Modified 2001 Mitsubishi Evolution VII - One Take

[@Metalution]

Gray EVO 9 Russian guy checking in. Thanks for the kind words Matt. The car got just a little more perfect now with a few tweaks. Love this evo 7.

[@TheSmokingTire]

You've still got the best set up Evo I've ever driven!

[@Metalution]

Name User lol, come and get it.

[@themisvespucci9894]

You still got the dream evo

[@Metalution]

Jason Smith thank you sir.

[@Metalution]

Walter K here is a short list. Exterior Custom chassis mount front splitter Custom front brake ducts Enkei PF01SS 17"x9" Bridgestone RE71R 255/40-17 tires Interior Sparco Evo seats Sparco steering wheel Schroth racing harnesses Defie Gauges Zeitronics wideband Autopower roll bar Engine/Power GSC S1 cams Forced Performance HTA71 turbo Buschur Racing upper intercooler pipe ETS lower intercooler pipe ETS 3" intercooler 4” custom intake AEM dryflow air filter Ported exhaust manifold MAPerformance o2 housing Perrin downpipe 3” Custom 3" v-band exhaust Derale custom 25 row oil cooler Mishimoto radiator Mishimoto oil catch can Spal cooling fan PTE 780 injectors Walbro 255 fuel pump Agency Power fuel rail Suspension Feal Suspension road race coilovers White line front bump steer kit Whiteline bushings Whiteline front swaybar Perrin front PSRS Corner balanced Custom alignment Audio Alpine deck Polk audio speakers Other Under hood fuse box relocated to glove box ACD pump relocated to trunk Battery relocated to trunk

[@nickdominic9103]

Good to see a clean evo7 a lot of guys were converting them to evo 8 exterior.

[@madmaverick5017]

I've been thinking about buying a evo 7 for a while I think this video just convinced me

[@Tomoslb1]

Some advice from a Evo 7 owner, I had to sell my car due to rust in the floor pan, I didn't look under the car when I bought it and a year later holes started to appear. The rust was so bad I had to sell it for way less then what I bought it for. It was a shame since the motor only had 100K on it, Couldn't afford to keep it.

[@TheDutchTexan]

Damn those Canadians getting the 15 year old cars with 0 issues... My personal favorite EVO looks wise is the 5, but no matter what the generation it is an ICON! I can't imagine driving on the other side of the car though. Never have had someone with a RHD approach me for a review. It would be interesting for sure. Taking it around a parking lot to re-calibrate your brain is probably a necessity. This looks like so much fun though, not insane horsepower but very usable everywhere. And the fact the owner drove it to Cali from Canada makes it that much more impressive and a testament that he put it together very nicely.

[@devinpinder6934]

So can I come to your house?

[@MrGreenAKAguci00]

Devin Pinder well played.

[@kemalbibinoglu128]

Askin the real questions here.

[@lachezarlazarov7566]

Matt should throw a party for his subscribers !

[@Jack9788]

@devin It's pretty clear he has invited everyone to come to his house at any time! I'll wait until xmas morning I think.

[@410kane]

Devin Linder only if you have a good turning radius

[@nhoff7703]

I live in the US. My neighbor has a RHD Evo V. It has Canadian plates. So sweet.

[@WTFNoNamesLeft2]

My EVO stalled with the AC on for 10 years. The only down-side really. Miss that car.

[@ryder4782]

Super chill owner. Don't know why but this guy has a good vibe to him.

[@SergeantMoetz]

That is one mint EVO, love the edged design of the VII bumper and those Enkei wheels complement the clean style extremely well. Very nice car and very humble owner!

[@Driftuner]

those boots are actually pretty cool i have to say..

[@maxxjettfilms6322]

Hello officer! Checking that mirror hard.

[@StephenButlerOne]

maxxjett films as we all have done.

[@josearteaga9667]

As soon as he saw that cop he started hauling ass lol

[@ut2k4wikichici]

officer mirror

[@Tcflohr]

Very cool car. I'd much prefer the "modest" output for a daily driver. Nicely done, clean and well kept.

[@ChaosphereIX]

Hey Matt I have another RHD Mistubishi you can drive...all 90hp of 1999 Mirage goodness.

[@ZVONIMIR172]

ChaosphereIX good for you, I have a 1997 lancer with the 1.3 liter, 75 hp monster :')

[@xTerraH]

another rhd mitsi checking in, 1980 sigma, 1.6, 50hp to play with xD

[@xTheNameisEthan]

How and why did you get a JDM mirage lmao

[@ChaosphereIX]

I am living in Australia for my PhD. Needed a cheap car. Cost me $1k AUD. That is why. Not everyone lives in America :P

[@bingoberra18]

Evo 3 here

[@brendan817]

sick purse dude

[@eppyz]

This was a cool car to see, definitely dont see an Evo VII everyday. Very cool. My personal favorite Evo is the 6.5 TME Love that car.

[@erickh380]

Jeff Eppenger hideous car tho

[@r3uvsgaming]

​@@erickh380they are if you're blind

[@sarbg35]

NFS days and 2 fast 2 furious, oh the memories

[@BlitzkriegRap]

Good times

[@1810mex]

great burnout at donut garage matt!

[@Krezo200]

1810mex great donut at burnout garage matt!

[@kostman23]

+1

[@-BuddyGuy]

Owner sounds like Buffalo Bill from silence of the lambs. "It puts the E85 in the Lancer or it gets the hose again"

[@jody024]

That is a clean VII

[@TheJordanGraff]

I see this guy cruising down Hastings (probably to West Van/North Van/Sea to Sky) with a bunch of Subies, S13/14's, Supras.... Sharp car I tells ya

[@derekcook499]

lol i think that may be me your talking about

[@iantownsend500]

Always liked the 7 especially from 2 fast 2 furious. If you can get your hands on the 6 TMC for me that’s the greatest Evo

[@sarom058s]

The owner is really cool too!

[@SeanHarlow]

I'm running those Indy 500 tires on my Fiesta ST (well I was until last week when winter tire time started), they're pretty damn nice.

[@marklan1576]

Sean Harlow I am running them on my bolted/tuned SS turbo and still spin 2nd and sometimes third from a roll. No good for myself.

[@kamils6829]

They’re nice on the road. At the track they are terrible and super noisy

[@maverickmason4946]

Here in florida you wouldn't need bother put on ''winter tires''😁

[@Beer_Dad1975]

I had the Bridgestone RE003 version - they were good in the dry, not terrible in the wet - only lasted me 18,000km so pretty disappointing given they are marketed as a fairly high end tyre here. Have switched to Michelin PS4's now - far better tyre, well worth the extra money - 10,000km mark now and looking better than the RE003's were at 5000.

[@StephenButlerOne]

The 5 was the high point for me. Loved it, a neighbour had one. Her husband an M5.

[@SpeedFreak0122]

Now this is a book I'd read.

[@StephenButlerOne]

SpeedFreak0122 you lost me.

[@Jimmy87268]

These boots are something I'll have to take a look at...

[@MachoGio]

Those are some pretty nice boots

[@OlaJustin]

Man, balls powder and leather boots. All a man needs. Matt, you choose your sponsors with care! 👊

[@привет_лунатикам]

*Good.. I needed a purse for all my ball powder...*

[@ashy_gee6]

I saw this now! I have a viii but I also want this ct9a model now now now. Great review btw.

[@TheBTRGarage]

Such a good looking car, I miss my Evo 8.

[@tylerdowd]

Tbh those boots at the beginning are awesome looking

[@moremaddness]

Awesome video on the classic Evo VII & very clean mods too.... Matt when are you gonna go for a ride in a McLaren 720s ???????????? I am patiently waiting for you to take one on a spin!!!

[@RealtorGarage]

The pumas !! My fav driving shoes ever

[@123dowhat]

Matt has a contagious laugh. I found it so funny after police passed by lol

[@ctrsom]

Need the Evo 6 in the states too

[@chubyberto]

I always feel the build is serious when I see lightweight wheels as nice as those

[@vickramos9234]

I know this video is almost 2 years old but I just wanna clarify the the Firestone firehawk Indy 500 tires are not knockoffs of Bridgestone re003, Firestone is owned by Bridgestone and the Indy 500 is simply a re-badged re003 not knockoffs they are the same tire.

[@kevinsdb1]

I wonder if Matt has ever been pulled over while filming a One Take

[@TheSmokingTire]

nope!

[@kevinsdb1]

Dam you're lucky then haha

[@DriftxKingGTR]

V is the best looking Evo that won the world rally championship in 1998 for Mitsubishi by Tommy Makinen. And I’m not being biased because I owned one lol

[@firefly1448]

Cham Rav you owned one but don't know how it's spelled It's Tommi makinen

[@DriftxKingGTR]

FireFly14 bruh

[@andrewlusty5584]

Evo VII was the best

[@schinkenkaeseketchup]

Keep up the good content matt, love it!

[@VirusTornado]

Those are some nice boots actually.

[@NikeTreADz]

Can someone explain the "fake" LSD the american EVOS got?

[@Metalution]

We got a real LSD in USA but the plates were arranged to have less lockup to reduce noise. If you open it up and rearrange the plates you get a “real” LSD.

[@boostedhatch3]

Metalution do you have the weir max lock or just rearranged plates?

[@Metalution]

boostedhatch3 at the moment just the rearranged plates. Next step is the Weir plates and an English Racing ACD flash.

[@nyansugoi]

Real talk: those alba low tops in navy look fucking nice

[@smear7331]

Matt u should do more sport SUVs! I see them running around all the time wondering how they’ll handle in the canyons

[@stompingpuppies]

Be me "Opens Evo 7 One Take" "Chubby bald guy trying to sell me expensive shoes" "Confused"

[@gabelaws]

Your job is so cool.

[@phantom2468]

I own one now in the same color. I get to drive mine in 3 weeks when I go back to Japan.

[@andrewkahler9359]

Is it bad. That the tail lights, wing and hood are the only way i can tell a 7, 8 and 9 apart? Like build a typical tuner, GT3 wang, carbon hood and euro lights, and i just know its an evo. Unless it still has the shark fins, then i know its a 9.

[@Lucas-kj5kv]

7-8 Years before you could get one in America? What happened to the 03 Evo 8

[@CrisWoollacott]

If you want a LHD Skyline then there are UK companies which convert the R33 GTRs to LHD

[@joseneto5833]

My dream car...

[@RallyLancer95]

Fuck I love the 7, too bad we have to wait until 2026..

[@SarahnTuned]

Tim Beck warthog ✈️

[@Mrsonicslash5]

Is that your freewing

[@SiLvErUnIt911]

Unless you’re in Florida

[@wt8213]

Literally the same thing as an 8 just has an uglier front and wing. But I guess it might look cool to you since it will be different to all the 8/9 out in the USA. But ya have fun with the prices of them once they are us e Legal. R32 gtr use to be $10k in Canada now they are $25k+ in the usa so I'm assuming a $15k Evo 7 will follow suit and be a hell of a lot more once it's USA legal. That's why I'm holding on to my Evo 6. I'm sure it will be worth twice what I paid for it once it's USA legal.

[@swin.117]

bought mine last year, i even have the ultra rare ralliart cluster worth 3k. keeping mine for the same reason everyone wants all the jdm bits. btw its not the same, the trans has different gear ratios, 7 comes stock with SAS attachments, everything is power (locks windows etc.), stock AYC, USA didnt get til 8MR model or evo 9 models, i agree with you, keep the 6 until its legal for USA there are a few 6's in my area for sale for 6-7k CAD only thing when buying an evo that concerns me is the trans its usually the first thing to go in almost all evo's i just got mine done this summer by English Racing in Portland, OR

[@BossTuned]

USDM Evo's do have LSD but were purposely stacked "wrong" to promote understeer. Restacking them fixes the issue and makes the car handle more like a evo is supposed to be.

[@RobertMilat]

My favorite evo

[@alphaj1172]

matt is turning into the matrass guy with these plugs

[@akmalidrees3278]

I like the tail lights

[@OhighOSkater]

Evo's sound so nasty. I love it

[@frogchaser]

Matt, do you make people sign a waiver before you drive their car? In case of speeding tickets, crashing etc.

[@enrique3574]

I think the evo 7 looks better than the 8 and 9.

[@intellectualtommy3902]

Matt what canyon are you at srry to ask.

[@k20CRX1]

Seems like a really nice dude and awesome car!

[@termicrx]

evo

[@froshmasta]

Fine Corinthian leather?

[@JapanScott1]

Every car I've driven here in Japan seems to have seats that slant forward. The seat bottom also seems short (from front to back), causing leg fatigue in a relatively short time.

[@NoootABigDeal]

Want one of those so bad

[@Ainkoe]

Great car

[@glenn666able]

Nice car tastefully done ....

[@gnarlykoala]

These were potential Porsche killers back then, with a good driver in it.

[@tazswagg]

so flawless!!

[@keithcee6378]

I dig it!

[@aftastosk6016]

Hugely impressive!

[@bergudopeludo2760]

For a second there i thought that was the stradman

[@eddierools]

You sold your Skyline!? Aww maan... Any reason for it? Did one of the Motorex R34's come up for sale or something?

[@GethinJames]

Nice boots!

[@tornut24]

I think Matt just did aegyo at the end there

[@zainlilani3408]

What is this Queef rear end you speak of?

[@EVOFans]

Zain JDM Evo have active rear differential which can torque vector between left and right axle since EVO 4/late 1996 for GSR variant. USDM get mechanical 1.5 way rear differential for all Evo 8/9 which is same as RS variant for JDM. However, it is stacked incorrectly from factory to reduce the locking action. To take full advantage of it, you would have to open it to and rearrange the plates in correct order.

[@zainlilani3408]

I appreciate the explanation. However, ‘twas a joke.

[@MouseCIick]

Is it me or jdm one has rear center arm rest? I notice this on STi or WRX too.

[@lexburen5932]

in japan there is a company that will build a left hand drive skyline for you from the R32 till the R34 comes at at price though :) you just need to ship your skyline to japan :)

[@GMWsho]

Everyone likes the odd Evo..

[@UnrelatedNonsense]

Cool scion TC wheels

[@Bocbo]

Beavey and Sentra front fascia...

[@bunkaaa8726]

lmfao these sponsored bits !! Love ya Matt..

[@UnknownRider-eg1nl]

Do you's have the Gt turbo starlet or glanza in the states?

[@ChaseHoffman]

NoSmokeNoPoke Bb we have early starlets, but no turbo.

[@Zerofightervi]

Are you kidding? They'd need one for each foot.

[@UnknownRider-eg1nl]

Zerofightervi Good one 😂

[@Wiggy321]

They didn't come the states in the later models after 1985. Starlet Gt's are great cars. Imported a 1990 and 1993 for a friend. 1994 + are my favorites, because of the lights and LSD.

[@UnknownRider-eg1nl]

Omar Monelle I have 95 Gt great car

[@war476]

How much do these sell for average. And stock everything

[@boundariesunlimited267]

A rarity!

[@Bad_m340i]

What canyon is this

[@Vikturus22]

Would be nice if your sponsers did international shipping.....

[@Rlyeh_The_Dead]

I never realized that disadvantage of RHD. less right turning visibility. Is there a LHD disadvantage?

[@Rlyeh_The_Dead]

Ah, very good point. I didn't think of that

[@wt8213]

Once you get use to rhd after like an hour there's nothing to it. I've driven 5 rhd cars in Canada for 4 years now and I like it more actually. They are really small cars. Maybe a RHD big truck would be a problem but not a tinny spots car like an Evo.

[@erickh380]

He mentioned he came down to SoCal with his dog and you don't show us the dog. Why Matt why

[@ibo1137]

4:57 Sounded like someone was overtaking them.

[@owenp7644]

nice car. nice guy. nice vid 🍻

[@ΘάνατοςΧορτοφάγος]

Leather and ethical? I think the cow would disagree

[@dericanslum1696]

Thanas Stefanis V ...life feeds on life...an animal can be given a comfortable life and harvested in an honorable way...ethical and animal products are not mutually exclusive...

[@PearceXJ]

someone didn't listen to mufasa

[@MrTmenzo]

Deric' Anslum wrong. No such thing as ethical slaughter.

[@dericanslum1696]

the doge ...I agree...but I said harvest so not sure what your argument is...if you don't understand the difference then you certainly don't understand the food chain before mass production/factory farming...

[@MrTmenzo]

Deric' Anslum wrong again. What you're trying to do is turn a blind eye on what really goes on. If you'd like, there's plenty of videos on youtube that shows how most animals are skinned alive for their skins/fur. Crocodiles having a metal rod stabbed thru their spine and since they're cold blodded, die a slow painful death. No such thing ad ethical slaughter pal. And animal agriculture is certainly not a "food chain". We artificially impregnate animals and slaughter them over and over. A "real" food chain is out there in the wild where you hunt your food such as lions or other predators do. Good day.

[@dha588]

I miss oddballs

[@Cheeseypoofs85]

arent 7,8 and 9s pretty much all the same though?

[@Cheeseypoofs85]

aside from adding a 6spd and a couple ponies

[@kotarojujo2737]

Yes, not much different, apart from minor cosmetics and some goodies like ayc, mivec, etc

[@KingdomOfMog1]

damn I really like those boots. Too bad I just bought a new pair of boots

[@jihadjoe]

You just sold me some boots!

[@burningbeard]

what do you mean 2001?

[@NismoFinder]

Savage Soul it’s a 2001...what is there not to get? Haha. Remember 2 Fast 2 Furious when Brian drove an Evo 7? They made that movie in 2002..

[@Slow370Z]

LOL Matt, you inviting me over?

[@brandondeel3567]

is it legal to do these high speed runs in the canyons you drive? seems like the cops would have caught on by now.

[@Mrsonicslash5]

Yea I think they know it’s Matt farah lol

[@TheSmokingTire]

Cops who want to catch speeders would find their time much better spent sitting on the side of the highway with their radar guns lazily left on. They can write 81 in a 70's all day long, rather than sit on the side of an empty canyon road with no cell service or reception on the off chance I might come by.

[@jonathonahn8279]

There’s a fairly large community of people who do these here for fun in Southern California, so I can’t imagine they’d start pulling over every last one of us. So I guess it’s like how having a modified car is technically illegal but unless you’re doing stupid shit like crossing yellows they aren’t going to respond to it.

[@brandondeel3567]

Jonathon Ahn well shit, I'm living in the wrong place! I'd love to have some canyons to drive whenever I wanted to but I live in Florida and it's completely flat here:/

[@Rlyeh_The_Dead]

Short answer is it's illegal. However I'm sure the cops have better things to do. Besides, if the car crowd is just using a mostly empty canyon and having fun without hurting anyone, that means maybe they won't feel the need as much to do it in populated areas. It's a win-win!

[@monim2001]

nice