97 Eclipse GST VS 2000 Camaro SS with bolt ons

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TypeR Teg

Discussion Starter · Nov 24, 2005 (Edited)

Hey guys and girls! Some of you may know me and some may not. I was a previous owner of a 01 Acura Integra Type R with a fully built motor with a T3/T4 turbo setup. I recently sold that car because insurance was crazy on it, I wasnt getting the results i wanted with the b18c series motors. I sold it for a 97 Eclipse GST which came with a 3" thermal exhaust, a greddy Type RS BOV, dejon upper and lower intercooler piping, an S-AFC II as well as a walbro 190 fuel pump. For the past 2 months i have since added an Evo III 16G ported with a 34 mm wastegate, 660 cc injectors, injen intake, a Slow boy racing fmic, Evo III o2 housing, Evo III manifold, PLX M-300 wideband, EGT gauge, Tranny rebuilt by TRE with full LSD and upgraded synchros.. I dont have the dyno sheet in front of me but i made 347.36 WHP and 351.19 Lb/Ft Tq at 23 psi on pump gas.

Now as far as the race. I had a race with a local friend of mine with a 2000 Camaro SS with bolt ons. Both races were from a dead stop. My first launch I messed up, revved a little too high and the result was a 1/2 car behind the camaro in 1st gear. As soon as i shifted to 2nd gear i began to just feel the pull and blew right next to him and past him. I let off in mid 3rd with me by 4-5 car legnths.

Race #2: I launched right this time and gained easily a half car right off the launch, and i looked back and i lost him out of my sight. This time i took it to 120 MPH with me ahead by several cars.

All in all I'm really happy with my setup. Im thinking about going with a 75 shot as well as upping the boost a tad bit more.

Hope you enjoyed the kill! Glad to be part of the DSM family.

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Dustin16

· #2 · Nov 25, 2005

Sounds like a good kill, but i got one question for you my man. Why put a 75 shot on? why waste the money for that when you have most all of the support mods needed to just get a bigger turbo and up the boost even more. Just a thought man but good kill anyways.
Dustin

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TypeR Teg

Discussion Starter · #3 · Nov 25, 2005 (Edited)

Dustin16 said:
Sounds like a good kill, but i got one question for you my man. Why put a 75 shot on? why waste the money for that when you have most all of the support mods needed to just get a bigger turbo and up the boost even more. Just a thought man but good kill anyways.
Dustin

Because smaller turbos + Nitrous= huge power gains. I am happy with my turbo setup as i do not plan to go bigger anytime soon. With spray and more boost & with the Competition cams I'm about to purchase, that will be one hell of a setup. I just want to try something different. I have never been fan of big turbo's so i could careless about a big turbo right now. The only reason i went with the T3/T4 on my Integra was because i got a good deal on the kit.

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Dustin16

· #4 · Nov 25, 2005

TypeR Teg said:
Because smaller turbos + Nitrous= huge power gains. I am happy with my turbo setup as i do not plan to go bigger anytime soon. With spray and more boost & with the Competition cams I'm about to purchase, that will be one hell of a setup. I just want to try something different. I have never been fan of big turbo's so i could careless about a big turbo right now. The only reason i went with the T3/T4 on my Integra was because i got a good deal on the kit.

Sounds good man, Ive just never been a big fan of nitrous. But, i have seen the power gains from nitrous from freinds cars so by all means go for it.

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TypeR Teg

Discussion Starter · #5 · Nov 25, 2005

Dustin16 said:
Sounds good man, Ive just never been a big fan of nitrous. But, i have seen the power gains from nitrous from freinds cars so by all means go for it.

Neither have I, but something about my setup is telling me to go for it. I just want to experiment. This is my 1st dsm even though i have hung around with many people with talons and eclipses. Ive got lots to learn about these cars but so far from what I can see, I already love how these cars react to mods. My Integra was nothing compared to my GST. It took me years & alot of $$$$$ to squeeze out 310 WHP out of a Type R. It has taken me 2 months and less than $2500 to get 347 WHP out of this bad boy

. And oh, one thing that pissed me off about my integra was always the lack of torque. The car was basically a slow terd untill higher RPM's (when it hit vtec). Driving a turbo dsm is totally a different experience. It feels so much more torquey and much much more powerful in every way.

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FourG63 98GST

· #6 · Nov 25, 2005

TypeR Teg said:
Hey guys and girls! Some of you may know me and some may not. I was a previous owner of a 01 Acura Integra Type R with a fully built motor with a T3/T4 turbo setup. I recently sold that car because insurance was crazy on it, I wasnt getting the results i wanted with the b18c series motors. I sold it for a 97 Eclipse GST which came with a 3" thermal exhaust, a greddy Type RS BOV, dejon upper and lower intercooler piping, an S-AFC II as well as a walbro 190 fuel pump. For the past 2 months i have since added an Evo III 16G ported with a 34 mm wastegate, 660 cc injectors, injen intake, a Slow boy racing fmic, Evo III o2 housing, Evo III manifold, PLX M-300 wideband, EGT gauge, Tranny rebuilt by TRE with full LSD and upgraded synchros.. I dont have the dyno sheet in front of me but i made 347.36 WHP and 351.19 Lb/Ft Tq at 23 psi on pump gas.

Now as far as the race. I had a race with a local friend of mine with a 2000 Camaro SS with bolt ons. Both races were from a dead stop. My first launch I messed up, revved a little too high and the result was a 1/2 car behind the camaro in 1st gear. As soon as i shifted to 2nd gear i began to just feel the pull and blew right next to him and past him. I let off in mid 3rd with me by 4-5 car legnths.

Race #2: I launched right this time and gained easily a half car right off the launch, and i looked back and i lost him out of my sight. This time i took it to 120 MPH with me ahead by several cars.

All in all I'm really happy with my setup. Im thinking about going with a 75 shot as well as upping the boost a tad bit more.

Hope you enjoyed the kill! Glad to be part of the DSM family.

Welcome to the DSM community Giovanni. I didn't think you wouldve sold your pride and joy anytime soon but glad to hear your happy with your new beast. Sounds like you have got yourself a good setup capable of near 400+WHP with cams, some more tuning, and that 75 shot. If you ever need help or advice, you know the man to come to. I hope you didnt sell your Type R just because you lost that race against me??

J/k

Take it easy

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redfury

· #7 · Nov 25, 2005

Nice job....Fahad has told me about your GST, looks like you defintly have a monster in the making....Congrats on joining the community.

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FourG63 98GST

· #8 · Nov 25, 2005

redfury said:
Nice job....Fahad has told me about your GST, looks like you defintly have a monster in the making....Congrats on joining the community.

Monster? Hes a few horsepower quicker than me..hes still slow remember! J/k man

Yeah me and giovanni are going to be running pretty similar setups atleast untill next summer. Ivan, next summer i have a FP Green, 780cc injectors, AFPR, and DSM Link going in. My Evo III turbo and my current setup might be for sale next summer..ill give you the turbo for $300 with install kit if you can wait till then.

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redfury

· #9 · Nov 25, 2005

FourG63 98GST said:
Monster? Hes a few horsepower quicker than me..hes still slow remember! J/k man

Yeah me and giovanni are going to be running pretty similar setups atleast untill next summer. Ivan, next summer i have a FP Green, 780cc injectors, AFPR, and DSM Link going in. My Evo III turbo and my current setup might be for sale next summer..ill give you the turbo for $300 with install kit if you can wait till then.

Ill take it at $300...

LoL...yeah I know your DSM is fast as hell, any more kills lately?

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