# 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution - is fuel upgrade kit worth it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** lancerevolution, mitsubishi\ **Created:** [February 9, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-is-fuel-upgrade-kit-worth-it/174885 "2021-02-09T17:59:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lylestoddard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@lylestoddard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lylestoddard)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-is-fuel-upgrade-kit-worth-it/174885/1 "2021-02-09T17:59:06Z")
is the fuel upgrade kit worthgetting for my evo ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-is-fuel-upgrade-kit-worth-it/174885/2 "2021-02-09T18:18:04Z")
What is a fuel upgrade kit? Is this some aftermarket gadget that promises much more than it delivers and may cause problems? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-is-fuel-upgrade-kit-worth-it/174885/3 "2021-02-09T23:55:43Z")
Why would you think you need it and what IS it? Bigger injectors and pump? E85 kit? What? ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-is-fuel-upgrade-kit-worth-it/174885/4 "2021-02-10T01:16:17Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > what IS it? Bigger injectors and pump? E85 kit? What? It looks like it’s probably something similar to this: [https://www.maperformance.com/products/maperformance-evo-x-e85-500whp-650whp-93oct-fuel-upgrade-kit-2008-2015-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-x-map-evox-500fk](https://www.maperformance.com/products/maperformance-evo-x-e85-500whp-650whp-93oct-fuel-upgrade-kit-2008-2015-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-x-map-evox-500fk) The biggest “benefit” appears to be the ability to use E85. Since the one I linked costs around $1100 I doubt the benefits would outweigh the cost any time soon if ever. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-is-fuel-upgrade-kit-worth-it/174885/5 "2021-02-10T02:16:54Z")
If that’s what he’s looking for… does very little without a tune to make it run on E85 and more boost pressure to use the greater amount of fuel and octane (which the OP didn’t tell us, nor the year, nor the reason, nor really ANYthing at all!) Of course that extra boost is going to stress pistons, rods and head gaskets not to mention the clutch. Sure, it is worth the money! Go for it! Please come back and post the pictures of the hole in the engine block when a rod tries a violent escape! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-is-fuel-upgrade-kit-worth-it/174885/6 "2021-02-11T01:17:33Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > the OP didn’t tell us, nor the year, nor the reason, nor really ANYthing at all! The OP told us in the thread title that it’s a 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, which has a 2.0 liter turbo i4 as standard equipment. I would hope retuning the engine would be part of the “upgrade,” otherwise why bother? The _reason_ is what’s vague. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 10:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-is-fuel-upgrade-kit-worth-it/174885/7 "2021-02-11T10:14:14Z")
> [@davepsinbox\_157004](#): > > The _reason_ is what’s non existent fixed that for you, you’re welcome 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-is-fuel-upgrade-kit-worth-it/174885/8 "2021-02-11T16:41:31Z")
> [@davepsinbox\_157004](#): > > OP told us in the thread title that it’s a 2015 Mitsubishi My bad, you are correct… > [@davepsinbox\_157004](#): > > I would hope retuning the engine would be part of the “upgrade,” otherwise why bother? That is a lot of assumptions on your part including the link you posted for an E85 fuel upgrade kit not in the original post. Your assumptions are based on your knowledge of cars not the OP’s. Considering the original post was 10 words (2 of them without a space), I won’t assume anything not in evidence. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-is-fuel-upgrade-kit-worth-it/174885/9 "2021-02-11T18:26:00Z")
> [@PvtPublic](#): > > fixed that for you, you’re welcome 😉 Thanks. 😉 > [@Mustangman](#): > > That is a lot of assumptions on your part including the link you posted for an E85 fuel upgrade kit not in the original post. That was the only “upgrade kit” I could find for the OP’s vehicle so it seemed reasonable. Beyond that, I simply said I _hoped_ the OP would do things correctly. You’re correct, of course, that it’s not a given. In any event, we seem to be talking about a solution in search of a problem. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-is-fuel-upgrade-kit-worth-it/174885/10 "2021-02-11T23:52:03Z")
Sometimes we have to assume a lot of stuff to pull more info out of an OP. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-is-fuel-upgrade-kit-worth-it/174885/11 "2021-02-12T00:26:40Z")
Another mindless drive-by posting… 🙄