95DsManiac
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- Dec 5, 2012
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Bay Point,
California
Hey everyone,
Some of you know me and know about the 1995 mitsubishi eclipse gsT full out drag car I am currently building. However, I, probably like many others, miss driving the car on the streets. So I found a 1990 plymouth laser fwd with 086457 or something close to that for 1650 on craigslist. The car was two and a half hours away from me and I called and spoke with the guy or should I say child for a while. He said it runs good, is bone stock besides cams and the body is strait. New clutch axles, blah blah blah. Not registered and has no cat. Comes with extra parts, heads, powder coated valve cover, full apexi exhaust etc etc. Long story short I got it for 1400 and drove it home.
On the way I find out the drivers light don't go down. The battery is in the trunk not strapped down, there's no headliner, seat doesn't adjust, small grind in second after car warms up, feels week in the upper rpm, rattling noise from front drivers side, among many other things.
I get the cat, weld it on, and the place said it's the wrong one. I go to a muffler shop and spend the 300 to get a new cat and welded on. Changed the exhaust manifold gasket because it had a horrible leak due to two bolts broken. Was able to get one out but not the other. Will has a leak and will be addressed soon. I fixed the very annoying idle surge and now she idles perfect at 1100. I also noticed I have a lot of oil leaks I will need to address and the car came with a aftermarket radiator and fan. I finally got the car to pass smog today and now I am ready to get to fixing her up for this years drag season along with my other gsT.
So far the car came with web 546/547, prosport boost gauge, greddy turbo timer, aftermarket radiator and fan, 3" downpipe, and ported 2g manifold tapped for egt.
Extra parts are 1gb eclipse conversion, alternator, starter, arp head studs, head, 1gb intake manifold, prothane driver mount, awd apexi exhaust??, EPROM ecu socketed with flashed chip, 1gb throttle body, powder coated valve cover and few other things.
I've gotten so far 1gb talon read lines and wing, catco cat, ordered v3 full today, and have everything to swap over my hx40 set up besides a fuel pump and wideband.
Now before I do this I am trying to address a few issues I see fit to be addressed, the reason for this thread. I know I'm blabbering but stay with me.
Issue 1. The car seems very week in the upper rpm. I was thinking maybe the springs are week and I am experiencing valve float of some kind??
Issue 2. When I first start the car and drive it, it doesn't grind in second. It only starts to grind and continues to grind about 10-15 minutes after driving. It won't grind if I shift very slowly under 2500 rpm. What could be causing this? Low fluid, wrong fluid, bad synchros??
Issue 3. When driving the car hits 8 psi and when I shift I don't hear my BOV releasing the air. I've never owned a 1g, but shouldn't I hear it release the air? I don't care about the sound I just care if it's operating correctly. I checked it and I can push it in, but I can't hear it while driving. I am ready -20ing/vac so was what would cause it not to open??
Issue 4. When driving the car is really shaky. It doesn't have aftermarket mounts installed. When on the freeway I can hear a shaking/rattling noise coming from the front drivers side. And when going over a speed bump it kind of feels like everything in the front drivers area is moving around. Could this be a bad shock? What should I be checking or looking at here?
Issue 5. When driving yesterday I turned into the restaurant me and my wife were going to eat out at and I hear and a loud pinging noise. I let go of the steering wheel and the car is shaking really really bad. I know that what I heard was one of my lug nuts flying off the car. I park and find it down the street. Half of the stud is still connected to it. Dam thing broke. I check the other four and they are all lose enough to tighten by hand. What the heck would cause this, someone messing with the car or what. Also, I never dealt with this part of any of my dsm's, so do I replace the entire hub, or do I just somehow replace the one broken stud??
I have more issues but this thread is super long. I'm ending it here. I'm sorry it is too much, and I kind of know what needs to be done, but I always check with my Dsm family for reassurance. Please let me know what you would do and what I need to do. I don't half axx do things and I don't care if I have to buy stuff.
God bless you all,
Anthony B.
Some of you know me and know about the 1995 mitsubishi eclipse gsT full out drag car I am currently building. However, I, probably like many others, miss driving the car on the streets. So I found a 1990 plymouth laser fwd with 086457 or something close to that for 1650 on craigslist. The car was two and a half hours away from me and I called and spoke with the guy or should I say child for a while. He said it runs good, is bone stock besides cams and the body is strait. New clutch axles, blah blah blah. Not registered and has no cat. Comes with extra parts, heads, powder coated valve cover, full apexi exhaust etc etc. Long story short I got it for 1400 and drove it home.
On the way I find out the drivers light don't go down. The battery is in the trunk not strapped down, there's no headliner, seat doesn't adjust, small grind in second after car warms up, feels week in the upper rpm, rattling noise from front drivers side, among many other things.
I get the cat, weld it on, and the place said it's the wrong one. I go to a muffler shop and spend the 300 to get a new cat and welded on. Changed the exhaust manifold gasket because it had a horrible leak due to two bolts broken. Was able to get one out but not the other. Will has a leak and will be addressed soon. I fixed the very annoying idle surge and now she idles perfect at 1100. I also noticed I have a lot of oil leaks I will need to address and the car came with a aftermarket radiator and fan. I finally got the car to pass smog today and now I am ready to get to fixing her up for this years drag season along with my other gsT.
So far the car came with web 546/547, prosport boost gauge, greddy turbo timer, aftermarket radiator and fan, 3" downpipe, and ported 2g manifold tapped for egt.
Extra parts are 1gb eclipse conversion, alternator, starter, arp head studs, head, 1gb intake manifold, prothane driver mount, awd apexi exhaust??, EPROM ecu socketed with flashed chip, 1gb throttle body, powder coated valve cover and few other things.
I've gotten so far 1gb talon read lines and wing, catco cat, ordered v3 full today, and have everything to swap over my hx40 set up besides a fuel pump and wideband.
Now before I do this I am trying to address a few issues I see fit to be addressed, the reason for this thread. I know I'm blabbering but stay with me.
Issue 1. The car seems very week in the upper rpm. I was thinking maybe the springs are week and I am experiencing valve float of some kind??
Issue 2. When I first start the car and drive it, it doesn't grind in second. It only starts to grind and continues to grind about 10-15 minutes after driving. It won't grind if I shift very slowly under 2500 rpm. What could be causing this? Low fluid, wrong fluid, bad synchros??
Issue 3. When driving the car hits 8 psi and when I shift I don't hear my BOV releasing the air. I've never owned a 1g, but shouldn't I hear it release the air? I don't care about the sound I just care if it's operating correctly. I checked it and I can push it in, but I can't hear it while driving. I am ready -20ing/vac so was what would cause it not to open??
Issue 4. When driving the car is really shaky. It doesn't have aftermarket mounts installed. When on the freeway I can hear a shaking/rattling noise coming from the front drivers side. And when going over a speed bump it kind of feels like everything in the front drivers area is moving around. Could this be a bad shock? What should I be checking or looking at here?
Issue 5. When driving yesterday I turned into the restaurant me and my wife were going to eat out at and I hear and a loud pinging noise. I let go of the steering wheel and the car is shaking really really bad. I know that what I heard was one of my lug nuts flying off the car. I park and find it down the street. Half of the stud is still connected to it. Dam thing broke. I check the other four and they are all lose enough to tighten by hand. What the heck would cause this, someone messing with the car or what. Also, I never dealt with this part of any of my dsm's, so do I replace the entire hub, or do I just somehow replace the one broken stud??
I have more issues but this thread is super long. I'm ending it here. I'm sorry it is too much, and I kind of know what needs to be done, but I always check with my Dsm family for reassurance. Please let me know what you would do and what I need to do. I don't half axx do things and I don't care if I have to buy stuff.
God bless you all,
Anthony B.