1998 Eagle Talon TSi AWD Vehicle Profile & Build Thread

1998 Eagle Talon TSI AWD

Build Type

Mods-Bolt-on: Carbonetics fiberglass CSL Hatch with polycarbonate window and rear heat extractor, lip, side skirts, headlight air inlet.
2ga "twisties" side moulding
Custom drilled 2 piece BBS RK wheels by Einrich Wheels
Ebay fiberglass evo sytle hood with pins
Sparco steering wheel and hub, Carbonetics Carbon fiber shift knob, custom carbon fiber radio delete with kill switch and center vent delete with guage pods
Oil cooler and 3qt oil sump (accusump)
short route intercooler
Spal push/pull fans and custom shrouding
fp red dsm turbo with fp manifold bolted to a Megan racing 3" turbo back exhaust (no cat) and an added resonator.
Custom made turbo and downpipe heat shield
Mishimoto racing 3 pass race radiator
fluidampr
oversized waterpump pulley
Bolt-in half cage
Corbeau forza race seats with racequip 5 point harnesses.
Carbonetics fiberglass door panels with custom mounted switches to operate factory windows

Leaving out hundreds of things message me for more info please, I can send a full boomer-style spreadsheet.

Mods-Engine: Motor was built in 2019 by Raif at RRT Motorsports dynoed by him at 548awhp
Factory crank (balanced)
Wiseco ceramic top pistons and Manley H rods
evo 3 MLS OEM headgasket
gsc s2 cams, valves, springs, lifters and retainers.

Mods-EMS & Logging: DSMlink v3
speed density
omni 4 bar map sensor
GM IAT
ethanol sensor

Mods-Drivetrain: rebuilt trans by RRT with Evo 3 1st-5th gears.
Factory t case, driveline and rear diff all freshened up to include shaft and bearings

Mods-Handling: Volk tubular control arms (all of them)
Volk solid subframe bushings
Wilwood racing brakes with wilwood race pads
Rare rebuilt OEM vented rear brakes (came only on the first 2/3 months of production on 95 GSX's)
Castrol SRF react racing brake fluid
Boosted Fab front tubular radiator support brace and trans mount
Boosted fab door braces
Rear spare wheel well delete tray
battery-trunk relocation

Background: The goal was to build a durango copper pearl awd talon that I could take to track days and compete with at Road Atlanta/Atlanta motorsports park. The car was bought off a friends farm after sitting outside for years. I swapped every non-rusty nut and bolt from my old 95 gsx to this Talon and it has become a frankenstein evo3-2ga-2gb car.