420a going for the 500hp mark... While looking nice!

[cyexmaster]

The car is a 98 Eclipse GS it's green, in good shape.
I already had it boosting on stock internals for about a year when the bolts that hold the throttle plate decided to take a ride! Actually it was my fault becuase when I put the bolts on I forgot to locktite them and a few months later the came off...

For some reason I drove my car home like that in forth gear shutting it off once once it boosted and then starting it again a few times till I got to my house... I was kinda near... But still, I wa sure those small bolts where either on the cylinders or the turbo if the went thru the cylinders. So I had to open up the engine after removing the head and looking at perfect cylinders y took off the intake mani to find the bolts on the intake ports of the head. Long story short then and there I decided to build my engine before I put it back. Will be a year now when April ends but I am almost done.

Now for the pics...

This was the engine removal in search for the bolts...

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Pistons and rods: don't looki to bad after a year of boost 10-15 sometimes more (that time when the vacuum line on the WG popped off and I did not notice the overboost, but the car was pulling like crazy!.. )

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One the bolts that went to the ports...

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This was the engine bay before all that incident....

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Now for the upgrades and nice parts I got while the project develops...

Some paint on the interior I forgot to to pics of them installed sorry..

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Forged pistons and rods... JE 8.8:1 Comp 88mm ( 0.020 OB) and Eagle H Beams.
Yes they are used, I'm am a college student so $$ flow aint that big...

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[cyexmaster]

And here I gave some love and fresh paint to old parts to make them look nice'er..

The turbo was rebuild with al new seals and bearings....

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ECU and the engine side mounts got painted.

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Some alt/PS/AC brackets , and other stuff. Cross member I had to redo and came out much better... but don't have pics of that...

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Now for the goodies....


BC Ti retainers and springs

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OBX adjustable cam gears, I changed the bolts for grade 8 ones just to be safe..

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I got GSX brakes and SS braided lines, painted them but might change the color after... Don't know if I should do the entire suspension in a goldish-bronze color or leave it black or maybe silver....

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95 Neon OEM flywheel , ACT 6 puck solid clutch, Clutch Net PP, also got the longer neon bolts for the fly and new bolt for the PP.

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ARP head bolts.. and new lower control arms, old one's where busted.

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[cyexmaster]

Here are the turbo and custom tubular manifold (before wraping it)

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Heres my huge intercooler with in/out in the same side (BTW that's not me holding it it's a buddy of mine..)

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Turbo wrapped and then coated with silicone.

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Mega squirt ECU Board 3 MS 2 , Shift light, table switch, launch control and boost control already done to it....

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Here's shot of the chamber on the head after I did a lil nad polish on it to help out in the combustion...

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Here's my new 50mm Tial knock off BOV and my 60mm MP throttle body (without the bolts that like to hang around my engine...)

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[pantherballhp]

subscribed for updates, looks like it'll be a nice build. what turbo is that?

 

[Hitmachine101]

ya nice build bro -- good luck with it,

you plan on using meth?

 

[Locke]

I saw this on that PR site awhile ago. Looks nice so far.

 

[cyexmaster]

ya nice build bro -- good luck with it,

you plan on using meth?

eventually I will try it I will have to mod the MS first for it to manage the meth injection too . And if it works good I will keep it if not I will ditch the setup....

subscribed for updates, looks like it'll be a nice build. what turbo is that?

It's a ebay t3/t4 I don't plan on using it for my goals but for now I will keep it till I get the car running.

 

[jacobevan611]

Looks like a lot of fun and a great build.

 

[robertseber]

yeah very good start man looks like alot of nice parts

 

[nek]

Where did you get those rad hoses from?

 

[cyexmaster]

Where did you get those rad hoses from?

..... it's a kit that has a braid to cover up hoses and the has the caps for the ends....

 

[cyexmaster]

Here are some of the pics from the engine that I got in almost 2 months ago....

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Also I finished what I was doing on the suspesnsion, got all the poly bushings installed and painted all the suspension components flat black and painted the wells with undercoaing. I installed all 4 new discs slotted, painted the calipers silver (for now) and installed the braided lines on the GSX front calipers....

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Does the fmic look too big?

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[AK Maniak]

Nice lookin build. I love the 2 tone valve cover

 

[dalesmitsu]

+2 on the VC also. Nice, when2gnt is up post you updates. Thanks, for showing PNof the Arp's, and how much did your megasquirt run you.

 

[johnmarines]

Turbo wrapped and then coated with silicone.

What kind of silicone did you use and how did you apply it? Did you use regular spray paint or brake caliper paint? How long will that paint/silicone last with the heat? Does replace coating the parts?

 

[cyexmaster]

+2 on the VC also. Nice, when2gnt is up post you updates. Thanks, for showing PNof the Arp's, and how much did your megasquirt run you.

I already have a post on 2gnt on the turbo section, it has way more pics and info than this one. I would have added it here but I really wont write all that again....


I got my MS with all the upgrades and mods for $780...

 

[mannyssj13]

Hey how did you get the bushings in there? I'm doing my rear bushings now and i dont know any other way other then taking it somewhere to get pressed out.

 

[lowandfast1]

+3 on the VC man keep up the good work and keep them pictures coming.

 

[cyexmaster]

Hey how did you get the bushings in there? I'm doing my rear bushings now and i dont know any other way other then taking it somewhere to get pressed out.

torch the rubber out and cut out the slevee out with a hand saw or whatever u can.....

 

[xtr3me]

I already have a post on 2gnt on the turbo section, it has way more pics and info than this one. I would have added it here but I really wont write all that again....

Copy and paste?

But awesome build! Cant wait to see what this thing puts down!

 

[megaskillz]

I remember you from 2gnt. It's coming along well and good luck with your build.

 

[cyexmaster]

I will post more pics once I finish installing the turbo, it seems I have to use the half radiator to keep my manifold. After tha radiator is done I can do the downpipe and IC pipes, then is just a matter of starting it up....

 

[95eclipser]

nice build

 

[cyexmaster]

Heres the latest:

Had to modify the manifold and water pipe to keep the stock radiator. The fans will be replaced with slim fans....

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[master jared]

nice job man keep up the good work and i think the silver breaks look awesome