Galant V6

[mr-white]

Hi, i'm looking into engine mods for a 2000 reg Galant V6 that'll not so much make it quicker but sound more aggressive. what sort of things are open to me and how much do they cost ?

sorry if this has been posted before but the search facilities have been disabled

MW

[tuttle]

Stock spec at present?
Imo,start with a decent cone air-filter/induction kit & nice,tasteful s/s straight thru exhaust.You can decat this later if it appeals(track days only-naturally ).Should have your Mitsi growling a little more aggressivly!

[mr-white]

thanks, out of interest aprox how much bhp increase would i see, im unsure it being my first V6 an all ?

MW

[tuttle]

Poss 10-15 bhp gain,however,you are allowing your engine to breathe easier.Can benefit'driveability',i.e.more freely revving,more torque.
If this route doesn't appeal.You can keep your original air-box & add cold air-feeds to it;either by drilling largish holes in the box to allow engine to suck in air more easily(careful not to have them too close/facing heat sources),or by feeding cold air thru pipes into the box from the grill(or similar).Ideally you want your engine to breathe as much cold air as possible.

Try this link for some info.
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=171375&f=23&h=0

[mr-white]

i'd rather replaced it with a good induction kit and exhaust. where can i get these from, i've looked on the net but there doesnt seem to be many places that sell them for a Galant ?

MW

[tuttle]

HKS super power-flow will fit your car.You can get them in loads of places.
Exhaust,how far back do you want to go?
I'm sure most of the Jap after market manuf's will do a suitable cat-back sys.
If you want a made to measure,there's a few companies like power-flow that can will do.
www.powerflow.uk.com/

For most modding parts try these guys,(highly reccomended)best prices-but you may have to wait as they are shipping from Japan.
www.greenline.jp

[mr-white]

for the moment just looking at replacing the exhaust and induction. especially as all this car modding is fairly new to me.

can you adjust the ecu or does that only work on turbo cars ?

MW

[tuttle]

mr-white said:

can you adjust the ecu or does that only work on turbo cars ? MW

You can have the ecu re-chipped/optimised for your mitsi,but you wound need a programmable ecu,software & connection to laptop to adj an ecu yourself.

[mr-white]

is there not any where that'll do it for me ?

what sort of increase can i see from a remapped ecu ?

MW

[Munter]

mr-white said:

is there not any where that'll do it for me ? what sort of increase can i see from a remapped ecu ? MW

There might be better options for your car but i've heard god things about using the uni-chip from (after a quick web search), these guys.

www.dastek.co.uk/

They might be able to recommend a dealer/garage/rolling-road close to you who can set it up properly.

[mr-white]

eep 450 miles away, def have to get them to recommend a place nearer. They look promising though.

MW

[Munter]

Ah well it's these guys fitting them to MR2's that i've heard about...
(ANdover better? )
www.millwayvehiclespecialists.co.uk/Millway_enginemanagment.htm

[mr-white]

are these safe, do they do long term damage ?

how much do they cost and is it worth the bhp gain ?

MW

[mr-white]

think i may put this on hold for a while due to cash flow problems

MW