EE's 2009 build

[The_EE]

Well, the car is down etc until Spring. Car had to let off a little steam, if you know what I mean lol!

So.. this is how the car currently sits for the winter.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Empty001.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/engine003-2.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/engine001-2.jpg

And here are my planned upgrades to start in Spring.

Transmission and T-Case upgrade
New Oil Pump
Drive shaft Yoke
Twin Disk
Misc gaskets
Q1 mount
Slicks and rims
Wastegate Spring
Slave Cylinder
Plenum gasket
Throwout bearing, pivot fork and ball
Roll Cage
New 1g Radiator
SS Bumper cut out
DSMLink upgrade
HTA Upgrade on Turbo
New Rotors
Staging brake and needed lines
CF Sunroof plug
New OEM Hood prop
CF Fog light covers
Aluminum Front/Rear Trans Mounts
Poly Bushings for entire car

I am currently making me a little Ebay money over the winter, pulled $120 this week in pure Profit, should see a considerable boost in Profit this week and then it should level out somewhat. Going to be putting a ton of parts up for sale real soon as well. Between the GST being sold, which will give me $3500 much needed $$$$ and Ebay, I think I can get this done.

[tarantula]

What fun!!! i love doing builds or repairs when the engine is on a stand. I am planning a full build as well but with the 98 Engine I pulled from my car the start of this year (to build the 95 block I have in the car now) I'm already planning my christmas wish list.
Good luck!!!

Also noticed you still have the stock fuel filter setup.... You are gonna uupgrade that...Right?

[The_EE]

Oh crap, I never thought this would be up haha, totally forgot about it.

I do want to upgrade, Both fuel lines and filter but I dont know when that will be happening.

So far I am acquired a few items not on the list and on the list.

Ceramic coating of the Manifold, o2 housing and hot side of the turbo
Ordered and received my new wastegate spring
Aluminum Rear Diff Bushings are on their way
CF hood and hatch
DSS 3" Drive shaft

Things I have done since pics taken.

Switched car over from electric to manual windows
Did some weight loss

I dont know if I am going to attempt to tackle the wire tuck this spring or not, depends on my mood heh.

[tarantula]

Whats your goal for this build?

[The_EE]

Finish the fucking car lol. Be done and enjoy the hell out of it.

Doing some bracket racing, go hit up the track once or twice a month and have some fun, to not dip anywhere near the 9's.

To have something RPC wont be embarrassed to ride in :D

[tarantula]

Finish the fucking car lol.
Ha! I have been saying that for years! My car is a "stock looking" street beast and I still never finish it!

These cars will never have an end result. There will always be something to get, break, add or want for the DSM.:D

[The_EE]

Ha! I have been saying that for years! My car is a "stock looking" street beast and I still never finish it!

These cars will never have an end result. There will always be something to get, break, add or want for the DSM.:D

Sure there will be repairs but I wont be dropping $5,000+ a year into parts no more. I will gladly fund repairs but there has to be a limit when it comes to upgrades. As said in another thread. I am not making $60,000 a year anymore, I cant drop $500-$1000 a month on upgrades, repairs, gas, track fees.

I originally wanted to end my 'game' with a gt42r on a top mount but I think the HTA35r will be good, nearly 700hp is more then decent on the street.

[tarantula]

Thats a good goal. I'm just looking for 500 max for next year. I have too many emission restrictions and 2 daughters to be worrying about rather than my DSM.
I'm seriously considering ending my game with possibly the same turbo you are considering. I'm still not sure. I may just stick with the 30R I have now and just raise it to 30psi.:dunno: Still i would prefer doing the same thing as with the 30R but with lower boost on the 35R HTA.....Decisions!

[HOT97ECLIPSEGSX]

Nice plans!

Let me know if you need an extra set of hands with the car when you start throwing her back together.

[The_EE]

I am sure I will Dustin, one of the parts I will need help will be dropping the rear diff and sub frame to beat out the bushings and replace them with these.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/TheoAftonomos/Diffbushing2g.jpg
http://www.dsmlink.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=9191&d=1171596485

[Mike1992]

Looks good man, hopefully we can hit the track this spring togeather. My build is nearly done, hopefully I'll be running by next weekend~! :)

[The_EE]

Looks good man, hopefully we can hit the track this spring togeather. My build is nearly done, hopefully I'll be running by next weekend~! :)

I will be taking a trip down there to see ya man when the car is done, I want to run the tracks down there hehe.

My car wont be done until April I am thinking, sometime around there at the earliest. It really depends on a lot of things, time, money, if I get everything I want to get purchased. I have already put plenty more on my plate with the rear diff mounts, that will be a days worth of work most likely.

I am currently $5976 away from finishing my car
Bare minimum I need to be running for track though is, $4621

[Mike1992]

Thats alot of money, lol. I understand though, I just went through 7 months of upgrading and dropping $4k+.

The rear diff mounts do look like an all day project, I wouldn't mind a set myself.

[The_EE]

Thats alot of money, lol. I understand though, I just went through 7 months of upgrading and dropping $4k+.

The rear diff mounts do look like an all day project, I wouldn't mind a set myself.

I paid $140 shipped for them, pricey yeah but I think they will be worth it.

I dont know how much I have dropped this year, around $3,500 or so.

[aaannntt1965]

EE Thanks again for the water pipe! great bail-out for us.
we are very close to completing the automatic 2g. now the 1g is in need of a new trans. after 183000 miles i can't complain.
good luck with the build. look us up if you are in need of new very good pricing on your parts.

I paid $140 shipped for them, pricey yeah but I think they will be worth it.

I don't know how much I have dropped this year, around $3,500 or so.

[The_EE]

Newest purchase, which will maybe be going in this weekend if it stays warm enough and doesn't rain/snow.

Aluminum replacement bushings for the worn out stock ones for my rear diff. Going to need to drop the diff and rear sub frame to put these in.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/RearDiffBushings001.jpg

[DSM_Aruba]

Newest purchase, which will maybe be going in this weekend if it stays warm enough and doesn't rain/snow.

Aluminum replacement bushings for the worn out stock ones for my rear diff. Going to need to drop the diff and rear sub frame to put these in.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/RearDiffBushings001.jpg

Are these the same ones from UMS Tuning?

[french_hustler]

Just constructive criticism... I like what you've done... but you only focus on performance. I've never seen you actually worry about aesthetic.
If I had the chance to put the car aside and just mess around with it while it's sitting for a long time, I'd completely remove everything and restore everything (paint, clean, remove rust, dents, etc...). Your car is already nice, but might as well work on making it even nicer since it's already on hold....

[The_EE]

Are these the same ones from UMS Tuning?

I dont think so. There is a guy on DSMLink forums who makes them or gets them.

[dannyrampage]

Good set up u got there. Good luck with it.

[The_EE]

Just constructive criticism... I like what you've done... but you only focus on performance. I've never seen you actually worry about aesthetic.
If I had the chance to put the car aside and just mess around with it while it's sitting for a long time, I'd completely remove everything and restore everything (paint, clean, remove rust, dents, etc...). Your car is already nice, but might as well work on making it even nicer since it's already on hold....

That is what I will be focusing on after everything else is done. Money is tight with the no job etc so I can do a little here and a little there. Most likely, next winter will be the time to get the paint job redone. I was doing to do a wire tuck this winter/spring but I am not going to do it. I have enough things on my plate right now to worry about that I dont need to do more and delay getting the car running even longer. I miss the car a lot.

You also forget, the high today is going to be about 32* which is too cold to work on a car lol.

Dents, I dont have a whole lot of believe it or not. I have a few in the passenger side due to jerk off punk ass co workers who would open their work truck doors too far and hit my car ( a few who have had unfortunate bloodied lips as well for doing it multiple times ). I will only warn you one time to be careful around my car, they got warned once and that was it.

Rust is something I have not worried about as my car was a So Cal car. The car does not get driven in the snow, I try my best to keep it out of the rain. I've been under the car and looked for rust and found only a few spots that had a little surface rust from the humidity here but I sanded those down and resprayed those spots to protect them.

I've got a few cosmetic things for the car, CF Hood and Hatch but I have not decided if I am going to do the hatch or not. I was looking in the NHRA rule book and if I put anything but my original glass in the car, I wont be able to run in the class I want to run in. I have not decided if I want to risk putting the glass on the hatch ( seems to be heavy for such a light weight material ) and I dont want to risk cracking the hatch. I may sell the hatch, I dont know yet.

[Zeppelin]

You don't need to drop the subframe to get those bushing out. I pulled my rear diff and cut the old ones out with a sawzall. Then just tap the new ones in. :)

[The_EE]

Really? Doesnt look to me enough room to do that, we will see once I get my rear diff out.

I am going to be putting the bushing in my spare rear diff front mount I have lying around today to take care of that now so I have less to do later.

I dont own a sawzaw though, I would have to dremel the metal out which would be a pain in the ass.

[Zeppelin]

Go buy a sawzall or borrow one from somebody, it'll make your life alot easier. I was able to put the saw in the spot where the rear diff was, and cut a slit in the rear bushings then you can just tap them out. The third can be done while the diff is out of the car.

[DSM_Aruba]

Be sure to check if these new bushings don't need to fit in the old bushing rings. I accidentally took those rings out and I had to make new ones to fit the new bushings.

[The_EE]

Well, I have my spare Rear Diff mount and the aluminum bushings are the same size as the ring that has the rubber in it, it is an exact fit.

[The_EE]

And exactly annoying fit. I almost have it all the way in, got blisters on my hand and my thumb. I wacked it for about a hour with a 3lb sledge, arm is done for the day. The end is flared out a little so I may need to file some away to make it go in a little easier or borrow a press for the final quarter inch.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Ouch001-2.jpg

I dont know how I will manage putting it in the rear sub frame without pulling it, lol. This is a major pain in the ass.

[1timehondalover]

When you install the next couple of bushings set them in the freezer for a few hours before you start working. When you get the subframe out use a propane torch to lightly heat the subframe sleeves where you will be installing the bushings.
If you put the cold (and hopefully somewhat shrunken) bushings in the heated (and hopefully expanded) subframe you should be able to succeed with much less effort.


Also, if you have a bench vise you could use it as a makeshift press. If you don't have a bench vise buy one for the simple fact that they are cheap and stupidly useful.

[The_EE]

I heated the mount and froze the bushing but to no avail, I had the bushing in the freezer over night, Didnt help much. What did help was spraying WD-40 on the sides but it only got me so far lol.

[1timehondalover]

How hot did you get the mount? Was it glowing hot? The mount looks to be iron and could stand to be heated to the glow point. I wouldn't get the subframe glowing hot or you may make the steel brittle.

You may save yourself a lot of headache by just taking the subframe to a shop to get the bushings pressed. Not as fun as swinging a 3 lb sledge all day but more effective.

[The_EE]

How hot did you get the mount? Was it glowing hot? The mount looks to be iron and could stand to be heated to the glow point. I wouldn't get the subframe glowing hot or you may make the steel brittle.

You may save yourself a lot of headache by just taking the subframe to a shop to get the bushings pressed. Not as fun as swinging a 3 lb sledge all day but more effective.

I didnt get it red hot as I have no gloves to hold the mount with, I warmed it up best I could, held it with vice grips to try to get it in but I failed.

I am likely going to start pulling the sub frame tomorrow, hopefully have it out so I can get it down to the local machine shop to press the old ones our and press these in and finish up the front mount. My arms are done for a while haha. Imight have to wait though, its supposed to snow Sunday to Wens. and I dont know if I will have the time to get everything done as I have about 2-3 hours of above 35 degree weather to work per day, anything colder and I am just useless.

[Zeppelin]

These companies that are making these bushings aren't making them to the correct size. I've done 2 sets of these, my first set I had made at 55mm, the second set I had made at 54.5mm, which were a perfect fit. They still tap in firmly, but they aren't impossible to get in.

With the first set I used a grinder to take off just enough material to make them go in easier. Since they're aluminum it doesn't take too long to get them down to the correct size.

[The_EE]

Yeah, I started the grinding on mine to taper down the slightly mushroomed end from the beatings, it should allow me to finish it up tomorrow with a few hits. It will take some time though.

[iDsm]

Set a 2x4 on top of, and below the mount, sandwiching the mount in between so it will sit flat on the ground(it may take more than 1 2x4 on the bottom to get it off the ground high enough), and then continue to beat it. That will keep the end from mushrooming. I'm sure you know this trick, and I know it always sucks to have to hold the 2x4, but in my opinion, it's better than having to grind and change the shape of the mount.

[frankozz]

Before you continue with this.
Why don't you.... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqHkuHy39eA) :P

[ippkiss]

I know Jason just got some new fly ceramic coated parts in, he should post up some pics.

[Black_ bullet]

Finish the fucking car lol. Be done and enjoy the hell out of it.

Doing some bracket racing, go hit up the track once or twice a month and have some fun, to not dip anywhere near the 9's.



Saaaaammme here...

Nice build. I remember your thread detailing all your weight reduction!
Should be a fast car!

[The_EE]

Saaaaammme here...

Nice build. I remember your thread detailing all your weight reduction!
Should be a fast car!

Wont be a fast car any time soon. Still deciding on what to do. I am defiantly keeping the car but it looks like Spring of 2010 will be the next time she runs. I might have to downgrade to get her running, I have not decided yet but I do miss driving the car.

[ippkiss]

He lives!

[hawaiifiveoh]

Wont be a fast car any time soon. Still deciding on what to do. I am defiantly keeping the car but it looks like Spring of 2010 will be the next time she runs. I might have to downgrade to get her running, I have not decided yet but I do miss driving the car.

Bullshit, you can sell yourself 3 cents at a time if you need, but the car must be done.

[STikillinTsi]

So you want to donwsize from the 35r? Lol

[The_EE]

So you want to donwsize from the 35r? Lol

Well, I need an upgraded transmission, twin disk clutch and a roll bar to get the car back to the track. I am guesstimating I need about $4500-$5000 to get back to the track. I could get the car back on the road ( no track use ) for about $150-$200 but I need to pay bills over drive the GSX. If I can at least pay the payments on the car right now, I am happy.

[Black_ bullet]

Damn dude your still making payments on your dsm . lol

And why do you need so much money for going to the track, the tranny?
Unless you dont mind dogbox ( which is a good idea on high powered track cars like yours )
If your on a budget, all you really need to do is upgrade the center diff with 4 spider w. torrenington bearing or welded, then double syncro 2nd gear, and put brand new oem 3rd and 4th with new syncros, and a new intermediate shaft.
From my research thats all thats really at risk if your competent in taking care of the tranny. When you start making well over 400 ft.lbs of torque your at risk of stripping 3rd and 4th gears anyways regardless of what stage tranny you decide to run.

You could also do the Evo3 3rd and 4th gear w/ double syncros which I was told was about 10 percent stronger, but I think you'd have to convert over to some of the 92 transmission components to make it work, and you'd also have shorter gearing w/ those gears. Honestly I feel its a lose lose with a high powered DSM when it comes to transmissions.
I have a few dsm buddies that are making good numbers and they are constantly eating up there gears. Ive seen what those 3rd and 4th gears look like after a 500+ ft/lb of torque highway pull. And yes it happens in a matter of months.

A local, a guy named Migel, he has a AWD civic fully built 4g63 and its a awesome car. He cant even keep the tranny reliable after 450ft/lbs of torque on his 2.3 35r setup. Lancerman, he has a 600awhp mirage 4g63 and he's a local dsm tranny builder, well Ive spoken with him several times and seen his car in action, its sick but he's gone thru several trannys also. He's one of the people who recommended me to stay around the 400ft.lbs limit if I wanted it to last... Kind of sucks but I personally am happy with that number.

Hmm, maybe I should make a thread about this type of stuff?

[Black_ bullet]

Nevermind dude I just made a seperate thread for the tranny talk so I dont talk your build thread too far off track!

http://www.dsmtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2093921#post2093921

[The_EE]

Damn dude your still making payments on your dsm . lol

And why do you need so much money for going to the track, the tranny?
Unless you dont mind dogbox ( which is a good idea on high powered track cars like yours )
If your on a budget, all you really need to do is upgrade the center diff with 4 spider w. torrenington bearing or welded, then double syncro 2nd gear, and put brand new oem 3rd and 4th with new syncros, and a new intermediate shaft.
From my research thats all thats really at risk if your competent in taking care of the tranny. When you start making well over 400 ft.lbs of torque your at risk of stripping 3rd and 4th gears anyways regardless of what stage tranny you decide to run.

You could also do the Evo3 3rd and 4th gear w/ double syncros which I was told was about 10 percent stronger, but I think you'd have to convert over to some of the 92 transmission components to make it work, and you'd also have shorter gearing w/ those gears. Honestly I feel its a lose lose with a high powered DSM when it comes to transmissions.
I have a few dsm buddies that are making good numbers and they are constantly eating up there gears. Ive seen what those 3rd and 4th gears look like after a 500+ ft/lb of torque highway pull. And yes it happens in a matter of months.

A local, a guy named Migel, he has a AWD civic fully built 4g63 and its a awesome car. He cant even keep the tranny reliable after 450ft/lbs of torque on his 2.3 35r setup. Lancerman, he has a 600awhp mirage 4g63 and he's a local dsm tranny builder, well Ive spoken with him several times and seen his car in action, its sick but he's gone thru several trannys also. He's one of the people who recommended me to stay around the 400ft.lbs limit if I wanted it to last... Kind of sucks but I personally am happy with that number.

Hmm, maybe I should make a thread about this type of stuff?

Well, I am running a mildly built transmission right now in the car, problem is, GVR4 first gear, we know how weak those are. The transmission has dealt with almost 3 years of track use just fine. I am sure I am above the 400hp mark so I know its just a matter of time before something gives in the transmission. I will most likely be putting the car back together for now with my 4 puck, once I get it rebuilt by Clutch Masters and go to meets and stuff this year but I dont think there will be any track use.

I just need to focus on bills right now. I am trying to get my 3 credit cards paid off, hopefully next month. I have one, that if its paid off next month, will save me a little $800 in deferred interest and $60 a month.

As for the car payment, yeah... I still have one. Still have 1 1/2 years on it. I already have my line of credit paid off, which gives me an extra $35 a month to throw at the GSX. With my 3 other credit cards being paid off, hopefully next month, that will add another $100 to throw at the GSX. Instead of paying $172 a month, I will be paying $307 a month and will have it paid off by the end of the year. Then I can throw that at the truck, paying a tad shy of double payments and have that paid off by the end of 2011 if all goes well.

[Black_ bullet]

Damn a lot to pay off. Im glad I dont owe anything on my cars. GL w/ everything.
You can always toss a used stock 1g awd 1st gear in there. You can get them for cheap.
Hell I have a spare tranny that I picked up for 90 bucks.

[4g64fiero]

How the fuck did I miss this thread?

Good to see your still around.

[The_EE]

I've come across a few bucks and have dumped some into the car.

I should hopefully have her fired up by the end of the month. Rear diff and rear sub frame is out of the car, bushings replaced with aluminum inserts. I am waiting on some axle seals before I can put the rear diff back in, should have those sometime next week.

Engine will be going in next week but I have to wait for a few other parts before I can fire the car up, it will give me some time to clean some things though so I cant complain too much. that orange ultraviolet dye for the cooling system made a hell of a mess haha.

New clutch is here so that is taken care of, CF hood will be replacing the OEM one, selling my hatch to a friend and getting his hatch in return so I can have the glass pulled from it and put in the CF one I have and install that.

Trying to get her to the track on the 1st, hopefully I can do that.

[swade]

Where the hell have you been mang?

swade

[The_EE]

Where the hell have you been mang?

swade

I've been AFK looking for work and doing side jobs. Been focusing on my car a bit but the weather is not helping matters any. More rain and cold then sunshine right now.

[swade]

Tell me about it. Itll be nice and sunny mid 70s then the next day sub 50 and rainy

swade

[The_EE]

Currently how the car sits as of tonight. Some small things to finish up tomorrow, Monday, weather permitting will be carpet, wiring up some stuff, reinstalling the drivers seat, cleaning the drivers window of the glue from the tinting and whatever else I can think of to do over the course of the week.

Well, time for some pictures of the last two days work

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Dizzum005.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Dizzum004.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Dizzum003.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Dizzum002.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Dizzum001.jpg

Yeah, yeah yeah, I know, I have not washed the car since last track day in October haha.

[ferriolom]

Nice to see your still around dude. Good luck finishing her up :)

[zckry]

God, those bushings look like a pain.
I feel lucky, the previous owner (of my GSX) mounted the rear diff with aluminum bushings and also the driveshaft is mounted solid so I haz no need to :P

[ippkiss]

looking good!

[The_EE]

God, those bushings look like a pain.
I feel lucky, the previous owner (of my GSX) mounted the rear diff with aluminum bushings and also the driveshaft is mounted solid so I haz no need to :P

I got them installed with a press at the local machine shop so it was not a problem, only $30 to have the originals pressed out and the aluminum pressed in.

looking good!

Damned right its looking good, you did an outstanding job on the manifold, o2 housing and the hot side. A+ Work. Unfortunately I did have to cut part of the o2 housing up to get the sorry ass stuck bolt out. I broke a damned extraction bit inside of it trying to get it loose so I cut a small section out of the side, cut the bolt in half and broke it apart to get it out. Used some high temp paint good for 1200 degrees to cover the spot up so it does not rust, hopefully it does not compromise your ceramic coating, we will see. Anyways, it looks freaking outstanding on the car, I am very, very happy.

Upgrading to 280 cams soon, just waiting on my upper radiator pipe to be done and a few other minor things and hopefully she will be fired up late next week or early the week after that.

[1990 Dsm Gsx]

Jason Good Luck Man.!

[Hellvector]

She's looking real cute man.

One of these days I need to figure out where you live so I can stop by when I'm down there.

[HOT97ECLIPSEGSX]

You're not too far from me Hellvector. I go to Jasons all the time in the Summer. Maybe we could all meet up?

[ippkiss]

I got them installed with a press at the local machine shop so it was not a problem, only $30 to have the originals pressed out and the aluminum pressed in.



Damned right its looking good, you did an outstanding job on the manifold, o2 housing and the hot side. A+ Work. Unfortunately I did have to cut part of the o2 housing up to get the sorry ass stuck bolt out. I broke a damned extraction bit inside of it trying to get it loose so I cut a small section out of the side, cut the bolt in half and broke it apart to get it out. Used some high temp paint good for 1200 degrees to cover the spot up so it does not rust, hopefully it does not compromise your ceramic coating, we will see. Anyways, it looks freaking outstanding on the car, I am very, very happy.

Upgrading to 280 cams soon, just waiting on my upper radiator pipe to be done and a few other minor things and hopefully she will be fired up late next week or early the week after that.

That's the way dsm's are. More broken off bolts that I ever want to think about. I've had to do them all, broken off studs in the head, turbo to 02 housing bolts, turbo to exhaust manifold studs, like I said I just take them to a local guy at the machine shop and have him take it out. 30$ and he does sweat it at all. Or 3 days and 60$ worth of broken tools for me.

[Gamble]

Everything looks great except for this fmic "bracket" I would get something thicker or stiffer material. I never really been a fan of this stuff.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Dizzum001.jpg

[Hellvector]

You're not too far from me Hellvector. I go to Jasons all the time in the Summer. Maybe we could all meet up?
For sure man. I'm fairly confident in my car's ability to get down there, but you know how that is. :D

[The_EE]

Everything looks great except for this fmic "bracket" I would get something thicker or stiffer material. I never really been a fan of this stuff.

Believe it or not, it holds up fine. I am planning on upgrading to the bracket tim uses on his setups but have not done so yet. That will come in time.

Anyways, sold my hatch today, was a little sad but got to see what the car will 'look' like using my buddies hatch as I am using the glass from it for my CF Hatch.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Trunk1001.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Trunk1002.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Trunk1003.jpg

I am diggin' it.

And yes, the hatch is going to be painted soon on his car though I told him, he needs to run my silver hood and hatch and start a new 'trend'.

[zckry]

^ Did you get new wheels or is that not your car?

[Jdog]

Mountain dew FTMFW!

[HOT97ECLIPSEGSX]

I'm sorry...I can't see anything in the first two pictures. They suck. No Mountain Dew?

The 3rd one is just awesome.

[Jdog]

No Mountain Dew?



Third pic on the top of the car, good ol MD ;)

[The_EE]

^ Did you get new wheels or is that not your car?

I go those rims in mid/late 07.

[The_EE]

Installed the Glass after two tries, first try shattered the glass on the removal with about 1 inch of sealant left to remove, the second try was successful. Doesnt sit as flush as I had hoped it would but that was expected.

Engine is almost finished, will have that done on Saturday. Waiting on one part and when that arrives, I can fire the car up and tune it for KCIR on the 3rd. Going to try to bypass the 11's :D

Anyways, two pictures for me to enjoy.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/CFTrunk002.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/CFTrunk001.jpg

[90GS]

The 1st... Bring it to KCIR on Friday the 1st of May!

[The_EE]

The 1st... Bring it to KCIR on Friday the 1st of May!

I heard it was on the 3rd, on a Sunday. Dustin gave me wrong info. Crap, I will do my very best to be there on the 1st.

[90GS]

Friday the 1st. BWW at 4:30 hit the track at 5:30 Race from 6-10pm. Photoshoot/cruise afterward. Remember I originally had it for April 3rd but no one was ready.

You got a week!!

[HOT97ECLIPSEGSX]

Ahh...that's why I effed up the date. First it was April 3rd, and now it's May 1st. I'll be there with all my new goodies installed. :D

[4_fingered_GST]

Ahh...that's why I effed up the date. First it was April 3rd, and now it's May 1st. I'll be there with all my new goodies installed. :D

IFO is may 3rd, so you can run then too:D

-Josh

[swade]

I think a few of us are comin up to ifo :D

[Hellvector]

What brand is that hatch Jason?

[HOT97ECLIPSEGSX]

Well, I can't seem to get power to injector 3 so I'm up a creek without a paddle.

[red92tsi]

Hope to see this at KCIR if it is able to let me know I'm living in belton now not harrisonville.

[Hellvector]

I'm interested in heading down there to see this beast if you're going to be able to pull through and get it there.

[The_EE]

What brand is that hatch Jason?

I dont recall the brand of the hatch. Both the hatch and the hood have a few fitment issues. The Drivers side of the hood sits a little high and the hatch sits a little off but nothing too serious. Both do their jobs though so I cant complain.

Well, I can't seem to get power to injector 3 so I'm up a creek without a paddle.

Going to have to trace the issue. Find out what all controls the injectors and test those.

Hope to see this at KCIR if it is able to let me know I'm living in belton now not harrisonville.

I hope I see this at KCIR as well but its not looking promising. Combo of rain and late parts is robbing me of my chance.

I'm interested in heading down there to see this beast if you're going to be able to pull through and get it there.

I will know Wednesday if I will be making it or not. If I dont have my rad pipe in my hand by then, I wont be attending, unless I can figure out some sort of alternative to the stainless one I ordered weeks ago.

[The_EE]

Weighed the car today.

Full tank of gas, 2 packs of smoke and 1 two litter of the Dew.

+/- 10lbs or so

97 GSX w/ Sunroof 3234 lbs stock

With me in it, 3040lbs

With me out of it, 2860lbs

Figure, less than half a tank of gas at the track, I could pop the car into the 2700's easy.

Also.. track coming up somewhat soon... going to try to totally bypass the 11's :D

[Hellvector]

Weighed the car today.

Full tank of gas, 2 packs of smoke and 1 two litter of the Dew.

+/- 10lbs or so

97 GSX w/ Sunroof 3234 lbs stock

With me in it, 3040lbs

With me out of it, 2860lbs

Figure, less than half a tank of gas at the track, I could pop the car into the 2700's easy.

Also.. track coming up somewhat soon... going to try to totally bypass the 11's :D
Be sure to let us know when you're going to be there. I'll have to make sure ahead of time that I can get there.

[The_EE]

Be sure to let us know when you're going to be there. I'll have to make sure ahead of time that I can get there.

I may go up this Friday, I am going to try but I wont know until Wensday or Thurs on if its going to be possible. I need to tune the car and buy AAA before I even think of racing anything.

[crazyx]

Let me know as well Jason! I've got the laser almost knocked out and ready to run right if I can just figure out my oil pressure problem!

I wish you still had your passenger seat. I still haven't felt the power of that beast! I've only seen it squat it's ass in front of me and disappear..

[zckry]

I go those rims in mid/late 07.

OIC, are you going to paint the CF hatch or leave it as it?
Also, do I see a fixed shorty antenna in that photo?
I've been wanting to mount one of those on mine because my power one is starting to slowly die.

Have you checked out that tech article on tuners titled "clean weight reduction"? (http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/articles-exterior-interior/301256-clean-looking-weight-reduction.html)
I was going though it awhile back and there were tons of things I would have never thought of on it.
I dropped an easy 20 pounds taking out the heavy foam crap in the steering column, metal in the glove box, random unnecessary crap in the door panels, etc.
And you can't see any of it so that was a major plus for me because I want my car to be a full street car.

[The_EE]

OIC, are you going to paint the CF hatch or leave it as it?
Also, do I see a fixed shorty antenna in that photo?
I've been wanting to mount one of those on mine because my power one is starting to slowly die.

Have you checked out that tech article on tuners titled "clean weight reduction"? (http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/articles-exterior-interior/301256-clean-looking-weight-reduction.html)
I was going though it awhile back and there were tons of things I would have never thought of on it.
I dropped an easy 20 pounds taking out the heavy foam crap in the steering column, metal in the glove box, random unnecessary crap in the door panels, etc.
And you can't see any of it so that was a major plus for me because I want my car to be a full street car.

I am going to leave everything how it is on the hood and hatch, I dont see the need to paint it. I am just going to paint the hood and mirrors black and the rest of the car quick silver when I have the cash to get it done.

As for weight, I have pretty much everything removed that I can remove. SRS isnt gone yet, nor the ABS computer under the floor of the passenger side, those could shave another 5 lbs off the car. I also dont have the spare tire rack removed yet. When I get the car painted, I am going to be deleting the sunroof which will save me about 35 lbs. Here is the current state of the inside of the car.

Not much more to go to remove. The car's stance has been compromised due to the weight loss but the roll bar will help a little, when I can afford to buy it.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Stripped004.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Stripped008.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Stripped007.jpg

^^ Yeah, I know I have some cleaning to do.

VV Like my Shift Light and Power Inverter install locations? Perfect for the Q1 mount, wont have to worry about losing battery power anymore.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Stripped006.jpg

And the 4x4 Prokit and sexy wingless :D

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Stripped009.jpg

[zckry]

OIC, you're way ahead of me, haha.

Do you have one of those shorty antenna's on your car?

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Trunk1003.jpg

I hate our power antenna's and have been thinking about switching to one of those.

[The_EE]

Yeah, its a shorty. Its purely for looks now and filling the hole. When I get the car painted, the antenna hole is getting shaved off as I have no speakers, stereo or anything else in the car. Side skirts etc are going as well, just places for rust to hide and weight I dont need on the car.

[tarantula]

OIC, you're way ahead of me, haha.

Do you have one of those shorty antenna's on your car?

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/Trunk1003.jpg

I hate our power antenna's and have been thinking about switching to one of those.

If you are going to get a shorty than this would be the best one. I hate those flimsy rubber ones. I never really listen to my stereo. I got this for looks although it works exactly like the stock one. No loss in reception.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb29/Tran2la/Talon%20AWD/untitled.jpg

[swade]

Not to hijack, but more info on the shorty above?

swade

[tarantula]

Not to hijack, but more info on the shorty above?

swadeIts a Euro design and I got it off Ebay along time ago. I went through different ones and this one is the best!

The one I have is resizable. Its in three parts that can be customized. Its about 7" long and the color is Black chrome. They also have it in Chrome.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290317437083&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:Watchlink:middle:us

**END OF HIJACK** :)

[zckry]

Yeah, its a shorty. Its purely for looks now and filling the hole. When I get the car painted, the antenna hole is getting shaved off as I have no speakers, stereo or anything else in the car. Side skirts etc are going as well, just places for rust to hide and weight I dont need on the car.

Sell me da sideskirtz when you want to get rid of them!
I've been need a nice piar for my GSX for awhile but everyone wants an arm and a leg for em.

[The_EE]

Will do. It will be a while before it happens, its going to take me a while to save up the $$$ for a paintjob.

[The_EE]

Few things throw on.

Water temp and oil pressure gauge, you all have seen that before but the Q1 mount.. I am sure that is pretty new. I ended up cutting the height almost in half as it was a little bouncy. I think the new height will do better. The 'arm' of the stand is made of some sort of flexible aluminum, which may be a problem, if that is the case, I am going to have to go to something a little more solid.

First two are normal height and the last is with it cut down.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/q1mount002.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/q1mount003.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/q1mount004.jpg

[Hellvector]

Although that thing looks a lot better down lower like that, I'd still be worried about it falling back when you launch. Also, I never paid attention, 1g steering wheel?

[swade]

Yep and he did a write up on installing it.

swade

[The_EE]

Although that thing looks a lot better down lower like that, I'd still be worried about it falling back when you launch. Also, I never paid attention, 1g steering wheel?

With it being shorter, it is a lot stiffer and a lot more stable. I plan on testing out a launch, most likely Saturday to test it out and see how it fares. If it doesnt, then I will go with some like sized emt.

[Loner]

Threads like this, are the reason why I don't think I can leave Mitsubishi cars.

[The_EE]

Sometimes, things just dont go your way. Lets just say, its been a hassle and a half to just get this thing, then came Quartermasters fuck up and sending a evo flywheel. Finally, I get the right flywheel but no damned ring gear, finally get the ring gear and it takes me over 2 hours to mate up the engine and trans ( usually takes 5-15 minutes ). Get that mated up and you guessed it, didnt grind down the god damned pivot fork enough so I have no choice but to drop the damned thing again.

LOL, just one of those days.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/SSPX0015.jpg

[The_EE]

Well, some changes are being made.

The 35r, the punishment manifold, the o2 housing the intake and the injectors are off or will be coming off in October. I have decided to down grade and decided to go with the Bullseye 57 trim.

The reason why the Punishment parts are going is because they wont work with my new setup, for some reason, one of the bolts on the turbo I picked up threads in straight and then goes a little cockeyed, enough so that I cant mount up the manifold. As for the o2 housing, the new turbo is internally gated so I have to run a different o2. Since I am running a new manifold, my FP 4" wont fit because of my scatter shield lol. Basically what was going to be an easy and cheap downgrade has already run me almost $450 in additional parts to get things to work out. Well, I could have just run the oem manifold but its rusted and looks like crap.

Hopefully I will get a chance to run the car at the track one last time before it snows but I fear that wont be the case because they are forecasting snow next week. Hey, at least the car has a storage unit to sleep in over the winter.

Only picture I took so far.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/The_EE/SSPX0033.jpg

[Redtsi252]

wow...that sucks...so0o will you finally sell me that punishment manifold?

[The_EE]

As much as I hate to sell it because it is a fine piece of work, it is going to be up for sale in the classifieds likely tomorrow if I have the time to get everything listed

[HOT97ECLIPSEGSX]

Your downgrade fails. :)