Watch This BEFORE You Buy a Mitsubishi 3000GT SL (1990-2000)

The poor mans Ferrari the mitsubishi 3000gt SL is in my opinion one of the best fwd jdm cars pound for pound for the price

with a timeless design similar to the acura nsx when it comes to looks, price and power nothing comes close to the 3000gt sl!

[fryncyaryorvjink]

I fell in love with the 3000gt the first time I saw one. Me and my friends were talking cars and I brought it up, they said if you get one you have to get the vr4. I didn't even know about the different models, looked it up, nope, never afford that. Years later I'm thinking about it again, wait a minute, I'm not gonna race it, fuck that give me the cheap one. Moral of the story, don't listen to your idiot friends

[emotlxnsyt]

i’m getting a 99 for 3k. huge steal, interior is mint and runs amazing. manual as well

[MrRandomReviews]

im aware its a V6 and NOT an inline 6. use your anger towards something productive like...ending world hunger..planting a tree...getting laid...hugging a bear etc..

[fatso]

I got my VR-4 for 7k with 117k on the odometer. I’ve just done normal maintenance and replacing whatever I can like belts clutch and fluids, so far I haven’t had any issues for the past 7 months and I have a lot of fun with the car. Truly underrated, but it is hard to work on.

[projectzeenomedia]

Omg I'm honored you used my footage 😭 thanks!

[themadhousemachine]

My first car was and is a 97 3000GT I love it so much! I have the black Pearl edition. Absolutely perfect for my life style and very easy to work with as long as you don’t mind turning wrenches!

[thomassohayda]

Gearing up to pull my motor out today to replace my bearings, water pump, timing, and lifters and seen this vid to get pumped. I bought my 3000gt in 1995 and it's been almost bulletproof. I have a 1969 Corvette convertible and they're both equally fun to drive. 3000gt's are in the top 10 cars that are just going to go up in value.

[sleepwalker]

I had a 94 SL. I ported and polished the heads, lower intake plenum, upper plenum, and throttle body. I ran stock exhaust with a brand new cat from Mitsubishi. Intake mods, and a lighter pulley. I made 190hp to the wheels and it made about 200hp to the wheels when I sold it with new polyurathane engine mounts. It had 190, 000 miles on it. It was 3400 pounds and a VR-4 is 3800 pounds 300hp 220hp to the wheels. So since I was 400 pounds lighter than a VR-4 the extra 20hp was made up by less weight. It was as fast as a VR-4 and had no boost lag. Dyno showed the SL power falls after 6300RPM. So this means the 7000 red line is bogus on the factory tac, and you need to shift at 6000RPM. I had lambo doors I installed in 2004, and I painted the hinges with OEM paint and clear coat, so it looked factory. I made more power than 3SX did on their 3000GT base model which had their headers, exhaust, and cams they made 189hp. So the engine needs more air. The OEM exhaust is probably good for a 300hp engine. Intake mods is what the engine needs, and not exhaust mods. With stock injectors 200hp to the wheels is all it can do without fuel upgrades. There is also no speed govenor on the cars. Redline in 5th at 6300rpm is about 142mph top speed.

[criswireless]

Inline 6? Nah bro, it's a V-6....lol.

[Chris-qihr]

Just bought a 94 today. Manual. I couldn’t even stop myself from doing it. I loved this car back in the day.

[kevindepew]

I bought a 1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT SL w/ manual transmission off the showroom floor. The color was Danube Blue Pearl, and I LOVED the look of the car. The interior looked great as well. It was fairly fun to drive. Unfortunately, it was not that reliable. Had to replace the clutch. Had the front rotors warp regularly. Interior material on the doors was "bubbling." Drivers side leather wore quickly. Lifter tick. Smoke out of the tailpipes at launch. One of the brake pistons rusted and siezed. Selectable suspension had some sort of electrical issue (probably the capacitors on the control board dried out). Various other things. Stopped driving it daily after about 11 years and kept it another 10. It had ~130, 000 miles on it. I wish I had bought a 1994 Toyota Supra (was looking at the Supra, 300ZX, and 3000GT). The 3000GT looked the best (which is why I bought it), but the reliability just wasn't there.

[hjaltigto]

Funny, ,,, The black 3000Gt VR4 TT in the intro is my VR4 since 2007

[randylear]

I have a 91 Stealth R/T. The sister ship. I dropped a J Spec TT from Japan in it. I had the front wheel drive manual 5 Speed trans rebuilt with posi traction. Used a Japanese one O2 ecu to run the whole thing. Runs great and plenty of power. Best of both worlds. Used the 3SX front Mount intercooler. A pillar boost and wide band O2 meter.

[dylantroutman]

Those healight descriptions are killing me.

[joelyjowell]

The poor mans Ferrari is the mr2 . but yea the 3000gt does looks like one also .

[mvtrappett]

Awesome cars! They look fantastic, and they drive fantastic! Had mine for 15+ years. When you drive these cars you find yourself looking up at all the high-sided vehicles out there. All the CRV's, SUV's and generic cars that are on the roads these days. Don't get me wrong, there's a place for those cars, but I like to have a car that sits way-low to the ground and makes the kind of sounds that stir the soul. Pull up to the traffic lights, and have fun with the others. Here's a car that looks like its doing 100+MPH even when its standing still! :-)

[austinloden]

Dodge stealth same car some how I still like the gt more

[brembe]

I own a 1996 SL with just over 300k miles on it. I replaced the clutch once the slave cylinder once, change the oil every 3-5k miles and it ran like a charm. Had the engine rebuilt at 300k, not that it needed it, but I wanted it to last another 300k. That's when I started having trouble. Now it sounds like it is dragging when it starts. Pisses me off, changed starter three times, pulled and replaced the plugs, installed a bigger cranking battery, cleaned the injectors and rails. Now I'll change the flywheel, fingers crossed.
I love this car!

[chrisdavis]

Great vid bro!!! Just bought a 92 dodge stealth RT non turbo and I love it!

[markvsmachine]

Been rebuilding a Vr4 for over a year. The prices are definitely trending up.