Hotwire's 98 Facelift - with Mods!

[Hotwire]

Hi all,

Well I'm not really a newbie, but wasn't sure where else to put this thread! I have been a member on here for just over 2 years, but After having previously owned a 1997 Legnum VR4 Car Of The Year Edition (found here) and having a year away from ownership I'm back into a VR4.

The car has been purchased via Ironchef Imports, and landed in AU on April 30. Its going through our compliance process at the moment and I'm hoping it will be on the road at the end of the month. Anyway, specs of the car are:

1998 Mitsubishi Legnum VR-4 Type S Recaros and mods!
6A13TT 2.5 litre twin turbo V6
5 speed tiptronic
54,000km (with books, AA certified)
Trigger Mauve
Factory option Recaro seats
Factory option Momo Wheel

AND it comes with a nice little mod list by the previous owner in Japan which consists of:

• Cusco front/rear strut bars
• Cusco rear sway bar
• EVO V Brembos
• EVO V Wheels
• Lowered Springs
• 3" exhaust
• Koyo Radiator
• Koyo Stainless Radiator Overflow Bottle
• Cusco FMIC Hard Pipe Kit
• HKS Mushroom Pod (to go ASAP)
• Oil catch can
• Blitz boost guage
• Blitz Dual DC Turbo Timer
• Blitz Dual SBC (EBC)
• Defi(?) style A pillar gauges
• Super VR4 Shifter (in addition to factory recaro/momo combo)
• Aluminium pedals

Seems the owner was a Blitz / Cusco fan!

The first step when the car gets to AU will be off to MV Automatics here in adelaide to have the Planetary Gearset pins welded in place and the Wave Spring replaced, so trans should then be ready for years of worry free motoring, then will just enjoy the car as is I would say. Here are some pics:

[Kieran]

You've also got orange corners - Suggesting you've got glass headlamp units. That's a good upgrade as they throw light much better than the standard Jap Polycarb ones.

[mattnz]

Nice. Bit of a pity about the pod. Will the hard pipes not get in the way of the standard airbox?

[Hotwire]

I'm hoping to fit a factory air box in as one of the first mods I do. Fingers crossed I can make it fit with the hard pipes, if not I will look to move the Pod closer to the front of the vehicle on a custom piece of hard pipe, away from the MAF and enclose it there.... will see once the car is in my hands

[CANDEE]

If they are cusco hardpipes, they should work with the std cold air box in there..

J

[Hotwire]

Just realised I haven't updated this thread (or been on here) in ages. As the car sits now:


1998 Mitsubishi Legnum VR-4 Type S Recaros and mods!
6A13TT 2.5 litre twin turbo V6
5 speed tiptronic
54,000km (with books, AA certified)
Trigger Mauve
Factory option Recaro seats
Factory option Momo Wheel

Suspension/brakes

• Cusco front & rear strut braces
• Cusco front & rear sway bars
• Tanabe Sustec Lower Front Brace
• Tein S-Tech Springs (on KYB shocks)
• EVO Brembos front & rear

Engine

• Pro Shop Iida front pipes (heat wrapped)
• 3" exhaust
• Apexi Active Tail Silencer (for daily duties)
• Koyo Radiator
• Koyo Stainless Radiator Overflow Bottle
• Cusco FMIC Hard Pipe Kit
• ARC Front Mount Intercooler
• Metal recirc BOV - presume from Evo VIII MR
• Oil catch can
• Blitz Dual SBC (EBC)
• MV Automatics Shift Improver Kit
• new single piece reverse/low wavespring / auto improvements

Accessories

• Blitz boost gauge
• Blitz Dual DC Turbo Timer
• Autogauge style A pillar gauges
• Super VR4 Shifter (in addition to factory recaro/momo combo)
• Aluminium pedals
• HID Fog Lights
• Blue Vision Headlight Bulbs

[Nick Mann]

I like it. You need to keep your eyes open for some clear lense indicators to remove the orangeness though, IMO. There is a nice list of mods there isn't there?!

[taylor]

What rims/offest are those?

[Adam.Findlay]

look like some kind of rays gram lights or a copy of

[Hotwire]

No copies here!

Rays Gram Lights 57F - Forged Monoblock wheels.
17x8.5 +30
Approx 7.4kg each

[unclepaulie]

im 2/2 for rim suggestions go me!

[Adam.Findlay]

No copies here!

Rays Gram Lights 57F - Forged Monoblock wheels.
17x8.5 +30
Approx 7.4kg each

similar to the wheels i used to have i had 57S pros, but they didnt have enough ofset to clear my brembos 17x7.5 48p so i sold up for the tommi rims