Not your average 3000gt..MONSTER turbo V8!

[@4familyman]

Thanks for the Love @1320video and Kyle!

[@ElMufflon97]

Awsome car man, thats my dream car

[@kevintucker3354]

Badass streetcar man!

[@kevintucker3354]

I subbed your channel btw. I hope you can add some new content. I love family oriented racing channels!

[@balkanwolfy53]

FamilyMan Racing you’re a legend man, so genuine and humble. Keep on rocking !

[@atragerlspezi9500]

really like nice guys racing nice cars🔥

[@kevintucker3354]

You know a good street car when it runs an 8.90 and he leaves it idling for the interview afterwards!

[@weirdbeardgarage]

You know turbos love idling after a full throttle run? Keeps them cooool.

[@Matty.Hill_87]

@@weirdbeardgarage exactly, it's the whole reason people fit turbo timers to cars

[@twincammikev]

After any engine runs hard you should never turn them off right away.

[@XxMusclecarsxX]

True people have no clue lol , dragf engines are often shut off right after the finish line

[@666ILIKETURTLES666]

8hour Drag Engines don’t run coolant a lot of the time, especially if they’re running meth. That’s why they’ll do a pass and turn it off

[@silversilversilver3827]

Very humble guy. Our sport needs more of these down to earth types.

[@Tony-112]

1 2 yes definitely 👍

[@ThunderChunky101]

What a lovely guy. His kids have a lovely dad! And a great weekend! Here's to you dude. Hope you get a low 8 soon. Kids, your dad is a hero!

[@josecamacho748]

Huge Thumbs up for doing RMRW with your 2 boys. Wether they gravitate to motor sports as they grow up, it’ll be a lifelong memory.

[@cr0wnnoize808]

8.8s in a car that's drivable and looks stock is very impressive 👍🏽

[@cordcd7]

Steven Thompson love that it’s got the cross bars on full time too. Half expected him to run once with a bike or even one of those cargo boxes up there!

[@4familyman]

@@cordcd7 I would have loved to run with the cargo carrier! Was tested at 135mph in mexico but not 160

[@ViejaEscuelaAlekz]

The people that dislike the video got gapped by this 3000gt

[@mudzy9820]

ahaha classic

[@ttgmusic9096]

Or any 3000gt for that matter were not that fast :( BUT WE LOOK JDM AS FUCK

[@turbo79civicbf]

nice never was a fan of them 3000s but I'm at the point of my life where I like any car along as it was built properly 👏👏

[@jvenante]

Great car but even greater dad - son road trip - Cheers guys

[@captainzero1]

Thanks for continuing to give us what we love - POWER!!!

[@TomsTurboGarage]

Well done sir!! Excellent work, hope to see you at The Shootout this year.

[@4familyman]

Thanks Tom!!

[@vr4725]

Representing the 3kgt community like a freakin boss

[@redeclipzegsx]

VR4 Life I mean is it even a 3000gt at this point though? 😕

[@4familyman]

redeclipzegsx looks like one to me.

[@1BigDaDo]

@@redeclipzegsx looks like one to me.. just different power train

[@Snakebloke]

@@redeclipzegsx No it's not at all. It's a corvette in a Japanese dress. It's the Weeaboo of cars.

[@AdmiralRustyShackleford]

@redeclipzegsx it's better, it's fast and reliable, and with the DSM engine it's only one of those and it certainly isn't reliable, and it's only fast until it shortly breaks down on you

[@x-hooktowhook3904]

It’s so nice to see something unique like this once in a while

[@n3v3rnyc37]

nothing unique about another v8 swapped jdm

[@x-hooktowhook3904]

N3v3r Nyc3 tell me the last time you saw a 3000gt drag car. I’ll wait.

[@4familyman]

Anthony Suarez 5.3 not 503

[@Snipervuk]

@Anthony Suarez Lol everyone in Aus 3000gt/GTO is ether broken or sits in a shed lol.... Maybe when Daniels GTO's are done then there might be a proper drag car for Aus

[@NeffUNGA]

Finally a 3000gt video it's about dam time!!!!!

[@Sauerbrew777]

Awesome car and driver. Great to see him bringing his boys along for the journey.

[@bradbozarth1822]

Here’s an example of do what you can with what you got! :)

[@marleyp7165]

Facts brother

[@craigkirkland]

One of the most humble and down to earth drag racers on here. Laid back like brent from pfi speed

[@4familyman]

Craig Kirkland Brent is awesome! Couldn’t believe we had a chance to meet him during the week. Awesome to be compared to a legend!

[@dannyjr7997]

Something special about this 3000GT. Sweet build. Very unique.

[@shawnjones7512]

Very nice!!! I like that his kids come with him and they do it as a family.

[@kevintucker3354]

Right on me too

[@4familyman]

Yeah we had a blast. Wore out though!

[@richardwaldron222]

Lol it brought back memories of the old days when my pops raced swamp buggies down the 8th. I always passed out in the bed of the buggy.

[@shawnjones7512]

FamilyMan Racing lol. I can imagine. Thanks for showing the 1320 crew your car. Very nice build

[@4familyman]

Shawn Jones glad people enjoy it. Been a ton of work!!

[@pr4222]

92 Vr4 owner here, awesome build!! `Tuscon AZ

[@Matty.Hill_87]

These things are about as rare as rocking horse shit these days, nice to see one being used properly 👌

[@jamienichols6277]

Most are in junk yards.

[@jordanprice9285]

@@jamienichols6277 or they are SOHC/DOHC base models and DOHC Non-Turbo FWD SL's

[@jamienichols6277]

@@jordanprice9285 They didn't hold up well long term.

[@TrevBase1]

Very rare. Very fun. Actually reliable IF maintained and not abused. Great touring car. Very fast. Hard to find some parts and competent people to work on it. I own 2 and both run very good. '95 VR4 Spyder very rare all stock + the crown jewel of all 3S cars IMO...the '96 RT TT with a few classy mods but nothing crazy. Only the '96 Stealth had a smaller Z15A chassis since rear steer vs the larger Z16A in all 3000GT model years. '96 stealth only 57 units built last production year. All business. Great cars if running correctly.

[@ThatMaximaKid]

"Its a DSM Right" Me: REEEEEEEEE

[@fatass7522]

Lmao

[@mje19D]

What a likable guy! Sweet car too!

[@kevintucker3354]

Yep, thanks Kyle and crew for all you do!

[@rossmanning8798]

Love the different builds.

[@Mendoza1113]

Nice work man! Love it

[@LthlMustang]

Badass 3000 GT VR4

[@dreammakergarage1133]

Some of the best racing i have seen in a minute. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Vr4joe]

Awesome stuff Eric! Great to see you representing the platform! Keep up the great work and development of the car. What's the next swap?!?!?!?

[@4familyman]

Vr4joe galo 24

[@Vr4joe]

FamilyMan Racing I would have thought the Gallo 12.

[@poot111111]

9:35 it's a literal grocery get-er !

[@4familyman]

poot111111 yeah we had to have snacks for the road 😂

[@poot111111]

@@4familyman I Think everyone here loves your car and we want to see it on more power tours. And of course bring along the family. (with groceries)

[@mullerSmash]

I was waiting to see this car. Spotted it on cletus feed. Good job guys

[@frigofflayhey5976]

Holy shit i haven't seen a 3000 in so long much respect

[@Tony-112]

This thing is cool , love that front and it's doing well

[@ThunderChunky101]

He's green and he's hitting very solid 8's! Great stuff. What a hobby. I'm so stoked I'm thinking of not scrapping my knackered Stilo and fitting an explosive turbo for a single run race day! 😂 BANG! With it! it's scrap anyway! 😂

[@29skatekid]

V8 fits that car really well. Should have just made them with that drivetrain setup.

[@quikgt]

Chill guy and luv the car!

[@R3cKi7]

the gto was a monster for its time just like the supra, 300zx and skyline 😍

[@EvilSSP]

Someone should build a Hellcat Stealth..

[@BCaldwell]

Now you're talking!

[@brentiaconelli6484]

Someone built a hellcat miata... It's pretty stupid, its 85% front 15%rear weight bias

[@EvilSSP]

@@brentiaconelli6484 Yeah I saw that. I like it for giggle factor but yeah there are way better V8 swaps for a Miata that aren't so unbalanced.

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

You jinxed him Kyle with that mid-eights stuff.

[@joshk8316]

I have always liked the look of the 3000s there slick

[@smk11685]

Awesome car and video

[@hammerhome7879]

LOVE how straight it went when it wasn't breaking traction , drama free , I've seen hairy AWD's running 8's

[@creedns]

It's rwd though...

[@markrich3271]

I remember 20 years ago it was impressive to have a car that ran 10s.

[@Tony-112]

Mark Rich Nowadays 10s is stock

[@randomhero123]

I owned a 3000gt for years and that thing was a tank. They weigh so fucking much, his is a ripper.

[@firstplacelegendgamingmore9800]

Very cool car,and the owner is very cool too

[@4familyman]

FirstPlaceLegend Gaming&More thanks!!

[@jefftews8240]

8.8 et with a roof rack lol so awesome!

[@belcebu5907]

NICE GT3000 IS FAST AF

[@MikeS42069]

Yasssss I've been waiting for a feature on this car!!!

[@4familyman]

Mike S yeah turned out great!

[@MikeS42069]

Awesome build and thank you for sharing! I saw it running in a few other videos and wanted to know more as soon as it launched.

[@bmwcarrmann429]

Super bad arse mirsubishi.with a very good set up and sbc nice runs on the track.

[@evogsrjohn8819]

WSRD in pawpaw makes some jam 👌🏻

[@mikes02ls1]

Sick 3000GT..

[@mcgregor711]

I love that car.

[@MrRouguet]

Japanese muscle car with a proper American muscle engine! Very nice build!

[@esasaarinen2423]

car of many engines . 6g 4g and now v8

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

Cyclone front diff and this thing would be a awd beast

[@MikeBeazy]

wow and its an original vr4? awesome build

[@aintaintaword666]

No, it's rwd

[@theamishsoylentretailersofohio]

Next time feel free to watch the video.

[@maacpetzol2205]

@@aintaintaword666 no 3000gts came rwd from factory.

[@CassidyMartin1028]

@Thad Knutson so just cuz it says VR4 means it has one? If you watch the video even before it's shown, it clearly has the V8, not a V6.

[@CassidyMartin1028]

@Thad Knutson oh shit you right 😂 I guess I didn't pay attention that well huh...my bad lol

[@drtb69]

Impressive at such high elevation!

[@jarheadss9253]

I had a 94 Dodge stealth good ol times

[@SaulTamalezX8]

Damn nice. Love the stock twin engine but still super cool

[@2E0VPF]

What a nice guy!

[@dailydrivensvt8724]

WHOOOOOO MORE 3KGT LOVEEE FINALYYYYYYY

[@x-hooktowhook3904]

HOT DAMN THAT THING IS LIKE A BULL WEARIN A KIMONO !!

[@TrevBase1]

Great vid. Very fast. Fun cars. Yours much faster then mine! I was sad to see your mitsu engine gone bc its impressive to see any of them in action almost like we deserve an award or something for keeping them working. Lol. The mitsu engine had proprietary variable valve timing mixed with the small factory twin turbos and no electronic throttle made for near instant acceleration at low revs which is big for 90s turbo cars. Great cars when everything works or your worst nightmare if not bc hard to find the issue, parts, or qualified service especially if you never owned one before like me...and I bought 2 in one month a couple years ago!! What can I say..living childhood poster on wall dreams. What's sad is these cars would run great and last long time only if we could buy them new and access to all OEM parts. I own Stealth TT and VR4 GT both 2nd gen. Stealth my favorite. I'm seeing much interest in these cars now. Finally. Mainly because so rare. The forgotten JDM legend. Considering starting another channel soon with my cars just to help let folks know how great overall these cars were and still are. Congrats on your sweet ride!!

[@TheStreetSyndicate]

Sick build awesome dude

[@beenjammin92chevy14]

Bad ass build!

[@gjtt]

3:40 Runnin' against the wind, still running 8s though...

[@mr.bigglesworth1970]

Anyone els notice the 1320 merchandise bag fir a parachute cover? Hell yeah🤘 haha

[@4familyman]

Mr. Bigglesworth barely fit! But it was getting ready to rain,,,again,,,and I didn’t have anything else.

[@POSTIVETHINKING]

The 91 and 97 Mitsubishi GTO manual was a nice street car here in Australia back in the days still a good-looking car today after watching this video went straight to car sales to check out this vehicle and they go from $11000 to $35000 not a bad looking car for back in the day but for that price I will probably spend money on a 270 ladybird probably a 79 model But Nice video carl awesome mate

[@bryanyeezhuncho]

The 3000gt engine swap funniest asf 🤦🏽‍♂️🔥🙆🏽‍♂️😭

[@discoveryoutdoorskcfishing236]

So quick question.... I have a 1994 3000GT SL that has a blown motor. The body on the other hand is beautiful. I thought about doing this exact same thing and putting an LS1 turbocharged in it to try to see if I can pump out about 500 horsepower and still enjoy it on the road. What does something like this cost?

[@kevintucker3354]

You have any issues on the road? Ah one the kids got car sick, otherwise no problem...

[@4familyman]

Basically no issues.

[@allang9349]

I love how plain this car is

[@turbo_brian]

For the uninitiated, the reason why he says it's not a DSM is because it is.... Not a DSM. DSM refers to vehicles made in normal illinois during the time that particular factory was owned by both chrysler and mitsubishi as part of their joint venture. The 3000gt was built in japan and is as much of a DSM as the rivian vehicles made in the normal illinois plant today. That is to say they are not, at all.

[@chriscars3224]

cool video!

[@Promethesis]

Have you guys done a show on the Light Blue Futura, which ran the 8.50's?

[@Greezmunky77]

I wonder how many times Fred says "gotcha" in a day

[@jeffmech600]

How about that blue ford? I think great race

[@johnmichealsburnett8888]

Hell Yeah nice passes an Beauitful 3000 gt 👍👍🤜🤛😎

[@LucoreAuto]

Very curious aside from interior pieces how much of the actual Mistu remains in this car? Seeing some interesting things with the platform lately unfortunately almost all of them involve removing all the Japanese Supercar parts and replacing them :( Thanks for the film though guys!

[@4familyman]

Lucore Auto and LucoreRacing full interior, chassis is all stock, stock glass. Suspension points are the same. Same coilovers I had when 4Gswapped. I custom built my own front subframe/Kmember and adjustable control arms to fit the LS. Lot of work though and don’t recommend anyone else do it. Should start with a rwd chassis.

[@LucoreAuto]

@@4familyman thanks for the quick response! As someone who's owned and raced a 3/S car since 2001 I can certainly see the appeal of shedding the complicated expensive stock components! Nice thing is, you went a platform thats simple and proven, just have to figure out how to make it work / fit in that body. What's funny is how much less cluttered that thing is under the hood versus the stock 6G72 setup!

[@4familyman]

Lucore Auto and LucoreRacing yeah the engine bay is wide on the 3000’s so quite a bit of room that way. Not cluttered but I don’t have an intercooler at all. Just got pipe to TB. And I deleted AC. Put those in and it will be cluttered again.

[@LucoreAuto]

@@4familyman How are you keeping your charge cool with no IC setup? Meth injection?

[@bigbubba2616]

We just gonna ignore that it’s also REAR WHEEL DRIVE

[@nephron9924]

Kinda pointless imo. Just go with a Camaro at that point. Wish the v8 was mounted sideways and made AWD that would be interesting. But the work involved to make this rwd I think was too much for what you end up getting

[@Kseriessuck]

NPC #47273552 it is a lot of work actually but then again there’s a hellcat swapped prius that went 9’s

[@4familyman]

@@nephron9924 Definitely a lot of work, but what I got was the 4th quickest 3000gt/stealth of all time, the only one with full interior, all stock glass, and the ONLY one that could complete Race Week while running the times it ran. I get it that the swap isn't for everyone, but I love the look of these cars (had my first one almost 20 years ago) and I could spend 10x the money on the stock engine/trans setup and not achieve what I have so far and with the reliability. Just didn't make sense for me and what I wanted to do. And yes, a camaro or foxbody would have been even cheaper and easier, but then i'd just have another camaro and not a 3000gt that I love.

[@austincooper8974]

ayee indiana car 👌🏼

[@NaijaPrince15]

This is wonderful

[@harrysatin5110]

Yeeeeees 8.92. Beast

[@bustarogers9990]

We call them GTO's in the Southern Hemisphere. I suppose you yanks already had that name taken though aye lol. Wicked car.

[@JohnnyAnderson1]

ummmmm how about that firebird @1:58 ??

[@onYaFace2023]

no IT IS NOT A DSM !!!

[@piecartbox]

Best 6cyl turbo for the money.

[@johnmichealsburnett8888]

RMRW!/Rocky Mountain Race Week Rcks!!!! 👍👍🤜🤛😎

[@dioii793]

What engine?

[@twizted3k]

Car is amazing man, how many people are driving 8 second cars on the street?

[@Tony-de1ii]

Why did the guy behind the camera give off the vibe of a "proud father" 😂😂

[@harrysatin5110]

Powerglide kids old tech is new tech

[@Xempt_One]

2 things, 1. Its a mitsi GTO, i hate it when you guys call them 3000gts 2. Fuck you for ripping the awd out of it, nothing wrong with the twin turbo v6 it came with. I miss my gto...

[@khizma3331]

Next day* "We only had minor problems I think vacuum pump by...fuck off lmao

[@domilations]

Was that Bandamere

[@gzeus6332]

is it AWD? or is it fully converted to rwd with the swap? its an epic car either way!

[@CameronMatthews760]

Launches like an AWD car tho, impressive as shit

[@Rumsey.30HATE]

Its rwd ls swapped cool car though he comes to the shootout

[@4familyman]

It’s mine and it’s rwd now.

[@Rumsey.30HATE]

@@4familyman you making it to the shootout this year to?

[@4familyman]

Jonathan Rumsey probably

[@danieltntbomb]

This nice guy isn’t finishing last.

[@chucka187]

That’s a really nice stealth right there. Lol

[@DaytonaBlueHr]

I got you 😉 and i own a Dodge Stealth r/t as well lol

[@turboxtcx]

Jesus, could you imagine road tripping the back seat of that thing.

[@4familyman]

chasingstatuszx10R he’s small. Lol. Slept most the driving actually.

[@turboxtcx]

@@4familyman this is the truth the last shot sprawled out I couldnt believe it. Amazing car and much respect for being a cool ass dad👍

[@rodgazinya]

When 1320 thinks all Mitsubishi's are "Dsm's"...

[@Kingsoupturbo]

The classic 3s vs DSM mistakes! sigh, Ls and powerglide into every car that exists!

[@ItsDrillz]

DSM or Diamond Star Motors was a cooperation between Chrysler and Mitsubishi to co produce models to cut production costs. The Eclipse and 3000GT are both vehicles produced during this cooperation (see Eagle Talon/ Dodge Stealth/ Plymouth Laser ect.) This is a "DSM" car (minus of course the drivetrain swap)

[@Kingsoupturbo]

@@ItsDrillz Except Talon\Eclipse were built in Illinois and the 3s cars were built in Japan. I guess it doesn't really matter at this point, it was a deal back 20 years ago when I had a Vr4, but these days, the difference doesn't matter much! hardly anyone has either car. Also that car is quite difficult to fix, so I get the v8\auto swap, but a 6g74 swap delicous too.

[@Soviet_Kitty]

Josh Heldwein All 3000GT VR4’s were produced in Japan and imported into the states- DSM only refers to cars that were part of the Mitsubishi Chrysler join venture, something the vr4 was never a part of. Saying a vr4 is a dsm is like saying an evo is a dsm.