Street Build: 1995 GSX Build - Journey to a 450awhp daily driver

[Dyesuperman]

January 23, 2012 – Little bit of hood work and fog light bezels in

Just a small update


Yet more sanding on the hood...and cutting! I hate that center divider in the vent so I took a grinder and got rid of it. I am going to have those side vents filled in most likely since they serve no purpose.


And I plastidipped my fog light bezels and put them in. It looks sooo much better

[boostwhipped24]

Damn that thing is sexy.

[johnovision27]

What dash were you swapping out/in?

Chances are you just swapped out the dash harness and away you went. Just wondering because I'm going to be swapping a spyder dash into my GSX, and vice versa. Figured there would be an issue with the roof controls.

[Dyesuperman]

Swapped in the black dash from a spyder for my gray dash. I did just swap out the harnesses because they were different for some reason. I don't know if it was because of year or because one was a coupe and one a spyder but there were slight differences. It isn't too difficult, just a little time consuming. Good luck!





January 30, 2012 – Holset rebuilt, Downpipe wrapped, AC parts going in, and mud flaps acquired


Did some work this weekend...rebuilt the turbo, wrapped the downpipe, put in the ac condenser, and put in a pusher fan

Tools all set out


What have I got myself into :derp


Turbo rebuild went sort of smoothly...had some problems with the thrust collar being really tight on the shaft but talked to Justin on tuners and he said as long as it seated then it should be fine. So turbo rebuild is done! Ordered the rest of the parts to do the headgasket/timing/bsek so once I find some time I can have the car down for a couple days the holset will be on

Again tools set out for what I want to do...I didn't even end up using half of this stuff though. Lol. The tubing was too big to do what I wanted with it and the tape wasn't what I thought it was. Then I didn't have time to use the sheetmetal to do any ducting so that will come at a later time.


Started tearing it apart for a few changes


As I have said I want ac back in the car for summer so I decided to give the ac condenser a bath before it went in

Dirty


Condenser in and foam around the edges to seal it to the radiator.


Fan in position and wired up


Downpipe wrapped and being painted with the DEI coating.

Drying


Read a few threads where people said it's a bad idea to wrap the flex section so I cut out that part


On a sidenote…
I love coming home to packages


Mud flaps are in


One small problem though...I don't even know these will be functional since my wheels are so aggressive, they look puny compared to them lol. I may sell them for a profit if they don’t function for me

[Dyesuperman]

February 3, 2012 – Made a fan shroud


Got bored last night and needed to figure out a new way to mount my main fan. The car ran just a little hot yesterday with the pusher fan being the only one going so the main puller needed to go back on.

I figured the easiest way to go about doing this would be to make a shroud. So I took some of the sheetmetal I bought for the radiator ducting and cut it in half. Then I measured out how big I needed it to be and marked it.


Cut it out and bent over the edges to a 90* then put the fan on top to trace it out.


Cutting out the middle


Almost done. Holes are drilled and middle is cut out, just need to mount the fan to it and put it on.



Fan mounted to shroud and rubber vacuum line around the edges of the shroud to seal a little better.


Installed

[boostwhipped24]

Damn. That was a good idea and turned out pretty good

[Dyesuperman]

Originally Posted by boostwhipped24

Damn. That was a good idea and turned out pretty good

Thanks I need to take it back off and fix a few things but it is working great so far One of these days I may have it fabricated out of some thicker stuff so it looks a bit better as well





February 8, 2012-February 10, 2012 – Aerocatch hood latches in, oil pressure gauge installed, cigarette lighter relocated


Once again, posting these two updates separate didn’t really make for big updates so I am just joining them up.


Aerocatch hood latches in


Aerocatch latches and passwordjdm plates came in today


Also, thought this was kind of funny seeing as I drive over stuff like this all the time lol





Oil pressure gauge installed, cigarette lighter relocated


The Holset install is slowly getting closer so it was time to get ready for the oil pressure gauge install in the feed line. Went ahead and put the gauge in the car...not exactly where I planned though. I wanted it in the other hole in my gauge cluster 2 gauge pod but it is way too long. I got another black center console from a friend a bit ago that already had a gauge hole cut where the cigarette lighter was...so that got relocated and the gauge found a home

Passenger side, seems to be enough out of the way



Oil pressure gauge ready to go, just need the sender hooked up

[zcoh2gdsm]

i love mudflaps. on the right car they look like pure sex. love the build though, good work on it, cant wait to see the end result.

[Dyesuperman]

Me too! I just need to have my 2gb side skirts painted and I can put the mudflaps on and see if I like the look of them on my car...on a good note, this post will make this thread up to date!




February 20, 2012 – Holset is on


So here goes, last weekend I went forward with the h1c install. Got the manifold off and all without too much hassle.


Then took off the worn out turbonetics 50 trim and bolted on the h1c with the new housing and heat shield


Well after mocking it up on the car I realized I couldn't clock my turbo the way I need it to be clocked because of my oil feed...so out came the grinder.


Clearance made.

So next I needed to tap a hole for my boost source so I started working on that


Got that finished up and all was good to go. Of course I ran into various problems along the way such as too small of couplers, too messed up of an oil drain hose etc etc but when you are frustrated pictures aren't the top priority lol. Anyhow, here is the first holset on.




Thought that was over huh? Wrong. Had the h1c on for one week exactly and it felt like it was developing some shaft play (I think I may have been overreacting though...). Either way, I bought a new turbo...a 7 blade hx35. And it was diiirrttttyyy.


I cleaned it up and then just resprayed it silver until I decide what color to powdercoat it. You can see it in some of my pictures later on.

Car apart once again


HX35

H1C


A mess


Back together


Experimenting with my new camera and exposure settings

[Sebba]

Why would you want to look away from the road to view your oil pressure?

[Dyesuperman]

Originally Posted by Sebba

Why would you want to look away from the road to view your oil pressure?

Because it only takes a split second and mostly gets looked at during idle to make sure it isn't low. The center console was just sitting in my attic with a hole cut in it for a gauge when I got it so I used it. The gauge itself was too long to fit in my gauge cluster pod so this was the only other option

[johnovision27]

Thanks for the reply. And it would be different because of the roof open/close switch. (replaces the rear window wiper)
It's already out too. Got the dash, then decided to buy the whole car after they cut the harness out... :S Good fun...
On that note, did you have plans for that spyder harness? Shoot me a PM if you're looking to rid of it, I might be able to use it!

Side note, awesome with the mudflaps! Didn't even know these cars had them.

[boilingname]

This thing is sweet! I so badly want my talon to have 400awhp. or even close to that

[johnovision27]

Also, how sweet did it feel to score a all black leather interior?!
It was a glorious day when I did that. Drove all the way to NYC to get mine and my oh my is it ever sweet!! Got lucky and found a couple doner cars to equip my spring project with the same

[boostwhipped24]

Luckily, mines all black lol

[turboglenn]

Nice build, full boost by 4300 RPM is maybe a Tad slow but not too bad really (are you testing in third gear starting froma wide open bog at 3000 RPM?) that's how i test and really something that should be established/mentioned when stating a "boost by rpm" number for spool, since in first and second a turbo will often vary greatly from third gear in terms of spool, as well as if i start trying to spool at 3k RPM i can make more boost earlier than if i started trying to spool it at 3500 RPM in the same gear (more time uinder load)

Anyway, keep the updates coming everything looks great so far!!

[97GSXBOOSTIN]

great build man, I love the red wheels, with the black car, the contrast is sick

[icerob]

My god your car is hot sex! Hands down best looking DSM I have ever seen!!

[Dyesuperman]

Originally Posted by turboglenn

Nice build, full boost by 4300 RPM is maybe a Tad slow but not too bad really (are you testing in third gear starting froma wide open bog at 3000 RPM?) that's how i test and really something that should be established/mentioned when stating a "boost by rpm" number for spool, since in first and second a turbo will often vary greatly from third gear in terms of spool, as well as if i start trying to spool at 3k RPM i can make more boost earlier than if i started trying to spool it at 3500 RPM in the same gear (more time uinder load)

Anyway, keep the updates coming everything looks great so far!!

For a turbonetics 50 trim it was pretty bad I think...previous owner and people that had driven the car said it used to hit full spool at 3600 before I had it. All tests were while tuning so 3rd gear around 2k-3k I would go WOT and see what it was from that.

The HX35 is a whole other beast though, I love the thing so far. I haven't even done a boost leak test since I put it on (pretty sure I have some, just don't have an air compressor to check) and it is hitting full 20psi at 3900 in 3rd starting at about 3k. Reason I think I have a couple boost leaks is based on the boost I build with the 2 step set at 5500. With the old 50 trim I built 10-15 psi and now I am only building 5-7psi...doesn't make since with the hx35 spooling quicker. So boost leak test will be done soon I hope.

Originally Posted by 97GSXBOOSTIN

great build man, I love the red wheels, with the black car, the contrast is sick

Thank ya, it may be getting a different kind of contrast with the wheels here soon

Originally Posted by icerob

My god your car is hot sex! Hands down best looking DSM I have ever seen!!

Haha thanks man..I think there are some that are cleaner but I will welcome the compliment

[SEVERENI]

Those red rims - my God their sexy. I love the JDM touch.

[Nicklepage1010]

Originally Posted by SEVERENI

Those red rims - my God their sexy. I love the JDM touch.

A JDM touch?
They dont offer eclipses in Japan...

[SEVERENI]

JDM you know: red rims, green rims? It started in Japan. JDM style doesn't have to mean it existed in Japan, just inspired by it.

Besides the only thing designed and released in USA was the chassis. The G63B was originally designed in japan for the Mighty Max and a few other cars (the sohc basis of the 4g63) before the eclipse was ever offered here. The intercooled twin cam was designed specifically for the eclipse/talon/laser with Chrysler in 1989. (4g63t)

Sorry for the spam, it just bugs me when people say dsm's aren't japanese at all. Yes produced here, but Japan designed them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubi...us_engine#4G63

[OG PeNGuiNz0Rz]

You are completely right. But even if you ARE right, you shouldn't base anything solely on wiki. I could go in and completely change it if I wanted to, anyone can.

[Purple_Demon]

Absolutely love this build thread. Same plan I have with my Tsi, no wing, gloss black, hx35...pure sex. Keep up the good work!

[Dyesuperman]

March 20-27, 2012 – Pulling the motor and transmission

And so it begins...camera is setup on a tripod so there will be many pictures taken this time...








More done

Transfer case and downpipe off...have a little oil leak as you can see


Motor mount and such off along with intake piping etc etc


Just throwing in a picture of the holset :P


Little more work done


It's coming out...had a friend come over and help




It's out!



Something is missing...and yes I am going to try cleaning up the engine bay and getting rid of some wires...yuck



On the stand ready to be worked on


And so the tear down of the motor begins...stay tuned for more updates tomorrow




My post was too big (63 pictures) so this will need to be separated into 4 posts but it is all one big update

[boostwhipped24]

If you dont mind me asking, why you pulled the motor and transmission

[Dyesuperman]

Originally Posted by boostwhipped24

If you dont mind me asking, why you pulled the motor and transmission

To do the bsek, replace water pump, timing pulleys, tensioner, etc and replace the clutch...ended up having to use the old clutch though so the trans will have to come out again when I buy a new pressure plate (old one turned out to be warped).


Valve cover off along with exhaust manifold


Mmmmm, clean head


Cam gear bolts loosened and ready to take off for my AEM gears. Intake manifold off


Random


Cam gears on



Filthy! Sooo much buildup on them






Head looks the same way




Brake cleaner, a screw driver, and purple power to the rescue!!



Much better, not perfect but it will work




Water pump and other misc crap taken off to get ready to pull the pan and do the bsek

[98mitsgs]

[Dyesuperman]

Crank looks pretty decent


Crank sprocket off


Another of the crank


Porting that hole...no after pics because it looked like crap lol. Should do its job though


Front cover back on and ready to put back together


Balance shaft stubby


Ported ofh relief valve hole



Little motivation for my engine...





OEM headgasket on and ready to torque down the head. Copper sprayed it just to be safe, shouldn't hurt either way


Took me ffooorreeevvveerrr to try and get these lined up right...hope this is correct


Location of the crank sprocket with the gears like above


Picture of my oil drain for the holset...dent is there so it would clear my h1c and the vband clamp but have since swapped it out with an hx35


New FIC injector seals

[Dyesuperman]

Engine in, was actually very easy to drop back in





New power steering cooler setup. Just a $20 kit at autozone that I bought to replace the terrible factory one. Mine was leaking and rubbed against my IC piping so I just did away with it completely and put this on




Car is back up and running but the old clutch had to go back in due to a warped pressure plate and I have lower than normal oil pressure for unknown reasons. Measuring off the oil feed line to the turbo with -4an line and a .095 restrictor I am not getting above 35ish psi above 3-4k rpm. Cold idle psi is only 30. I am thinking that my relief valve may be stuck open or something so I am going to check it out when I get some time to see what is going on with it. I can definitely feel the vibrations in it as well with the bsek.

To add on to the above, I changed my oil filter as it was a bit clogged it seems and also took out the restrictor and am getting 11-15psi at idle and 40-45psi at 4500rpm and above