Mitsubishi Cordia 1.8 GSR Turbo

This is my Mitsubishi Cordia. It's from the 80's era. Not many knows about it these days. Many misinterpret it's looks for a Levin AE86. My dad sent it to a workshop a couple of months ago for a top overhaul and i can't believe what that apek actually critised me of doing. He said that i have fitted the wrong engine into it. He actually advised my dad into replacing the engine with the more reliable toyota 4A-GE. Now, that is what i call stupidity. For heaven's sake, it's a Mitsubishi, why the hell does it need a Toyota's powerplant?? To that apek i would say, "aiya.. uncle, u didn't go school high enough la.. this is not a Toyota patt lok (86) arh.." This is the story of "The Cordia" that i have kept for the past 8 years. It was brought buy my dad from my late uncle Larry for my brother to commute to class and back. After two years in his hands i took over. why? bcos he got his so called super-duper Gen-2. waaah laau eeh.. if u think i am going to praise the gen-2, sorry la.. it's a P.O.S (piece of s**t). Believe me, the owner himself disposed it after using it for 2 years and actually is satisfied to settled for an older '97 civic EG-9 for now.

Coming back to the Cordia, it originally came with an older 1600cc SOHC (4G32). Dun play play arh.. this normal aspirated (NA) engine from 1983 was giving out slightly more than 70hp & could easily reach a top speed of 200km/h. By the way, this engine is so practical that u could still find it in the Mitsubishi Delica that are moving goods and people around.

You might ask, if it is so good, then why change the engine?? Aha.. here comes the story,

i was going around to get a replacement power-steering hose one day when i couldn't believe my eyes.. Between the stack of half-cuts was a chopped-up Mitsubishi Cordia 1.8 GSR Turbo 4WD. Sudirman was the supervisor incharged at the chopshop and he didn't wanna sell me just the hose eventually convincing me to take the whole chopped car from his yard. What more could i say, i took it including the newer looking rear lights, doors and everything that was for a Cordia. Being so trilled with it, i called up my cousins Andre and Adrian to get over to check it out. Hmm.. hunting for a replacement hose and eventually buying a whole half-cut, now that is ridiculous but not for a petrolhead like me. :p

More info on Mitsubishi Cordia next time around.