The Return of 46/1000

[Chim55117]

Decided to make a new project thread since my old thread was a bit cluttered and confusing to follow.

My brother first picked up this VR-4 back in 2007 from a guy on MNSC, at which point it was completely stock. He ended up throwing on a 20G, having the stock block refreshed, and having suspension work done on it at Elite Performance in 2008. He finished college and ended up not having space, and not wanting to see it sold to someone else, he sold it to me to keep it in the family. I bought it at age 16 in the fall of my junior year.

A few pictures of the changes it went through before I got my hands on it.

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A few days after he purchased it on 2007.

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Cruising in 2007 with my other brother Dan (daneatsv8s).

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The messy intercooler piping it started out with.

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Different rims.

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Another set of rims.

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First winter in the snow.

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More rims... See the recurring pattern? My brother and his rims...

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New piping from Real Street Performance.

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And then the day that I picked up the car from him.

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First shot of the engine bay in my ownership.

After fixing a bunch of minor problems, I headed off to MAPerformance for a tune, and made 324WHP on 18PSI. Had a blast driving it all junior year, and in the summer of junior year I made 388WHP on 25PSI. Drove it the first few months of senior year and the clutch started slipping. I opted to pull it out and do the clutch.

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This is what I ended up with after a hard day of wrenching. For some reason I figured it might just be easier to pull the motor with the transmission while I was at it and clean the bay. Big mistake.

From there, I somehow decided to build the car, and got hoodup on a motor and HX40 setup. I decided to wire tuck (a little but, not like a Honda...) and clean up the car.

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Fast forward 9 months, and this is what I ended up with. Taken today on 8/19.

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx137/SCMI_Photography/photo-4.jpg

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx137/SCMI_Photography/download.jpg

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[Chim55117]

Finished up the car, brought it home last night. No leaks, needs a tune badly. School starts for me on Monday, so I'm off to school (in state) soon. Going to park it behind my brother's other VR-4 until I'm ready to tune it.

Still need to schedule a tune with Shane, and would like to make it to the Mitsu Cookout, but I guess we'll have to see.

Looking for 500-550WHP.

1992 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4: 46/1000

Modifications

Engine -

Shortblock:
8.5:1 Mahle Pistons
Eagle H Beam Rods
ACL Main Bearings
ACL Rod Bearings
ARP Main Studs

Head:
Lightly Ported Intake/Exhaust Ports
Brian Crower 272 Camshafts
Supertech Dual TI Beehive Valve Springs and Retainers
A1 Technologies L19 Headstuds
FelPro PermaTorque MLS Headgasket

Exhaust:
Primo Performance Modified V-Band O2 Housing
Tial 38MM Wastegate
FP Race Manifold
Forge Blow Off Valve

Intake:
Holset HX-40 7-Blade
GM Blow-Through MAF
MAF Translator

Cooling:
Mishimoto 3-Core Civic Half-Size Radiator
12" SPAL Fan
2.5" Thick Intercooler Core with Primo Intercooler Piping
1990 Oil Filter Housing to 1G Air Oil Cooler
N/T Water Pipe

Fuel:
FIC 1600CC Injectors
Dual Walbro 255LPH Fuel Pumps
NRG AFPR
-6 AN Braided Fuel Feed Line

Ignition:
Tayor 10MM Wires
NGK BPR7ES Spark Plugs

Electronics:
Socketed Eprom ECU with DSMLink V2.5
ProSport 52MM Mechanical Boost Gauge
HKS Turbo Timer

Driveline:
Competition Stage IV Street Clutch
ACT Streetlite Flywheel
1G T/E/L Short Shifter
Brass CNC Shifter Cable Bushings
Aluminum CNC Drive Shaft Bushings
Prothane Polyurethane Motor Mount Bushings

Suspension & Brakes:
Rebuilt Suspension with Energy Suspension Bushings
Stainless Steel Brake Lines (Front and Rear)
PowerSlot Rotors
Hawk EBC Green Pads
3000GT "Big Brake" Calipers
Suspension Techniques Rear Sway Bar
KSport Kontrol Pro Coilovers
4 Bolt Rear Differential
DSM 5 Lug Conversion

Interior:
Evo VIII Front and Rear Seats
Grant GT Steering Wheel
Polk Audio Speakers
Infiniti Amplifier

Exterior:
Metallic Gray Hyundai Valve Cover
Enkei RPF1's 17x8.5's with Yokohama P235/45R17s
JDM VR-4 Front Bumper
'91 JDM Grille with AWS/4WD Badge
'93 USDM Headlights with Phillips BlueVision Bulbs
Pre-Facelift EDM E39A Corner Markers
JDM RS Projector Foglights
Smoked '89 UDSM Style Rear Tail Lights

Miscellaneous:
Catalytic Converter Eliminated
Cruise Control Eliminated
Emissions Eliminated
A/C Eliminated
Balance Shafts Eliminated

[LingLing]

That car is so sick. I really want to own one of these someday. Great work man!

[Halon]

Your car is gorgeous.

[goodhart]

Woo! Go Chang

[DSMINMN]

Very nice looking VR4! The engine is pretty nice too. hahahaa

[Constant_Project21]

Still waiting for that ride....haha. My 16g powa isn't gonna be able to take down this car though :(

[PlanoEvo]

Nice I've always loved the VR-4's why the low compression? I mean since you guys are so lucky up there to have E85 damn near everywhere.

[Chim55117]

Time for an update. The day after I posted the thread, my car skipped timing while moving it in the driveway. Thankfully it was there and not on the road. Didn't have time to go to the cookout, or work on it due to college. Came home today from college for a few hours and worked on it with my brother. Pulled the timing cover and head and found the valves had bent. Going to reuse the L19's get a OEM HG, and get new valves and a timing belt.

Pictures and explanations below.

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx137/SCMI_Photography/photo1-4.jpg

Went home today and pulled my cylinder head with Dan. Just about every valve is bent.

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx137/SCMI_Photography/photo2-4.jpg

Pistons came out of it alright, no real harm done. A little nick on the tops, but those will get smoothed out.

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx137/SCMI_Photography/photo3-3.jpg

The cause of the incident. Timing belt separated at the chords. I had leaking cam seals, and it soaked the belt in oil. Chords degraded and it just went, ironically days after I installed the new cam seals.

Sucks right now, but I'm going to try to get some things straightened out, then try to get it running again and tuned by the time winter swings around.

[goodhart]

Shitty man. :(

At least you found out what caused it I guess. Doesn't make it suck any less, but at least you know.