i want to buy a 1996 mitsubishi vr4. there is a dealer that says they have a car that it is 1996 MITSUBISHI 3000GT GTO and a vr4. but my question is, is it both?

 

There are no "real" GTO's in the states. Many have converted them to look like GTO's, but that is merely badging and some garishes.

 

This is the same car. The VR-4 is the name they gave this car here in the USA. Probably so they would not confuse it with the Pontiac GTO. In Japan, the car was named the GTO. The only difference is the emblem (GTO vs. VR-4). VR-4 means Refers to the tranfer case that enables the 4-wheel drive. It stands for Viscious Realtime 4 wheel drive.

 

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this is the car that i want to get. above it is a link to the car. but my question is, is this the car i should get? is it really a vr4? is it possible that it has 320 horse power stock? do you guys see any drawbacks?

 

The only drawback in my opinion is the bomex body kit (I think its a bomex), but that is just personal preference.
Yes, the 94+ VR-4's did have 320 hp to the crank.
Judging from the front brake calipers, it is a VR4. The 2nd gen VR's and TT's said Mitsubishi on them.

Is it right for you?? Nobody knows that but you...

ps: Could you edit that link so the thread isn't so damn wide.

 

i thought the gto ran bigger turbos stock. actually im pretty sre about this. im not sure about anything else besides the badging but i know they ran different turbos.

 

They did not. The GTO (as it is known in Japan) ran the same 9b's that we have. The Euro version ran something else. 13T's or something, but I don't recall the nomenclature. The MR version was lightened and tuned a little more than the JDM GTO, but I believe the turbos were still 9b's.

 

that makes alot more sense sorry for the mis information.

 

im pretty sure the euro turbos are 13 G's

 

13g's, that's right. Thanks for the clarification Bruno.