R&D Program by RPW - it has started.

[Mitsiman]

Well the first official post of the R&D project started by RPW on the Ralliart Colt. We got the colt into our shop today, did our pre dyno run on the completly stock unit.

From there went onto the hoist, and we started with our 2 1/2" cat back system on the car.

Once our website is up and running again, we will be having very detailed reports, photos and oultines of what we are doing and there invidual results which I think will provide a lot of guidelines for everyone. I will continue to go back to this post with new information for everyone, even though it will not be as detailed as what is placed on our website.

Oh and also a big big thank you to the doner vehicle. I won't mention his name or vehicle here unless he wants me to, but lets just say when I have finished with his vehicle, he is going to have one of the hottest colts on this forum :)

Anyway some off the cuff results and thoughts so far.

Well first impressions - love the colt, and the potential is just huge. Here is my to do list so far

1. Brakes - these are running the same brake package as the 2.4 mivec lancer. Which is great as it means our lancer brake upgrade packages will bolt right up. Would someone like some EVO twin piston calipers for the front!!!

2. Intercooler - the colt is utilising the same setup as the GSR lancers, which you already know. Larger unit is just going to be the icing on the cake.

3. Air intake - shudder. How does this poor motor breath? Once we open this up the poor car is not going to know what hit it.

4. Computer system - very good news so far, initial inspection using same technology as the Mivec motor which means 99% chance our work on that with the haltech miniceptor/interceptor will work great. More on this later.

5. Exhaust - shudder once again. Larger gains to be had there more detail on that soon.

Okay thats the initial report now some more nitty grritty.

Got our doner car and did three power runs. Nice power on the hub dyno with 135hp I think, will post up dyno graphs later with a fairly nice torque curve. But oh my god, the tune is atrocious. The car runs lean at 2000 - 3000 rpm as it gets hot up to 14.5 under BOOST!!! and then from there goes into a vertical dive down to 11.3 on a 45 degree angle. Horrible.

If this wasn't bad enough the boost curve hits 78 kpa at 3000 rpm and then follows the air/fuel ratio down from 50kpa by 6000 rpm.

So first thing -haltech interceptor with its inbuilt boost control flatten that boost curve right out to a nice flat 80 kpa across the board, lean the air/fuel out to 12.3 across the board and watch the big big torque curve kick in and the hp shoot up the sky. This will give a real kick in the pants to the car.

Definitly noticed heat soak from three power runs leaning the car out at low rpms under boost. Need to watch this people as its almost dangerous. Quite obviously the intercooler needs some work on it.

Now the exhaust - well it was obvious that Mitsubish wanted to detune the vehicle. It runs a fairly nice 2 - 2 1/4" system from the turbo back until it reaches the rear cross beam axle, where mitsubishi crush the pipe into the muffler down to around 1 7/8" diameter.

So for anyone wanting a "Quick Fix" replace the rear piping with a 2 1/4" muffler and piping and you will free up some ponies very very quickly. Not quite as good as a full system, but probably 50% of the total exhaust gains possible.

With our test car we are doing from about 1/3rd of the car back, a new 2 1/2" mandrel bent system, with lukey bullet muffler and resonator. Retaining factory cats. We will be manafacturing seperatly a new dump pipe / cat converter kit as a bolt onto the factory exhaust but that will be tested later.

The doner car will be finished monday with photos and dyno graphs uploaded to our website. But I seriously expect some significant gains from the exhaust on this vehicle. I also have a K&N filter in stock so whilst I have it on the dyno I will do a stock V K&N filter comparison and maybe even remove the snorkel comparison as well just whilst I am there to see how bad the intake system is.

Well not a lot more to say, other than I hope this helps people out, helps us make sales :) and gives people a good guide on what mods to do and how effective they are.

because we are using a hub dyno, our results are very accurate with no wheel slip and no correction factors being applied, this is real time, real hp results which I feel is very important. No fudging of figures or misleading results. Just an honest to goodness working through of the vehicle to work out what works best.

Okay enough said - will answer any questions people have to date, and post up more information on monday night :D

[lovecolt]

This is great news for us. Regarding interstate people that's interested in the haltech, does it come pre-tuned? or do we still need to get someone local to fine tune your pre-tuned mappings?

[Mitsiman]

I will be developing some tunes with specific mods, but like anything it should really be used as a tool that is placed on the dyno and tuned to suit the exact specifics of your vehicle.

BUt I will do a specific utne for exhaust 2 1/2", stock air box and a boost controll map and basic safe tune as a starting point for everyone.

[Macca]

what about the short shifter !

[Rdster]

Would someone like some EVO twin piston calipers for the front

Price without installation?

[Steve-B]

Very Very exciting news, Awesome that you have a colt to use. Thanks to that person if they are on the site. And cant wait to see some kits together and up for sale...

[Mitsiman]

Well first news - did the exhaust today and sounded great - you wouldn't even know we had gone larger on the system.

The current system replaced the 2nd cat converter, middle pipe and rear muffler with a single chambered resonator, lukey ultra flow stainless steel canon muffler and 2 1/2" mandrel bent piping with a nice tip on the back.

No droning, just the sweet sound of an exhaust without drawing any attention from the cops. No doubt once we complete manafacturing of a front dump pipe / high flow cat converter the system will get slightly louder.

Okay enough of the cosmetics, results you ask

On the dyno the vehicle picked up 12hp at the wheels and approx 8 ft/pd of torque across the board. But all the gains were from 3000 rpm onwards, the power curves were identical to stock below 3000 rpm.

Air fuel ratios changed slightly, but are still way out off board, the vehicle is now running 14.5 : 1 at 60 kpa boost which is dangerous at 3000 rpm.

Also exhaust changed the boost curve. The vehicle peaked to 82 kpa compared to the 75kpa stock, and picked up from there 4 kpa across the board which no doubt is part of the increased hp/torque gain.

I fully belevie once the down pipe is completed, this will increase hp/torque by another 5 - 7hp and increase boost by around another 1 - 3 kpa.

So doing the exhaust is definitly worthwhile and as more mods are done, the car will just get better and better.

This is one car that even dead stock, can benefit from some tuning, but definitly do an exhaust first because of the changes it makes to the boost curve.

As for other questions - short shifter kits are being manafactured on friday this week on our test car.

Our website should be up and running by end of the week which will show dyno printouts and the plan of attack.

We expect to have our dump pipe kit ready to install in around 20 days time.

Meanwhile anyone in perth wanting a good exhaust feel free to come see us.

[Macca]

what have you done with the 2nd oxy sensor?

and how has the emissions changed?

[Mitsiman]

2nd oxygen sensor is in the same location as it was factory. Since it was located in front of the 2nd cat converter, emissions as far as tuning is concerned have not been altered, although emissions as far as the EPA are concerned, have been reduced.

But with a vehicle running 11.3 : 1 air/fuel ratio under boost, with tuning we will in fact be REDUCING emissions when we lean it out to a flat 12.3 : 1 under boost.

When we make our dump pipe kit, it will be made with a higher flowing cat converter in the same position as stock, so that the factory O2 sensor locations are retained and the vehicle won't be pulling any check engine lights or having issues with the police.

[Steve-B]

all really great news again mate. With the evo brakes, will they fit under the factory 16's, or 17's+ the only option. Do they need a adaptor plate to get them on, and what do the lancer evo brake kits usually go for ?

[killercolt]

A 9kw gain is very good considering that you guys kept the front stock cat also witha custom dump should gaina bit more sounds like an exhaust is the best mod for instant gains also what does 80kpa convert to in PSI keep up the good work guys.

[lovecolt]

1 kpa = 1/100 Bar
1 bar = 14.3 psi

Hopefully i didn't get it wrong :p

[Mitsiman]

No the brake upgrade package we would supply will not require any modificaitons. It will come wiht new rotor, brake lines and calipers (Overhauled like new)

[Steve-B]

and a really really rough estimate on a round about price...?
need to know how much to start saving. lol
pm is also cool.

[fuse01]

great work and news.. very yummy

[Mitsiman]

100 kpa is 14.7 psi boost.
70 kpa is 10 psi boost
so the factory system is running around 10 - 11 psi boost factory at 300 rpm then dropping down to 7 psi boost

[Raymond6]

Now you have my ear a short shifter kit for Rcolts just what ive been after the gearshift on the Rcolt it has to be said to be Not Real Sporty and as hard as you try due to it's long throw you lose to many revs thus time when you need to have a quick gearchange.

[radiostar69]

ur obviously not used to the Mitsi clutch yet...it only needs to be put in half way...the only time i lose revs is when im lazy in my gear changes or im on a hill and don't rev it out. Id imagine it's not gonna be easy to make a short throw kit considering the height of the car? But on the other hand my knowledge on this is pretty abysmal!

[ShortShift]

Now you have my ear a short shifter kit for Rcolts just what ive been after the gearshift on the Rcolt it has to be said to be Not Real Sporty and as hard as you try due to it's long throw you lose to many revs thus time when you need to have a quick gearchange.

X2 throw in the stock shifter is mental.
Shortshifters are easy to make, depending on how much room is left under the car
You should use the whole length of the clutch or you'll wear the syncros and clutch out much faster

[Macca]

height of the car??

strange

its a cable shift system, so the gear shifter ball and leverage points are adjusted to gain a mechanical advantage and make the shift shorter.

so the ONLY item you really have to worry about is lowing the stick to low in the holder so it hits the floor pan.

and the actual height of the shifter, on other RPM units only drops an inch or so. So there isnt a reach problems with short arms :D

;) thats should help ya's

[Mitsiman]

Our test car rebooked for friday next week so when it comes, we will design a shifter everyone will love I promise. Once we do i will get some 2nd hand units in for exchange like our other short shifter packages.

Once our website is up, we will start listing prices for the colt products including brake kits etc.

[Flipper]

Anyone know the status of the project? I think we're all pretty keen to get our hands on some quality products to un-detune our cars.

[Steve-B]

mitsyman, any love for us ?

[Macca]

they may be a lil more ino in his welcome thred.

[Corosith]

I thought the shifter was no go due to the cable setup???:confused:

[radiostar69]

I thought the shifter was no go due to the cable setup???:confused:

Where there's a will, there's always a way...just takes a little longer!

[Macca]

i solved that and provided some pics from the manual on how to remove it, in another thred

[Mitsiman]

We havn't seen our test car pilot recently. Waiting on him before we can proceed any further. We will try to do the shifter again and do a haltech interceptor install and check as well.

We also need the car for around 3 days to finish the down pipe package and do a before / after test again.

We are still very focused on this but short of geting a car ourselves (Sorry not gonna happen :D ) we are dependant upon sourcing a test car for each mod each time.

Additionally, we have only just got our website up and running.

Oh for those interested, we are now stocking K&N replacement panel filters for the colts now - details are on our website.

[Mobydisc]

This is probably a stupid question though I am querious for an answer.....

How does this sort of work affect the warranty? One factor making the Ralliart Colt so attractive is its great warranty. However if the engine can be made to breath cleanly giving more power and being more efficient then thats great. But if its at the expense of the factory warranty its a matter of weighing it up.

I can understand a manufacturer detuning a vehicle for retail sale. I used to be into dirt bikes and it was fairly common for them to be woefully tuned. A quick change of the mainjet or changing the level of the pilot in the carby could really increase power and rideability. It was pretty common to change the exhaust too. However no bike ever came with a 5/10 warranty.

[ShortShift]

Bah to warranties and insurance (damn well make sure your covered though) true modifiers care not about warranties.

Seriously though chances are if you change it you can throw the warranty out the window. Unless its a genuine factory replacement part and it's fitted by a ralliart dealer etc and you can work it out with them somehow begging maybe??? You can't expect to make mods to your car that will result in increased wear/stress and expect them to hold their end of the original deal.

[Flipper]

While we're on the discussion of warranties - the service manager at the NON-Ralliart dealer where I purchased my car said that the warranty would be voided even if a genuine Ralliart part was installed by a Ralliart dealer. I was really hoping to get one of the new Ralliart ECUs when they become available and was under the impression that Rlliart parts were ok for the warranty.

[Steve-B]

and with the warranty question, i can answer that as i have asked before. The dealers answer to me was, that anything you change or modify out on the car is thus not warranted and associated parts become void as well. So my example to you is, you have changed your springs but not your shocks, if your shocks fail, mitsy will not replace them under warranty as you have made them fail by changing the springs. all other parts and warranty still apply, but then theres the loop-hole that it is up to the dealership / service centre as to what they think will void / not void the warranty. So in regards the the exhaust, if the turbo or the ( touch wood ) engine fails, and they can prove it was from your after market exhaust....they dont have to warrant any engine or turbo repairs for you...

flipper, your dealer doesnt know squat.

[McCoy]

He is kinda correct.

Warranty clerks have to prove what caused the fault, and if they can prove the problem was directly caused by the addition to an aftermarker part then voila. Your warranty is toast.

[lovecolt]

He is kinda correct.

Warranty clerks have to prove what caused the fault, and if they can prove the problem was directly caused by the addition to an aftermarker part then voila. Your warranty is toast.

But its not valid if its a ralliart part that installed by a ralliart dealer, right? If yes, then it would be like shooting your own leg



Ralliart: i'm supplying you a option, do you want to buy it?
Customer: Will it void my vehicle's warranty?
Ralliart: Yes it would.....do you still want to buy it???
Customer: What do you think??

[Steve-B]

whole waranty, McCoy, or just the parts that failed ?

[phul007]

Warranty is a lotto win, its hard to get either the dealer or the manufacturer to do anything. Cutting a very long story short , the dealer or manufacturer will try and blame or buck pass as much as they can to get out of a warranty claim. As the Colt has a 5 year warranty it doesnt apply but if your dealer offers you a warranty Dont take it they are worth nothing. See my other threads about dealers and you will see.

Some may be different but I havent found one yet.

I think this forum would help as if you could prove to Mit.. that 10+ colts had the same issue then they might listen. Sharing information here is the most valuable and helpful in resolving such issues.

i will get off my high horse now. Keep up the good work guys!!!!

[McCoy]

whole waranty, McCoy, or just the parts that failed ?


Just the failed parts.

For instance, lets say if you put on a CAI and the CEL comes on as it detects somthing different has altered air/fuel etc... then the warranty claims officer could very well void the warranty on the parts and its direct affect.

However if for instance you youve installed the same aftermarket CAI and your wheels fall off (I know thats an odd example, but bear with me) and there is no direct link to your wheels falling off and the CAI then you are still covered.

Its cause and effect.

As for ralliarty parts fitted by a ralliart dealer, then they are deemed as factory parts. Kinda like a TMR 220 EVO 9. Every part has been ADR'd for the very purpose of keeping warranty alive. Thats why TME spent ages getting the ECU mapping to where it is now, sure its not as agressive as lets say an aftermarket tuner, and the power yeilds they can achieve. But the TMR engine upgarde (which tkaes you from 155-158 wkW to about 185) is under warranty and the best part being the drivablity.

Sure its great having an EVO 9 with 280wkW's but if its rough on idle, uses more fuel than a veyron, and the drivability at street speeds is harsh, then whats the point, especially when warranty is void.

I dunno, I'm all for performance parts, but when you have a warranty as strong as mitsu's with 5 years and 10 on engine and drivetrain then why fit parts that void it.

:confused:

[Macca]

what extent does lowering a car have on warrenty then?

will it void most the suspention compnents cv's bushes ect, or just the shock absorbers.

[McCoy]

To many variables, and I am unqualifed to answer. I have my theories but thats it, just theories. I'm big enough and ugly enough to tell you I dont know. :confused:

[Corosith]

what extent does lowering a car have on warrenty then?

will it void most the suspention compnents cv's bushes ect, or just the shock absorbers.

I think you would need pretty drastic angles in the driveline to cause those sorts of problems - just look at 4WD's with IFS, I know a lot of people who have ramped up their suspension with a hell of lot of angle on the front CV's/driveshafts (including me) without too many issues. Problem is if you did go to your dealer with CV issues it could have caused by anything, too bigger wheels, the owner doing burnouts (a more likely cause), and a miriad of other variables. To be honest I think they (dealer) would have to just bite the bullet and fix it if the CV's had died an early death - probably be cheaper and less hassle for them to do it than argue the point!:)

[Mobydisc]

The reason why I asked about warranties is back in the bike world it was not unusual for dirt bikes to be poorly tuned by the supplier. Often the main jet in the carby was too big and the needle jet needed to be changed. Sometimes the exhaust was full of baffels so the bike could pass noise tests.

Tuning the bike up was often fairly cheap and painless. Would it be a similar situation with the bike. I am interested in the comments from RPW about how poorly tuned the Ralliart Colt engine is and how it can be made to breath easier and become more efficient and more powerful. Would sticking a more efficient exhaust and putting in some air intakes void warranty on the engine?

[ColtVerR]

hi mitishiman,

can i just confirm that our stock pipings is around 2 to 2.25 inches??

i plan to upgrade both down pipe and midpipe. Based on what you said, 2.5 inch seems to be a good choice. by the way, your setup is a stainless steel mandrel bent package? does it include extractors?? its very interesting

[Mitsiman]

We confirmed the stock system on the car was only a 2 to a 2 1/4" system in some places it wsa very restrictd.

We did a 2 1/2" system mandrel bent mild steel after the primary cat converter we removed the second cat converter from the vehicle with no issues.

The dump pipe package we would be making would replace the restricted dump pipe and primary cat converter with a high flowed unit but not effect the emmission controls.

Still waiting on a test car again - is there anyone else in perth interested?

[McCoy]

Has it been dynoed?

[Julz]

any updates on this? couldnt find the dyno on the rpw website

[Mitsiman]

We havn't uploaded any information onto the rpw website yet on the ralliart colt development program. Will be done over the next week

[TokyoJustin]

When you are all done figuring out how to power up the Colt, would you ever consider selling all the necessary parts as a single packaged set? I'd be a buyer for sure.

[Steve-B]

RPW send worldwide justin.

[TokyoJustin]

RPW send worldwide justin.
Right. I want to know if RPW will eventually sell some sort of "Colt Upgrade Package" with all the various parts included, that I can have delivered to my local shop here for installation. Easier than sourcing and ordering every part one by one.

[Pete]

Right. I want to know if RPW will eventually sell some sort of "Colt Upgrade Package" with all the various parts included, that I can have delivered to my local shop here for installation. Easier than sourcing and ordering every part one by one.

i think thats the plan, they do that with most of the other cars they mod, develop parts then sell them

[Mitsiman]

Well we try to develop as much of a package as possible. Part of our R&D program is to provide a modification outline that is progressive, allowing people to see how far they want to go with the car and what gains they can get.

I know that this vehicle is going to be a good one to modify, there are some very large gains to get here.

Best of all, from what I have seen so far, there are some easy gains without sacrificing reliability or creating issues with warranties.

With our mods to date done on other new Mitsubishi vehicles, we have never had any issues with warranty claims to date.

[Payload]

Has anyone had a look at weather the internals... in particular the forged bits from the 4G15 mirage/lancer engine will fit the rcolt? Considering the upgraded bore and stroke of the Rcolt makes it the same as the figures used in the standard 4G15 mirage/lancer engine.

Afterall there is a decent amount of bits for the 4G15 with some of the high boost setups i have seen. Like the mirages running over 20psi.

Obviousley the engine management issues are probably still the limiting factor at the moment, but once that is resolved these parts might become more important.

[Mitsiman]

We can already make piston, rods and camshafts are definitly something we will be looking at for sure.

But as said, until engine management is sorted out, they are secondary items.

[Mitsiman]

Updated - we have our first 4G15 underdrive pulleys completed. Looking for anyone - Darthrev maybe? to do a test fitment on. Free fitting, pay for parts only. Must be in perth.

[aby82]

noob q - what do underdrive pulleys do?? :)

[Vvip]

Crankshaft pulley i guess :D

[Corosith]

For a complete Noob answer::D

(As quoted from Wikipedia)

Under drive Pulleys
These pulleys are marketed as performance enhancers that actually net additional engine torque and horsepower by reducing parasitic drag caused by belt-driven accessories, but more importantly by being lighter and reducing rotational mass. Horsepower gains from underdriving alone are usually minimal, 2-3 wheel horsepower depending on the engine. HP gains from being lighter can be significant, from 4-14 HP for normally aspirated engines and 12-25 HP for forced induction engines. These are some of the best HP improvements enthusiasts can find for their money. Be careful if your car is driven on the street to not have more than 15-20% underdrive. Some companies also offer stock diameter crankshaft and accessory pulleys. Poorly designed cheap pulleys or copies and knock-offs of major brands can have severe side effects because of too much underdrive of the alternator, power steering, and/or air conditioning units, which are not spinning fast enough. These lead to dips in alternator voltage, power assist, and air conditioning effectiveness may be noticeable, especially at idle. The headlights may dim when coming to a stop, or the stereo may lower in volume, for instance. Too much underdrive for a race car, this is not of concern, but for a daily driven vehicle it can be a major annoyance.

[luke]

how much

[aby82]

cheers coro :)


is this the same as a flywheel?? :eek:

[Corosith]

No, that belongs at the back of the engine, just before the clutch pack, maybe this describes it better:

A flywheel is, quite simply, any rotating disk installed to collect and supply energy to a given system by storing this energy in the form of rotational Kinetic Energy.

:)

[Darthrev]

Updated - we have our first 4G15 underdrive pulleys completed. Looking for anyone - Darthrev maybe? to do a test fitment on. Free fitting, pay for parts only. Must be in perth.

If its going to improve anything on the car I'll get it on Mitsiman

[Mitsiman]

contact us - boost pill removal and underdrive pulley fitment. Then we can do some back to back test on the dyno with each modification :)

[Julz]

So i take it that the 'underdrive pulley' is the pulley that drives the aircon and power steering and alternator?

If we disconnect the power steering and aircon by getting a shorter belt, we should see some significant gains then - even more than using an underdrive pulley.

Will the belt need to be changed if an underdrive pulley is installed?

[Macca]

no power steering pump, only altinator and air con pump

[Mitsiman]

Further news, I am in contact with two competing firms about reflashing the factroy ECU on the colt. Once I get the same unit, I will be sending it to both firms so they can co - develop it, that way we increase the chances of having an option on reflashing it. One of the firms is very positive about being able to do it for me. Both firms are already doing the EVO X ecu's so sounds like we are almost there with it.

As you can imagine, Darthrev's vehicle will be the first to get the reflash once its available.

I will keep everyone up to date on this as well.

[GM Grey]

Well done mate, can't wait for our ECU to have the reflash! Bring out the beast from our car :P

[Vvip]

I would like to be the 2nd to hv it reflash it, got to save up so money now :D

[27AME]

sorry mate I have been busy. I will get that ECU off on Monday hopefully!

[27AME]

just a thought - once the stock ECU is reflashed... Does that allow us to then fit a piggyback ECU to further tune the car as mods are added. For example, will a reflash remove all the shitty precautions and allow a piggyback to be mounted?

[Mitsiman]

With this re flashing, you won't need a piggy back as the plan is we are hoping to be able to use a taxtrix or equivalent cable and retune using ECU Flash or an equivalent program.

So to clarify, this isn't a pre-programmed chip, it will be a tune on the dyno job. But I will, as I tune vehicles here, make available tunes for other customers so they can use them as a starting base and reduce time spent on dynos, or if they don't have access to a dyno.

[Adam]

Great news Mitsiman!!!!!!!!

Can't wait to see the results

[Mitsiman]

Updated news - we are able to use our 4G15 underdrive pulley with some extra maching fits like a glove. Significantly smaller than the factory as well.

Organising new belts now and hten will test on the dyno - also check that the alternator and air conditioning are turning enough to work properly as well.

By tomorrow will have dyno reports of before / after with both pulley and boost pill.

[Mitsiman]

http://www.rcolt.com/showthread.php?p=37478#post37478

Please go to above link for discussions on the under drive pulley kits

[ommeh]

Again RPW are the pioneers in the Rcolt so far. Good stuff Mitsu. Cant tank you enough for not giving up on our car.

KEEP THE PARTS COMING! :D

[Mitsiman]

thanks we will keep trying - its why my business survives where other people don't - we focus on the low production cars that everyone else writes off saying there too hard. Thats why we don't do massive parts for the evo range, but do a whole range for magnas, lancers and the best car of all of course - the RALLIART COLT :)

[putty_sydney]

Any updates/news on the reflash/ecu hack?

[Mitsiman]

Still waiting on the ECU to arrive here. When it does we are right on it.

[27AME]

EVERYONE it's my fault!!!!! I'm smack bang in the middle of my uni exams and it's the busiest time of year at my work.... I have the ECU sitting on my desk waiting to be packaged and sent to Dave.... Bit short on cash until next week as well so won't be able to even pay for the postage until then :p

[27AME]

Everyone can relax and just wait now... I sent the ECU off to Dave via AusPost this morning.

Dave the package is addressed to you personally and is being sent direct to the RPW premises :)

[Darthrev]

nice one 27AME, I'm sure Dave will be on it like a fat kid on a cup cake! :)

[Mitsiman]

Already licking my lips and getting a napkin

[27AME]

I sent it express too, so you'll either have it tomorrow or Wednesday :)

[Adam]

Awesome 27AME, thanks for doing that for everyone!!!

[Mitsiman]

The ECU has arrived. Sending it off this week to the first company for reflashing. Will keep everyone up to date

[Mitsiman]

Update - our ecu has arrived at OpenECU and they are attempting to read it now.

Once they can, they will write up a definition file for me and then send me back all the items I need so that I can work on them here.

I will keep everyone up to date further as we get more information.

[Adam]

Thanks man, can't wait for a flashable ECU

[Mitsiman]

Please refer to following post for all updates on the ECU Reflashing

http://www.rcolt.com/showthread.php?p=39591#post39591

[Mitsiman]

Just letting people I know I have nearly completed the first draft of the vehicle performance modification guide for the Rallairt Colt on our website. Feel free to check it out and give me any criticisms. Its mean't to be a step by step guide for new owners on how to modify the vehicle

[All-hope-is-gone]

what website?

[steel]

I think this might be the link:

http://www.rpw.com.au/shop/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=259&Itemid=51

I was thrown by the date of 26th Feb up the top but it has a modification date of 9th August down the bottom.

[Corosith]

I checked out the guide, looks good mitsiman! Should help out any newbies to see where things are at with development, and help plan out their future mods list!:)

[DamoMcTitz]

Hi Mitsiman, i found the guide extremely useful, well done. Its an excellent resource for n00bs like me :)

any chance for the exhaust discussion, that you can put up a diagram of the stock exhaust system with sensor locations, and then where the RPW mods at each of the 3 stages come in.

[Mitsiman]

I have just updated the vehicle performance guide with some mroe information. Some of it still to be 100% confirmed but based off our experience with Mitsubishi vehicles and what we have seen so far, we are on the right track.

I will check out the possibility of photos although that will probably appear in teh R&D section.

[Mitsiman]

I am in the process of further updating the R&D guide on our website, wit new photos of the front pipes, dump pipes and turbo manifolds.

[Flipper]

Hi Guys,

I've had the RPW Downpipe and cat-back on my car along with Ralliart Airfilter and boost-restrictor-pill removed. I've been getting CEL 0421 every once in a while - always when cruising steadily around 3,000RPM. I think it's a CAT problem.

Any ideas?

Thanks - Ken

[pAuL]

hmmmm.................................... nah i probably shouldnt say

[Zadok]

Could the car be running too lean?

[filofaith]

probably that common cat O2 sensor mishap

[Mitsiman]

Is the CEL staying on permanent and needing to be cleared or is it just temporarily flashing. You may have to fit a CEL O2 spacer. It seems to happen for around 1 in 10 systems.

[Flipper]

Is the CEL staying on permanent and needing to be cleared or is it just temporarily flashing. You may have to fit a CEL O2 spacer. It seems to happen for around 1 in 10 systems.

G'day Dave,

I was hoping you would chime-in. The light stays on until I clear it with a scan gauge. I went for a good 5,000km without any trouble - besides the weather, nothing else has changed.

In any case, where do I get an O2 spacer to try out?

Thanks mate - Ken