John Miller
Proven Member
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- Jan 27, 2020
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Watertown,
Wisconsin
Hello my fellow DSM addicts.
I have a question that I have been pondering for a while. I want to start building and developing my first performance car and I decided to choose the DSM platform as it is one of my dream cars. I recently purchased my first DSM which is a 1997 Eclipse GS-T. It was just a clean rolling shell, but I have since dumped about 3k into it for all the wiring, engine, trans, and a bunch of new oem parts to get it back to its stock form. I'm debating if a fwd 2g would be a good platform or if I should just wait and buy a gsx to build. I would like this car to be a good track car and something I can just take around for some spiriting driving. I know the GS-T has an open diff, but that could be solved with installing an LSD, but even with an lsd it won't be putting power down as well as a GSX. Before I dump more money into a built engine, trans work, ecm, seats, harness, and other items, I want to know if a GS-T is a good platform or is I should just save my pennies and buy a GSX. Either way I will not be selling my GS-T, I can daily it and have fun in its stock form. Thank you, feel free to ask any questions!
I have a question that I have been pondering for a while. I want to start building and developing my first performance car and I decided to choose the DSM platform as it is one of my dream cars. I recently purchased my first DSM which is a 1997 Eclipse GS-T. It was just a clean rolling shell, but I have since dumped about 3k into it for all the wiring, engine, trans, and a bunch of new oem parts to get it back to its stock form. I'm debating if a fwd 2g would be a good platform or if I should just wait and buy a gsx to build. I would like this car to be a good track car and something I can just take around for some spiriting driving. I know the GS-T has an open diff, but that could be solved with installing an LSD, but even with an lsd it won't be putting power down as well as a GSX. Before I dump more money into a built engine, trans work, ecm, seats, harness, and other items, I want to know if a GS-T is a good platform or is I should just save my pennies and buy a GSX. Either way I will not be selling my GS-T, I can daily it and have fun in its stock form. Thank you, feel free to ask any questions!