smills1840
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- Nov 8, 2011
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Blacksburg,
Virginia
I fear this thread will come off as a "Just bought a stock dsm, ordered a chinese gt35r turbo kit from ebay, want to be fast" type of threads, but I assure you, that is not my intention.
I own a 1999 GSX that I bought absolutely bone stock about 5 years ago. It's gone through several phases, it's most current being it's most modified. I also recently purchased an evo 8, and even though the evo needs a LOT of TLC, it leaves me disappointed in my DSM. For the longest time, I thoroughly enjoyed my DSM, as it was always fast and I never felt like the car didn't handle well. However, after driving my evo for a while, my DSM feels so loose and old that I'm not sure if I can enjoy driving it like I used to. The car probably won't ever be used to race competitively, but more for mountain runs and backroad driving.
I am absolutely aware that these are 2 separate cars from basically 2 separate manufacturers, and that truly shows.
The characteristics that I feel the DSM lacks are as follows:
Quick turn-in/sensitive input
Ability to apply more steering mid-corner without understeering/upsetting the chassis
Overall feedback through the steering wheel
It's disheartening to me that I feel like I'm driving a Chrysler product more than a Mitsubishi sports car when I drive my DSM. I can't seem to find the limits of my Evo on public roads, whereas my DSM feels like a loose pile of metal and plastic.
I don't drive a beat up, neglected DSM either. Nearly every part on the car has been restored, replaced, or upgraded. Every single piece of the front suspension has been replaced with brand new components. All parts are installed and torqued correctly. I have Koni-yellow shock with Ground Control coilover sleeves.
So to summarize, I'm curious what the hardcore road race cars are doing to improve their suspension setup. I'm looking into replacing all bushings with the Prothane kit, and perhaps a swaybar upgrade. Are there any other tips you guys have to tighten up the feel of my 2g's handling? I'm wondering what people like @greengoblin are doing, since he is pushing the DSM chassis to the extreme.
The picture attached is to show that I'm not working with a total POS. My car is clean and well assembled, which makes this all the more frustrating. Thanks!
I own a 1999 GSX that I bought absolutely bone stock about 5 years ago. It's gone through several phases, it's most current being it's most modified. I also recently purchased an evo 8, and even though the evo needs a LOT of TLC, it leaves me disappointed in my DSM. For the longest time, I thoroughly enjoyed my DSM, as it was always fast and I never felt like the car didn't handle well. However, after driving my evo for a while, my DSM feels so loose and old that I'm not sure if I can enjoy driving it like I used to. The car probably won't ever be used to race competitively, but more for mountain runs and backroad driving.
I am absolutely aware that these are 2 separate cars from basically 2 separate manufacturers, and that truly shows.
The characteristics that I feel the DSM lacks are as follows:
Quick turn-in/sensitive input
Ability to apply more steering mid-corner without understeering/upsetting the chassis
Overall feedback through the steering wheel
It's disheartening to me that I feel like I'm driving a Chrysler product more than a Mitsubishi sports car when I drive my DSM. I can't seem to find the limits of my Evo on public roads, whereas my DSM feels like a loose pile of metal and plastic.
I don't drive a beat up, neglected DSM either. Nearly every part on the car has been restored, replaced, or upgraded. Every single piece of the front suspension has been replaced with brand new components. All parts are installed and torqued correctly. I have Koni-yellow shock with Ground Control coilover sleeves.
So to summarize, I'm curious what the hardcore road race cars are doing to improve their suspension setup. I'm looking into replacing all bushings with the Prothane kit, and perhaps a swaybar upgrade. Are there any other tips you guys have to tighten up the feel of my 2g's handling? I'm wondering what people like @greengoblin are doing, since he is pushing the DSM chassis to the extreme.
The picture attached is to show that I'm not working with a total POS. My car is clean and well assembled, which makes this all the more frustrating. Thanks!
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