squid267
10+ Year Contributor
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- Jan 14, 2012
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Worcester,
Massachusetts
Hey guys, its time for a journal! A little about myself, I'm 18 studying mechanical engineering at UMass Amherst. Currently Treasurer for the Motorsport Club at school. I absolutely love cars.
Started my car career with a '97 Seagreen Camry. Drove that til didn't start anymore. Next I "borrowed" an '87 Cadillac Eldorado, overheated too many time til one day it stopped working. Next car was my '06 Mitsubishi Lancer ES. Loved this car. All show and no go though! You can read about its story HERE. To sum it up I was driving with 3 hours of sleep over 48 hours and feel asleep and rear ended someone else.
Moving on to the Eclipse GSX. Bought it for $3750. 179k miles on the body. 40k on the engine. This is how it looked a few months before I bought it.
Learning stick was fun until I realized I couldn't shift into 2nd, 4th, or Reverse anymore. Fixed that with new shifter cables.
Next issue was not being able to get into first gear because my shift was broken, dumb friend forced the shifter in. I jerry rigged it with washers and it works. I just got the OEM clip in. Install will happen this week
I'm absolute Plasti Dip fiend, I redid the gray trim around the car and the rain guards. Looks great.
Shout out for my friend Jonel in the picture for helping me.
This is how it looks today. (All pictures taken with my amazing Samsung Galaxy S3)
MOD LIST
Interior
Corbeau CR1 Blue Seats (Pair)
GReddy PRofec B-Spec II Boost Controller
GReddy PRofec B-Spec II Turbo Timer
UltraLite Boost Gauge
UltraLite Air/Fuel Gauge (Narrowband)
Suspension
DC Sports Strut Bar Kit
Engine
EVOIII 16G Turbo
ETS FMIC
GReddy Type-RS BOV
Stock 450cc Injectors
DSMLink V2
-Launch @ 3750 RPM
Magnaflow Cat Back Exhaust
Ebay Test Pipe
Walbro 255 Fuel Pump
Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator (Dont't know brand)
K & N Air Filter
GOALS
Started my car career with a '97 Seagreen Camry. Drove that til didn't start anymore. Next I "borrowed" an '87 Cadillac Eldorado, overheated too many time til one day it stopped working. Next car was my '06 Mitsubishi Lancer ES. Loved this car. All show and no go though! You can read about its story HERE. To sum it up I was driving with 3 hours of sleep over 48 hours and feel asleep and rear ended someone else.
Moving on to the Eclipse GSX. Bought it for $3750. 179k miles on the body. 40k on the engine. This is how it looked a few months before I bought it.
Learning stick was fun until I realized I couldn't shift into 2nd, 4th, or Reverse anymore. Fixed that with new shifter cables.
Next issue was not being able to get into first gear because my shift was broken, dumb friend forced the shifter in. I jerry rigged it with washers and it works. I just got the OEM clip in. Install will happen this week
I'm absolute Plasti Dip fiend, I redid the gray trim around the car and the rain guards. Looks great.
Shout out for my friend Jonel in the picture for helping me.
This is how it looks today. (All pictures taken with my amazing Samsung Galaxy S3)
MOD LIST
Interior
Corbeau CR1 Blue Seats (Pair)
GReddy PRofec B-Spec II Boost Controller
GReddy PRofec B-Spec II Turbo Timer
UltraLite Boost Gauge
UltraLite Air/Fuel Gauge (Narrowband)
Suspension
DC Sports Strut Bar Kit
Engine
EVOIII 16G Turbo
ETS FMIC
GReddy Type-RS BOV
Stock 450cc Injectors
DSMLink V2
-Launch @ 3750 RPM
Magnaflow Cat Back Exhaust
Ebay Test Pipe
Walbro 255 Fuel Pump
Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator (Dont't know brand)
K & N Air Filter
GOALS
- Fix idle surge
- Fix miscellaneous electrical issues
- Make 400 HP w/ HX40 turbo (Not sure of all details)
- Build Engine for 400 HP (Goes hand in hand with above aha)
- Build Suspension to handle AutoX Days
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