BUILDING a Rear Wheel Drive Mitsubishi Lancer In 10 Minutes!

We convert our front wheel drive CE Lancer into a full blown rear wheel drive Evo using a nissan silvia ca18det engine in 10 minutes!
HUGE thanks to Raceworks for coming onboard with the build! raceworks.com.au
HUGE thanks to SP tools! www.sptools.com/
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[@itsmikelake]

What an INSANE Journey! I've already got another crazy build planned...Hit that SUB button to stay up to date! Full build playlist here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXqlpJSbaNx4pqs&pp=gAQBiAQB

[@silent6292]

I've been here since the first turbo install on this car. What a journey, man ! Congratulations and we hope to see the (f)Evo thrive !

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you for sticking around bro! What a journey. We have lots more planned for the (f)Evo! 😛

[@EstebanDonJuanCarlos]

I came for E46 content. I stayed for Lancer content.

[@itsmikelake]

Haha yes! Thanks for sticking around bro 😁👊🏻

[@Lukeaus420]

I love how you took a bad situation and didn't make a hole lot of fuss about it and built something truly unique! Your a inspiration too us all with everything you do honestly.

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you bro. I’m all about making the most out of what you have. It’s all about having a good time hey! ❤️

[@SkyfighterZX]

10 minutes of pure joy, made it look easy 😅 this is such a ridiculously cool car, i've never followed a car build on YT like i did this one from the very first video where you bought it with a missing grill and some ugly ass fake vents 😂 Also i kinda like how this car is an amalgamation of Evo 5 and Evo 6, the spoiler is Evo 6 but the front bumper is kinda Evo 5,but also has the sides of the Evo 6 TM Bumper that conects with the wide fenders, and the back bumper is just an unique piece that no Evo had (i believe), makes it a very original build, and the obvious fact that is FR instead of AWD, thank you for the countless hours of priceless content, don't you dare crash that thing! Also get yourself a Evo sticker for the boot 😅

[@itsmikelake]

I couldn’t agree more with this comment. There’s nothing quite like having a 1 of 1 car that doesn’t exist anywhere else in the world. This car is truly unique and seeing the reaction on people’s faces has already made the whole build worth the time & $$. ❤️

[@bencottam9575]

I think this is my favourite build on KZbin. Love that colour!

[@itsmikelake]

That means a lot bro! The colour is out of this world aye. I can’t wait to give it a buff, will come up perfect!

[@izeksharma2952]

BROOOOO THIS THING DRIFTS BETTER THAN AN FR 😅BRUH LIKE DAMN THE WAY THIS CAR DID THE CORNER BROOOO SOOOOOO SMOOOTH OH MY GOD I CANT HELP MYSELF HOW AWESOME THAT WAS.

[@itsmikelake]

I appreciate the kind words bro! I’m so happy with the end result. Although we’re not done yet 😈

[@sarveshsharavanan2256]

Favorite build on KZbin

[@itsmikelake]

I appreciate that!

[@xstncd]

bro this is actually crazy the amount of work that has been put into it! well done

[@itsmikelake]

I appreciate that bro thank you! I had a blast doing it 👊🏻

[@joe-dixon]

Bro inspiring build been watching it since u bought it

[@itsmikelake]

I appreciate that bro! She’s come a long way 👊🏻

[@InDeep83]

Your done a killer job even seeing it in person at LZ world tour it looks incredible 🔥🔥

[@itsmikelake]

Thanks so much bro. So stoked you got to see it in person!

[@1jzboi]

fire son im gonna hire you to sr20 swap my mirage

[@itsmikelake]

Haha that wouldn’t be cheap 🤣. Thanks bro

[@1jzboi]

@@itsmikelake who said anything about cheap lmao

[@Vtecyo81]

Absolute LEGEND!!!!

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you bro 👊🏻

[@hardback69]

C A D Cardboard Aided Design Good job 👍

[@itsmikelake]

Hahaha I love that! Use what ya got hey. Thanks bro 👊🏻

[@davidyalda6486]

This is gonna go viral fast

[@itsmikelake]

Fingers crossed 🤣🤞🏻

[@fjaeger]

What a dream build!

[@itsmikelake]

Couldn’t agree more 🥰

[@Duecem]

Dope dude, do a rear wheel subaru next lol I love the way the engines sound just hate that they aint rear wheel...

[@itsmikelake]

Cheers! Could be a good option! Not sure how easy they would be to convert 🤔

[@5kywrd]

Always wanted an evo 5/6. Keep up the good work!

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you bro!

[@Jnqz06]

I like builds like these 💯

[@jt.124]

great vid and no fluff! also this swap rocks!

[@itsmikelake]

Cheers John!

[@healingtouchchhoun5632]

Out-freggin-standing gents!!

[@itsmikelake]

Thanks so much!

[@Smisky]

Sick vid Mike! Looked weird but cool on track! 😂 (Editing on point 👌)

[@itsmikelake]

Thanks bro! Felt weird on track too 🤣. This vid took me 9 hours to edit so I appreciate that 🥰

[@4den63]

Much love to the build

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you bro!

[@Felipe_Motociclista]

What a build.. holy moly 😮😍 looks insanely good!!

[@Felipe_Motociclista]

And it matches with the colour of my bike ! Haha

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you bro! Your bike is 🔥🔥

[@cowvs]

Wonderful build. Drift a Rwd Evolution is very awesome.

[@itsmikelake]

Absolutely agree. I love this car! Thank you

[@rogertargett4769]

That is crazy what you have done, hats off to you Mike.

[@itsmikelake]

Thanks Roger 😁

[@rogertargett4769]

@@itsmikelake I'm back in Melbourne Sunday morning on the boat from Tassie then back home to QLD...it's freezing here in Tasmania.

[@rikrocket4618]

Respect to you Mike watching from the uk keep at it your killing it 🍺🍻🤘🤌💯🇬🇧👌💪😎

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you bro! Hoping I can make it over to the UK next year. 🍻

[@Johnnwho]

Hell yeah Mike! Rad build! Keep up your shenanigans haha!

[@itsmikelake]

Haha thanks bro! Non stop. Can’t wait to get onto the next build 😈

[@kiabig89]

Very beautiful build enjoy the ride

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you bro!

[@notsosoupy]

killed it bro 👌👌

[@itsmikelake]

Thanks bro. Honestly can’t thank you enough for all of your help on this build. Without you, this car doesn’t exist! ❤️

[@richierich107]

that is sick

[@itsmikelake]

Thanks Rich!

[@tariqadams9295]

Awesome bro

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you bro 👊🏻

[@hyugoferreira]

now this is a build

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you bro! So happy with it 👊🏻

[@hughdick1924]

Bloody legend 👏

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you bro 👊🏻

[@bluejaydubeckyj2486]

Was wondering why it said FWD to RWD on the thumbnail....fucking incredible build

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you bro! Huge undertaking but I’m so happy with it 😁

[@hibridopranks2167]

sr please transform a mitsubichi lancer GLX CS3 IN A EVO 7-8-9 WHIT THAT SYSTEM OF AWD OR REAR WHEEL DRIVE, WHATEVER, GREAT CONTENT!

[@m14srv]

@2:55 would it have made eny sense to plate it out a bit or even weld up the og holes

[@itsmikelake]

Yep we plated them with reinforcement plates! Sorry it was hard to show everything on this 10min vid 😅 but we showed it in the in depth build series 🤙🏻

[@tinmerah3260]

Dude.. whats the dimension/size of your old intercooler? It looked flushed & fit..

[@itsmikelake]

It’s the smaller maxpeedingrods intercooler. It would have been very restrictive on the new engine setup. It was perfect for the 4g93 turbo however!

[@jk-xe5em]

Full seek bro!!

[@canadianbren4239]

3:15 killed me where he was watching motor sports while working, (I would do the same)

[@itsmikelake]

Watching cars while building cars haha. It’s my Motivation! 😁

[@canadianbren4239]

@@itsmikelake its great

[@Up2Onks]

Awesome build, do not like the rear bar. OEM Evo 5 would’ve been my pick

[@itsmikelake]

Cheers! Yeah the rear bar is certainly an acquired taste that’s for sure 😅

[@gearheadindustriesmedia6890]

Next fricken level.. time now for a civic 🙌🏽

[@itsmikelake]

👀 don’t you dare tempt me haha

[@gearheadindustriesmedia6890]

@@itsmikelake bro iv been talking to a mate, once kamikaze done we doing fwd drag car to gap people at powercruise… letsss gooo …

[@boofboy]

That car deserves much more power and torque. ca18 is a great motor but its only going to hold that car back.

[@itsmikelake]

I can tell you from driving it, it has the perfect amount of power 😁

[@LordHolley]

Amazing craftsmanship. I was really hoping this was going to be like a parts swap thing so Shade Tree Guys Like Me could do this.....nope.

[@connornorlin9388]

What turbo did you choose sounds responsive for a 4 cylinder

[@itsmikelake]

It’s a pulsar g25-550 😁 loves it!

[@connornorlin9388]

@@itsmikelake thanks sounds sick, when do you start spooling and when and how much is full boost

[@SequenceEmcee]

Is it street legal though? Been thinking about doing this to mine but unsure if its legal to drive on the street being that the fuel tank is in the boot instead of underneath

[@itsmikelake]

It’s as street legal as it needs to be haha. As long as it’s done properly you won’t have too much trouble…unless you’re being silly in it 😛

[@bagatuuri8070]

And in a week need new baerings, not sure is that ca18 the best option to go but well should be rather easy to swap to sr when you broke that one :)

[@itsmikelake]

The CA seems solid so far! Time will tell 😛. But you’re right, easy swap in an sr if we ever want to

[@brianluck84]

I wish steel in the US came in blue paint.

[@itsmikelake]

The blue paint here is just a rust preventative I think. Still cool though!

[@brianluck84]

@@itsmikelake yeah ours is coated in an oily substance that has to be stripped for proper paint adherence. It's annoying

[@elotabung]

wanna imitate this so bad. can you break down the parts used and the price? thank you

[@Andrew_kiwi_AF]

Mike so this is an evo 4 with a 5 kit? Or genuine evo 5? Not that it matters cos this is one killer build :) ❤❤

[@itsmikelake]

Cheers! This is actually just a regular lancer 😅 we couldn't bring ourselves to cut up a genuine evo.

[@Andrew_kiwi_AF]

@@itsmikelake fair call! Still one of the best evo’s (Mitzi’s) I’ve ever seen.

[@B_Z63]

Thats the first rear wheel drive evo with the old styling

[@itsmikelake]

Yep! How good aye. I love it 😍

[@Drunken_Hamster]

Now you should cut up the doors and extend them, deleting the rear doors altogether to turn it into a sick coupe. 4:12 Did somebody say dose? #stutututu *EDIT:* 9:33 GAWD DAAAAYYUUUUUMMMM, How do you get a ported/anti-surge compressor housing to dose like that?

[@itsmikelake]

Haha thanks for the love & suggestions! I think it’s the alloy intake pipe we have on it 😍. It sounds SO damn good!

[@Drunken_Hamster]

@@itsmikelake Hell yeah it does! BTW, I had to edit my comment to add the drifting timestamp for instant replay, but it removed your heart when I did. Think you can re-heart it?

[@itsmikelake]

I got you homie @@Drunken_Hamster

[@47kotzur]

10/10

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you bro 🤙🏻

[@NFSgremlin]

Add some stickers for +25hp

[@itsmikelake]

Haha I kind of like her naked 😛

[@Deverae4]

Fucking awesome broo!

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you bro!

[@Jesse-fk2ko]

Now I want to do this. Maybe a sr20 or something odd and weird

[@itsmikelake]

SR would be so fricken cool!

[@Jesse-fk2ko]

That’s what I was thinking 🤔 but ca’s have such a cool sound the sr can’t get

[@grahamford9646]

It’s come out awesome

[@itsmikelake]

Cheers Graham. I really enjoyed this build 😁

[@avocadoarms358]

Why a CA18 you ask? My theory is because they’re they dime a dozen engine because everyone wants the SR20 for better mod-ability, everyone I know that have gotten an s14 with the CA18 have ether engine swapped to an SR or sold the car on to get one with an SR

[@itsmikelake]

Yeah CA is massively underrated. But just listen to the sound this thing makes 😍

[@danieljackson443]

No wonder the 93 had a hole in the block its not even a turbo engine but good to know you can plus t it

[@itsmikelake]

It had a dud fuel pump in it when the thieves stole it. So it would have run lean and exploded. The car ran amazing with the turbo for 10,000km before that and I thrashed it 🤣

[@ezaiedishariff569]

4g93. lancer ck?

[@billbill251]

ur selling the Au ?

[@itsmikelake]

Sadly she has sold to make way for a new build!

[@dandanyeah5342]

Sick build man, strange engine choice though

[@itsmikelake]

Strange is good! I love seeing people’s faces when the see the engine. And it absolutely rips too. Sounds sooo good 😍

[@martyburgess341]

You could've added two more cylenders in there. 7M GTE

[@itsmikelake]

In my opinion, he 4cyl is right at home in this chassis. A 6cyl just wouldn’t feel right. And the sounds this ca18 makes are just AMAZING

[@martyburgess341]

@@itsmikelake I agree. I was just going for the wild approach. Maybe another project for another time.

[@Blurgamer17]

Hey siri: Play "Mirage" by _Daiki Kasho._

[@itsmikelake]

🤣🤣

[@benjaminflorvilus1071]

This reminds me of initial D

[@itsmikelake]

It’s good to be different 😁

[@iangarcia2708]

Why SR20 instead of 4G63T?

[@itsmikelake]

This is a ca18det motor out of an s13 Silvia 😁. I just wanted to do something completely different 👊🏻

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

why was it stolen ?

[@moxiboxi]

Why a CA over a SRdet?

[@itsmikelake]

Just something different 🤷🏻‍♂️. I actually love the CA 😍

[@woshuahouse]

Im more confused of FWD evo then RWD evo

[@itsmikelake]

I’m sorry for your confusion 🤣

[@bullardtuarae6004]

what car💯🥶

[@Legendary-ps5qn]

Isnt an evo awd?

[@itsmikelake]

Not in Australia 🤣🤙🏻

[@Mclovin2469]

Guys I maybe wrong but I think he took more than 10 minutes to do the entire conversion. You can clearly see the video is sped up in so many places. SMH, why have such a misleading title?

[@MicahBell_1860]

Deja vu

[@lianwei421]

4G93 an evo engine?i believe its 4G63T.

[@itsmikelake]

Ca18det babbyyyy 🤙🏻

[@valantischristodoulou]

no no no . When you get to the point of cutting an EVO like this 01:22 , that's called killing the car not fixing it . I would put a 4G63 and make it that reliable and strong like an airplane

[@itsmikelake]

YES YES YES! The ca18 is a mighty motor as proven in this video 😛

[@gxiong3917]

FWD.... Must be a Mirage Evolution...

[@itsmikelake]

RWD babbyyyyy

[@kumarasampath8555]

Wow what a beautiful built..i also have mitsubishi lancer....its a beautiful car..but no money for the upgrades 😢😢😢

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you! Work hard, save your pennies & upgrade her 😁

[@kumarasampath8555]

@@itsmikelake definitely..one day i will show you.

[@5kywrd]

Why not stick with AWD

[@itsmikelake]

It was never AWD to begin with 👀. And RWD is life 😁

[@5kywrd]

so your telling me evos roll out of the factory front wheel drive...@@itsmikelake 💀. Unless your referring to 4wd and not front wheel drive

[@5kywrd]

ok to be fair tho, the evo was intended to be a rally car with at least some varied terrain capability. I guess it depends on where you drive but Id need that active yaw control to drive in snow.@@itsmikelake

[@bigyella121]

​@@5kywrdwhen was this a evo

[@5kywrd]

what are u talking about@@bigyella121

[@NikolaTesla-nb5nm]

So many good looking cars are ruined by their FWD layout.

[@itsmikelake]

Agree! I absolutely love this car now 😁

[@h33k4]

Bruh wtf is this thing i really dont know how to feel about it. Like fwd evo just make the shit awd why rwd

[@itsmikelake]

Each to their own homie 🤙🏻

[@MrSXCAY]

Why didn’t you just buy another evo motor and bolt up the basics and chuck it in?….you hacked up an evo and downgraded it with an old ass ca18 and butchered the body and turned it into Frankenstein….could of at least gone a sr20 and kept it awd and used pulsar gtir drive train and running gear….🤦🏻‍♂️

[@itsmikelake]

…you clearly didn’t watch the video 😅. Good job. Also, why sr20 over ca18? We made very healthy power and this thing absolutely shreds. By the sounds of it, you have endless $$ to spend on cars. I however have to be fruitful & consider every $$ I spend on my builds whilst also keeping them interesting and fun. I believe I’ve achieved that here 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@tabryis]

Ruined it

[@itsmikelake]

Gosh darn it 🤣🤷🏻‍♂️

[@streetlifetv9241]

as soon as he said ca18 i was like wtf why not get another 4g63 and lost all interest in this video

[@itsmikelake]

Translation: “I’m boring asf and hate anything different & creative” 🤣

[@silentkid7271]

Wow

[@itsmikelake]

😁

[@CatlessPrius]

That damn yellow is so good man. I hate to admit that this might be faster than me. 🥲

[@itsmikelake]

Absolutely love the yellow hey! Thank you bro 👊🏻