Mike Barda's 222/2000 Anthracite Pearl Metallic VR-4

[tyeler18]

Wish Weston never sold this.... should've just fixed the motor and enjoyed a conservative tune on it.

That being said, I'm glad to see someone using it instead of it sitting in Weston's garage torn apart. Still looks good as always.

 

[14of2000]

Well instead of him, I will enjoy the hell out of this car! Lol I drive it daily, and it runs like a top. I'm running 12 psi daily due to not having a wideband nor any sort of tune on it except the chipped Ecu and some 550s.

 

[prove_it]

Oh we will fix that....

Lol. You'd be happy with my set-up.

 

[14of2000]

With your small 16g im guessing? lol Like I said i'm ok with swappin turbos with you. Just gotta find the time to do it.

 

[prove_it]

finding time? What? Don't you have all the time in the world like I do.....

haha

 

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Update time!

So over the winter I picked up a 2008 Lancer GTS as my daily driver, So the VR4 has gone "under the knife" since it will no longer be my daily driver.

New maintenance and mods are:

DSMlink lite

Innovative MTX-L

Aeromotive FPR

Punishment racing 36"x12"x3.0" from end tank to end tank intercooler with short route piping

Torque solutions driveshaft bushings

FP2 cams

New oem drivers side lower control arm

Oil pan gasket removed and replaced with The Right Stuff gasket maker

3/4 oil return to replace hard pipe

Black Silicone radiatior hoses

New Gates water pump

New Gates timing belt+balance shaft belts with all new pullies, tensioners and OEM hydraulic tensioner

New CV axles

Ported Oil filter housing

Fidanza 8 lb. flywheel

Act 2600 with street disc

FIC 880cc injectors

I have installed all of this, and I will be starting her up for the first time in a few days. I am pretty anxious but I feel that I have done everything the correct way (proper torque specs) so I dont think ill have any issues. Lol wish me luck!

 

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My Intercooler piping, sanded it down and used duplicolor metalcast red


Fp2 cams and t belt installed


Valve cover before


Valve cover prepped and ready for paint


And after, I went with the same duplicolor metalcast but blue obviously lol


Mocked up, the letters on the valve cover will be painted the same red as the piping

 

[14of2000]

It has been a while since I have did an update on where the galant is at now. New mods include:

Precision 3255 turbo

HKS 272 intake and exhaust cams

FP exhaust manifold

1000 cc Precision injectors on e85

Shifter base bushings

Tein pillow ball mounts

White plasti dipped rims (I will be powdercoating them now that I am sure I like the color)

Speed density with GM map sensor

DW 300lph in tank pump

NRG Suede wrapped steering wheel

NRG quick disconnect wheel hub

And other stuff I know I am forgetting.

 

[tektic]

very sharp! I'm digging the fogless bumper.

 

[GSTwithPSI]

Looking really good. Although, I liked the wheels the other color. Nice work.

 

[14of2000]

Thanks guys, I have went through a lot of different rim colors and changes to other stuff on the car. I am really happy with the way it looks and where its at, at this point.

 

[MellowVR4]

What front lip is that?

 

[14of2000]

It's an accord rear lip that was modified lol

 

[prove_it]

You forgot, FP manifold and Carbon grill(not pictured)and the shift knob

 

[14of2000]

Update time!

So I have been busy working on installing a lot of new parts on the car since the last update.

New parts:
South Florida performance t3 manifold (it's been welded on the inside and cleaned up to match the t3 gasket.
Brand new PTE 6153re dual ball bearing turbo
Cyclone intake manifold (t25 wastegate actuating butterflies)
Shaved valve cover and powdercoated white
2g power steering pump
-10an oil return with bung welded to pan
38mm external Tial wastegate
Stainless exhaust manifold studs
Vibrant silicone vacuum lines
FIC 1650cc injectors
5 lug swap with all brand new Mitsu bearings and dust caps
Powerstop cross drilled and slotted rotors
3000gt vr4 4 piston calipers
13.1" front rotors
Evo x MR BBS rims (powdercoated white)
4" fp intake powdercoated white
Gates blue timing and balance shaft belts
2g injector clips

I haven't gotten a chance to start it with all of this, due to not having a second set of hands to help me bleed the brakes, I also had to take the turbo setup off due to breaking off a stud in my head :/ So as always it's JSB!

 

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Hey guys, its been a while since I have updated this. With JNava adding it to the calendar, I figure its time for an update <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

This is the full mod list at the moment.

1991 galant vr4 222/2000

Current mods

-Body/paint-

2002 Isuzu Trooper Anthracite Pearl Metallic Paint
Real carbon fiber AMG replica grill with yellow fogs
1993 Galant LS front bumper ( No Fog Light Holes )
De badged
Shaved trunk lock
Shaved Antenna
JDM Clear Corner Lights
Performance Cafe' HID's
LED front Bumper lights
Evo vortex generator
Hella horns

-Interior-

30% tint in the front 20% in the rear
Torque solutions shifter base bushings
SlowBoy Racing weighted shift knob
NRG suede wrapped steering Wheel
Sparco Pedals
Alpine 4 channel 450x4 amp
Alpine mono D class 450x1
Innovative mtx-L wideband
HKS Turbo timer
Battery Relocation to Trunk
Suede shifter boot w/1g shifter
Rewrapped headliner/ visors/in black suede



-Suspension-
5 lug swap with all new Mitsubishi OEM bearings and dust caps
Evo 8 Enkei rims
4-bolt Viscous LSD rear with no 4WS
Torque solutions carrier bearing bushings
New drivers and passenger cv axles
New lower control arms
Removed All Emissions
Tein camber plates

-Brakes-
3000gt VR4 4 piston calipers w/bertha brackets
Ceramic brake pads
Cross Drilled Powerstop Slotted rotors 1/4'' Spacers in the Rear


-Transmission-
Stock rebuilt Tranny/t case
Act 2600 clutch
Fidanza 7lb flywheel with auto tranny ring and extended bolts
Braided stainless clutch line

-Motor-
ARP headstuds
Stock rebuilt motor with &lt;5000 miles
HKS 272 cams
New gates blue racing timing belt and balance shaft belt with all new pullies
Zaklee clear t-belt cover
Mhi tensioner
All gaskets replaced with all Mitsu OEM gaskets
Prothane tranny and drivers motor mounts
2g injector clips soldered and hear wrapped
3G lifters
Powdercoated valve cover white

-Head-
6 Bolt head
Ported and polished
Light polished chambers
Valves unshrouded
1mm OS nitrade stem
Cut Valves
Iron guides sized to valve
3 angle valve job
1 Surface cut
BC0100 Springs
Titanium Retainers
New valve keepers
New valve spring seats


-Turbo-
Stainless t3 5 bolt o2 housing
3" Megan downpipe
3" Turboback exhaust
Map performance tubular exhaust manifold
PTE dual ball bearing pte6152
Tial Wastegate


-Intake-
Jdm cyclone intake manifold activated via link
FP intake with 4" filter
N/A Throttlebody with blocked FIAV
Tial 50mm BOV
Short route 2.5” aluminum intercooler piping
Punishment racing 34"x12"x3.5" intercooler

-Cooling-
Mishimoto aluminum radiator tucked
2 10” Pusher fans
Black silicone radiator hoses

-Fuel-
Aeromotive fpr
Dueschworks 320 lph rewired w/-8an fittings from tank to rail
1850cc FIC injectors
-6an fuel return
-8an fuel feed
Venom fuel filter

-Engine management/Electronics-
ECMlink V3 Speed density
GM IAT
3 bar MAP
Innovate MTX-L
Intrepid COP kit
Glow shift Boost, Oil Pressure, water temp gauges

-Boost control-
W/boost by gear


At this point its still on the jackstands. I just got done installing the Ksports that I got from Nate Crisman (thanks again by the way!) At this time, I modified my intercooler piping To make it look better than it did. (All those couplers really annoyed me lol) I also have the transmission out to get a fresh coat of NOT red paint, as it sits now.

So while the transmission is out, I will be pulling the engine to prep the bay for a fresh new coat of paint as well. So things are all coming together nicely! I will be posting pics of all this soon.

 

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This is what's currently getting stripped and repainted with some alumablast paint.


My engine bay as it sits now. I painted the top of the fenders, cleaned up the headlights, and also painted the radiatior support


I just got don't wrapping my headliner with black suede. Turned out pretty good. Although I don't know how to get the sliding shade out of the sunroof to get that done as well


Also did the arm rest and visors while I was at it


Fresh and new Tial /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif


This is the headlight after freshing up

 

[G]

Looks good man.

 

[prove_it]

What a pile... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/uhh.gif

 

[GSTwithPSI]

Headliner and armrest look great! Giving me more ideas for winter projects.