m-rod's 99 GTZ

[M-Rod]

So, I've had my car since January 2007 and finally decided to go ahead and make a thread for my car now. So this is it...

Currently undergoing a forged and boosted 6G74 build. It was the first completed 6G75 swap, which took place on Memorial Day 2010 and 5-Speed M/T swapped since January 2010.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/facebook_1891657445jpg.jpg

http://youtu.be/miLQvbDEsRo
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/IMG_39724397870652_zpsqmty0bjc.jpeg

Engine
3.5L 6G74 - awaiting 3.6L build
Ross Pistons - Forged and oversized
Forged H-Beam Connecting Rods
SPE Stage 2+ Cams - 1 of 2 sets in existence
ARP Main Studs
ARP Rod Bolts
Ported 6G74 Lower Intake Manifold
2G GS-T 3" Catback Exhaust
Diamante Throttle Body - Ported and Rebuilt with MIL spec shaft seals.
Walbro 450 LPH Fuel Pump
PTE 1200cc Fuel Injectors
6G74 Fuel Rails
3SX -AN Fuel Rail Loop
Fuelab FPR
Mishimoto Civic Half-Radiator
Catalytic Converter Delete
EGR System Delete
Evap System Delete
Prothane Motor Mount Inserts
Energy Motor Mount Roll Stop Inserts - with cross member bushings
Ingalls Stiffy ETD
482 MAF
Vibrant 4.5" MAF Adapter
DC Sports 4.5" Air Filter

Turbo
Holset HX35W - to be modified
SPE Custom Short Route Turbo Piping Kit
Treadstone TR1035 Intercooler
Manual Boost Controller
Tial 44mm Wastegate
Forge BOV

Transmission
F5M51 5-Speed Transmission
Wavetrac LSD
Motul Gear 300 75W-90
Speed Source Aluminum Shifter Base Bushings
Speed Source Brass Shift Linkage Bushings
Megan "Knock-off" Short Shifter
Greddy Counterweight Shift Knob
Spec Stage 4 Clutch - 6-Puck Unsprung
Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel

Suspension
Megan Racing Street Series Coilovers
3G Eclipse GT OEM Strut Bar
Prothane Lower Control Arm Bushings
Prothane Sway Bar Bushings - Front and Rear
Moog Sway Bar Endlinks - Front

Brakes
Full ABS Delete
Evo 8 Brembo Calipers - Front and Rear
StopTech Stainless Brake Lines - Front and Rear
Raybestos Severe Duty Rotors - Front
R1 Concepts Rotors - Rear
Hawk HPS Pads - Front
Raybestos Premium Pads - Rear

Wheels
MB Weapon - 17x8 ET +28
Hankook RS-3 245/40/17 - Front
Continental ContiPro 245/40/17 - Rear

Electronics and Lighting
6000K HID Headlight Bulbs
3000K HID Fog Light Bulbs
Sylvania Silverstar Turn Signals
Independent Fog Light Relay Wiring
Battery Relocated in Trunk
CompuSTAR 2W900FM-AS
3G Eclipse M/T ECU with Big Maps ROM
Tactrix 2.0 OP Cable
Evoscan Datalogging Software
ECUflash Tuning Software
AEM UEGO Wideband
Prosport Oil Pressure Gauge
Prosport Boost Gauge

Audio
JVC AVX-33 CD/DVD Player
Pioneer 4-Way 6.5" Door Speakers
Pioneer 4-Way 6x9" Rear Speakers

Interior
SRS System Delete
A/C System Delete
Recaro Evo 9 Driver Seat
OEM '02+ GTZ Carbon Twist Interior Trim
Glowshift 3 gauge single-din panel
3G Steering Wheel
JDM Chrome Interior Door Handles
3G Black Door Handle Trim
Carbon Fiber Instrument Cluster Bezel

Exterior
JDM VR-4 New-Style Bumper
JDM VR-4 New-Style Grille
JDM VR-4 New-Style Fog Lights
JDM 2-Piece Headlights
JDM Pre-Facelift Tail Lights
OEM GTZ Spoiler
Color-Matched Keyless Trunk Garnish
Shaved Trunk Emblems
Carbon Fiber Mitsubishi Trunk Logo
EGR Rear Window Visor

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/IMG_13043818218630_zpskkvu0sfb.jpeg

Here is the overall duration of my ownership so far. Car is bone-stock 99 GTZ I purchased from my aunt after I totaled my Taurus, since she was purchasing a new vehicle, it worked out perfect.
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A few months later I was going at it, looking for anything with chrome or woodgrain, and was looking to do an audio/video setup.
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Got into a little accident with a Caravan in June 07. This is after picking half the bumper off the ground.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/0619071135.jpg

Temporary fix that happened to be in the trunk of the car when I bought it.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/0619071513a.jpg

This past spring I was getting more than sick of seeing the bra on the car. Plus I decided to get white wheels when my tastes started to change.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/IMG_2650-1.jpg
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Started the teardown to get the front end fixed finally, and painted the core support flat black behind the grille and lower bumper opening.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/06-16-08_2005-2.jpg
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Re-installed the original bumper with the new upper support temporarily to make sure the support would take care of the bumper being shifted an inch sideways.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/06-28-08_1310.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/06-28-08_1714-2.jpg

Dropped the front and soon after installed the Mugen Lip. But this is where I'll end this.
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[SPD_FRK]

How is your build coming along anyways man? I am suppose to be making a trip back to Mn to visit some friends in September, the fiance wants to hit the Mall of America (of course lol), we will have to meet up if everything plays out with my build in time.

[M-Rod]

It's been going pretty slow the past few months with me moving from Nebraska to Minnesota almost 3 months ago and have not been working since until this past week. And with getting a job at CarQuest, I should be able to start reeling in parts as the discounts on them and through our machine shop should be very generous. I'm hoping to have the engine machined and assembled sometime by Winter.

[M-Rod]

How she's sitting under the hood for now. Replaced all 6 spark plug tube seals and decided to throw on a different valve cover. Also did a little cleaning while it was apart. Either way better than it was before.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/0729091641.jpg

[beam514]

oooooh that's nice. Loving the flat black valve cover

[stvn_mj]

oooooh that's nice. Loving the flat black valve cover
X2 What did you use to paint it?

[polishmafia]

Looks good!

[M-Rod]

Thanks guys!


X2 What did you use to paint it?

I just used Krylon flat black. I doubt it will hold up well, but it's only temporary since I plan on using my 99-style valve cover for my engine swap.

[stvn_mj]

Oh ok. I like that scheme. I will probably try that same color down the road.

[beam514]

no clearcoat? cause I actually used krylon flat black on my grill, along with no-glass clear coat, and its still a little shiny

[M-Rod]

No clearcoat. Maybe I'll just go back and mask everything off and give it a coat or 2, but I didn't have any laying around and wanted to get it done before it started raining.

Good news though. I should be getting my mirror, grille, and trunk garnish painted possibly this weekend. Still have to get a spoiler and new bumper though. But I'm really stressing to get this thing looking at least somewhat decent for the All-Mitsu Cookout in 3 weeks.

[M-Rod]

Moved the battery to the trunk today to empty out the engine bay and make room for future projects. Hooked up and working.
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[02redgalant]

nice i've been wanting to do that...Did you wire the positive wire the fuse block on the battery and negative to the trunk?

[M-Rod]

Yes exactly. The positive cable is just extended to the trunk, and the ground is now behind the seat.

[blue8g]

sorry for the n00b question but what do you have to do to move the battery to the trunk...i've been wanting to do this for a while

[M-Rod]

Run 4 gauge or better cable from the engine compartment to the trunk for the positive. Hook up a new ground cable in the trunk. Then have a box secured into place so it is in its own compartment and that will prevent it from moving while driving as well.

[blue8g]

ok thanks, i think i've got yet another project for the winter! (the g should be in storage, hopefully i'll be tearing it up in my g-pa's 96 plymouth caravan)

[beam514]

oooh very nice matt. Now you'll have a TON of space in the bay

[M-Rod]

Haha yeah, plenty of room now. It looks naked, but there is a ton of cleaning to do under there now that I exposed so much more.

[M-Rod]

Diamante Upper Intake Plenum and Throttle Body are finally installed. Up and running with no problems.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/0816091626-2.jpg

EDIT: Quick update, put a new air filter as well since my original had fitment issues with the headlight. Now the piping sits down where it should.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/0816091916-2.jpg

[beam514]

very clean! I couldn't get all the vacuum accessories and harness plugs all neat like that.. I think one of the brackets didn't mount up like I wanted it to

[M-Rod]

If you want, I can take close-up pictures at 2048x1536 of the vacuum accessories for an idea how mine are routed.

[polishmafia]

Looks great, man! Nice work.

[beam514]

If you want, I can take close-up pictures at 2048x1536 of the vacuum accessories for an idea how mine are routed.

Matt, that would be great if you could!
Thanks in advance if you're able to

[M-Rod]

Thanks Pete!

Adrian, it won't be a problem at all. I should be able to take some tomorrow for you.

[wright06jhs]

I wish the Eclipse had that much room under the hood. I cant put the strut bar on my eclipse with the 74 in. :(

[M-Rod]

I wish the Eclipse had that much room under the hood. I cant put the strut bar on my eclipse with the 74 in. :(

Yeah somehow on the Galant end, quite a bit more space under the hood. And my strut bar barely clears. Literally it does by only a hair.

Adrian, here is the link to my photobucket folder with the vacuum and electrical routing I used.
http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/6G74%20Vacuum/

[beam514]

alright thanks matt! I'll have to see how I can clean up the left side of the manifold when I get home tomorrow or the next day

[M-Rod]

No problem. Good luck, and hopefully it goes well for you.

[M-Rod]

Made a stop at the junkyard today to find something for my dad's truck and stumbled across a few decent finds. Infiniti Q45 throttle body and 6G74 Diamante throttle body. The Q45 throttle body will eventually find it's way onto my car, but will not even be considered until my 6G74 is built and complete next spring.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/1102092309.jpg

Size comparison to the 6G74's TB
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/1102092311.jpg

[stvn_mj]

Damn that thing is huge.

[SPD_FRK]

Now that is a true big bore TB. The sizes are 90mm (Q45) and 68mm (Diamante), and 65mm (OEM TB).

Good find though man!

Are you building the block tor turbo or N/a?

[M-Rod]

It is definitely a beast. My 74 will be a N/A build for now and remain that way for probably a year or 2.

[SPD_FRK]

It is definitely a beast. My 74 will be a N/A build for now and remain that way for probably a year or 2.
Ok cool, if you are staying N/a you could easily use the stock 74 rods instead of dropping the cash on a set of the 3sx ones. There are a lot of guys running those rods on full N/a built blocks and some pushing boost to them still.

You have any goal for HP to the wheels for the build?

[beam514]

very nice. gotta go one of those manifolds that BJ got too :)

[SPD_FRK]

very nice. gotta go one of those manifolds that BJ got too :)
Very true...but I have a feeling there might be something like that up for sale here soon


:thumb:

[beam514]

Very true...but I have a feeling there might be something like that up for sale here soon


:thumb:

ohhh???

[SPD_FRK]

ohhh???
Yeap...

https://www.thegalantcenter.org/showthread.php?p=545703#post545703

[M-Rod]

Ok cool, if you are staying N/a you could easily use the stock 74 rods instead of dropping the cash on a set of the 3sx ones. There are a lot of guys running those rods on full N/a built blocks and some pushing boost to them still.

You have any goal for HP to the wheels for the build?

True, it seems the 74 rods hold up fine to decent power, but I still plan on going turbo eventually and figure I might as well get the rods while I have the chance.

My WHP goal realistically is in the 240-250 range. I'm not really sure what to expect yet.

And I just noticed the XG350 mani was for sale and sold quick. Unfortunate timing. Though I have no idea what price you had on it, I would have taken that thing off your hands in a heartbeat! Those runners would have come in handy. I just have to cross my fingers and find one at the junkyard during the next few months.

[SPD_FRK]

True, it seems the 74 rods hold up fine to decent power, but I still plan on going turbo eventually and figure I might as well get the rods while I have the chance.

My WHP goal realistically is in the 240-250 range. I'm not really sure what to expect yet.

And I just noticed the XG350 mani was for sale and sold quick. Unfortunate timing. Though I have no idea what price you had on it, I would have taken that thing off your hands in a heartbeat! Those runners would have come in handy. I just have to cross my fingers and find one at the junkyard during the next few months.
You should easily hit that Hp range just N/A even man...boost will easily put you into the 300+range. The intake didnt last very long at all, but like I said in that thread if I come across one I will shoot it out to you right away.

[M-Rod]

Got home from work today to see a package at the back door. Opened it up and here's what's inside. I'm installing them this weekend for sure, and if it's not snowing Monday, I'm taking the car to St. Paul Auto for some dyno action.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/1106091449-2.jpg

[beam514]

very nice! picked those up from strizi correct?

[M-Rod]

very nice! picked those up from strizi correct?

I sure did. Shipping wasn't bad at all either, considering they made it from Austria to Minnesota in 10 days.

[stvn_mj]

Very nice. These v6 threads are making me want to get a v6 real bad. Keep us posted on the dyno #'s if you get it done. Pretty quick shipping time too.

[M-Rod]

Just a little bit of what's been going on lately. The headers didn't get installed like planned. I looked around under the car the day after receiving them and noticed I would have to remove the catalytic converter and purchase a section of exhaust pipe and weld flanges on each end. Being late in the year and running out of time, I decided against it until the 6G74 is ready to drop in. Which leads me to the next thing. The 6G74 block and crankshaft were brought to the company machinist yesterday and have been fully inspected and are fine. The block has been hot tanked and the cylinders have been freshly honed. Bearings and piston rings have been ordered as well. I cannot wait to have this back in my possession and get it put back together. Pictures will be up as soon as I get it back.

[polishmafia]

Finish this already! :)

[M-Rod]

I'm getting there Pete! The car is parked for the winter months, but I can still get it to a friend's garage where it can be worked on when needed. Expect a rebuilt 6G74 and 5 speed swap to be completed and running this spring :)

[M-Rod]

Bought some things today. Brake pedal, clutch pedal, clutch master cylinder, fluid reservoir, and lines. Getting the shifter and cables Monday morning. Don't mind the rest of the mess in the SHO's trunk. It's the only picture I could get at the moment.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/pedalslines.jpg

[polishmafia]

Let me know if you need any help with some grunt work. You need to take down the Cookout trophy, cause I'm retired, and you can't enter with German cars. ;)

[M-Rod]

Whoa wait WTF?!!? What German car? Don't tell me the G is gone.

[beam514]

yeaa! five speed wooooh!

[M-Rod]

yeaa! five speed wooooh!

You know it! All I have left to locate are the cables, passenger side intermediate shaft, clutch slave cylinder, and the transmission itself. I still have some time to get this all together since I won't have my engine built for another 2-4 months and I want to drop it in all at once. So far the total cost of 5-speed swap related parts is $50, and here is today's pick-up.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/DSC02706.jpg

[beam514]

I have an extra slave cylinder if you end up needing one. Also, if you go to my build thread, you can see total cost for everything I've done.

Oh I also have an extra stock flywheel, extra shifter cable brackets, and a brand new clutch disk (Exedy OEM style) but you're probably gonna want something more than that LOL

[M-Rod]

Thanks for the offer, but I'm thinking I'll just buy a new slave cylinder at work since I can get one for a decent price. Though I am curious as to which shift cable brackets you are talking about, but I will most likely wait and see if I get the brackets when I end up finding cables.

[beam514]

they're the ones that hold the cables in place on the transmission. I'm sure your transmission will come with them. If they don't though, feel free to shoot me a PM or something

[M-Rod]

Alright, thanks. I'll let you know if I need them when I get my transmission within the next few weeks.

[M-Rod]

Getting somewhere again. Here's a summary of recent events.

December 21st: The block, crankshaft, main bearings, rod bearings, thrust washers, and piston ring set arrive from the machinist.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/Build/1221091501.jpg
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Later on that evening, checking the plasti-gage specs for the main clearances.
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December 23rd: Assembly lube on the main bearings, thrust washers, and crankshaft. Main cap torqued to spec.
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December 27th: Installing rings on the pistons 1 at a time. Rings gaps in their proper locations. #1 Cylinder complete after plasti-gaging procedure.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/Build/1227091932.jpg

While working on the 2nd piston, a hairline crack is noticed and chips off before install.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/Build/1227091458.jpg

Disassembled pistons from rods, waiting for RPW to re-open from their holiday break so I can order my new pistons.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/Build/1227091933a.jpg

And of course, here is the car. Stored away, waiting for Spring.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/Build/1230091845.jpg

[blue8g]

dopesauce, when's the swap going down?

[M-Rod]

So far the goal is by the end of April. It depends mainly on the pace of everything coming together. So there is a chance if I get ambitious enough, to throw it in the car trailer and swap it all in the garage before winter ends. Who knows?

[blue8g]

Well I'm looking forward to this!

[ricky_db]

this swap makes my d!ck hard!!!!

[M-Rod]

this swap makes my d!ck hard!!!!

Haha! I don't know whether to take that as a compliment or be creeped out. Just kidding man. I just can't wait until I can fire this thing up and take it for a drive!

[4g63lover]

Going to be awesome Matt!

[M-Rod]

The 5-speed swap is in progress now that I have everything as of this weekend. The interior work is complete and the front end is torn apart. Unbolting the auto transmission is the next step, sometime within the next few days when I have time.

[wright06jhs]

Good luck with it. Im sure you will enjoy it.

[00galantguy]

The 5-speed swap is in progress now that I have everything as of this weekend. The interior work is complete and the front end is torn apart. Unbolting the auto transmission is the next step, sometime within the next few days when I have time.

If this were facebook I would like this post.

[beam514]

sweet deal Matt

[M-Rod]

If this were facebook I would like this post.

You'll like this next one better ;) The Galant is 5-speed now. Just need to get a spindle so I can put the passenger side front suspension back together and it's all done.

[beam514]

dang you're quick haha

[M-Rod]

This swap was supposed to be quick lol. Mainly because it's in a friend's garage using his wife's parking spot. We were expecting it to be done in a weekend, but ran into some issues. The new plan is to be finished completely tomorrow once I pick up a spindle from the junkyard so we can get the passenger side front end put back together. Started it up last night and everything seems to be working. Shifts through the gears just fine. I'm getting anxious to take it for the test drive tomorrow. If only the streets weren't covered in ice from the freezing rain. Ugh.

[M-Rod]

I swear, it's impossible to let this car sit for more than a month. Short-throw showed up on Friday, and installed it yesterday. And of course, I had to take the car out for a "test drive."
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0227001615.jpg

[polishmafia]

I want a ride!

[4g63lover]

NICE! Which short throw?

[M-Rod]

I want a ride!

Seriously, come drive it! It's like a whole new car. TGCMN Spring Meet?


NICE! Which short throw?

Thanks! It's just a Megan knockoff from eBay. I paid $20.99 after shipping and so far, I have no complaints.

[polishmafia]

Hell yeah we need to have a meet. Get the guys from C3G together too, even though two of them now drive Acuras.

[blue8g]

MN people should cum to il for wi/il meet

[polishmafia]

^ Don't ever type come as "cum" again or I'll ban you! LOL!

And no, I think you guys need to come over here. Aside from Travis and Mitch, none of the IL members have ever come up this way. :)

[Serstylz2]

^ don't ever type come as "cum" again or i'll ban you! Lol!


quoted for truth

[M-Rod]

^ Don't ever type come as "cum" again or I'll ban you! LOL!

And no, I think you guys need to come over here. Aside from Travis and Mitch, none of the IL members have ever come up this way. :)

x2. Maybe they could make it to the cookout in Rogers this August. *hint hint*

[blue8g]

x2. Maybe they could make it to the cookout in Rogers this August. *hint hint*

eww we should just meat in a central place like idk WI

I would cum (literally not as in come lmao)

[polishmafia]

OK yeah, I'm not so much looking forward to meeting you... hahaha

[RedGalant2k1]

I tried to come to MN once, but my car shut down at the MN WI border. It said it was too cold to continue or something like that.

[M-Rod]

Nice one Dave. I really don't think it's much colder here. Besides, you won't have to worry about it being cold in August.

[M-Rod]

Finally above 60 degrees today! Couldn't resist the temptation to go pick the car up and bring it home. Cleaned the interior a little bit and got a better look at my recently discovered coolant leak. Can't wait until tomorrow to get my CSF radiator and put it in.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0314001713.jpg
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Trunk has turned into a storage locker of extra 8G and 3G parts. I might have to sell some of these soon.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0314001753.jpg

[wright06jhs]

The interior looks good.

Sorry to hear about the damn coolant leak, i've been riddled with them the last couple months, and it seems this platform has problems with them. First it was my top radiator hose on the engine side, replaced that and then the bottom one started leaking on the engine side. Got mad and then the top one started leaking again.... :(

Shit pisses me off, oh and the Eclipse was leaking at one of the heater core hoses. SO i tore the engine bay apart, replaced them, done a coolant flush, and now the heater core is semi-clogged. Blows cold on the driver side and warm on the passenger side.

I give the F*** up. Good luck with fixing yours and I love your car :D

[M-Rod]

Thanks!

Lucky for me, it won't be hard at all to fix. That sucks to hear about the reoccurring problems you keep running into. It didn't sound all that bad until reading about the heater core. Have fun with that one. Mitsubishi wasn't really thinking when they designed the heater core placement on this platform, though you will learn a lot in the process.

[00galantguy]

Thanks!

Lucky for me, it won't be hard at all to fix. That sucks to hear about the reoccurring problems you keep running into. It didn't sound all that bad until reading about the heater core. Have fun with that one. Mitsubishi wasn't really thinking when they designed the heater core placement on this platform, though you will learn a lot in the process.

At the same time that mitsu did us no favors with the heater core location, there are quite a few cars that you have to rip out the dash to get to it

[M-Rod]

Messed around with the camera the other night. My Galant and my brother's Durango.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/DSC02840-2.jpg

[M-Rod]

And a few more of the car.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/DSC02833-2.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/DSC02834-2.jpg

And I figured I would add an exhaust clip with the early 3G GT muffler for reference. RPM's only went up to about 4000 at most. Otherwise they were from idle to 2500-3000, but you get the idea.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/th_MOV02843.jpg (http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/?action=view&current=MOV02843.flv)

[beam514]

ahhh man everyone and his/her mothers have Evo VIII wheels now.. except me :(

I'll listen to the exhaust clip later though :)

[M-Rod]

Oh snap! Here comes a change of plans.

Today I picked up a super-clean, low mileage 6G75. Looks like my 6G74 just may end up being a fancy paper weight or end table lol.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0430002004.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0430002007.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0430002013.jpg

[blue8g]

can i has 6g72 tb? lol

but all joking aside, this looks great!

[4g63lover]

Looking good. All the 5-speed V6 guys are bringin fire!

[M-Rod]

can i has 6g72 tb? lol

but all joking aside, this looks great!
I'm sure we can negotiate a price. It's just been sitting around since last July when I switched to the 6G74 Intake and TB. And thanks, it will look even greater when it's in. :)


Looking good. All the 5-speed V6 guys are bringin fire!
Thanks Jigz! That's how we do! The 3.0 just doesn't have enough power.

[wright06jhs]

If i were closed to you id buy your 74 if youd sell it. Too bad, I want one for the Stratus.

[M-Rod]

I think if I were to sell it, I would just look for the price I have into the machine work which is $300. Although, it's only the block and crank. Many of the other parts I need to transfer over to the 75 so it will work in my car.

[wright06jhs]

I think if I were to sell it, I would just look for the price I have into the machine work which is $300. Although, it's only the block and crank. Many of the other parts I need to transfer over to the 75 so it will work in my car.

Well it was a nice thought, but i think id be better off buying the one i found local. $450.00 with 66K miles. Doesnt seem like to bad of a deal.

[polishmafia]

Sell me your old auto trans, since mine is about to blow up.

[M-Rod]

No problem Wright.

Damn, really Pete? I already sold it back in Feb.

[M-Rod]

Water pump and timing belt done. Just need to paint a few parts, re-assemble minor things, and wait for my clutch to arrive.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0512002207.jpg

[stvn_mj]

Very nice. No upgrades to it? What ever happened to those headers?

[M-Rod]

Not really, other than bolt-ons for now. I still have the headers. As a matter of fact I had them out of the box just the other day :)

[stvn_mj]

Cool the engine alone is an upgrade can't wait to see some videos. Are the headers going on too?

[beam514]

man that thing is massive

[greddy]

man that thing is massive

that's what she said...... LOL, I HAD TO SAY IT, good shit M-Rod, looking forward to seeing you drop it in.

[SPD_FRK]

You better hurry up and finish it haha. Swap your 72 or 74 valve covers over if you have them still. It will look a lot cleaner if you aren't going to use the engine cover...plus it's "stealth mode" which is good.

[M-Rod]

Headers are going on for sure. I just have to extend the Y-Pipe slightly.

I'm doing what I can Matt. I've been feeling kind of sick lately, so I've been slacking pretty badly. It never came with the cover, which is fine with me, so my original 72 valve covers are going on once it's in.

[M-Rod]

I think this completes the parts list for installation. XTD 6-puck Stage 3 Clutch from Aimco. Slightly overkill for now, but by next spring it will be necessary.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0517001902.jpg

[OMEGA PHX]

Damn I want to see, hear a 6g75 8g already, its going to be a beast.

[M-Rod]

I hope so. It's going to be tough to resist opening it up during the clutch's break-in period.

[beam514]

meh.. I found it was the opposite for me haha. I didn't really open up until the clutch was reallly broken in and I didn't really get any urge.. strangely. Maybe the secret is being busy all the time haha

[M-Rod]

New tail lights thanks to fatal1. Probably the only JDM this car will see.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0524002105.jpg

Also working some minor things out and now have all the accessory brackets and tension pulleys I need from my donor 74. If it hasn't been confirmed already, the P/S pump bracket and P/S belt tensioner from the 74 are direct bolt-on and line up perfect on the 75.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0525002051.jpg

Last but not least, I came across a small detail for anybody looking to do this swap while keeping their A/C in tact. Look closely at the bracket I'm holding from the 74, and the one from the 75 which is bolted to the block already. There are 2 places for bolts which stick out and cause the A/C compressor bracket to not sit flush (one high, and one low). I either recommend switching to the 74 bracket while the timing belt is out, or grinding down the 2 bolt holes which cause the interference.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0525002057.jpg

[M-Rod]

So this weekend was a good holiday weekend. My friend and I decided to hammer out the 6G75 swap I've been planning for awhile and as of 2:42PM CST today, it's done and running. Pictures will be up soon as I transfer them from my phone to the computer :)

[beam514]

WHAT?! HOW DARE YOU POST THAT UP WITHOUT POSTING PICS RIGHT AWAY

lol jk I'm excited bro.

[M-Rod]

Lol I sent the video of it 5 sec after it started to a few local guys. I'm working on it.

[polishmafia]

I got the video. It runs! Awesome work, bro!!! :D

[M-Rod]

Pics are here finally.

The 75 as of Thursday. Almost ready to swap some parts over.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0527001855.jpg

Friday Evening: Let the fun begin.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0528001943.jpg

Friday Night: 6G72 is out!
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0528002147.jpg

Saturday: Installed the clutch and swapped valve covers onto the 75.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0529001458.jpg

Saturday Evening: 6G75 Getting comfortable.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0529002014.jpg

Saturday Night: It was getting late, and it had been a long day. This was where I finished for the day.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0530000102.jpg

Sunday Afternoon: This is where I finished up before meeting up with polishmafia and skyhigh90210.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/downsized_0530001440a.jpg

Monday Morning: Finished up the exhaust. Had to extend the downpipe to fit the 75 since RPW's headers were designed for the 6G72.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/IMG00068-20100531-1134.jpg

Monday Afternoon (2:42PM): It lives!
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/th_0531001445.jpg (http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/?action=view&current=0531001445.flv)

[beam514]

nice!
1) get rid of that 3.0L valve cover ASAP!
2) I wonder how lean you're running? I know on my 6G74 I had an AFR of about 15.0 in the low end (scary) when I dyno'd at RRE

[M-Rod]

Haha what's wrong with the valve cover? It's a nice surprise. And I'm not sure how lean. Hopefully not that bad. I'm running it with the 6G74's injectors, no cat, and I'm getting no SES light. I plan on getting an E-manage for it very soon.

[mrg7243]

sorry for the nooooob question, but what is the diff between this and the 74??, I only keep up with the 4cyl stuff while drooling over the v6 guys lol

[M-Rod]

sorry for the nooooob question, but what is the diff between this and the 74??, I only keep up with the 4cyl stuff while drooling over the v6 guys lol

6G74 is 3.5L
6G75 is 3.8L

[beam514]

Haha what's wrong with the valve cover? It's a nice surprise. And I'm not sure how lean. Hopefully not that bad. I'm running it with the 6G74's injectors, no cat, and I'm getting no SES light. I plan on getting an E-manage for it very soon.

ah I see. I'm still running the 6G72 injectors as I have no means of tuning yet :( You MIGHT be running rich then, but I'm not sure of the effects since you have that extra .3L

[mrg7243]

6G74 is 3.5L
6G75 is 3.8L
Is one of them mivec??

ah I see. I'm still running the 6G72 injectors as I have no means of tuning yet :(
Why cant you run the 75 or 74 injectors

[SPD_FRK]

Emanage or Ecu Swap that thing now man.

The AFR may be ok for a short time, but the igniton timing on the 75 is way different than what the 72 ECU is running (ie may be seeing a lot of knock).

Good job getting this done though man, curious also why you swapped in the Diamante manifold over the 75?

[beam514]

Is one of them mivec??

Why cant you run the 75 or 74 injectors

6G74 comes in either SOHC or DOHC (I think)
6G75 can come in either SOHC or MIVEC (I think.. again haha)

For both swaps, the SOHC is the easiest swap. And I can't run the 74 injectors because my ECU won't realize that it is running larger injectors. This means that it would be supplying the same amount of electrical current to the injectors to inject what it THINKS (and calculates based on injector size saved in the ECU) is the correct amount of fuel, when in reality it will be injecting a lot more fuel than necessary. My 1999 ECU is not flashable, therefore I can't go into it to edit the injector scaling.

[SPD_FRK]

Is one of them mivec??

Why cant you run the 75 or 74 injectors

the 6g75 is available as a Non-MIVEC or MIVEC unit, M-rod is running the non-mivec unit.

With either injector choice, and no tune it wouldn't matter what injectors are used honestly.

[mrg7243]

Ah Okay thanks for clearing that up for me, Now not to start and arguament but was it SPD FRK or M-rod that had the first 6g75 swapped 8g?? cause you both have the same thing in your sigs??

[beam514]

well, what's funny is they both have the same REAL first names... hahah but I guess technically M-Rod started his car first?

[SPD_FRK]

Ah Okay thanks for clearing that up for me, Now not to start and arguament but was it SPD FRK or M-rod that had the first 6g75 swapped 8g?? cause you both have the same thing in your sigs??


well, what's funny is they both have the same REAL first names... hahah but I guess technically M-Rod started his car first?
M-Rod was first to start his engine

[M-Rod]

Thanks! I have to say, you guys were a big help in making this happen. Adrian and Matt both, as well as BJ. Both of you paved the way into making this a reality.

I went with the Diamante mani since it has the bracket for the throttle cable, plus it has the mounting points on the side for my sensors and solenoids.

I really don't plan on driving it much until it's tuned due to the fact I have no idea where my AFR's are at, as well as my knock count, but I do have to say it is a blast to drive. The extra power and torque are definitely noticeable even while taking it easy, and it sounds mean. I've only put about 50 miles on it this afternoon, but it feels great. Definitely worth the time and money so far.

[SPD_FRK]

I went with the Diamante mani since it has the bracket for the throttle cable, plus it has the mounting points on the side for my sensors and solenoids.

I really don't plan on driving it much until it's tuned due to the fact I have no idea where my AFR's are at, as well as my knock count, but I do have to say it is a blast to drive. The extra power and torque are definitely noticeable even while taking it easy, and it sounds mean. I've only put about 50 miles on it this afternoon, but it feels great. Definitely worth the time and money so far.
Ok, that makes sense wth the manifold choice.

Once you get the timing and fuel maps set you will certainly notice how much power is there. You probably have a decent "feel" for it now, but getting the ignition timing set itself should make a big difference.

[kglenn]

WOW thats awesome Man! Im hating my 3.0 now LOLZ. Congrats bro!

[polishmafia]

Matt - you make MN Galant owners proud! :)

[Da_Prodigy]

congratz on finishing the swap both you and spd_frk inspire me to do this swap too later on in the future when i have more funds.

[M-Rod]

Matt - you make MN Galant owners proud! :)

I do what I can Pete. BTW, when do you want to come take this thing for a spin?


congratz on finishing the swap both you and spd_frk inspire me to do this swap too later on in the future when i have more funds.

Thanks man, that's what we're here to do. Best of luck to you when you're ready, and when it's time, feel free to ask any questions. I'm sure we'll be able to help with what you need to know.

[4g63lover]

Congrats on the successful swap Matt! I demand videos and numbers ASAP!

[polishmafia]

I do what I can Pete. BTW, when do you want to come take this thing for a spin?

Soon. :)

[M-Rod]

Congrats on the successful swap Matt! I demand videos and numbers ASAP!
Thanks Jigz! I'll put some video together soon, but the numbers will have to wait until I get this thing tuned. It hopefully will happen soon enough though.


Soon. :)
Works for me. Just give me a call whenever.

[OMEGA PHX]

Congrats on the swap, and I demand a detailed video and sound clips after the break-in process lol.

[M-Rod]

Installed my Prothane motor mount inserts this past Sunday. They sure make one hell of a difference. Funny to think I can actually get some traction with FWD. Launched a few times and made a few runs with the 1/4 mile GPS-based app on my phone.

If anybody has a Palm phone, it's worth checking out this app. Distances and speed are both pretty damn accurate from what I've seen even during regular driving. Now I'm hoping it's close to accurate while using it for it's "intended purpose." I'll find out when I get to the track Sunday the 11th, if I'm really running high 13's.

[Bring380GT]

nice!
1) get rid of that 3.0L valve cover ASAP!
2) I wonder how lean you're running? I know on my 6G74 I had an AFR of about 15.0 in the low end (scary) when I dyno'd at RRE

Wow that's crazy! I get on my wideband mostly 13.2 with throttle added I get a 12.8 that's with the 72 injectors and no tune (RICH)

[M-Rod]

Repaired and repainted the bumper as a temporary fix last night. Then took a few pictures of the Galant and my brother's 1993 Audi 90.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/DSC02855-2.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/DSC02866-2.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/DSC02875-2.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/DSC02873-2.jpg

[beam514]

front end looks familiar :)

[keith6110]

looking good! Love the wheels you've got.

[4g63lover]

that thing looks so effing good matt!

[M-Rod]

So today I was at the Car Craft Summer Nationals at the MN State Fairgrounds. It was a pretty good time, didn't do much other than sit around and check out some of the cars in the area where mine is parked, but I'll be there tomorrow again since entry is for the whole weekend and I just may finally get it on the dyno. Anyway, here are a few pictures of the car from today.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/CIMG0034-2.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/CIMG0035-2.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/CIMG0036-2.jpg

More info about the show can be found here: http://www.carcraft.com/2010/summer_nationals/index.html

[SPD_FRK]

Are you tuned yet man?

[M-Rod]

Not yet. I've been looking and another emanage came up that I might pick up.

[SPD_FRK]

Damn dude, you really need to figure out something soon. You have been driving this thing for a long time without a tune. I am sure that what I am about to say speaks for others as well, but for your sake I really hope you dont blow this motor man.

[M-Rod]

Just got off the dyno and put down 214.78whp and 225.84wtq. The dyno sheet and vids should be up later on this evening when I get home. All I can say is the torque curve is amazing and pretty much just a flat line in the 210's and 220's.

[beam514]

dang that's pretty good for no tune. So the mods would be 6G75 swap, 5 speed swap, headers, intake, catback?

[M-Rod]

Yeah pretty much. Except the catback. It's just a 3G GT OEM muffler.

[M-Rod]

Met up with polishmafia after the Car Craft Nationals. Took 2 pictures of some TGCMN goodness.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/CIMG0054-2.jpghttp://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/CIMG0055-2.jpg

Last but not least, the dyno sheet from earlier today.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/CIMG0056-2.jpg

[bsilver23]

so then did you get tuned? cuz idk how else you were able to get dyno'd without a tune

[4g63lover]

He can get baseline dynos without any type of tuning whatsoever.

Numbers are impressive ESPECIALL since it is NOT tuned yet. can you imagine how much power it will make once everything is running at optimal efficiency?

Seeing yours, Adrians, and Matt's cars makes me wish I had a V6.

[polishmafia]

Good seeing you, Matt. The car sounds like a beast, and is damn quick!

http://www.polishmafia.com/tgcmn/0710/1.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/tgcmn/0710/2.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/tgcmn/0710/3.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/tgcmn/0710/4.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/tgcmn/0710/5.jpg

And here is why we met up. ASA short track racing! Woot! It was a blast.

http://www.polishmafia.com/tgcmn/0710/6.jpg

There were some ministock and figure 8 races too.

http://www.polishmafia.com/tgcmn/0710/7.jpg

[M-Rod]

It was definitely a good mini-meet. The races were great!

Which leads me to this, tonight's purchase. 2001 Galant ECU. Time to figure things out and get this swapped in so I can flash to a proper tune. Let the ROM headache begin.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/CIMG0061-2.jpg

[beam514]

Let the ROM headache begin.


sigh* I'm not too excited about the tuning portion either lol

[keith6110]

very nice purchase for sure!

[M-Rod]

very nice purchase for sure!

The ECU was only the beginning. Yesterday I bought a Mini HP laptop for the car. Then today I purchased the Tactrix Openport 2.0 cable. It's getting closer to a tune finally.

[RAZ_76]

Nice Gs guys.

[keith6110]

The ECU was only the beginning. Yesterday I bought a Mini HP laptop for the car. Then today I purchased the Tactrix Openport 2.0 cable. It's getting closer to a tune finally.

nice purchase on the cable. Could of done better on the mini laptop. Computers happen to be my thing =)

Asus or gateway would have been a better pick as far as reliable goes.

[M-Rod]

Thanks Ray!

Keith, I know there are much better, but I wanted something very lightweight and extremely portable for the car. That way I can stash it under the seat when not in use. It's hard to pass up a laptop for $249 brand new when it's just an extra one for the car.

[M-Rod]

Just thought I'd upload the videos from last Sunday's dyno runs. Enjoy!

1st Pull:
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/th_dyno-1.jpg (http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/?action=view&current=dyno-1.mp4)

2nd Pull:
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/th_CIMG0058.jpg (http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/?action=view&current=CIMG0058.mp4)

[Bring380GT]

Very nice! man if you can get that car after tune to around 225whp and even more tq! that will be awesome!

[E_Emerson88]

just saw your build thread. car looks good bro

[Galantfan88]

Very nice man keep up the good work

[00galantguy]

exceptional work man! I may have to take a trip out SOON! especially now that I have a dd with 40 mpg

[M-Rod]

Thanks guys. I'm really hoping to see around 15-20whp with a proper tune. I received my Tactrix cable the other day and logged for a few minutes and messed with settings in evoscan. I tried pulling the 01 GTZ ROM from my brother's car tonight and it wouldn't let me. So I'm stumped on the ECU swap for now. My extra ECU will have to sit until I figure out how to connect with my brother's car.

Travis! You're coming to the cookout, right? And what new DD are you talking about?

[00galantguy]

Travis! You're coming to the cookout, right? And what new DD are you talking about?

Most likely. 1994 geo prizm. Its a freakin champ

[M-Rod]

New engine bay shot from the cookout today. A few minor changes along with a bit of cleaning.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/005.jpg

[4g63lover]

Engine bay is madd clean bro. I love the new filter.

[beam514]

nice and clean

random question: did you use a press to install your prothane inserts? I've been putting off buying them for quite some time

[M-Rod]

Thanks fellas.

Adrian, I ended up pressing mine in with a bench-top vise. They went in like butter with a little bit of all-purpose grease on them.

Oh. More new parts :)
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/DSC00280.jpg

[Galantman03]

OOOoooo. looking good bro! you have the complete set of brembos? or just the fronts?

[M-Rod]

Just the front pair. The price was right, and I can pick up the rears at another time.

[beam514]

damn you Matt!! haha ordering all these parts all over the place -___-

[M-Rod]

Hah. I've been holding off a bit since the 6G75 swap. Couldn't find anything worth spending money on until recently. People are finally selling all kinds of good stuff I want :)

[E_Emerson88]

brembo's are just falling off tree's now. everyone is getting them lol

[Bring380GT]

brembo's are just falling off tree's now. everyone is getting them lol

I love my brembos! and I still think I'm the only 2g strat/bring with them!:055:

[M-Rod]

Brembos installed. I like.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/CIMG0114.jpg

[Galantman03]

you drive?

[M-Rod]

Yeah right after the picture, I threw the wheels on and made sure everything was functioning properly. They feel good so far. Without ABS they are noticeably less prone to "locking-up" and actually stop the car. Needless to say, I'm pleased.

[Galantman03]

so hows the pedal feel compared to the stock calipers?

[M-Rod]

It takes a bit more pedal to feel them. I was anticipating that after reading about it, and sure enough, it's true. But it's not bad.

[Galantman03]

but they grab better lol so its a trade off....

[E_Emerson88]

Without ABS they are noticeably less prone to "locking-up" and actually stop the car. Needless to say, I'm pleased.

hmmm, now i want brembo's. my brakes have locked twice already and it was scary as fuck lol

[BILLET]

hmmm, now i want brembo's. my brakes have locked twice already and it was scary as fuck lol
oh hell yeah that happened to me too, thats why i whent w/ the brembos
________
Body Science (http://bodyscience.ws/)

[Bring380GT]

It takes a bit more pedal to feel them. I was anticipating that after reading about it, and sure enough, it's true. But it's not bad.

Thats weird!? mine takes less pedal
(Edit)
(Oh maybe its because I have SS lines all the way around along with the Brembo rear calipers)

[M-Rod]

probably. SS lines are one of the next items on my list. I'm also using the stock rear calipers for the time being.

[blue8g]

Hey.....I found something you might want...

http://madison.craigslist.org/pts/1927466881.html

[beam514]

still waiting on the 2.0 Tatrix connector?

[OMEGA PHX]

Out of curiosity why did you went with the 2.0 tactrix when you can get the 1.3U its cheaper and faster at datalogging? Or you just found a good deal on the 2.0 on evom?

[beam514]

2.0 cable can flash the 2000 ECU

[OMEGA PHX]

2.0 cable can flash the 2000 ECU

Oh well lol I thought the 1.3 could too, thats good to know.

[M-Rod]

I got all of the connectors needed finally except ecuflash has no clue what my roms are. I've pulled my 99 fed spec ecu and my brother's 01 cali spec, but ecuflash has no info on them. I'm stuck.

[polishmafia]

Brembos installed. I like.

Hot.

[beam514]

I am so bad with tuning. But I'm assuming you checked out that 2000 to 2001 ECU swap thread? or the flash thread on club3g

[mysticj]

I got all of the connectors needed finally except ecuflash has no clue what my roms are. I've pulled my 99 fed spec ecu and my brother's 01 cali spec, but ecuflash has no info on them. I'm stuck.

Shot me a PM, maybe I can help you out.

[M-Rod]

looks like my G is done until spring. Blew up the tranny. Sounded pretty bad like a bucket of coins spilled all over and it's steady pissing gear oil. Well, time to start thinking about next summer.

[4g63lover]

WTF? How did it blow up just too much power or what? How many miles was on the trans?

[Rach3T8G]

Dam im sorry to hear that so whats next?

[Galant306m]

Awd?

[M-Rod]

jigz, I was knee deep in 3rd gear rubber when it popped. Only 54k on the trans. Already found one with 90k for $450.

awd would be killer but it's not happening. Just going to get another f5m51. It was going to storage next week which is unfortunate. I'm just not in the mood to work on it anymore this year so when it comes back next spring I'll get it back in shape.

[beam514]

shoot that sucks Matt

[4g63lover]

well damn. Atleast you were putting her away anyway. Just look forward to next summer. Id rather the trans blew than the motor anyway.

[beam514]

where'd you get your 2.0 cable Matt? I may have to be the guinea pig :P

[Galantfan88]

WTF!!! and this is the stock v6 G tranny? Damn I really fucking hate the way they made the G auto trannies. Sorry to hear about that man, good luck with everything.

[beam514]

WTF!!! and this is the stock v6 G tranny? Damn I really fucking hate the way they made the G auto trannies. Sorry to hear about that man, good luck with everything.

He's 5 speed, not auto

[Galantfan88]

He's 5 speed, not auto

That scares me even more...damn

[Corey2kG]

Damn bro sorry to here that n glad you found another.

[polishmafia]

:(

Damn Matt, sorry to hear it. Get a new tranny, call me whenever you want to install it. We can bust it out in an afternoon.

Edit: Also, quit changing your sig! ;)

[keith6110]

damn.. sorry to hear man. I wish I was a littler closer to you guys, I would definitely lend a day or two to get it back on the road. Did you keep an eye on the tranny fluids? I've changed mine 3 times already just to make sure everything is looking good. Maybe something to look for next time?

[beam514]

damn.. sorry to hear man. I wish I was a littler closer to you guys, I would definitely lend a day or two to get it back on the road. Did you keep an eye on the tranny fluids? I've changed mine 3 times already just to make sure everything is looking good. Maybe something to look for next time?

shoot.. I should probably do that soon

[wright06jhs]

shoot.. I should probably do that soon

Im not entirely convinced that it would be a problem with not changing the fluid. A friend and I just changed all my fluids 3 weeks ago in the 5spd Stratus and im pretty sure it was the original fluid. It was BLACK, looked horrible. Surprisingly the car still shifted pretty good but was unexplainable on how much better it shifted afterward.

[beam514]

Im not entirely convinced that it would be a problem with not changing the fluid. A friend and I just changed all my fluids 3 weeks ago in the 5spd Stratus and im pretty sure it was the original fluid. It was BLACK, looked horrible. Surprisingly the car still shifted pretty good but was unexplainable on how much better it shifted afterward.

yeah it's just that I bought my transmission used from another TGC member, with unknown miles. It's a little noisy so I should check on the fluid soon

[M-Rod]

I'm not in a rush to get it fixed since the season here is pretty much done anyway. First thing in the spring I'll tear it apart and find out what went wrong since I'm curious myself.

Adrian, I think the '99 ECU is flashable. I ran a test write the day before I popped the tranny and ecuflash acknowledged "OK" across the board during the test write. The only problem is nobody has developed the correct file for it to go in the rommetadata folder yet. The 01 ECU has one developed though.

[Corey2kG]

Hey since we are all on the subject of trannys. I was just wondering if there was a way to do a tranny flush without going to the dealer? (auto tranny)

[Rach3T8G]

How many miles do you have on the tranny already? b/c if you have alot of miles on it & it hasn't been flushed/changed i would have it flushed & changed which reminds me i need to have mine flushed

[Corey2kG]

156000

I just want to know if theres a way to flush the tranny without the flush machine. I don't want to stain Matts thread.

[Rach3T8G]

im just hittin 150k don't think mine has been flushed either

[SPD_FRK]

I wonder if you grenanded the Diff possibly...

The 5spd trans is pretty damn solid, nothing o really worry about except the stock Diff. The gears and majority of the hard parts on the V6 5spd is identical to the internals of the Evo, that should give some of you an idea on the strength of these things.

It would be a good thing to tear the trans apart when you get it out and see what exactly broke.

[M-Rod]

that's about all I think it would be. I'll just have to find out in the Spring since I've put the car away for now. Besides, I've decided rather than just throwing another tranny in there, I might as well do it right and go with an LSD.

[M-Rod]

A few minor things. JDM handles and a Hurst pistol-grip. The car may be stationary, but the shifter handle has such a solid feel. I'm looking forward to Spring already.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/CIMG0151-2.jpg

[ShiZnitH]

Thats one massive motherfucker :lol:

[E_Emerson88]

is that for stick or auto? i forgot what you have

[showtime]

I am pretty sure he did the 5 speed swap

[blue8g]

He's 5 speed.

[polishmafia]

So what came in the big box today? PICS OR BAN! Hahaha!

[mrg7243]

whoa how do you know he got a big box??? must be psychic hahah, now i wanna know haha

[M-Rod]

So what came in the big box today? PICS OR BAN! Hahaha!

I never noticed this post but, WTF!?! How did you know!?!? Ok ok here's the pic of it installed.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/CIMG0158-1.jpg

And today these showed up. Can't have the bumper without the fogs. Thanks Keith!
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/CIMG0166-2.jpg

[02redgalant]

make sure you drill moisture holes for the fogs

[M-Rod]

Finally located a decent transmission I might be picking up. Not that it will matter being Winter, but at least it will be ready for Spring.

Also, while somewhat on topic, I just realized I never posted pictures of the destruction. Enjoy! Hahaha.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/1.jpg

The Aftermath
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/Rodrigoflip/2.jpg

[Ivory8g]

whooooah

[beam514]

that's 3 quarts? lol

[M-Rod]

probably not all 3 quarts right there. The tranny went pop about 1/8 mile before I ended up there. The trail was ridiculous.

[keith6110]

That's some crazy tranny problem right there as well. I wonder wtf happened!?

Coming along very nicely though!

[WhiteGalant]

Lol trans fluid is some nasty stuff

[M-Rod]

I'll find out soon enough. I was thinking either the clutch shattered or as spd_frk suggested, the diff did. When I pull the tranny, I plan on doing some digging to really find the cause.

No kidding, Fred! My interior still stinks like gear oil.

[Corey2kG]

Damn that sucks!!!!! Guess its time to abuse some black ice car freshners lol

Bumper is looking good

[M-Rod]

black ice is the shit! That's all I use.

[Corey2kG]

black ice is the shit! That's all I use.

I like black ice but you can't stay in the car long with those starts to sting the nostrils lol. My wife bought me the really big ones lol but I'm more partial to the new car scent.
http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz203/holiday0808/IMG00121-20101123-1402.jpg
Heres half of it lol

[E_Emerson88]

black ice is the shit! That's all I use.

its all about "Rainbow Rush"!!!!!!!!1 :066:

[IVORY_G]

its all about "Rainbow Rush"!!!!!!!!1 :066:

'_' So youre saying your into the whole "rainbow" thing huh? Sounds a lil funny style if you ask me...
I thought I saw you and Albert with matching rainbow bumper stickers, SMH. :057:
You guys probably ride around town 2gether, pull up on Honda's, & throw skittles at them saying "Taste the Rainbow Bitches!!!" LMAO!

[4g63lover]

Nah dude, it's all about the CS-X3 squash!

[E_Emerson88]

'_' So youre saying your into the whole "rainbow" thing huh? Sounds a lil funny style if you ask me...
I thought I saw you and Albert with matching rainbow bumper stickers, SMH. :057:
You guys probably ride around town 2gether, pull up on Honda's, & throw skittles at them saying "Taste the Rainbow Bitches!!!" LMAO!

is that what you guys do with your matching LSR stickers?

[IVORY_G]

is that what you guys do with your matching LSR stickers?

Womp Womp! Wrong! Is that the best you got? Lol! Thats why you guys prob have matching Mitsubishi Tramp Stamps! LMAO!

Ok Im gonna stop now, sorry M-Rod, no more thread jacking.

[M-Rod]

Thats why you guys prob have matching Mitsubishi Tramp Stamps! LMAO!

Priceless. I wonder who's sig that will end up in.

[Corey2kG]

ME!!!! :D lol

[IVORY_G]

priceless. I wonder who's sig that will end up in.


me!!!! :d lol

ROLMAO! FtW! :D