Galant306m's turbo build

**spdracr** · 12-04-2008, 02:54 PM

I'm jealous, I wish I can finish buying stuff for my turbo and get a 5 spd swap and do my car

**Galant306m** · 12-04-2008, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by spdracr

I'm jealous, I wish I can finish buying stuff for my turbo and get a 5 spd swap and do my car

Lol its fun the parts just keep coming in

Skunk 2 adjustable cam gears.;)

**Galanttuner10** · 12-05-2008, 10:47 AM

the 3 inch thickness might be an issue for fitment behind our stock bumpers.. ive done measurements and talked 2 4grim about it for my turbo project and he said the 3 will b 2 thick and ull have 2 hack the front bumper.. how do u plan on making it fit?

**kolio** · 12-05-2008, 12:41 PM

looking good so far. my 2.5" intercooler will fit snug behind the DE bumper. 3 is doable but you are going to have to trim a bit

**Galant306m** · 12-05-2008, 01:19 PM

im going to buy the 97-98 bumper before April, fits a intercooler better.

edit: oh yea i won my katskinz :) leather seats ftw.

**Galanttuner10** · 12-05-2008, 02:36 PM

i dont like the grills on the 97-98 so im leaving mine and since u r swapping the bumpers u should b good.. good luck with the build man.. im just getting all my parts in within the next month or 2 then its time 2 do it

**Galant306m** · 12-06-2008, 02:59 AM

thanks! just to let you know getting all your parts in a month or so is hard trust me, ive spent well over a g already on stuff for my car and i still have about 4gs to go lol, not going to have them all by the end of January but ill still get everything that i need and more.

**Galanttuner10** · 12-06-2008, 10:22 AM

well i have a lot of dsm guys around me and the only things im missing for the turbo build id the intercooler, intercooler piping and an eprom ecu.. i have everything else and ive started collecting parts not even a week ago.. i know where 2 get the ecu and i know the intercooler im getting and the piping im using so i will have the part soon

you are going to do the headswap, but im not going to do the headswap until later on when i upgrage to an 18g or 20g down the line so u need more parts and more work than i do.. good luck and im looking forward 2 seeing the finished project

**Galant306m** · 12-11-2008, 03:21 PM

UPS's is going to start hating me really soon, everyday last week i got a package and i got another one today. Actually have a camera sice i found it last weekend.
Katskinz kit.

(Edit: It was a lie like the cake.)

Going to install them on Saturday when i wake up!

**Stewi** · 12-13-2008, 04:14 PM

looking good so far, keep it up

A few pieces of advice I have for you.

Those cam gears are sick, but for what your doing, you dont really "need" them. Although its rare, adjustable cam gears can slip causing timing trouble and possibly major engine damage. For me, I had no choice but to run them, but when doing this headswap for a 7g you can use the stock gears from a 94 gs and the timing will be on the money, those gears too are only like $45 brand new from mitsu for the pair.

Also, I saw your lifters were numbered, are you planning on reusing them? I reused a set once, cleaned and bled them and they were still kinda crappy. you can buy a complete set of new ones on ebay for $105 shipped, its definetly worth the investment.

**Galant306m** · 12-14-2008, 01:23 AM

Originally Posted by Stewi

looking good so far, keep it up

A few pieces of advice I have for you.

Those cam gears are sick, but for what your doing, you dont really "need" them. Although its rare, adjustable cam gears can slip causing timing trouble and possibly major engine damage. For me, I had no choice but to run them, but when doing this headswap for a 7g you can use the stock gears from a 94 gs and the timing will be on the money, those gears too are only like $45 brand new from mitsu for the pair.

Also, I saw your lifters were numbered, are you planning on reusing them? I reused a set once, cleaned and bled them and they were still kinda crappy. you can buy a complete set of new ones on ebay for $105 shipped, its definetly worth the investment.

Thanks stewi.!
yea i thought about that, was just going to get them set and use some high strength lock tight to keep them in place.

**Galant306m** · 12-31-2008, 06:55 PM

more stuff ordered, pics when they arrive, HKS SSQ black BOV, Brian and Crower Valve springs, and a Stainless Steel Down Pipe.

Christmas has slowed me down some but not enough to keep me from buying stuff.

**Galanttuner10** · 01-06-2009, 11:29 PM

hey hows the progress going

**Galant306m** · 01-07-2009, 01:22 AM

waiting for more crap to come in that mail, still have'nt sent the head out to get machined, and washed lol. Im slakin a bit but its all good was planning on working on it this saturday since all the snow has melted and i can get it out of my grandpas shed and into the basement.

Parts will start rolling in again tomorrow.

**Galanttuner10** · 01-07-2009, 10:16 AM

good shit dude.. i recently came across a good deal on a 26 head with all new valves and hes giving me the injectors, fuel rail, map sensor, head and intake mani for 250.. so thats now on my list

ups must hate us as i have parts coming in every other day lol