My GTO Pit Road M Machine Factory
Додано: 12 листопада 2010, 18:30
The tuning landscape in Japan is one wealthy in
1,000hp Nissans and Toyotas. So great are their numbers,
they have almost become the standard, akin to the
Mustang and Corvette phenomena we see stateside. That�s
why it was truly surprising to run across this
mega-horsepowered beast in Osaka, not because it can
roll with the best of them but because it isn�t one of
the ubiquitous aforesaid marques.
Manufactured by Mitsubishi between 1990 and 2001, the
GTO (or 3000GT in the US) came from the factory with
all-wheel drive and a twin turbocharged 6-cylinder mill.
It seemed that the GTO had all of the ingredients to
become a top contender in the Japanese supercar realm,
but for some reason it never achieved the same level of
notoriety as its competitors, the Nissan Skyline, Toyota
Supra and Mazda RX-7.
We take a closer look at what could be the most
powerful Mitsubishi 3000GT/GTO in the world.
The company behind this project GTO is Pit Road M,
and it has been suggested that since the outfit hails
from the same prefecture as the Hajima Castle, it has
inherited some of the castle�s samurai spirit. PRM used
that honor and discipline to overcome the obstacles it
faced in reaching the success it enjoys today.
For starters, they had to establish themselves as
tuners of a not-too-popular platform, which initially
seemed foolish until it became clear several years on
that they were one of only a few GTO facilities in the
whole of Japan. In fact, when we were looking at this
car, PRM had just finished tuning another GTO from
Hokkaido. That customer drove for 2 days to drop off his
car, and flew back to pick it up.
Another obstacle Pit Road M had to contend with was
finding off-the-shelf parts for the GTO. Few were
available, so the company had no choice but to start
developing their very own line of products for the
platform.
This Pit Road M project makes 960hp and 708 lb-ft of
torque. Almost all of the internal modifications to the
motor were made by Pit Road M, and the majority of the
turbocharging work was done using Trust/GReddy parts.
Internally the engine was upgraded with PRM MFR
Fighter rods, while the head took on MFR Fighter cams
(Type II), valve springs, 1,000cc injectors and Trust
racing spark plugs. A Pit Road M 100mm Drag exhaust,
with 130mm tip, hangs under the car, while under hood
boost pressure is made with a Trust T-88 38GK 18.0cm
turbo.
A Trust Type R wastegate allows exhaust to bypass,
and the intake charge is chilled via PRM front-mount
intercooler. An HKS F-Con V Pro fuel computer allows
some flexibility in tuning, while a host of Pit Road M
gear � like the triple-disc 1,200hp clutch, limited slip
diff, and front and rear strut tower bars � round out
the package of major performance mods.
All of the intercooler and exhaust piping had to be
fabricated from scratch. Paying close attention to the
bends in the piping, it�s clear all of the cuts and
welds were very time consuming, but by using this
process a true mandrel bend was achieved.
Pit Road M makes a complete wide-body kit for the
GTO/3000GT. The aero kit adds 6cm to the rear and 3cm to
the front. Included in the kit is a complete front
bumper, side skirts, fenders and rear
bumper/diffuser.
With a curb weight well over 3,000 lbs, the GTO is a
very heavy car from the factory, which is why the Pit
Road M GTO was put on a very strict diet. Included in
this diet were healthy servings of carbon fiber doors,
hatch and hood, with the doors and hatch sporting Lexan
windows. Essentially, anything that was not necessary
for this car to get down the track was pretty much
stripped out.
Replacing the heavy factory buckets are a pair of
Recaro SP-GIII seats in gold, and a Veilside Steering
wheel handles directional duties. An M-SPL rear battery
relocation kit was installed to help with weight
distribution, while Pit Road M installed a set of their
plush floor mats to spiffy up the interior.
Pit Road M employed a set of lightweight 18-inch Volk
Racing RE30 rims with Yokohama A048 rubber to help put
power to the ground. Enlisted to stop the rotating
masses are a set of GReddy 6-pot front calipers with
355mm rotors and 4-pot rear calipers with 330mm rotors,
which had to be custom fit to this application.
Here is a sneak peak at Pit Road M�s next motor for
this car. The stated goal for the mill is 1,000hp, and
hopefully we will see this motor run in early 2008. To
quote Forrest Gump, �That�s all I have to say about
that.�
Pit Road M has had problems with people
counterfeiting their products, so they asked us to help
warn people in the US. The thing to look for is the
authentic Pit Road M manufacturing label on each and
every part.
1,000hp Nissans and Toyotas. So great are their numbers,
they have almost become the standard, akin to the
Mustang and Corvette phenomena we see stateside. That�s
why it was truly surprising to run across this
mega-horsepowered beast in Osaka, not because it can
roll with the best of them but because it isn�t one of
the ubiquitous aforesaid marques.
Manufactured by Mitsubishi between 1990 and 2001, the
GTO (or 3000GT in the US) came from the factory with
all-wheel drive and a twin turbocharged 6-cylinder mill.
It seemed that the GTO had all of the ingredients to
become a top contender in the Japanese supercar realm,
but for some reason it never achieved the same level of
notoriety as its competitors, the Nissan Skyline, Toyota
Supra and Mazda RX-7.
We take a closer look at what could be the most
powerful Mitsubishi 3000GT/GTO in the world.
The company behind this project GTO is Pit Road M,
and it has been suggested that since the outfit hails
from the same prefecture as the Hajima Castle, it has
inherited some of the castle�s samurai spirit. PRM used
that honor and discipline to overcome the obstacles it
faced in reaching the success it enjoys today.
For starters, they had to establish themselves as
tuners of a not-too-popular platform, which initially
seemed foolish until it became clear several years on
that they were one of only a few GTO facilities in the
whole of Japan. In fact, when we were looking at this
car, PRM had just finished tuning another GTO from
Hokkaido. That customer drove for 2 days to drop off his
car, and flew back to pick it up.
Another obstacle Pit Road M had to contend with was
finding off-the-shelf parts for the GTO. Few were
available, so the company had no choice but to start
developing their very own line of products for the
platform.
This Pit Road M project makes 960hp and 708 lb-ft of
torque. Almost all of the internal modifications to the
motor were made by Pit Road M, and the majority of the
turbocharging work was done using Trust/GReddy parts.
Internally the engine was upgraded with PRM MFR
Fighter rods, while the head took on MFR Fighter cams
(Type II), valve springs, 1,000cc injectors and Trust
racing spark plugs. A Pit Road M 100mm Drag exhaust,
with 130mm tip, hangs under the car, while under hood
boost pressure is made with a Trust T-88 38GK 18.0cm
turbo.
A Trust Type R wastegate allows exhaust to bypass,
and the intake charge is chilled via PRM front-mount
intercooler. An HKS F-Con V Pro fuel computer allows
some flexibility in tuning, while a host of Pit Road M
gear � like the triple-disc 1,200hp clutch, limited slip
diff, and front and rear strut tower bars � round out
the package of major performance mods.
All of the intercooler and exhaust piping had to be
fabricated from scratch. Paying close attention to the
bends in the piping, it�s clear all of the cuts and
welds were very time consuming, but by using this
process a true mandrel bend was achieved.
Pit Road M makes a complete wide-body kit for the
GTO/3000GT. The aero kit adds 6cm to the rear and 3cm to
the front. Included in the kit is a complete front
bumper, side skirts, fenders and rear
bumper/diffuser.
With a curb weight well over 3,000 lbs, the GTO is a
very heavy car from the factory, which is why the Pit
Road M GTO was put on a very strict diet. Included in
this diet were healthy servings of carbon fiber doors,
hatch and hood, with the doors and hatch sporting Lexan
windows. Essentially, anything that was not necessary
for this car to get down the track was pretty much
stripped out.
Replacing the heavy factory buckets are a pair of
Recaro SP-GIII seats in gold, and a Veilside Steering
wheel handles directional duties. An M-SPL rear battery
relocation kit was installed to help with weight
distribution, while Pit Road M installed a set of their
plush floor mats to spiffy up the interior.
Pit Road M employed a set of lightweight 18-inch Volk
Racing RE30 rims with Yokohama A048 rubber to help put
power to the ground. Enlisted to stop the rotating
masses are a set of GReddy 6-pot front calipers with
355mm rotors and 4-pot rear calipers with 330mm rotors,
which had to be custom fit to this application.
Here is a sneak peak at Pit Road M�s next motor for
this car. The stated goal for the mill is 1,000hp, and
hopefully we will see this motor run in early 2008. To
quote Forrest Gump, �That�s all I have to say about
that.�
Pit Road M has had problems with people
counterfeiting their products, so they asked us to help
warn people in the US. The thing to look for is the
authentic Pit Road M manufacturing label on each and
every part.
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