Man I want a Lancer Sportback so bad

"No, I don't thank you for the fish at all" (notindetroit) 07/14/2015 at 21:04 • Filed to: None

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I just saw a neighbor pull up in one. It’s exactly what a proper 21st century Japanese hot hatch should look like. Discontinuing it was Mitsubishi’s biggest mistake. If they had produced an Evo version and that woman from the AOTD thing who broke up with her boyfriend because her boyfriend didn’t like Evos had an Evo sportback instead they never would’ve broken up. Fact.

TheOnelectronic > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 07/14/2015 at 21:09

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Sounds like a good candidate for a drivetrain swap.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 07/14/2015 at 21:11

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mmmm Evo Sportback

Dusty Ventures > TheOnelectronic 07/14/2015 at 21:11

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Every time I see a Sportback I dream of this swap.

TheOnelectronic > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2015 at 21:15

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My top two dream swaps are an STI wagon and a B8 S4 Avant.

I’m actually looking for a WRX wagon shell just to see about what it might cost. Could probably mitigate it by finding one with a working engine and selling the original drivetrain.

deprecated account > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 07/14/2015 at 21:15

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I’m sorry but I just do not like those taillights. They ruin the rear for me.

Dusty Ventures > TheOnelectronic 07/14/2015 at 21:33

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Long term plans for my Outback include a possible FA swap at some point. Ideally after they finally develop a 300+ hp version for the STI

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > TheOnelectronic 07/14/2015 at 21:34

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I’ve thought about this swap since I saw them.

TheOnelectronic > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2015 at 21:38

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That would be interesting, certainly. Might be worth considering. Of course, it will be cheaper and easier to find an STI EJ than an FA for a while to come, yet.

Dusty Ventures > TheOnelectronic 07/14/2015 at 21:44

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Very true. But I’m talking a good five years down the road, and while the EJ is cheaper the FA definitely seems to be a better, more reliable, and more efficient plant.

TheOnelectronic > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2015 at 21:47

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You’ve got a point there. Makes me wonder how hard it would be to mate the WRX’s FA to the STI’s drivetrain (since it may be 5 years or more before they put the FA in the STI based on how slow subaru changes the STI in general)

Dusty Ventures > TheOnelectronic 07/14/2015 at 22:22

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Hopefully it doesn’t take them that long, but if it does I suppose I could just get the FA WRX motor and build it up to 300 (supposedly the JDM Legacy GT FA motor is already there). As far as I know there are no major compatibility hurdles between the FA and the STI train.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 07/14/2015 at 23:01

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I never saw one in the wild. I saw one on a dealer lot. Thats it