Specs & Mods
- Ownership Status
- Currently Own
- Year
- 1997
- Model/Trim
- Eagle Talon N/T
- Turbo Type
- GT35 Variant
- Transmission Type
- Manual
- Build Type
- Road Course
- Mods-Bolt-on
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- Holset HE351VE Turbo: Freshly rebuilt. OEM Comp wheel.
- HE351VE Electronic Controller (of my own design)
- Aeromotive AFPR
- FIC 2150cc Fuel Injectors
- FIC Easy Tune Box (17 volt constant to injectors)
- AN-6 Fuel Supply and Return Lines
- Fuel Lab AN-6 Inline Fuel Filter
- Walboro 400 LPH
- Custom 2.5" Aluminum Intake Piping
- Large FMIC (3 x 11 x 21.5)
- Synapse Synchronic V2 BOV
- Custom 3" Exhaust (turbo back)
- Varex 3" in/ out Single Tip Muffler
- Walker 24" Body Resonator (de-rice mod haha)
- Tial 38mm Wastegate
- IR Solenoid Boost Controller (via Link)
- Jay's Racing Alternator Relocation Kit
- Saturn Alternator w/proper pulley netting 14.4 Volts at Idle.
- Stock 2G rad
- Maradyne 10" fans (790 CFM) x 2
- Custom radiator inlet ducting
- 1400 Watts of sound from 6 speakers and 2 subs. Stupidly loud.
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- Mods-Engine
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4G63 2.0L LONG ROD MOTOR
- 85.5mm 6-bolt block:
- Polished but still uncut crank still within spec
- Main ACL Race Bearings (blueprinted on the loose side of spec) and Thrust Bearing (blueprinted within spec)
- Rod ACL Race Bearings +0.010 (blueprinted just over the loose side of spec)
- ARP main bearing stud kit. Once the caps were torqued without the crank in the main's were checked for clearance and eccentricity (blueprinted within spec)
- Manley Platinum Series Pistons 85.5mm 8.5:1 "long rod" type with 22mm wrist pin and Tool Steel pin upgrade
- Rings were gapped according to Manley data sheet for +30psi range (which is pretty loose but thats what they suggested soooo)
- Manley Turbo Tuff I-Beam 6-Bolt Long Rod Connecting Rods with 22mm wrist pin
- Gates water pump
- New OEM Mitsu Timing belt
- 6-Bolt Head:
- Polished the combustion chamber as well as all the ports
- Kiggly High Pressure Beehive Valve Springs with Titanium Retainers. Properly shimmed for correct spring installed height and a seat pressure of 97.4lbs +-0.51lbs or a boost limit of 44.5 psig
- Supertech Black Nitrided Int/Exh Valves STD (Valve installed heights blueprinted within spec)
- All seats were recut for a seat width of 0.9mm for int and 1.2mm for ex. Passed both methods of "hydro" testing. 24 hr wait time- no leaks. Used solvent to double check....also no leaks.
- Supertech valve guides. Guides installed to spec height, resized first with a hardened ball to just too tight, and then a ball hone was used to get the proper finish/crosshatch as well as opening up the ID (blueprinted within spec)
- Fidanza Cam Gears at 0*/0*
- Stock Cams (i know i know....i'm waiting till its broken in more)
- Cyclone Intake Manifold: Freshly rebuilt with new gaskets and shaft seals all around. Tested to 35 psi so far....no leaks. Also port matched.
- DSMLink controlled Cyclone solenoid with activation at 4100 RPM
- Port matched 2G Exhaust Manifold.
- 1G NA 60mm throttle body: Freshly rebuilt with new gaskets and shaft seals all around. Tested to 35 psi so far....no leaks. Also port matched.
- Custom 2.5" TB elbow port matched to throttle body
- New NGK spark plugs and wires. "7" plugs gapped to 28
- Tested all igntion components: within spec
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- Mods-EMS & Logging
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- DSMLink V3
- Innovate LC-1 Wideband O2 Sensor/Gauge
- Innovate Mechanical Boost Gauge
- OMNI 4 Bar MAP
- GM IAT
- Prosport Exhaust Gas Temp Sensor/Gauge
- Prosport Oil Pressure Sensor (tapped into the OFH for Engine Oil Pressure)
- AutoMeter Oil Pressure Sensor (tapped into feed for Turbo Oil Pressure)
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- Mods-Drivetrain
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- AWD Conversion
- 4 Bolt LSD Rear Diff
- CM FX400 Pressure Plate
- Fidanza Aluminum Fly Wheel
- Southbend full ceramic B-series Friction Plate
- Braided Clutch Line
- Brass RTM Shifter Bushings
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- Mods-Handling
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- GC Coil Overs Sleeves
- Eibach 700 lb/in Front 350 lb/in Rear
- Koni Yellow Shocks
- 5 1/4" ground clearance to the pinch seam (summer)
- 6 1/4" ground clearance to the pinch seam (winter)
- Evo 8 Brembo Front/Rear
- Braided Brake Lines Front/Rear
- 3G Brake Booster
- 1 1/16" Master Cylinder
- JDM Galant Front Kuckles
- 18x8.0 Tenzo DC-6 Rims (summer shoes)
- 235/40R18 Nitto Neo Gen (summer shoes)
- 18x8.0 Rando Rims (winter shoes)
- 225/45R18 Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2 Studded (winter shoes)
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- Parts Wishlist
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- Parts waiting to go on....
- EVO 3 Ralliart Front LSD Diff
- ATS Center LSD Diff
- EVO 9 Rear LSD Diff
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- Background
- Just a pocket rocket to shred the local track.
