91 Galant VR4

[Pushit2.0]

All my new tranny parts showed up, and I picked up a used tranny with evo 3 stuff in side, it hurt the intermediate shaft and 4th gear so I have some extra parts and will buy a new intermediate shaft to fix this tranny for a back up this year.

I also dropped off my new block, MAP stage 5 head, and all the parts needed to make a good long block minus cams at MAP so they can build me a motor to handle 875AWHP for the season.

I plan for my car to be at the track for the MAP proving grounds late June, see you then.

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I am going to re make my heat exchanger tank and use my old radiator as my heat exchanger up front.

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Here are the new tranny parts, I am going to run 2 quarts Mitsu MTF 75w 85 and the rest shock proof light gear oil.

~John

[Pushit2.0]

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[Pushit2.0]

Getting a slow start on the season, o well. I have 1 tranny complete, and the other one just needs to be re-assembled. The motor is hard blocked, and honed .020" over for the pistons, and the mains are line honed. Now I just need to port the hard block to get water flowing, bring the block down to MAP to get the orings cut into the deck surface. The head is welded up, we cut the intake valve seat out(new one coming) and its been decked, nice and flat again. I have 3 new exhaust valves coming, 3 were bent from last year :( and we will do a valve job and then put the motor together. I have new rings, bearings, wrist pins, and all new gaskets coming. The clutch is still holding up and I have 6 rear axels for the track.

The plan is get the block done asap and I figure I need a weekend to get the car together and driving, then break the motor in, and head to a AWD dyno to check the tune and I will not run any more then 45psi this year, I liked driving around at 41-42psi it moves good at that power level.

One step at a time, and if I do not make the MAP proving grounds the 21st of this month I will plan to make the one later this year.

~John

[Pushit2.0]

I took last year off and spent time with my baby girl Liana.

And over this winter we made some major changes to the car. Some have worked, others not so much.

The short list: -12 fuel feed line from tank to rail, then -10 from rail to regulator. I also installed a KB boost a pump.

The turbo was replaced also, it's now a Borg Warner Billet 76 with the 83mm turbine and a 1.00 divided t4. Non ball bearing but spools the same has my Garrett gt4202 did.

I now have 2 fully built trans with fresh synchros. And we adjusted the clutch for max release.

I also updated safety stuff. A parachute with integrated licsense plate mount for street driving.

I 're fabricated some stuff under the hood, the catch can with drain back into the block works perfect.

The short block is the same, but larger .051 safety wire sticking .010-.012 out and a fresh felpro permatorque gasket .

I welded the head up, and a new valve seat was installed. A new set of exhaust valves, a good valve job and the port work was redone.

The Car is using a EBC now and will have an E85 tune and a E98 tune.

I installed a push button on my parking brake lever for my 2 step.

I also fabed some more stuff trying to get the weight down more. I will post pics and more details after this weekend.

We tried the chassis dyno and had good luck at lower boost but had traction or clutch issues at high boost. So we will finish the tune at the track and the streets of Mexico.

~John

[carltalon]

Good luck today John. I'm looking forward to updates from the track.

[niterydr]

Just gonna bump this up; is it spring yet? :)

[Pushit2.0]

Well it has been a hard couple years with the car. I took time off and spent it with my baby girl and right now I am evaluating the car and myself on what needs to be done to move forward.

~John

[turbotalon1g]

Eagle/wiseco motor, turn up the boost, win.

[Pushit2.0]

Ya still rocking the custom CP/Carrillo setup. I have had zero issues with the rotating assemble. I might need that Boosten head stud kit asap.

[DSMINMN]

Eww, eagles. Terrible idea.