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Blog Title: 1g Non-turbo -> Turbo swap
This is the journal of my 4G63t 6 bolt swap into my 1991 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS.
My car: My Eclipse was my first car, I was 16 years old when I got it. I bought it on January 2, 2003 for $250 with a free tow to my house. The timing belt had snapped at 114,000 miles and destroyed the head. Also the front bumper and passenger side fender were smashed in. Other then that it was in great shape. My dad and I rebuilt the engine from the head up. It took us 4 months but when we finally got it started that Easter it was an awesome feeling! This car has been my daily driver ever since, for the last 7 years.
My engine: The engine is out of a 1991 Plymouth Laser RS Turbo FWD car. I acquired the engine, transmission, ECU, and wire harness out of the car when it arrived at a junkyard, where I worked at the time. I pulled everything out in 1 day. I had the engine rebuilt to factory standards and attempted a swap back in 2005. However I ran into problems with the engine, with money, and with it being my daily driver and ended up pulling it out and putting my GS engine back in. My turbo motor has been sitting on a stand in my parents garage for the last 5 years.
DSM Project Car/Build Updates
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Posted 07-22-2011 at 05:06 PM by 9!'clipseDOHC (1g Non-turbo -> Turbo swap)
April-July 2011 (Personal best ET, Autox, Road Course, Show, ELHS, Tial)
In my last blog entry I added a FMIC, 850 injectors, V3 lite, and switched to speed density. I had a best ET of 14.3 @ 101 in San Antonio (before all those mods) and a best ET at my local track in El Paso of 14.7 @ 102 (after all those mods).
My last blog ended with this sentence: For the next blog expect...
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Posted 03-31-2011 at 05:07 PM by 9!'clipseDOHC (1g Non-turbo -> Turbo swap)
Where to begin! My last blog was my end of the year video, but I made it in October thinking that I was done for the year. Well it turns out that I couldn't even make it 2 months without doing more! As of the last blog, this is where I stood:
Stock turbo, stock fuel injectors, stock intercooler, stock ECU, full interior, street tires, FWD, 14 pounds of boost.
Coming...
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I put together a little video last night of my DSM over the past year. I know it's only October but my wedding is coming up in January so blowing money on my car is being put on hold until 2011. 2010 has been a great year for my DSM: I finally built my 4G63t and did the turbo swap, I raced at the first annual Texas Mitsubishi Shootout at San Antonio Raceway, and I made it out to the local track, El...
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Posted 05-05-2010 at 01:22 PM by 9!'clipseDOHC (1g Non-turbo -> Turbo swap)
It's alive!
Day 1:
At the end of my last blog, the engine was completely assembled on the stand. I got it off the stand, attached the Fidanza Flywheel, the ACT 2100 clutch, and the transmission.
I stopped taking pictures at this point but the engine went in without much difficulty....
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Posted 05-02-2010 at 07:41 PM by 9!'clipseDOHC (1g Non-turbo -> Turbo swap)
I've been busy the past 2 days because I got my engine back from the shop. The block had been machined and built (Wiseco pistons, 6 bolt rods, BSEK) but the head hadn't been touched and still needed to be cleaned out before I could reassemble everything.
I removed the camshaft bearing caps, camshafts, rocker...
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It's out!
First off, those axle nuts are a pain in the butt! However it wasn't anything a 4' pipe on a 1/2" drive breaker bar couldn't fix.  I pulled out the axles, it got a little messy becasue I forgot to drain the transmission fluid  Sucks because that was my BG syncroshift 2 fluid. Looks like I'll be trying Pennzoil Syncromesh this time around....
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Ok all the preparation time has paid off, its time for the swap!
The last picture of my beautiful non-turbo setup. Its been good to me but, I got a need... A need for speed. (Sorry, I had to throw that in here)
I spent most of yesterday and today getting my car ready. The only thing left holding the non-turbo...
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Posted 03-23-2010 at 05:34 PM by 9!'clipseDOHC (1g Non-turbo -> Turbo swap)
So I dropped my engine off at Luna Performance yesterday to get diagnosed, and sure enough they found the problem. It had spun both balance shaft bearings, causing damage to the pistons, crankshaft journals, oil pump/front case, and lifters.
My shopping list just got a lot more expensive. I just added:
Wiseco Pistons (.20 over) (not sure 8.3:1 or 9:1 yet)
ACL Race main...
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Posted 03-22-2010 at 08:08 AM by 9!'clipseDOHC (1g Non-turbo -> Turbo swap)
My engine (the block, head, and timing components) is at Luna Performance so they can find out what went wrong with it last time. I've mentioned it before but I lost all compression in 1 cylinder and it was blowing white smoke and making weird noises under throttle, like an electric growl. I know its been sitting for the last 5 years but when I tried to rotate the crank the other day it wouldn't turn....
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Posted 03-15-2010 at 08:42 PM by 9!'clipseDOHC (1g Non-turbo -> Turbo swap)
My engine arrived today after a 2,000 mile trip across the country. Luckily it was still in one piece after the journey. There was some miscommunication with the shipper but everything was straightened out and I was able to bring it home. Once I got it to my house I got it up on the hoist and unwrapped. After that, I mounted it to the stand and lowered everything the ground. I pulled off the manifolds,...
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Posted 03-04-2010 at 11:12 AM by 9!'clipseDOHC (1g Non-turbo -> Turbo swap)
About a year after my failed engine swap I got a new job and moved 2,000 miles away from my hometown. Priorities in my life changed and I forgot all about that turbo engine that was sitting on that stand back in my parent's garage. About a year ago I even put my car up for sale. Then something changed. I started fixing little problems and spending more and more time with my car. I got active on dsmtuners...
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