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Old 07-02-2008, 12:28 PM   #1981 (permalink)
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Hi.

I'm Greg. I've hung out on these forums for a while reading random tech articles on occasion and decided it would be better to join to access more.

I drive a 96 tsi awd and have built a 90 tsi awd, 97 tsi awd, 97 rs turbo, and 98 tsi awd. So, I might be a newbie here, but not with busting knuckles on dsm's
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Old 07-02-2008, 02:26 PM   #1982 (permalink)
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Old 07-03-2008, 12:56 PM   #1983 (permalink)
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Howdy folks. Name is Ben, widely known on the web as Phempa.
Recently sold my sweet 1991 Accord with JDM H22a and goodies, and bought this ugly piece.
But it's turbo. And it's AWD. And it's got A/C. Three thing I'm not used to and like VERY much.

I've already got a lot of good info from this site, and am just starting to perform the MUCH needed maintenance my 92 GSX.
It needs quite a bit of exterior work, as it's been sitting in the Arizona sun for months.
If anyone's in Tucson, would love to meet up sometime and get some pointers on DSM tuning!

Only one photo of the ride at the moment. Pretty HDR shot with my Nikon D40.



Future plans for the vehicle only include getting it running as good as new for the time being.

Cheers!!!
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Old 07-04-2008, 06:39 PM   #1984 (permalink)
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Wuts up all.... new guy from Pa here with a 2g 420a RS....... I have lots of parts to put on her... only problem is... i am and have been in Afghanistan for the past 15 months...

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Old 07-05-2008, 12:02 PM   #1985 (permalink)
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hey my name is tony live in pa 22 yrs old just moved up here from florida. never big into the dsm thing thought i give it a shot i have 2 1g' awd talon's one parts and one to build already finishing up my cage and fuel system ill post pics soon. seems like a great community to get into

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Old 07-05-2008, 03:47 PM   #1986 (permalink)
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Old 07-05-2008, 08:43 PM   #1987 (permalink)
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Hello all. Just picked up a 90 eclipse GSX on mon. just doing some work before I get her on the streets. I live in southeast ohio. I've been around dsm's for a while now but finally decided to pick up one for myself. we will see how things go but i'm very excited.

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Old 07-06-2008, 04:23 PM   #1988 (permalink)
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My name is Kim and I'm Serving my country in Baghdad Iraq right now. I have a 91 AWD TSI that I bought while I was out here and picked it up while I came home on R&R. I fell in love with my DSM as soon as I turned the boost up tryin 2 blow my motor for I can get a 2.3L stroker. I live in New York City and I also Drag my Honda.
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Old 07-06-2008, 05:10 PM   #1989 (permalink)
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My name is Kim and I'm Serving my country in Baghdad Iraq right now. I have a 91 AWD TSI that I bought while I was out here and picked it up while I came home on R&R. I fell in love with my DSM as soon as I turned the boost up tryin 2 blow my motor for I can get a 2.3L stroker.

Wow, talk about tough love...


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Old 07-07-2008, 12:47 AM   #1990 (permalink)
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I to am new. . . to the DSM world that is . Names Kevin and I have a problem, I am addicted to boost. The wifey wanted an eclipse badly so we got something on my terms 96 talon AWD TSI. I am not new though to the world of turbos and going faster.
Daily driver y2k cobra with some dope on top
project 5.0(mustang engine) turbo in a 87 300zx
hers 96 talon awd tsi (soon to be another money pit in a good way )
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Old 07-08-2008, 04:04 PM   #1991 (permalink)
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hello, Im russell, my first car was a 1996 eclipse gs, and i have recently sold it and bought a 1994 eclipse gsx, and loving it, although it is currently sitting due to no insurance due to no job. just wanted to say hello. see ya'll around.
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Old 07-08-2008, 04:17 PM   #1992 (permalink)
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i thought i was gone for good when i sold my RS, but the force has brought be back with a 99 GS. feels good to be back
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Old 07-09-2008, 03:55 AM   #1993 (permalink)
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Hey Guys
Im A Newb.... but not a newb to 4g63s.... ive been following EVO's for a while..but i am not old enough to even drive yet...
now i am about to turn 16 and about to get my license...
i signed up because i know that forums are alot of help and i need your guy's help to help me with the decission about buying my first car/dsm...
i found a 97 GS-T..... now i just need to know from you guys what i should ask about the car... .
hello again
i wll be making a new thread on the newb forum
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Old 07-09-2008, 08:12 AM   #1994 (permalink)
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I think you should ask does it run? Whats wrong that you have seen or felt? If something is wrong with it would you have enough money to get it fixed or replaced? Anyways welcome to the site.
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Old 07-09-2008, 09:04 PM   #1995 (permalink)
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heyyy names brandon
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if i could marry my car... i would

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Old 07-10-2008, 06:02 PM   #1996 (permalink)
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newb here

name is mike from toledo, ohio, i have onl had 1 dsm, until the one i just bought. i used to be a honda guy, well my old dsm was a 90 awd talon ( white) mods where- 16g,shep trans, 1gB front end conversion, mbc, safc, cutch, flywheel, arp head studs,.

well i just picked up a 96 awd talon, white as well, lol, currenting not running due to a bad engine. go figure.

the plans are to drop a 6bolt in, throw a 16g at it, some e85 fmic and some little other things
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Old 07-10-2008, 09:13 PM   #1997 (permalink)
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What's up dsmer's I just joined this forum.
I own a 1996 mitsubishi eclipse rs 5 speed.
That i got for $500.00 with a blown engine and i picked up a 99 gs wrecked that had a perfect running condition engine and tranny so i swaped the engine and tranny to my rs.

Great forum BTW..
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Old 07-13-2008, 12:09 PM   #1998 (permalink)
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Hey just thought I would say HI and introduce my self. This is my 3rd ish DSM. I started off with a buddys 91TSI then moved back home from college and bought a 95TSI blew the motor trans ect. Now im driving a 92GSX. I just picked it up a couple weeks a go so the car is pretty much stock. Its getting full 3inch next week. I have a home made MBC sitting in front of me but see no need to hook it up yet. The car is boosting 13psi right now.. and yes that is with a good boost gauge. I am not going to really do anything to the car untill I can get some maintence done. New CVS timing belt and the works. after that, it is game on ... This is just my daily driver car. So no I dont want to run 10's I have another car for that... I just want a low 13sec car that still gets 20+ mpg. Ohh im from Oregon too.. So hi!!
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Old 07-13-2008, 03:59 PM   #1999 (permalink)
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Hey guys,
My name is PJ and i have a 95 Eclipse GS
The car's basically stock so far. Haha.
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Old 07-13-2008, 10:15 PM   #2000 (permalink)
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I figure I should get this out of the way, even though I have a number of posts already.

My name is Kevin. I live in Virginia Beach, Virginia. I'm the original owner of a 1997 Eclipse GS-T Spyder. There are no real mods to speak of on it, but I plan to change that in short order. I finally have the money and the time to work on my car. I'm going to do it right from the beginning with quality parts, and some help from my friends here at DSMTuners.

There's tons of information here and I'm really grateful for all the experts in the field that have helped me so much already to the point where I really don't have any big questions yet. Well, I do, but I haven't gotten to that point yet in my build - this site has helped me in many ways to think 10 steps ahead.

Basically, the idea is a 4G64 bottom end and a 1G 4G63 head. I've already got the bottom end built, and I'm waiting for some extra time to tear the 1G head off and send it to my shop. The details are all in my blog.

Thanks for all you do here. You're a great resource. I'll post more pics and info in my blog when I hit 50 posts.
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