Nissan GTiR Brought back to life & tuned

The mad little GTiR goes to the dyno for a tune and we take it for a drive.
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[@mightycarmods]

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[@strubergsm]

I learnt to drive a car with one of those, not a gtir but a pulsar or sunny (as it was branded in europe). Dream car.

[@mouaxiong8618]

Bring back the rugdocter

[@WeekEndContractor]

Do you have considered doing an australian special? A burn out cruiser with a big old blower?

[@stooshiemax1756]

Where's Sheryl?

[@hudsondonnell444]

@@strubergsm I had my driver's training in one of those things in 1987 in Australia.

[@jonnyt8056]

Tuning fork looks like he's been doing some body tuning, well done bro 👍

[@osvaldosanchez5265]

Was thinking the same! dude's lost some weight. right on!

[@polyscient]

Looking buff Scotty! Very impressive.

[@thatfunnykekguy6377]

@@osvaldosanchez5265 All for make that power to weight ratio up!

[@stevenkirkey9796]

Atah boy fork , got lasik?

[@Thedmcke3]

@Lester Piglet he got laser eye surgery actually

[@mickeyb492]

Hope your friends and family are okay over there guys stay safe!

[@AMLagonda]

Australia is a big country and 90% dont see the fires....

[@Shaunomangaming]

AMLagonda mcm are in NSW where the majority of the fires are

[@AMLagonda]

Sadly most people don't realize that australian bush needs fire to clear the dead undergrowth to regrow bigger and better than before and look at what happens if humans don't do it themselves in a controlled manner. Of cause a lot of Australians know how Severe the fires are they are not something new....

[@glensgraphix]

@some random guy We Australians fully understand the severity of the bushfires. We experience them every year but not to this magnatude. Making a generalised comment like that is very ill-informed. Where the guys are in Sydney metro area is a very long way from the actual fires. They couldn't be in a safer place.

[@glensgraphix]

@@Shaunomangaming Where the guys are in Sydney metro area is a very long way from the actual fires. They couldn't be in a safer place.

[@chrismackay9268]

When I was a teenager in the 00's these were everywhere in NZ, these days you hardly ever see one. I miss the 90's Japanese cars, it's crazy how much they've shot up in value too.

[@t.macneil7048]

I remember them in the 90s and 2000's. By about 2005 they started to fade out. By 2012 I noticed Mitsubishi Evos were on the decline on the streets, those rockets were super popular!

[@Elxmo]

Everyone in high school had a KP60 or VL Commodore (both with locked diffs, and $500 cars) that was early to mid 2000's for me.

[@chrismackay9268]

​@Crooked Skate Supply Co What was better at 15-16 than blazing up and hotboxing in your shitbox while driving round on a Friday night.

[@psychosquirrel555]

You guys also got the 1.8L Pulsar GTi!

[@chrismackay9268]

@@psychosquirrel555 I feel very fortunate living in a country where our cars are RHD so we can get genuine JDM imports. It's funny to see Americans obsess over Skylines and other vehicles that we can get so easily and cheaply.

[@MrTrekvrx]

I'd love to see you catch and release a Celica GT4

[@whatnowstinky]

Hell yes! Watching Carlos Sainz back in the day, I wanted a GT4 so much.

[@Graham_Langley]

Seen Project Binky?

[@Mr_jz_12]

@Jorn Navarre spotted one or two locally and in melbourne. They're not as common as what they were though.

[@junkieshere]

@Jorn Navarre thats because the boys at bad obsession motorsport bought them out to turn it into toyota mini gt4

[@williamparker7823]

I had one 8 years ago. Great fun but getting parts was pricey and it needed a lot of them to get through tuv. Lots of old car problems. Worth every cent.

[@PeteM.]

Found my new year's resolution, MCM nuggets instead of Mcnuggets

[@o0julek0o]

Just wait for your mates

[@earnestbunbury2103]

2 for 5$ at Mickey D's ... that's 20 nuggets for 5 bocks 'Murican.

[@lockonstratos7787]

Ya mcm is a way better option than mcjugger nuggets

[@AlphaMachina]

McMuggets.

[@DiabolicalBiscuit]

Bruh this is the best comment I’ve seen all decade

[@802Garage]

AHHH older Moog music makes any MCM videos so deliciously nostalgic!

[@SundownMarkTwo]

Amnesia is timeless.

[@802Garage]

@@SundownMarkTwo Definitely. Any time I hear Smoke And Fire I get the feels as well. Sew It Seams may still be my fav Moog track though. :)

[@thatfunnykekguy6377]

@@802Garage You both, are men of culture!

[@Dragoslav_MD]

I came here looking for this comment ❤️

[@jacksonpagett7746]

Remember jimmy rabbit??? Sooo good

[@barrybadeve9028]

“It feels good to drive and makes you smile.” Enough said.

[@bakerXderek]

This things an absolute beast.

[@TheArcticWonder]

Lol I've been subbed to you for years..... Thought I recognized the name. Good to see you're an MCM fan

[@toddlerj102]

I've only discovered MCM a week or so back, been watching lots of the vids every day since! You guys are great, love the stuff you. Mad respect to you.

[@camerongsx9122]

I envy you. Theres lots of episodes i wish i could watch for the first time again. They have some really good mini movies also.

[@mightycarmods]

welcome, there's over 400 to get through!

[@WildChild8080]

And when you finish, they're still great the second time around...unlike most other things in life...

[@bradreynolds8499]

binge watch the SuperGramps series. You won't be disappointed. also check out Benny's Double Unicorn.

[@WildChild8080]

And Moogs view of the love of whatever you drive is breathtaking...he says it doesn't matter what you drive but more that you love working on it and with your mates...such an awesome dude...

[@Valkatron]

"Everyone at home can figure this out" Man, I have literally 0 idea what is going on, but the music is good, and the video interesting, so I am just keeping my head above water.

[@Talynen]

He just means you can Google the conversions if you're that interested. Glad you're enjoying it!

[@tomwaters5115]

550cc injectors on 16 psi with a 4 cylinder will be maxed out with 200ish kw. So that’s why with the 950cc injectors and 16psi they’re at 55% duty cycle or whatever they said it was for 213kw

[@wiffiti_8169]

Valkatron they used to be so simple if you watch them know realise how mych they have grown. I feel you keep enjoying

[@matthewdenham7400]

A S5 Rx7 is a two door Japanese sports car..... Just sayin.

[@brandonar868]

I'm still Lost 😐

[@maximada2003]

I love how when you started making vids you were just enthusiasts and now youre decent mechanics with loads of knowledge.

[@StaticVapour590]

My favorite car ever! Thanks Gran Turismo 2

[@user-vu6yi6un5q]

Hello frm Russia! I am have this model.

[@richardmccarthy5390]

"it makes you smile" and that's all you need

[@earnestbunbury2103]

Sounds an awful lot like heroin ...

[@KyoKyoM99]

Earnest Bunbury carcaine is a hell of a drug

[@jimlucas0]

I envy my friend with his 330hp VW Polo WRC, but that goes away when I drive my 100hp mx5 lol

[@nineisalso6237]

MORLOCK where you high when you wrote that?

[@nigel_davey]

Love this era of JDM cars. Here in Europe they were called a Nissan Sunny GTIR

[@amacca2085]

Nigel Davey the official one we’re but there’s not many of them most were pulsar imports

[@UltraMagnis]

When I was 17 this was my achievable goal car. I ended up getting a skyline gtt R34 instead but always regretted not at least picking one of these up for a while in their hay day. So I loved seeing you guys restore it. I wanted a white one though as every man and his dog had a black one. They were very popular up here in Brissy. And an affordable import at the time. Few of my friends had them. Great little cars not the best handling but quick for sure. Once the WRX hit the scene though they started to be relocated to garage queens.

[@LoveMyZJ]

I love 90's nuggets and I'm glad you guys do too! You do a great job explaining and summarizing what makes these cars and the time period so special.

[@oatseyispro]

I love how Marty is standing on blocks when he’s next to tuning fork 😂

[@MarcSola7]

0:51 Wait, that's tuning fork Scotty?! He looks different without the glasses on.

[@dejotachamo]

and the beard!

[@spunkmire2664]

he looks like hes been working out

[@802Garage]

He just got corrective eye surgery I believe!

[@kristapsstraupe7959]

He's aging like a fine wine!

[@PixelatedAussie]

He has dropped a shit tonne of weight. Glad I wasn't the only one that noticed.

[@HubertOtt]

Thanks for taking me back almost 20 years! Bought mine in 2002 kept it for 15 years... it taught me everything I know about cars. I miss her dearly...

[@JordyValentine]

Thank you for leaving in the tuning numbers! It makes so much more sense to me and now I have a much better idea of the state of the car

[@ShotgunAU]

I love how Marty has to stand on a wheel chock to be at eye level with Scotty the giant. 3:23

[@c0rse]

During that scene I was thinking 'Huh, Marty is taller than I remember', then I noticed his little step.

[@pce0513]

He isn't exactly short either .

[@Porsche996TT]

Hope everything gets better in Australia. Regards from Egypt.

[@nineisalso6237]

Sammy if your talking about fires, they are not near Sydney it’s only in Victoria (Sydney is in New South Wales) but right now there was 4 medium sized fires that joined up to become this mega blaze up in the Gippsland near Oven (yes that’s a name)

[@copternutFPV]

Scott's knowledge, passion and overall chillness is just awesome. The world needs more Tuning Forks......

[@shaunjonson7585]

Love from nz!!!I'm smiling and smiling....I had n/a an loved it to bits...so right with the time of these cars! What an awesome moment in my life and jdm history!!!

[@YesNoMaybeIDntKnwDoU]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Was wicked!

[@curtisss]

Within a couple minutes and there's already loads of likes and comments! Love the content!

[@markemmanuelrodriguez4323]

I love how it's all about the love and community in your videos.

[@Fosten12]

Love all your projects guys. reviving old cars and play around with them. amazing

[@basithph8958]

Love when I’m early for content like this Mighty Car Mods you guys the best m8🔥

[@BOOT]

You know it's gonna be a good vid when Tuning Fork is in it!

[@TheLaxMonster]

Love that you guys are staying true to you’re roots of little nuggets! Awesome work!

[@marians8772]

Mad little nugget! Love the approach in this one, nothing overboard, just giving it the love it deserves.

[@Vapour2209]

had one exactly like it - cheers for the trip down memory lane

[@greenjosh75]

Wow wut was it like mate?

[@NZsarge1]

Me too, miss that car.

[@Vapour2209]

@@NZsarge1 were you part of the GGON(?) club? Was a great car for the day

[@NZsarge1]

Kiwi2209 Mate, it was so long ago but I was a member of a club aimed at the GTiR but I can’t remember the name of the club. I remember I bought a part exhaust (cat back from memory) from one of the members of the club and it turned to be a nice purchase. The only other mod I did was Koni shocks, I think it was the front shocks were adapted from a SSS Pulsar as Koni didn’t make a part for it.

[@bostedtap8399]

Stay safe, and hope the fires cease soon. Thanks for sharing.

[@traviscool2121]

I honestly teared up on this video. This is what friendship & the ideas of building cars is all about. Making power & working together! Knowledge=POWER!

[@alexisdp]

Beautiful work guys. Loving the end product. 90s boost nugget.

[@Yesidoplaytheguitar]

You can always count on MCM to put out awesome content. The music in this episode is bang on!

[@tw06le1]

Man I love this thing!! The 1st car on the show I'm actually jealous about...

[@WorthlessWhips]

So jealous we don't get these in the states, but it was fun to watch the project!

[@etoomey2]

Moog! Loving the music on this one, GTiR seems like a winner! I'm on the hunt here in the US for something small & unique, you guys are an inspiration!

[@Talynen]

My favorite type of build. Boxy hatchbacks are the best! Thanks guys!

[@capnskiddies]

Gimme a hot hatch before any supercar. I wanna have fun just outside the law, not belligerently out of sight of the law.

[@Mr69danguje69]

What an amazing KZbin evening finisher!!

[@earnestbunbury2103]

Finisher?!? It's the shank of the evening ...

[@Lucifersjester]

The car I always wanted but never got. Hard to find decent ones now a-days too! Keep up the good work boys!!!

[@lurgy1]

love it guys, so glad to see you guys doing proper cars again

[@BOOT]

Replace the soft brake lines, sometimes they break down inside and hold a bit of pressure.

[@DragonsBlood672]

They have become so expensive that I'm going to buy a d21 hardbody. They are basically a poor mans 240 lol

[@BanditKingofElektro]

I've never seen one of these without 6x9 cut outs in the parcel tray, and a sub box in the boot.

[@SubieSpecs]

At this stage, that'd be 'period correct mods', along with 18" chromes.

[@k2vehlondon249]

I own one... Trust me there's a reason for those 6x9 cut outs.. Any Pulsar that gets an exhaust mod.... You kind of wanna blend down that exhaust tone with a little music, standard speakers on a rally car from the 90's ? Lol

[@markarzuaga5690]

My boys and I watch you guys religiously here in the states, glad you guys put out a new video. Though we do not know the severity of the Australian fire situation we could only see what the media shows us. So because of that we hope you guys are safe. Looking forward to the next video

[@Sykoorus]

loving this nuggety awesomeness one of my favourite cars of all time. great job brining it a alive and letting someone have it who actually respects that car.

[@1one3_Racing]

These were the cars we dreamt about in high school. Like how the last generation wanted Camaro or Monaro.

[@lincolncwynar1547]

I would most definitely rock this beautiful car in the states.

[@vindiesel1066]

Awesome stuff Guy's.....keep up the great work.

[@bradd4664]

Happy Birthday MCM!

[@gethinjones8992]

love you guys for saving this great car 😆 one of my favorates 👌

[@brandon_buildsDIY]

My dream car❤️been refreshing my page like maddd!!! Patiently waiting for content on this maddd lil nugget😍

[@EG3HC]

Love GTiRs 🙌🏻

[@ferrofilos]

Catch and release, what a good analogy for what we love 2 do, i never went to fishing but seeing fixing and loving cars from that perspective im.a fishercarman!

[@99snubby]

you guys do so many interesting cars I've never seen or heard of thanks.

[@hurion1]

I really like this idea of catch and release, hope you guys keep it up, thanks.

[@cabe_bedlam]

4:12 Poor Cheryl.

[@midlifecrisis9269]

best car I ever had, miss it so much

[@gokartmaster123]

Suppper lucky to have owned one I have the Nissan 200sx ser . Put the low port on the red top bottom end and stuffed the turbo cams in it. Still a project in the making will deffinetly be fun want to get the gtir rear diff and trans suppose to be a pretty straight forward swap. Will see in the future.

[@fabulousprofound]

Lee Treherne at least you got to own one... I tried to look for one but they are so old and worn out I think that ship has sailed for me 😥

[@ad_fletch]

I'm with you. Such great memories of hooning around Canberra and surrounds. People used to dismiss them as nose heavy (and OK they were), but with the right suspension (spring rates in particular) you could minimise the effects and have A LOT of fun. Nugget is perfect description. Cars these days are so big and over-insulated.

[@psavel274]

These are one if my all-time favorite Nissans from back in the day. Absolutely love them. So badass and rare. Can't go wrong with an SR really. Glad you guys revived it and did some smart tasteful upgrades to it. What a great job Scott did on nailing down the base map. The Haltech is the go-to EMS, and the PNP loom and connectors is so smooth. Good shit. Really enjoyed this build! 👍👍😎

[@phillipmckenzie235]

Always loved this car. Wanted one couldn't find one. Well done guys!

[@kseriesdan9722]

At 43 good to see some old 90s jdm revived .when I was in my prime.😉

[@frostbite1991]

I love pulsar GTiR's! My (realistic) dream car!

[@earnestbunbury2103]

The early 80's turbo Pulsars we got here in 'Murica were beaten by cars that didn't know you were racing them.

[@darth88er62]

I remember about 15 yrs ago when we had one of these come in a paint shop I worked at in 🇨🇦 never seen another over here but my favourite part is the umbrella holder in the b pillar so cool to see again such a nice looking classic good job guys👍🏻

[@ReeseMacalma]

You've managed to improve your production quality even more! Wow!

[@Breazeh]

@ 4:00 Moog: “what you up to marty” Marty: “just getting the pulsie tuned ndat”

[@65Coasty]

Awesome save guys. Love these little nuggets. Nice to see it's going to be used.

[@StankLip]

I never heard of you guys until the Hoonigans visited your garage. I subscribed after that episode and I'm really enjoying your videos.

[@shark_actual]

Annnnd now I'll never be able to find one for a cheap price lol That's okay, I'll figure out how to get one and make it mad anyways

[@DOZDDMGator]

they were already 15-20k when you could find one lol

[@mayk3lll]

Import one yourself

[@SkateBNE]

Geez seems like a great power figure on the stock turbo! That top mount intercooler was pretty prone to heat soak a good quality front mount might be a good upgrade. The real question is, do you have the umbrella?

[@yanksr35]

They probably dont even know about the umbrella lol i think they wouldve mentioned that ...it is pretty easy to miss not expecting it to be in a car from that era lol. Maybe if the door was sagging a little and they had to check it out, or the previous owner took it out.

[@EnhancedChimp]

This was my first sport car. I still miss it very much. Sometimes it's not about power but how it makes you feel. And it was rare in canada which was a bonus.

[@Swa1nTrain]

I always wanted one of these.. Epic seeing this in trending 🤩👍🏽

[@thegiantfinds]

Watchin the zip ties wave from the engine bay 😂😂😂

[@clintwhite4372]

Awesome car. I wish we got these in the states.

[@mjrocketsurgeon]

We didn't. Any in Aus are japanese imports.

[@clintwhite4372]

@@mjrocketsurgeon I see. I guess we can import cars here too. As long as they are 25yrs or older. But I'm used to driving on the left side of the car. So that would be rough. Lol.

[@crossmyass]

It's weird getting used to shifting with your left hand, but driving on the right makes right hand curves really fun!

[@stuartteague1159]

@Crooked Skate Supply Co First comment everyone makes about these cars. It's simple, don't dump the the clutch at the lights and it's all good. The WRXs pretty much do the same if treated this way.

[@AtrociousNightmare]

I thought this was gonna remain and I'm a bit sad to see it go, but madly excited about what's coming! Good fishing!

[@JRald2016]

The neighborhood that the two of you drove through was absolutely beautiful.

[@lewishunter6252]

I've never ever been this early. 6 seconds after posting 😍

[@lokopixo2338]

almost 300hp in *that thing* ? jeeesus

[@ActionHeinz]

That's why you read the comments after you've watched the video... Thanks brain for forgetting that...

[@360nastybusiness]

That thing? You obviously haven't a clue about cars mate😂

[@kinslayergaming3159]

SR20DET can make up to 400hp on stock internals

[@geogmz8277]

Power + AWD + Weight of Somali Prostitute = Awesome.

[@GGrev]

Well, best version of SR20DET in that thing.

[@benjaminkamben4908]

That burble in between shifts sounds amazing. Good exhaust / intake combination. MAD! :)

[@ohmfab]

Love the GTiR! Great vids as always!

[@AlvarezAdrian1]

anyone remember that mcm forum thread "love for marty"?

[@ad351]

Love these things,great episode,sad to hear that we won't be seeing it again though. Everytime I see a Gtir I kick myself for not buying the one I test drove about 10 years ago,was at McGrath Mitsubishi in Liverpool.. it needed a tidy up but went really well. Only wanted 5k for it 🤦‍♂️ Anyway that afternoon I bought a 2dr mk1 cortina that I still own today that I very much love. But a Gtir would of been cool

[@mightycarmods]

Ad Aussie Dude may see it again, just got a few things to do first

[@ad351]

@@mightycarmods sweet 👍

[@H4KD11]

Should of gone tokyo imports

[@Freeze-WJ]

you guys made me remember what an awesome car that was. I had one 15 years ago. Just bought another one :)

[@401Impala]

Probably one of my Top 3 all time cars. LOVE IT!!

[@DashDrones]

13:30 the pulsar was an amazing machine, but I'd take a DC2 type R over this anyday..

[@bobby6481]

Next week on Mighty Car Mods “We Build a Sequential Evo 9”

[@markcozzie]

Be to expensive just toget then get rid n off 👍 gearbox/clutch cost to much and they wouldn't earn any 💵 so wouldn't do it 👍

[@LaGantoise]

It's good seeing you guys posting videos! I was wondering how you guys were doing with all the stuff that is going on. I hope you guys, your family and friends, neighbours, neighbourhood, cars, ect. are okay and free of danger.

[@modaufygarage]

It’s good to finally see it running.

[@flippingcars101]

Sick video guys iv been a sub from day one ...iv just started my own KZbin channel I’m building a jdm GC8 Subaru wrx turbo I’m trying to follow in your guy’s footsteps lol try 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽love your channel best from day one.

[@madyobzvlogs1083]

LIFE ON THE THROTTLE I love MCM

[@dark1nes09]

PUT A VE HEAD ON IT! SR20VET!! NISSAN VTEC TURBO TO FOUR WHEELS!

[@hayden1426]

Just drop a complete vet in...

[@zomgz932]

Just k swap it

[@mayk3lll]

@@zomgz932 🙌🏽

[@zomgz932]

@Jorn Navarre the k is the replacement to the sr now since sr20's are becoming scarce and the k has more potential.

[@TheShamiester]

Jorn Navarre I would. Which is probably why I can’t find one 😅

[@abshassan]

I spent my youth in Castle Hill, passed my Ls when the RTA was Salisbury Road. Good times!

[@jonharris2268]

i was so heartless i am ashamed*** man what a tune... i actually fell in love with moogs music before i ever watched a mighty car mod.... and now you bring the legend of a car on the show....nice.....and love the catch and release system... save them nuggetts

[@CafeBianco]

I'd love to see a JD Starion get the MCM touch!

[@KuroRyuu86]

Super Rare and full of Rust.

[@stateofdisarray679]

I had an '88 Mitsubishi Starion. I loved it.

[@markcozzie]

@Jorn Navarre Must've been a good mate then 😭👍😂

[@ismaelgarcia8243]

They're rare stateside also. I'd love to see it get some MCM love as well

[@CJK20]

Oh wow! I see Pulsar and I’m there. I’ve owned one before real soft spot for them!

[@racer25s]

Do up a Mazda 323 GTR, very similar to the Pulsar, and mad fast! Loved the episode mates!

[@HEXLabAutomotive]

Really cool to see this one back on the road! Hopefully we can get ours to the drags soon!

[@chrismunro3929]

You guys make me smile. 😁

[@lauralaura3951]

before 10 mins club

[@scottycranmer8548]

the reals

[@ziza1492]

@@scottycranmer8548 fake scotty

[@TheMurlocTamer]

The Pulsar is just a plus sized Mira change my mind

[@trixnhoez2964]

More like a mini godzilla

[@jamesmijares6366]

No, no. He's got a point...