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  1. FS: Vr4 Cylone Intercooler >> SOLD!!!! <<

    price shipped to germany?
  2. cut oil squirter holes?

    These ports only deliver the oil needed at the piston pin for lubrication. The oil squirters deliver a constant oil stream for piston cooling, which is definitely needed for turbo applications and is even present on most 4G63 & 4G67 N/A DOHCs for a reason. Remove them and you will have massive...
  3. E39 Silicone radiator hoses

    Samco #TCS329/C fits just like OEM:Matt black is the "samco classic" variant - standard colour would be the usual samco blue.
  4. FS: Mitsubishi Galant Eterna Zr4 Parts >> UPDATE <<

    Basically i have the whole VR4 piping except that metal pipe the BOV is bolted to. So if you're willing to split up the IC-piping i'd only take this pipe. even the BOV can be removed as i'm using a evo9 BOV anyways...can you check shipping cost to germany? thanks
  5. FS: Mitsubishi Galant Eterna Zr4 Parts >> UPDATE <<

    Does the ZR4 have the same intercooler piping as the VR4 RS after the intercooler?Still searching for this pipe in good condition:
  6. Galant Dynamic 4 and VR4

    My colleague had 2 of the E38 with 4G63 SOHC and I was also offered one last year, so the SOHC engine was definately available in the 4WD models. All 3 cars were from austria - they often had different versions available from other markets, e.g. the 4WD Colt CA ('92-'96) was available with the...
  7. Galant Dynamic 4 and VR4

    Dynamic 4 was the N/A model in europe. They also had a weaker transmission and no rear VCU and weak 3-bolt axles compared to the VR4. Also no leather Interior was available, but i think only VR4 for US and some RHD variants for japan and australia came with leather interior.There were also 4WD...
  8. Need your opinion on crank and bearing (PICS)

    Easy rule of thumb: If you can FEEL grooves on the crank (by scratching over it with a finger nail): its bad. If you can SEE grooves in the bearings: its bad.Ideally you want to get a good crankshaft, otherwise get it polished (regrinding won't last long - the surface is hardened and...
  9. Need opinion on a tune

    I have overpressure from ~1800rpm and easily >1bar at 3000rpm with an evo3 16g, stock Galant RS cams ('92 model) and a little over 9:1 CR (1.8l head). peak+hold boost is ~1.5-1.6 bar (~24psi). Only knock events are at ~2800-3000rpm which are mostly only harmonics from the engine missing its...
  10. 1988 Dynamic 4 restoration / VR4 conversion (pictures)

    After some weekends i couldn't work at the car and 2 weeks holidays the car finally runs and drove its first 1.5km on the lift (to vent the steering system) and 2m back from the lift to get everything out and some things back in the carBut first things first. 3 Weeks ago the exhaust was...
  11. oem radiator

    Have a look on ebay for the koyo radiator no 765431 for E34 (1.8 turbo-diesel). This is the 32mm raditor version w/o the integrated transmission oil cooler.I've bought one of these for my restoration project because the old radiator looked a bit shabby. The koyo radiator is made from copper...
  12. 1988 Dynamic 4 restoration / VR4 conversion (pictures)

    Finished tack-welding the Exhaust up to the rear diff today:It's a really tight fit and I had to cut and readjust some connections multiple times to get the perfect angles, but i'm quite pleased with how it turned out so far.Cat and muffler are both as high as possible and...
  13. FS: VR4 RS JDM Intercooler >> SOLD <<

    *bump*Still interested in that pipe...
  14. 1988 Dynamic 4 restoration / VR4 conversion (pictures)

    A little preview on whats currently going on...Inside the engine bay lots of small bits and pieces and detail work have been done - so not so much differences to the earlier pictures...I also finally found a pre-facelift trunk lid - but in qute bad condition with lots of small dents which...
  15. FS: VR4 RS JDM Intercooler >> SOLD <<

    Its this part i'm interested in. Mainly the hard pipe, but i'd take the whole section of the intercooler piping...
  16. FS: VR4 RS JDM Intercooler >> SOLD <<

    Are you willing to sell the piping after the intercooler seperately? (long hardpipe with BOV + long hose to the throttle body)How much including shipping to germany?
  17. MD131842 ECU

    It's definately a DSM ECU - no Mitsubishi of that era had these brackets on the housing as they had the ECUs installed upright on the A-pillar. Only DSMs had the ECU underneath the center console.And yes, according to ASA this part number fits the DSM Mirage C53 1.6l turbo 1988.04.1 -...
  18. VR4 Knock Sensor thread size

    What ECU are you using? Knock sensors are often internally damped/filtered with an capacitor and sometimes even with an resistor parallel to the piezo crystal. The sensor has to match what the ECU is expecting... The old knock sensors which are filled with black plastic are heavily...
  19. 1458 New windshield and moldings.

    looks really nice. If i hadn't already used new stock ones on mine I would also consider this... The stock ones are a PITA to install, especially the side moldings because they have to be twisted a bit to follow the A-pillar.If anyone is interested: i have a set of brand new moldings for the...
  20. FMIC, radiator, turbo setup with AC?

    Just follow the stock routing path and you'll be fine:I even had FMIC + AC + ECS + pre-heating combined in my FWD with only some modifications to the last part of the piping (and custom intake for evo4 MAF + open filter) to clear the air tank and valve unit underneath the battery...
  21. Headlights , marker and dash lights ???

    IIRC the light switch on the galant is fused by the 10A fuse labeled as "horn" - so you might check on that circuit too, as it powers *most* control circuits for relays switched by the clumn switches. Had this fuse failing at my old lancer C60 and *most* things controled by the column switches...
  22. Balance shafts eliminatator kit, stub shaft question

    MD098626 is the OEM stub shaft, also used in the 1600 DOHC (Colt/Lancer C53/C63 GTI) engines. Never had any problems with these shafts...
  23. Touch up paint Part #'s

    The part numbers for touch-up pens for *most* metallic and pearl effect colours are MZ342S, so for X68 it should be MZ342SX68.As this colour code wasn't available here in germany I can't check if its also correct for this code - but your dealer should have access to the full list of available...
  24. 1988 Dynamic 4 restoration / VR4 conversion (pictures)

    Finally replaced the ugly white valve cover today:This valve cover was in real good condition and after ~1h of cleaning and ~2h treatment with abrasive fabric I loved the look of that slightly polished aluminium so much, I decided to keep it that way instead of getting it powder...
  25. What's the difference between these two heads?

    Should be a Hyundai head - big inlet ports from 6-bolt but 2 M10 exhaust bolts like the 7-bolts... If the Hydraulic lifters from your head have a bit of play in the other head, it's definately a Hyundai head (the Hyundai lifters were slightly bigger in Diameter)
  26. Evo 3 16g turbo from eBay.

    Those fake "evo3 turbos" aren't worth the metal they are made of. We also had one lying around for a while so after comparing some of those fake turbos with MHI ones I decided to try this one on my FWD Galant, checking the compressor wheel and shaft play regularly. After only ~5000km the axial...
  27. Dies when clutch is pressed

    Quote:+10 on the regulator. I had a new alternator putting out weird voltage. Never below 13.1v, but erratic up to 14v while driving. I put in a downpipe heat shield and it immediately started working correctly.14.4V is the normal upper regulator voltage. Normal voltage with healthy...
  28. 1988 Dynamic 4 restoration / VR4 conversion (pictures)

    Some new parts (finally) arrived last & this week:The evo3 manifold & o2-housing finally arrived last week, the last missing gasket (the multi-layer-steel between manifold and turbo) also arrived on monday, so today I bolted everything together and put it into the car. All with...
  29. Speedo Limits

    The speedometer needle isn't directly attached to the shaft, so nothing can break. It is attached to a freely rotating metal "cup" which is preloaded counter-clockwise by the spring and getting pulled clockwise by the two magnets driven by the input shaft, which also actuate the reed switch...
  30. Options for Brakes on Galant

    Use a vacuum pump, then you can also use a throttle-kicker to get anti-lag with the stock EEPROM ECU (or any evo 7/8/9 ecu).Lots of modern diesel cars have electrical vacuum pumps, so they are easily available as cheap aftermarket part.For the brake upgrade:remove the ABS hydraulic unit...
  31. Galant VR4 side decal

    Quoting tektic:edit: Why does it say "2.0i" and not "2.0l" ?It stands for "injection" - mitsubishi used this notation for multiple cars with MPI in the late 80s/early 90s. IIRC the badge on the rear of my sigma also says "3.0i V6 24V"The "i" is correct - its clearly visible in ASA and...
  32. Galant VR4 side decal

    I also looked on ebay but found lots of plainly wrong Versions. Some with "AWD" instead of "4WS", some with 2.0l and some with obviously completely the frong font...So if anyone can provide me with a picture in an straight-on angle of an original decal, I could vectorize it and post the vector...
  33. Galant VR4 side decal

    Thanks for the Info - I just tried to decipher it from the (very bad) ASA illustrations and some pictures I found. As there seem to be lots of imitated decals out there it was hard to get the "correct" ones...The font is derived from bitsumishi with some minor changes e.g. to the "D". If...
  34. 1988 Dynamic 4 restoration / VR4 conversion (pictures)

    No updates for over a month, so here's a little recap what's been going on...After de-rusting and painting the housing the rear diff got assembled & dialed in:All 8 driveshaft boots were replaced, brakes are nearly complete (just missing the mounting brackets for the parking brake)...
  35. Galant VR4 side decal

    I've recently plotted these decals for my car. Here is the vector graphics I made, so you can have it plotted anywhere you wantclick clickheres how it looks on my car:
  36. E39A VR4 group A

    The group A were using up to 17" rims and 225 tire width for Asphalt. The allowed track difference for group A compared to stock was +/-10mm IIRC (or maybe for each side. Have to check the homologation sheets for this...)
  37. E39A VR4 group A

    For the seqential gearbox there were 3 different gearsets homologated. The nicest parts aren't even mentioned on that site: active center differential, electric rear p/s pump and watercooled oil reservoir, tubular frame rear suspension links etc pp...
  38. 4 bolt rear in a ggsx

    I'm sure you are talking about this problem:Only way to keep the lower ratio with the bigger VR4 LSD is to get the housing machined to ~0.5mm smaller diameter + new bores for the smaller PCD:I used 12.9 bolts with inner-hex (DIN 912). They are also available with a flatter head if you...
  39. 4WS with 4 Bolt diff

    Quote: I'm considering fitting a plate LSD to mine, but retain the 4WD by coupling a speed sensitive electric motor to the diff driven pump. This way I could vary the speed it kicks in and the amount of assist.This exact setup was used on the group A rally cars at the "final evolution"...
  40. 1988 Dynamic 4 restoration / VR4 conversion (pictures)

    Gearbox got installed today after lots of cleaning last weekend and de-rusting + painting the clutch release fork and all brackets yesterdayFront intercooler piping and side cover got repainted and installed with the cleaned stock hoses:The right hand side pipe had to be cut when i...
  41. WTB: stock intercooler pipe (IC outlet side)

    Hi,For my restoration project i'm searching for the stock intercooler pipe on the IC outlet side.PNC 11785P is the one i'm looking for:Should be in reasonable condition, not dented or extremely rusty. Both connecting hoses (PNC 11756P & 11756Q) would be also nice (but no "must-have")...
  42. HELP ECU

    Quoting fuel: [...]If you are going to rewire for another ECU, you may as well fit an Evo7/8 ECU instead which is much more modern with a high res fuel/ignition map scale and faster processor, not to mention you can re-flash and tune much easier with EvoScan.[...]That's exactly what I would...
  43. 1988 Dynamic 4 restoration / VR4 conversion (pictures)

    Those are 7.5x17. IIRC they were an option for the Carisma Sport here and surprisingly light. Will compare them to the 16" OZ 5-spoke i have on the FWD Galant, but I expect them do be at most 1kg heavier (if any)Have to decide yet what tires i'll be using. Most likely I'll go again for the...
  44. Part Number for Brake Master Cylinder 87 -89 Galant VR4 (SIngle PIston)

    E39 should all have the 1"/2,54cm brake cylinder. Non-ABS and FWD with single-cylinder front calipers had a 15/16" / 2,38cm brake cylinder.You can also find the diameter on the lower side of the cylinder. (Maybe use a mirror when it's installed in the car)The aftermarket cylinders here...
  45. Part Number for Brake Master Cylinder 87 -89 Galant VR4 (SIngle PIston)

    If you've lost brake fluid but couldn't find a leak check the firewall inside the car behind the brake pedal. most likely there will be all your lost brake fluid... Mostly piston seal ring starts to leak and air can get into the master cylinder. on expansion stroke (when depressing the pedal)...
  46. 1988 Dynamic 4 restoration / VR4 conversion (pictures)

    Another updateThe goodridge parts that were on backorder arrived on friday, so I finally finished all fluid connections on the front of the car, including the oil coolersThe manifold was already installed last weekend, yesterday in added the fuel rail & injectors (precision 1200cc) and...
  47. Camber plates

    Use camber bolts or expand the upper hole to a slot so you can adjust the camber down at the knuckle (the only place where camber should be adjusted!). The struts adjust the king-pin inclination (i hope dict.cc translated this correct...) - which also adjusts the camber on an mcpherson, but...
  48. 1988 Dynamic 4 restoration / VR4 conversion (pictures)

    Long time no update, so heres what happened the last weeks...The engine wiring loom is finished and in place, so all heater/A/C modules on the inside were installed.The wires on top of the crossbar are the "extension" of the engine wiring loom leading to the glovebox where I will...
  49. FS: Partout 1635/2000

    How much for the gauge cluster?If the car had heated seats i'd also be interested in both switches (couldn't see them on the pictures...)
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