The Half Monti

[Chris GTO TT]

The bottom stereo was what was in my 87 Starion ESi-R

[alienviking]

Curious question - what is the reason for sticking with a CD player and not something that handles Android Auto/Carplay?

[ChargerX3]

The bottom stereo was what was in my 87 Starion ESi-R

Last photo top or bottom?

[ChargerX3]

Curious question - what is the reason for sticking with a CD player and not something that handles Android Auto/Carplay?

Fair question.

Part creature of habit, part Mitsubishi nostalgia, part this isn't my daily and is just a fun occasional get outdoors rig.

[Chris GTO TT]

The bottom stereo was what was in my 87 Starion ESi-R

Last photo top or bottom?

Bottom of the last picture with the 2 stereos

[ChargerX3]

Interesting. I thought that was an early 90's era head unit.

[Chris GTO TT]

Oh wait looking at it again it's not mine did not have an aux in or CD controls. Otherwise it's very similar though.

[ChargerX3]

[DirtyRyda]

Curious question - what is the reason for sticking with a CD player and not something that handles Android Auto/Carplay?

Part of me wants to put a CD player in my 3K for nostalgia. But now there are retro looking head units that have Apple carplay/Android auto.

[ChargerX3]

This truck has presented me with a dilemma as of late. Its been my "bad weather" commuter and has done a great job at it the last 2 years. However this last week I drove an hour to our southern office and back, and she was struggling to climb the hills (mountains to those not out west). I would have to down shift to 4th and even then she was struggling. I cant help but think I did damage to the motor when the oil pump gasket failed over a year ago. I know she ran low on oil, but no idea how low or if any damage occurred. Well, after this trip I was down almost 2 quarts on oil. No visible leaks, but I think me giving it the beans on the hills is really pushing her hard and that is magnifying the underlining issues.

I'm trying to decide if i want to motor swap it and get all that power back and then some. Any 6G7* motor will bolt up to the 5 speed trans. I've thought about a lot of variants, but not sure which way i want to go. I big part of me wants to utilize the 3.5 from the 2001 Montero i scrapped a while back. It had 201k miles and ran great when I pulled it. If I keep it as is, with the long runner intake it should be good for 200hp and like 215tq. That's a lot more than the 146hp that is currently in it. I would also be able to run off whatever fuel I want and not be limited to Premium like the 3.5 MIVEC.

If i do it I need to sort all the parts out now and get to refreshing whatever motor I choose to go with. Ill need to find out the electrical wiring as I don't think its the same as the mighty max. Then ill have to make a conversion harness and hook up a Montero ecu. Hmmm, or maybe i add a knock sensor, so I can push the tune???

Anyways I'm open to suggestions.

[alienviking]

Raptor.

[ChargerX3]

[Chris GTO TT]

Raptor.

[DCIV]

3.5 non mivec and drive it.


To a dealer to get a raptor.


Coop

[Jeff V.]

If you already have the 3.5, then just freshen it up and do that.

[Chris GTO TT]

If you already have the 3.5, then just freshen it up and do that.

This ... If it's serving as a commuter vehicle for bad weather keep it simple.

[aaronatstate]

6G72TT

320hp/315tq

[ChargerX3]

If you already have the 3.5, then just freshen it up and do that.

I really think that is the best option. It’s a solid power plant and really won’t cost me much to do the swap.

[alienviking]

Jeff is the voice of reason. It isn't a performance vehicle - keep it simple, reliable and cheap.

[ChargerX3]

6G72TT

320hp/315tq

I have a 1st gen complete TT motor with 105k miles. Just has bent valves from water pump failure. However not really wanting to tackle the turbo setup and fabrication on a rig that's main focus is DD and trail use. Now if i had a Starion...that would be a different story.