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GSX_TC1's 91 Galant VR4 #550/2000

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Thanks brotha!

My Walboro 450 with install kit came in over the weekend for the VR4! =)
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BIG thanks to Mike at Fist racing, they Got the Walboro 450 installed with the re-wire kit, also had the water pipe replaced with a brand new oem one and had the -an fittings welded on. The old one was starting to leak because of how old and corrode it was, then got a brand new Spal fan, since the old one finally gave out. Now I just gotta wait till I get paid again so I can take her back to D3 to get retuned on pump gas for the trip.
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Dirty, but how she currently looks as of 7/18/2014
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Big thanks to Ed Dobryzn (Bluefalcon) for selling me one of the old rare carbon fiber gauge pod's that mount to the factory driver side speaker panel on the dash for Galant VR4's!
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So the VR4 made 424awhp and 363 tq on 93 pump gas today with 22 pounds of boost and a conservative tune that has plenty left, but I only got back on pump gas so I can make the 23+ hour drive to the Dsm Shootout. My boost creep issue is gone too. Turning up the boost fixed that. After I get back from the shootout I'll throw more stuff at her and go for my target power level of 700awhp.
Anyways, BIG thanks to Chris Delgado of D3 Performance Engineering for the amazing tuning he does, and Mike at FIST Racing for doing all the work to the car, and Rob Patterson for building the motor.
She is the quickest she's ever been and I love it. I'm a very happy camper right now. =)
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Samara getting some new tires for the big 22+ hour trip to the Shootout in Ohio this weekend. Can't wait for that drive.
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Here's the route I'll most likely be taking again.
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Kinda late posting this because I've been soo busy since we got back but the We made it back sucessfully without any problems, had a blast! I wouid like to take this time to thank Mike Collins at FIST Racing, Tim Oawster, and Robert Patterson for putting together such a rock solid car that drives thousands of miles across the country to DSM Shootouts and most surrounding events, and that has been running this entire time. And a BIG thanks to Chris Degado of D3 Performance Engineering for the amazing pump gas tune that netted me 30 miles to the gallon for the 23+ hour drive to the shootout this year.
And another big thanks to my wonderful Girlfriend Trang for helping me throughout all this with helping me setting up all the GVR4 stuff at the shootout.
And thanks to all my fellow GVR4 brothas with the patience and time it took setting up all the shots that weekend.
And thanks to Marybeth Kiczenski for her amazing photographer skills and her time to take these shots of our beloved Galant VR4's.
And thanks to Derek Klein for bringing up some 1g tan leather seats for me to the shootout.
And thanks to David Geiger at Kozmic for carrying them back for me in their trailer.
And last but not least, thank you David Buschur for putting a Galant VR4 on this years shootout Tshirt and for yet another amazing shootout.
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Well I drove for 16 hours straight then met up with Dan with number 29/1000 in Tennessee then we drove the last 8 hours to the shootout together.
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Then when we got in town over there we went to the car wash to clean the VR4 up from the drive and what do ya know, Tom from Tom's Turbo Garage pulls up then Brad Anderson with number 1459/2000 pulls up too LOL yeah just another day at the car wash at the shootout haha
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Great shot of me and my girl =)
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And a high view point
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And here are all the good pics.
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And I had to get an updated pic of my car in front of Buschur Racing of course
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Thanks for looking! Can't wait till next year!
 
Finally got a Legit steering wheel for the VR4! It's a Momo Corse with a hard to find E39a VR4 specific hub to bolt it on. Big thanks to Mike Barda for selling it to me.
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Got the new Momo steering wheel on! I like the way it feels compared to the old one I used to have.
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Also got my Evo X Brembo's with KMV bolt on brackets in!! Can't wait to install these, first I gotta send them off to Justin At Detective Coatings to get them rebuilt and then powdercoated.
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So this is what Samara looks like with 18X8.5 +38mm offset EVO X GSR wheels. A Lot would need to be adjusted to make these fit so I think I'll be going with either 7.5 or 8inch wide but I just need to figure out the offset I'll need in order to clear the EVO X Brembos. Thanks To Tony Fergeson for the test fitting.
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Well guys, progress is happening, I asked around and someone locally has some EVO X GSR wheels without tires for 300 picked up, so I'm gonna pick those up this Sunday. Now I just gotta get the right tires, then have the fenders rolled then finally install my BC racing Coilovers and raise the height up a bit. Then send the brackets and calipers to Justin at Detective Coatings to have them rebuilt and powder coated.
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EVO X wheels for the VR4 acquired, here are the before and after pics of the major cleaning of them I did today. Next will be new tires, still thinking of which brand I should go with.
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Got my New Custom one off catch can setup for the VR4!! Made by Brad Harmer over at D3 Performance Engineering. Now I just gotta send my Valve cover to Justin at Detective Coatings to have the -10AN fittings welded on and get a fresh coat of Mirror Red powdercoat and get that new aluminum baffle option.
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Love the catch can mike, youll see mine next august shell be there, maybe we can meet up when you come this way, my friend from Kansas on here may meet up too.
 
Finally got around to finished up the new catch can setup on Samara, BIG thanks to Brad Harmer over at D3 Performance Engineering, Mike Collins at FIST Racing and Justin at Detective Coating for making this possible. And thanks to Dexter Moon of Crushed Vinyl for the engine bay pics.

Drilling out the old baffles so the new aluminum ones can go in later.

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Got it all stripped down.

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Welding on the new -10AN fittings

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New aluminum baffles going on

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And recoated in Mirror red again =)

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And here are some pics of it all installed.

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And an inlet shot of the FP HTA3586R =)

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Got my GSC S3 cams for the VR4! 280/280's baby! These cams came from the original Evil Eagle aka Jake Montgomery. Such an honor!!


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