Found my gsx!!! Now I need parts.

[GSXSpeeder]

Okay so I finally found my gsx. 98 black on gray. 92k. Only have intake act stage 1 clutch. Short shifter. And high flow cat. I need a bov. Looking for a greddy type s. Or hks ssqv. If anyones selling one let me know. Also looking for a decent aftermarket/ louder exhaust. Stock sucks. Lol. I want to upgrade the turbo. But I need help on that. What turbo should I move up to and along with turbo what els would I need to upgrade? Let me know thought. If you wan to be an as$ keep the comments to yourself pls. I'm a noob I know.

 

[juanpac0]

How's the maintenance history on it? All those mods won't mean anything if your timing belt snaps and takes out your head.

 

[TurboDSM90]

MAINTENANCE- Tbelt first.

Basics- engine management/ecmlink (no real gains until later, but will help you along the way), injectors, fuel pressure regulator, fuel pump, wide band, 14b or even a 16g,(depending on how fast you want to go), front mount/supra sidemount, turbo back. Speed costs money, how fast do you want to go?


Or are you just in it for the nice sounds these cars make?

 

[GSXSpeeder]

Oilchanged every 3k I believe. Everything should be good but of course I will be changing the oil and doing a tune up and getting it inspected for sure as I always do when I buy a new car.

 

[TurboDSM90]

Oilchanged every 3k I believe. Everything should be good but of course I will be changing the oil and doing a tune up and getting it inspected for sure as I always do when I buy a new car.

Take it to full function, KBR, or redzone....In that order if you want good advice. The gas stations on the corners will do you more harm than good.

 

[juanpac0]

^ Listen to this man, he knows what he's talking about.

 

[evilsydeeggot]

I may have an APEX 3" downpipe and full exhaust for sale. Gotta pick it up at a friends house if you are interested!

 

[RedTurboEclipse]

It's rare for veteran DSMers to help newbies these days, esp the ones who run 10s , so when they do, you listen.

 

[Avionixx]

I have a used 14b that I'm willing to part with, unknown mileage though, came with the vehicle when I bought it. Ran great and very little shaft play.

 

[GSXSpeeder]

MAINTENANCE- Tbelt first.

Basics- engine management/ecmlink (no real gains until later, but will help you along the way), injectors, fuel pressure regulator, fuel pump, wide band, 14b or even a 16g,(depending on how fast you want to go), front mount/supra sidemount, turbo back. Speed costs money, how fast do you want to go?


Or are you just in it for the nice sounds these cars make?

am i looking for any damage on the tbelt?. how big injectors should i go? would a 14b be a good upgrade? im not trying to be super fast and the furious. i do a little street racing here and there in brentwood but i dont want to be too slow either. im thinking maybe low 13s? and i also want my car to sound good too tho

am i looking for any damage on the tbelt?. how big injectors should i go? would a 14b be a good upgrade? im not trying to be super fast and the furious. i do a little street racing here and there in brentwood but i dont want to be too slow either. im thinking maybe low 13s? and i also want my car to sound good too tho

when i go to kbr or any of those you mean for them to check the car out and what not right?

how much for the downpipe/ exhaust

and house much for the 14b. ?

 

[TurboDSM90]

^ Listen to this man, he knows what he's talking about.

It's rare for veteran DSMers to help newbies these days, esp the ones who run 10s , so when they do, you listen.

Thanks guys, but I just really want to point the newbies in the right direction, such as... away from body kits, altezza tail lights, and loud exhaust with no power to back it up!

As well as getting things in order to enjoy a wonderful car.

am i looking for any damage on the tbelt?. how big injectors should i go? would a 14b be a good upgrade? im not trying to be super fast and the furious. i do a little street racing here and there in brentwood but i dont want to be too slow either. im thinking maybe low 13s? and i also want my car to sound good too tho



when i go to kbr or any of those you mean for them to check the car out and what not right?

how much for the downpipe/ exhaust

and house much for the 14b. ?

Low 13s shouldnt be a problem. If you want to do it on E85, that makes it easier on your goal AND your wallet. With V3 you can switch between maps (91 octance and E85) on the fly.

When you take it to a shop, you should just have them replace the balance shaft belt, t belt, pulleys, and if you can afford it the water pump too. Go to partsdinosaur.com and get all the parts. I am really fond of his tbelt. It looks, feels and even smells just like the blue greddy one I bought. I wouldn't be surprised if greddy gets the kevlar ones from the same source and just puts the blue coating on the outside. Have I ran it? Yes. Would I trust it to 60k? no, I would change it at 40K just incase. But thats on my car where I dont have a timing cover, p/s,a/c, etc.,

If the previous owner doesn't have reciepts of when the tbelt job was done, CHANGE IT. Bottom line is, it could be ready to fail on you. Don't put yourself in the position where you start hating DSMs because you skipped out on maintenance.

Change the rear diff oil, tcase oil, and transmission oil. You dont have to go super fancy on the rear diff or tcase. On the transmission some name brand hi performance stuff will do you fine.

Engine oil-I prefer shell rotella diesel oil. Wix, mobile 1, K&N OEM oil filters if you don't change your oil at the 3000 mile marker every time.


Anywho, FullFunction would be my first choice for a tbelt job, then KBR, then redzone. Mainly because these shops do stuff like this ALL THE TIME on modified cars. Prices will vary, as well as turnaround time. Craftsmanship and customer service will vary as well, but you will be satisfied on the work done regardless of where you go.

 

[Tre3zy]

^ excellent advice....

 

[evilsydeeggot]

Okay so I finally found my gsx. 98 black on gray. 92k. Only have intake act stage 1 clutch. Short shifter. And high flow cat. I need a bov. Looking for a greddy type s. Or hks ssqv. If anyones selling one let me know. Also looking for a decent aftermarket/ louder exhaust. Stock sucks. Lol. I want to upgrade the turbo. But I need help on that. What turbo should I move up to and along with turbo what els would I need to upgrade? Let me know thought. If you wan to be an as$ keep the comments to yourself pls. I'm a noob I know.

PM'd you about my downpipe and exhaust

 

[GSXSpeeder]

Thanks guys, but I just really want to point the newbies in the right direction, such as... away from body kits, altezza tail lights, and loud exhaust with no power to back it up!

As well as getting things in order to enjoy a wonderful car.



Low 13s shouldnt be a problem. If you want to do it on E85, that makes it easier on your goal AND your wallet. With V3 you can switch between maps (91 octance and E85) on the fly.

When you take it to a shop, you should just have them replace the balance shaft belt, t belt, pulleys, and if you can afford it the water pump too. Go to partsdinosaur.com and get all the parts. I am really fond of his tbelt. It looks, feels and even smells just like the blue greddy one I bought. I wouldn't be surprised if greddy gets the kevlar ones from the same source and just puts the blue coating on the outside. Have I ran it? Yes. Would I trust it to 60k? no, I would change it at 40K just incase. But thats on my car where I dont have a timing cover, p/s,a/c, etc.,

If the previous owner doesn't have reciepts of when the tbelt job was done, CHANGE IT. Bottom line is, it could be ready to fail on you. Don't put yourself in the position where you start hating DSMs because you skipped out on maintenance.

Change the rear diff oil, tcase oil, and transmission oil. You dont have to go super fancy on the rear diff or tcase. On the transmission some name brand hi performance stuff will do you fine.

Engine oil-I prefer shell rotella diesel oil. Wix, mobile 1, K&N OEM oil filters if you don't change your oil at the 3000 mile marker every time.


Anywho, FullFunction would be my first choice for a tbelt job, then KBR, then redzone. Mainly because these shops do stuff like this ALL THE TIME on modified cars. Prices will vary, as well as turnaround time. Craftsmanship and customer service will vary as well, but you will be satisfied on the work done regardless of where you go.

trust me. body kits, altezza lights. the lights are horrible idk why people put those on their cars. and as far as body kits the stocl 98 is good enough for me all i need to do is drop my car about 2 inches maybe 1.5 and itll be clean.

but i never realized how little i knew about these cars. what the heck is a e85

but so im guessing tbelt is a major thing with these cars? im going to look into that asap.

no recipts, gotta make sure everything is up to date on it.

 

[TurboDSM90]

trust me. body kits, altezza lights. the lights are horrible idk why people put those on their cars. and as far as body kits the stocl 98 is good enough for me all i need to do is drop my car about 2 inches maybe 1.5 and itll be clean.

but i never realized how little i knew about these cars. what the heck is a e85

but so im guessing tbelt is a major thing with these cars? im going to look into that asap.

no recipts, gotta make sure everything is up to date on it.

Looks like its time for you to spend your days doing homework on the DSM forums

DSMTalk has a good amount of archived info, this site has come a long way on the tech side of things. I really like some of the tech articles as they are nicely detailed with pics and info. Yes, I have questions and need to verify certain things before proceeding too

You might have to get fancy with some words on the searches over time. For instance, get used to WOT, FPR, BOV, Link, AWD, etc,. You might have to type certain abbreviations in your searches to get the right results.

If you come up with certain issues and decide to start posting "n00b h3r3, need he7p" threads, they better be good questions, with detailed accounts of what you are asking. Odds are they will be looked over and get you even more frustrated when you have 40 views and no responses. There are people waaaaaayyy more advanced on certain things and chances are they have the right answer(s), but will just back out of the topic you posted as its been . Or you will get the "SEARCH THE FORUMS" responses, and the flame of death. That will just irritate you, and others.

Silence is golden, but searches are worth ones weight in gold.

 

[KBR]

nice, glad you found your new GSX. also if you need help or advice, you can always hit me up and we're willing to help.


aite, peace.

 

[helluvadsm]

If you want some help im located in pittsburg myself, and am willing to take some time to teach a newb; I have two newbs under my belt already and have helped rebuild their engines. I have owned quite a few of these and have a good amount of knowledge on what im doing. PM me if you want.

 

[GSXSpeeder]

If you want some help im located in pittsburg myself, and am willing to take some time to teach a newb; I have two newbs under my belt already and have helped rebuild their engines. I have owned quite a few of these and have a good amount of knowledge on what im doing. PM me if you want.

I think I might actually kno who you are. Did you help my boy Danny weld some pipe on his celica gts?

To everyone else. I'm taking everyones advice. Kbr thanks for the offer letting me know you'll help I'll hit you up if I got any questions or what not or need help. Going to be doing a boost leak test tomorow. I highly think I have a leak.

 

[helluvadsm]

I think I might actually kno who you are. Did you help my boy Danny weld some pipe on his celica gts?

To everyone else. I'm taking everyones advice. Kbr thanks for the offer letting me know you'll help I'll hit you up if I got any questions or what not or need help. Going to be doing a boost leak test tomorow. I highly think I have a leak.

actually yes!
I heard he tuned his car now, and is pretty quick; this is from one of the guys I was helping out..

 

[GSXSpeeder]

actually yes!
I heard he tuned his car now, and is pretty quick; this is from one of the guys I was helping out..

You came out to the meet at popeyes one time I was with Danny. I was either driving my 328is or a bucket del sol.

Yeah he got it tuned but he needs to tune it one more time. It's pretty quick but out of commission right now. Screws came off his exhaust manifold got a bad air leak so he ha to take his turbo off and all that so it'll be back on the streets in the next week or so

 

[helluvadsm]

Oh, I remember you now. You were in the beamer. I didn't know you were into dsms
crap no wonder I havent seen him in a while. maybe I should give him a call.

 

[eazy2g]

I think I might actually kno who you are. Did you help my boy Danny weld some pipe on his celica gts?

To everyone else. I'm taking everyones advice. Kbr thanks for the offer letting me know you'll help I'll hit you up if I got any questions or what not or need help. Going to be doing a boost leak test tomorow. I highly think I have a leak.

Oh SNAP!!!! We got THREE DSMer's in tiny @ss Pittsburg now!!! What's up cats! We should have a mini meet....

Yes, follow what the Vets are saying. I kind of put everyone's input together to build mine. I'm still newbish as well, but welcome to DSM!

Anyway, I got some RC 750cc and Blitz SBC-ID Electronic Boost Controller if you're interested. Hit me up

btw - is this jaime?

 

[GSXSpeeder]

Oh, I remember you now. You were in the beamer. I didn't know you were into dsms
crap no wonder I havent seen him in a while. maybe I should give him a call.

yeah haha thats me. i wasnt really i was all into my beamer. man loved that car thats as solid as cars get. theres a meet at jamba juice tonight i believe at 9. supposed to be big i guess. im going to try and make it out

Oh SNAP!!!! We got THREE DSMer's in tiny @ss Pittsburg now!!! What's up cats! We should have a mini meet....

Yes, follow what the Vets are saying. I kind of put everyone's input together to build mine. I'm still newbish as well, but welcome to DSM!

Anyway, I got some RC 750cc and Blitz SBC-ID Electronic Boost Controller if you're interested. Hit me up

btw - is this jaime?

haha whats goooddd. we should all roll out to brentwood meet as the DSM's crew hahahaha. but how much you want for those? yeah im jaime haha who are you?

 

[eazy2g]

yeah haha thats me. i wasnt really i was all into my beamer. man loved that car thats as solid as cars get. theres a meet at jamba juice tonight i believe at 9. supposed to be big i guess. im going to try and make it out



haha whats goooddd. we should all roll out to brentwood meet as the DSM's crew hahahaha. but how much you want for those? yeah im jaime haha who are you?

Wuddup - Who meets in Brentwood? There is also 2 white Evos here that i kick it with. Both high HP cars...

For the parts just come through with some $$ and see whats up. You can look them up and we can figure whats a fair price. I got a bunch of stuff. If you want to see them tonight that's cool too.

I was the one you kept buggin about finding a GSX on email...

 

[GSXSpeeder]

Wuddup - Who meets in Brentwood? There is also 2 white Evos here that i kick it with. Both high HP cars...

For the parts just come through with some $$ and see whats up. You can look them up and we can figure whats a fair price. I got a bunch of stuff. If you want to see them tonight that's cool too.

I was the one you kept buggin about finding a GSX on email...

Shit there's a whole sort of cars. Just like a car meet. They do it damn near everyday . Weekends I be out there most the time. Weekdays sometimes. There's a meet at quicklys in concord every Thursday supposedly and Friday but I haven't been to that one yet. In Brentwood they like find people who got nice quick cars and recruit to they're team baysic .

I'll ###### check them parts out tomorow for sure see what you got.

Lol I kept buggin? You were the one playing with my emotions!! Haha