Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer 9: how to make the car original with your own hands

The Mitsubishi Lancer 9 is a beautiful, functional and modern vehicle, which, however, if you have the desire, a little time and the ability to spend a certain amount of money, can be made much more aesthetically pleasing and original.

All you need to do for this is to tune this car model. Small modifications will add to its attractiveness, emphasize its advantages and hide possible shortcomings. Thanks to such an exciting process as tuning, the Mitsubishi Lancer 9 can be made truly exclusive.

Tuning the Mitsubishi Lancer 9 is very exciting and, what is most interesting, is a necessary process that will allow, after some modifications, to give it style and individuality. With the help of modernization, you can get a modern sports car with excellent functional characteristics at minimal cost.

Mitsubishi Lancer 2.0T 4WD 525Hp&580Nm › Logbook › Lancer 9 intake modification for all engines.

The intake as part of the internal combustion engine is the most important component, since the engine is essentially a pump that pumps large volumes of air through itself.
And the easier it enters the internal combustion engine with fewer obstacles and at a lower temperature, the more efficient the engine will be. If you spin stock cars with different intake configurations on the stand, you can get up to 5 hp extra from most of them. Such live experiments were carried out back in the 90s. Now, as for our cars, I think everyone has long known that the stock intake of the Lancer 9 is very tight. The intake air comes through small holes near the hood latch. And even for 1.6, the resistance is very high for pumping air through such “gaps”. Measurement of Lancer 9 Stas on Maha at Barik confirms this: with the hood closed, 150 hp, with the hood open, excluding the fence through the “slots,” we get 155 hp.

In the drain, the incoming air is initially taken in through 5 “lyes”, circled in red.

This is a complete failure, we think there is simply no intake, which is why there is such a big difference between a closed and open hood.

You can solve this issue by replacing the entire intake tract and moving the intake into the wing, into which the incoming air will enter through the left fog lamp plug. This option, let's say, is a departure from the stock engine compartment scheme. For those who do not want to change the air filter housing, the best option would be to cut a window in the bumper under the hood and make an air intake. If you have the necessary equipment, then it is also correct in terms of aerodynamics. If there is no equipment and accessories, then you can make an intake from the ventilation duct.

Let's see how I implemented it on my prototype.

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LEDs in headlights

Many drivers have noticed that the LED bulbs advertised by most auto parts stores are brighter than halogen bulbs. There is a reasonable desire to install such light elements in your car. But not everything is so simple with modern technologies. Yes, they appeared relatively recently: at the beginning of the tenth they could only be found in the headlights of premium cars. If we talk about installing LEDs instead of halogens, then a number of obvious disadvantages of the technology should be mentioned.

• Excessive brightness;
• high heat;
• illegality of their installation.

LED lamps shine and look cool, but the legality of their installation raises questions

Excessive LED brightness is too crude a statement. It's all about the scattering beam, or more precisely, its parameters for conventional halogen and LED lamps. In the latter, it does not extend over a sufficiently long distance when compared with halogen counterparts, which can be critical during fast driving. In addition, even if you adjust the headlights correctly with such light, it can blind oncoming drivers. This is a feature of diodes. Strong heating is another feature. If, in the case of conventional halogen elements, the heating of the radiating element is removed by bromine or iodine vapor, then metal radiators, sometimes supplemented by fans, are used to cool LED diodes. If the headlights are not well ventilated, then such lamps can simply melt, since their housing is often made of plastic. Without a doubt, LEDs in head optics look better than halogen; on a deserted road, the benefits of their brightness can hardly be overestimated, but when it comes to ordinary roads, then traditional light bulbs are probably the best solution. The law also plays in favor of this decision: if some details do not comply with GOST, then under Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offences, the driver may be subject to an administrative fine or liability in the form of deprivation of rights for a period of six months to a year. As for turn signals, license plate lighting, brake lights - here the only limiting factor will be the law, the main thing is to choose the type of LEDs that suits the specifications.

Tuning Lancer 9 with your own hands

Despite the fact that the cost of the 9th generation Lancer is quite high, these cars are found on the roads quite often these days. However, the once very popular small-capacity nimble car recently began to gradually lose ground and give way to new, stronger rivals. That is why do-it-yourself Lancer 9 tuning is very popular and in demand right now.

Now you have the same chance of seeing the 9th generation Lancer on the roads in a factory version as in a self-modified version. At the same time, many people think that such a car does not need any improvements. And they are partly right - the car operates clearly and smoothly, the handling is not inferior even to modern cars, and the appearance does not make you want to modify it.

But this is only at first glance: the hidden potential of this car is very high and it would be a sin to leave it unrealized. As for appearance, there is no limit to perfection. With the help of 3D tuning programs and online tuning, you can give the car a little uniqueness and emphasize the individuality of the owner. And if the car has been redesigned for sporting operating conditions, then it is all the more necessary to give it a characteristic appearance, as in the photo:

The video makes it clear the versatility of the car’s purpose:

Causes of lamp burnout

Any car needs to be serviced regularly, and comprehensively. Changing engine oil, pads and brake discs have become a habit for many drivers, due to which they are considered consumables. But there is one more consumable that you also need to remember: optical lamps. Since traffic safety depends on lighting technology, you need to closely monitor their condition, but what should you pay attention to first of all? To understand this, you need to identify a list of typical causes of burnt-out lamps in headlights.

1. Poor quality. Typically, headlights use halogen, or incandescent, lamps, as everyone is accustomed to calling them. Voltage is applied to the tungsten filament, through which it begins to heat up and emit light. To stabilize the temperature of the filament and extend its service life, a special buffer gas (usually bromine or iodine vapor) is pumped into its glass body. If the filament is “not quite tungsten”, and the gas inside the housing is not much different from the usual mixture of gases in the atmosphere, then such a part will not last long.
2. Poor quality headlight housing. Here everything is more obvious: if the case is made of the cheapest possible materials, then it will not withstand even slight exposure to the external environment. Most often, rubber seals are used to secure the glass to the body. Because of this, they begin to “sweat”, that is, condensation forms on the inside of the glass. Condensation is moisture, and if moisture gets on the contact pad of the light emitter, it will fail.
3. Long service life. The average service life of each is from two to four thousand hours. That is why car owners began to complain about the frequent burnout of low beam lamps: by law, they must be turned on while driving, so their operating time is equal to the total duration of trips, which means that 2-4 thousand hours of operation pass quite quickly.
4. Problems with on-board electronics. Most often, this occurs due to the supply of too much or insufficient voltage to the headlight contact. The reason for this may be a battery that has lost its factory capacity or an incorrectly configured generator. Insufficient voltage is usually observed when there are problems with the battery, and too high - if the generator is faulty. The reverse relationship is also possible, but this rarely happens. Another thing is worn out wires or a faulty control unit. These faults may cause the same symptoms as with the battery and alternator.

Lancer engine tuning 9th generation

The Lancer 9 engine sometimes seems so complicated to uninitiated people that they are afraid to open the hood. Naturally, if you try to modify the engine yourself with insufficient experience, you may end up with repairs. Therefore, it is better to entrust the main operations to improve the engine to professionals, because It is unlikely that it will be possible to carry out the boost correctly in a garage.

But the best part is that the engine itself already contains the possibility of further boosting it. It consists of increasing the pressure in the turbine. If you wish, you can do this yourself. However, it is better to entrust cylinder boring operations to people with experience. By the way, the cylinders can be bored quite decently - the engine copes well with overheating, and the standard transmission can easily withstand a power increase of up to 300 horsepower, so there is quite a lot of room for boring. After the power is increased, you only need to tighten the brake system a little.

How to replace low/high beam lamps yourself

So, open the hood and start replacing the lamps. First you need to disconnect the plug from the lamp.

Next, carefully remove the rubber cover from the headlight.

Now all we have to do is move the metal latch aside and pull out the old lamp.

We install a new lamp and reassemble in the reverse order.

When installing new lamps, do not touch the lamps by the bulb!

After installing the lamps, headlight adjustment is not required, since we only change the lamps without touching the adjustment screws.

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Lancer 9 interior tuning and external improvements

As for tuning the appearance, here you can show your imagination and design abilities. There are many solutions for tuning the body and interior, so you can either choose an existing project or create your own. There are several official Lancer 9 tuning packages, so you can choose from them.

The choice of body kits is very wide - there are options that do not violate the factory concept, but give the appearance a little originality, but there are also bulky body kits that improve aerodynamic characteristics, but worsen ground clearance. This, again, depends on the operating conditions. A rear spoiler wouldn’t be amiss - if you don’t want to stand out too much, then there are low spoilers, almost at the level of the trunk, but if you don’t want to neglect aerodynamics, then you can install something more massive.

After functional and aesthetic modifications, you can proceed to purely aesthetic ones. Installing new headlights is one of them. Replacing it with a stern squint is quick and fairly simple, but it will significantly transform the appearance of the car. It would not be superfluous to install new wheels of large diameter.

After tuning the body, you can smoothly move on to tuning the interior, including tuning the Lancer 9 dashboard. It cannot be said that the factory panel is unsuccessful - Japanese ergonomics and functionality. But there is always something to improve - replacing the backlight color with a more suitable one, for example. This is very easy to do - using LEDs of different colors and changing scales.

The choice of LED color should depend on the color of the elephant. By the way, there’s no need to go crazy with the interior; the standard one is quite respectable and comfortable, unless the goal is to make the car sporty. This will require special seats with sports seat belts.

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Salon Mitsubishi Lancer IX

Tuning a Mitsubishi Lancer 9 usually starts with the interior, since the easiest way to change the feel of the car is by changing the environment around the driver. And here the driver found himself in a difficult situation - the fact is that the ergonomics of the interior of the ninth Lancer never caused any particular problems, so even if he wanted to, there was no need to change anything there. The interior materials are not the most expensive, but they resist wear well, the front panel is stylish, although today it seems a little rustic. This is why many people want to add additional devices.

To do this, they produce an entire center console block, which is installed in place of the standard one. The air conditioning control knobs are located in the drain. There are two versions of the tuning console - complete, which completely replaces the standard one, and incomplete. In the latter version, the climate control panel remains untouched, and below there is a set of additional instruments - an oil pressure indicator, a turbine pressure indicator, a full ammeter, an oil temperature indicator. In addition, a lot of gadgets are offered - car handsfree, stylized as a Lancer interior, some of them are equipped with transmitters and MP3 players. Also popular are pedal covers and sills made of polished aluminum.

Mitsubishi Lancer 9 engine tuning

I’ve been wanting to flash a Lancer for a long time... but I never got around to it, and then I knocked out the cards and, in order to clear the burning check, I finally went and flashed it. What does flashing give: Chip tuning of the 1.6i 16V (98 hp) engine for Mitsubishi Lancer IX increases the power of the 1.6 liter engine. up to 107 hp Engine chip tuning for Mitsubishi Lancer 9 is the optimization of the engine control program in order to increase its power. The engines of most modern cars are equipped with electronic control units that work with embedded software. The program controls fuel supply, ignition and the operation of other engine systems. By modifying the program you can change the main characteristics of the engine. As a result, after “reflashing the brains” of the Lancer IX engine, its power and torque increase by 10%, which gives a noticeable increase in the acceleration dynamics of the car with the same engine life.

As a result, they changed about 70 positions from the standard firmware. They corrected all the errors and disabled the lambda. The whole procedure took 20-30 minutes.

So, what does it feel like? I can’t say for sure yet, but the car started moving. Since I’m still undergoing break-in, I try not to rev the engine more than 3000... But a little more and I think I’ll feel the difference. So far I can say from the consumption that it has actually become more economical in quiet mode (which is very pleasing).

Each production model is stitched strictly in accordance with technical specifications. The process is complex, requiring specialized equipment, skills, and time.

The standard firmware for the Mitsubishi Lancer 9 (1.3, 1.6, 2.0) includes the following:

• 83120017, 83120019 ORI;
• 83120019 MOD12: FAST95, FAST95_E0, FAST95_E2, NOLIMITS98, NOLIMITS98_E2.

The average driver does not need to reflash the electronic engine control unit, enter modified data, or customize the firmware. Such processes are of interest only to racers, motorists, and those who like to experiment.

Note to the driver. Any unprofessional intervention leads to negative consequences. It is not uncommon for service station technicians to correct mistakes made by pseudo-mechanics and carry out major repairs. And this, in turn, increases costs, time, effort and money.

Car rear lamps

There are also a large number of lighting devices in the rear of the body. The lamps used in them must again comply with the established requirements:

It should be noted that the list of lamps and lighting devices differs somewhat depending on a number of factors. First of all, this is the body type (sedan, station wagon) and the year of manufacture of a particular vehicle. Lancer 9 is available in several modifications. When choosing lamps, this point must be taken into account. The best solution is to read the technical documentation that comes with the car.

Sequencing

• Lancer 9 is in transport position, access to the driver's seat and hood is unobstructed. This is necessary to connect a scanner, the ScanDoc diagnostic device, and read the stock firmware readings;
• connection occurs via OBDII connector. It is located in each car individually, but in Lancer 9 it is located under the steering wheel;
• The wizard reads system errors, organizes them, and makes a backup copy to the hard drive. This is necessary to restore data in case the custom firmware is installed incorrectly.

The most common error P0421 is exceeding the permissible temperature of the standard catalyst. The car loses power, fuel consumption increases, and acceleration dynamics decrease. The breakdown is eliminated by installing a new catalyst. The procedure is not affordable for everyone due to its high cost.

As an alternative, service station technicians offer flashing of the electronic control unit. This will help reduce toxicity standards, since Euro 2 standards are slightly wider than Euro - 4, 5, 6. In addition to flashing, a metal spacer is installed under the oxygen sensor, better known as a lambda probe.

The electronic engine control unit is located behind the glove box. To ensure access, you must first dismantle it by unscrewing the three mounting bolts.

• reset the battery terminals, remove the unit for subsequent connection to the scanner and make changes. Take into account the processor markings, as the type and modification of the firmware depends on this;
• in practice, for Lancer 9 the manufacturer uses the MH8306F. Medium power unit, long service life, reliable, proven. Connection is possible directly or via a diagnostic connector. Software: Openport 2.0 and MMC Flasher.

The final stage: the wizard selects identifiers for changes, enters the necessary parameters, and reflashes the on-board computer.

Which lamps to choose for replacement

The brightness of the lighting also depends on the choice of lamps. If the light of standard lamps is not enough for you, you can install brighter lamps from +30% light to +150%. Such lamps will illuminate the road better, however, they also have a shorter lifespan than standard lamps. You can install lamps with an extended service life - they will last a long time, but the light from them is not as bright as from lamps with increased brightness.

• PHILIPS H4-12-60/55 +30% Vision P-12342PR from 140 RUR Germany
• OSRAM H4-12-60/55 64193 from 140 RUR Germany
• NARVA H4-12-60/55 48881C1 from 100 RUR Germany
• BOSCH H4-12-60/55 Pure Light 1987302041 from 130 RUR Germany
• KOITO H4-12-60/55 W 0456E from 220 RUR Japan
• General Electric H4-12-60/55 50440U from 120 RUR Hungary
• AYWIparts H4-12-60/55 AW1910002 from 90 RUR Korea
• MTF H4-12-60/55 +30% Standard Long Life x4 HS1204 from 150 RUR Korea

Lamps with increased brightness

• OSRAM H4-12-60/55 +130% NIGHT BREAKER LASER set from 1300 RUR Germany
• PHILIPS H4-12-60/55 +130% X-TREME VISION 3700K set 12342XV+S2 from 1000 RUR Germany
• DiaLUCH H4-12- 60/55 +90% Megalight Ultra PRIME set 12604 PRMU from 600 RUR Korea
• AVS H4-12-60/55 +110% 3700K Sirius Night Way set A78949S from 500 RUR China
• BOSCH H4-12-60/55 +90% 1987301074 set from 900 RUR Germany

In addition to the above lamps, you can install others. For example, lamps with a blue bulb produce white light like xenon, but they illuminate the road much worse. There are also all-weather lamps, they shine with yellow light of 2500-3000 kelvin.

Advantages of chip tuning

• increase in power Lancer 9 to 12 - 14%;
• efficiency of making changes and add-ons in the presence of specialized equipment;
• smooth operation of the engine under load, with the air conditioner on;
• setting the power unit for a specific type of fuel, for example: AI-92, 95;
• the ability to eliminate and permanently remove systematic ECU errors;
• elimination of the electronic speed limiter Lancer 9;
• installation of additional characteristics.

Carbon fiber trim

Carbon came to auto tuning from sports. This composite material has high strength and low weight. Real carbon is an expensive material, so it is rarely used in its pure form on the Mitsubishi Lancer 9 Evolution. The most common technology is gluing carbon film. The cost of such modernization ranges from 5 to 25 thousand rubles.

Appearance of carbon film

Carbon film can be applied to both the interior of the car and its external body elements. Most often you can find “carbon fiber” tuning of the dashboard, bumpers, hood, trunk roof, mirror housings of Lancer 9 and Evolution. The photo below shows examples of such pasting.

The front of Lancer 9 is made in carbon fiber

Mirror housing covered with carbon film

The modern tuning industry offers carbon film not only in black, but also in other colors. On sale you can find red, orange, blue, brown and other shades.

Sticking the film, in addition to the aesthetic appearance, provides a number of advantages:

• protects original paint from fading under the influence of the sun;
• reduces the risk of chips and scratches on the original coating;
• can hide minor body defects.

Flaws

• high degree of risk due to improper handling;
• on aggressive firmware, fuel consumption increases in direct proportion to the increase in power;
• reduction in engine service life.

Is it worth doing chip tuning? Obviously it’s worth it, but not for everyone and not on every car. On Lancer 9 this is necessary to a lesser extent, on VAZ models it’s the opposite. Let each owner decide for himself.

Tuning of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 is performed quite rarely by the owners of this luxurious Japanese car. But many drivers are trying to make the Lancer 9 more original and aesthetically pleasing. Fortunately, there are many opportunities for this.

Tuning Mitsubichi Lancer 9 helps fight thefts

One of our good friends, who works in a statistical agency, once shared his secret. I want, he says, to buy the ninth model of the Mitsubishi Lancer
- I want to, but I’m afraid. Too good a model! They steal shamelessly.

And the poor guy doesn’t know that the best cure for theft is car tuning! Do-it -yourself tuning Mitsubishi Lancer

not only decorates the serial appearance, but also turns the car into a unique work of technical art.

We design the unique look of Mitsubishi 9

Appearance of the serial Mitsubishi 9

is so averaged in relation to cars of its class that by removing the nameplates with logos, you can bet on “guess the manufacturer.”
The Mitsubishi Lancer 9
very similar to its “classmates”!

But it is this averageness that gives the owner of a popular Japanese car the main advantage. Mitsubishi Lancer

– like a primed canvas in an artist’s studio. A few strokes of the designer’s brush, and the car is radically transformed!

Stereotypes of perception tell us: yellow is a sign of increased danger. And the combination of yellow and black really stings. So pay attention to the yellow and black Mitsubishi Lancer 9 -

guaranteed!

But is it just the color that captivates this car? Futuristic body kit

the front of
the Lancer
is architecturally verified, striking and aerodynamically useful. Large deflectors behind the front wheels create a vacuum in the corners of the engine compartment, intensifying ventilation and thereby reducing the temperature in the engine compartment.

The radiator and brake discs are cooled through large openings in the front air intakes, but without compromising the passive safety of the driver and passengers: the bumper is quite massive and durable. Protruding slightly forward, it does not obscure the headlights and only slightly makes the appearance of the car heavier.

Rear body kit for Lancer

in this case it is laconic: a voluminous bumper, a shortened skirt, a proportionate, although not particularly aerodynamically adjusted wing. The all-conquering contrast of black and yellow helps to form the expressive appearance of the car.

Deep artistic elaboration of color combinations of Mitsubishi Lancer 9

capable of causing a sensation. The blood red color, as it turns out, is symbiotic with the color of whipped cream. The shine of the polished varnish brings the different colors together.

Two-tone metallic with contrasting tints is highly decorative! But how is this miracle accomplished? Achieving such dichroicity is not easy! The owner of this Mitsubishi is 9

I probably had to look for specialists and shell out a lot of money!

However, all previous methods of individualizing the appearance of the Mitsubishi Lancer 9

– just a pale shadow of Japanese determination to make the car truly recognizable! An elegant minimum of body kits and an uncontrollable riot of colors are the key to peak popularity!

This tuning Mitsubishi Lancer 9

simply obliges you to excel in any competition. Girl at the passenger door? This is a prize!

Be the first to reach the finish line!

Only a bulky limousine with an aristocratically discreet coloring can afford to slowly set off from the curb and, lulling passengers with a leisurely snort and soft swaying on turns, run from traffic light to traffic light. Brightly colored Mitsubishi Lancer

must roar the turbine, squeal the tires - and fly off into the distance!

War paint - despite the beliefs of users - has little effect on the dynamic qualities of the car. But Lancer chip tuning

- fast, inexpensive, useful - facilitates engine operation, saves fuel, increases the agility of the car.

High-quality flashing of the Lancer

gives:

– ten percent increase in power and torque;

– elimination of “dips” in engine operation at medium speeds even with increased load on the generator;

– five percent reduction in gasoline consumption;

– a noticeable reduction in the pause in response to movements of the accelerator pedal.

Chip tuning experts note: a signature feature of Mitsubishi

is the difficulty of selecting flashing programs.
The variety of tuning packages offered for the Skoda Octavia (page https://www.autodela.ru/main/top/diy/skoda-octavia_tuning) is not available to owners of the Mitsubishi Lancer 9
.
Deep changes in engine operating parameters, characteristic of chipping a Kia Sportage (page https://www.autodela.ru/main/top/diy/kia-sportage-3_tuning) are impossible for the Lancer
.

On sale you can find a well-proven tuning package for the Mitsubishi Lancer 9

. A set of a tuning exhaust tract, a special oil filter and a supercharger with an intercooler is not cheap, and its installation requires trained personnel. However, the effect of increasing engine power to the promised 360 horsepower is worth the cost!

We should not forget that a forced engine requires fuel and lubricant of the highest quality. The service life of a “pumped up” engine is usually lower than that of a serial one - especially if the driver has an aggressive driving style.

However, even if you do not add Mitsubishi 9

revolutionary changes, but simply cover the casting with heat-resistant enamel, and all steel parts with nickel and chrome, the effect will not be long in coming.

Lift the engine compartment lid – and the audience’s admiration will know no bounds!

You can carry out any complex technical tuning of a Mitsubishi Lancer,

but how to make it clear to the observer that in front of him is not a simple car? A very effective method is to convert a standard instrument panel into a pilot's cockpit.

A vertical row of pointer scales with a striking red backlight makes it clear: all the important information is here! The bluish glow of the on-board computer monitor is intended to emphasize the seriousness of the engineering approach to the functionality of on-board systems.

Non-standard steering wheel geometry, space cradle instead of front seats, sports seat belts - and you not only bask in glory, but also feel maximum comfort and safety in driving a tuned Mitsubishi monster.

Ideas worth emulating.

“Bloated” wheel arches, unusual wheel rims, and the purple shine of polished paintwork would have looked much less brutal if not for the yellow-tinted headlights.

Don't ask how much SUCH wheels cost and where to get SUCH tail for tuning Lancer 9

. But you must admit: even a fleeting glance cast at this car makes you feel the infinity of the speeds subject to it.

The extraordinary shape of the rear lights attracts attention in any weather. The beauty of Mitsubishi tuning

Lancer cannot be hidden even with dirt!

Pastel colors in the interior create a comfortable atmosphere. The stylistic unity of the design of parts contributes to the formation of a coherent artistic image of the car.

. and dubious ideas

The yellow-red LED illumination of the bottom is promoted as a symbol of the road burning under the wheels of a high-speed car. Be the car black, have it low-slung - and the hopes of the Mitsubishi Lancer light tuning

would be justified. However, the white body and lifted suspension with a fiery red glow do not go well together.

Red eyes, thanks to the filmmakers, have long been strongly associated with vampirism. So is a peaceful and kind Lancer

turn into an insidious bloodsucker?

Everything is good in moderation. The Mitsubishi logo, which has grown as if on anabolic steroids

is perceived as a visual scream and makes you want to step aside.

Too bright interior coloring is a hindrance to focused driving.

The diffuser, which is a toothed comb and is installed near the upper edge of the rear window, should redirect the water-mud suspension away from the window. However, at subsonic speeds such a device creates only a parasitic acoustic effect.

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Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer 9: a must-have program

Sound insulation is the weak point of many cars produced abroad. Measured driving on smooth foreign roads may not require a drastic reduction in the noise level in the cabin. But Russia has its own realities. Viscous mastics, foamed polymers, and vibration-absorbing coatings for body parts are the only things that can make moving around the territory of the country comfortable.

You can read about the details of soundproofing tuning in the article on the page https://www.autodela.ru/main/top/diy/kia-cerato_shumka.

The larger the area and the higher the strength of the protective shield for the oil sump, transmission and suspension components, the better. Shields of complex shape are preferred (each bend acts as a stiffening rib) with the maximum number of attachment points.

Tuning a Mitsubishi Lancer 9
with your own hands
is an endlessly exciting activity. By starting the transformation, you will not only add individuality to the production car, but also make it even more perfect.

2 Technical tuning Lancer 9 - how to increase the dynamics of the car?

Changing the appearance, of course, will not add power to the engine of a Japanese car and will not make it more dynamic. But many Lancer owners really want to please themselves by adding extra horses to the power unit. There are two ways to improve the technical characteristics of the vehicle in question:

1. Purchase a special kit for technical tuning (its marking is XT360). This package includes a supercharger with intercooler, a special oil filter and an upgraded exhaust tract.
2. Carry out chipping of the car engine.

Car chip tuning
Installing a tuning kit (the first method) guarantees a noticeable increase in engine power (up to 360 hp). But here it is important to understand that such an operation should be performed by professionals. Don't even try to install a new supercharger, filter and duct yourself. This will not lead to anything good. But if you really want to, you can chip the engine yourself. You will need a high-quality PAK Downloader and other software, a laptop.

Independent engine chip tuning should be carried out after a thorough study of the firmware technology of the car’s electronic unit. There are no particular difficulties there. You just need to carefully understand the sequence of all operations. Tuning the Mitsubishi Lancer 9 engine through its firmware usually leads to an increase in speed, a decrease in fuel consumption, and eliminating the possibility of failures occurring at medium speeds. The power and torque of the power unit increase after chipping by 6–10 percent.

Why do you need a body kit and spoiler?

The secret to installing an aerodynamic body kit is not only in the elegant decor that creates a feeling of speed. It will significantly improve dynamic performance and increase the percentage of streamlining, which will reduce resistance to air flow. This will save fuel. A spoiler installed on the trunk to match the car's paint will ensure good synchronization of the wheels with the road surface.

Using backlights and upgrading optics

Backlighting is widely used by car owners both inside and outside the car. It may pursue the following goals:

• Practical. Allows you to increase the comfort of use and safety of the machine. A striking example is the installation of lighting in the luggage compartment of the Mitsubishi Lancer 9 station wagon.
• Decorative. Performed solely to add individuality to the car. In some cases, it can reduce the safety and comfort of driving a car, since it is designed more to attract people’s attention than to improve the car.
• A combination of decorative and practical function. An example is the lighting of the front seats. During daily use it is not particularly useful, but when searching for small things on the floor, Lancer 9 makes the task much easier.

Driver and passenger footwell lighting

Lighting of the bottom

Upgraded optics improve visibility at night and give the car a unique look. Automotive stores sell ready-made kits for upgrading headlights. The cost of installing backlighting and changing optics rarely exceeds 3-5 thousand rubles.

Tuned headlights

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