01 — Engine detail
Enginedetail.
- Engine code
- 4G63
- Manufacturer
- Mitsubishi
- Configuration
- Inline-4
- Displacement
- 1,997 cc
- Valvetrain
- SOHC 8-valve and DOHC 16-valve versions
- Aspiration
- Naturally aspirated and turbocharged versions
- Production
- 1980 – —
- Applications
- Mitsubishi Lancer EX 2000 Turbo / Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 / Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution I–IX / Mitsubishi Eclipse (US) / Mitsubishi Pajero
- 01
The turbocharged 4G63T was first introduced in the 1980 Lancer EX 2000 Turbo.
Source: Mitsubishi Sirius engine — Wikipedia (English) - 02
The DOHC version was introduced in the Japanese-market Galant in 1987.
Source: Mitsubishi Sirius engine — Wikipedia (English) - 03
It powered the World Rally Championship-winning Lancer Evolution; the UK FQ400 version made 400 bhp.
Source: Mitsubishi Sirius engine — Wikipedia (English)
Technology — Forced induction
Exhaust gas spins a turbine that drives a compressor on the same shaft, pushing more air into the cylinders than atmospheric pressure alone.
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03 — Sources
- 01Mitsubishi Sirius engine – WikipediaWikipedia · reference · accessed 2026-09-26