John Freund's Time Attack 99 Eclipse GSX
Specs & Mods
- Ownership Status
- Currently Own
- Year
- 1999
- Model/Trim
- Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
- Turbo Type
- GT30 Variant
- Drivetrain
- AWD
- Transmission Type
- Manual
- Build Type
- Road Course
- Mods-Bolt-on
- - BW EFR 7670 .92 Internal Wastegate T4 Twin Scroll, wrapped in custom Inconel Heat shielding
- (REMOVED 8/2017) FP 3076 wrapped in a PTP Turbo Blanket, with FP cast O2 housing and Tial 44mm wastegate (recirculated), wrapped in DEI Titanium Exhaust Wrap
- Archer Fabrications custom T4 TwinScroll exhaust manifold
- (REMOVED 8/2017) FP Race Manifold with custom heat shield
- full 3" exhaust, no cat or mufflers/resonators
- Bell Intercoolers custom fmic
- 1150cc FIC injectors
- Custom Coil-On-Plug, self-designed. eliminates PTU and stock ignition coils. Coils provided by Spoolinup.
- (REMOVED 5/2019) HKS EVC 5 boost controller
- Cortex EBC Electronic Boost Controller
- (REMOVED 8/2017) NGR Type-S bov
- Boomba Racing 75mm Evo TB w/ EVO IX TPS
- (REMOVED 4/2019) Venom intake manifold, reflective tape wrapped, phenolic spacer
- Magnus Motorsports 2g Cast Intake Manifold
- Ron Davis Radiators custom dual-pass radiator, built-in oil cooler
- Custom FMIC/Radiator ducting (fully sealed)
- Custom Coolant Surge/Header Tank
- Custom Coolant Swirl Pot
- BPR 7es plugs gapped at .022"
- (REMOVED 2018) Apexi Power Intake air filter
- ITG Maxogen Air filter in custom airbox
- Deatschwerks DW300 in-tank pump
- 034 Motorsports Fuel Surge Tank with Bosch 044 in-tank pump.
- Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator at 43.5psi base
- Spoolinup prototype COP
- Odyssey PC680, relocated to behind Passenger Seat
- Custom alternator heat shield
- Starter heat shielding
- Custom 3" cold air intake to sealed/shielded airbox
- Optic Armor 1/4" Front Windshield, 1/16" rear quarter and hatch polycarbonate
- External Power Steering Cooler + inline filter
- Larger aftermarket Power Steering reservoir, custom lines routed along frame rail
- Hardwired GoPro Here 3 Black (auto power on and auto wifi for remote starting)
- Hardwired Rear-facing GoPro Hero 5 Black (auto power on and auto wifi for remote starting)
- Carchet Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
- Self-designed and built rear and sideview camera systems.
- Mods-Engine
- Ported 2g Head by TEM Machine Shop with:
- Forced Performance FP4R2 Cams
- Fidanza Cam Gears, degreed
- Lightened valvetrain, undisclosed
- Plugged EGR port
- Oil port mod
- 99 CAS
2.3L 7-bolt Magnus Motorsports Stroker with:
- 8.8:1 Compression using Magnus custom pistons
- Manley Billet 100mm Crankshaft
- Billet Steel Connecting Rods 150mm w/pin upgrade
- ACL Race Series Main and Rod Bearings
- ARP Main Studs
- Magnus Motorsports head studs
- Oil squirters
- 85.5mm bore
- Align honed
- Felpro headgasket
- Balance shaft removed
- Evo 3 Oil Filter housing w/ported relief valve
- Fluidampr Harmonic Dampener (Crankshaft Pulley)
- Accusump 3Qt unit with electric 25psi valve
- relocated oil filter mount to under driver headlight (to make room for BW turbo o2 housing)
Compworks custom valve cover with x2 -10AN vertical ports
- Calan custom Catch Can
Aluminum Radiator Support (lowered for better duct geometry)
- Mods-EMS & Logging
- - DSMLink v3
- (Removed 5/14/07) Apexi SAFC2 (just for monitoring)
- (Removed 3/31/18) Apexi EGT/Water Temp gauges
- (Removed 3/31/18) VDO Oil temp and pressure gauges
- Innovate LC-1 wideband with digital gauge (gauge Removed 3/31/18)
- (Removed 5/14/07) Autosports Labs RaceCapture/Pro 2 datalogger with GPS and live telemetry
- Autosports Labs RaceCapture/Pro 3 datalogger with GPS, live telemetry, and Nvidia Shield 8" Tablet for Dash, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 for gauges, and Raspberry Pi for Heads-Up Display Timing
- Mods-Drivetrain
- - Quartermaster twin-disc clutch with Clutchmasters street flywheel.
- TMZ Performance "Stage 4" transmission (just about everything he offers) with custom gearing.
- Quaiffe ATB front LSD
- Evo 8 rear LSD with Weir Performance 12-disc upgrade, Frontline Fabrication Diff Cover
- RRT Custom Delrin Differential Bushings
- Mods-Handling
- - (Removed 5/12/17) Custom Valved KW Variant 3 coilovers with custom spherical bearing upper mounts, conical/coaxial upper perches, and Swift 900/1000lbs spring
- RRT custom Ohlins TTX36 Shocks, spherical stop mounts, Swift 900/1000lbs springs
- Robispec modified front subframe to provide roll center correction for lowered car
- (Removed 2015) Enkei RPF1 18x10.5 +15mm rims with 315/30/18 Nitto NT01 tires
- Finspeed F110-RT 18x12 +16mm rims with 315/30/18 Hoosier R7 tires
- Finspeed F110-RT Ultra 18x12 +16mm rims with 315/30/18 Hoosier A6 tires
- Modified front and rear knuckles for inboard tire clearance (this is how I can run the above wheel/tire combos) , currently still requres 5mm spacer in rear
- OEM front sway bar, RM Racing rear, poly sway bar bushings
- Front Strut Tower Bar (no name brand)
- Evo X front calipers, Evo 9 Brembo brakes in rear with titanium heat shims, and custom brake ducts up front
- Girodisc 2-piece rotors
- (Removed 5/11/2017) Carbotech XP24 front pads, XP12 rear
- G-LOC R18 front pads, R10 rear
- SPC Upper Control Arm replacements in front with 5.2 caster -3.0 camber, and Ingalls camber adjustment in the rear at -1.9 camber.
- black_gst Solid Aluminum Subframe Bushings
- AMB Aero Widebody package
- Custom rear diffuser (built myself from a Lotus Elise diffuser)
- DHP Composites rear wing
- DHP Composites Carbon Fiber Roof
- Additional vents added to hood for increased cooling and downforce
- Custom Roll Cage by RRT
- Removed AC, Heating, Stereo, and most interior components.
- Sparco Evo 2 seats with aluminum seat bases and Schroth 6-pt harnesses. Driver's side lowered and moved rearward of stock mounting
- Custom Brake Master Cylinder Brace by RRT
- Modified OEM Power Steering Pump to reduce peak pressures (needed due to large sticky racing tires to keep from blowing rack seals)
- Compworks Fender Braces
- Carbon Fiber Doors from Advan Carbon, with custom Lexan Windows by Mr. Spoiler
- (REMOVED 6/2018) Carbon Fiber "Formula GT3" sideview mirrors from APR
- Digital Sideview "Mirrors" using Raspberry Pi system
- 3g Eclipse Master Cylinder
- SRP Racing Pedals
- Paul Volk (99gst_racer) Front and Rear LCAs
- Bobby Gould (ec17pse and FIBA - UK) Rear Upper A-Arms
- Megan Racing Rear Trailing Arm
- RRT installed spherical bearings in rear uprights and front SPC A-Arm anchor
- RRT Custom front LCA cross-brace
- Removed fuel tank steel shielding
- Removed exhaust shielding
- Parts Wishlist
- - dry sump
- billet knuckles
- lightweight subframes
- carbon/fiberglass hatch
Performance
- 60' Time
- 1.800
- Dyno HP
- 377 whp
- Dyno TQ
- 416 lb/ft
- Dyno Type
- DynoJet
- Dyno Session Details
- 100 octane, RPM-based boost 28psi down to 17psi
