3000GT VR-4 review (pro pics)

[EricVR4]

This thread makes me happy

The VR4 was one of the first cars I ever fell in love with. I owned a red 92 that I spent way too much time and money on in college. Those cars had so many quirks, and could be an enormous pain in the ass to work on but my God were they a blast to drive. Spent a lot of long nights in the garage and cruises to nowhere and loved every minute of it. The amount of tech those cars had in the early 90s was staggering too. They paved the way for a lot of what's on cars now. Digital climate control, active aero, active suspension, active exhaust, etc.

It had an enormous mod list including rebuilding half of the engine/drivetrain before I ever put any power mods on. It was good for around 525awhp/tq though thanks to some hybrid TD04 13T turbos and all the supporting goodies.

[G MONEY]

Originally Posted by RM7

Maybe true for the video game generation of the 2000s. Not for the rest of us. I’d you were a car person, you knew.

Yeah. That's when the tuning seem was just getting started. Mid 90's was where it was epic. Philly street racers were insane!!!! Imports everywhere. I used to love smoking those Cuntstangs/Camaro, Trans-Ams and Irocs. Lol. 91 300ZX Turbo. Jim wolf Tech computer , boost controller, inter cooler Greedy exhaust. and some sticky rubber. Car was so much fun. T-Tops off and rolling Mo-Fo's

[MachinesWithSouls]

Originally Posted by EricVR4

This thread makes me happy

The VR4 was one of the first cars I ever fell in love with. I owned a red 92 that I spent way too much time and money on in college. Those cars had so many quirks, and could be an enormous pain in the ass to work on but my God were they a blast to drive. Spent a lot of long nights in the garage and cruises to nowhere and loved every minute of it. The amount of tech those cars had in the early 90s was staggering too. They paved the way for a lot of what's on cars now. Digital climate control, active aero, active suspension, active exhaust, etc.

It had an enormous mod list including rebuilding half of the engine/drivetrain before I ever put any power mods on. It was good for around 525awhp/tq though thanks to some hybrid TD04 13T turbos and all the supporting goodies.

I love this! My first car was a GT as well.

[EricVR4]

Originally Posted by MachinesWithSouls

I love this! My first car was a GT as well.

I had a base 95 3000GT in pearl white as my second car and then I got the 92 VR4 in college. I always wanted 99 or a green 98 though.

I still have a lot of friends from the 3Si.org days and keep in touch with quite a few of them, including some of the bigger shops that still deal with them. A couple of them were trying to sell me some of their cars a few months ago after I made a post on IG about my old car....and it was REALLY tempting

[Michelin Man]

Originally Posted by MachinesWithSouls

A transverse mounted engine and transmission with four wheel drive (and steering) caused many issues for these cars, sadly.

The timing belt had to be changed every 60k, or it went boom. They were interference engines.

The timing belt tensioner (which he has replaced twice along with the belt over his years of ownership) went out on my dad's Mystic Blue Stealth R/T Twin Turbo a few months ago while he was driving. He has owned the car since 1993. It has an unknown amount of damage to the engine. He hasn't decided what he will do with the car next.

[MachinesWithSouls]

Originally Posted by EricVR4

I had a base 95 3000GT in pearl white as my second car and then I got the 92 VR4 in college. I always wanted 99 or a green 98 though.

I still have a lot of friends from the 3Si.org days and keep in touch with quite a few of them, including some of the bigger shops that still deal with them. A couple of them were trying to sell me some of their cars a few months ago after I made a post on IG about my old car....and it was REALLY tempting

I was on that board as well!

I'm tempted to get another as well. We'll see how the market goes.

[DocL]

I bought a new 1995 Spyder VR-4. I loved having the retractable hardtop before it became the industry standard. I had zero problems with the car, but it was heavy a fuck and had major understeer. I did a few bolt on mods, and it sounded awesome with the Borla exhaust.

It's one of the few cars I miss and wish I never sold. Going for a cruise down AIA in Miami in the winter was a lot of fun.

[CarsAndGuitars]

I had a 95 Eclipse GS-T. It was a fun little car, transmission was effortless, if not a bit lacking in the torque dept. But the turbo wastegates made a cool sound.

A friend at the time had the non-turbo Dodge Stealth. It was a nice solid car, but drove very heavy with the base motor.

I would take a 90s 300ZX or Supra over the Mitsus any day, especially the TT's. Not saying anything revolutionary here, but I think those 2 cars along with the original NSX are the pinnacle of US market Japanese sports cars.

[B58-M340iX]

I loved the 3000GT VR-4s. They were a car I wanted but never could find one that wasn't overly priced or road hard and put away wet.

Originally Posted by CarsAndGuitars

I had a 95 Eclipse GS-T. It was a fun little car, transmission was effortless, if not a bit lacking in the torque dept. But the turbo wastegates made a cool sound.

A friend at the time had the non-turbo Dodge Stealth. It was a nice solid car, but drove very heavy with the base motor.

I would take a 90s 300ZX or Supra over the Mitsus any day, especially the TT's. Not saying anything revolutionary here, but I think those 2 cars along with the original NSX are the pinnacle of US market Japanese sports cars.

I still have my '97 GSX after 17 years or whatever now alongside my M340 xDrive. DSMs are great cars and cheap to modify. They're just very long in the teeth now, and some parts are hard to come by.

[MachinesWithSouls]

Originally Posted by B58-M340iX

I loved the 3000GT VR-4s. They were a car I wanted but never could find one that wasn't overly priced or road hard and put away wet.

I still have my '97 GSX after 17 years or whatever now alongside my M340 xDrive. DSMs are great cars and cheap to modify. They're just very long in the teeth now, and some parts are hard to come by.

I loved the 2nd Gen Eclipse just as much as the GT (whomever did styling for Mitsu in those days was spot on).

I hesitate to go down this road because as you say, parts are becoming harder and harder to find.

[billnchristy]

I like the Starion or Conquest Tsi here. I'd love to get ahold of one of those.

[G MONEY]

Originally Posted by billnchristy

I like the Starion or Conquest Tsi here. I'd love to get ahold of one of those.

They were sick also!! Didn't the 3000 come with a hard top vert also?

[MachinesWithSouls]

Originally Posted by G MONEY

They were sick also!! Didn't the 3000 come with a hard top vert also?

Indeed, the Spyder.