Controlling this methanol-injected villain buster is a Keydiver custom EPROM chip along with a A’PEXi turbo timer, TurboXS two-stage manual boost controller, and a Maftpro in speed-density mode. Providing Mark with the critical data required to fine-tune ‘Agent 1051’ for a smooth stealthy idle and seamless fuel delivery is a PLX M300 wideband O2 sensor and DEFI boost and EGT gauges, all of which is easily data logged and analyzed thanks to his trusty Palm IIIxe with Pocketlogger software. It may not be a fountain pen grenade or a ghetto blaster rocket launcher, but it’s still pretty covert and is clever enough to handle the 30psi of boost Mark regularly throws at his 4G63T.
Having some sort of funky running gear is a trademark of any good spy car and this GVR4 is no exception. The four-wheel-steering Mitsubishi equipped this high tech sedan with is definitely cool, but when you’re putting down 450+whp you need a seriously strong clutch and differential, so Mark yanked off the weaker 4WS diff housing and replaced it with the beefier ’92 and up DSM rear LSD and axles and bolted up a Quartermaster twin disc clutch while he was at it. Stock is definitely not what ‘Agent 1051’ is all about, so gone are the original shocks and springs and in their place went a shiny green set of Tein HA coilovers with upper pillowball mounts. Completing 1051’s power-transferring upgrades are a sticky set of Kumho Ecsta MX tires and a lightweight set of 5zigen FN01R-c rims. Oh, and if Goldfinger should happen to brakecheck Agent 1051 during a high speed pursuit, the TCE/Wilwood 13-inch front brakes should prevent any unintended rear ending (and we all know how painful those unintended rear endings can be).
Like all of Bond’s best cars, there’s got to be some cool gadgets decorating the interior. Agent 1051 has this covered with a Lotek A-pillar gauge pod that houses the DEFI gauges, an Alpine CD player, Xtant 3300x amp, Soundstream Reference mids and tweeters, and a Flaming River remote kill switch. Come on, tell me the term “kill switch” doesn’t get you all fired up to go terrorist hunting! Just in case Agent 1051 does end up in an epic chase or is just making another sub 12-second pass down the drag strip, there’s a set of Sparco EVO seats, Sparco 5-point cam-lock harnesses and Threespeed harness bar on board.
Sure, the ultra-stealth exterior that includes a fresh coat of ‘Belize Green’ factory paint, a JDM front bumper and vented RS hood may seem almost too undercover for a world-class spy, but we know better. Mark Pontarolo may seem like a regular guy who enjoys driving his pump gas tuned monster GVR4 on his way to his favorite ski hill or into Seattle to hang with his homies, but what better cover is there for an on-call super agent? So don’t cower in fear or frown in disgust when this ultra clean Mitsu leaves you sucking on fumes as it blows by – Agent 1051 just might be on its way to saving the world.