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Amanthius' 1991 Galant VR4 552/2000

Amanthius

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Location
San Antonio, Texas
Hey there guys, I bought my car from Brute who is on this forum. He basically gave me the car because the deal was TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. Thank so much Brute!

Anyway, here are the mods:

Bolt-Ons:
- FMIC (24x10x3) (Unknown brand, needs a new Upper Intercooler pipe)
- Clipped Evo III 16G
- ACT 2600 clutch
- LSD 4-Bolt Rear
- 4-Spider Center Differential
- 2.5" O2 Housing and Downpipe
- 3" High-Flow Cat
- 3" Cat-Back
- Rewired Supra TT Fuel Pump (290lph)
- Battery Trunk Re-Location
- Accel 8mm wires
- NGK BPR6ES Gapped to 0.28
- Aeromotive AFPR
- Autometer NV Boost Gauge
- Solid Under-Hood Shifter Bushings
- HKS SSQV
- Stock Boost @ 10 lbs [feels great but I am ready for more boost!]

Engine Internals:
- FPCam1/FPCam2 (similar lift and duration to HKS 264/272)
- Rebuilt and Reconditioned Head
- ARP Head Studs
- ARP Rod Bolts
- Topline 8.0:1 Pistons
- Balance Shafts Removed
- Clevite Tri-Metal Rod and Main Bearings
- Timing belt, gaskets, etc all replaced at 168k miles

I got the car with a misfire and a lot of rattling due to the exhaust. Found out I had 1 faulty fuel injector so I fixed that but then the radiator fan was broken so I had to replaced that too. Funny things about these cars, as I am sure you are all aware... You go fix one thing and then something else breaks.

Anyway, under my ownership I have done the following:

- Converted OBDI to OBDII with the addition of an ELM372 Bluetooth Adapter to communicate with my Torque App
- Straight piped the exhaust which eliminated any rattling
- Installed Innovate WB02 and Innovate Boost Gauge
- Replaced 15's with 17" Enkei FLC-01 with Yokohama S-Drive tires 215/40R17
- Replaced faulty injector [closest to timing]
- Replaced broken radiator fan (Thanks Pot)
- Replaced all 4 spark plugs
- Fixed random issue with headlights not powering on
- Cleaned the dirty interior [the most time consuming]
- New timing belt, new AC compressor (and all components)
- Fixed all leaks coming from timing section (good grief)
- New shifter bushings
- Turbo-smart In cabin manual boost controller

Stuff to do:


- Get the car repainted
- Either reupholster the seats or get some after market seats with better seat belts [my seat belts don't feel safe]
- Reupholster the steering wheel or find an aftermarket one
- Get ECMLink V3 and get a good tune
- Definitely need suspension / Purchaed SCE adapters and going with Evo 8/9 MR suspension

Nice to meet you all.


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Amanthius, sorry I dropped the ball on moving this here to the the general section back in January. Looks like a really clean example you picked up from a an excellent former owner. Please, keep this thread updated with your ongoing progress.

Thanks for your patience,
john
 
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