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Postby citris.87 » Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:19 am

bunnishiwa wrote:There are some rather uninformed comments here. Northshore mits obviously has all the experience of a real mitsubishi dealership with their harder in traffic with a semi auto comments (really???) And the more power sst comment? Why do I not trust to get my car serviced by mits mechanics???? As stated, drive both. The sst is amazing for a decently modded x up to 350kwish, which really is getting up there for 90% of owners unless youre looking for a dedicated track car my 10c



Actually, he is right about the traffic thing, We don't have a log of heavy traffic here in Townsville, but in the event there is a backup, I have noticed trying to creep with the traffic and it does hop along. Then again I have never had it in auto mode, and normal in traffic, so its possible it could be smoother.

However, more power from an SST, I think maybe you meant to say Manual right? because that's usually the biggest drawback for an Evo Buyer looking at an SST, they don't hold up to the strain, and from what I have been heard, you don't want to go past about 260-270kW (atw) on an SST without upgrades.

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Postby sleeper » Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:27 am

strange goings on ;)
i find the SST excellent in peak hour traffic, but thats on the RA, maybe theyre different to the EVO.

then again i dont try to launch it to close the gap.
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Postby rokpapaziz » Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:29 am

Slow throttle inputs and a shift into 2nd gear to avoid the bunny hops.

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Postby citris.87 » Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:30 am

sleeper wrote:strange goings on ;) i find the SST excellent in peak hour traffic, but thats on the RA, maybe theyre different to the EVO. then again i don't try to launch it to close the gap.


Haha, if your not launching to close the 1m gap, your doing it wrong.

That is good to hear tho, do you drive it in auto in traffic? as I said I haven't done that and that might be my downfall. I'm always to buys trying to work out if I should be in first or second to think it might be a smart idea to put it in Auto/Normal lol.

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Postby sleeper » Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:31 am

yeah, auto normal.
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Postby shiv » Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:34 am

bunnishiwa wrote:There are some rather uninformed comments here. Northshore mits obviously has all the experience of a real mitsubishi dealership with their harder in traffic with a semi auto comments (really???) And the more power sst comment? Why do I not trust to get my car serviced by mits mechanics???? As stated, drive both. The sst is amazing for a decently modded x up to 350kwish, which really is getting up there for 90% of owners unless youre looking for a dedicated track car my 10c


http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-x-gene ... nswer.html

see if that helps

honestly its a great transmission like i said, but thats my only flaw with it.

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Postby evil.ralliart » Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:40 am

squala wrote:In a world where you can have a 6-speed manual even in a humble Corolla, the Evo sticks five cogs simply dont cut it anymore. The ratios are more widely spaced, yet youd still be left wanting for a sixth sprocket for highway duty. Its simply no contest compared to the SST. Even if it had six gears with exactly the same ratios, theres still no way a humans left hand and foot can be quicker than a simple flick on the paddle. With S-Sport, its just as fun, so yeah, the five grand is well worth it.

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Postby evil.ralliart » Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:46 am

NorthShore Mitsubishi wrote:Hard to say, although the SST is a great transmission, it is absolutely useless in traffic, constant stop starts are a pain in the backside. if youre going to be using it as a DD then hopefully you dont travel into the city much cause you will absolutely hate the constant delay in movement. (first gear is slow and unresponsive) But in saying that, the SST is a lot smoother when you do start to change gears, it can also take more POWER!! so you can do a lot more to your vehicle without having to worry about changing anything with the transmission. The manual is simply put.. a manual. Absolutely adore it :)

Your kidding right? Put it in Auto and its well.....an Auto...what ever SST you have driven in traffic must have been stuffed. And 5 shifts in a manual doesnt cut it...S15's had a six speed in early 2000's

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Postby ninjured » Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:57 am

we all know the real answer is the ppg 6 speed sequential

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Postby shiv » Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:09 am

yeah understandable, look like most people on this thread have already pointed out, drive it and see what you think. thats the only way. who knows you might not like the manual at all.. or the sst?

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Postby citris.87 » Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:16 am

ninjured wrote:we all know the real answer is the ppg 6 speed sequential


YES! Its mine tho so eyes off it!

evil.ralliart wrote:Your kidding right? Put it in Auto and its well.....an Auto...what ever SST you have driven in traffic must have been stuffed. And 5 shifts in a manual doesnt cut it...S15s had a six speed in early 2000s


This is a very common complaint about flappy paddel gearboxes in traffic. however, as mention already, it the NORMAL setting, in AUTO, it does smooth it out a lot in a traffic jam. If you actually read the manual tho, you aren't even supposed to keep it in drive in traffic jams, as it overheats, never had this issue tho personally.

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Postby Catty32 » Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:45 pm

I've driven both stock and flashed SST's but I went for the manual, its a great box and I have no regrets at all.

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Postby bunnishiwa » Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:20 pm

NorthShore Mitsubishi wrote:[quote:b999730f25=bunnishiwa]There are some rather uninformed comments here. Northshore mits obviously has all the experience of a real mitsubishi dealership with their harder in traffic with a semi auto comments (really???) And the more power sst comment? Why do I not trust to get my car serviced by mits mechanics???? As stated, drive both. The sst is amazing for a decently modded x up to 350kwish, which really is getting up there for 90% of owners unless youre looking for a dedicated track car my 10c[/quote:b999730f25] http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-x-gene ... nswer.html see if that helps honestly its a great transmission like i said, but thats my only flaw with it.


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Postby sleeper » Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:46 pm

Marc, i think the RA has inherently less lag than a MR anyway.
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Postby squala » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:05 pm

Catty32 wrote:Ive driven both stock and flashed SSTs but I went for the manual, its a great box and I have no regrets at all.


Good on you then, but I still don't get why Mitsu dropped the IX's 6-speed manual for the current car.
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