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HOT's 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX


It's about time I made a thread in regards to my car. I finally decided to get her all cleaned up and take some pictures. I've had my car since November of 2004. This car turned me into a complete DIYer. She has come a long way since I first got a hold of her. I bought her with 70,010 miles out of Connecticut.

Mod list on the car:

Engine:


  • 7 bolt block
  • Eagle rods
  • Ross pistons (8.5:1) .20 over
  • Factory crank
  • Removed balance shafts
  • ACL race bearings (all bearings)
  • 1g ported RRE race head with 3 angle valve job
  • Crower titanium springs and retainers
  • HKS 272 intake and exhaust cams
  • 3g revised lifters
  • Fidanza cam gears (currently 0*/0*)
  • ARP head and main studs
  • Fluidampr crank pulley
  • Polyurethane engine mounts
  • JMF coil pack relocation bracket

Intake:


  • MHI 20g TD06 turbo ported
  • JMF “Race” sheet metal intake manifold
  • Magnus heat barrier gasket
  • Tial Q 50mm BOV
  • 1g 60mm throttle body
  • ETS 7" x 3" intercooler kit with 2.5" short route piping
  • ETS 2.5” throttle body elbow with IAT bung
  • Joe P “IL” manual boost controller
  • Filter directly on turbo

Exhaust:


  • Custom 3" turbo back exhaust with a Magnaflow muffler
  • Some custom ported o2 housing
  • DNP tubular exhaust manifold
  • Tial 38mm external wastegate with open dump

Fuel:


  • FIC 650cc injectors
  • Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator
  • Walbro 255 HP pump rewired
  • Stock fuel filter
  • Stock fuel lines (pre-fuel rail, and post fuel pressure regulator)
  • Stock fuel rail

Drivetrain:


  • Jacks Transmissions Premium rebuilt transmission (All EVO III gears, taller 1st & 5th)
  • Competition Clutch “Stage 4” 6 puck
  • Fidanza aluminum flywheel (with automatic spacer and OEM “long” flywheel bolts)
  • Authentic B&M short throw shifter
  • Energy Suspension shifter base bushings
  • New OEM clutch master and slave cylinders
  • Stainless steel clutch line
  • Stock transfer case
  • Stock rear differential
  • Stock driveshaft/axles

Brakes:


  • Reman hand painted calipers (will send to 'someone' to be powder coated)
  • Slotted and zinc plated rotors
  • Hawk pads
  • Stainless steel brake lines (not installed)

Exterior:

  • 20% window tint
  • 5% windshield brow
  • Don't remember MSWs 17" rims wrapped in 235/45/17 Nitto Invos (wheels from Tire Rack)
  • OEM front and rear mud flaps (not installed)

Suspension:


  • Eibach Pro-Kit lowering springs
  • Tokico Illumina 5-way adjustable struts
  • Polyurethane sway bar bushings (not installed)
  • Ingalls front and rear camber kits (rear installed...front didn't have the right adjustment I needed)

Electronics/Monitoring:


  • ECMlink v3 full version
  • Speed Density
  • Megan boost and oil pressure gauges
  • AEM wideband o2 gauge
  • JMF aluminum battery tray and tie down
  • Odyssey slim battery

The Bad:


  • Unfortunate rear hatch rust
  • Fading rubber trim
  • Need to fix the connection to the oil pressure gauge (dash and Megan gauge)
  • Engine bay is dirty
  • Interior carpet is dirty
  • Need new OEM/good floor mats

I haven't posted many pictures of the car since I installed a lot of my mods. Here are moAr pics!

NOTE: These pics are not updated and do not reflect my updated mod list.


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CrackedDSM
Yeah, all that hot air is robbing power. Have you had a chance to log IAT temps yet? Header wrap works serious wonders and it's not that expensive. Find some header wrap on Jegs or summit, and get the can of heat barrier spray with it. Both the insulating spray + wrap will cut down temps on the header so much, you'll be able to touch it after a few hard pulls without needing a skin-graft.

The problem with this is, this allows moisture to be trapped, and basically raises the risk big time of your tubular manifold cracking early. Which is why I say go ahead and save up now. By the time it cracks/you get the FP manifold, Shane will HOPEFULLY be making his FP manifold heatshields, so you'll be golden by then. :)
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T
Heat Wrap is on the way to him from my personal stash :D
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HOT97ECLIPSEGSX
I thought there was some kind of spray sealant which helps keep the moisture out. I wonder if I should ceramic coat it and then wrap it. I thought about buying an FP manifold as this is becoming more work than it should be.
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CrackedDSM
Yeah, honestly that's why I'm not a huge fan of DNP tubular manifolds. For a DSM flanged turbo, cast > just about anything. The FP race manifold further backs this argument up because the money you'd spend on a high quality DSM flanged tubular manifold, wouldn't really be worth $700+, compared to the $230-$250 FP cast manifold.

They do make a spray sealant, that's what I meant by the insulator/heat-barrier stuff. But, nothing will prevent the inevitable. Unfortunately DNP is still cheap for a reason. Best just to go cast. It's easier, cheaper, and will last a hell of a lot longer. Plus it's easier to maintain underhood temps with cast vs tubular. :D
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HOT97ECLIPSEGSX
LoL well fuck...anyone need a DNP manifold? :p

I'm going to snap a few pics of the completed engine bay. The car hasn't been washed or moved in a while because I need 4 new tires and I'm waiting to be paid to buy them. LOL
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CrackedDSM
:p I would just give it a basic heatwrap job until you can afford an FP race manifold or a fully ported Evo 3 mani/etc.
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J_DiZ
I have an FP race mani i could sell. Won't need it now that I'm T3.
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E
Where do you live at in KS? I saw your license plate said SG, but you never know.. lol.
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HOT97ECLIPSEGSX
Eclipse1997GST said:
Where do you live at in KS? I saw your license plate said SG, but you never know.. lol.
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I live in Johnson County. :) The SG plate was just an example as I have a personalized plate on my DSM.

Dirty mess pic.
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Bradikus7
Well, I just read through this whole thing. Love the car man. We have a lot of bolt ons in common however I didn't know about your upgraded internal parts of the motor. Anyway 11's are definitely in your near future.
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K
Nice looking car. I have been looking online for quite some time now looking for a clean gsx to have some fun with.
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PBP'sGSX
Wow I love the car. I wish I would of bought a car like yours. Mine has been nothing but trouble. When I rains it floods in my case.
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clean I like!
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HOT97ECLIPSEGSX
After several years of hiatus, the car is coming back to life! Updates to come soon. I have most of the car back together, but noticed a couple small leaks I need to fix before getting a running tune. I don't really trust the local shops near me to do a proper tune, so I paid Kenny Kline to tune it remotely. At this point, I'd really just like to enjoy the car and have a moderate tune that isn't pushing things to the moon. 25-30psi with an hx35 should be plenty to lay down some kills.
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