Why dont you ever see souped up 3000gt vr4's

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I was just thinking about this, why dont you ever see any VR4's with any performance mod's. You would think it would be a perfect car for mods,turbo with 320hp and AWD. I know its FAT, but that doesnt stop people who drive supra's, Z32's or Skylines.

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Because it sucks! Besides, Mitsubishi's arent exactly shining pillars of quality anyway.

Seriously though, they're not really an exciting car to drive. Perhaps that has something to do with it.

[Nizzan]

I dont see very many 3000 gt's around period. Only a few times a month. It wasn't the best seller either.

[The_Chosen_One]

I see tons of 3000 GT's, but not many are VR4's. My friend had a v4, it was quite fast, until he wrecked it. The quality didn't seem that bad on his.

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I wonder if quality control is the only issue. From the Numbers it sounds like a great platform much better than say a Z32tt. Awd TT and 320hp to start. The V6 is mounted horizontal isn't it? Its gotta be hard to work on the Turbo's.

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quality must not have been the issue, considering that the turbo eclipses were popular to tune. i'm guessing weight, price (leading to low sales and a small aftermarket), and other factors had to do with it. it might not have been as well balanced as a Skyline GT-R (which has similar technologies). just my guess

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial[/img]quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by nsuguy:
quality must not have been the issue, considering that the turbo eclipses were popular to tune. i'm guessing weight, price (leading to low sales and a small aftermarket), and other factors had to do with it. it might not have been as well balanced as a Skyline GT-R (which has similar technologies). just my guess<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

It had a lot more to do with price, and the fact that it's competitors were just that much more fun to drive.

[Deadpool]

It sure looks heavy..

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i mentioned price...

[BlownS13]

Probably because they are pigs, almost 4,000lbs I beleive.

[Zed]

All the above is correct. Its a boluvard cruiser. I like how this one looks...Okay, forget the 3000, I dig the chick... http://66.96.198.147/forum/images/icons/wink.gif
http://a1060.g.akamai.net/f/1060/597/30minutes/www.zing.com/picture/pff1e3f4eba296fadac2b2950fce5095c/fe69d780.jpg



[This message has been edited by Zed (edited 06-10-2001).]

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thanx for the link, since I've posted this topic I've been around to a few gto/3000 sites. It looks like they can be tuned pretty well. check out www.3000gt.org (http://www.3000gt.org)

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Go see www.gtpro.com (http://www.gtpro.com) . They have some very quick VR4's..
And the original manufacturers of the NSPORT Turbo for our 240's...
RZ