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Turbo Motor...
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 5:16 pm
by Demogorgon
How hard is it to put a Galant VR4 G63B Turbo half cut in to GPX???
Re: G63B Turbo
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 5:38 pm
by GPXXX
Demogorgon wrote:How hard is it to put a Galant VR4 G63B Turbo half cut in to GPX???
my guess would be extremely difficult, because the gearbox for the G63B VR4 motor is mounted on the driver side, whereas the FTO's gearbox is mounted on the passenger side, which means you will have issues adapting the gearbox to the driveshafts / engine mounts etc...
on a side note, i believe this motor is also used by the Eclipse as seen on TFATF...
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 8:15 pm
by Demogorgon
So if i wanted i new motor for my GPX what am i looking for? I like turbo motor...
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 9:15 pm
by FTO338
6A13, as danny & at least one other had already done this in Oz
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 9:17 pm
by G_A_V
92 vr4 galant 6a12tt or
96/97 vr4 galant 6a13tt
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 9:48 pm
by Demogorgon
92 vr4 galant 6a12tt or 96/97 vr4 galant 6a13tt
So the motors can be droped in with out much work????
What prices am i looking at for the motors..
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 11:49 pm
by GPXXX
Demogorgon wrote:92 vr4 galant 6a12tt So the motors can be droped in with out much work????
It's a straight fit nevertheless, but you will encounter some minor issues like modifications required to the exhaust manifolds to make it fit and custom engine mounts for the 6A13TT to sit lower so that there is enough clearance for the bonnet to close properly (with the cam cover on)...
In the case of the 6A12TT, i think there will be even more complications because judging by the photo below, the motor appears to be mounted on the passenger side (similar to the inline G63B), so i suppose there will be engine and gearbox mounting issues...
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 11:50 pm
by smorison
if you got change from 10k i'd be very happy and still happy if you got change from 15k.
a huge amount of work has to go into this sort of transplant and there is no point in paying a huge amount of money to put in a stock 6a13tt, you should (whilst the engine is out) do all the work that can be done to it that is cheap to do before its offered to the car rather than have it pulled out in 12-18months time to upgrade internals and such.
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 12:20 am
by dannyboyau
i think that the 6A13 is the best option
currently the 6A13 motors are still difficult to find and expensive but i am sure they will start to drop over the next couple of years and become more readily available
if you are happy with about 300ATW Hp you could use the stock 6A13 motor with stock turbos.
you would require after market computer or piggyback computer, custom exhaust manifolds and 3" exhaust, intercooler and plumbing, relocate battery to boot and upgrade fuel pump, and upgraded clutch.
Run this all on 14Lb boost and you should go close to 300 Hp
( get solid engine mounts that lower the motor by about 10mm ) the lowered engine mounts i havent investigated properly but from a quick look it looks possible but it not essential to do.
I am having problems because i am going for more than 300 ATW Hp