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02-16-04, 09:23 PM
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Man, my neighbor had MKIII supra that was almost the same color. Ive never seen a FC that color. Maybe I have, but the paint wasnt in as good condition.
02-16-04, 09:35 PM
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I saw one other - I didn't know it was rare when I got it but I liked the color...when I first started looking at FC's years ago I saw a couple of white ones and a couple of red (well orange hehe) ones.
02-16-04, 09:38 PM
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Nice ride man! I really like that color, keep it in good shape! Man its been cold here in delaware I can't even change the oil on the benz or my hands will freeze (im up to 4000 miles now it needs a change its not synthetic 
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02-16-04, 10:54 PM
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you are brave jon, all that melting snow just keeps splattering all over my car.. so i cant bring myself to wash it. but i have been driving alot more than in january. whens bald hill starting back up.. its already..40 out
02-17-04, 12:39 PM
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well, my office is only a 6 mile drive from the house so taking the rex once during the week and driving her on the nice weekends will keep her fairly clean. before I had the GVR4 (i've been driving it since Sept.) i only drove the FC and even then I only put 7K on it each year. It should be considerably less now - I love the car and I'll never get rid of it, but even with poly bushings and a full suspension upgrade on the VR4 it feels like a limo compared to the ROCK solid FC.
02-17-04, 01:00 PM
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you daily drive... a glant vr4... so pimp =]
slick car, i live up in CT so i understand the rare nice days up here =D
i actually took out my AE on the same day to keep the tires fresh. No wash tho, its actaully pretty clean even over these months.
slick car, i live up in CT so i understand the rare nice days up here =D
i actually took out my AE on the same day to keep the tires fresh. No wash tho, its actaully pretty clean even over these months.
02-17-04, 03:54 PM
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you are brave jon, all that melting snow just keeps splattering all over my car.. so i cant bring myself to wash it. but i have been driving alot more than in january. whens bald hill starting back up.. its already..40 out
you are brave jon, all that melting snow just keeps splattering all over my car.. so i cant bring myself to wash it. but i have been driving alot more than in january. whens bald hill starting back up.. its already..40 out
02-17-04, 05:31 PM
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Electrikhead: ummmmmmm, uhhhhhhhhhh the bracket for the front plate is on order...the body shop broke it when the nose was painted 
yea, thats it - that's the ticket!! As for the Galant, yep - I've got a VR4, #92/1000. The shop bought it as a project a couple years back and blew the motor after 50K on the crate motor from mitsubishi...upon disassembly it turns out they gave us a non-turbo block with a turbo head which means higher compression and no oil coolers. A ring blew from simply too much boost but it lasted quite a while considering the mods. I then bought the car from my brother (owner of Z-1 performance, www.z1auto.com hehe plug) for a reasonable price and spent a few months replacing and rebuilding. I got a used block from a friend for next to nothing and had it freshened up with new rings, new bearings, cleaned and honed. We re-used the old head with 50K and bam, instant GVR4. Turns out the big 16G that was in the car needed replacement as well so I got an 18G turbo and we fab'd some simple IC piping at the shop for the conservative FMIC from one of theold EVO's in Japan. I've been driving it for a number of months and replacing a bunch of stuff (alternator, starter, tires etc...) that has really eaten into saving for the TII swap that J&R rotary will be doing (www.smokinjoeracing.net). But, it's worth it since I can have 2 cars...having something AWD for the nasty winter days is worth it alone!! The Galant is no slouch but I'm not running aggressive settings until I can get down to an AWD dyno (Pruven performance in CT has one). Currently I run 660cc's, a walbro, an SAFC and an HKS VPC with 16psi on the EVC4. Hp estimates @ 270 at the wheels and a very high 12 in the quarter since I can walk away cleanly from a new EVO and suck up the shops 350Z. (it used to run 12.40 on the old 16G turbo with a leaner mixture/aggressive timing). It's a great car...sedate, comfy (even with full suspension) and super quick. This setup is good for 21psi on 93 octane once the fuel settings are worked out on the dyno.
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yea, thats it - that's the ticket!! As for the Galant, yep - I've got a VR4, #92/1000. The shop bought it as a project a couple years back and blew the motor after 50K on the crate motor from mitsubishi...upon disassembly it turns out they gave us a non-turbo block with a turbo head which means higher compression and no oil coolers. A ring blew from simply too much boost but it lasted quite a while considering the mods. I then bought the car from my brother (owner of Z-1 performance, www.z1auto.com hehe plug) for a reasonable price and spent a few months replacing and rebuilding. I got a used block from a friend for next to nothing and had it freshened up with new rings, new bearings, cleaned and honed. We re-used the old head with 50K and bam, instant GVR4. Turns out the big 16G that was in the car needed replacement as well so I got an 18G turbo and we fab'd some simple IC piping at the shop for the conservative FMIC from one of theold EVO's in Japan. I've been driving it for a number of months and replacing a bunch of stuff (alternator, starter, tires etc...) that has really eaten into saving for the TII swap that J&R rotary will be doing (www.smokinjoeracing.net). But, it's worth it since I can have 2 cars...having something AWD for the nasty winter days is worth it alone!! The Galant is no slouch but I'm not running aggressive settings until I can get down to an AWD dyno (Pruven performance in CT has one). Currently I run 660cc's, a walbro, an SAFC and an HKS VPC with 16psi on the EVC4. Hp estimates @ 270 at the wheels and a very high 12 in the quarter since I can walk away cleanly from a new EVO and suck up the shops 350Z. (it used to run 12.40 on the old 16G turbo with a leaner mixture/aggressive timing). It's a great car...sedate, comfy (even with full suspension) and super quick. This setup is good for 21psi on 93 octane once the fuel settings are worked out on the dyno.my rides
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02-17-04, 06:30 PM
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Originally posted by jon88se
Electrikhead: ummmmmmm, uhhhhhhhhhh the bracket for the front plate is on order...the body shop broke it when the nose was painted yea, thats it - that's the ticket!! As for the Galant, yep - I've got a VR4, #92/1000. The shop bought it as a project a couple years back and blew the motor after 50K on the crate motor from mitsubishi...upon disassembly it turns out they gave us a non-turbo block with a turbo head which means higher compression and no oil coolers. A ring blew from simply too much boost but it lasted quite a while considering the mods. I then bought the car from my brother (owner of Z-1 performance, www.z1auto.com hehe plug) for a reasonable price and spent a few months replacing and rebuilding. I got a used block from a friend for next to nothing and had it freshened up with new rings, new bearings, cleaned and honed. We re-used the old head with 50K and bam, instant GVR4. Turns out the big 16G that was in the car needed replacement as well so I got an 18G turbo and we fab'd some simple IC piping at the shop for the conservative FMIC from one of theold EVO's in Japan. I've been driving it for a number of months and replacing a bunch of stuff (alternator, starter, tires etc...) that has really eaten into saving for the TII swap that J&R rotary will be doing (www.smokinjoeracing.net). But, it's worth it since I can have 2 cars...having something AWD for the nasty winter days is worth it alone!! The Galant is no slouch but I'm not running aggressive settings until I can get down to an AWD dyno (Pruven performance in CT has one). Currently I run 660cc's, a walbro, an SAFC and an HKS VPC with 16psi on the EVC4. Hp estimates @ 270 at the wheels and a very high 12 in the quarter since I can walk away cleanly from a new EVO and suck up the shops 350Z. (it used to run 12.40 on the old 16G turbo with a leaner mixture/aggressive timing). It's a great car...sedate, comfy (even with full suspension) and super quick. This setup is good for 21psi on 93 octane once the fuel settings are worked out on the dyno.
Electrikhead: ummmmmmm, uhhhhhhhhhh the bracket for the front plate is on order...the body shop broke it when the nose was painted
yea, thats it - that's the ticket!! As for the Galant, yep - I've got a VR4, #92/1000. The shop bought it as a project a couple years back and blew the motor after 50K on the crate motor from mitsubishi...upon disassembly it turns out they gave us a non-turbo block with a turbo head which means higher compression and no oil coolers. A ring blew from simply too much boost but it lasted quite a while considering the mods. I then bought the car from my brother (owner of Z-1 performance, www.z1auto.com hehe plug) for a reasonable price and spent a few months replacing and rebuilding. I got a used block from a friend for next to nothing and had it freshened up with new rings, new bearings, cleaned and honed. We re-used the old head with 50K and bam, instant GVR4. Turns out the big 16G that was in the car needed replacement as well so I got an 18G turbo and we fab'd some simple IC piping at the shop for the conservative FMIC from one of theold EVO's in Japan. I've been driving it for a number of months and replacing a bunch of stuff (alternator, starter, tires etc...) that has really eaten into saving for the TII swap that J&R rotary will be doing (www.smokinjoeracing.net). But, it's worth it since I can have 2 cars...having something AWD for the nasty winter days is worth it alone!! The Galant is no slouch but I'm not running aggressive settings until I can get down to an AWD dyno (Pruven performance in CT has one). Currently I run 660cc's, a walbro, an SAFC and an HKS VPC with 16psi on the EVC4. Hp estimates @ 270 at the wheels and a very high 12 in the quarter since I can walk away cleanly from a new EVO and suck up the shops 350Z. (it used to run 12.40 on the old 16G turbo with a leaner mixture/aggressive timing). It's a great car...sedate, comfy (even with full suspension) and super quick. This setup is good for 21psi on 93 octane once the fuel settings are worked out on the dyno.
02-17-04, 09:50 PM
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*sigh* more snow tonight...they are saying an inch or less but, oh well - she sits for a few more days. the corbeau's aren't too comfy for the morning commute anyways (snug with a thick wool coat on). theres worse ways to drive to the office than in the confines of properly sorted sleeper hehe Though, I think the 323 GTX is less known than the GVR4.
02-17-04, 10:38 PM
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i heard 1-6 inches... it will be a slow drive to work tomorrow
scc had a gtx, they added a manual boost controller and a probe intercooler and gained like 90hp at the wheels. those cars are megasikk
scc had a gtx, they added a manual boost controller and a probe intercooler and gained like 90hp at the wheels. those cars are megasikk
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02-17-04, 11:28 PM
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There were so many cool SCC projects...I loved the 323 GTX articles, the FB RX-7 pieces they did and does anyone remember that crazy MR2 turbo from the mid 90's that ran 500hp @ the wheels on a stock "never taken out" motor before letting go on the dyno? Project Silvia is a good read but I can do without the blotchy rattle can paint, even if it is a function over form project. I believe SCC could ditch big $ volk wheels and shell out a couple hundred for a Maaco job (or even do it themselves).
02-17-04, 11:32 PM
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6 inches? hehe good thing I have the pimp stock 15's on the car w/ snow tires. When tires say "summer only" they mean it, the Pzero's on my 17's for the Galant aren't snow friendly.
