
Since I had to rebuild the motor, or swap in a new one, I took the opportunity to mix and match the best parts from the various 3 generations of the 3/S cars. I have '99 lifters from the 3rd gen VR4, because they get rid of the infamous lifter tick. I also put in a 4 bolt motor from a 2nd gen VR4. The 2ng gen block is a 4 bolt instead of a 2 bolt, which means that there are 4 bolts on each cap on the girdle instead of 2. The 2nd gen block also came with a forged crank, as the 1st gen cars had a weaker cast crank. I retained the 1st gen heads but put 2nd gen cams in them. The 2nd gen cams are said to have a little less lift than the 1st gen cams, but it is said that it's not noticable. I only put these in because I left my other cams in storage in Illinois, and I was in Florida when I put everything back together. More information about my mods is provided in the links below.
The heads were ported and polished by a guy in Utah that has been doing machining for many years, and worked on race teams. He has a 9 second Pontiac Astre that he has been building, and he did his headwork. I also got a 3 angle valve job done with the P&P job. The heads have all new valves in them as well.
Below is a current mod list, the weight reduction that I've performed, and the mods that I haven't gotten around to installing yet:
Current Mods: Stage II P&P Heads, 3 Angle Valve Job, '99 Lifters, 4 Bolt Shortblock, DXD-F Clutch, UR Flywheel, Ultimate Performance Short Shifter, Momo Combat Shift Knob(Red/Black), Momo Shift Boot(Red/Black), 24x10.3x3.5 PTE FMIC W/ Custom Pipes, Twin Intakes, K&N Filters, Greddy Type-S BOV, Gutted Pre-cats, 3” DP, 3” Test Pipe, 3" Greddy SP Single Shot Catback, EGR Blockoff, IPO Dual Pump Fuel System With Hotwired Walbro 255LPH Fuel Pumps, SX AFPR, SX Fuel Filter, NGK BCPR7ES @ 0.032 Gap, Taylor 8mm Spiro Pro Wires(Red), AEM EMS, AEM 3.5 Bar MAP, GM IAT, GM Boost Solenoid, PLX M-300 WBO2, White Face Greddy 60mm P/H/W Boost Gauge, (2) White Face Greddy 60mm P/H/W EGT Gauges, Black Face Greddy 52mm Electronic Oil Pressure Gauge, Black Face Greddy 52mm Electronic Fuel Pressure Gauge, Black Face Greddy 52mm Electronic Coolant Temp Gauge, 3 Gauge Pillar Pod, 3SX Polished Front Strut Bar, Cusco Rear Strut Bar, G3 CF Hood, Hyper Black FNO1R-C Rims With Michelin Pilot Sports, Black Lightweight Lugnuts, (2) Corbeau Forza’s(Black), (2) Corbeau 5 pt Harnesses(Black), PCV Catch Can, Krank Vents, TB Bypass, 4 Gauge Wire Grounding Kit, Hawker Genesis Battery, Custom Cut Front Bumper, 2G Speedo Sensor, 15% Tint, Pioneer MP3 Player, Valentine 1
Weight Reduction: CF Hood(40), FNO1R-C’s(55), Seats & Harnesses(70), Flywheel(10 lbs), Hawker Battery(30 lbs), Exhaust Mods(40 lbs), Non-Power Antenna(5), Removed Front & Rear Crash Bars(50 lbs), Removed Useless Stuff Under Hood & Fog Lights(20 lbs), Removed Useless Stuff From Hatch Area, Rear Seatbacks, & Rear Seatbelt Assemblies(65 lbs)—Approximate Total Weight Reduction=385 lbs
Already bought & Waiting to be installed: Adjustable Rear Control Arms, Propane Injection, Denso 720cc Injectors, Twin PTE GT3255E Turbos, Twin Polished Tial 38mm Wastegates, SFR LSD Insert
Future Mods: Tein Coil-overs, Front & Rear Sway Bars, Aluminum Driveshaft, 6 Speed Conversion, Cams, HID’s
Links to mods that I've done to my Stealth:
AEM EMS And Components
FN01R-C Rims
Garrett GT3255E Twin Turbos
Polished Tial 38mm WG's
Corbeau Forza Seats & 5-pt Camlock Harnesses
Ported & Polished Heads With 3 Angle Valve Job
PTE 24"x10.3"x3.5" Intercooler
Miscellaneous Other Mods
DXD-F 6 Puck Clutch & Unorthodox Racing Flywheel
Exhaust Mods
Gauges & Gauge Pod
Short Shifter, Shift Knob, & Shift Boot
Custom Front Bumper
Suspension
Fuel
These are the 3 vehicles that I had while I was still in Florida. I still have the avalon(which is also in IL), but am currently driving a 2000 Explorer XLT AWD V8 while I'm in NJ. I needed something that I knew could handle a winter without problem. I haven't really had to put up with winters for a while, being in FL at school.
