1980 JDM 4th gen RWD Galant Coupe - V6 MIVEC TT swap underway
oh hey guys, I'm sure a few of you remember me, I pop in here from time to time.
This is where I last got with my coupe:
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after custom making adjustable platform coilover suspension for it:
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the original plan was to do a DOHC swap using a Lancer Evo III RS head onto the original G63B SOHC block with E39A Galant VR-4 pistons etc
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However I've decided to throw away that idea and do something more difficult and no doubt very expensive and time consuming.
It all started with an idea I got when I had my 6A12 MIVEC V6 out of my 7G Galant rebuilding it on the stand.. conveniently next to my coupe... which I got to thinking on how I could perhaps mount the V6 back into the coupe instead of my 7G. Well after a few days of research I decided it would be too much hassle for what it was worth (considering it wouldn't be a huge gain in power), and thought if I were ever to do a V6 swap it would have to be with the older and bigger brother 6G72 sibling.
Well fast forward a year and I got that crazy idea again... and went out and acquired two engines.
the first I'm sure alot of you will be familiar with - the 6G72 TT from the 3000GT VR-4 (or what we call GTO's)
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second being a 6G72 MIVEC from a mid 90s F36A JDM Diamante 30M - in stock standard N/A form this engine puts out 270hp!
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they are essentially very similar in the bottom end (with minor revisions to swap from one side of the engine bay to the other), but the MIVEC heads are where all the magic comes from. For this swap I'll be using the complete MIVEC motor with the 3000GT Turbos attached, thicker head gaskets from the 3000GT to lower compression ratio, the tim sump from the 3000GT motor as opposed to the MIVEC alloy sump as it's easier to modify to clear the crossmember.
So I've made a start, by pulling the existing engine and box out:
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aaand that's about as far as I have come so far! next up is when I get time to work on it again, I'll be lowering the V6 into the hole on the engine crane with the engine bay totally cleared (ie brake booster/master and clutch master removed as well as fuel filter/lines, wiring loom etc) and see how everything fits up.
Any comments welcome!