THE STORY
In 1999 I had a VR-4 of my own and had turned it into an accordian when a suburban had pulled out in front
of me. At the time my brother, Ben now 19, had a 1991 Steath non-turbo and really wanted a turboed version
of his own. We had tried some smaller, easier, bolt on modifications to make his car a litte quicker, but it
just didn't really have enough power to really haul that 3000lb. car like he wanted. Well I think he ended up
getting what he wanted. In 2001 he found a 1996 VR-4 with only 20K miles on it, used by an older man for a
weekend toy. Man, when it arrived, it was in pristine condition inside and out, expecially for a 5 yr. old car!
These cars are pretty neat with their factory 4-wheel drive, 4-wheel steering, twin-turboed V6. They also have
a unique feature of adjusable front and rear spoilers at the push of a button. Also they are equipped with
electronically adjustable sport shocks. This car came with black and tan leather interior. Well, I'll tell you we
went to work just about immediately with the money available, starting with the basics and working our way
deeper and deeper into this extremely tightly compacted engine compartment. Note that this is a daily driven
street car.
In 1999 I had a VR-4 of my own and had turned it into an accordian when a suburban had pulled out in front
of me. At the time my brother, Ben now 19, had a 1991 Steath non-turbo and really wanted a turboed version
of his own. We had tried some smaller, easier, bolt on modifications to make his car a litte quicker, but it
just didn't really have enough power to really haul that 3000lb. car like he wanted. Well I think he ended up
getting what he wanted. In 2001 he found a 1996 VR-4 with only 20K miles on it, used by an older man for a
weekend toy. Man, when it arrived, it was in pristine condition inside and out, expecially for a 5 yr. old car!
These cars are pretty neat with their factory 4-wheel drive, 4-wheel steering, twin-turboed V6. They also have
a unique feature of adjusable front and rear spoilers at the push of a button. Also they are equipped with
electronically adjustable sport shocks. This car came with black and tan leather interior. Well, I'll tell you we
went to work just about immediately with the money available, starting with the basics and working our way
deeper and deeper into this extremely tightly compacted engine compartment. Note that this is a daily driven
street car.
Fastest Quarter Mile: 12.88 @ 111mph
| 1996 3000GT VR-4 SPECIFICATIONS Under the Hood GT Pro Front Mount Intercooler, Blitz Intake filter, Granetelli Motorsports Upgraded MAF sensor to work in conjuncion with fuel control from GT Pro, RC engineering Big bore throttle body, Unorthodox Underdrive crank pulley, Stillen downpipe, HKS Turbo cat-back exhaust, DN stainless intake pipes, Greddy Type-R BOV Engine Management stock ECU, CTC plug-n-play ignition coils, Blitz dual solenoid boost controller Fuel System high flow denso fuel pump, Split Second fuel controller Drivetrain 11lb lightweight aluminum flywheel by Fidanza, RPS street/strip pressure plate with 6 puck metal sprung hub, stock transfer case with Redline shockproof gear oil Suspension stock suspension, Cusco rear strut tower brace Brakes Stillen cross drilled rotors, Goodrich ss brake lines, high performance pads Exterior stock exterior, VR-4 badge set Interior Greddy 60mm guages, white face guages, relocated battery to trunk and cutoff switch, Clarion head unit, Boston Acoustics front and rear speakers, Alpine V12 amp Wheels and Tires Real 18x8 6 spoke rims with Yokahama AVS P265/40ZR18 tires |
1996 3000GT VR-4
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