Well, let me start off by introducing myself. I'm Zak, new owner of 381/1000. Picked it up in Bakersfield a few weeks ago with a blown motor. This is my first delve into the world of Turbo Mitsubishis. I currently have a Turbo 5 liter Mercury Capri that makes 540 to the tire so I'm no stranger to power.
Since I love to do sh*t on a budget, I decided to see how cheap I could get the Galant running for. So far I have a total of 117 bucks invested and she's running like a champion.
Keep in mind that the engine build you see here was done just for the hell of it, and to prove to my buddy that it's possible to re-use complete trash and make it run good.
Here's a small price breakdown:
Used craigslist short block - 70
1 can copper spray - 5
1 oil pan gasket - 12
1 gallon simple green - 8
1 scrub brush - .99
5 qts. oil - 20
The motor was luckily in decent shape. I completely disassembled it, cleaned and honed the block in my backyard, cleaned the pistons in the sink and scraped the ring grooves with a steak knive. I even re-used the damn rings. I disassembled the head and lapped all the valves, put the springs back on with a broken socket and needle nose pliers. Copper sprayed a used graphite head gasket, copper sprayed intake and exhaust gaskets as well.
Motor fired right up and runs perfect. 150 comp. across the board to boot. The only reason I slopped the motor together is that I have another one that I'm building with forged crap etc. I just want to see just how much abuse this one will handle!
Since I love to do sh*t on a budget, I decided to see how cheap I could get the Galant running for. So far I have a total of 117 bucks invested and she's running like a champion.
Keep in mind that the engine build you see here was done just for the hell of it, and to prove to my buddy that it's possible to re-use complete trash and make it run good.
Here's a small price breakdown:
Used craigslist short block - 70
1 can copper spray - 5
1 oil pan gasket - 12
1 gallon simple green - 8
1 scrub brush - .99
5 qts. oil - 20
The motor was luckily in decent shape. I completely disassembled it, cleaned and honed the block in my backyard, cleaned the pistons in the sink and scraped the ring grooves with a steak knive. I even re-used the damn rings. I disassembled the head and lapped all the valves, put the springs back on with a broken socket and needle nose pliers. Copper sprayed a used graphite head gasket, copper sprayed intake and exhaust gaskets as well.
Motor fired right up and runs perfect. 150 comp. across the board to boot. The only reason I slopped the motor together is that I have another one that I'm building with forged crap etc. I just want to see just how much abuse this one will handle!