Evo box on vr4 block - bolt on??

[bazeng]

Do you guys know if an EVO 1-2-3 box bolts up to a 6bolt block?

 

[JSTYLE]

yes.. i think they run the same sandwhich plate so thats a yes.. HOWEVER ur going to have a custom cross member OR put the vr4 casing onto the evo box so u can bolt it up.. (the box is bolted up by 3 mounts, vr4 factory is only 1.)

Jon

 

[bazeng]

Is the upper mount the same as the VR4?
So could I get away with not using the front and rear?

 

[JSTYLE]

Is the upper mount the same as the VR4?
So could I get away with not using the front and rear?

yes im pretty sure they are..
i wouldnt recommend running it with only 2 mounts? ie motor and gearbox.. u need to support it so it doesnt rock... maybe make a custom gearbox crossover? or.. use the vr4 box housing with evo internals?..

Jon

 

[EVO-00X]

Baz, yes of course, the Evo and GSR gearboxes mount to the 6 bolt block.
I know theres a few dramas when trying to mount a VR4 gearbox in a CC Lancer, but I always thought a CC Lancer EVO/GSR gearbox in a VR4 would fit no problem as long as you remove the bolt-on bellhousing mounts off the GSR/EVO bellhousing.
Just to confirm, VR4 setups have a mount on the back of the gearbox (1), front timing belt (2), and front and rear of the engine block (3&4). You're not changing any of those by using a GSR/EVO gearbox are you?
If there's something in the way if using a GSR/EVO bellhousing on the EVO gearbox, I wonder if you could just put a VR4 bellhousing on the Evo gearbox anyway?

 

[brisvr4]

I do recall reading somewhere that you need to use the Evo sandwich plate otherwise the starter doesn't engage? Or I could just be getting old and forgetful!

 

[trippy]

no prob mate straiht in vr4 has 3 mounts on the engine so u only need the one mount on the box top one i have it like this in my race car

 

[SIVART]

Ive left my camera at work baz I will borrow the next doors in the morning

 

[bazeng]

So that top mount is 100% the same as the VR4 one?

 

[trippy]

yep straight in same casing just diff bellhousing

 

[Entaran]

Just remember evo boxes are 3.9

 

[bazeng]

Yeah, thats alright, I've got a 3.9 rear

 

[JSTYLE]

cheap fix? wont u be better off spending the money on real box that shouldnt break ?

Jon

 

[bazeng]

Just something to get me around while I build the other box...

 

[JSTYLE]

oh ok then fair enuff.. i guess u can always turn the boost down and just enjoy driving the car..

Jon

 

[SIVART]

here is the best pic of a evo mount I could get