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Kaj2gDSMspyder

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Apr 8, 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hey guys!! I just bought a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse Gs-t Spyder from my cousin who had owned more than ten years. I'm the third owner of this car. The first owner was my cousin uncle who sold it to him. He also own another GSX. ;) Now my cousin had pass it on to me. I remember this car when I was a little kid. It was a beautiful car. I always wanted one ever since especially when the very first Fast and Furious came out with the green 2g Eclipse that Paul Walker had driven in the very first scene. My cousin didn't really want to sell it, but he had a wife and three kids. So he's planning to get a truck for his family and ready to move on. He also almost sold it to another guy who had offer him at a higher price. But I offer my cousin $5000 since we're related and he knows it was my dream car. I didn't want it to be gone to another person who you don't know what they're going to do with the car and I know most people don't keep them in very well condition these days. Especially it's a clean 99 spyder that I grow up looking at it ever since I was a kid. Overall, I've been begging him about it lately. So, I went and take a look at it. Starts right up! But it's been sitting for while. Just need a wash. No check engine light or anything. Only 98,000 orignal miles. All clean, no rust. Black leather interior no rips, OEM 99 white face gauge, OEM mud flaps, chrome Gs-t wheels. Just need a tune. Only boosting 5psi at the moment. Get full boost at 3500-4000rpm. Also, I'm pretty surprise that the car isn't too loud. :) But it does back fire a little once you let go of gas while in the highway. So that day when I went and take a look at it, I finally took it. :D He gave me with all of the OEM and aftermarket parts. I'm just going to leave the exterior of the car as it is. Stock, OEM Gs-t chrome wheels, maybe a little bit of drop in the future. Like 1'5inch lowered only to cover the big gap. :( No more than that for the street or my mud flaps will be gone within a few miles. Also less body roll and more better handling. :D I loved the stock OEM looks and make people think that my car is stock until the turbo whistle in front of them. ;) And hopefully with my set up, it will be around 300-350hp to the wheels. I'm not looking towards to big hp queen numbers. I don't need that much hp for the street. 300-350 would be just fun and perfect for me. I'm the type of person who just want comfortable, smooth ride and a fun street car. Also, pick up ladies with the top off. ;) Right now it has a Pte 50 trim turbo, Greddy 24v big front mount intercooler, Greddy Type-S BOV, 650cc injectors, Walbro 255 fuel pump, Tial 32mm wastegate, Dejon intake pipe with K&N universal intake filter, big Ultra slim cooling fan, 2'5 Megan downpipe with 3inch HKS turbo back, ACT 2600 clutch, manual boost controller, DSMLink v2.5, Greddy turbo timer, Ultra lite boost gauge, Ultra lite wideband air ratio gauge and Ultra manifold temperature gauge. There could be something I'm missing. Anyways, the first day I got it, I wash it and wax it. Looked very nice! So on, I just had to go find a place to photo shoot with my car. :D After a few weeks, I checked if there's any boost leak. I found out there's a boost leak between the intercooler pipe coopers. Noticed that it wasn't tight enough cause it to boost leak. So on, I finally fix it. Now boosting 17psi and pulls very hard. WTF I was kind of scare so I turn it back down to 8psi with the manual boost controller. I didn't want to risk it since it's not tune. I barely hit boost anyways. After I fix the boost leak, I also check timing belt, gave it a new oil change, sea foam, new brakes, replaced NGK BRP7ES spark plugs and replaced the exhaust gasket. It run very smooth after all. :D Now I'm just planning to take out the head and clean it out, replace head gasket, install ARP head studs, new thick NGK spark plug wires, fuel lab adjustable fuel pressure regulator, new axles and maybe coilovers or lowering spring and struts after I take it to prom. ;) After that, I'll get it tune depending on the break in. Hopefully it will be around 300-350hp to the wheels on pump gas. I might hit at the track this year at Brainerd, MN. Hopefully it will hit around 13s with street tires and full interior just to see the full potential from it even though I mostly run on highway pulls and cruise only. I'm planning to get it tune by DB Performance from Minnesota by a great tuner Shane and hopefully around June or July depending on the build and break in. I'm just going to leave it FWD. I'll probably get another Evo or a AWD 1g and build it for drag later on. But I'll just stick with my Gs-t spyder for now. :) Don't think I'll ever sell it. Ouuu and don't worry! I'm pretty sure I'll get another car for a daily soon. I don't drive my Gs-t spyder to school everyday or buy groceries. I only take it out once in a while on weekends with a nice beautiful weather. And yes! I am from Minnesota. I live in Minneapolis. My facebook is Kaj Siab Xiong. Hopefully some of you guys know me. Let me know if there's any meets around! I'll definitely love to come and meet up with some DSM members! I'll keep up posting on this post. Thanks for reading! :D
 

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Nice ride & very clean. I bought one, a white 99 gst Spyder, back in 2000. I adore the car as much as you do, but back then every performance part was so expensive, therefore I didn't upgrade much beside a HKS blowoff valve and 2100 ACT clutch. Now I pass it down to my son and he cannot wait to get his driver license and get behind the wheel. The car will be making 350-385 hp with the Evo 3 16g & other upgrades. I'm glad you know where to go for tuning. Good luck, have fun with the ride & be safe.
 
I actually just bought a Precision 50 trim bolt on turbo for my Talon, I'm going to be shooting for around 400whp with it. How do you like the spool/power band on that turbo?
 
Nice!! Man congrats welcome to the dsm team my first car was a eclipse rs at 15yrs.. but I just bought myself a 99 gsx love it!
 
I like the Pte 50 trim so far compare to the 20g. It's a bit laggy ( Depending on your tune ) until 3500-4000rpm when it hit full boost. It pulls very hard from top end and it doesn't fall until 6500rpm. But not as much like the 20g. The top end is very nice and has lots of potential compare to other turbos from this size. But if you're looking to aim 400hp, this turbo would be a great choice for your set up. As long it gets a good tune.
 
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F&F got me hooked on Supra's. The mk4 supra is my dream car, I've had 4 nice mk3 supra's and now I have a 1g LOL

Those are awesome cars but it's just so hard to wrap my head around a $25,000, 20-year-old Toyota. For the money, I'd definitely rather be rockin your 1g.
 
Have you ever ridden in or driven a turbo mk4 supra? I fell in love LOL, I've ridden in and driven quite a few. Call me stupid but I would take a mk4 supra over any other car hands down.. I've also had the pleasure of ridding in a 1600hp one,, that was insane.
 
Ok so today I found a great deal on these Evo 8 springs and retainers. I couldn't pass it because it was a good deal. So I bought it for 40 bucks from a guy named Chris Leko. He also own a Evo 8 but he's going for a different route for his set up. These only have around 15k miles on them on the rebuilt. No bend or any major scratch. :D When I got home, I went straight and cleaned them up nicely.
 

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Have you ever ridden in or driven a turbo mk4 supra? I fell in love LOL, I've ridden in and driven quite a few. Call me stupid but I would take a mk4 supra over any other car hands down.. I've also had the pleasure of ridding in a 1600hp one,, that was insane.

I definitely second that. supra mk4's are the nicest cars and witg the best taillight design. With skylines in second.
 
Here's me and my prom date. Was a long story between us. Knew her ever since I was in elementary. She was my first crush I actually had. But in 1st grade, she moved away. Haven't heard from her since then. Until this year, we finally founded each other again. Been 11 years separated from each other. So I decided to bring her to prom with me and the Eclipse. :)
 

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That's funny, like the saying goes "absence makes the heart grow fonder" LOL
Well... at least that's what my Grams would say. Looks like you had a good day, your dream car with your dream girl, what more can you ask for!
 
So last night I went out and cruise with my younger cousin. And this happen. :( The car was very bouncy, then all of sudden one of the joint snap off. Had to help him out. At least the driver is safe. Luckily it didn't hit anything. Was only going 55mph on the highway. Whoo!!
 

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Sorry for not getting back guys.. Got some plans going and haven't got time to log in Dsmtuners lately. But hey, took my car to my graduation. :D Was very excited aha. And ignore those shoes and jeans I wear. I just put on the graduation clothes on quick just so I can take a picture with my car. ROFL But it was a fun day to enjoy life and last moment of high school.
 

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Also forgot something.. Here it is!! I got a new lip installed. :) Was happy with the result. Not the best but it looked a little bit better than before. It was just a home depot lip. :thumb:
 

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So yesterday was a fun day. I didn't really think this would've happen. But I was out cruising in my spyder with the nice beautiful day. Anyways, I was on the highway cruising then all of sudden a mustang came out of nowhere revving his engine at me. :| It was a bright red 05-07 mustang gt V8. He rolled his window and said go on 3rd honk. So I down shifted to 3rd gear at 60 roll between 4200rpm and brake boost. As the 3rd honk went on, I took him at least two cars and a half. I slowed down at 135mph. I could hear his car screaming loud. My car boost was setting at 15psi and my wideband was running rich at full throttle. Also my car was backfiring at every shift. :pray: I know was silly for doing this. :( But I can't look like a wussy in front of him and his girlfriend. :idontknow: The highway was striaght clear with no traffic so why not give it a try? Anyways, I was suprise that my car beated him!! ROFL Well... Not by much.. So today, I was out washing my car. Then I met him again. :D He said, he thought he would of pulled on me until he heard the whistle blows as my car goes by. It was a suprisement that my car did actually kept up with a mustang V8. Never thought it would. But I got to give him a thumbs up for that race. It was a fun memory that day to be remembered for my first race. :hellyeah:
 

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Hey guys! I'm back again... I've been busy with college and stuff. Haven't done noting to it much lately due to buying college books and helping my parents paying bills.. :idontknow: So on, just trying to balance my budget and the DSM. ROFL Anyways, I decided to bring her to the MN Mitsubishi cookout. Turns out to be great!! It was the first Mitsubishi meet I went too. Saw a lot of other awesome DSMs/3000gt/Evos, etc.. It was great to see my car out for her first time at the car meet and she enjoys it! :D
 
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