STiedVR4Guy's VR-4 Build Thread

1994 3000GT VR-4
Color: Black (1 of 100 Black 94's)
Last year at Shawano:



Current Mod list: as of 12/29

Wheels:
5Zigen FN0R1-C 18x8.5 +28

Power:

Engine:
Billet oil pump gears

Electronics:
Ground wire kit

Exhaust/Intake:
IPS Quad tip catback
DSM side mount intercoolers
K&N Air Intake


Fuel:
walbro 255 fuel pump
3sx hotwire kit
RC 550cc Injectors
AEM Adjustable FPR

Transmission
"dgreen" Shifter Bushings

Suspension:

Mounts/bushings:
3SX poly motor mounts
3SX poly suspension bushings
Poly sway bar bushings

Components:
Eibach lowering springs (stock oem ecs struts)
3sx Rear adjustable control arms
3sx Front/Rear Strut bars

Brakes:

DBA 4000 Slotted Rotros (front) IPS slotted (rears)
Stoptech front/rear SS braided lines
Supercar Engineering caliper stiffening bolts
Carbotech AX6 pads

Deletes:

AC - done
AWS - done
Gutted rear interior


OEM replacements and Repairs:
Replacd Front drivers side CV joint was causing tons of vibration.
rear wheel bearing (whole hub) was completely shot
Replaced leaking stock radiator with Mishmoto aluminum radiator

weight reduction Started @ 3780 lbs - Currently at 3520 lbs with an 1/8th tank of gas

Complete AC system ~ 40 pounds - done
AC Cooling Unit (under the dash) ~ 8 pounds - working on
Rear wiper assem. and washer fluid reservoir ~ 5 pounds - done
Rear seat with both back rests ~ 26 pounds - working on
All rear interior including spare - done
Clutch assist vacuum chamber
aftermarket catback exhaust ??
extra catalytic converter shit
EGR delete
Front/Rear active aero
All wheel steering delete - 30 lbs

Aftermarket Seats - done
Diver Seat (57 pounds) swapped for Seat/bracket (29 pounds) ~ 28 lbs savings
Passenger Seat ~ 44 pounds swapped for Seat/bracket (29 pounds) ~ 15 lbs savings

Aluminum Drive Shaft: Stock ~50 lbs, new one 26 lbs ~ 24 lb savings.

Updates

Installed the catback and gutted the rear precat.
Turbos are in good working condition and not blowing oil, little to no shaft play.
Steering rack was shot when I got it on, so I need to order another one....

Aluminum drive shaft is in the mail, should be here Friday (05/04).
I should have that on by automotion.

Car is at 3520 with an 1/8th tank of gas.

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Pictures!

Some recent pictures of the car.

i vote exhaust all the way.

Yea I assume that will be the majority verdict.

Not mine, I say save your money and don't do any of that. If you really love the car then get a new JDM short block and swap your shit over and drop it in. Suddenly a 170k+ mile car becomes a 45k mile cream puff. Then build from there with confidence.

Peter MS3 wrote:

Not mine, I say save your money and don't do any of that. If you really love the car then get a new JDM short block and swap your shit over and drop it in. Suddenly a 170k+ mile car becomes a 45k mile cream puff. Then build from there with confidence.

I like the way this man thinks.

Haha thanks. I have a 175k mile Supra that's getting the same treatment, so I've given the topic some thought.

I hear where you guys are coming from but keep in mind, this isn't a subaru, they can take a little more abuse and I do have a wideband ready to put in with the downpipe as well so I can monitor it.

My dad an I road tripped this car to Washington (state) and made it in under 24 hours. The car runs great.

Oh yeah man, the engine in that and the one in the supra are as close to bullet proof as you can find. I just say it from a point of power loss and degredation over time more than a reliability issue.

Thats why I have a backup

STiedVR4Guy wrote:

Thats why I have a backup

full exhaust, run it until it blows...then rebuild it

QuasarZ28 wrote:

STiedVR4Guy wrote:

Thats why I have a backup

full exhaust, run it until it blows...then rebuild it

Collect boltons, bolt them on, blow up engine, replace with built engine, blow up drive train, re-enforce drivetrain.

SOUNDS GOOD!!

STiedVR4Guy wrote:

QuasarZ28 wrote:

STiedVR4Guy wrote:

Thats why I have a backup

full exhaust, run it until it blows...then rebuild it

Collect boltons, bolt them on, blow up engine, replace with built engine, blow up drive train, re-enforce drivetrain.

SOUNDS GOOD!!

Thats hows its done.

Overboosting wrote:

STiedVR4Guy wrote:

QuasarZ28 wrote:

STiedVR4Guy wrote:

Thats why I have a backup

full exhaust, run it until it blows...then rebuild it

Collect boltons, bolt them on, blow up engine, replace with built engine, blow up drive train, re-enforce drivetrain.

SOUNDS GOOD!!

Thats hows its done.

well then why you waiting on a clutch?!?! toss that bitch in there and fuckin rip it up

Yeah toilet face. If you have your mind made up, stop asking us questions.

I don't have my mind made up, just saying that's how most do it. haha

yeah toilet face

Forgot to mention this, NaSTi (matt who is now STiless) went to weigh my VR-4 over on the west side, Current weight with no passengers is 3,780 lbs

So I ordered some stuff for this now that I am rid of my STi

Here is the list of things that are on order or sitting in my room.

OEM ECS Struts
Lowering Springs
PMP Downpipe
GZP Manifold/PreCat Eliminator combo
DBA 4000 Slotted Rotors
Carbotech AX6 Pads
StopTech SS braided brake lines front/back
Supercar Engineering Caliper Stiffening Bolts and Speed bleeders
ground wire kit

I am also probably going to order a SS clutch line as well as figure out a catback and delete my cruise control.

Motorsport Matt (32vape) is doing my Motor mounts tonight and will probably be doing my catback in the near future. As of right now I think I'm just going to strait pipe it unless I start getting pulled over to much or its just to loud.

Going to try to get the Struts/springs in this upcoming weekend and have it lowered for automotion.

Hopefully my rotors will get here this week as they have been on backorder for almost 3 weeks now and I can do the brake stuff as well.

Nice.

Sounds good man. What do you have against your cruise control?

If his is like the one on the supra its a great big vacuum actuated piece of shit that gets in the way, weighs a lot, uses a second throttle cable and doesn't work very well.