G’day guys, new to the forum as just purchased a 2009 MY10 Lancer VR.
Will installing a RA snorkel on the 2.0 engine yield any performance benefits or is it purely the aesthetic/sound that will be improved?
Sorry if it’s a noob question. Cheers.
Yes it will!! but only marginally, as proved by tune up guru Merlin. For a start you wont be sucing in warm air, rub your hand umber your current snorkel
above the battery and you will feel 25 holes. Put there by Mitsubishi because the snorkel was too restrictive to start with. Also required with the RA
form an opening in the panel in front of the snorkel to help better breathing. There's stacks of information on the internet. Try Club OOPS!!! for instance.
More the just performance you will get a smoother more responsive machine. just the feel of the accelerator pedal and the loss of that squeaky sound.
replaced by a healthy roar when you hit 3200rpm or there a bouts makes it worthwhile.
By the way the exhaust manifold on the 2lr, is a clam shell and not as efficient as the 2.4ltr one which while I can't qualify as an extractor does
look like one and is defiantly more efficient at very little cost,. If your in Melbourne, I've got one with all fittings you can have, FREE Pick up only.
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