JPR AutoSports

I’ve posted up some of the things we are doing to prep the car for next season.  It is a long project list that should impact the performance significantly.  One of the issues that we are thinking about, but haven’t mentioned, is the relay package on the Evo.  Mostly we take the oem electrical package on a car as stable and reliable, and ultimately – boring.  It’s all the other parts we think about improving and before this car, I’ve never even thought about replacing relays or other electrical parts (nor did it seem that I needed to).

However, there have been some problems with the relays on the Evo X; specifically, the fuel pump relay can fail and then the motor will run wildly lean until it dies.  So replacing that relay is critical for both your motor’s health and your peace of mind.  There are a couple of other relays that control other functions that have been identified as weak or faulty and need to be considered.  This is not something I wanted to mess with, and while not very sexy, part of our season prep is to swap all the critical relays for a better/ newer version.  The last thing I want to think about on the race track is whether my fuel regulator relay is functioning properly.

Mitsubishi has identified this problem and introduced better relays over time.  Depending on the dealer they may even exchange yours under warranty, though, we wanted a better answer, as it was important to exchange the right relay with the improved model and I have less then perfect faith in the local Mitsu dealerships.  South Side Performance has prepared a VERY elegant solution to solve this problem.  I’ve posted up before that this group really understands high performance and race cars and, just like with their other products, I felt confident their solution would be just the ticket.  SSP has prepared a simple kit with all the latest improved relays you need.  It couldn’t be easier to replace these under your hood and, while you won’t feel any performance gains, the fact that the motor won’t die from a bad relay is of considerable comfort.

www.ssperformance.com   It’s inexpensive and easy to install, and so if you haven’t swapped out your relays yet you need to talk to Kris or Jeremy at SSP now!