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Originally Posted by TheAbsence
Hey everyone. I got my stock 87 GXL when I was 16 and have been daily driving it for the last 5 years. Although its not too stock anymore, its still slow as heck. When this engine pops, in comes the turbo swap.
About a year and a half ago my dad and I bought an identical 87 GXL for my brother for when he turns 16 this November. We've been fixing it up and its now ready to be his daily driver when he finally gets his license.
I don't have any recent pictures of my car but when I do I'll post those up too. If I violate any rules in this post, please inform me so I won't do it again.
Mods:
Rebuilt & mild intake porting by Lucky 7 Racing in Duarte, CA
Corksport headers, twin high flow cats, Corksport catback
Ksport Pro coilovers
Vert wheels
s5 alternator
626 lip
Hawk HPS front pads
Ported & polished stock TB with thermowax and secondary butterflies removed
Current Projects all waiting to be installed:
RX-8 seats
Pineapple Racing intake sleeves
4.30 GTUs differential
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Very since S4!! You definitely have a cool dad.
BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU INSTALL THE PINEAPPLE SLEEVES...make sure they're secured with the locktite and just scratch the hell out of the intake sleeve backs and the actual inserts.
Sleeves were installed by my friend years before i bought the car from him so I assume the age of the motor (200K miles) might have had a role in it but just make sure the sleeves are secure. I assume this is the reason I lost the motor...
Just a heads up. You don't want this to happen:
