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Cory O.'s '92 Galant VR4 #501/1000 *06MAY13 *UPDATE*

Street Surgeon

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Omaha, Nebraska
I bought 501 back in early June of '08; at the time the car was relatively stock with the exception of the fmic, intake, and an AFPR. The car looked to be in fantastic shape and basically lived it's whole life down in the south! Shortly after bringing her home I found out the trans was on it's last leg, changing the oil looked more like panning for gold, and in general she was in need of a mechanical makeover.

I had a DSM that I was working on which after five years of arduous planning, labor, and parts purchasing was totaled during the break in process. As a result, most of the parts from the Talon are now being installed in the Galant.

Head: '94 1G Eclipse turbo casting
ARP Cam cap bolts
ARP Cam gear bolts
ARP Stainless exhaust manifold studs w/12pt nuts
Cometic HP MLS headgasket
Skunk2 Pro adjustable cam gears
Stainless intake manifold bolts/nuts
FP 3x camshafts
FP Viton valvestem seals
Kiggly Racing HLA oil pressure regulator
Manley SS valves
Polished combustion chambers
SI bronze valve guides
Supertech dual valvesprings and titanium retainers
Machined - Hot tanked, deburred, casting flashes removed
Machined - Five angle radiused entry valvejob
Machined - Decked/Lapped

Shortblock: '02 1G Eclipse 6-Bolt 2.3l stroker
-4an oil return (from catchcan) to BS inspection port
ARP crank bolt and washer
ARP crank pulley bolts for fluidampr
ARP L19 head studs
ARP main studs
Buschur BSE kit
Eagle H-Beam ARP 2000 rod bolts
Eagle H-Beam forged con rods
Fluidampr crank damper pulley
Forged 2.4l micropolished crankshaft
JAM ACL race series ceramic coated main bearings
JAM ACL race series ceramic coated rod bearings
Kiggly Racing 6-bolt girdle/brace
Machined - Balanced
Machined - Blueprinted
Machined - Bored .20 over
Machined - Decked/Finished RA20
Machined - Torque plate honed
Wiseco 8.8:1 forged pistons

Intake, Exhaust, Turbo, and accessories:
CMPE 3" SS down pipe
CMPE 3" SS catback w/dual tip muffler
ETS FMIC w/2.5" piping
FP 3" SS O2 housing w/recirc
FP aluminum intake pipe
FP DSM HTA86 turbo w/anti-surge port cover
FP turbo exhaust manifold
FP turbo oil feed line kit
FP turbo oil filter / oil restrictor *black for bb*
FP turbo oil return line
Hypertune Q45 footprint billet throttle body
K&N intake filter
Magnus intake manifold "heat barrier" spacer
Magnus cast V3 intake manifold (1G head)
Mitsu 4-layer exhaust manifold gasket
PTP FP turbine housing blanket
Tial 44mm v-band wastegate
Tial 50mm v-band bov

Cooling:
B&M oil cooler with -10an lines
FF oil filter housing tapped for -4an turbo oil feed and oil pressure fittings
Koyo Evo 3 radiator
Koyo radiator cap
Greddy oil filter housing/thermostat plate

Fuel:
-8an SS teflon lined fuel feed line
-8an SS teflon lined fuel return line
Earls Ano-Tuff black fittings used throughout
FIC 2150cc high z injectors
Marshall black faced fuel pressure gauge
Modified fuel sending cradle
Fuelab -8an SS mesh fuel filter
Magnus -10an (1000hp) fuel rail *black*
Walbro 450lph *E85* fuel pump
Weldon AFPR (A2040-281-A-120)

Drivetrain:
4WS delete
ACT streetlight chromoly flywheel
Avid Racing tuner motor mounts
Cryo'd mistu clutch fork pivot ball w/shim
DSM 4-bolt swap
Goodridge SS clutch pedal line
Shep Stage IV race tranny with 4-spider center differential and chromoly shift forks
Symborski shift kit
Symborski shifter cable bushings
Three Speed SS scattershield
TMZ super duper single disk clutch
Torque Solutions solid driveshaft carrier bushings

Suspension:
BoostX subframe and mustache bushings
Ground Control coilovers
Koni yellow shocks/struts
Maximal Performance rear adjustable control arms
Prothane black polyurethane master bushing kit
Tien camber plates
Bullfab chromoly front crossmember with north/south bars

Brakes:
ABS delete
Hawk HPS rear pads
RRE stainless braided brake lines
Wilwood 13" front big brake kit
Wilwood front pads

Electronics:
AEM/Kavlico 5bar (absolute) MAP Sensor
Dynatec ARC-2 CDI Ignition Amplifier
Evolution Auto -4awg grounding kit
GM AIT sensor
GM Flex fuel sensor
Kiggly 12 tooth crank trigger kit
MAC valve boost control solenoid
MS3Pro ECU
NGK AFX wideband kit w/NTK sensor
-10awg (30 amp) fuel pump rewire kit

Interior Modifications:
H3R 2.5lb fire extinguisher
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution shift knob
VDO Oil pressure gauge
VDO Oil temp gauge
VDO Coolant temp gauge
Stewart Warner 30-0-40psi boost gauge

Misc Upgrades:
Valvecover: baffle removed, stripped/solvent cleaned, baffle re-welded in, twin -8an ports welded on, and then powdercoated black
Saikou Michi twin -8an inlet, single -10an outlet catchcan
Power steering delete w/new remanufactured manual rack
Cruise control delete

Random Recent Maintenance / upgrades:
HKS tru-time timing belt
Gates Racing A/C belt
Gates Racing Alternator belt
New OEM timing accessories/tensioner/pullies etc.
All new front and rear wheel bearings
Rebuilt driveshaft w/new oem carrier bearings, oem ujoints, and oem yolk
Rebuilt front NON power steering rack with new tie rod ends
Rebuilt rear diff *4-bolt, all new shims, seals, bearings, etc.
Rebuilt rear subframe, media blasted, powdercoated semi-gloss black w/new bushings
Rebuilt tcase (from jacks trans)

Fluids:
Brad Penn SAE 30w break in oil for break in
Brad Penn 20w50 engine oil
Distilled water + water wetter in radiator
Motul Gear 300 trans fluid
Redline heavy shockproof in transfer case
Redline heavy shockproof in rear end

Parts Wishlist:
Evo interior
JDM RS front and rear bumper covers
MXL Strada dash

What I would do different/next time:
Cryo oil pump gears
Oil mods (head, block, front case)
WPC treat anything that moves
NOT mod a GVR4, just get something else, anything else!

Here's the pics! [PLEASE NOTE THESE PICS ARE FROM WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR AND ARE OUTDATED!!!]
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