40 will not rub, i gotta wait and see...
kw v2 might be under the car next week or the week after if everything goes well
rims might take a few weeks more
i really hope everything fits without problems...
and offcourse i will post pictures when its done

[colTwes]

got a phonecall yesterday from the tyre shop the coilovers have arrived
next week wednesday i'm bringing the colt in for install
hope everything goes well:)

[vinc]

fingers crossed eej, :)

its gonna look fine.

[colTwes]

coilovers have been installed today
and it looks damn good:D
i dont know how much they lowered it though but its perfect
only downside is they are way to hard for the bad roads here
i can feel EVERY bump in the road so i gotta get that adjusted once the enkei's are under:)
pics coming soon...

[colTwes]

couple of pics:)
what do you guys think?

[vinc]

wow that looks nice. !!

i think its lowered about 3-4 cm ,

with the V2 u can still drop a little more :p ,

end isn't the hardnes of the Kw V2 adjustable ??

[zerocool]

Looks very cool!

This is on my wishlist, but they are so damn expensive ;)

[colTwes]

thanks guys
yes the hardness is adjustable but i'm gonna drive like this for a few weeks they might still get a bit softer
and yeah the price tag is a bit of a downside but i'm very sure that the kw's are very good quality (and it looks damn sexy:D)

[colTwes]

got some news yesterday about the enkei rims
enkei delivered the wrong rims so now i gotta wait a few weeks more:(
damn...

[husky510]

looks tuff!!!! If it was me, i would get the black bumpers colour coded white... not only will it look better, but it will look lower!!!

[xvibes]

+1 @husky !!

But I think the rear is lowered too much...I believe that the front should always be lower than the rear and in ur case i think they are the same height..!!

[Macca]

if the rear is a little lower it will force more weight over the rear wheels of the car and make weight distribution closer to 50:50 technically.

50:50 can be achieved by corner weighing a car and adjusting the height on adjustable coilovers

[xvibes]

maybe that is good if u like cornering...or for track-day use , but for better acceleration u need more weight at the front wheels !!

[JamesPH]

if the rear is a little lower it will force more weight over the rear wheels of the car and make weight distribution closer to 50:50 technically.

50:50 can be achieved by corner weighing a car and adjusting the height on adjustable coilovers


Macca,

By how much would we have to raise either the front or rear to balance any vehicle? Unless we have a funky looking 50mm difference in height front to rear I can't see it changing by much?

Although I can see how dampening could crudely emulate a 50:50 balance in action.

[Macca]

Not sure by how much. It would depend on what weight is on the rears.

I have coilovers now and I have been trying to find some corner scales I can borrow but most dont want to lend them out as they are worth like $4k a set lol

[colTwes]

looks tuff!!!! If it was me, i would get the black bumpers colour coded white... not only will it look better, but it will look lower!!!

i have been thinking about doing that from the beginning but i'm still not 100% sure about it...

[colTwes]

well in the meanwhile i'm thinking of ways to make the colt a better car but i'm a noob at this so i could use some help...
this is what i think about it, please correct me if i'm wrong
the coilovers should greatly increase cornering because of the lower center of gravity
can i get other advantages from this like you guys where saying corner weighing, lower front gives more traction at front wheels...
the bigger and maybe lighter rims with a bit wider tire should increase traction, topspeed and maybe even decrease fuel consumption (lower engine rpm at highway speeds right??)
and they give more room for bigger brakes later down the road without really sacrificing acceleration
next i'm considering a short shifter (probably rpw's) and maybe the engine mount from jamesph to make shifting easier
are there other bits like these i can get to improve the colt?

[Macca]

if your getting the RPW shifter, and James brace also get the Beatrush shifter bushs at the same time

What do you want to improve and how much do you want to spend?

I would get a rear sway bar as well

[ommeh]

Looks Tuff!

All it needs now is a EVOX bonnet and that Blue WRX front bar and you'll be set!

[colTwes]

if your getting the RPW shifter, and James brace also get the Beatrush shifter bushs at the same time

What do you want to improve and how much do you want to spend?

I would get a rear sway bar as well

hey macca what do the beatrush shifter bushes do and are they difficult to install?
i might look into a rear sway bar but what about the stock front sway bar is it good enough?
and do any of these things also have disadvantages to them as a daily driver...


Looks Tuff!

All it needs now is a EVOX bonnet and that Blue WRX front bar and you'll be set!

evo x bonnet yeah lol and what do you mean with blue wrx front bar??

[ommeh]

Sorry i mean EVO bar hahaha

http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/5121/800naniromahuelva.jpg
This one :)

[colTwes]

here are some pictures of the wrong made rims that are for sale now
notice the nice lip:)
hope to get my rims by next week...

[vinc]

those where made for ur car ? whats wrong

for sale at Rising Sun Performance ? ! thougt i recognised the pics :)

[colTwes]

those where made for ur car ? whats wrong

for sale at Rising Sun Performance ? ! thougt i recognised the pics :)

i ordered them in black
and yes they are for sale at rising sun performance

[colTwes]

some pics on a beautiful day

[colTwes]

some more

[colTwes]

forge splitter valve has been delivered today
i followed the installation guide couldn't have been easier to do...
i turned the valve fully anti clockwise then 18 clicks clockwise (they recommend between 16 & 25 clicks for stock boost)
sounds great not to loud but noticable:D
seems like a very strong unit aswell very happy about it:)

[colTwes]

FINALLY my enkei's arrived today after 4 months of long waiting:mad::mad:
but they look really sexy so it has been worth waiting for:D
hope i get the tyres on there soon so i can start enjoying my new rims
i hope you guys like em

[XLD380]

I can't believe Mr Squishy Australia decided not to release this shape/model Colt here in Oz. It's so good looking and reminds me of the relationship between Mirage/Colt and Lancer.

[colTwes]

after 3 weeks i finally took some time to clean the car and take some pictures
what do you guys think about the wheels??

[LG1]

looks real clean, i like the black / polished concept.

nice ride, and you have good taste in BOV's : )

LG1

[Corosith]

The black dished rims look good against the white duco, they probably about the same offset as my Enkeis - nothing too over the top.:)

[colTwes]

The black dished rims look good against the white duco, they probably about the same offset as my Enkeis - nothing too over the top.:)

thanks guys
they are 17x7 offset 42 with some 215/40 rubber

[colTwes]

i went to the tuner tuesday he has ordered ecutek for my colt
he expects the program to arrive tomorrow, if so i can bring the colt in next week
i'm getting the bcs installed together with the engine mount i got from the german colt guys
there also gonna replace the rear muffler with a straight pipe, hope it sounds good...

[LG1]

hay colTwes, please make sure you do a full book report on all the mods, we need details, car looks good even up in the air.

let us know what you think about the power mods, im still up in the air to do the stage 1 flash we have here from RPW, as i dont want to go and get another tune after it, just flash and go !

LG1

[colTwes]

got the colt back on monday
first of all the engine mount i got from the german guys makes shifting abit easier without any noticable downsides
and second the exhaust sounds quite good without the rear muffler, not too loud but noticable just as i wanted...
results from the tuning: 166.3whp @ 6300rpm & 246wtq @ 3450rpm
drives great so far pulls pretty hard also but still have to test to it's full potential:D

[colTwes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQB-xbWA--w

video i made today enjoy

[Corosith]

Sounds good, does it drone at all when cruising? Funny, sounds just like an Australian colt!;)

[colTwes]

Sounds good, does it drone at all when cruising? Funny, sounds just like an Australian colt!;)

droning is ok...
and why should it sound any different from aus colts??

[corrie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQB-xbWA--w

video i made today enjoy

Looks great colTwes - thanks for sharing (:

[Corosith]

droning is ok...
and why should it sound any different from aus colts??

Just fooling around, should sound exactly the same!:)

[colTwes]

Looks great colTwes - thanks for sharing (:
thanks corrie!


Just fooling around, should sound exactly the same!:)
offcourse haha:D

[colTwes]

dyno results:)

[colTwes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ilqOy8AyYU&feature=channel_video_title
little video i made today
need more boost though:D
probably more coming soon

[colTwes]

UPDATE:
coming next week an alpine iva-d511r
full option with gps, bluetooth...
will post pics once it's installed

[colTwes]

some pics i found online from back in the day when i just had the colt
pics where taken on a small meet in the neighbourhood

[colTwes]

one more pic from the meet and couple pics from garage right before getting ecutekd:)

[colTwes]

pics from the jl sub & amp
never thought i would have this done but now that i did i'm very happy with it:)

[colTwes]

some pics from the outside + alpine headunit
what do you guys think of the colts stance?
also think it should be lower at the front, or higher at the rear?

[vinc]

keep it Level, no need for these cars to have their ass up in the air.

the finish on ur sub box not possible in a darker color ?
its small already, hope u never have to carry larger items than a Six pack :)

[colTwes]

keep it Level, no need for these cars to have their ass up in the air.

the finish on ur sub box not possible in a darker color ?
its small already, hope u never have to carry larger items than a Six pack :)

they had the same sub in a different box, way bigger with darker finish but didn't fit in trunk...
was also the first thing i asked them if they could get this box with a darker finish but apparently not
and whenever i have to carry a "bak";) ill just put it on the rear seat
thing that bothers me about the stance is that the front is higher then the rear
think ill just get the rear a bit higher so that it matches the front

[colTwes]

next i will remove the rear badges mitsubishi, colt & ralliart
instead of the normal ralliart badge i will put the special ralliart version r badge
still gotta source it though...

[colTwes]

so i will probably sell the kw coilovers
they are great but not for bad roads
think i will just go with some springs
those rsr ti2000 springs are good stuff right??

[black_ice]

I have those springs..they are not soft by any standard but I like my ride a lil hard..

[colTwes]

I have those springs..they are not soft by any standard but I like my ride a lil hard..

i don't mind a bit harder then stock, but the kw's are way to hard
are they much harder then the stockies?

[black_ice]

Im not sure..the rsr spring came with the car i bought...

[odysseyesm]

next i will remove the rear badges mitsubishi, colt & ralliart
instead of the normal ralliart badge i will put the special ralliart version r badge
still gotta source it though...

How much u want for the Euro style Colt badge?
I'm liking it over the ADM/JDM one.

[colTwes]

How much u want for the Euro style Colt badge?
I'm liking it over the ADM/JDM one.

pay for postage costs is fine

[Rcolt-NL]

[B]Hallo Wes,

I see that you would like to sell the KW shocks?? Ik wil ze heel graag van je kopen!! (mits je ze echt kwijtwilt natuurlijk) Zelf heb ik net H&R (35mm) veren onder m'n EU ralliart gezet en we kunnen bijvoorbeeld eventueel wisselen tegen bijbetaling van mijn kant??

We kunnen eventueel ook van schokdempers ruilen dan hoef je de veren niet meer om te zetten...

Hoor het graag van je..

Groet,

Florian Ralliart NL

[colTwes]

[B]Hallo Wes,

I see that you would like to sell the KW shocks?? Ik wil ze heel graag van je kopen!! (mits je ze echt kwijtwilt natuurlijk) Zelf heb ik net H&R (35mm) veren onder m'n EU ralliart gezet en we kunnen bijvoorbeeld eventueel wisselen tegen bijbetaling van mijn kant??

We kunnen eventueel ook van schokdempers ruilen dan hoef je de veren niet meer om te zetten...

Hoor het graag van je..

Groet,

Florian Ralliart NL

hey florian
voorstel klinkt goed, heb je mischien foto's met de h&r's eronder?
ik zou dan natuurlijk eerst is wille voele hoe het rijd met die veren voor ik ze zou wisselen.
van waar in nl ben je?

[Rcolt-NL]

Hi Wes,

Ik woon in omgeving Utrecht (Hollandsche Rading om precies te zijn, klein dorp:P)... Ik zal hier even een paar afbeeldingen bijvoegen.
De afbeeldingen staan in deze link, als het goed is moet je ze kunnen zien:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=M6JDPMOT

Misschien kunnen we volgende week een keer elkaar tegemoet rijden ofzo.. Kunnen we even een testritje maken.

Gr,

Florian

[Rcolt-NL]

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-NG3AIGFT-D.jpg

[colTwes]

Hi Wes,

Ik woon in omgeving Utrecht (Hollandsche Rading om precies te zijn, klein dorp:P)... Ik zal hier even een paar afbeeldingen bijvoegen.
De afbeeldingen staan in deze link, als het goed is moet je ze kunnen zien:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=M6JDPMOT

Misschien kunnen we volgende week een keer elkaar tegemoet rijden ofzo.. Kunnen we even een testritje maken.

Gr,

Florian

ziet er goed uit
ik wil wel is een testritje make, laat maar een dag weten en dan zie ik wel of ik kan

greets wes

[0dd0ne]

die antwoord?

[Rcolt-NL]

Volgende week maandag of dinsdag maybe?
Heb je whatsapp ofzo?

Greetz

[Rcolt-NL]

Maandag wordt denk ik moeilijk op paasdag :p

krijg ik vandaag mn splitter binnen.. Hebben ze de verkeerde gestuurd :( Gelijk retour gestuurd, maar nu kan ik weer wachten.
Heb ook een aavraag gedaan voor een scorpion uitlaat systeem (heb al de downpipe vervangen 70mm zonder cat)...

Misschien ook iets voor jou? als ik een prijs heb zal ik het wel even hier posten.

[colTwes]

Maandag wordt denk ik moeilijk op paasdag :p

krijg ik vandaag mn splitter binnen.. Hebben ze de verkeerde gestuurd :( Gelijk retour gestuurd, maar nu kan ik weer wachten.
Heb ook een aavraag gedaan voor een scorpion uitlaat systeem (heb al de downpipe vervangen 70mm zonder cat)...

Misschien ook iets voor jou? als ik een prijs heb zal ik het wel even hier posten.

dus maandag zou voor u nie gaan?
voor mij kwam het nochtans goed uit
welke dag dan?

[Rcolt-NL]

Hmm... Ik zou maandag graag willen maar heb dan afspraken met het vrouwetje.. Die gaat het niet leuk vinden. Maar als het nog kan laat ik het wel weten..

Vandaag kan eventueel ook nog? :p

Wat voor dagen komt jou het beste uit? Ik ben namelijk student en heb best een gunstig rooster..
Dinsdag is ook nog een mogelijkheid?

Waar woon je eigenlijk ongeveer in belgie?

Groet,

Florian

[Rcolt-NL]

Hmm... Ik zou maandag graag willen maar heb dan afspraken met het vrouwetje.. Die gaat het niet leuk vinden. Maar als het nog kan laat ik het wel weten..

Vandaag kan eventueel ook nog? :p

Wat voor dagen komt jou het beste uit? Ik ben namelijk student en heb best een gunstig rooster..
Dinsdag is ook nog een mogelijkheid?

Waar woon je eigenlijk ongeveer in belgie?

Groet,

Florian

[colTwes]

Neem dan dinsdag maar.
Ik ben van limburg btw.
Utrecht is ongeveer 200 km van hier dus mischien als we ertusse in ergens kunne afspreke voor de testrit?

[Rcolt-NL]

Ok das goed... Misschien ergens nabij Nijmegen ofzo?
Een goede vriend van mij heeft een garagebedrijf in Velp (nabij Arnhem).. Misschien ook wel handig mochten we eventuele beslissingen nemen..

Laten we het maar zien als een kleine meeting :p Is de eerste Ralliart die ik in het echt ga zien naast de mijne :)

Ik zal mn 06 wel even PMen..

[colTwes]

sorry maar zou anders morge al gaan??
heb morge toevallig vrij en da weet ik juist pas daarmee...

[Rcolt-NL]

Zow das vlot! :p. Misschien kan het wel ik ben namelijk ook vrij (alleen mn vriendin is er) dus moet het even met haar overleggen..

Ik laat het je vanavond wel even weten! Het is ook zonde als je een dag op moet nemen van je werk..

[Rcolt-NL]

Morgen kan wel!

Wat voor tijd had je in gedachten? Ergens in de middag?

Groetjes

[colTwes]

ok das goed, zal zien dat ik rond 1u half 2 in nijmegen ben
waar ergens in nijmegen?

[Rcolt-NL]

Er is een afrit langs de A50 die heet ''weerbroek''.

Of we kunnen ergens nabij afrit knooppunt Ewijk afspreken..

Ik weet niet of ik dat red zo vroeg.. Is 2 uur half 3 ook goed?? Ik ga iig mn best doen!

[colTwes]

2u is ook goed maar liefst niet veel later want ik moet daarna ook nog helemaal terug he :)
en ik had liefst een adres gehad anders is het nogal moeilijk voor mij want ik ben niet echt bekend in nl daarmee

[Rcolt-NL]

Yester we had a little 'ralliart meeting''.. Will place some pictures soon!!

'Maybe next saturday also Racing Wars at Zolder circuit..[/I]

Vinc and Wes probably are going :D

[Rcolt-NL]

Hee Wes,

Dinsdag kunnen we trouwens gewoon terecht in Velp, het adres is:
Virid Performance VOF
Florijnweg 21C
6883 JN Velp
the Netherlands

groetjes!

[colTwes]

Hee Wes,

Dinsdag kunnen we trouwens gewoon terecht in Velp, het adres is:
Virid Performance VOF
Florijnweg 21C
6883 JN Velp
the Netherlands

groetjes!

ok ik zal er zijn
rond 10u dan??

[colTwes]

so a week ago me and florian (rcolt-nl) changed suspension with eachother
he got my kw v2 coilovers and i got his h&r springs
after a week of driving i must say the h&r springs are very nice, comfy but still a really stable ride
florian also took some pics i hope he uploads em soon...

[odysseyesm]

How much are the H&R springs?
Been told by some suspension peeps here in Adelaide that H&R are a very good quality spring.

[colTwes]

How much are the H&R springs?
Been told by some suspension peeps here in Adelaide that H&R are a very good quality spring.

no clue how much they cost...
damn i gotta think about removing the badges, hope i have some time thursday or friday

[vinc]

compared to the Kw, much softer ?
happy about ur new ride hight, not to high?

when i bought my H&R springs, they cost me 269 € .

[Rcolt-NL]

the KW's also drive good. Very hard though, but the roads are good over here so not a big problem.. will post the pictures soon.
Also lowered the front and rear a little more.

Have you guys been to Zolder circuit last week?

[vinc]

no i couldn't make it :(

[colTwes]

i'm very happy with the outcome of the h&r's
i have been to zolder, was great but pretty cold though and i was the only colt ralliart/czt around there
btw florian, did you find the key to lower the suspension?

[Rcolt-NL]

Yeah it was probably pretty COLT :D
DBM engineering had one on stock from a ''Tein'' coilover kit. Fits like a glove. :D

Have some pictures!! Do you know how i can upload them? I have treid to make attachments.. hope that works....:o

Do I have to use a site or can I also post it directly onto the forum??


P.s. zou je nog een x de boekjes willen opsturen?

Greets

[Rcolt-NL]

Im getting my bumpers sprayed today by the way.. I'll post some pictures when its done.
Getting m back saturday..

[colTwes]

i will send the papers asap, just pm me your adres
whats up with the forge splitter btw, heard anything yet?
thursday i removed the badges on the trunk, only have the mitsubishi & ralliart logo now
i really wanne see your bumpers, i have been thinking about it for a long time now but never got to it...

[Rcolt-NL]

Will PM my adress for the papers.

I had ordered my splitter at energized customs however they had sent the wrong one :S However I have receiverd it last week and it sounds great.. Love the mod :)
Nice that the badges are of. I think I am going to remove them to this week..

Find attached the pictures from the sprayes bumerps!! :D :D (I defenitely think it looks much better now..) Payd 200 euros for it.. (grounding and spraying etc.. because there is a pattern on the black bumpers)..

[Rcolt-NL]

moreee

[colTwes]

lookin great!
i will probably end up doing the same, really sexy!
btw, that a mito turbo?

[Rcolt-NL]

yeah he changed it for his golf GTI V .... :S

[vinc]

Nice :-)
Love the sprayed bumpers,

I was planning on painting mine, but somthing different with the front bumper,
Could not decide, am a bit worried about stonechips in the paint,
Maybe later on, first more powerrrr

Rcolt-nl, maybe u should open ur own thread ur ralliart deserves one :-)

[Rcolt-NL]

Haha thanks mate.

Its indeed probably a good idee to open my own thread;)
I think I will open one soon. Maybe this week.

Maybe we could plan a meet btw for the summer?

[vinc]

yes maybe we could do that,

in the summer ,(hating the weather right now) .
i was planning on going to "Japfest" but due to crappy weather i didn't go .

[colTwes]

Maybe we could plan a meet btw for the summer?

i'm always in for that

[Rcolt-NL]

Hi Guys,

I have got a question.. I have bought these 'shadow pro' full electrical gauges some time ago.. (oil temp + boost) and I pulled all the wires and concted everything according to the books. ( all in my fusebox), but they just dont want to work... :(

Prety annoying.

I have tried everything, Voltage is OK (+12v), grounding also, and I have wired contact, light, and constant seperate.. (I have 4 wires: Lamp-on, ignition-on, Ground, 12V+ power...

Do you have any idea or know someone who can have a look for me.. I am out of ideas..
Some guy even tells me that it could be a CAN-bus problem... :S

[Satio]

I have the same boost gauge and it work ok. I connected power from the cd player power and ground to body.

[Macca]

I have them as well, boost and oil temp. They work fine, Only issue i get is the oil sensor dieing every now and then.