Galant GSX [Merged 5-8]

[Endless]

My friend just bought a 1990 Galant GSX and he asked me what I knew about it and unfortunately, I don't know anything. Actually, I've never heard of this car. All I know is, is that it's AWD, non-turbo. Does anyone know anything about this car? Is there any way to retro-fit a turbo setup (i.e. manifold/turbo, ECU, etc) onto the NA motor? Does the exhaust manifold bolt right up? How strong are the internals? Or is it possible to just do a full turbo 4G63 swap? Thanks for the info guys

 

[L2RTSiAWD]

It is AWD NT what motor does it have I'm sure you could swap in a 4G63 or if it has a NT 4G63 you could do a turbo conversion.

 

[Endless]

It's a nt 4g63, i found a real cheap 7 bolt we might throw in there. Or we might take the parts off that motor we want (manifold, pistons, ecu, IC, various parts) and putting it on the nt motor and get some big rods, a 14b, custom IC piping and go that route.

 

[UndergroundR32]

Well considering the GSX is a 6 bolt then I would swap the parts from the 7 bolt onto it.

 

[Endless]

his goal with this car is to hit a 13.3 (the time of his Corvette when it was stock)

 

[Styler91TSIAWD]

Yes you read right its a Galant GSX, AWD n/a. I bought it for 800 dollars replaced the Radiator and the charged the battery and it started right up.

This is what I have off of a 92 eagle talon turbo.

Intake manifold
Throttle body
Inter cooler piping
exhaust manifold
Head
t-25 not a 14b
down pipe
oil pan
oil lines
intercooler
450cc injectors
Fuel Rail
NA ECU

I plan on auto crossinga and I was wondering how well the NA motors take to putting a totally stock setup on them Do you think that stock PSI is to much. How would I lower PSI to about 8. I think this would be a good number for my motor. But from my understanding you can't lower the stock psi below stock because of the wastegate actuator. I know Hondas put 8 to 10 psi on there blocks all the time. How do you think that my motor will take to this. I was planning on keepin the stock ECU and getting a MAF translator. I believe it will work and that way I wouldn't have to get a KNOCK sensor intalled on my block.

 

[allwheelTSI]

you should only be running like 6psi,and you would be best to run a turbo ECU with the knock sensor,it will screw right into your current block.

 

[Race94]

man theres a guy here who does 11's with one of those, nice find.

 

[EvilGalantGSX]

A few people have ask me for a pic of my Galant so here it is.

 

[Blitzed95Eclips]

didnt work

 

[EvilGalantGSX]

Here My dumb ass computer rebooted during the upload.

 

[Kevin90GSX]

Why do you call it a galant gsx? Isnt it a Galant VR-4?

Id never say I have a 90 Eclipse VR-4...

Just curious if there is something different about it.

 

[90LaserTurbo89k]

really. why do you call it a GSX?

 

[Newlogics]

Galant GSX ? :laugh:
r-r-r-right.....

Take a pic of the badge dood.

 

[GalantGSR91]

Originally posted by Kevin90GSX
Why do you call it a galant gsx? Isnt it a Galant VR-4?
Id never say I have a 90 Eclipse VR-4...
Just curious if there is something different about it.

Galant VR-4 = turbo AWD
GalantGSX = N/T AWD powered by 4g63

 

[cucumber]

Originally posted by GalantGSR91


Galant VR-4 = turbo AWD
GalantGSX = N/T AWD powered by 4g63

Exactly, I think some people are feeling a tad stupid right now.

 

[Kevin90GSX]

Originally posted by cucumber


Exactly, I think some people are feeling a tad stupid right now.

umm how about no. I really didnt know about any Galant GSX's.

 

[deyes]

Originally posted by cucumber


Exactly, I think some people are feeling a tad stupid right now.

Thats what I was thinking but they're kind rare. I've seen a few, are they sohc 4g63 or dohc? Either way its probably a sinch to swap a 6 bolt turbo motor in, or if you were lazy just the exhaust manifold and turbo and associated parts. Hows about a pic of the engine compartment?

 

[deyes]

Do we consider this a dsm? How about another "what do you consider a dsm" thread? !

 

[GalantGSR91]

Originally posted by deyes


Thats what I was thinking but they're kind rare. I've seen a few, are they sohc 4g63 or dohc? Either way its probably a sinch to swap a 6 bolt turbo motor in, or if you were lazy just the exhaust manifold and turbo and associated parts. Hows about a pic of the engine compartment?

it's a DOHC...I have the same thing in my GSR (N/A FWD)
To turbo it correctly though you'd have to lower the compression ratio.

 

[EvilGalantGSX]

Its durty and nasty and not running until i send a money order out for a ECU.

 

[EvilGalantGSX]

heres the back

 

[L2RTSiAWD]

Cool. Galants rock.

 

[markGSX]

yup, it's real.

same thing as a galant VR-4 but non-turbo. even fewer of these exist than the VR-4

 

[black93TSi]

man i'm out of the loop.. i've never heard of a galant GSX or GSR before prolly cuz i live in canada.. theyre all 2000GTX's up here