hahaha...this was my buddies old car...I always told him to rip that 12 valve Mitsubuishi sticker off....your right if you research the car it never came with a 1.8

is that a new for sale ad?

Yes

A COLT                93    1.8L, Fed and Canada                            │
│A COLT                94    1.8L, thru 9/30/93, Fed and Canada              │
│A EXPO                92    1.8L (VIN C, D or T, 8th digit), FWD, Fed and Can│
│A EXPO                93    1.8L (VIN C, 8th digit), Fed and Canada          │
│A EXPO                94    1.8L (VIN C, 8th digit), thru 9/30/93, Fed and Ca│
│A MIRAGE              93    1.8L (VIN C, 8th digit), Fed and Canada          │
│A MIRAGE              94    1.8L (VIN C, 8th digit), thru 9/30/93, Fed and Ca│
│A SUMMIT              92    1.8L (VIN "D""), FWD, Fed and Canada            │
│A SUMMIT              93    1.8L (VIN "C""), FWD, Fed and Canada            │
│A SUMMIT              94    1.8L (VIN "C""), FWD, thru 9/30/93, Fed and Canad│
│A VISTA                92    4-109 (1.8L VIN "D""), FWD, Fed                  │
│A VISTA                93    4-109 (1.8L VIN "C""), FWD, Fed                  │
│A VISTA                94    4-109 (1.8L VIN "C""), FWD, thru 9/30/93, Fed    │
│B COLT                93    1.8L, Calif                                      │
│B COLT                94    1.8L, thru 9/30/93, Calif                        │
│B EXPO                92    1.8L (VIN C, D or T, 8th digit), FWD, Calif      │
│B EXPO                93    1.8L (VIN C, 8th digit), Calif                  │
│B EXPO                94    1.8L (VIN C, 8th digit), thru 9/30/93, Calif    │
│B MIRAGE              93    1.8L (VIN C, 8th digit), Calif                  │
│B MIRAGE              94    1.8L (VIN C, 8th digit), thru 9/30/93, Calif    │
│B SUMMIT              92    1.8L (VIN "D""), FWD, Calif                      │
│B SUMMIT              93    1.8L (VIN "C""), FWD, Calif                      │
│B SUMMIT              94    1.8L (VIN "C""), FWD, thru 9/30/93, Calif        │
│B VISTA                92    4-109 (1.8L VIN "D""), FWD, Calif                │
│B VISTA                93    4-109 (1.8L VIN "C""), FWD, Calif                │
│B VISTA                94    4-109 (1.8L VIN "C""), FWD, thru 9/30/93, Calif

Thats the motor hes running, on one hand have you ever seen a Hyndai in victory lane regardless of what engine is in it?  heh ;D

To make it simple.. If that car never came with that engine, why waste your time putting it in?

Not like a 1.8 Mitus is a good motor.... If the car didn't come with it, the joke is on who wasted their time putting it in.

If you have the mechanical ablity, tools and time to make that swap, it would be far mor productive to use it some where other than 4-funs....

^^i;d have to wager a guess that the car originally passed tech with the stock motor. However, the motor blew on the first night (might have been second i dont remember) and i imagine the 1.8 is the only one they could find to fit that car.

So this is more a case of desperation than it is a blatant attempt at cheating