Specs & Mods
- Ownership Status
- Currently Own
- Year
- 1997
- Model/Trim
- Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GST
- Turbo Type
- HX35
- Drivetrain
- FWD
- Transmission Type
- Manual
- Build Type
- Street
- Mods-Bolt-on
- Injen style Cold air intake (looking to upgrade to a 4" intake pipe). HX35 with BEP housing (uninstalled), FMIC. Greddy style BOV. 3" megan downpipe, 3" cat back (believe it's thermal R&D), 1200cc FIC Hi-z injectors, Walbro 255, FPR.
- Mods-Engine
- ARP head studs
- Mods-EMS & Logging
- Ecmlink, lc2 wideband set up (both uninstalled currently). Also, have the aftermarket boost gauge that came with the car, but plan on possibly getting another.
- Mods-Drivetrain
- Fidanza aluminum flywheel. Excedy OEM spec clutch.
- Mods-Handling
- Currently has some sort of lowering springs on stock spec struts, however I have oem replacement springs to put on.
- Parts Wishlist
- Timing belt replacement kit with waterpump, tensioner, pulleys. Accessory drive belts. Various gauges to monitor various engine systems. . Tan convertible top, fog lamp assemblies and bezels, good shape oem style front bumper, larger intake pipe, oil supply and drain for the hx35, eventually new engine internals.
- Background
- I purchased this 97 spyder GST in around 08/2018. Unfortunately, the "mechanics" that owned her screwed with a bunch of components throughout the whole car. Fresh clutch & flywheel when purchased, had put less than 100 miles on it before I had to pull tranny myself. While pulling tranny, multiple mounting bolts were missing, also found dowel pins between the bell housing & engine to be missing. Due to this, the tranny would torque, causing excessive jerking of the vehicle in reverse, first gear & when attempting to engine brake; ultimately leading to the trashing of the flywheel. Got that all taken care of then found shift cables seem to be stretched from the excessive tranny torquing, thus not allowing the shifter to engage in reverse or 5th without removing cables from the shifter & manipulating cable positions manually. has all kinds of hacked wiring. Multiple Maintenance items that were/ are in need of replacement.
Goals?.. Well, I need to get all the maintenance things done, But I would like to build her up for 4-500whp. Ultimately, would like to make a nice-looking sleeper. repaint the exterior, re-do the interior, and just get it back to its prime!....looks wise anyway, hope to exceed its prime performance-wise.