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After driving a '97 Eclipse GS in my high school years I realized I loved the DSM platform, I just wanted the 4g63t version of it. I joined the Navy in 2004 and after finally finishing boot camp and training I received my orders to San Diego, CA. I road tripped my N/T DSM from Colorado to SoCal in August 2005 and started my search for another DSM, preferably a stock 2gb 5-speed GSX. After multiple test drives and dealers asking WAY too much for the platform I wanted, I ran into an ad on Autotrader that I couldn't pass up. It was for a completely stock '97 Auto GS-T with only 71,000 miles on it and the price was right, so on February 16th, 2006 I bought my first turbo DSM. Little did I know how addicting modifying and working on a 4g63t was, and the rest is history.
I'm going to start this thread from day 1 of the build, eventually catching up to present day and adding any future modifications I do. Below will be a linked table of contents to every journal entry as well, making the thread a bit easier to navigate through. Stay tuned and enjoy!
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I'm going to start this thread from day 1 of the build, eventually catching up to present day and adding any future modifications I do. Below will be a linked table of contents to every journal entry as well, making the thread a bit easier to navigate through. Stay tuned and enjoy!
Table of Contents
--- 2006 ---
--- 2007 ---
- 10MAR2007 - GReddy Evo II GS-T Catback Exhaust
- 17MAR2007 - Deployment '07 - '08 Road Trip to Colorado
--- 2008 ---
- 30JUN2008 - Finally Got My Car Back!
- 14JUL2008 - Rear-ended By A Yaris
- 19JUL2008 - Mitsubishi Owners Day '08 (Cypress, CA)
- 22AUG2008 - First Time At The Track (1/8th mile): 10.3 @ 71mph
- 24AUG2008 - SAFC II, Walbro 255, Denso 660's, Evo III exhaust manifold, Tial EWG, RRE down pipe, RRE 16g Install Kit, & Evo III 16g Install
- 08SEP2008 - Porting to Cure Boost Creep (Exhaust Mani, Hotside, and o2 Housing)
- 20AUG2008 - Dan Wrecks His GSX
- 18OCT2008 - '99 GSX Black Leather Interior/Trim
- 14NOV2008 - HID Install & Photoshoot
- 22NOV2008 - RVR Intake Manifold, 1g TB, and VR4 Valve Cover Install
- 28NOV2008 - Thanksgiving Hahn RC FMIC Install
- 30NOV2008 - Thanksgiving Weekend AWD Brake Upgrade & SS Lines
- 30NOV2008 - Photo shoot
- 24DEC2008 - FIRE!!!!!
--- 2009 ---
- 18JAN2009 - Finally Got My Car Back
- 15MAR2009 - First San Diego DSMTuners Meet
- 21MAR2009 - Nology Hotwires Install
--------------- A/T FWD to M/T AWD Conversion Project ---------------
- 08APR2009 - Drivetrain Swap Day 1: Pulling the FWD Rear Suspension & Interior
- 09APR2009 - Drivetrain Swap Day 2: Dropping FWD Rear Subframe, Gas tank, & Exhaust Hangers
- 10APR2009 - Drivetrain Swap Day 3: Locating/Dropping In AWD Gas Tank & Rear Subframe Bolts
- 12APR2009 - Drivetrain Swap Day 4: Pulled Front Suspension & Started M/T Conversion
- 13APR2009 - Drivetrain Swap Day 5: Dropping A/T Transmission, Replacing Motor Mounts, & Strapping Up AWD Gas Tank
- 18APR2009 - Drivetrain Swap Day 6: B&M Shifter, Shifter Cables, RMDSM Rear Sway, E-Brake Cables, and AWD Rear Subframe Install
- 19APR2009 - Drivetrain Swap Day 7: Clutch Fluid Reservoir and SS Clutch Line Install. Removed A/T Flexplate Spacer!
- 21APR2009 - Drivetrain Swap Day 8: M/T Plate, RMDSM Front Sway Bar, ACT Chromoly Flywheel, and ACT 2600 PP/Street Disk Install
- 22APR2009 - Drivetrain Swap Day 9: AWD Transmission Install
- 29APR2009 - Drivetrain Swap Day 10: Routed Shifter Cables and Installed My Symborski Shifter Base Bushings, Axles, Driveshaft, and Transfer Case then filled the Transmission with Fluid
- 30APR2009 - Drivetrain Swap Day 11: FINISHED! The AWD Swap
--------------- A/T FWD to M/T AWD Conversion Project COMPLETE! ---------------
- 10MAY2009 - First Long Drive AWD and Out To Sea For 3 Weeks
- 11JUN2009 - Timing Belt Skipped
- 06JUL2009 - Towed To the Dealership For Repair
- 08JUL2009 - Got The DSM Back and MORE!
- 11JUL2009 - Mitsubishi Owners Day '09 (Cypress, CA)
- 02AUG2009 - Photos at Qualcomm Stadium
- 19SEP2009 - 2gb Carbon Fiber Turbo Spoiler
- 27SEP2009 - Graffiti Shots (No Spoiler)
- 01OCT2009 - Photos of the CF Spoiler
- 13OCT2009 - 360* Customs Rear Diffuser
- 15OCT2009 - Carbon Fiber Head Liner
- 26OCT2009 - PR Dumped Externally Gated O2 Housing & Tial 38mm Wastegate Install
- 30OCT2009 - Trip To Road Race Engineering & A Night In LA Before the Street Legal Races
- 31OCT2009 - Halloween Street Legal Races in Fontana, CA
- 11NOV2009 - Mishimoto Radiator with a 1630cfm SPAL Push Fan Install and Ordered ECMLink V3
- 21NOV2009 - Dyno Tune @ Road Race Engineering (260 awhp / 280 ft-lbs tq)
- 18DEC2009 - New Time Slip After Tune (8.59 @ 81.3 mph)
- 01JAN2010 - Photo in DSMTuners Calendar
- 29JAN2010 - New Tires, Suspension, and Power Steering Rack
- 17FEB2010 - Ocean Beach Photo Shoot
- 20FEB2010 - FP2 Cam Install
- 24FEB2010 - Photoshoot
- 28FEB2010 - Back to the Track, this time with ECMLink
- 03MAR2010 - Evo IX Rally Armor Mudflaps
- 08MAR2010 - Shredded My Alternator Belt
- 11MAR2010 - FIC 950's
- 15MAR2010 - HID Retrofit
- 17MAR2010 - Forced Performance HTA68
- 08APR2010 - Matte Black Vinyl Wrap & Photoshoot
- 10APR2010 - HTA68, FP2's, & E85 Dyno Tune
- 29APR2010 - Fresh Cylinder Head & Intercooler Setup
- 30APR2010 - AEM 3.5 bar MAP sensor
- 02MAY2010 - Built Head Install
- 03MAY2010 - "Bolt On" VR-Speed Factory FMIC Install
- 13MAY2010 - Engine Wiring Harness Went Into My Axle
- 12JUN2010 - BJ SMIM Install
- 29JUN2010 - M/T Wiring Harness & Goodies From STM
- 06JUL2010 - 1g N/T TB, 3" GM MAF, & Battery Relocation
- 10JUL2010 - Mitsubishi Owners Day '10 (Cypress, CA)
- 27JUL2010 - 2gb Talon Bumper, 2ga Talon Side Skirts and Custom Mitsu FFV Badge
- 10AUG2010 - IAT Installation and the Switch to Speed Density
- 20AUG2010 - 440 / 390
- 25AUG2010 - Photo Shoot Around San Diego
- 03SEP2010 - Shutting-up An Audi RS4 Owner at the Track
- 18SEP2010 - Trip to California Speedway with the HTA68
- 21OCT2010 - Photoshoot
- 11NOV2010 - Installed A Tial Q
- 13NOV2010 - Barona Speedway: Mustangs vs The World
- 28NOV2010 - GoPro HD Camera and New Vanity Plates
- 01DEC2010 - Last Minute Car Diet
- 03DEC2010 - R&D for CompClutch at Road Race (Night Before the Race)
- 04DEC2010 - The Fontuckey Quarter Mile (California Speedway)
--- 2011 ---
- 21JAN2011 - New Parts
- 27JAN2011 - Rim Restoration
- 29JAN2011 - ECMLink NLTS Wire Install
- 02FEB2011 - Refurbed Enkei CP1's Installed
- 03FEB2011 - Phone Call To Shep
- 12FEB2011 - Front Evo Brembo Test Fit
- 15APR2011 - Shep 4 and ACT Twin Disk... finally.
- 23APR2011 - Shep 4 and ACT Twin Disk... finally... installed!
- 26APR2011 - "Down For 3 Months" Photo Shoot
- 26JUN2011 - Knocked Out the Stock Front & Rear Motor Mounts
- 27JUN2011 - Rear Roll Stop Pressed In
- 01JUL2011 - Front & Rear Poly Roll Stops & Front Brembos Installed
- 30JUL2011 - FIC 2150's
- 12OCT2011 - Navy Blue Angels Photo Shoot @ MCAS Miramar
- 15OCT2011 - Naval Base Calendar Photo Shoot
- 25OCT2011 - Parts Collection
- 21NOV2011 - Alternator Bolt Came Loose
- 22NOV2011 - Back To Stock (CA Emissions)
- 25NOV2011 - Frontline Fabrication Spare Tire Well Block-off
- 03DEC2011 - Back To Stock Part II (CA Emissions)
- 11DEC2011 - Actual Lunar Eclipse
- 27DEC2011 - Mitsu-Media 2012 Calendar Shots
--- 2012 ---
- 29JAN2012 - Three Speed SS Scatter Shield, Shep Cable Bracket Spacers & Shifter Cable Stiffeners Install
- 07FEB2012 - 2.3 Stroker Build
- 17FEB2012 - Fresh Set of Evo IX Enkei Wheels
- 22FEB2012 - Fixing My Prothane Motor Mount
- 24FEB2012 - Carbon Fiber Wiper Cowl
- 03MAR2012 - Trip To Barona 1/8th Mile (without my 2g)
- 07MAR2012 - 3g Eclipse Brake Booster and Brake Master Cylinder Install
- 10MAR2012 - FIC 2150's and FP Exhaust Manifold Install
- 11MAR2012 - Calan CC Install
- 14MAR2012 - Fabricating Battery Tie Down To Subframe
- 24MAR2012 - Another Trip To Barona, This Time With My DSM
- 05APR2012 - Evo III Throttle Body
- 10APR2012 - Evo III TB Install, Tial BOV & Catch Can Check
- 20APR2012 - Installed Hoosiers For The Track
- 03MAY2012 - JAM Built 7-bolt 2.3L
- 20MAY2012 - Revised Calan Catch Can, New -10AN Valve Cover Install, and Surprise Eclipse
- 30MAY2012 - VIS Carbon Fiber Hood & Carbon Creations Hatch
- 19JUN2012 - Catch Can R&D Check
- 14JUL2012 - Mitsubishi Owners Day (MOD)2012
- 20JUL2012 - JusMX141 Modified BEP td05 8cm2 Hotside
- 24JUL2012 - Shipping My Car's To Arizona
- 11SEP2012 - Carbon Fiber Roof Vinyl and Window Tint
- 01OCT2012 - Storage Unit Build
- 30OCT2012 - Fresh Coated Parts & Kiggly HLA Install
- 31OCT2012 - Bolted on HTA68 in the 8cm2 BEP hotside & Photo Shoot
---2013---
- 10JAN2013 - New House, New Calendar, & New Fuel Pump
- 12FEB2013 - AFCO Scirocco Radiator Install Part I
- 20FEB2013 - AFCO Scirocco Radiator Install Part II
- 10MAR2013 - Finally, Arizona License Plates
- 02JUN2013 - AFCO Scirocco Radiator Install Part III
- 12JUN2013 - AFCO Scirocco Radiator Install Part IV
- 16JUN2013 - 20AN Fitting Woes
- 20JUN2013 - BC Adjustable Cam Gears
--------------- Tubular Rear Subframe Install --------------
- 25JUN2013 - Chromoly Tubular Rear Subframe Install : Part I
- 26JUN2013 - Chromoly Tubular Rear Subframe Install : Part II
- 30JUN2013 - Chromoly Tubular Rear Subframe Install : Part III
- 01JUL2013 - Chromoly Tubular Rear Subframe Install : Part IV
- 02JUL2013 - Chromoly Tubular Rear Subframe Install : Part V
- 04JUL2013 - Chromoly Tubular Rear Subframe Install : Part VI
- 07JUL2013 - Chromoly Tubular Rear Subframe Install : Part VII
- 08JUL2013 - Chromoly Tubular Rear Subframe Install : Part VIII
- 08JUL2013 - Chromoly Tubular Rear Subframe Install : Part VIII... (continued)
- 09JUL2013 - Chromoly Tubular Rear Subframe Install : Part IX
- 23JUL2013 - Chromoly Tubular Rear Subframe Install : Part X
--------------- Tubular Rear Subframe Install COMPLETE! --------------
- 24JUL2013 - Assembling DG Koni Coilovers
- 28JUL2013 - Properly Mounting Front Diffuser
- 30JUL2013 - Installing DG Koni Coilover Suspension
- 15AUG2013 - 21st Annual DSM/EVO/GTR Shootout : Road Trip
- 16AUG2013 - 21st Annual DSM/EVO/GTR Shootout : Car Show & Dyno
- 16AUG2013 - 21st Annual DSM/EVO/GTR Shootout : Test & Tune
- 17AUG2013 - 21st Annual DSM/EVO/GTR Shootout : AutoX & Drag Racing
- 18AUG2013 - 21st Annual DSM/EVO/GTR Shootout : Drag Racing
- 18AUG2013 - 21st Annual DSM/EVO/GTR Shootout
- 30OCT2013 - 2014 DSMTuners Calendar Photo Shoot
- 20DEC2013 - DSM Dealer Brochure Collection
- 19JAN2014 - IR Solenoid and Load/Gear Based Boost Control
- 20FEB2014 - Weighing the Pig
- 21FEB2014 - Tuning the IR Boost Control Solenoid
- 26FEB2014 - Import Face-off (IFO) TnT Shakedown Passes
- 07MAR2014 - A Night At Wildhorse Pass Raceway
- 28MAR2014 - Rev Limiter T/S & Friday Night Drags Against Mustangs
- 06APR2014 - Pontiac Heaven Test and Tune
- 22APR2014 - Velocity Stack Headlight Mod
- 25APR2014 - Last Track Day Before Summer
- 23JUN2014 - DSM Tow Truck
- 16SEP2014 - Adjustable Cam Gears
- 17SEP2014 - FluidAmpr Harmonic Damper & Crankcase Pressure Sensor Install
- 07NOV2014 - Tied the Knot
- 26NOV2014 - ARP Wheel Stud Install & New Front Driver side Wheel Bearing
- 26JAN2015 - Started It Up & Washed it for Car Show
- 23FEB2015 - Making Carbon Fiber Bumper Shutters
- 24FEB2015 - Intel Employee Car Show
- 04MAR2015 - New Clutch M/S Cylinders, Speed Bleeders, Alignment Check & Evo IX Wheel Refresh
- 15MAR2015 - Import Face-off Tucson, AZ
- 24MAR2015 - Got 99 Problems & My TOB's One
- 25MAR2015 - Dropped the Transmission
- 06JUL2015 - Me Realizing I'm a Lazy Asshole
- 15JUL2015 - Transmission Installed
- 16SEP2015 - ARP Exhaust Manifold Stud Install
- 06OCT2015 - Deleting Unused Waterpipe Connections
- 24OCT2015 - Custom VIN Plate
- 25OCT2015 - Jeff Bush Transfer Case Brace
- 17NOV2015 - 16AN Radiator Hose Install & EDM Tail Lights
- 24NOV2015 - Properly Wiring 2g EDM Tail Lights
- 21DEC2015 - Goodbye 2015.
- 21FEB2016 - Cutting, Polishing, & Waxing 19yr Old Paint
- 23FEB2016 - Washing, Clay bar, Cutting, Polishing, & Waxing Complete
- 24FEB2016 - Evo IX Steering Wheel Install
- 25FEB2016 - Intel Employee Car Show
- 13MAR2016 - Kiggly HP Beehive Valve Springs : Day 1
- 14MAR2016 - Kiggly HP Beehive Valve Springs : Day 2
- 25MAR2016 - Sparco Evo II Race Seat Test Fit
- 04APR2016 - Sparco Evo II Seat Test Fit & Planted Seat Brackets
- 10APR2016 - Zaklee Clear Timing Belt Cover
- 19APR2016 - Rusty Coolant
- 30APR2016 - New License Plate
- 11MAY2016 - Final Sparco Evo II Seat & CNC Staging Brake Mounting
- 24MAY2016 - Manifold Blanket from TPP
- 31MAY2016 - Garage Upgrades for the DSM
- 06JUN2016 - Relocating Coolant Overflow Revision
- AUG2016 to FEB2017 - New water pump , PS delete, Kevlar BS Belt, SS Boost Lines, Found An Issue with the Old BC Cam Gears, & bought a RPF1 wheel
- 01MAR2017 - Staging Brake Line Install
- 12MAR2017 - New OEM Evo IX Kevlar Timing Belt
- 09JUL2017 - Eaton MotorWorks (EMW) Depowered Steering Rack
- 17JUL2017 - TS Solid DS Mounts, Undercoating, Whiteline Sway Bar Lateral Locks & Vamos Front DS Loop Install
- 27NOV2017 - Jay Racing Alternator Relocation Install and Wiring
- 29NOV2017 - Old School SBR HVAC Gauge Pod & AEM Fuel/Oil Pressure Gauges
- 28FEB2018 - DEI Heat Reflective Tape on Oil Pan, Deleting OFH Heat Exchanger, & Oil Pressure Line/Sensor Install
- 05MAR2018 - New Tool Box!
- 06MAR2018 - Using "The Punisher" to Press ARP Extended Studs into New OEM Wheel Bearings
- 11MAR2018 - Heat Reflective Tape Around Water Pipe, Flame Guard Around Oil/Pressure SS Hoses, & Fuel Pressure Sensor Install
- 20MAR2018 - @Archer Fabrications Installed V-Band's On Exhaust & DEI Exhaust Wrap
- 28MAR2018 - Installing Rear Wheel Bearings with ARP Studs & Modifying OE Lug Nuts
- 03APR2018 - Finishing Wheel Bearing/ARP Stud Install & @99gst_racer (VMC) Front LCA's
- 22APR2018 - Switching From OEM TD05 Turbo Drain to -10AN
- 23APR2018 - Mounting 6 Circuit Fuse Block
- 01MAY2018 - Changing the Water Pump Pulley/ Alternator Belt Configuration
- 12MAY2018 - New Steering Wheel & Quick Release Hub
- 14MAY2018 - Shift Light Install
- 15MAY2018 - Custom Diamond Star Momo Horn Button
- 10JUL2018 - Honda S2K Starter Button
- 12AUG2018 - Removing Unused Wiring from Body Harness
- 16SEP2018 - Drained 2yr Old E85 & Removed More Wiring
- 24SEP2018 - Dash Installed and Fuse Block Wired!
- 25SEP2018 - Power On, Weighing Everything, and Carbon Fiber Vinyl Removal
- 01OCT2018 - Carbon Fiber Sunroof
- 03OCT2018 - Enkei RPF1's Mounted & Installed