Blown LS1 makes this 1980s Mitsubishi sedan a proper Aussie burnout machine.
This brightly-colored burnout video comes to us from the YouTube channel of MRS-LS1 and it features a 1982 Mitsubishi Sigma putting on a wicked smoke show to celebrate the owner’s birthday. As her name suggests, this hot pink Japanese sedan is powered by a GM V8 and to create a proper Australian burnout machine, that engine is built to offer far more power than a stock mill.
Mrs LS1
We were searching YouTube for a burnout video and we came across this clip of a hot pink Mitsubishi Sigma sedan with a blown GM engine. A bit of digging led us to an associated Facebook account. We found that Mrs. LS1 is an Australian mother of five named Sharmaine McDonald who loves to do nasty burnouts with her 1982 Sigma.
For those unfamiliar with the Sigma, it was the Galant in other markets but in Australia, it was marketed as the Sigma. Obviously, it didn’t come with a blown GM engine, but in an effort to transform this unusual Japanese sedan into a proper burnout monster – Mrs LS1’s Sigma has a built-and-blown 5.7-liter V8.
It also has a hot pink exterior, a hot pink-and-white interior and black wheels with hot pink trim, so in case an LS1-powered Mitsubishi Sigma isn’t enough of an eye-catcher – this car’s paint scheme guarantees that everyone stops to take a look.
Birthday Burnout
The details are short, but it seems as though this video was shot on Mrs. LS1’s birthday. What better way for someone who loves to do burnouts to celebrate than to do burnouts, and after a short walk-around of the Sigma, we get to watch as McDonald puts on a stunning smoke show for those people who came by to celebrate her big day.
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