arfbarkyPrime
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- Aug 27, 2022
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Ann Arbor,
Michigan
I have inherited my wife's 1992 Eagle Talon TSI AWD which has been parked in the garage for over 4 years. She was very active in the DSM community in the mid-late 90s, however she became unable to work on it or drive it after 2005. I used to take it out and exercise it after that, but that fell off over other priorities. Now it's time to get it back on the road.
This is from her notes on the work she'd done:
ported 16g turbo (7cm exhaust housing)
ported '95 exhaust manifold
ported O2 housing
JBC boost controller
Mofugas 2.5 in. downpipe
Buschur 2.5 in. cat back
Buschur 2.5 in. test pipe
2.5 in. Speed Design upper intercooler pipe
2.25 in. lower intercooler pipe made by Evan Cline
Stock intercooler with 2.25 inlet/outlet
Apex AFC (old style)
Nippondenso fuel pump
RC Engineering Lucas style 550 cc fuel injectors
Fuel pump rewired with 8 AWG wire, and relay
Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch (old style)
Front 2g AWD dual piston calipers
Carbotech Bobcat front brake pads
Rear Cross drilled rotors (type??? previous owner)
KYB GR2 struts
KYB GR2 shocks
Creative Concepts front strut tower bar
SPI P series -30 to 30 psi boost gauge
NGK plug wires
NGK BPR7ES spark plugs
John Shepherd full transmission rebuild (unknown on any upgrades)
Not yet installed:
Eibach Pro-kit springs
Selby/Whiteline sway bars (front/rear)
KYB AGX shocks/struts
Before it was parked, it was running fine with some small issues. Now, it has the obvious - dry-rotted tires, shot battery and I'm very concerned about the condition of the fuel in the tank. I don't want to attempt to start it without taking care of stuff first. I'm no stranger to working on cars, but I haven't worked on this one before. So what should I do before starting it? I was thinking of doing an oil change, and draining the fuel and of course tires and battery.
Longer term, I'm going to replace the Apexi with ECMlink. And it burns some oil, there are even tiny droplets of oil in the exhaust so I need to find the solution to that. She mentioned before that she needed a catchcan.
So what are the things I need to do before starting it up?
This is from her notes on the work she'd done:
ported 16g turbo (7cm exhaust housing)
ported '95 exhaust manifold
ported O2 housing
JBC boost controller
Mofugas 2.5 in. downpipe
Buschur 2.5 in. cat back
Buschur 2.5 in. test pipe
2.5 in. Speed Design upper intercooler pipe
2.25 in. lower intercooler pipe made by Evan Cline
Stock intercooler with 2.25 inlet/outlet
Apex AFC (old style)
Nippondenso fuel pump
RC Engineering Lucas style 550 cc fuel injectors
Fuel pump rewired with 8 AWG wire, and relay
Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch (old style)
Front 2g AWD dual piston calipers
Carbotech Bobcat front brake pads
Rear Cross drilled rotors (type??? previous owner)
KYB GR2 struts
KYB GR2 shocks
Creative Concepts front strut tower bar
SPI P series -30 to 30 psi boost gauge
NGK plug wires
NGK BPR7ES spark plugs
John Shepherd full transmission rebuild (unknown on any upgrades)
Not yet installed:
Eibach Pro-kit springs
Selby/Whiteline sway bars (front/rear)
KYB AGX shocks/struts
Before it was parked, it was running fine with some small issues. Now, it has the obvious - dry-rotted tires, shot battery and I'm very concerned about the condition of the fuel in the tank. I don't want to attempt to start it without taking care of stuff first. I'm no stranger to working on cars, but I haven't worked on this one before. So what should I do before starting it? I was thinking of doing an oil change, and draining the fuel and of course tires and battery.
Longer term, I'm going to replace the Apexi with ECMlink. And it burns some oil, there are even tiny droplets of oil in the exhaust so I need to find the solution to that. She mentioned before that she needed a catchcan.
So what are the things I need to do before starting it up?