CanadianTalonTC
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- Jul 8, 2011
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Lethbridge,
AB_Canada
Long time no see,
I used to have a 1997 Talon TSi AWD a few years ago with a 16g set-up that I was working on and unfortunately it had a run in with a deer that left it wrecked and me out a vehicle. I searched for a while and ended up with a MY04 Subaru WRX (that is a long story in itself full of long nights at the shop building an engine ) that I ended up selling a few months ago to pay for school. I still checked the car ads religiously looking for DSM's and finally came across this one after almost 2 years of searching.
It's a 1998 Eagle Talon TSI AWD. It was completely stock minus a GFB BPV in place of the 2g bpv when purchased and has 95,000km (56K miles). Nearly no rust (just some surface rust on a few suspension components exhaust etc. Zero on strut towers and rocker panels. Black exterior with black and grey leather interior in mint condition minus a but of mud in the carpet. Even has a mint stock infinity stereo! The paint is in the usual black DSM condition missing clear coat.
Needless to say I am pleased with my find. .
So some maintenance comes first, changing fluids, any worn components (brake pads, rotors, tie rod ends etc) and now that she is all up to speed it's time to start collecting some parts. Basically I'll be collecting throughout the summer and installing over the winter.
Planned mods :
Intake/intercooling:
- K&N FPIK (Installed)
- GFB BPV (Installed)
- FP 4" Intake (Installed)
- ETS FMIC (Installed)
Turbo/exhaust:
- FP 71HTA (Installed)
- FP Manifold (Installed)
- FP Drain line (Installed)
- SS Oil feed line (Installed)
- Punishment Racing recirculated external gate 02 housing (Installed)
- Tial 38mm wastegate (Installed)
- 3" catted downpipe
- Thermal R&D catback
Fuel:
- Battery relocate
- Fuel pump rewire
- Fuel Lab AFPR with gauge (Installed)
- Walbro 255lph (Installed)
- FIC 850cc injectors (Installed)
Interior:
- Everything grey to be swapped to tan (Installed)
- Simple deck wired into the stock sound system
- Fuse box relocate
Exterior:
- Respray it Plasma Blue Pearl
- Powdercoated purple calipers
- 35% tint
Suspension/Tires/Brakes:
- Ground Control coilovers over Koni yellows
- Hawk HPS pads (Installed)
- EBC Rotors (Installed)
- Gold Sparco Assetto Gara 17x8
- Hankook Venus RS-3
Tuning:
- AEM Wideband (Installed)
- AEM Tru boost (Installed)
- Gauge cluster pod (Installed)
- Tune via Tactrix 2.0 (Installed)
Engine:
- Weisco 9.0:1CR Pistons (Installed)
- Eagle H beam rods (Installed)
- Manley forged crankshaft (Installed)
- ACL Tri Metal main/rod bearings (Installed)
- ARP Head studs (Installed)
- Felpro gasket kit (Installed)
- HKS 264/264 Cams (Installed)
- Emission delete/general underhood cleanup (Installed)
- Powdercoated purple VC (Installed)
Drivetrain:
- ACT 2100 (Installed)
- ACT Streetlite flywheel (Installed)
- ACT TOB (Installed)
- 6 puck disk (Installed)
- RTM Shifter base bushings (Installed)
- RTM underhood shifter bushings (Installed)
Goals with this set-up are high 11 second 1/4 mile in a full weight 2g along with being a fun (not built for class) autocross car. It is not my DD (have an Isuzu Rodeo for that We will see where the world takes it though!
Thanks for reading, any comments or input is greatly appreciated! Pictures to come!
I used to have a 1997 Talon TSi AWD a few years ago with a 16g set-up that I was working on and unfortunately it had a run in with a deer that left it wrecked and me out a vehicle. I searched for a while and ended up with a MY04 Subaru WRX (that is a long story in itself full of long nights at the shop building an engine ) that I ended up selling a few months ago to pay for school. I still checked the car ads religiously looking for DSM's and finally came across this one after almost 2 years of searching.
It's a 1998 Eagle Talon TSI AWD. It was completely stock minus a GFB BPV in place of the 2g bpv when purchased and has 95,000km (56K miles). Nearly no rust (just some surface rust on a few suspension components exhaust etc. Zero on strut towers and rocker panels. Black exterior with black and grey leather interior in mint condition minus a but of mud in the carpet. Even has a mint stock infinity stereo! The paint is in the usual black DSM condition missing clear coat.
Needless to say I am pleased with my find. .
So some maintenance comes first, changing fluids, any worn components (brake pads, rotors, tie rod ends etc) and now that she is all up to speed it's time to start collecting some parts. Basically I'll be collecting throughout the summer and installing over the winter.
Planned mods :
Intake/intercooling:
- K&N FPIK (Installed)
- GFB BPV (Installed)
- FP 4" Intake (Installed)
- ETS FMIC (Installed)
Turbo/exhaust:
- FP 71HTA (Installed)
- FP Manifold (Installed)
- FP Drain line (Installed)
- SS Oil feed line (Installed)
- Punishment Racing recirculated external gate 02 housing (Installed)
- Tial 38mm wastegate (Installed)
- 3" catted downpipe
- Thermal R&D catback
Fuel:
- Battery relocate
- Fuel pump rewire
- Fuel Lab AFPR with gauge (Installed)
- Walbro 255lph (Installed)
- FIC 850cc injectors (Installed)
Interior:
- Everything grey to be swapped to tan (Installed)
- Simple deck wired into the stock sound system
- Fuse box relocate
Exterior:
- Respray it Plasma Blue Pearl
- Powdercoated purple calipers
- 35% tint
Suspension/Tires/Brakes:
- Ground Control coilovers over Koni yellows
- Hawk HPS pads (Installed)
- EBC Rotors (Installed)
- Gold Sparco Assetto Gara 17x8
- Hankook Venus RS-3
Tuning:
- AEM Wideband (Installed)
- AEM Tru boost (Installed)
- Gauge cluster pod (Installed)
- Tune via Tactrix 2.0 (Installed)
Engine:
- Weisco 9.0:1CR Pistons (Installed)
- Eagle H beam rods (Installed)
- Manley forged crankshaft (Installed)
- ACL Tri Metal main/rod bearings (Installed)
- ARP Head studs (Installed)
- Felpro gasket kit (Installed)
- HKS 264/264 Cams (Installed)
- Emission delete/general underhood cleanup (Installed)
- Powdercoated purple VC (Installed)
Drivetrain:
- ACT 2100 (Installed)
- ACT Streetlite flywheel (Installed)
- ACT TOB (Installed)
- 6 puck disk (Installed)
- RTM Shifter base bushings (Installed)
- RTM underhood shifter bushings (Installed)
Goals with this set-up are high 11 second 1/4 mile in a full weight 2g along with being a fun (not built for class) autocross car. It is not my DD (have an Isuzu Rodeo for that We will see where the world takes it though!
Thanks for reading, any comments or input is greatly appreciated! Pictures to come!
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