2010 Ralliart Sportback Apocalypto

Hey all! I'm new here. Here's my 2010 Ralliart Sportback. I've put a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get it to where it is. Enjoy!

Here's a fresh batch of pics. It's come a long way!

Never seen that hatchback body style before, hot! What is the snorkel scoop in the last few pictures?

bgkast wrote: Never seen that hatchback body style before, hot! What is the snorkel scoop in the last few pictures?

Thanks! It's a hand-made carbon fiber ram air intake duct. It can be found at unnwerke.com.

Just clicked the link.

You had me at CF Storm Trooper bucket

I like very nearly everything about this car quite a lot, up until that abomination of a "hand-made carbon fiber ram air intake duct"
Plus, everyone drives Subarus around here, cool to see a Mitsu.

Did they make that hatch body style with turbos & AWD?

BAMF wrote: Did they make that hatch body style with turbos & AWD?

Yep, the Ralliart is the Evo's little brother in that respect.

SnowMongoose wrote: I like very nearly everything about this car quite a lot, up until that abomination of a "hand-made carbon fiber ram air intake duct" Plus, everyone drives Subarus around here, cool to see a Mitsu.

Thanks for the feedback. The duct is proving to be a polarizing design. I hoped to maximize functionality with its protruding design, drawing more air into the intake than a more flush design would. I personally like the style. Seeing the scoop on the hood from the driver's seat reminds me of when I had my 05 WRX.

So is the CF helmet really a thing?

If so, would you sell one (or full armour)?

And if so....do you take left testicles as payment?

Junkyard_Dog wrote: So is the CF helmet really a thing? If so, would you sell one (or full armour)? And if so....do you take left testicles as payment?

Haha unfortunately we don't sell that yet... More of a brand mascot-type thing. (The folks at LucasFilms are good sports lol)

Looks like it was on "Pawn Stars"... and sold.

http://store.carbonfibergear.com/carbon-fiber-stormtrooper-helmet-as-seen-on-pawn-stars-1-of-1

That thing looks Mega! How are one of these like to own? I've always had a soft spot for Evos.

VonSmallhausen wrote: That thing looks Mega! How are one of these like to own? I've always had a soft spot for Evos.

Thanks! I absolutely love this car. Great performance and I love the WTF factor lol

Apocalypto seems like an appropriate name for a Mitsu......based on my limited experience wrenching on them....they've left quite an impression

OTOH, yours seems running just fine, which is more than I can say for my SAAB.

I dig the hatchback body style on those, cool car and good luck with it.

Looks kinda of cool, what are those things on the rear of the roof?

Trigun: They're called 'vortex generators,' my understanding is that they're supposed to clean up and direct air back down to the wing.

In reply to trigun7469:

They're vortex generators - an aerodynamic feature. They're intended to add kinetic energy to the air stream (in the form of induced vorticies) which can delay flow separation. This will reduce drag to some degree, though it's a relatively minor effect in this application.

Beat to it!

BTW, when I first saw the ram air duct I thought it was a re-purposed pillar-mount gauge pod. Ha!

Like the hatchback - I don't remember ever seeing a lancer with that body style.

I think the duct looks better from the ride side than when looking at it from the left side

The wheel setup is badass. What are the specs on your wheel and tire combo? And where did you get your flares?

Call me dumb but are those avail in awd?

They are only AWD. Basically the Mitsubishi WRX where the EVO is the STI. Not sure if they came with a real manual though.

I knew there was something funky about them.

SnowMongoose wrote: I like very nearly everything about this car quite a lot, up until that abomination of a "hand-made carbon fiber ram air intake duct"

Yeah it might work good but it sure doesn't look good. Maybe use another NACA duct.

The car looks great otherwise though.