sixsixfour
12-14-2011, 11:15 AM
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Congratulations to vr4tune & his
1997 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4
vr4tune's Garage Link (http://www.3sgto.org/garage_vehicle.php?do=view_vehicle&id=190)
My story goes back to 1994 when I was only 12 years old. My Dad went to the Dodge Dealership in Coos Bay OR. to test drive a Stealth r/t turbo. My Dad was well known in the community for buying new cars often. So when my Dad want to test drive a car the Dealership would always give him the keys overnight. So the first thing we did was go down to the local 1/4 mile road (an old street that as always empty outside of town). When he gave her all she got I was hooked. I fell in love with that car so fast and so hard it changed the way I will look at cars forever! The next day when he took the Stealth back I was begging him to buy it. He told me that he needed a 4 door. I was crushed. She was my first love and I had to say good bye. But I swore that one day I would own one.
Fast forward I was 22 and lived in Portland OR. now, and my older brother bought a Brand new 2004 WRX. I thought that his car was pretty cool and I needed something to to keep up with him and I started looking for a 3000gt or stealth. I couldn't find one in my price range so I started saving all my tips from work. Well a short time later I found myself in love with something else and had got engaged. Dec. 31 2004 and I was married and Broke again. Six months later and I had the itch to go fast again. This time was a bit different because A friend was selling his 2001 Yamaha R6 for $3,000 only because he was getting a divorce and needed it gone ASAP. I had took the deal right a couple months before I moved to Phoenix AZ for school.
In Phoenix I rode her almost every day short of a year. It was Christmas vacation and I flew up to Portland for the holidays. My brother was getting a divorce now and keep both the WRX and his Frontier so he let me drive his WRX while I was in town. After the my trip I want an AWD turbo again, and with a few recent close encounters with some asshole drivers I was a little scared of riding my bike in Phoenix traffic. I'd decided to sell my R6 and my 93 Isuzu Trooper and buy a car. Here was my chance to buy my childhood dream.
Now that I was getting my dream car I wasn't going to sell myself short. After doing some research I knew what I wanted. My requirements was to be a 1997 pearl white vr4, with less than a 100,000 miles and had to be less than 12,000 so I could get a loan from my credit union. It took me less than 2 weeks to find one with about 85,000 mile on it for $13,000 in Scottsdale AZ. I went to look at it with my wife that night. When we pulled I was in love all over again. It was in excellent condition. After the test drive I knew it had everything I wanted. When I talking with the seller I found out that his wife inherited the car from her brother who dies of a heart attack in Florida, and that I would be the 3rd owner. At that point it I needed to get them to come down on the price so that I could finance my dream. With a little haggling I got the seller to come down to $11,500. So the next day I went and got the loan and made the deal on Jan. 11 2006 the day before my birthday. I couldn't ask for better present to myself. It had taken me almost 12 years to get my car and it was worth it.
~EXTERIOR~
99 front bumper,
99 headlights,
99 turn signals, (trim painted)
99 rear garnish,
99 sail panels,
99 front lip and under panels,
GTO taillights,
rear hoop spoiler removed (shaved),
Deft 575 carbon fiber hood (partly painted),
Aero catch hoodpins,
Suntec window tint,
new white pearl paint and black w/blue pearl roof,
stock calipers painted blue,
hid high 8000k bulbs and low beams 8000k bulbs,
~INTERIOR~
Autometer duel gauge pillar pod,
AEM digital boost gauge,
AEM digital wideband o2 gauge,
HKS turbo timer type 1,
Carbon fiber shift boot and ebrake boot,
~AUDIO SYSTEM~
Infinity reference 6.5 two way up front ,
Hurtzs 6 / 9 three way in the rear,
Alpine head unite w/ cd mp3 ipod direct,
Clarion flat 10" 900w peak sub
Pioneer digital 800w peak amp
~PERFORMANCE~
HKS SSQV bov,
Tanabe Turbo Back Concept G Blue Exhaust,
South Bend stage 3 OFE clutch,
IPS Ultra Light Forged Flywheel,
DBA 4000 drilled & slotted rotors,
3sx poly motor mounts,
Ultimate Performance short throw shifter,
Odyssey PC680 15 lbs battery and mount,
Ultra spark plug wires,
HKS DLI,
Denso iridium IK24 spark plugs,
Denso Supra fuel pump,
RC 750cc fuel injectors,
Turbonetics rail fuel pressure gauge,
AEM Honda style FPR,
AEM dry flow intake filters,
AEM wideband o2 sensor,
AEM boost pressure sensor,
AEM boost control solenoid,
AEM map sensor,
AEM iat senor,
AEM EMS series 1 in speed density,
Krank vents,
IPS td05 turbo kit,
MHI EvoIII 16G ported turbos,
Koyo aluminum radiator,
Flexalite twin fans,
3sx High rev valve springs and retainers,
Big bore lifters,
IPS 2mm oversized valves,
Port matched heads by M&B,
Delta 264/272 cams,
3sx adjustable camgears,
Extreme Turbo Systems anodized black FMIC,
~WHEELS/TIRES~
Enkei PF01 18x9 +45,
BFGoodrich g-force KDW 245/40/R18,
~NUMBERS~
531AWHP & 533AWTQ at 22.66PSI on 92 pump gas with previous stock heads and cams. Awaiting new dyno numbers on built heads! This is daily driven on a stock block.
http://www.3sgto.org/garage_attachment.php?id=721&attach_type=full
http://www.3sgto.org/garage_attachment.php?id=724&attach_type=full
http://www.3sgto.org/garage_attachment.php?id=725&attach_type=full
http://www.3sgto.org/garage_attachment.php?id=722&attach_type=full
http://www.3sgto.org/garage_attachment.php?id=723&attach_type=full
http://www.3sgto.org/garage_attachment.php?id=719&attach_type=full
Congratulations to vr4tune & his
1997 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4
vr4tune's Garage Link (http://www.3sgto.org/garage_vehicle.php?do=view_vehicle&id=190)
My story goes back to 1994 when I was only 12 years old. My Dad went to the Dodge Dealership in Coos Bay OR. to test drive a Stealth r/t turbo. My Dad was well known in the community for buying new cars often. So when my Dad want to test drive a car the Dealership would always give him the keys overnight. So the first thing we did was go down to the local 1/4 mile road (an old street that as always empty outside of town). When he gave her all she got I was hooked. I fell in love with that car so fast and so hard it changed the way I will look at cars forever! The next day when he took the Stealth back I was begging him to buy it. He told me that he needed a 4 door. I was crushed. She was my first love and I had to say good bye. But I swore that one day I would own one.
Fast forward I was 22 and lived in Portland OR. now, and my older brother bought a Brand new 2004 WRX. I thought that his car was pretty cool and I needed something to to keep up with him and I started looking for a 3000gt or stealth. I couldn't find one in my price range so I started saving all my tips from work. Well a short time later I found myself in love with something else and had got engaged. Dec. 31 2004 and I was married and Broke again. Six months later and I had the itch to go fast again. This time was a bit different because A friend was selling his 2001 Yamaha R6 for $3,000 only because he was getting a divorce and needed it gone ASAP. I had took the deal right a couple months before I moved to Phoenix AZ for school.
In Phoenix I rode her almost every day short of a year. It was Christmas vacation and I flew up to Portland for the holidays. My brother was getting a divorce now and keep both the WRX and his Frontier so he let me drive his WRX while I was in town. After the my trip I want an AWD turbo again, and with a few recent close encounters with some asshole drivers I was a little scared of riding my bike in Phoenix traffic. I'd decided to sell my R6 and my 93 Isuzu Trooper and buy a car. Here was my chance to buy my childhood dream.
Now that I was getting my dream car I wasn't going to sell myself short. After doing some research I knew what I wanted. My requirements was to be a 1997 pearl white vr4, with less than a 100,000 miles and had to be less than 12,000 so I could get a loan from my credit union. It took me less than 2 weeks to find one with about 85,000 mile on it for $13,000 in Scottsdale AZ. I went to look at it with my wife that night. When we pulled I was in love all over again. It was in excellent condition. After the test drive I knew it had everything I wanted. When I talking with the seller I found out that his wife inherited the car from her brother who dies of a heart attack in Florida, and that I would be the 3rd owner. At that point it I needed to get them to come down on the price so that I could finance my dream. With a little haggling I got the seller to come down to $11,500. So the next day I went and got the loan and made the deal on Jan. 11 2006 the day before my birthday. I couldn't ask for better present to myself. It had taken me almost 12 years to get my car and it was worth it.
~EXTERIOR~
99 front bumper,
99 headlights,
99 turn signals, (trim painted)
99 rear garnish,
99 sail panels,
99 front lip and under panels,
GTO taillights,
rear hoop spoiler removed (shaved),
Deft 575 carbon fiber hood (partly painted),
Aero catch hoodpins,
Suntec window tint,
new white pearl paint and black w/blue pearl roof,
stock calipers painted blue,
hid high 8000k bulbs and low beams 8000k bulbs,
~INTERIOR~
Autometer duel gauge pillar pod,
AEM digital boost gauge,
AEM digital wideband o2 gauge,
HKS turbo timer type 1,
Carbon fiber shift boot and ebrake boot,
~AUDIO SYSTEM~
Infinity reference 6.5 two way up front ,
Hurtzs 6 / 9 three way in the rear,
Alpine head unite w/ cd mp3 ipod direct,
Clarion flat 10" 900w peak sub
Pioneer digital 800w peak amp
~PERFORMANCE~
HKS SSQV bov,
Tanabe Turbo Back Concept G Blue Exhaust,
South Bend stage 3 OFE clutch,
IPS Ultra Light Forged Flywheel,
DBA 4000 drilled & slotted rotors,
3sx poly motor mounts,
Ultimate Performance short throw shifter,
Odyssey PC680 15 lbs battery and mount,
Ultra spark plug wires,
HKS DLI,
Denso iridium IK24 spark plugs,
Denso Supra fuel pump,
RC 750cc fuel injectors,
Turbonetics rail fuel pressure gauge,
AEM Honda style FPR,
AEM dry flow intake filters,
AEM wideband o2 sensor,
AEM boost pressure sensor,
AEM boost control solenoid,
AEM map sensor,
AEM iat senor,
AEM EMS series 1 in speed density,
Krank vents,
IPS td05 turbo kit,
MHI EvoIII 16G ported turbos,
Koyo aluminum radiator,
Flexalite twin fans,
3sx High rev valve springs and retainers,
Big bore lifters,
IPS 2mm oversized valves,
Port matched heads by M&B,
Delta 264/272 cams,
3sx adjustable camgears,
Extreme Turbo Systems anodized black FMIC,
~WHEELS/TIRES~
Enkei PF01 18x9 +45,
BFGoodrich g-force KDW 245/40/R18,
~NUMBERS~
531AWHP & 533AWTQ at 22.66PSI on 92 pump gas with previous stock heads and cams. Awaiting new dyno numbers on built heads! This is daily driven on a stock block.
http://www.3sgto.org/garage_attachment.php?id=721&attach_type=full
http://www.3sgto.org/garage_attachment.php?id=724&attach_type=full
http://www.3sgto.org/garage_attachment.php?id=725&attach_type=full
http://www.3sgto.org/garage_attachment.php?id=722&attach_type=full
http://www.3sgto.org/garage_attachment.php?id=723&attach_type=full
http://www.3sgto.org/garage_attachment.php?id=719&attach_type=full