The idea of turbocharging the 1.8 started back in 2001 when I bought the car at the age of 14. The project didn't take of till about 2005 when I bought my SRT-4 which took over the daily driver position. That's when the challenge began, Since there's absolutely no aftermarket for the 1.8. After months a research I found a few companies willing to make custom parts for the 1.8. I ordered all the parts needed to build the motor. After getting all my parts the machine shop was a bit hesitant to bore my motor .060 over but I talked them into doing it. It turned out fine. The machine shop was very impressed with my port work on my head that he was asking me to work with him lol. After a few months of tinkering I got the car running. After tuning the car I had problems holding headgaskets under boost. I went through about 3 head gaskets in 2 weeks. I later took the car of the road do to financial issues. Now I'm tweaking the car hoping to get all the power potential out of it.


Motor:
1.8 liter 4G37
Block bored .060 over
Wiseco 82mm 8.8 to 1 compression pistons
Cryo treated stock rods
Knife edged crankshaft
Toga high volume oil pump
Balance shafts removed
Ported cylinder head 1 1/2" intake and exhaust ports (stock is 1 1/4")
ARP Head Studs
BC Valve Springs
Polished Valves
280/280 reground cam
Unorthodox under drive pulley
Mustang 65mm throttle body
RP Fabrications Intake Manifold

Ignition:
Ford EDIS
Accel Ford EDIS Coil
NGK Plugs
NGK spark plug wire

Fuel:
Precision 550cc Injectors
Walbro HP 255lph Fuel Pump
-6an Fuel Feed Line
-6an Fuel Return Line
Aeromotive Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator

Drive train:
Fidanza axles
Clutch masters Stage 4 4 puck unsprung clutch
SBR LSD insert

Engine Management:
Megasquirt II PCB3.0
GM 3 Bar Map Sensor


Turbo:
RP Fabrications Intercooler and Piping
RP Fabrications Top Mount Manifold
T3 50 Trim turbo (Rebuilt with Garret parts)
Tial 38mm v-band Wastegate
Tial 50mm Blow Off Valve


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What I'm looking to pass. This guys 1.8 made 320whp with minimal mods. I'm hoping I can make more then that.





The Old Setup


The 2009 Setup.




Got the manifold fitted up.Things are starting to get tight.

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-Ralph
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92 Eagle Talon 4G37T

The restoration portion of the project. Yes I have the 4G37 in a AWD chassis and No the car is not going to be AWD.

Removed the gas tank to clean up and paint.


All Painted just need a few more coats and I still need to fix the tank studs.


Next on the agenda is refurbishing the rear subframe and suspension components.



The underneath rear of the car is started to look empty. Still need to rip out all the fuel and brake lines and redo them with SS line and SS Braided Hose. I also started removing the surface rust from underneath so I can undercoat the whole thing.

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-Ralph
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92 Eagle Talon 4G37T

Got the rear upper and lower control arms done. A few coats of paint, New ball joints, New OEM bolts, and Energy Suspension control arm bushings. The arms are as good as new. The sub-frame and trailing arms should be done by the weekend. All I gotta say is Rustoleum FTW I love this stuff.



Rear suspension is pretty much buttoned up.

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-Ralph
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92 Eagle Talon 4G37T

The rear end is back in.



Tomorrows project after work is the fuel system and exhaust.

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-Ralph
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92 Eagle Talon 4G37T

Do you need the rear diff and drive shafts if your not going AWD, it will add weight and sap power

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2003 Alfa 147

Well the rear diff is need to hold up the rear suspension. I removed the drive shaft. Later down the road if the car makes good power I will convert it to AWD.

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-Ralph
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92 Eagle Talon 4G37T

nice work - engine looks so fresh!

you should definately convert it back to all wheel drive!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nice job anyway!!!

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2003 Alfa 147

thats going to be one angry singlecam love it

awesome mate.. whats that rear end from?
or is that an original awd cordia?

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FRONTN-Cordia GSR |Tim|
|VR4 4G63BT|MicroTech LT8S|E7RS 9.8T TD05HR|560cc|Buddyclub P1|White on white||evo 2 brakes|
167fwkw @ 8200rpm 400nm (16psi)

PS: Lol @ spell check, it doesn't even know what a "Cordia" is.

Sorry I forgot to mention in my first post that this isn't a Cordia its a 92 Eagle Talon. That rear end is what the car comes with from the factory.

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-Ralph
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92 Eagle Talon 4G37T

lol stupid me.. i didn't look at the pics close enough..

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FRONTN-Cordia GSR |Tim|
|VR4 4G63BT|MicroTech LT8S|E7RS 9.8T TD05HR|560cc|Buddyclub P1|White on white||evo 2 brakes|
167fwkw @ 8200rpm 400nm (16psi)

PS: Lol @ spell check, it doesn't even know what a "Cordia" is.

Awesome build mate! Nobody attempts extreme single cam builds down under anymore. It's refreshing to see...

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Street/track spec Evo VI GSR in the making...

Same things here in the states. Seems like I'm the only guy messing with the single cams.

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-Ralph
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92 Eagle Talon 4G37T

Tiny progress update.

Got the downpipe welded up and painted it flat black for the sleek look lol.


Once i finished that the UPS guy came with my fuel filter fitting and I made my filter to rail line. Also did the oil return line.

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-Ralph
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92 Eagle Talon 4G37T

A few more updates. Got the intercooler and piping done. Also painted the engine bay.





Before:




After:

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-Ralph
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92 Eagle Talon 4G37T

wow that's awesome. I had a 4G37 myself in a Galant and I always wondered what sort of power could be had from them. I wanted to go the N/A route though, with really high compression (I was already running 10.5:1 as it was), a grumpy cam, decent valve springs and a good port job and quad throttlebodies. They're a pretty sturdy engine just as good as the 4G62/4G63 I reckon.

When I saw you put the rear diff back in I was thinking, sweet he's going RWD instead of FWD! May I ask why you're only going FWD when the AWD hardware is still there?

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'93 E54A Galant VX-R V6 MIVEC
'82 TE71 Corolla SE 1.6L DOHC

Right now I'm in the process of finding myself a AWD transmission. No one here in the states has ever made a 4G37 AWD so no one knows if its possible. I don't wanna say I'm going AWD then not being able to do it. I'd love to go AWD its just a matter of getting the pieces to fit and work.

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92 Eagle Talon 4G37T

you realise 4G37 shares the same bellhousing as 4G63 right? You could bolt on an eclipse/talon 4G63 1G gearbox or even use a Galant VR-4 gearbox. You'll need to use the 4G37 flywheel and clutch however as the 4g37 is 5 bolt crankshaft while 4G63 1G is 6 bolt crankshaft.

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'93 E54A Galant VX-R V6 MIVEC
'82 TE71 Corolla SE 1.6L DOHC

I know about the bellhousings. I also know that the 4g37 flywheel and the AWD 4g63 flywheel are the same size. I have already ordered the AWD starter plate. All I need is the transmission.

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-Ralph
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92 Eagle Talon 4G37T