gTorque's Project Build

[Gtorque]

Whats up everybody names Brian for those of you that dont know me.Ive been with TGC for awhile now and I never really got started with posting my build or showing everyone how my 8g is coming along.Ive been really busy with work but I figured Id start this thread on my day off.Basicaully I got this galant my senior year (2006)of high school for my first car and ive decided to do some things to it.Over the years i ended up adding on to this project more and more.Tell me what you think.

This is how the Galant looked right when i got it.I always kept it clean and waxed.This was the beauty of working as a detailer for my first job at a car wash.

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Now the first pics will be funny so bear with me.My first car so went straight up rice with it lol.

Got my new body kit,TYC Black housing taillights,and some fake blue HIDs!Now who would of known that this kit would come in all different colors lol

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After this little surprise me and my dad started doing the body work on the car.Had acouple of dents and dings that we had to get out then threw on some primer.I ended up getting some cheap ebay muffler and did one thing right for once.Got some VR-4 JDM headlights.

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Keep looking below the build and project goes on!

[blue8g]

Ugh

[koji464]

retracted;

[midnight]

^^lol

[Gtorque]

paint the roof and trunk black(panda) I like that front bumper.
lower it
get some gtz wheels for now
black housing headlights
and your good

Edit: 8lue8g, wat an ass..lemme finish wat you forgot for the first part....Hond-ugh

These are picks from back in the day man lmao!Im starting this thread from when i first got the car in 06 step by step.

[Gtorque]

My first engine mod was a cold air intake (felt the difference with performance),Magnecor spark plug wires,and some ground wiring that i thought would give me 10hp extra lol.

As the time went by i still had no idea what the hell an engine was or what on earth a turbo is.All i knew is that turbo made your car faster.I ended up going to a local speed shop called CFT(Central Florida Turbo)I got all the parts i needed and had them install and fabricate for me.Went with 2.5" straight piping and a Tenzo burn tip at the end.

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Ended up getting it Mustang Dyno'd making 227whp and 270 torque.

After this i started taking everything off and out from under my engine bay and began painting.Like it didnt have enough color on the outside already lol.Also got myself a Freedom Design strut bar.

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Now we started primering the whole front bumper to get rid of that blue color.As we did that i wanted to do something alittle different to the bumper.We started making a custom evo nose in the center out of fiberglass and cut out 2 holes for air under it.Put F1 fiberglass fenders on with it.

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Here are some interior pics.

Gauges:AFR,Boost,Water temp,Voltage,Oil pressure,Oil temp.A little fire extinguisher,Greddy turbo timer,& and some diamond plate floor matts.

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Now after all of this i ended up getting the block built.Sorry i dont have any pics of this..

Started getting parts ceramic coated-

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Had Installed: CP pistons 86.5mm,Eagle rods,OEM bearings Main,Trust,& Rod,New OEM Oil pump,Cometic head gasket,ARP head studs.Switched my BOV to the SSQ ver. 2,Evo 8 Koyo radiator,Aeromotive FPR,Oil catch can,& a Optima yellow top battery.

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Still has some color in the engine bay but you have to admit its coming together alittle better.
Had the g tuned again and made 300whp and 320torque

[dGALANTc]

lookin good man.

[midnight]

smexy

[Gtorque]

^Thanks guys

[Corey2kG]

Lookin good

[02redgalant]

lol your the guy with all the galant parts on craigslist

[Gtorque]

^ lol maybe

[Gtorque]

Ended up shipping my trans to Level 10 Transmissions and got a stage 3 done to it.The torque and shifting was a great difference by far!

Also got tired of the stock height looking like the car had a lift kit on it or something so i went ahead and started getting my suspension started.

Suspension: KYB AGX struts & shocks,Tein S.Tech lowering springs,and Eibach cambers for the rear.

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Got the springs on the struts and shocks then installed them on the car to see the new drop!
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I really like how the suspension feels when its driving.the drop im happy with but I know in the future im going to go for some D2 coilovers.I just like the fact that you can adjust your height of the car.

Now....Lets try and get some new wheels and tires for the car since im still rockin the steelies..
It took me awhile to look for what kind of wheels i wanted.I searched and seached until I finally found a set that really caught me eyes.I ended up going with some-

Tenzo Type M concave black with red lip 19X8.5 all around with some Toyo tires wrapped around them.

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[johnygezony]

your chuggin along man, Nice

[IVORY_G]

I remember seeing ur car in cardomain.com! LOL! I wondered what happened to you and your car, good to see u posting up your progress here

[Gtorque]

^ Yeah man I still got the G lol..It hasnt been up for awhile cause of the things ive been doing to it but very soon it should be back on the streets.Everyone check out this build tomorrow i will have more progress posted with pics and all starting with my rear disk swap.

[Gtorque]

Alright so now i start my rear disk swap conversion.

Went to the junk yard with (platano) which is no longer a member here.We found two galant GTZs and grabbed everything we needed from full E-brake line to hubs.Then grinded the spot welds on the backing plate for a cleaner install.

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But hey,while im at it i might aswell do a Evo 8 Brembo swap right?

Brakes:Evo 8 F&R Brembo calipers 2 re-painted,Evo 8 Brembo slotted rotors,Hawk brake pads,Stop tech F&R ss brake lines,& some Rays red lug nuts.(never put on)

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Here we go..this had to be one of the easiest swaps ive ever done on the car

Difference!

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Front before and after
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Rear brakes are one!

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Behind the wheels - I had to wait 3 days after the install to test it because the wheels didnt clear the brakes up front.Got some H&R 15mm wheel spacers to clear that little problem right up.

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Please excuse my pops and little brother lol...What do you guys and girls think?

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[IVORY_G]

Looks good so far...

[Corey2kG]

Sweet!!!

[dGALANTc]

looks good! what color are you going with?

[Gtorque]

Thanks guys!


looks good! what color are you going with?

To be honest..i really dont know what color to go with...i was thinking maybe a nice white pearl or like a wet darkish grey color.

[Gtorque]

Put some new H7 12000K Purple HIDs in the JDM headlights!

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[midnight]

nice, im digging the evo style grill

[Galantman03]

lol i don't think thats a true grill, its looks like he fiberglassed that in himself....
Why are you trying to make it look like an evo 8 front?

[Gtorque]

So I started working at the Air port 3rd shift detailing JetBlues aircrafts (waxing the exterior and detailing interior)from 10:30pm-4:15am.On top of that we have a family owned Landscaping business that we start at 7:00am-4:30pm.Ive done this 2 job schedule for alittle over a year starting in January of 09.Anyway,One night I took the galant to work and i passed into the employee parking lot.i found a spot to park so i drove up alittle to reverse into the parking space.As i shifted into reverse and gave it gas i heard a very loud break and cracking sound.I shrugged it off and continued reversing and as i did so i seen infront of me an enormass amount of pink transmission fluid!Checked under and found this..

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Had AAA come pick up me and the car.I think the only good thing about this situation was that i got the night off and got some sleep.

Took the transmission off weeks later and checked it out.

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[Gtorque]

lol i don't think thats a true grill, its looks like he fiberglassed that in himself....
Why are you trying to make it look like an evo 8 front?

lol your right i did make a custom evo nose out of fiberglass...idk i just wanted to try something alittle different at the time i guess.

[midnight]

look on the bright side....5 speed swap FTW!!!!

[Galantman03]

lol your right i did make a custom evo nose out of fiberglass...idk i just wanted to try something alittle different at the time i guess.

looks good man, it takes some originallity to, well be original right? lol thats sounded better in my head...

[Gtorque]

I took it to a local transmission shop to check if everything was alright with the inside.Everything was fine the only thing i needed to get was an outer housing and swap them out.To be honest i never got around to it.I got tired of having a quick automatic so now this is where my 5 speed swap came to mind!!!

Went on car-parts.com and seen that a local salvage yard had a 2000-2005 manual transmission for grabs.I shot over there in the matter of minutes lol

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[Gtorque]

look on the bright side....5 speed swap FTW!!!!

you read my MIND!!! lol


looks good man, it takes some originallity to, well be original right? lol thats sounded better in my head...

lol ya man just what i was going for

[Galantman03]

hmmm you got ths shifter cables already? and they diked off your reverse soleniod wires right at the connector? how fricken dumb lol

[Gtorque]

hmmm you got ths shifter cables already? and they diked off your reverse soleniod wires right at the connector? how fricken dumb lol

Tell me about it!! i ended up going to another junk yard and cut off some longer pig tails to another reverse soleniod..Gonna get some new shifter cables anyways so i wasnt to bothered about that.

[Gtorque]

New poyurethane motor mount inserts and got the outer motor mounts ceramic coated a nice chrome look along with a Braille racing battery.

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Time for us to get to work

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Alright so lets back track alittle..Taking the Auto transmission out.

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Now that the Auto trans,torque converter,and flywheel are out lets start changing it to manual.The set-up i ended up going with was..

5 speed Transmision build:ACT 2600 clutch with street disk,OEM flywheel,Wavtrac lsd,new bearings for lsd,and had the transmission rebuilt with new synchros,hubs,etc.

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Now that thats all in and lined up...The master cylinder has been done already and through the firewall.Put some Tearstone aluminum Master and Brake caps on aswell.

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[02redgalant]

nice how much for the 5spd?.....is there junkyard area up around here?

[Gtorque]

^I got the 5 speed from a salvage yard called J&B 17105 E Colonial Dr Orlando,FL 32820..I paid $500 for it,they have the transmissions already taken out for you so you can pick and go.

[Gtorque]

While the transmission was at the shop i took the entire dash out along with door panels and seats.Reason for this is because i was doing a full a/c delete from under the hood and under the dash!!Reason for door panels and seats will get to that later..Then i ran my new shifter cables through the firewall and installed my fidanza short shifter and Sparco nob.

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All a/c under the dash
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Got the transmission back from being rebuilt and having the Wavetrac installed!Put that baby on,fluid it up and took her for a ride.Unbelievable!!
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[4g63lover]

did you take the whole box out?

What are you going to do about heat?

[midnight]

^^x2 florida has heat sometimes that you need deodorant on your balls....

[Gtorque]

did you take the whole box out?

What are you going to do about heat?


^^x2 florida has heat sometimes that you need deodorant on your balls....

lol im a landscaper guys..The heat dont get to me at all..at all.idk but i do feel bad for who evers riding with me.

[4g63lover]

I'm talking about heat when he's racing or whatever.

Well, I guess the vents in the hood should be sufficient.

[midnight]

lol ok just have extra stick of old spice in the car just in case

[Gtorque]

Now that thats all said and done i wanted to do something different with the exterior and interior.I would like to thank Cali for making me parts and selling some of his interior to me after the accident.This is the reason for the door panels and seats takin out.

I went ahead and got the VR-4 dolphin front bumper and a CF egr visor!
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On top of that i got a evo style CF hood installed!
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[Gtorque]

lol ok just have extra stick of old spice in the car just in case

lol ill keep that in mind

[midnight]

looking real nice

[Gtorque]

^thanks man

[Galantfan88]

Car looks badass man, keep up the good work.

[Gtorque]

^ I appreciate it! Thanks for all the compliments everyone

[Gtorque]

I would like to thank Cali again and VIPtint for meeting up and shipping the super VR-4 side skirts to me! Also Galante for selling my these JDM Aspire taillights.

I ended up putting the stock fenders back on because the F1s were giving me to much problems.Oh well, what do you think?

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[Corey2kG]

Wow bro primer or not the car looks great

[midnight]

^^x2

[dGALANTc]

those aspire tails are SEX i really want a set i hope i get lucky enough to find some... i really like your progress man for real.

[IVORY_G]

Looks even better, I like what you did with the rear bumper, gives a different look. And the sides match up perfectly. Are you planning to get the fogs also? JDM fender flares would look good too, but dont know how you could get it to flow with the rear bumper... OEM spoiler would look good too.

[Gtorque]

Wow bro primer or not the car looks great


^^x2


those aspire tails are SEX i really want a set i hope i get lucky enough to find some... i really like your progress man for real.

Thanks for your kind words guys it means alot!!


Looks even better, I like what you did with the rear bumper, gives a different look. And the sides match up perfectly. Are you planning to get the fogs also? JDM fender flares would look good too, but dont know how you could get it to flow with the rear bumper... OEM spoiler would look good too.

Ya when i first got that rear bumper it look way to plain to me so i did some thinking and got to cutting lol.As for the JDM foglights,I had a pair and sold them.See
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I love these fog lights but im gonna go with some CF D-tech fog covers.Im also going to get the JDM fender flares and rear bumper from Cali soon with the front bumper air vents.I think with all the trimmings its coming together nicely so i bought a CF super VR-4 spoiler.Ill take pics of that tomorrow and post it.

[midnight]

Oooo SUPER vr4 spoiler nice :bigsmile:

[E_Emerson88]

what color you gonna paint it?

[beam514]

wow this thread built up quickly. Nice work. I really like those cuts in the rear cyber bumper, overall the car is coming out quite nicely.

No offense Cody, but I think you gotta refrain yourself from instantly dissing everyone's rides the second they post something up.

[Gtorque]

Oooo SUPER vr4 spoiler nice :bigsmile:

I was going to go with the GTZ spoiler or a trunk lip but with everything im putting on the car from the bumpers,drop,and wheels...I thought i might use something alittle more aggressive and different.I also have a CF trunk and a evo 9 wing that i customized for are 8g.But i wanted the SVR-4 instead.

Evo 9 wing was on with CF trunk

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what color you gonna paint it?

Idk man....what color do you guys think would look nice?i know i want something different and not the stock silver.


wow this thread built up quickly. Nice work. I really like those cuts in the rear cyber bumper, overall the car is coming out quite nicely.

Thanks man...Ive been on here for awhile but i never got arounf to posting my thread.

No offense Cody, but I think you gotta refrain yourself from instantly dissing everyone's rides the second they post something up.

^Thanks

[Galantman03]

where the hell are you getting all this money? lol holy space balls lol looks good

[Gtorque]

^ lol these are all pics i had for awhile now lol.Thanks..I own a Landscaping company in Florida.Its a good job to have down south Orlando.

By the way guys i have this evo 9 spoiler for sale lol.the only time the spoiler was ever outside was the day of these pics and thats it.Been sitting in my room ever since.

[Galantman03]

"landscaping company" right right... we all know you grow the weed... lol jk man... so how long have you worked on the g? or did you state that on page one..

[Gtorque]

Ok so when i got the front bumper and egr visor from Cali i got a CF liberal grill with that package aswell.Pics of it on.

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[midnight]

^^BEAST!!!!
sorry for the caps. but its well deserved :bigsmile:

[Gtorque]

"landscaping company" right right... we all know you grow the weed... lol jk man... so how long have you worked on the g? or did you state that on page one..

lmfao!!! nah man not about that stuff ... This is what happend. I ended up getting into an accident right when i got it in 06 and thats when i decided to get a body kit and JDM headlights...After that i noticed alot of little civics etc. would try and race me lol. So thats when i went turbo and progressed from there.I didnt know anything about cars before but now I do my own work.Im recently starting to learn how to weld too so i can make my own little brackets and piping etc.Im still learning about different things with these cars everyday.The biggest help with information ive ever gotten is from Stewi(Brian).I appreciate it man.

So basicaully 06 lol

[Gtorque]

^^BEAST!!!!
sorry for the caps. but its well deserved :bigsmile:

lol by all means man..Thanks again!

[Gtorque]

Heres a pic of the CF trunk on with the Aspire taillights

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[Galantman03]

^ I know this is going to sound dumb..... but i gotta ask.. the spoiler your going to put on, are you going to use 3m molding tape? or you going to drill and bolt... i'm really curious if 3m molding tape will work, i mean the dubai hotel uses vhb tape to hold the windows in place, and glass ways a ton more.... but i don't wanna be the first to try it lol

[Gtorque]

^ Dont worry man feel free to ask...To be honest with you, I wouldnt risk the spoiler with only 3M tape.A spoiler is ment to cut threw the wind giving you more down force.Something like that to me would have to be bolted in threw the trunk.The SVR-4 spoiler provides 6 bolts that you can put through.Im sure on a smaller trunk lip its fine but thats just my thoughts

[Galantman03]

i know the force is decent but i don't want to drill through a cf trunk... lol just seeing if anybody was thinking the same way... guess not... lol

[Gtorque]

Trust me it breaks my heart when i have to grind or drill threw CF..But sometimes you have to do what u have to do lol..I had to cut threw under my CF hood for it to close and sit right :( sucks but had to be done

[Galantman03]

OH no! lol you have the vis hood?....... should of went sebion........ ive read that they fit our g, well usdm wise...
yeap you do vis...

[Gtorque]

Ok guys from this day Oct. 20th 2010 I havent had my g running in going on 2 years...My exhaust manifold would constantly crack on me and i was done with that.I got it home and started working on the interior now.I got from Cali most of his interior from his other 8g that was sold and recked...First thing i started off with was taking out the carpet and vacuuming the trash that was under it with my friend Kiomar.

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Lol dumb ass
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Old to new..I chose black carpet..I figured it would match nicely.It fit like a charm..only thing we had to do is slice the carpet down the center of the lower arm rest area between the front seats.

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First I got the new dash put on,Yes i am going to paint the center bezel black or get it CF lol.Then i got on a momo steering wheel that i bought from my boy Mike (platano).

[Gtorque]

Damn didnt know that at the time..Its ok ill re-fiberglass and paint it black lol

[IVORY_G]

Looks like Cali's car is being reborn, Lol!

[beam514]

^^ haha seriously! I'm glad those parts are getting used though

[IVORY_G]

LOL! Me too.
As far as paint goes I'd say go with the OEM "black cherry" color like on 9G's car.
http://i48.tinypic.com/fcifrp.jpg
Its not a common color and would look awesome with the CF.

[midnight]

when i vacuumed under my carpet i found skittles an money :lol:

[Gtorque]

Looks like Cali's car is being reborn, Lol!

lol,This interior isnt going to be final...I think im gonna take the dash back out and do the red part in a black material.along with the red parts on the door panels.Also gonna get the arm rest CF.I just wanted to change up the interior so i got this all for right now.



As far as paint goes I'd say go with the OEM "black cherry" color like on 9G's car.
http://i48.tinypic.com/fcifrp.jpg
Its not a common color and would look awesome with the CF.

Damn i was thinking about Black Cherry.That looks great! Do you think it would look good with these wheels though?


when i vacuumed under my carpet i found skittles an money :lol:

Lol i found pretzels and money!!

[sponcar]

Ok guys from this day Oct. 20th 2010 I havent had my g running in going on 2 years...My exhaust manifold would constantly crack on me and i was done with that.I got it home and started working on the interior now.I got from Cali most of his interior from his other 8g that was sold and recked...First thing i started off with was taking out the carpet and vacuuming the trash that was under it with my friend Kiomar.

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/8206/cimg6176.jpg
Lol dumb ass
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/3866/cimg6178.jpg
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/1762/cimg6179.jpg

Old to new..I chose black carpet..I figured it would match nicely.It fit like a charm..only thing we had to do is slice the carpet down the center of the lower arm rest area between the front seats.

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5618/cimg6181.jpghttp://img221.imageshack.us/img221/5224/cimg6184.jpg

First I got the new dash put on,Yes i am going to paint the center bezel black or get it CF lol.Then i got on a momo steering wheel that i bought from my boy Mike (platano).

I thought BILLET owned most of the interior part from the cali because his interior look alike :)

[IVORY_G]

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/1762/cimg6179.jpg
^ I had that exact vacuum for two yrs, LOL! Then it died on me this past summer. But it was a hand me down from a friend who had it before me.

Anyway I vote to keep the rear bumper. It looks good and u already molded it in. The wheels would match if u colormatched the stripe black cherry also. Even better would be to do ur calipers too. Thatd be sick! Or opt for some different more aggressive wheels that fit your offset for ur calipers and sell ur spacers and wheels. I heard to many bad stories about spacers and the wheels coming off. And with all that HP why even risk it ya know?

[Galante]

Nice work so far man!

[Cali]

great work man! looking much much better.

[blue8g]

HUGE improvement over where you started man

[Gtorque]

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/1762/cimg6179.jpg
^ I had that exact vacuum for two yrs, LOL! Then it died on me this past summer. But it was a hand me down from a friend who had it before me.

Anyway I vote to keep the rear bumper. It looks good and u already molded it in. The wheels would match if u colormatched the stripe black cherry also. Even better would be to do ur calipers too. Thatd be sick! Or opt for some different more aggressive wheels that fit your offset for ur calipers and sell ur spacers and wheels. I heard to many bad stories about spacers and the wheels coming off. And with all that HP why even risk it ya know?

Ya that would look great!I got another car for my daily so i think im gonna put these wheels on that one and get a different set for the g.Will get to the new/older car in a few lol.

Your right i heard alot of stories about the spacers aswell.

Ive been looking at acouple of wheels to get and im stuck lol...I really like the newer concaved Rota Grids but alot of cars have these such as evos etc.

These are the ones ive been looking at aswell.maybe 18X9.5 but not sure of the off set.i think it would look nice with black cherry.

5Zigen ZR +520 Gunmetal but its like a hyper black

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2769/5zigenzr51.jpg


Nice work so far man!

Thanks man


great work man! looking much much better.

lol your just saying that because of the interior..jk.. Thanks alot!

[blue8g]

Those 5Zigen's are awesome, they're pretty heavy...but they'll take a beating

[E_Emerson88]

those wheels are nice

[Gtorque]

HUGE improvement over where you started man

Thanks alot man


Those 5Zigen's are awesome, they're pretty heavy...but they'll take a beating

Ya i think they look very aggressive.I like the type 3 with the concave look.I know they are heavy but when i go to the track ill have me slicks on


those wheels are nice

I really like them..I think it would go great with a dark paint color and CF.

[IVORY_G]

Yeah those wheels would look sick, would go really well with that color & the calipers colormatched.

[blue8g]

http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/281310023_4EGVe-L.jpg

Looked Great on ASTIG's car....although not concave

[Gtorque]

Yeah those wheels would look sick, would go really well with that color & the calipers colormatched.

Sounds good to me man!


http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/281310023_4EGVe-L.jpg

Looked Great on ASTIG's car....although not concave

Sick!!! Still looks great even without concave!

[Gtorque]

Ended up putting on the JDM amber side markers and GTZ door claddings.Got the markers from Trigg and claddings from Cali.Thanks guys!I put the cyber sides back on for now because the SVR-4 were just test fit and need alittle work.

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8184/b56a.jpg

[Gtorque]

Ok lets get back to the interior..I took all the trimmings off to get the carpet out so now imma start painting everything black

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/8618/carpics32009131.jpg

sorry i lost the pics of everything after paint but you will see it all installed
Painted the door panels aswell and put on the red material

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/941/b97d.jpghttp://img253.imageshack.us/img253/802/b98.jpg

Started getting the interior back in..Got a front aluminum cover for the speedometer and some JDM chrome interior handles

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/3063/b100.jpghttp://img181.imageshack.us/img181/5517/b101.jpg
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/7863/b102.jpghttp://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5265/b103.jpg
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6439/b104.jpghttp://img403.imageshack.us/img403/570/b105.jpg
Coming together
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2292/b99g.jpg

[Gtorque]

Ok so ive been having this issue with my manifold cracking for the longest and im done with it.Well you get what you pay for.So now i wanted something alittle more DIFFERENT.I wanted a top mount manifold.I ended up going with the Peakboost HVS manifold and 44mm Tial wastegate.I believe this is the same manifold that Stewi has before i got mine.

Piece of shit

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8278/cimg6049.jpghttp://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7841/cimg6050.jpg

Peakboost HVS

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6443/cimg6161.jpg

Now as you can see this manifold is hitting something..The starter..This manifold is made specifically for the evos being that the starter on their cars are lower around the oil pan area.

I really like this manifold so i called up Ken from Peakboost and asked if I can send the manifold back and do something different to move the manifold away and over.I knew just what to do.With alittle measuring and a welder we can do this.I cut the flange off of the shity manifold and placed it on the head.Now i simply held the HVS manifold where i wanted it and started marking.This would of been a big pain if the p/s was still in the car but thats been deleted for awhile now lol.

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/4876/cimg6163.jpghttp://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9687/cimg6165u.jpg
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9524/cimg6169.jpg

Now that the other flange is on the head we started spot welding some points to it

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3842/cimg6192.jpg

Manifolds spot welded on to the flange in the position wanted

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/3214/cimg6193z.jpghttp://img696.imageshack.us/img696/8991/cimg6195m.jpg
http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/1480/cimg6196.jpghttp://img515.imageshack.us/img515/838/cimg6198h.jpg

[blue8g]

Peakboost, eh? You're lucky you got your manifold.....a lot of shady stuff has been going on with them lately

[Gtorque]

^ Who you telling man...Kens a lying piece of shit...It took them 6 months to make and ship this manifold to me.Then i shipped him this back for the new position and every phone call i made was a different excuse!! Like--Oh man the mexican guy that polishes the manifold for me is a illegal immigrant and got caught LMFAO!Or sorry man ive been having a family crisis and ive been looking for a new polisher.It took me almost 7 months to get this back the second time.Will not do business with ever again.

[Gtorque]

Older pic I found of when i was taking out the power steering lol

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3857/carpics32009104.jpg

[beam514]

yeah you get in there! no homo... hahaha
No PS is great. You can really feel when the tires start slipping lol

and I would put all the interior in after paint? I dunno

[Gtorque]

Now that whole time that Peakboost was f%*&ing me in the a$$(didnt even buy me a drink).For those of you that know me knows that i cant just go and do things the easy way.Instead of waiting for this manifold and just putting it on with the old turbo and some custom piping.......I start buying things for my DOHC swap!!!

Here are some parts that ive got during this wait..

Evo 8 cylinder head fully ported

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/9849/cimg3097.jpghttp://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6319/cimg3102z.jpg
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4655/cimg3099w.jpg

HKS 272 camshafts and HKS cam gears

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2830/cimg3103u.jpghttp://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4427/cimg3150.jpg

HKS high flow fuel rail and a Zaklee clear cam gear cover

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1377/cimg3115.jpghttp://img135.imageshack.us/img135/9687/cimg3143.jpg

[Gtorque]

yeah you get in there! no homo... hahaha
No PS is great. You can really feel when the tires start slipping lol

and I would put all the interior in after paint? I dunno

lmao!Gotta get down and dirty...I love no PS!! but with these big cars the guys with the very small arms need this(dont really have that problem).

Ya your right but this interior comes out quick and easy..idk how many times ive contantly taken everything out and put back in.

[Stewi]

Looking really good Brian. I had some problems with Peakboost when I ordered my manifold, it wasnt as bad as the stuff thats going on now. I waited almost 2 extra weeks to get mine. The car looks really good with the Dolphin front, how big of a FMIC did you stuff in there? I was always concerned my 3" core wouldnt do the job, if I ever get to that point, im most likely going to need to swap bumpers to a dolphin so I can fit a larger core in there.

[blue8g]

Damn I guess hes always been sketchy

And damn every post you make is better

Def one of my favorite recent builds

[Gtorque]

Looking really good Brian. I had some problems with Peakboost when I ordered my manifold, it wasnt as bad as the stuff thats going on now. I waited almost 2 extra weeks to get mine. The car looks really good with the Dolphin front, how big of a FMIC did you stuff in there? I was always concerned my 3" core wouldnt do the job, if I ever get to that point, im most likely going to need to swap bumpers to a dolphin so I can fit a larger core in there.
Thanks alot man...Ya the whole peakboost experience was a nightmare and then some.It basicaully to me a whole year to get this manifold back and done right.before when i had the cyber 2 bumper i was running a 4" core.I also had a 3" core laying around and i ended up having to swap out to that one.The dolphin bumper barley gives you any space for anything bigger then 3".I think if I try and get every little cm of space and safe away from anything I can probably fit a 3.5" intercooler behind the mouth.I was thinking about a ETS intercooler or maybe a Buschus would be good.

[Gtorque]

Damn I guess hes always been sketchy

And damn every post you make is better

Def one of my favorite recent builds

Ya man...I keep it moving..No matter what theres always something your gonna change on your car if your into that type of thing.Thanks for the compliment

Performance before visual is my thing.

[dGALANTc]

this is inspirational really man im going to work lots overtime now so i can start with my plans. great work.!!!

[Gtorque]

this is inspirational really man im going to work lots overtime now so i can start with my plans. great work.!!!

Thank you man..Im glad this helped you see how much potential these cars can really have.Its a great feeling when you have a car that no one in there right mind would ever think that it could be quick or nice looking.Being different isnt so bad sometimes.Dont work to hard man lol!! thanks

[dGALANTc]

yea i knew the potential i was just not motivated lol. there are a couple guys cars that helped get me motivated but yours is the straw that broke.... you get the idea.

[Gtorque]

lol I know what you mean...glad i could help

[Gtorque]

Now all the evo valve covers come in red...I like red but i wanted to change it up alittle bit.

Blue powder coated with Greddy oil cap

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/1723/cimg6593.jpghttp://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4752/cimg6594.jpg

The valve cover has a MG on the top right corner.Lets just pretend that it stands for Mitsubishi Galant lol!!

[midnight]

^^love that blue

[Gtorque]

It came out good...Alot better then i expected!

[fatal1]

actually that means you got one of those extra special magnesium valve covers

[Stewi]

Now all the evo valve covers come in red...I like red but i wanted to change it up alittle bit.

Blue powder coated with Greddy oil cap

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/1723/cimg6593.jpghttp://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4752/cimg6594.jpg

The valve cover has a MG on the top right corner.Lets just pretend that it stands for Mitsubishi Galant lol!!

side note for you, if you ever attempt to remove that greddy oil cap after the car has been running for about 25 mins or more, it will be as hot as the surface of the sun. I gave my old greddy cap to someone for free. I burned the shit out of my hand on it, the engine was off for about 30 minutes and it was still burning hot.

[Stewi]

Thanks alot man...Ya the whole peakboost experience was a nightmare and then some.It basicaully to me a whole year to get this manifold back and done right.before when i had the cyber 2 bumper i was running a 4" core.I also had a 3" core laying around and i ended up having to swap out to that one.The dolphin bumper barley gives you any space for anything bigger then 3".I think if I try and get every little cm of space and safe away from anything I can probably fit a 3.5" intercooler behind the mouth.I was thinking about a ETS intercooler or maybe a Buschus would be good.

The trick to creating space up front is to relocate the power steering cooler. Once thats gone, that vertical bar on the radiator support that has the bolt on bottom for the power steering cooler, cut it just above the bolt hole, bend it back and weld it to the bottom of the radiator support (to the bar the radiator sits on top of) then where the bolt hole was in the lower bar, grind it all down, I gained about 1/2" to 3/4" clearance by doing that.

[Gtorque]

^ Trust me i know...I always carry a thick rag in the glove box to protect my hands

[Gtorque]

The trick to creating space up front is to relocate the power steering cooler. Once thats gone, that vertical bar on the radiator support that has the bolt on bottom for the power steering cooler, cut it just above the bolt hole, bend it back and weld it to the bottom of the radiator support (to the bar the radiator sits on top of) then where the bolt hole was in the lower bar, grind it all down, I gained about 1/2" to 3/4" clearance by doing that.

I deleted my entire p/s unit and looped the hose by the firewall...ahh ok,ill look at that

[Gtorque]

actually that means you got one of those extra special magnesium valve covers

I know man i was jk

[Gtorque]

Finally the manifolds here

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/5200/b122.jpg
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/2707/b123.jpg

Now that I got my manifold back from Peakboost i decided to go with a turbo alittle bigger than a 50 trim journal

My Precision 6262 Ball bearing turbo came in!!

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4220/cimg6309l.jpghttp://img824.imageshack.us/img824/9509/cimg6311.jpg
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2391/cimg6313.jpg

The first thing i did was take the turbo apart and get the exhaust of it ceramic coated.

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8308/cimg6936e.jpg

Here was alittle test fit before the ceramic coating

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/4834/b124.jpghttp://img513.imageshack.us/img513/3839/b125.jpg
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/4412/b126.jpghttp://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5069/b127.jpg
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7426/b130.jpg

[Stewi]

Brian who did the ceramic coating on the hotside? Even with the coating I would still put a bag over that thing. I had jethot 2000 on my old hotside, 3rd dyno pull that stuff started flaking off all over, it couldnt handle it and that was about 1700 degrees. With the bag over my turbo, I can do a WOT pull, pull over and touch the bag with my bare hand and not get burned. The other thing I would recommend is having the manifold swain coated. It will be a sad day when I do it and lose the bling bling, but it really needs to be done. My underhood temps went up about 20 degrees after switching to this manifold since the runners are so long, they give off a crazy amount of heat.

[Gtorque]

Brian who did the ceramic coating on the hotside? Even with the coating I would still put a bag over that thing. I had jethot 2000 on my old hotside, 3rd dyno pull that stuff started flaking off all over, it couldnt handle it and that was about 1700 degrees. With the bag over my turbo, I can do a WOT pull, pull over and touch the bag with my bare hand and not get burned. The other thing I would recommend is having the manifold swain coated. It will be a sad day when I do it and lose the bling bling, but it really needs to be done. My underhood temps went up about 20 degrees after switching to this manifold since the runners are so long, they give off a crazy amount of heat.

Damn..I knew this shit was gonna get extremely hot..Ill go and buy a bag next week for it.Lol your right, I cant stand seeing rust under my hood..Ill look into the swain coating.Thanks

[Da_Prodigy]

Wow nice build thread keep it up.

[Gtorque]

^ Thanks alot man..theres more to come.

[Gtorque]

Alright so id say acouple of months passed by and my g wasnt even close to being fired up again...I ended up getting another car to get me around...

My 1990 Eagle Talon TSI AWD...This car had acouple of things that needed to be fixed but it wasnt anything serious..

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/5910/75693464.jpg
http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/5049/88231442.jpg

The owner before me put some coilovers,better spark plug wires,and a full 3" Apexi exhaust...No motor work what so ever.I hated that the bottom of the front bumper was gone but I can get to that later.

The first problem this car had that i got on was a cracked valve cover around one bolt causing oil seepage.I went ahead and got a new one powder coated a nice purple color similar to the HKS color.

It was also missing the spark plug cover in the center so i made one out of diamond plate lol

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/7135/72765290.jpg
Motor
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/1544/b14m.jpg

[midnight]

^^yes bring it!!

[Gtorque]

^Lol Trust me I tor this car apart and did everything the right way!Will get to that

Heres a little rear shot

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/3853/b13z.jpg

[Gtorque]

Now the second thing i changed was the radiator because of a minor leak at the bottom of it

Got a Cxracing aluminum radiator with slim fans and radiator hoses...This radiator will be temporary

old/new

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4813/b15sz.jpg
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/8495/b16gr.jpg

[4g63lover]

omg LOOK HOW CLEAN THE STRUT TOWERS ARE!!! I wish I lived in FL!

[Gtorque]

lol!

[IVORY_G]

This is another dope color, I think its only on EU and JDM G's:
http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/yy325/paulie88/Galant/4899624660_20599d63f8_b.jpg
Triggermauve is the color IIRC.

[Gtorque]

^Thats sick!! i was thinking about a dark grey color....Now im stuck lol

[IVORY_G]

LOL! Yeah both colors are sick, decisions decisions! Lol!

[Gtorque]

Hmmmm maybe i can go with both colors.One on the Galant and one on the Talon..Now if i use the Hyper black 5Zigen ZR +520s it would look great on either color.But my Tenzos i might have to consider a powder coat or something cause they look great on my Talon lol.

[Gtorque]

Ok so while the g is in the garage and waiting on some parts ive been working on the Talon some.

I ended up getting some extra front side markers from the junk yard and painted them a amber color.Wanted to do a different look on it..

Before/After
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/2774/b10n.jpghttp://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2378/b11xr.jpg
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/4773/36743296.jpghttp://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4893/b12k.jpg
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/9923/14833080.jpg

Then i went ahead and relocated the battery to the trunk and put on a aftermarket manifold i had laying around...Did a cruise control,(cough)a/c,and p/s delete

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/494/b17l.jpg
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6845/b18a.jpg

After about a week my ECU went and i had a friend install a MictoTech LT-10...It was the best choice for me at the time but the car has been running great ever since.Had to retune the car and it made 230whp and 245torque

[Gtorque]

Now i did alittle cutting on the headlights and painted it smoked black...After awhile of having a turbo car with a side mount intercooler i got sick of it.So i got me a Punishment Racing FMIC kit!(and a knock off FPR)got it for free lol

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5839/b21c.jpg
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/4267/b22s.jpghttp://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9652/b23z.jpg
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5832/cimg6543.jpg
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7971/cimg6545.jpg

The car came with coilovers so I went ahead and dropped the car alittle bit along with an Ingalls F&R camber kit and a wheel alignment..

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/9445/cimg6562.jpg
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/8526/cimg6573.jpg

New height

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3869/cimg6531m.jpg
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/1736/cimg6542.jpghttp://img808.imageshack.us/img808/5027/cimg6535.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4567/cimg6533n.jpg

[IVORY_G]

Dude no offense but Imageshack sucks. Ur pix are hit & miss with loading up. U have a photobucket acct? Ive never had that problem with them...

[Gtorque]

^lol really? you cant see the pics??

[IVORY_G]

Yeah fa real, and its not just ur acct. Alot of ppl with imageshack pix it only loads like 1/4 to half the photo, & the rest is gray. Its annoying as shit! Lol! I try and reload several times and sometimes it'll work and other times it wont...

[mrg7243]

worked for me=) get the front bumper fixed, and that will be a awsome car keep up the good work on both cars.

[sponcar]

wow, i can say your going really fast and im glad of it.!!! look at ur dsm ur turning it to clean car looking!!

[E_Emerson88]

Yeah fa real, and its not just ur acct. Alot of ppl with imageshack pix it only loads like 1/4 to half the photo, & the rest is gray. Its annoying as shit! Lol! I try and reload several times and sometimes it'll work and other times it wont...

maybe you should use a computer, not an iPhone

[Gtorque]

Yeah fa real, and its not just ur acct. Alot of ppl with imageshack pix it only loads like 1/4 to half the photo, & the rest is gray. Its annoying as shit! Lol! I try and reload several times and sometimes it'll work and other times it wont...

Im real sorry about that man ill see what i can do about that


worked for me=) get the front bumper fixed, and that will be a awsome car keep up the good work on both cars.

Lol ya i really gotta get that fixed.Thanks alot man


wow, i can say your going really fast and im glad of it.!!! look at ur dsm ur turning it to clean car looking!!

Thanks man im trying lol


maybe you should use a computer, not an iPhone

Is anyone else having the same problems as IVORY_G when it comes to seeing the pics im posting?If so please let me know...Im looking at all the pics im posting and i can see them perfectly

[blue8g]

I'm not having problems with your pics...but with some imageshack pics I have that problem

[Gtorque]

Alright back to some fixing...I looked under the car then grabbed the driveshaft and noticed that the 2 hubs holding it in place where really worn out and need to be changed.I went to Mitsubishi and got both of them so we can put them in right away..

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/9429/cimg6527.jpg
http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/1216/cimg6528.jpghttp://img180.imageshack.us/img180/663/cimg6529.jpg

[Gtorque]

Some Interior pics..

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/5954/cimg6536.jpg
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/5264/cimg6537.jpghttp://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8045/cimg6539v.jpg
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/4994/cimg6538.jpg

Painted the wheels a sort of brownish/caramel color and put some brand new Falken tires on them..

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/8678/cimg6600.jpg
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7990/cimg6599.jpg

[Gtorque]

My Magnus V5 intake manifold & Boomba 75mm throttle body came in!!

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3083/cimg6577a.jpg
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/5002/cimg6579.jpg

Throttle has a couple of scratches but its fine...I guess

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3572/cimg6588.jpg

[Galantman03]

looks nice... and expensive lol

[midnight]

very smexy

[Gtorque]

Took the head off of the galant and got some 12AN welding bungs for the radiator done...

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/827/cimg6675.jpghttp://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7407/cimg6677s.jpg
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/7292/cimg6679.jpg

After about 2 weeks my Talons head gasket blew...Time to change it...Oh and my friend had a knock off 16g that he wanted me to test out so i put it on just for the hell of it.lol..It will be changed very soon

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/8260/cimg6690.jpg

Started taking parts off and getting ready to change the head gasket

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/5230/cimg6692.jpghttp://img832.imageshack.us/img832/2490/cimg6709.jpg
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6863/cimg6703.jpg

Took the oil pan off because it had some minor leaking and wanted to change the gasket on the turbo return line...

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/9774/cimg6705.jpg
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6317/cimg6711.jpg

[Gtorque]

Took the head off and checked everything

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/8485/cimg6707v.jpg
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9691/cimg6710.jpg

Now lets look at these motor mounts..

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/3792/cimg6712g.jpghttp://img16.imageshack.us/img16/7504/cimg6713.jpg

This is the top right mount.The front,and tranny mount looked just like this one...The rear stuck in there but im still gonna change it.

I could not find a front turbo bumper for the car anywhere so i kind of gave up and got a Bomber front bumper..It came early in the morning and we got straight to modifying to get this on.I think it looks OEM with alittle twist to it..The only thing i dont like about this bumper is the holes on the sides...These ar going to me fiberglassed later but other then that i think it looks aggressive.

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/9246/cimg6719.jpg
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/3511/cimg6720k.jpg

[IVORY_G]

Maybe you should use a computer, not an iPhone
STFU, Hater!!! Lol!


Im real sorry about that man I'll see what I can do about that

No worries man, its not ur fault.

[Gtorque]

Got some more parts for the evo head project

Rocker arms,Lash adjusters,Ferrea keepers,& Supertech valves

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/4829/cimg6726.jpghttp://img704.imageshack.us/img704/6098/cimg6728q.jpg
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/5374/cimg6730.jpghttp://img152.imageshack.us/img152/315/cimg6733.jpg

Now after the blow head gasket on the Talon I sent the head to the machine shop to get resurfaced.While the head was gone i oredered some parts

ARP headstuds,Cometic head gasket,& some poyurethane Avid Racing motor mounts.PunishmentRacing ended up sending me a free APEXi license plate cover :) Worked out great because i have a APEXi exhaust on the car.

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/6821/cimg6739.jpghttp://img813.imageshack.us/img813/1016/cimg6740.jpg
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/2374/cimg6743.jpghttp://img843.imageshack.us/img843/3228/cimg6744r.jpg
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/4464/cimg6736.jpg

[Galantman03]

the rockers and lifters didn't come with the evo head?

[Gtorque]

Ended up deleting the a/c and p/s so the left and right parts were taken out..Also the big ugly motor mount and rounded bar.

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/3788/cimg6745.jpg

Top mount installed.. Much cleaner look. Along with the front,tranny mount,& rear mount.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/421/cimg6746.jpghttp://img109.imageshack.us/img109/9035/cimg6747.jpg
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/415/cimg6752e.jpghttp://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8666/cimg6755.jpg

[Gtorque]

the rockers and lifters didn't come with the evo head?

I ended up getting a evo head with out the internals..It was a very good price for the head so i jumped on it

[Gtorque]

ARP head studs in..

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/3690/cimg6757.jpg
Installed the Cometic head gasket and torqued the head back down with the intake manifold.
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/278/cimg6761x.jpg
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/5410/cimg6763.jpg
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9378/cimg6784z.jpg

Everythings back in!These motor mounts are crazy lol
Some pics

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/5048/cimg6807x.jpghttp://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5723/cimg6812v.jpg
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/5363/cimg6834.jpg

Supertech retainers and Supertech dual valve springs
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/4464/cimg6819.jpghttp://img704.imageshack.us/img704/8349/cimg6851q.jpg
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/3472/cimg6852.jpg

[Gtorque]

Ok so now I have everything for the head so i started puting everything inside it.

Head upgraded parts

Supertech STD valves
Supertech dual valve springs
Supertech retainers & seats
Supertech valve stems
Ferrea keepers
HKS 272 cams
HKS Camgears
Evo 8 head port in polished

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9029/cimg6855.jpg
http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8617/cimg6861.jpg

[Stewi]

Did you just put in the valves by yourself at home?

Thats really something a machine shop should do, they need to cut the head to size the valves properly and fit the valves so they all have proper stem height.

[Gtorque]

^ The head was taken to the machine shop for that...I installed from right under the cams and up.

[Gtorque]

Now heres a couple of pics with the head on are block.Not installing just doing some test fits

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/6820/cimg6881.jpghttp://img28.imageshack.us/img28/454/cimg6882y.jpg
http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/7660/cimg6883.jpghttp://img830.imageshack.us/img830/8579/cimg6884.jpg
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/8236/cimg6896.jpg

[fatal1]

both cars are looking great. nice progress so far. not a huge fan of the talon bumper although i hate when people just hack up the stock one to fit the fmic so it definately looks better then the previous one.

[Stewi]

Looking good, I like the valve cover color

[Gtorque]

both cars are looking great. nice progress so far. not a huge fan of the talon bumper although i hate when people just hack up the stock one to fit the fmic so it definately looks better then the previous one.

Thanks, means alot.. I know what you mean..It was the closest after market bumper i can find to the stock look..What im gonna do is fiberglass the openings on the corners to make it look less like a body kit bumper.Ill see how that turns out,if it doesnt help then i might just look for a stock one.Thanks for your input


Looking good, I like the valve cover color
Thanks man

[Stewi]

Ohh another thing worth mentioning. There has been great debate over on evom with the quality of the cometic headgasket thats made for the EVO head with 4g64 block. I have one in my motor and its fine so far *knock on wood* there are a bunch of guys on EVOM that have no trouble, but others that have had nothing but trouble with headgasket leaks. The preferred gasket of choice now is the OEM EVO gasket thats modified by AMS for accomodate the larger bore of the 4G64 or the power enterprise gasket made with the larger bore. The AMS one is about $150 and the PE one is about $225, just throwing this out there now, hate to have to deal with that shit once its in the car and giving you trouble.

[Gtorque]

^ Damn thanks for the info.. I ended up going with the Cometic headgasket.I brought my motor and head to the machine shop recently and got the block O-ringed and head reciever grooved.Ontop of that im using ARP L19 headstuds. I hope thats enough to cover the leaking issue lol

[Isaurio]

Wow good job. Project looks good and the g looks great. Lots of money spend.

[Stewi]

^ Damn thanks for the info.. I ended up going with the Cometic headgasket.I brought my motor and head to the machine shop recently and got the block O-ringed and head reciever grooved.Ontop of that im using ARP L19 headstuds. I hope thats enough to cover the leaking issue lol

head receiver grooved? You lost me on that one. If you mean they grooved the sealing surface of the head to accept the O-ring, im not sure if thats a good idea. Without having the head gasket in hand when doing the machining, how can you tell if the gasket covers the O-ring or not? The gasket may sit atop the O-ring in which cause the O-ring wont sit in the groove on the head, if anything you made it more likely to leak between the head and the gasket. Again, you lost me with receiver grooved.

[Gtorque]

^ What ever you just said is what they did...Idk I had the gasket there at the machine shop with everything else.Im guessing they did what they had to do..Guess we will find out soon enough.

[Gtorque]

Wow good job. Project looks good and the g looks great. Lots of money spend.

Thanks! Yes alot of money egh

[Stewi]

^ What ever you just said is what they did...Idk I had the gasket there at the machine shop with everything else.Im guessing they did what they had to do..Guess we will find out soon enough.

Before you bolt the head down, install the studs and lay the headgasket on top of the block, take a picture from directly over the block and post it.

[mko]

what size fittings for the radiator and thermostat?

[Stewi]

looks like -16AN just like mine.

[mko]

so how did you guy get the aluminum fitting welded to the steel water pipe?

[Gtorque]

Before you bolt the head down, install the studs and lay the headgasket on top of the block, take a picture from directly over the block and post it.

!! I already have the head torqued down on the block !! To be honest it looked like it fit very well..These pics that im posting are from early this year.


what size fittings for the radiator and thermostat?

Yes its a 16AN

[Gtorque]

so how did you guy get the aluminum fitting welded to the steel water pipe?

I had a steel welding bung for the water pipe and the thermostat housing and radiator are aluminum

[beam514]

lookin' fresh

[Stewi]

I had a steel welding bung for the water pipe and the thermostat housing and radiator are aluminum

+1 same here

[Gtorque]

LOL! Me too.
As far as paint goes I'd say go with the OEM "black cherry" color like on 9G's car.
http://i48.tinypic.com/fcifrp.jpg
Its not a common color and would look awesome with the CF.


This is another dope color, I think its only on EU and JDM G's:
http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/yy325/paulie88/Galant/4899624660_20599d63f8_b.jpg
Triggermauve is the color IIRC.

Anybody know where or how i can get these paint codes?? I really think imma go with the second color

[qnz]

Triggermauve. good choice!

[Gtorque]

^ Yea I think it will go very well with my wheel choice Enkei RPF1 SBC..

So should I just ask Trigg for the code? It should be the same if I make it out here right?

[Stewi]

You can PM Trigg or go on clubvr4 and check for a paint code list. Just to be sure you like it, do what I did. I bought a crap used fender, had it sprayed a color I thought I wanted, put it on the car, didnt like it, picked another color, painted it, put it on the car, loved it, then decided that was my color for sure.

[beam514]

is the color called triggermauve? or is it dark mauve or something?

[blue8g]

It's called triggermauve

I'll look for the code

Got it

MITSUBISHI TRIGGER MAUVE PEARL T08/KZ 1997 - METALLIC
MITSUBISHI TRIGGER MAUVE PEARL KZ/AC11208/T08 1997 - METALLIC
MITSUBISHI TRIGGER MAUVE PEARL AC11208/T08/KZ 1997 - METALLIC

[Gtorque]

You can PM Trigg or go on clubvr4 and check for a paint code list. Just to be sure you like it, do what I did. I bought a crap used fender, had it sprayed a color I thought I wanted, put it on the car, didnt like it, picked another color, painted it, put it on the car, loved it, then decided that was my color for sure.

Damn good idea..Im gonna go to the junk yard and grab acouple parts and try it out


It's called triggermauve

I'll look for the code

Got it

MITSUBISHI TRIGGER MAUVE PEARL T08/KZ 1997 - METALLIC
MITSUBISHI TRIGGER MAUVE PEARL KZ/AC11208/T08 1997 - METALLIC
MITSUBISHI TRIGGER MAUVE PEARL AC11208/T08/KZ 1997 - METALLIC

Awesome!! Thanks alot..Any of these would work correct?

[blue8g]

That i'm not sure on...I'd assume so?

[Gtorque]

^ Thanks man.. Trigg replied saying T08 is the paint code

[Gtorque]

My Carbing strut bar is in :)

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9936/cimg6903.jpg
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1812/cimg6904x.jpg

Got a MOROSO oil catch can

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4518/cimg6925j.jpg

And a turbo air suction funnel for when I go to the track.

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/7560/cimg6932.jpg

[blue8g]

Carbing FTW!

[Stewi]

What brand is that velocity stack? I never found one I liked, they were all short and polished aluminum, I wanted to get one like that to match my red powdercoated parts.

[Gtorque]

Okay so since i had the Talon ive been having issues with the gears popping out on me and grinding.I got tired of it and began doing a tranny rebuild and upgrading some parts.

So we came to find out that the gear part of the transmission has never been taken apart before.I had a friend of mine come by and put all new gears,synchros,and hubs into the tranny and put everything back together again.I dont mess with that shit lol

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/1562/cimg6928.jpg

Now that the gears are all done i decided to go with a ACT light weight flywheel and a ACT 2600 with street disk.

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/6986/cimg6939.jpg
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6800/cimg6944x.jpghttp://img171.imageshack.us/img171/333/cimg6945.jpg

[Gtorque]

What brand is that velocity stack? I never found one I liked, they were all short and polished aluminum, I wanted to get one like that to match my red powdercoated parts.

To be honest with you I went to Kings performance and they had it layin around there for $55. I snagged it quick since it was so cheap..Sorry I dont know what brand it is.. I actually wanted the HKS one.

[Gtorque]

So while my Talon is in my garage on jack stands and being worked on my Galant is parked in the drive way with a cover over it.I got home from my Air port job at around 2:40a.m. and went straight to sleep.My younger brother works at the air port aswell 3rd shift in a different department.He got home at around 4:30a.m. As he pulled up to the driveway he noticed glass on the floor as well as some white broken bricks that would be around a landscape. Some f$%kin guys thought it would be funny to break my front windshield.Picks when the sun came up.

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7523/cimg6979.jpghttp://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4770/cimg6981k.jpg
http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/7133/cimg6980.jpg
http://img602.imageshack.us/img602/9233/cimg6982.jpg

I have cameras at the house and seen the whole thing..This all happend right before my brother got home at around 4:20a.m. They came by driving slowly in an older Benz..Then they came back around and one guy got out of the car and ran over to my car and lifted my cover to see if it had the fmic on and drove away again.The third time around they came with the bricks like you see in the top pick.This time 2 guys got out, one tossed the brick making the hole on the top and denting my roof after it flipped over making a dent over my drivers door.The other ran on the side of the hood and smashed another brick into the windshield.The Talon was all done and I was actually going to take it down and swap the cars out the night before. Ugh

[qnz]

WOW. that is F*CKED UP!!! You know those scumbags or they just random assholes?

[Gtorque]

WOW. that is F*CKED UP!!! You know those scumbags or they just random assholes?

Ya it is f^&ked up.. Well heres the funny thing..I mostly stay to myself and ive been working 2 jobs for over a year so I have no time for fun, friends or anybody. I dont have any problems with anybody either.My brother used to have a 2002 Lancer that I actually turboed for him.His Lancer used to be parked in the driveway aswell until alittle while ago he sold it for a 2006 Subaru.While it was in the driveway it would have the cover over it and the black wheels with a painted red lip would be shown under.My galant didnt have the front bumper on it under the cover so lets see. I have black wheels with a red lip and an intercooler..The Lancer is gone because it was sold..These guys are dressed up with some tight ass pants and shirts lookin like they just got outta high school.I dont f&^kin talk to anyone and have no mind for anybody. They though my Galant was my brothers Lancer....Yes, that sounds about right

[Stewi]

Thats so f'd up. I would chop a dude's head off for some shit like that. Thank god the body damage isnt worse.

[Gtorque]

^ Ya My brother woke me up real quick and went out lookin for them..Didnt find anyone.We watched the tapes over and over and seen who they were..Call the cops??Hell no!! I want to handel this myself.Come to find out there was a local part going on around that time.We made acouple calls askin what these guys were wearing at that party just to make sure we got the right ones. Same as the tape.

Ya the body damage isnt that bad but the front of the roof is gonna be a pain.

[mrg7243]

so are you going to invole the insuracne company or, just beat the shit outta the kids and fix it??

[Ivory8g]

MAN.....I would be lobbin' some HEADS! *pissed*

[reiketsutsukigami]

... i draw the line at the car if that ever happend to my car... i wouldnt stop at just disfiguring them theyd be dead no questions asked and no one would EVER find them. well gl i hope you find them beat them and take something from the to pay the damaged like that bmw....or their kidneys.

[Galantfan88]

Omg bro Im so sorry, and trust me I feel you on this one. I was off in Italy for 2 weeks and came back to find that my car was broken into. I F'n hate people like this that can be so low to do shit like this. I really just dont understand people at all and what goes though their mind before doing something stupid like this. I pray you find who these assholes are and as Roman told me...beat them with a crankshaft. Im sorry man...all that hard work and always gatta be someone to do something so stupid.

[Gtorque]

^ Thanks guys. I dont have any insurance on the car being that ive been working on it for so long i figured it would have been pointless to just throw away the extra money every month.Once I get the car fired up ill put the insurance back on the car and get my replacement windshield. As for the guys that f&*ked with my car. Found out that that was a friends car they came in. The main guy that planned this whole thing used to own a red Altima SER with red rimes and a red front grill UGH Ricer lol. Now he owns a Infiniti G35 black with a decal on the top left side of his rear windshield. Ontop of all this we know where he lives :)) Me and acouple of my boys are gonna take alittle joy ride.. Now we arent gonna mess with the house or anything cause im not about that..But if that nice little vehicle is sitting outside hes F&(KED!!

[Galantfan88]

^ Thanks guys. I dont have any insurance on the car being that ive been working on it for so long i figured it would have been pointless to just throw away the extra money every month.Once I get the car fired up ill put the insurance back on the car and get my replacement windshield. As for the guys that f&*ked with my car. Found out that that was a friends car they came in. The main guy that planned this whole thing used to own a red Altima SER with red rimes and a red front grill UGH Ricer lol. Now he owns a Infiniti G35 black with a decal on the top left side of his rear windshield. Ontop of all this we know where he lives :)) Me and acouple of my boys are gonna take alittle joy ride.. Now we arent gonna mess with the house or anything cause im not about that..But if that nice little vehicle is sitting outside hes F&(KED!!

Id say it looks like something is wrong with his car, you should take a look and see.lol

[Gtorque]

^ lol

[Galantman03]

TAKE OUT ALL THE WINDOWS!!!!!! all of em! lol

[E_Emerson88]

^ Thanks guys. I dont have any insurance on the car being that ive been working on it for so long i figured it would have been pointless to just throw away the extra money every month.Once I get the car fired up ill put the insurance back on the car and get my replacement windshield. As for the guys that f&*ked with my car. Found out that that was a friends car they came in. The main guy that planned this whole thing used to own a red Altima SER with red rimes and a red front grill UGH Ricer lol. Now he owns a Infiniti G35 black with a decal on the top left side of his rear windshield. Ontop of all this we know where he lives :)) Me and acouple of my boys are gonna take alittle joy ride.. Now we arent gonna mess with the house or anything cause im not about that..But if that nice little vehicle is sitting outside hes F&(KED!!

get the plate numbers. smash up the car, scratch the sides, then call 911 and report a reckless drunk driver. THEN they are fu**ed. lol

[Gtorque]

^Lmfao!! That would work... I think we will start off with slitting all four tires since its quiet,then break all headlights and tails,All windows with some f&*ked up denting on the body and were OUT!!

[Gtorque]

So lets go passed the bullshit and get back to moding some more..

So i ended up switching my CXRacing radiator with a Mitshimoto one. I wanted to start doing a better set-up on the Talon. This is going to be a street/strip and im not going crazy like huge turbo and straight up ridiculous upgrades. Gonna keep it simple and quick

So I started draining the antifreeze and got to work.

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/6454/cimg6983.jpghttp://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1745/cimg6984.jpg

Since the a/c is gone imma do something different with the thermostat housing,water pipe,radiator,and water pump.

Took the thermostat housing off and got something different from Jayracing

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/8803/cimg6987.jpg
This has a 16AN threaded flange on it

Also a alternator relocation kit. With the new cooling route im trying the alternator would just be in the way. Once this kits on I will be able to have the alternator sitting in the back firewall side instead of being close to the radiator

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5594/cimg6988.jpghttp://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9964/cimg6989.jpg

Little test fit with a fitting
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9830/cimg6990f.jpghttp://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6969/cimg6992n.jpg
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6391/cimg6993.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1618/cimg6994l.jpg

Some JDM side markers for the galant. Later on im gonna do some body work with my dad to give it that flush look with the fenders.

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/4610/cimg7019.jpg

[Gtorque]

Alternator relocation kits on :) Very easy install

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/8228/cimg7028.jpg
http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3788/cimg7029.jpg

Got some EARL and Russell fittings for this water set up.Basicaully the water pump leads to the water pipe going towards the left side under the engine bay.This water pipe is right in back of the turbo and manifold which gets extremely hot making this water pipe hot. So what im going to do is block off the water pipe and put a 6AN fitting leading into the turbo's coolant port.Now im going to have the water go straight from the radiator to the water pumps front. You can see what I mean in the pics below. The other turbo port is going to come from the new housing ontop where the thermostat used to be. I had my boy weld and thread on this that way I would be able to still use my coolant sensors. The radiator,water pump and housing wil be using 16AN fittings and for the turbo ports im using 6AN.

Now I know your wondering where I would be able to check or fill in the antifreeze. Im going to have this welded onto the radiator.Im also going to relocate where the fluid travels in the bottom of the radiator.

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/5417/cimg7062.jpg
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7454/cimg7063.jpg
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/7836/cimg7061.jpg

Mishimoto radiator and slim fans

Notice that the bottom flow port is located on the right side of the picture.Im going to have that cut off and blocked while it will be relocated on the opposite side where the water pump is
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/9015/cimg7065.jpg
http://img574.imageshack.us/img574/4109/cimg7066.jpg

[Galantfan88]

Nice work

[Isaurio]

WOW very nice.

[Gtorque]

^ Thanks guys :)

By the way Galantfan88 I really like your build! Was it simple installing with the Evo 8 ECU? Im thinking about going with that and Speed Density

[Stewi]

Hey you know how to make the JDM sidemarkers flush right?

[Gtorque]

^ im not sure I was either gonna get to cutting or maybe use the fender part from the Mirage..How did you do it?

[Galantfan88]

woooooo Mishimotoooooo!!! You should also take a look at there thermostat if you wanna up grade that

[Gtorque]

Being that im doing the Evo 8 head swap now im going to have to take out my CP Pistons 86.5mm and Eagle rods. Rods can be used but im going with a better much stronger choice. I would have a problem using my pistons being that this heads valves are large and a DOHC. My new choice for Pistons and Rods

Wiseco Pistons kit 87mm 10:1 ( with upgraded wrist pins )

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/9374/cimg7896.jpg
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/29/cimg7897.jpg

Rods of choice
Manley Turbo Tuff connecting rods

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/9937/cimg7958.jpg

I ended up going with ACL Racing Main,Thrust,and Rod bearing aswell

2.4L Cometic head gasket

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/705/cimg7953.jpg

Now the motor has been takin out and all these new parts along with the motor and evo 8 head has been brought to the machine shop for some work

[Stewi]

I bought the cheapest two mirage fenders I could find, I got them from a local body part supply place, they are aftermarket they were about $70 for the pair on fenders. I cut out the marker lamp "pocket" and left about 1.5" around it, then cut the same area out of the galant fender and welded it in. You will still need to do some body work once its all welded and smoothed since the metal is so thin, it will warp a bit, so some body filler is needed. I had one advantage when I did mine though, I had a pair of OEM JDM VR4 fenders sitting right next to me so I was able to get the exact measurements to make sure I put the marker lamp in the exact same place as the JDM one. If you need me to, I can re-measure my car to give you exact measurements.

Here are the only two pics I could find.....

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83/EvoInside/BodyWork2008005.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83/EvoInside/BodyWork2008001.jpg

[Stewi]

So wait, your taking the bottom end back apart again?

Which model CP pistons did you have? Do you have a piston spec sheet for them? Also what is the headgasket thickness? Many aftermarket pistons have larger than normal valve pockets to begin with, secondly, the piston top on a 4G64 sits "in the hole" as they say, essentially meaning the top of the piston never gets above the deck of the block and actually sits below the deck. I cant remember exactly but im pretty sure my pistons sat about 3.5mm's below the deck, when combined with a cometic gasket that im sure is significantly thicker than stock, you have a good amount more valve clearance.

In regards to you new setup, how quickly do you plan on going AWD? That 10:1 comp ratio is gonna spool that turbo FAST, faster than you want in a FWD car. Hell my 9:1 comp ratio spools my turbo faster than I would like. You may have to de-tune your fuel & timing maps to force it to spool a little slower.

[Gtorque]

Ya man if you could do that for me that would be great. They look real good!

[Gtorque]

So wait, your taking the bottom end back apart again?

Which model CP pistons did you have? Do you have a piston spec sheet for them? Also what is the headgasket thickness? Many aftermarket pistons have larger than normal valve pockets to begin with, secondly, the piston top on a 4G64 sits "in the hole" as they say, essentially meaning the top of the piston never gets above the deck of the block and actually sits below the deck. I cant remember exactly but im pretty sure my pistons sat about 3.5mm's below the deck, when combined with a cometic gasket that im sure is significantly thicker than stock, you have a good amount more valve clearance.

In regards to you new setup, how quickly do you plan on going AWD? That 10:1 comp ratio is gonna spool that turbo FAST, faster than you want in a FWD car. Hell my 9:1 comp ratio spools my turbo faster than I would like. You may have to de-tune your fuel & timing maps to force it to spool a little slower.

The main reason why im redoing the bottom end is because i want to make sure that the motor will support the power I want to be making in the future.. The eagle rods are good but i wanted better. The pistons I wanted to go alittle bigger and I had to upgrade the wrist pin anyways.

As for the ratio when the evo transmission goes on I want to start my awd project because I really dont feel like having all that work done on the transmission just to keep it fwd. I liked the ratio because of the more power on less boost.

[Gtorque]

Some more upgrades for the Talon. ;)

My new turbo set-up that im going with

Forced Performance Racing manifold

http://img602.imageshack.us/img602/5795/cimg7059.jpg

Megan o2 housing with open dump

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/7886/cimg7057.jpg

Forced Performance 68HTA Turbo Ported ( Billet 16g! )

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/6933/cimg7101.jpg
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8002/cimg7102.jpg
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I also went with the FP top oil feed line from the oil filter housing,all new crush rings and fittings,And the FP blue oil return line.

[Stewi]

The main reason why im redoing the bottom end is because i want to make sure that the motor will support the power I want to be making in the future.. The eagle rods are good but i wanted better. The pistons I wanted to go alittle bigger and I had to upgrade the wrist pin anyways.

As for the ratio when the evo transmission goes on I want to start my awd project because I really dont feel like having all that work done on the transmission just to keep it fwd. I liked the ratio because of the more power on less boost.

What do you mean by "bigger pistons" Like larger bore? So now the block needs to be re-machined, re-honed, hot tanked, all over again. I can understand the rods, but the rods can at least be replaced without having to re-machine the block and all. The CP pistons have proven themselves to 800+whp. I personally use wiseco, only because its all that was available when I built my setup without going full custom and waiting 8-10 weeks.

In regard to the more power on less boost, its true up to a point. With a higher compression ratio you typically need to run higher octane fuel or meth injection to compensate once you get to a certain point. So lets say all other things remaining constant, on a 9:1 motor, you may make 400whp at 20psi on 93 octane, on the 10:1 you may be able to make the same power at 18psi which is great, but once you get to a certain boost level, the compression ratio isnt gonna be factor because your going to need higher octane fuel or meth injection to prevent it from knocking (detonating) That turbo you have there is most efficient in the higher boost levels since thats what it was designed for, so typically you would want to run more boost since thats what the setup is designed for. Its not the end of the world either way, I would just hate to see you waste money on swapping out the pistons for little performance gain.

[Gtorque]

^ I definitly understand what your saying. Thanks for all the info its most appreciated! Would I be able to use these pistons if I wanted to use this car for street driven?

[Stewi]

sure, you can use anything, but what im saying is your going to need race gas or meth injection on a 10:1 motor once you start boosting past about 22-25psi, you can always retard timing and add fuel to offset this in the tune, but doing that will hurt the spool up time.

[IVORY_G]

Nice upgrades, damn bro u must not know its a recession going on! You buyn $h!t all day for two cars! LOL!

[Gtorque]

sure, you can use anything, but what im saying is your going to need race gas or meth injection on a 10:1 motor once you start boosting past about 22-25psi, you can always retard timing and add fuel to offset this in the tune, but doing that will hurt the spool up time.

Alright i got it.. Ill see what Jon with JestrTuning can do for me.. Ill just keep the boost around 18psi with the eclipse trans.


Nice upgrades, damn bro u must not know its a recession going on! You buyn $h!t all day for two cars! LOL!

Lol.. Its not like that

[Gtorque]

So now the motors back from the machine shop.. Heres some pics..

The head was grooved like I was talking about earlier.The block was o ringed and bored for the 87mm pistons. They also made a balance shaft eliminator kit for me that is sort of the same as the one AMS sells. The crank shaft was also polished and balanced.

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[GalantDreamer3455]

Nice!!!!!

[Stewi]

looks good, i've never seen it grooved on both sides like that before, maybe its something new

[Gtorque]

Now heres some pics of how the Talons looking like maybe about 3 months ago. There is a much bigger difference compared to the last couple of pics. Sorry I dont have any pics of all these parts being installed by each.. A list of stuff thats been added since the last pics..

Let me know what you guys think ;)

Catch can and filter
8AN valve cover breathers
6AN PunishmentRacing fuel filter to fuel rail line
6AN turbo coolant lines
16AN radiator lines and re-routed water system with filler on the radiator
Mishimoto radiator and fans
SSQBOV off of the Galant with new 2.5" piping
Yellow sponge air filter and 3" pipe
PERRIN coolant overflow can
Golden Eagle black vacuum block
Copper exhaust manifold gasket
Forced Performance manifold (ceramic coated)
Forced Performance 68HTA ported
Forced Performance feed line and return line
Megan o2 housing with open dump
Gold reflector wrap on the lower intercooler pipe
Magnus street/strip intake manifold
Magnus heat barrier intake manifold gasket
PTE 680cc injectors
wire tuck under the intake manifold instead of ontop along with the throttle cable
cruise control delete
STM slave to master ss line
COP set-up
Setrab oil cooler with 8AN hose and fittings
Also built the head with-
Forced Performance fp2 cams
AEM adjustable cam gears
Kiggly Racing springs,valves and retainers
Im sure theres more I didnt name lol And theres still stuff that will be changed around

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/9866/cimg7994.jpg
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I figured I might aswell use the Tenzos and Toyo tires since its not getting any wear sitting around on the galant.

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6802/cimg8002.jpg

[Gtorque]

looks good, i've never seen it grooved on both sides like that before, maybe its something new

I guess so..They did a very good job and pretty quick work

[Stewi]

Just spotted something!!!!

Dont put that crank in the motor yet, dont do it!!!!

Have the machine shop remove the pilot bushing from the end of the crank now before its back in the motor, save yourself the trouble. You can put the 5 speed bushing in with it in the car easily, but the auto one is sometimes a PITA.

[Gtorque]

^ Awesome damn nothing gets passed you lol

[Isaurio]

Thats Stewi, Eagle eye>>>>>lol

Dam bro, new parts everyday. did you win the lotto or something and you not telling us. But good work. I better get a calculator and tells us a total project $$$

[Gtorque]

^ Lol no lotto.. I f&*kin wishh ha.. I actually got a great deal on most of these parts man. Im the type to always buy brand new especially when it comes to motor parts. But a friend of mine had a bunch of parts for sale after parting out dsms that I couldnt resist.He sold me these for these prices

Kiggly Racing springs,retainers,and seats - $150.00
AEM cam gears - $25.00
COP - $100.00
fp2 cams - $300.00
Magnus intake manifold - $250.00
PunishmentRacing 6AN fuel filter to rail - $20.00

All these parts are used but in GREAT condition! Wouldnt you have done the same?

[Da_Prodigy]

I would definitely done the same if I had spare money >.<

[Galantman03]

^ Lol no lotto.. I f&*kin wishh ha.. I actually got a great deal on most of these parts man. Im the type to always buy brand new especially when it comes to motor parts. But a friend of mine had a bunch of parts for sale after parting out dsms that I couldnt resist.He sold me these for these prices

Kiggly Racing springs,retainers,and seats - $150.00
AEM cam gears - $25.00
COP - $100.00
fp2 cams - $300.00
Magnus intake manifold - $250.00
PunishmentRacing 6AN fuel filter to rail - $20.00

All these parts are used but in GREAT condition! Wouldnt you have done the same?

DANG! Does he have a spare magnus intake manifold lol

[Gtorque]

^ lol I will ask him for you ;)

Question guys. Ive been looking all over the internet on how to install a Evo 8 ecu in are 8g but sometimes theres just way to much information and confuses me. As some of you know I did do a manual swap and I still have my auto ecu in the car. I see that the manual 3g eclipse is identical to the evo 8s ecu but without all the turbo programs. Im almost close to getting the car started and this is pretty much the only thing left for me to do. I will post pics of the motor back inside the car later on today.

Along with the evo 8 ecu that I have I went with a Speed Density and Omin 4. I already got the MAP sensor connected to the intake manifold and i will be wiring the 2 wires for the AIT sensor to the MAF today. I see that some people say it would be wise for Boomslang to make a harness from auto 8g to evo 8 ecu but would that plug and play be it or is there still anymore work involved?

Anything would help guys.

[Galantman03]

^ lol I will ask him for you ;)
thanks lol



I see that the manual 3g eclipse is identical to the evo 8s ecu but without all the turbo programs. Im almost close to getting the car started and this is pretty much the only thing left for me to do. I will post pics of the motor back inside the car later on today.

Along with the evo 8 ecu that I have I went with a Speed Density and Omin 4. I already got the MAP sensor connected to the intake manifold and i will be wiring the 2 wires for the AIT sensor to the MAF today. I see that some people say it would be wise for Boomslang to make a harness from auto 8g to evo 8 ecu but would that plug and play be it or is there still anymore work involved?

Anything would help guys.

I know that the eclipse and evo ecu connector wise is the same, but ours is different. Evo and Eclipse ecu has 2 rows of pins, and our ecu has 3 rows of pins. So even if you wanted to put the eclipse ecu, evo ecu, or any standalone in you still need the Boomslang harness. The harness is "supposed" to be plug and play, but I know Galantfan88 and couple other people on here(can't remember) had a couple pins wrong on the Boomslang harness, so they messed up. thats pretty much all i know lol

[mrg7243]

I do remeber people having issue witht eh Boomslang harnesses, but i know one guy(i think it was Duh) he sent them the wiring pinouts from the two ECUs to boomslang and siad this is how it should be done

[Gtorque]

thanks lol




I know that the eclipse and evo ecu connector wise is the same, but ours is different. Evo and Eclipse ecu has 2 rows of pins, and our ecu has 3 rows of pins. So even if you wanted to put the eclipse ecu, evo ecu, or any standalone in you still need the Boomslang harness. The harness is "supposed" to be plug and play, but I know Galantfan88 and couple other people on here(can't remember) had a couple pins wrong on the Boomslang harness, so they messed up. thats pretty much all i know lol


I do remeber people having issue witht eh Boomslang harnesses, but i know one guy(i think it was Duh) he sent them the wiring pinouts from the two ECUs to boomslang and siad this is how it should be done

^ Thanks guys. Ya i noticed that ares had 3 rows and the evo 8 has 2. I got the Evo 8 ecu pinpoint diagram from RoadRace but I cant seem to find the one for are 8g. Does anyone have a print out on it? I found one on C3g with the the colors and all but it was way to small to print out and I couldnt make out the words.

If anyone has done it I would like to hear from there piont of view. How did you do yours or did you get a harness from boomslang made? If so did the harness give you any problems? Thanks

[Stewi]

^ Thanks guys. Ya i noticed that ares had 3 rows and the evo 8 has 2. I got the Evo 8 ecu pinpoint diagram from RoadRace but I cant seem to find the one for are 8g. Does anyone have a print out on it? I found one on C3g with the the colors and all but it was way to small to print out and I couldnt make out the words.

If anyone has done it I would like to hear from there piont of view. How did you do yours or did you get a harness from boomslang made? If so did the harness give you any problems? Thanks

I only have first hand experience with one boomslang harness and that was for XD_01's car and it had like 4-5 wires that were pinned to the wrong spot, not a huge problem. I am going to work on hosting and posting up the pinouts and charts that I have. I know i've promised that before but I will do it this time I swear.

With the Evo ecu you might get some CEL's since you dont have a stock boost solenoid and some other crap the EVO has, but it will still work and run the engine correctly. You will need to have the immobilizer programmed so it starts. I have NO experience with immobilizers since my car doesnt have one (99's FTW!!) but im sure Cali, Goosey or Qnz can answer that in more detail since they have it in their car and I think Goosey did XD_01's immobilizer.

[qnz]

Johnathansgalant and I made my harness. It took about 8+ man hours to do the wiring but we were wiring up a dual ecu harness. It should take a little less time to do a straight conversion harness.

I would buy the harness from boomslang and just doublecheck their work. The only thing that sucks about the boomslang harness is that they use all the same color for the wiring. If you were to make your own harness, maybe look into using the stock colors by taking an engine harness from a junkyard car.

clearing the immobilizer is super easy. clearing the CEL lights and any codes is pretty simple too.

[Gtorque]

I have the Evo 8 ecu print out from Road Race. I think that if I have the correct ecu for are 8g I can send both ecu print outs to them and the harness might come back correct. Stewi if you can please post up the 8g ecu pinpoint that would be great for all of us. I took a drive down to CFT to talk to Rolo cause this ecu shit is giving me a f&^kin headache. He told me maybe Jeff at DSMchips.com could probably flash my ecu and do upgrades in it to be just like an evo 8 ecu ( if thats possible). I sent him a email and hopefully he returns a positive one. Also I spoke with Jon with JestrTuning and he said he just recently tuned a Galant up in Jersey that had a evo 8 ecu in it. He said it went very well, whos g did he tune?

[Gtorque]

Johnathansgalant and I made my harness. It took about 8+ man hours to do the wiring but we were wiring up a dual ecu harness. It should take a little less time to do a straight conversion harness.

I would buy the harness from boomslang and just doublecheck their work. The only thing that sucks about the boomslang harness is that they use all the same color for the wiring. If you were to make your own harness, maybe look into using the stock colors by taking an engine harness from a junkyard car.

clearing the immobilizer is super easy. clearing the CEL lights and any codes is pretty simple too.

^ How would i know exactly what pins are wrong if i do get that harness? Sorry im new when it comes to ecu stuff.

[qnz]

He tuned mine, and it was in Long Island. lol.

[Gtorque]

^ lol I thought it was you that got tuned.. How did it go man? He said it went very well!

[Gtorque]

DANG! Does he have a spare magnus intake manifold lol

Hey buddy i asked him but he said he just sold his last one last week. Sorry

[qnz]

You would check with the galant factory service manual and the Evo FSM

So in my FSM, it lists the Ecu connector pin number:
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/galant%20stuff/ecu1.jpg

and the few pages after that, it will list what pin is for what.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/galant%20stuff/ecu2.jpg

So you would need to find the Evo FSM and then match the pin to pin.

For example, you see the Throttle Position sensor is pin 78 in the galant. You need to find the TPS input on the evo ecu (lets just guess its pin 95 on the Evo ecu). So you will need to make sure on the boomslang harness that pin 78 on the Galant side is going to pin 95 on the Evo side. Get it?

THeres a pretty good excel spread sheet on club3g by Balla or Napalm (i forgot who made the post) but it lists all the pins for the galant ecu. The one in the Galant FSM sometimes uses technical terms that I had no idea what it was reffering to.

[qnz]

^ lol I thought it was you that got tuned.. How did it go man? He said it went very well!

Car is running strong. Better than what I am able to do on my own. However my car is guzzling gas like its going out of style. I havent had a chance to log it and talk to him about it.

I would say he is a competant tuner. I rather him tune my car then some of these shops in the Tri-state area

As for flashing your stock galant ecu to behave like an evo ecu, I dont think its possible. I remember reading about that on C3G. You can however flash a manual 3g Ecu with an evo rom and have it work exactly the same.

[Gtorque]

Yes I understand what your saying thats the easy part lol. Is the Haynes Repair Manual the same as the FSM or no? Cause i cant seem to find it in mine

[qnz]

I have no idea if the Haynes will list the Ecu pinouts.

If you know anyone with an alldata account, they can look up and print out the galant and evo printouts. But I think all the info that you need exists already on here and Club 3G

[Gtorque]

Im pretty sure once I get the print out on are 8g ecu diagram i will be able to do most of this work.

[Gtorque]

The print out on Road Race for the evo 8 ecu. Have anyone used this one or confirm that its correct? I seen another ecu thats ares on C3g in color and all but I cant quite make out the words