is it project car suicide?
If you have to ask, yes. Unless you gotta 3d printer, two or three scrap, parts car and or infinite money good luck
>>28884118Not unless you're looking for something that looks good with moss all over it and 6ft plants all around it.
>>28884118>is it project car suicide?No, its murder. You're basically spending more money on a car than it ever could be worth. You're killing your wallet. Project cars are only "worth it" when theres sentimental value, or you're simply crazy in love with the car and will never sell it or trade it for anything else. Then again, thats true for fun second cars too. You're spending incredible money on basically nothing.
>>28884118Its not that bad but you gotta bear in mind 320hp/3800lbs was fucking fast in the 1990s and kinda mid in the 2020sAny turbo Subaru will handle better, and a turbo BMW will be just as unreliable but a lot faster. I personally wouldn't bother unless I really liked them. Even in the 2000s you were weird picking one over a lighter simpler DSM.
>>28884157why the fuck would anyone ever choose to drive a subaru though?
>>28884206They used to be cool. You used to have that unique engine growl. You used to be able to get them for fairly cheap, hop on COBB's website and spend a couple hundred bucks and get a noticable difference on your car. The AWD system was robust enough that the only thing you were likely to harm was your clutch. They looked japanese and different enough from every other soap bar on the road. You're not old enough to remember those days, are you?
>>28884118>I'm losing my favorite game>I'm losing my mind again
>>28884118I speak from experience.It will make you or break you.The pressure will turn you to dust, or create a diamond. There is no inbetween..
>>28884230fucking based. I take it you didn't fail under the pressure?
>>28884118At their age they're not really daily drivers anymore, 90's was a long time ago and its only harder to keep them going as time goes on3si.org, 3sgto.org are full of technical and mechanical info, 3sx.com for partsNothing in them is particularly complicated by modern day standards but like anything from that era its also not usually the easiest to physically work on and if you don't like working on cars you're going to be shit out of luck.
>>28884238I let the results speak for themselves. I have touched every fastenerI have replaced every gasketI have very few oem parts nowAll I need left is a proper tune, but I've shelved this to prioritize another car but this is my favorite car of all time and I'll never sell it. It is overbuilt for 500awhp (after taxed hp) but will be set to 400awhp so the system is understrung rather than stressed.
>>28884118maintaining a mitsubishi is like swimming against a current and the 3000gt vr4 is one of their most complicated designs, it's not just project car suicide, it's project car kamikaze
>>28884241>>28884230>does all that work to have a cool 3000GT>puts a ugly android head unit in it and slaps some gay ass stickers on it
>>28884249Very reductive of you, surely this isn't sour grapes and you'll be posting your own cool project right anon?I've upgraded the turbos, fuel system, standalone flashable chrome ecu, chrome maf sensor, Forged internals, performance heads, powder + cerakoted headers to help fight heat soak, upgraded the cooling system, went from 1g brakes to 2g, evo x MR bbs wheels, new sound system, short throw shifter, bushings galore, timing belt, tensioner, front and back Pitt Road M strut bars for chassis reinforcement, went with a performance gas strut and lowering springs to replace factory ECS, AC delete, steel lines everywhere, remote oil catch can, light weight flywheel, beefier full face clutch so it doesn't suck ass to drive in the real world, and a 2 piece billet transfer case to reliably put all that power down. Probably forgetting a bunch of shitWhat have you done to your car anon? Installed spikey lugnuts and an overpriced head unit?
Also OP, the more I thought about I'd say the hardest part of these cars is just working on the interior. The clips aren't the best.
>>28884260don't let em get to ya anon. this website and the internet in general has become filled with third world monkeys that get a taste of american life from social media which then fills them with a deep sense of resentment since it's completely out of reach for them, so they lash out like this any chance they get. no point in engaging with them, just let them wallow in their misery and keep doing what you're doing.
>>28884230I have a job and a family and no desire for a car to give me shit on top of all that.
>>28884260It's fun to find bits and pieces there that are clearly Mitsu parts bin stuff. That master cylinder cap for example.
>>28884260Damn bro you could have had a 600hp impreza.
>>28884282And thus have a boring car.
>>28884249Alright chucklefuck let's see your car
>>28884275I know I know, I just wanted an excuse to say what I've done to it kek>>28884279Why are you even here then?>>28884280Funny you mention that bc I used a Chrysler Sebring crankshaft because they're all Forged cranks and the very first 2 years of 1st gen vr4s used cast. The 6G72 was used in a lot of stuff which keeps part availability high.>>28884282I garentee you I've spent half of what a Subaru needs to get that number. A Subaru has 2 less clyinders and 1 less wu tang war whistles as well as being a doo doo boxer engine.Sti dudes will attest to the diminishing returns assuming they're still rocking the EJ
>>28884241that is sexy as fuck
>>28884230You haven't hanged yourself yet, 3000GT schizo?
>>28884388Surprisingly, not yet. Fear not, I'll be killing myself as mitsubishi intended: Like a kamikaze>>28884383Thank you fren
>>28884339I'm here because I like cars and driving, not because I love pumping money into some slow unreliable heavy POS that drives like a bag of shit and makes me look poor.
>>28884429i.e. wrenchlet, got it.
>>28884429post your car
>>28884429Clearly you don't like cars, nor do you like driving, You don't even like cars for yourself you only like them to appeal to others for vapid attention from strangers.My enthusiasm and satisfaction comes from within my soul.Your enthusiasm and satisfaction is completely dependant on other people.We are not the same, and I wouldn't wish anyone else to strive to be like you. Not even my worst enemy.
>>28884429Ok let's see it then
>>28884118
>>28884218>unc over here with his "good ol' days" rant again
>>28884429Begone clout-chaser
>>28884241>I have touched every fastener>I have replaced every gasket>I have very few oem parts now3000GT of Theseus
>>28884260Fuck the haters, its a cool car bro
>>28884118I mean you post the >99' model, lighter without any aero technology, OBDII and modern ECU,no lifter problem,less chance to overheat... what ''project car'' do you mean about it? like it's the saint girl of the 3k platform OP.>>28884157yes lil Timmy, yes, a GTI is faster, BMW's good, Mitsubishi bad, yes lil Timmy yesy, everybody want just faster cars and nothing else. Just shut the fuck up buddy.
>>28884241>It is overbuilt for 500awhp (after taxed hp) but will be set to 400awhp so the system is understrung rather than stressedAn intelligent anon? On my /o/?
>>28885229Ship of Three-sius.
>>28884441He won't. Just like anyone else whenever they're called out here.
Do people ever evo swap these? Theoretically could retain AWD, lighten the front end alot and get rid of the transverse v6 nightmare. Evo engines can easily make the same power or more.
>>28885408You could, but you're giving up a lot of torque and there would still be a small nightmare of re-engineering the front to make up brackets and probably custom axles all through it to reach the front hubs. Then someone will figure out that you need a new propshaft and diff ratios.Even my old 97 GTO gives an Evo-7 a pretty solid flogging by several car lengths in a straight up drag and it walks away from modern Subaru WRX's. Its not the fastest car I've ever owned or even a decent track-day distraction but its kept going solid for quite a long time.
>>28885226>lil busta over here without a car calling me unc
>>28885369>Remove everything that makes the car special>It's better because it's easierThe 2000s in a nutshell
>>28884118Do it.>>>/wsg/6113646
>>28885412At least it would be more likely to work.
>>28885393I post my full-size family sedan all the time and no one has posted a faster car because they're scared of MODIFYING their dad's leased car *shrug nigmoji*
>>288852293000gtheseus >>28885387I try, kek. I want this car to be an heirloom so the show must go on!>>28885408Yeah dudes do it, but the 6G72 is a really good engine. The key aspects about them is their torque is fucking insane for the era, nearly 1:1 (320hp, 300ftlbtq) where you'll be lacking in torque with the 4G63. However for SL/Base model ones (fwd NA) they're perfect swaps because you dont have an awd system and turbo system to weigh you down.You can make a lot of power on a 6G for relatively cheaper than a 4G just because all the evo bros buy up the performance 4G bits so price goes up.>>28885412Yup, exactly.>>28885637Theres nothing wrong with the 6G72TT engine, even for a transverse motor they're pretty easy to work on and make power with the issue is 90% of the dudes who got these cars neglected them and because it's an interference motor if you get lack lackin you get sent packin. 4G63 if you have unlimited budget and are only chasing top speed6G72 if you don't have unlimited budget and want something better for canyon carving / day to day fun / twistiesI know its a meme now but I enjoy taking my car in the mountains and racing my ghost with a stop watch.
>>28884339>>28884260>>28884241>>28884230Pic of the cars interior too, which I did myself. Totally reversible, it's just a way to pseudo-protect the leather interior. One last fun fact is this car began its life as a 1g stealth twin turbo but I converted the front end and the rear end to a 1g 3000gt with japanese amber tail lights, 99' final year center garnish, and a 2g 3000gt rear bumper
>>28885661Ma che cazzo che schifo
>>28885663Bippity boppity I cooka da pasta It-a got-a the flat-a-bottoma steering wheela
>>28884157Ok but you're not really restoring these for speed or dyno. You're doing it for the soulful 90s japanese kino that is getting rarer and rarer. Took my 97 sohc to a car show with my buddy who took his 2014 s4, and I got way more compliments on my car and people taking photos. The cars from that era have so much SOVL that it's almost unbelievable. There will always be a faster car, but these are from a lost era, meant to be cherished and will reward you with smiles and piquing the interest of the next generation of car enthusiasts
>>28885668pic related is mine for reference
>>28885671Very nice evo x wheels, you have made your wheels nearly half as light thanks to those. While I agree there's always a bigger fish, these cars can genuinely boogie. Their handling is also quite nice, just a little loose. However a front 3 point strut brace and a 2 point rear strut brace dramatically transforms it for the better. You'd notice it too even with an SL (btw 97' was the 2nd rarest year, next to the fabled 99') The best years areFor 1gs: 1993, all the refinements still got the tech and the pop upsFor 2Gs: 1997, further refinements, less tech, 50-50 chance to get glass headlights Then of course 1999 for the final 3G year, which featured bigger bore oil lifters thst everyone puts in their older year cars.
>>28885493i have a car its just shit and i love ms wong
>>28885668>and I got way more compliments on my car and people taking photos>mfw my turdgen with a disintegrating rear wing generates more interest than the nth first gen mustang or other nucars ten times faster than it
>>28885678I'm still not wrong; Subarus used to be cool and fun. Same way Mitsubishi used to be. And Dodge, and Mazda (sans miata), and Nissan, and and and. They all used to have good cheap fun cars. Now they're targeting median household incomes (of $120k) telling people who want a very fun $35k car to fuck off because not enough profit margin.
>>28885778I never said you were wrong, Gramps. Relax
