One of the first notable disadvantages was the weight of the GT. It weighed 3,pounds, nearly pounds more than a JZA80 Supra.
These issues, along with others, made this car a great collector car, but when performance is desired, owners must be knowledgeable and ready to dive deep into their build. Jared Holt has been into the GT platform since Jared has always wanted a GT VR4 specifically, so this purchase was pre-planned for years. He was well aware of the limitations of the platform, as well as the challenges it presents, but he was all-in from the beginning and he had no intentions of stopping.
With how rare and different this GT is, Jared knew he had something special at hand. The plan has always been to keep the VR4 percent stock appearing. With the help of some modern upgrades, Jared wanted to give it a significant bump in horsepower. The car was recently inspected and got the green light to be driven from NorCal to Salt Lake City, but the bidder flaked out. An full 5-page car inspection is available to vehicle bidders. The interior is MINT - all buttons are working.
The interior remains standard with no cracks visible in the dashboard. All buttons and switches are in working order, seats have no rips and it remains fitted with the standard post stereo system with 6-CD changer.
Original manuals. Even the early VR-4's weighed in around lbs, which is a lot even by today's standards. It has massive grip and lateral adhesion, but it was sort of like dancing with a bear. By comparison, even though the RX-7 of time was down on power bhp vs , thanks to a nearly half-ton weight advantage, it was almost a whole second faster to 60 than the portly VR The heavy turbo sideways V6 also meant the VR-4 had a much more pronounced front weight bias than competitors like the Supra, ZX, RX-7, , and Corvette, resulting in rental-car understeer when you pushed it really hard.
Still, it's overall ability to annihilate a twisty road wasn't exactly ruined by all that weight; I'm just saying it could've done with lbs less weight under it's belt. It is also worth noting that, at least in this country, you could buy a GT from your local Dodge dealer - with a mild restyling job and "Dodge Stealth" badges on the back. Regardless of the badge and name on the back, these cars were head-turners: long, low, and wider than Oprah Winfrey.
Changes over the GT's lifespan were remarkably minimal, considering it was sold here from There were minor updates in to keep the car fresh: a new front bumper with projector-beam headlights replaced the old pop-up units, and the 5-speed 'box gave way to a new heavy-duty Getrag 6-speed manual. Power was up to bhp and lb-ft thanks to a hike in boost from 10psi to 12psi.
Wheels and tires got bigger base models got 17's, VR-4's sported some shiny 18's and the passenger got to enjoy the fluffy comfort of an airbag too.
The Stealth clone was discontinued due to super-slow sales in , Mitsubishi began to de-content the car to combat the rising dollar-yen exchange rate, which was making it and cars like the aforementioned Supra and RX-7 an increasingly difficult-to-justify financial proposition.
The weird exhaust flaps disappeared for '94, and the adaptive suspension and active-aero bit the dust for ' Or a Corvette. Mitsubishi kept updating the car a little bit at a time to keep people interested, but the most interesting thing they did with the GT came out in The conversions were done by ASC American Sunroof Company and it offered something nothing else on the market did: true top-down wind in the hair motoring when you wanted it, and a real roof when you didn't.
The high price tag made it an extremely slow seller, and it was discontinued after just 2 years of sales. Spyders command a pretty big premium over regular GT's today, but if that's your thing, it might be worth it. Look for this in his log book. The person should only have used premium unleaded gasoline.
Look for evidence of using synthetic motor oil, and if in a dusty environment the oil change interval should be less maybe miles. Turn on the radio and make sure the power antenna goes up and down. Some of these cars had recalls for their transaxle leaking. I do not remember which year, so you have to do some more homework. More evidence that the person took care of their VR4 is the rotation and balancing of their tires.
I do this every miles, but it could be acceptable to do at mile intervals as well. Because of the AWD, you have to ensure even wear of the front and rear tires. If you get a flat on these cars on tires that are not brand new, you will most likely have to change all 4 tires.
Ask the gentleman when he changed and how he changed the tires, if he ever had a flat and how he dealt with it. Lastly, get a boost controller, pump the boost to. If you do this, run NKG copper, one range colder spark plugs, gapped at 0. Get better break pads porterfield R4S pads and cryo treated rotors as well as higher boiling point break fluid motul Take care of the car, and you will enjoy it for many years to come.
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