Absolutely brilliant car man, I love it. Australia’s most underrated cars as you said. I have a TJ Magna with a 6g75 in it, and a stock KL Verada, I love them both. Just something that I noticed on your car though, the instrument cluster is from a J series Verada which means you won’t have the oil pressure & battery warning lights (in the J series those lights are in the centre of the dash, where your clock is) because it’s fitted to an L series car. I have the same issue with my L series car, it has J series cluster like yours (which I prefer). Do you know if there’s a way to add those warning lights to the centre like the J series cars but in an L series car? I know the upper dash wiring loom is different so thats the main issue. Sorry in advance for the complicated question
Hi my apologies for the very late reply, I'm new to You Tube and yet to learn more 😊 it's great to get to know fellow Magna Verada enthusiasts, I have 2 VRX Magnas and one costume KW Verada which I love As to your question, your absolutely right, I shall investigate this and get back to you, you can use KL/KW Verada cluster thou, I believe they are the same.
Mechanic Kitten that’s ok, yes there are many enthusiasts of the Magna/Verada. Yes definitely KL/KW are the same, or of course you could go TL/TW Magna cluster as well. You have a rare sunroof too, enjoy your new car!
Hi First of all Congratulations on your purchase (•‿•) 1. These cars are BULLET PROOF except for two things, Rocker cover gasket leak which although harmless can make a mess, and the Wave Spring failure inside the transmission, the latter can be harmful as a small piece of the spring can travel through the transmission pass through the filter get into the pump and brake the pump gears, but given the fact that your tranny is a four speed, it's highly unlikely. 2. To make sure the tranny works well, just change the fluid (if it's brown or black which means it's dirty) with either Mitsubishi genuine fluid or Castrol tranny fluid or which ever brand that's known to be good in United States, but generally speaking Mitsubishi fluids are cheap as they are. For engine oil just use any 10W40 or 15W40 or even 10W50 they all work. 3. If you wanna upgrade your car and make it faster or handle better I'd suggest these options, for handling use Low or Super Low front and just Low rear coil springs (here in Australia we have four main brands King, Dobinson's, Pedders and Lovels) but generally speaking any lowered spring will be better than stock, I wouldn't use Coilovers on these cars as you won't take it on the track. And change the shocks and bump stops too (specially at the front), Monroe, Koni and Sachs are great but Gabriel isn't bad as a cheaper option, if your car has low mileage and the shocks are OK, you can get away with just changing the springs for now. 4. Incredibly Important upgrade is the Front Brakes as it is a must on these cars imo, from the factory they came with single piston calipers and 276mm rotors, NOW this is the Smart part about these cars, get a set of Mitsubishi Gen 9 Galant front Callipers/Rotors/Lines/Bolts/Pads it's a Direct fit to Diamante front hub as long as you have wheels that are 16 inch or larger. BENEFITS of Galant brake setup: it has massive 300mm rotors and twin Piston Calipers and much bigger pads, you will be surprised as how much more effective your braking performance will become. 5. Perfoamance upgrades: here sky is the limit but lets say we are on a budget, First and foremost INSTALL a Transmission Cooler (after fluid change and if the tranny is good, cooler is kind of a preventive measure), Upgrade your exhaust system to 2.5 inch from stock 2.25, you can go to 2.75 or even 3 inches if you wish but won't make any extra power (you may need to flash the ecu after this so the car knows what's going on), DON'T install cheap junk pod air filters or cold air intake on an NA car it kills power. Instead install the upgraded K&N air filter made specifically for these although power gain will microscopic. Stock Muffler and Catconverter are very restrictive so opt for a high flow cat and a sports muffler. BEST Upgrade: 6G75 3.8 engine from Gen 9 Galant, this is the maximum bang for your buck upgrade, get a 6G75 engine, strip it to only the Block, Heads, Rocker covers, Swap everything else with what ever that was bolted to you stock Diamante 6G74 including the oil sump and pickup, bolt the engine up, turn the key, ENJOY (✷‿✷) PS: I have Comprehensive Videos on the steps above specially the engine swap which I will be posting soon. Good luck
@@mechanickitten Why not upgrade to some coilovers bro? My friend just upgraded his AWD Magna with some Race spec D2 coilovers & his lap times improved by roughly 3sec.
Mechanic Kitten If you apply the Doctor John's camshafts & upgrade to 98 octane on the standard ECU which some Magna's came with from the factory, you'll get about 210kw at the flywheel without any roadworthy or depreciation issues. It's pretty much a factory upgrade on the 6G74 motor, Mitsi-Bits & SKR in SA has the stuff; contact them to get it. From their, just add a tyre sealant & inflator kit to reduce weight by about 30kg, might need to upgrade to some performance tyre's too just on the front 2 tyre's. This will give you the ultimate factory Magna. You can do this on the 6G75 motor which will reduce weight & give you alot more power, but it's not worth as much with the 6G75 motor bear in mind.
Mechanic Kitten If you like Mitsubishi Magna's/Diamante's/Verada's, definitely check out the Ralliart Magna bro. It was the fastest of them all & definitely has the most advanced factory sound system, nicest looking & the most comfortable seat's. Mitsubishi couldn't put it out their, but alot of them were making over 210kw NA instead of 180kw. But yeah, Mitsubishi didn't specify it because the 210kw build's weren't emission compliant. But they can do 13.5sec down the 1/4 mile in factory trim, I saw a Dyno readout for one & it was making 220kw & 402nm at the flywheel while weighing 1420kg. It's definitely on the 5 2001 pre-production model's, but it's not certain how many of them exist. But you can still do the upgrade with the 180kw version's. But not all Ralliart Magna's are the same bear in mind. Autospeed did a 1000km comparison test of one against the Subaru WRX STI & it killed it in a straight line while still being more fuel economical according to them.
@@mechanickitten yeah - us. Got it a few years back. Runs great. Bought it with 80k miles. Just cant seem to find out anything about this car. Have never seen one before!
@@nickwyatt5504 there are plenty of these cars in Australia, they were locally manufactured here in Adelaide and for Australian car industry they were very futuristic
@@nickwyatt5504 yes I believe yours has the F4A42 Transmission, good unit, the only issue all these transmission had was a component called the wave spring, sometimes specially when the fluid didn't get changed on time this spring would brake and a small piece of it would brake off, feel adventures, begin traveling throughout the transmission, work its way up the oil filter, get into the pump and brake the pump gears leading to total loss of drive, it also would go damaging the clutches, planetary set up etc etc, the solution to this is to replace that spring with an upgraded component called the wave ring, it's 3mm thick and will never break down. This fault fixed in the latest Galant which here in Aus it's called 380, the tranny in that car is Bullet Proof, I've yet to see one with a bad tranny.
In good nick for the age I have a 2002 rallyart vrx and goes verry well, very underrated cars
I looked at this model in 2008 , it was advertised as manual but was auto. Bought a mint 380 in 2012. No regrets.
They are astonishing cars, 380 is arguably a step forward compared to Magna, I own a 380 as well, amazing beast, wish they made it RWD!
@@mechanickitten I dont miss RWD. Wish it was 100kg lighter & had a 6 speed manual. But I'm happy .
Absolutely brilliant car man, I love it. Australia’s most underrated cars as you said.
I have a TJ Magna with a 6g75 in it, and a stock KL Verada, I love them both.
Just something that I noticed on your car though, the instrument cluster is from a J series Verada which means you won’t have the oil pressure & battery warning lights (in the J series those lights are in the centre of the dash, where your clock is) because it’s fitted to an L series car.
I have the same issue with my L series car, it has J series cluster like yours (which I prefer).
Do you know if there’s a way to add those warning lights to the centre like the J series cars but in an L series car?
I know the upper dash wiring loom is different so thats the main issue.
Sorry in advance for the complicated question
Hi my apologies for the very late reply, I'm new to You Tube and yet to learn more 😊 it's great to get to know fellow Magna Verada enthusiasts, I have 2 VRX Magnas and one costume KW Verada which I love
As to your question, your absolutely right, I shall investigate this and get back to you, you can use KL/KW Verada cluster thou, I believe they are the same.
Mechanic Kitten that’s ok, yes there are many enthusiasts of the Magna/Verada.
Yes definitely KL/KW are the same, or of course you could go TL/TW Magna cluster as well.
You have a rare sunroof too, enjoy your new car!
Damit garm mate, nice vid 😆
Thank you 🤗🙏🏼
I just bought an 03 diamante vrx any advice? Haven't been able to find any one else with one
Hi
First of all Congratulations on your purchase (•‿•)
1. These cars are BULLET PROOF except for two things, Rocker cover gasket leak which although harmless can make a mess, and the Wave Spring failure inside the transmission, the latter can be harmful as a small piece of the spring can travel through the transmission pass through the filter get into the pump and brake the pump gears, but given the fact that your tranny is a four speed, it's highly unlikely.
2. To make sure the tranny works well, just change the fluid (if it's brown or black which means it's dirty) with either Mitsubishi genuine fluid or Castrol tranny fluid or which ever brand that's known to be good in United States, but generally speaking Mitsubishi fluids are cheap as they are. For engine oil just use any 10W40 or 15W40 or even 10W50 they all work.
3. If you wanna upgrade your car and make it faster or handle better I'd suggest these options, for handling use Low or Super Low front and just Low rear coil springs (here in Australia we have four main brands King, Dobinson's, Pedders and Lovels) but generally speaking any lowered spring will be better than stock, I wouldn't use Coilovers on these cars as you won't take it on the track. And change the shocks and bump stops too (specially at the front), Monroe, Koni and Sachs are great but Gabriel isn't bad as a cheaper option, if your car has low mileage and the shocks are OK, you can get away with just changing the springs for now.
4. Incredibly Important upgrade is the Front Brakes as it is a must on these cars imo, from the factory they came with single piston calipers and 276mm rotors, NOW this is the Smart part about these cars, get a set of Mitsubishi Gen 9 Galant front Callipers/Rotors/Lines/Bolts/Pads it's a Direct fit to Diamante front hub as long as you have wheels that are 16 inch or larger. BENEFITS of Galant brake setup: it has massive 300mm rotors and twin Piston Calipers and much bigger pads, you will be surprised as how much more effective your braking performance will become.
5. Perfoamance upgrades: here sky is the limit but lets say we are on a budget, First and foremost INSTALL a Transmission Cooler (after fluid change and if the tranny is good, cooler is kind of a preventive measure), Upgrade your exhaust system to 2.5 inch from stock 2.25, you can go to 2.75 or even 3 inches if you wish but won't make any extra power (you may need to flash the ecu after this so the car knows what's going on), DON'T install cheap junk pod air filters or cold air intake on an NA car it kills power. Instead install the upgraded K&N air filter made specifically for these although power gain will microscopic. Stock Muffler and Catconverter are very restrictive so opt for a high flow cat and a sports muffler.
BEST Upgrade: 6G75 3.8 engine from Gen 9 Galant, this is the maximum bang for your buck upgrade, get a 6G75 engine, strip it to only the Block, Heads, Rocker covers, Swap everything else with what ever that was bolted to you stock Diamante 6G74 including the oil sump and pickup, bolt the engine up, turn the key, ENJOY (✷‿✷)
PS: I have Comprehensive Videos on the steps above specially the engine swap which I will be posting soon.
Good luck
@@mechanickitten
Why not upgrade to some coilovers bro?
My friend just upgraded his AWD Magna with some Race spec D2 coilovers & his lap times improved by roughly 3sec.
Are those Ralliart Enkei or EVO 7 wheels or are they the same thing?
They are Lancer Evolution EVO 7 Enkeis, if memory serves Ralliart Enkeis are 17 by 7 inch and EVO Enkeis are 17 by 8 inch :)
Very good condition bro🤩, you going to upgrade it?
Thanks 😊 at some point a 3.8L 6G75 Conversion might be in order
Mechanic Kitten
If you apply the Doctor John's camshafts & upgrade to 98 octane on the standard ECU which some Magna's came with from the factory, you'll get about 210kw at the flywheel without any roadworthy or depreciation issues.
It's pretty much a factory upgrade on the 6G74 motor, Mitsi-Bits & SKR in SA has the stuff; contact them to get it.
From their, just add a tyre sealant & inflator kit to reduce weight by about 30kg, might need to upgrade to some performance tyre's too just on the front 2 tyre's.
This will give you the ultimate factory Magna.
You can do this on the 6G75 motor which will reduce weight & give you alot more power, but it's not worth as much with the 6G75 motor bear in mind.
Mechanic Kitten
If you like Mitsubishi Magna's/Diamante's/Verada's, definitely check out the Ralliart Magna bro.
It was the fastest of them all & definitely has the most advanced factory sound system, nicest looking & the most comfortable seat's.
Mitsubishi couldn't put it out their, but alot of them were making over 210kw NA instead of 180kw.
But yeah, Mitsubishi didn't specify it because the 210kw build's weren't emission compliant.
But they can do 13.5sec down the 1/4 mile in factory trim, I saw a Dyno readout for one & it was making 220kw & 402nm at the flywheel while weighing 1420kg.
It's definitely on the 5 2001 pre-production model's, but it's not certain how many of them exist.
But you can still do the upgrade with the 180kw version's.
But not all Ralliart Magna's are the same bear in mind.
Autospeed did a 1000km comparison test of one against the Subaru WRX STI & it killed it in a straight line while still being more fuel economical according to them.
I have a black 2004 Diamante VR-X & am having trouble finding any info on it. Would love to pick your brain.
Yes definately, you are located in US yes??
@@mechanickitten yeah - us. Got it a few years back. Runs great. Bought it with 80k miles. Just cant seem to find out anything about this car. Have never seen one before!
@@mechanickitten mine has the same engine. Everything under the hood the the same. But mine is a FOUR speed automatic with the manual option.
@@nickwyatt5504 there are plenty of these cars in Australia, they were locally manufactured here in Adelaide and for Australian car industry they were very futuristic
@@nickwyatt5504 yes I believe yours has the F4A42 Transmission, good unit, the only issue all these transmission had was a component called the wave spring, sometimes specially when the fluid didn't get changed on time this spring would brake and a small piece of it would brake off, feel adventures, begin traveling throughout the transmission, work its way up the oil filter, get into the pump and brake the pump gears leading to total loss of drive, it also would go damaging the clutches, planetary set up etc etc, the solution to this is to replace that spring with an upgraded component called the wave ring, it's 3mm thick and will never break down. This fault fixed in the latest Galant which here in Aus it's called 380, the tranny in that car is Bullet Proof, I've yet to see one with a bad tranny.
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