Gallantly knocking 

"Andrew Pascarella" (racedinanger) 12/17/2015 at 22:18 • Filed to: Rod knock, galant vr4, 4g63, mitsubishi, project car, racedinanger

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Just to be clear, THIS IS NOT MY GALANT VR4. This is the car that I helped convince @tsiss350 to buy, well to be clear he didn’t need much coaching. This car had !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! to it by the previous owner, who is a great guy and we’re totally friends with him. So it sucks when stuff like this happens. This gem of a car, saved from perhaps certain death by part out, but it has a bad ticker.

See that little sliver of bearing on the #4 rod, this thing started rapping like Kanye. Bummer man.

I’ve seen worse, but whatever it happened. Time for a new (used) short block, that we will carefully check the oil gaps on. The damaged short block will be removed and rebuilt with a special project in mind... so all is not lost.

Already have every thing loose, just waiting on some parts. While I hate seeing my best friend spend extra money he didn’t want to, I do really enjoy this type of work. I hate when ole rod comes knocking.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Andrew Pascarella 12/17/2015 at 22:23

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I really want a Galant VR4. Well... Back to craigslist.

banjo cat ghost of oppo past > Andrew Pascarella 12/17/2015 at 22:29

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Very glad it was saved from what I am sure would have been a most brutal part out. Everyone wants their VR4 practically mint

Time to hit up dsmtuners classifieds you’ll have another reinforced six bolt in no time.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 12/17/2015 at 23:10

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There are two for sale In Winona Wi. The guy is a member on galantvr4.org too.

Scratch that their gone.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Andrew Pascarella 12/17/2015 at 23:11

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No fog lights :(. I’m guessing they went missing for bigger FMIC piping, but still I love my fogs, I’d never delete them.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Andrew Pascarella 12/17/2015 at 23:15

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When I was scrolling, I paused and thought “Hey that’s my car!” cool to see another GVR4, to bad it’s hurt, but cool that your fixing it up. Mine needs a ton of work, but it’s still a fun little car. My biggest complaints are the seats and their lack of bolstering, and the gas mileage. Mine gets 14-18 on average, but I think thats not normal.

Brad D > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/17/2015 at 23:26

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I have them....it’s a project. Little things will continue to be replaced.

Brad D > banjo cat ghost of oppo past 12/17/2015 at 23:26

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We have one local....watch this space.

Brad D > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/17/2015 at 23:27

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That is def not normal. With a good tune you should see close to 30 on the highway.

Brad D > Andrew Pascarella 12/17/2015 at 23:28

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Thanks for the write up Andrew. Should be picking the motor up this weekend! You down for a Sunday parts blast?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Brad D 12/17/2015 at 23:28

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Awesome! the car just looks so good with them on at night. When I first got my car I tried to test them out and they wouldn’t come one, I was pretty bummed until I realized I had accidentally turned my bights on.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Brad D 12/17/2015 at 23:30

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Oh geez. I knew That couldn’t be right but I didn’t think it was that bad. Huh.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Andrew Pascarella 12/18/2015 at 03:05

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you can get 4g63’s for cheap tho. Also RHD one that is at a performance shop i go to

Andrew Pascarella > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/18/2015 at 07:43

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My gets about 25-28 on a stock 14b, off boost at highway speeds. Dip into the boost, which I have at 15psi and it’s a different story.

Andrew Pascarella > Brad D 12/18/2015 at 07:45

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I am away.

Justin Hughes > Andrew Pascarella 12/18/2015 at 10:33

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I’m sad that it needs a new motor so soon, but happy that I was able to assist with the acquisition. The Comanche has started spewing oil, so that’s something I need to look into (not you guys’ fault). But at least it still runs. Good luck with the rebuild!

banjo cat ghost of oppo past > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/18/2015 at 12:49

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yap at one point when my tune was perfect I got 26/28ish highway with a big 16G, also probably benefitting from a 1G’s surprisingly efficient aerodynamics. Whenever I got on it, esp in my hilly city limits @ 20psi its more like 10mpg ha

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > banjo cat ghost of oppo past 12/18/2015 at 14:16

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yeah, I to tend to drive kinda stupid, and 80% in town so that doesn;t help.

Brad D > Justin Hughes 12/18/2015 at 14:41

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Why do we love old cars so much!

Justin Hughes > Brad D 12/18/2015 at 14:53

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They don’t make ‘em like they used to.

banjo cat ghost of oppo past > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/18/2015 at 16:07

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It kinds sucks because 4g63 tuning can be simple other than when all the forums insist you drop $500-700 on dsmlink, not including a wideband sensor, and someone to tune it.

Personally I’d just go with a chipped ecu fom ecmtuning or dsmchips, fresh injectors and a bigger fuel pump to support em. 2nd stage is just a wideband and fuel tweaking piggyback.

...and seafoam before all that. Apparently the engines really like it and perform better after. After swapping out my old intake and seeing what gunky blowthrough was allowed back into these classic turbo engines I can see why.

TheJMan92 > Andrew Pascarella 12/18/2015 at 16:48

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This horrifies me. I’m almost done with my 4G63 build and this is really the only thing I’m afraid of.

Andrew Pascarella > TheJMan92 12/21/2015 at 09:31

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Did you check the oil clearance of the bearings with plastigage ?

TheJMan92 > Andrew Pascarella 12/21/2015 at 13:04

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Yep, we checked, adjusted, and checked some more. I still have an irrational fear of the damn thing just exploding on first use.

Andrew Pascarella > TheJMan92 12/24/2015 at 07:24

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Sounds like you’ll be fine.