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Mike Valencia's (GSX_TC) Nile Black 91 Galant VR4 #550/2000

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Owner: Mike Valencia
Location: Houston, TX
Message Board Name: GSX_TC
Year: 1991
Number: 550/2000
Best 1/4 mile time: None yet
Dyno Numbers at the moment: 424awhp and 363 tq at only 20 pounds (Way more to come, just need more fuel)

The Car's name is Samara (suh-mahrr-uh)



1991 Mitsubishi Galant VR4 #550/2000 "Samara"


Suspension & Brakes & Brakes:

- BC Racing BR type Coilovers
- 18X8.5 +37 3-piece Work Meister S1's wrapped in Bridgestone Potenza RE760's in 235/40/R18
- Ingalls adjustable rear upper control arms

Body:

- 220K mile car, from California originally, and now in Houston Texas.
- New Nile Black Paint with a bit more Metallic
- JDM Front Bumper
- JDM Rear Bumper
- BoostX Front Lip
- JDM Facelift Foglights
- JDM "evolution spec" OEM Vented Hood
- JDM H4/H1 Headlights with Custom black housings
- JDM Prefacelift Clear Corners
- JDM Gas Tank door
- Replica JDM side Decals that say AWD instead of 4WS
- JDM Eterna Sava Grille with Full time 4WD badge
- JDM OEM Mitsubishi Rear window visor
- Door Rain Guards
- Custom Rear Underguard built by Charles Back
- Bulfab 3-piece Chromoly lower crossmember with Solid front mount

Driveline:

- Stock Transmission for now used with Redline MTL Fluid
- Southbend SS-X pressure plate with full Ceramic disk (b series) part number K536SSXB
- Techna-Fit Stainless Braided Clutch line
- ACT Streetlite Chromoly flywheel with Arp flywheel bolts
- Stock Transfer Case used with Redline Shockproof fluid
- 4bolt LSD rear end used with Redline shockproof fluid
- 4 Wheel Steering properly removed with 1G DSM power steering rack
- 1G DSM 5-lug Conversion

Engine:

- FIST Racing/Rob Patterson Built 2.0 Liter 6-bolt 4G63t with Pauter Chromoly Billet Steel rods, Ross Racing 8-5-1 Forged pistons.
- ACL Race series Bearings
- Arp main and rod bolts
- Arp Headstuds
- Fluidampr Crank pulley with Arp Crank Pulley bolts
- 3 Angle Valve job head, Ferrea Racing valves with Titanium retainers and steel seats and double springs
- Forced Performance FP2 272 Cams
- 3G Lifters
- Cometic Hi-Boost Headgasket
- HKS Adjustable cam gears
- Zaklee Corp Clear Cam gear cover
- Coil On Plug Setup
- Gates racing Timing Belt
- Solid Polyurethane Mounts
- NGK BPR7ES Spark Plugs
- Frontline Fabrication Billet Cam angle sensor cover
- Throttlebodys.com rebuilt Throttle Body
- Jay Racing Alternator Relocation Kit using beefier Steel bracket
- B&M External Oil Cooler
- Hallman Pro Manual Boost Controller
- Custom Powdercoated Valve cover by Justin at Detective Coatings "Mirror Red" with Custom -10AN fittings and the Aluminum baffle upgrade
- Custom one off Catch can setup made by Brad Harmer of D3 Performance Engineering
- Custom turbo wheel oil cap made by TJ Tercio Botelho
- All brand new OEM Mitsubishi parts, gaskets, and seals



Electronics/Engine Manegment

- DSMLink V3 Full on Speed Density Tuned on E85 by Chris Delgado of D3 Performance Engineering
- Gm Intake Air Temp Sensor
- Omni Power 4-Bar Map Sensor
- NGK AFX Wideband Controller

Fuel System:

- FIC 1050cc Injectors
- Walbro E85 450 Fuel pump with Proper Re-wire Kit
- Fuel Lab FPR kit with 818 series -6an Filter kit and stainless 40 micron filter element for E85



Exhaust:

- Ramhorn Tubular Exhaust Manifold wrapped in DEI Titanium heat wrap
- EMusa 38mm vband Wastegate
- Custom FIST Racing built 3" Stainless Vband down pipe
- Custom FIST Racing built stainless Vband wastegate dump tube


Turbo:

- Forced Performance HTA3586R Ball Bearing Turbo with DEI T3 turbo heat blanket
- Forced Performance stainless braided oil feed with inline filter
- FIST Racing custom -10AN ss oil drain line
- FIST Racing custom -6AN ss water feed line
- FIST Racing Custom non turbo water pipe with -6AN fitting welded on

Intake:

- Stock intake manifold
- Forced Performance 4" intake pipe
- K&N filter
- FIST Racing 2.5" intercooler piping
- Spearco 2-216 Front Mount Intercooler 28 X 10.5 X 3.5
- HKS Super Sequential bov (old school version)



Interior:

- EVO IX SE Recaro seats front and rear with the red stitching, and custom one off FIST racing brackets to bolt into a Galant VR4
- Momo Corse Steering wheel with E39A specific hub adaptor
- Custom galant VR4 green illuminated shift knob with ralliart shift boot with red stitching to match the seats.
- 1G DSM Short Shifter



Safety:

- Battery Cutoff switch
- Optima "Yellowtop" battery mounted in trunk
- Moroso NHRA legal sealed battery box
- Moroso Battery Relocation kit


Cooling:
- AFCO racing Aluminum Scirroco style Radiator used in place of where the condenser used to live
- SPAL Fan puller type wired in professionally by FIST Racing using thicker wire and a relay


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Recent picture taken on Feb 11th 2012 by Tony Bird

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