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Old 05-30-2011, 12:54 PM   #34 (permalink)
Red__Zed
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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370 View Post
$5,000 is a gross overstatement. Its about $3,000. Considering a DCT at worst will add 5% hp and we spend about the same in aftermarket parts to get similar results. I don't see how this would be a bad investment. But with these new dcts emerging. I doubt the new DCT would cost more than $2700:

2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution GSR Price With Options
Mitsubishi subsidized the price to keep the Evo selling.

What are you talking about adding 5% horsepower?

Also, the 5 speed in the GSR is much more expensive to manufacture than the 6 speed in the Z. It's actually a transmission built to handle abuse.

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