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Draevon - Moving from Gemini to Lancer

Postby draevon » Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:22 pm

Hey Guys,

Just in the process of moving into the CJ Lancer world after 10 years of driving Geminis in the OzGemini Car Club. After engine swap number 5, I decided it was time to buy myself something new, so have just recently picked myself up a Silver 08 VR Lancer. The idea was that I was supposed to leave it untouched and give up on modifying cars, however that plan has already gone out the window.

My car is still fairly basic: So far I've just blacked out the front, debadged it, gear knob, AUX in, modified the intake a little and fitted a shift light, however I have some eyelids, LED taillights, CF interior trim and hopefully a front strut bar on the way. Also thinking about a GReddy Exhaust, just trying to justify the cost :)

New cars go pretty well, and it's nice being able to have a conversation at highway speed. After driving a car that revved out to 8000rpm and screamed when it got there though, I've hit the rev limiter more than a few times in a car that sneaks it's way up to 6500. I'm getting the hang of it.

Here are some pictures of my old car until my Lancer is something worth looking at. I built it from the ground up, and it was my baby for about 4 years.

Tim - aka draevon

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Postby LZY_EYE » Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:23 pm

Welcome to ClubCJ :)

Nice old Gemmy there, but I agree it is nice having a new car :)

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Postby scraverX » Sun Nov 08, 2009 4:12 pm

Welcome to the club, and yeah it's very nice having a new car. The CVT's sneak their way up to highway speeds even more then the manual's... trust me on this. :D
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Postby aspir3 » Sun Nov 08, 2009 4:17 pm

The old Gemini, that brings back memories. I had a TX Gemini for 10 years. You must have a lead foot to have 5 engines. The lancer is in a different league to the Gemini, 30 years of technology and it shows. You have a lot of mods already, you will love or hate this club as it will give you great ideas and support heaps.
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Postby draevon » Sun Nov 08, 2009 4:23 pm

Not so much a lead foot ... but highly strung engines. 30 year old engines have a habit of blowing up anyways, so build them up to race spec and the longevity goes out the window. My second last engine was the one I spent the money on. Got it up to approx 150hp and had it for over 100000km, but when it finally packed it in I decided I'd had enough. Dropped a new engine in and sold it off.

Yeah this forum is probably bad news for me ... seeing waaay too many things I want to put in the car :)
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Postby blade888 » Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:14 pm

Welcome!!

Hope you're enjoying the lancer! Would be a brand new experience from the good ol Gemini!
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Postby scraverX » Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:18 pm

Yep, good and bad that's for certain. I could go nuts on things like suspension so it's a bit of a challenge to temper myself and say 'no, I don't need adjustable coil overs and braces out the wahzoo' :D.
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Postby driftnut(( » Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:48 pm

im with scraver almost spent 2k today on upgrades its bad man, but manual better than CVT and if scraver thinks other wise looks like we'll have to have a drag lol
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Postby draevon » Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:18 pm

Yeah manuals definately have it. Was pretty sure I wanted a Manual anyways, to prevent CVT related boredom, but when i compared the Manual and CVT on CarSales:

CVT 2.0L
0-100km/h: 10.5 seconds
Consumption: 8.2L/100km

Manual 2.0L
0-100km/h: 9.5 seconds
Consumption: 7.8L/100km

So a manual has 10% better 0-100 time, and 5% better economy ... seemed like a pretty easy decision. The think I think was funniest was the 2.4 CVT:

2.4L CVT
0-100km/h: 9.8 seconds
Consumption: 8.9L/100km

So if you spend the extra cash for a 2.4L engine, and then spend the extra cash for the CVT, you'll be stuck with a car that takes 0.3 seconds longer to get to 100km/h then the poverty pack manual with a smaller engine. I would have thought they'd have gone out of their way to ensure all 2.4s were faster than all 2.0s, but then I'm not a car company exec, so what would I know. Seems to be plenty of people around with CVTs too, so doesn't look like a major concern for most people.
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Postby scraverX » Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:23 pm

I was more pointing out the fact that since the CVT has no noticeable sign that its changed ratios it really does sneak up the speed.

Ignore the figures. I can get 7.1 across town depending on the route I take. And on the drive up to Wakefield Park and back I was getting as low as 6.1. 110km/h on the cruise control @ just under 2500 rpm on the flat bits.

Also I didn't buy my car for it's 0-100 time. I don't race it, I don't plan to. I drive primarily through suburbs and city centres. 50 or 60 km/h. Traffic lights. Roundabouts. School zones. Pedestrian crossings. So what if a manual can get up to 100km/h in 9.5 sec, make use of it on a public street and you'll be dicing with getting booked. On top of these things I find an auto (in this case CVT) much easier to drive. It's one less thing for me to concentrate on.

To each their own, I say. :D
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Postby scraverX » Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:24 pm

I was more pointing out the fact that since the CVT has no noticeable sign that its changed ratios it really does sneak up the speed.

Ignore the figures. I can get 7.1 across town depending on the route I take. And on the drive up to Wakefield Park and back I was getting as low as 6.1. 110km/h on the cruise control @ just under 2500 rpm on the flat bits.

Also I didn't buy my car for it's 0-100 time. I don't race it, I don't plan to. I drive primarily through suburbs and city centres. 50 or 60 km/h. Traffic lights. Roundabouts. School zones. Pedestrian crossings. So what if a manual can get up to 100km/h in 9.5 sec, make use of it on a public street and you'll be dicing with getting booked. On top of these things I find an auto (in this case CVT) much easier to drive. It's one less thing for me to concentrate on.

To each their own, I say. :D
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Postby SIR-VRX » Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:09 pm

Welcome to the club mate!!

Where abouts in Brisbane are you from?

Also, we'd love to see you on a cruise one day! our next one is on the 22nd November, have a look here: http://clubcj.net/viewtopic.php?t=2868

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Postby Graham » Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:16 am

Welcome!
Glad to see you made a swap to a CJ, the Gemenis are pretty good, there is one (in WA) who I cruise with every Sunday.

Plenty of mods here to have fun with :P
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Postby billyboy » Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:14 pm

Welcome to the club!...Yeah bad news to be hanging aroung here if you just want to keep it stock. :P

So what's up with the old Gem now? Still got her or sold?

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Postby draevon » Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:34 pm

Thanks Guys,

The Coupe got sold to a guy in Sydney who flew up and drove it home (I'm in Greenslopes, 5km south of the city). I thought about keeping it and just taking it for a run once in a while, but realistically with a shiney new car in the driveway undergoing a constant string of mods, I doubt I'd ever touch it again. Besides, the cash I got can help convince me to get a GReddy SE for the back of the Lancer :)
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