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  1. FS: hks 272 cams

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  2. FS: Full interior minus dashboard, $250/obo, Burlington, VT

    Thanks guys! Yes, I'll post an update on where I've been for the last three years or so in the Anything Goes forum.Sorry, can't part it out piece-by-piece. It's gotta be pick up at a shop near Burlington, VT. All the stuff is in one place tucked away, but I'm sure the owners of the shop will...
  3. FS: Full interior minus dashboard, $250/obo, Burlington, VT

    I'm currently living in California, but the Galant is still back in VT. 280/1000 just got it's full FIA spec. cage for Mt. Washington in June 2014, so the entire interior is available, including:-all interior door panels -all seats -sunroof headliner -all plastic interior panels -seat belt...
  4. SOLD: My 1jzgte powered Montero/Raider (located in MA)

    I've been lucky enough to get a ride in the Raider and it's 100% as advertised. Clean install, not overdone, completely sleeper. Quick, ballsy, and yes, badass. If only it had three more seat belts, Al.
  5. Opinions on tallest snow tires for stock rims?

    I've been running 185/65R15s in VT for 3 seasons on two different GVR4s. 280 isn't going to see much winter duty anymore, but I guess I don't see how this tire size is any more or less dangerous than 195/60R15. The taller aspect ratio was a nice thing on crappy VT winter roads, and even with...
  6. How many VR4's AREN'T left?

    Another sad reality it that many of these cars saw duty in the rust belt of New England and the Upper Mid-West. They aren't particular good at avoiding frame rail rot, so I'm sure plenty of the cars delivered to their original owners in that area have simply succumbed to rust. 53/1000 was very...
  7. Remanufactured Brake Calipers

    RockAuto.com - Raybestos reman. unit w/o pads for the front - No problems and quick shipping. Just > $100 before the core charge.No parts house in my area either had one or could get one in less than 7 days.-Jim B. 280/1000
  8. Interesting competition line up at the autox this Sunday

    Enough of the ugly Galant, everyone lusted after la femme tres jolie, the Matra.Yeah, I need to concede I'm not really building the GVR4 for autox, but since I haven't really had the time or the budget this summer for track or hillclimb weekends, autox has been a very fun diversion. I'm...
  9. Closer ratio trans. - what are my options?

    Quote: A stock engine that is relatively healthy should get you that 3200 number, and the fairly significant bump in compression, plus careful cam selection (Like this: click or this: click ) should net you much better results.Liking the second option you posted for sure. Restrictor...
  10. Closer ratio trans. - what are my options?

    I believe there is one person I know of that went with the Evo III gear set plus the actual Evo III final drive as well. He hill climbs a 1G and says if he had it to do over again he wouldn't have gone so short with the gearing. He tops out at 115mph now, is shifting all the time, and at a few...
  11. Closer ratio trans. - what are my options?

    Definitely seems like it would address the 2-3 and 3-4 shift, and bringing 1st gear higher would help at autoxs for sure. I still need to do my p/s pump mod to get rid of p/s cut out above 6500 rpm, but 11% taller than GVR4 1st gear would give me more head room there regardless.So there is...
  12. Closer ratio trans. - what are my options?

    Long story short - for the types of events that I do, the gap between 1-2, 2-3, and 3-4 could stand to be shorter to keep me in the power band. I'm honestly not sure if I have the DSM 1st gear or GVR4 1st gear, but either way, 1st gear is just about perfect for autox and hillclimb starts and I...
  13. Interesting competition line up at the autox this Sunday

    So it turns out some crazy tire width fully stripped down 89 CRX showed up, and due to our crazy classing rules, ended up in my class. Normally this type of car would be in D-Modified if we were going by SCCA rules.Anyway, that car got co-driven so it was actually entered in our Class twice...
  14. Interesting competition line up at the autox this Sunday

    Pre-registered cars in my same class at the Stowe autox on Sunday:Class 4 (SCCA B) 7 entries # Year Make Hometown 37 1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 Charlotte, VT 77 1975 Chevrolet Corvette Starksboro, VT 222 1996 Acura Integra East Montpelier, VT...
  15. Creaking noise when off the throttle

    Beginning to think it is a dry/bad carrier bearing. Got rid of all the other irregular noises and got a better bead on the noise. It's clearly rubber on metal, not the grinding or roaring of a bad wheel bearing.Will not make the sound when coasting backwards, makes no difference if the car...
  16. GVR4 Brakes

    FYI the Porterfield R4-Es are streetable, stop almost as well as a dedicated track pad, and last a long time. (Hence the E = Endurance.) They are a bit tough on rotors, though.Also, for remanf. calipers, I just bought a Raybestos unloaded caliper from Rockauto.com and it worked perfectly...
  17. Creaking noise when off the throttle

    Cool, I will check the wheel bearings, but I think it may be the tranny fluid, as I am concurrently getting an issue with grinding going into 5th gear after the tranny warms up that I never had before and just recently surfaced. I'll double check clutch pedal adjustment but the slave cyl., shift...
  18. Creaking noise when off the throttle

    The old girl is making so many different noises now it's hard to keep them straight, but the current noisiest offender seems to be coming from the right front / center front area of the car when I hear it from the driver's seat. It's a true "creaking" sound that sounds a bit like rubber on...
  19. I dont want my sunroof...

    I'm very close to pulling the entirety of the sunroof stuff out of my parts car and would be very willing to sell it along with matching headliner, harness, mirror, dome light assy. etc. to any of you out there craving a sun roof.Given everything that's up there, getting rid of the sunroof and...
  20. coilover question

    HotBits coilovers can be ordered with matching front camber plates and rear pillow ball mounts.More money than the other ones listed here so far but I'm going on two years on my set and they are by far the best modification I have ever done. Awesome on track/autox/hillclimb but very...
  21. VR4 Pictures Post Here !!

    What she was born to do: 280/1000.-Jim B.
  22. REAR DIFF QUESTIONS

    What tires are you running? With sticky enough tires and a stiff enough rear sway bar I would guess that 6"-8" of inside rear tire lift is possible. Not quite VW A1 GTI tripod territory, hopefully?Going from and open rear diff in my old GVR4 to a viscous LSD rear definitely helps the rear...
  23. GVR4 mods quantified

    Resurrecting this old thread again. Cut my best time at this track so far, 58.04. Probably had some fun run laps in the 57.xx range but timing woes throughout the weekend kept me from knowing for sure. Won my class beating two WRXs, both with suspension mods and between 230-260 whp. Faster...
  24. Redline Shockproof in the gearbox.....

    Has anyone used Motul Gear 300 75w90? A local friend/shop owner just became a Motul distributor and I'm thinking of trying it out.FWIW, I don't think I'd ever put 100% Heavyweight Shockproof in the tranny. I'm thinking of going that route this summer for the t-case and rear-diff, though...
  25. Umm, 4x4 Jeep Recovery with my galant vr4 (video)

    I pulled out at least two cars off of snow banks on the lake ice course this winter. I think one was an old Jeep Cherokee and the other was a '95 Impreza. Didn't get video. I also got pulled off the snow banks twice, too.Rear tow hooks our our cars are pretty beefy. They've got to weigh...
  26. Some cool VR4 and Evo Old Commercials

    Good finds, Alex. All that tip toeing around on tiny tires with gobs of body roll... looks like a hoot. I wonder if that car had any modifications to it at all.Makes me think of this interesting Evo IV video I found a little while back. Drifting Turn 1 at Mt. Tremblant in the wet with...
  27. Gutted Hood Done Before?

    CarRacer- you are better off w/o the ABS in a lot of ways IMO. The GVR4 ABS system isn't terribly sophisticated and with good studded or non-studded snows you should be able to beat ABS stopping distances on ice and snow. You won't be able to "stomp and steer" I suppose.Quoting prove_it: Wow...
  28. Gutted Hood Done Before?

    ABS deleted, front reinforcement gone, AC gone, 4WS gone, battery relo'd but old Odyssey PC680 died so we're stuck with a full size battery for now, emissions stuff gone, etc.So, easy stuff is done, looking for more opportunities. Agree it would be much easier to buy an install a CF or...
  29. Gutted Hood Done Before?

    Quoting 14u2nV: Wouldn't it be easier to go to the gym a few times and lose the 5-10lbs? I don't get the whole fad with major weight removal programs. Put nitrogen in the tires, take out sound deadener, slim down the engine, etc. Why do something that could potentially be a safety hazard...
  30. Gutted Hood Done Before?

    Resurrecting this thread because it's somewhat warm day (maybe 40F?) and I'm finally getting around to a "proof of concept" attempt at this.Tiny, cheap air-compressor FTL. Sears cut-off tool is working fine, though. The cut-off wheels seems to be more than a match for the hood skeleton's...
  31. How much are the stock Wing and Fogs Worth?

    I think I sold the stock spoiler off of 1432 for $35 bucks or so plus shipping. Nice appearance upgrade for an N/A Galant from 88-92.-Jim B. 280/1000
  32. ??? how many 1992 Galant VR4 out of 1,000 is there left ????

    280 lives in VT, white w/sunroof, unf. doing daily driver duty at the moment.She lives for track days and hillclimbs, though, and her ultimate ambition is Targa Newfoundland.-Jim B. 280/1000
  33. On Ice with the GVR4 (now with video)

    A 3G Eclipse being put out of its misery on the same lake we played last weekend:A poor 17 year old kid went out there on Monday after Sunday had gotten warm and a bit rainy. The ice was still good but a fisherman had drilled a good sized whole right in the middle of one of our sweepers. We...
  34. On Ice with the GVR4 (now with video)

    Thanks for sharing the pics and vids! One of the sideways shots of a white Evo in your gallery is my new screen background at work.Loving the RVR, though I have to say by 2001 the body work has gotten a bit funky looking. It'll never happen, but I'd love to import and left hand drive RVR...
  35. On Ice with the GVR4 (now with video)

    Screw tire MiataPulling out the beached 325 iXI wasn't responsible for this particular beaching, but later I spun this particular car pretty darn good. You have to lift for the kink on the fast straight.And some in-car video from the GVR-4.Another great time, but the...
  36. On Ice with the GVR4 (now with video)

    That's cause they're ain't no pics yet! :-)Tire are 185/65R15 studded Nordman 1s. Nordman is actually a brand Hakka uses to sell older models.Here's a video someone shot two weeks ago at the same lake.-Jim B. 280/1000
  37. On Ice with the GVR4 (now with video)

    Finally bust my ice driving cherry with the GVR4 last Saturday. Gotta say, even with too much roll stiffness, moderately worn studded snows, and too low a ride height and too high a spring rate, this car is a blast to drive on ice.The winter up here hasn't been wickedly cold, but it has...
  38. Front splitter discussion

    Thanks for the link to the support struts. As cool as the homemade version sounds I don't have ready access to welding stuff, and the ARP ones aren't overly pricey. I'm pretty sure I could source sheets of 1/4" ABS locally.Again, looking for opinions, on a white GVR4 would white or a black...
  39. Front splitter discussion

    So I'm looking for a way to functionally add more airflow to my radiator, intercooler, oil cooler, and planned brake ducts inlets located at the factory fog light openings. Ricing out the car is not a goal and really the resulting looks after installation are not that important to me either...
  40. Power Predictions, please

    Drove her back home from DSG today, about 4 hours on the highway at 80-85mph, 21.5 mpg. Big grins. 9.0 compression means more power on tap right now, less lag, more flexibility, less waiting. Power still hits hard at 3.3k or so, and unfortunately it does drop off a bit earlier than it did...
  41. Power Predictions, please

    Yeah, I was a little skeptical on the Bullseye housing after having read a bit about them a while ago, but I'd sunk my $ into this turbo a long time ago and figured it was finally time to use it. Might have been better off to use the regular Big 16G that had been on there.For my purposes...
  42. Power Predictions, please

    Survey says... 238whp 250tq at ~16psi - many thanks to DSG.It'll be nice to see a graph if Alex has one handy. Given that this is what stock STi's usually read on this dyno, I'm pretty happy considering the relatively mild mods this car has otherwise. Not sure if Alex worked it out or not...
  43. Power Predictions, please

    Good knowledge. Makes sense, too. I'd wanted HKS 272s but it didn't work out and we ran out of time. After a few months of events on this set up I may step up to them still.Alex did screw it together with ARP hardware. The Brode FMIC may be a restriction at some point but I'm doubting it...
  44. Power Predictions, please

    Targeting every day PSI around 18psi. The 245whp number seems low to me, but I'll defer to the knowledge base here. Is the 16G the limiting factor most of you are looking at? IOW, would the bump up to a 20G or other sort of turbo that flows more be a good match for the 9.0 compression? Or is...
  45. Power Predictions, please

    9.0 - 1 compression, fresh full bottom end rebuild 880 cc injectors Walbro 255 lph fuel pump 3G MAF DSM Link Brode FMIC w/2.25" piping Heavily ported Big 16G with custom o2 housing and 38mm flapper door Ported Evo 3 exhaust manifold 2.5" catless turbo back exhaust stock cams (would have loved...
  46. Gutted Hood Done Before?

    I've been considering doing this, too, as I have spare, less-than-pristine white hood to try it with. For certain I'd have hood pins on the front corners if I do go through with this.The main labor problem as I see it is the amount of cutting you'd have to do to get a good percentage of the...
  47. MistaVR4

    Great buyer. It was a pleasure to do business with him. Thanks!-Jim B.
  48. New wheels and tires

    Any updates, Karter? A good deal on this very same set of 17x8.5s just came up. Worth the trouble for a dedicated set of track wheels and tires?-Jim B. 280/1000
  49. skivittlerjimb

    It was great to meet you, Will. I hope the long block works out well for you and gets you out of that Geo soon!-Jim B. 280/1000
  50. Soon to come... Tubular control arms & K members and more!

    It does, thanks! So total weight savings about 15 lbs. of unsprung weight on the rear suspension arms. That's like having lost the mass of an entire wheel (albeit a light wheel). That's definitely significant. If they fit well and are as strong as the stockers... it's a great addition to the...
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