Didn't post my own thread when I ran my 10.93 at The Shootout this year, just updated the 14b drag racing thread. Figured it was time to post my own thread now that I "think" I'm done with the 14b for a minute.I took the car out to Milan Dragway for a Toledo Tuners track rental on Saturday...

I've been inching down the 14b times for a long time now. Last weekend it was an 11.04 and I really thought I'd hit a 10 second pass tonight. But, it was not to be. No nitrous of course11.000 @ 123.15 60' was a 1.473 1/8th 7.01 @ 97.82Going to go back out Sunday to see if I can actually get...

HISTORY:I hatched a plan in years ago to pursue the "AWD 14b no nitrous record" after following Project Goodwill and doing a lot of reading about Phil Beers and Leon Reitman. Eventually I was reading the pursuits of Dave Womer, and then Phil Beers rejoined the efforts.I started with a 90...

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Went out to Milan Dragway last night to see if I could improve on last years outings, see below.http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/drag-strip/448100-14b-car-back-out-borrowed-slicks.htmlSince then I removed some more weight from the car (along with exhaust removal approximately 100 lbs...

What a night and what a rush! A huge thanks to Paul Volk, 99gst_racer for lending me his 26" Hoosier QTP's on Motegi Traklite 2's!No changes were made to the car other then the wheels/tires from my 11.812 @ 115.69 from two nights ago. That pass was on 16" stock gst wheels and Toyo Proxes...

UPDATE! Look on page 2 for 9-26-12 update!Went out to Milan Dragway tonight hoping to get the car back dialed in. Set a tentative goal to get under 12.5 being it's the first time out since I blew it up last year. Changes made since the 12.05 was the swap back to a stock 6 bolt shortblock...

February 2009I had been dsmless since August of 2008 and really didn't have the funds for a new project. A friend called me up and asked if I wanted a 1990 TSI AWD, of course I said yes, but there wasn't money for such a thing. Then he dropped the good news, it was just a shell and it was...

Special thanks to Dave and Phil for the thread title ;)Took my 14b talon to the dsm/evo shootout in Norwalk hoping for a new best. About a week and a half ago I managed a 12.25 @ 111 at our local dragstrip. Since then I added a touch of timing up top, pulled a little from the middle, and...

The 1st gen AWD dsms have what is called Active Rear Toe. What this does is as you corner hard, or launch, or pretty much put load on the rear wheels the toe is automatically increased (in). What this does is cause understeer in most situations. Understeer is safe, but not fun. Also that rear...

This will document the install of my maximal performance adjustable rear control arms for my 1g awd dsm. Hopefully it will serve as a guide to anyone wanting to install them or another similar product in the future.The reason to install adjustable rear control arms (uppers) is to give...

2010 was a blur! And I didn't update this thing at all. Figure it's time to add a little something and show what's going on with the Talon and what the newest plans are.First I updated my Blog Title/Description. SSR - SplitSecondRacing I designed SplitSecondRacing several years ago with my...

Idea for a shootout class. Small frame turbo's.There's a link to the thread I started on Buschur's. I mentioned it in the 14b thread but didn't want to change the topic on the thread. Is there any interest in this? Would people be willing to show up?The stock appearing class was done...

I'll try to keep this short. But first of all to explain the car a little bit. This is my third attempt at building my 14b drag car. The first one I had lightened to a tin can (best guess was about 2400lbs or less) and had most of the mods I wanted minus proper wheels/tires. I had to sell it due...

The "good" news.1.811 60ft 8.238 1/8 ET 82.238 1/8 mph 11.153 1000 ET 81.69 1000 mph 13.614 1/4 ET 93.37 1/4 MPHI didn't plan on going to the track last night, but a buddy called me up and said he was going to head out to Milan. I buttoned up a few last minute things on the car and...

For those who are unaware, the stock 1g bov is a great piece. However, it's only downfall is that at boost pressures exceeding approx. 18psi (bov's will vary) the valve begins to leak. There are several modifications available to make the 1g bov hold more pressure. The Dejon Tool Leak-stop-kit...

Finally got my exhaust parts and threw them on the car, replaced the missing windshield wiper and got the headlights working as well. Here's a rundown of the exhaust system2.5" custom O2 housing 3" Punishment Racing Downpipe 3" VRS Testpipe 3" Megan Racing CatbackPlease ignore the...

Well, I'm not much of a blogger perhaps. But I'm bored and figured hey why not throw something up here. The ol talon is gone. I sold her after an unfortunately incident where an idiot decided to run a red light and take out the wife's daily driver. PLPD FTL! I sold the talon to afford a down...

Hey Just wondering i was talking about doing a turbo kit and someone mentioned that i should just get a supercharger. I don't think they make them for the nonturbo talons or any of the cars here. Do they??? If anyone knows if they do or where to find them thanks.:thumb:

Figured now is as good a time to start this as any. Especially since she's seen a day at the track now. I picked up this 1990 Eagle Talon TSI AWD for 700 bucks back a few months ago. It had bent a rod but other then that was in good shape overall. I had a spare 6 bolt longblock laying around...

MIDSM got together at Milan Dragway on the 23rd. Marybeth really was the hero of the night at Milan with her consistent 14.7 and 14.6 second passes in her 95 TSI AWD (mostly stock). I surprised everyone by showing up with the Talon as well. I decided that I better make one pass. I figured no way...

Everyone that's been into dsms for any lengthy period of time knows that the 90's have several endearing quirks...or not so endearing ones. The fact that they were the first year produced means that alot of things were changed with what they found out during the first production year...

New to me at least. Mostly stock other then the ACT 2600 clutch and ACT Chromoly flywheel. K&N filter of course. 98k miles on her. I'm supposedly to be selling it but don't tell the wife I really want to keep it :shhh: If I get this promotion at work I'm going to try to convince her we're...

Check it out, nice and smooth. A little dirty I bought it used off a guy who used it for about 400 miles.

Top 24 DSM Adventures! In no particular order...1. Find a twisty section of road and drive way faster then you should.I shouldn’t be suggesting this and only do so at your own risk. However, there is something thrilling about opening up your dsm on an unoccupied section of road with the...

It was supposed to be a set of HKS 264's. Fortunately the intake cam is indeed a 264, unfortunately the exhaust cam is not. Anyone know what it is? Markings on it are 05 over 8 and 02 over R3... I compared it to my 90's and the set of 94's I have and the markings are different as well as this...

So on a local forum a guy recently discovered his recently purchased "13G" turbo was stamped TDO4HL instead of the normal TDO4. This sent several of the members scurrying to find out exactly what this new turbo was. From searching here on Tuners I came up with a couple interesting threads and...

To be honest diffuculty level is pretty high for doing this, its a total pain in the butt! But if you are serious about weight loss this is a good way to shed some pounds. On a serious note, you are removing the crash bars from your door with this mod, the crash bars are there to protect you in...

I'd like to see what these rims/tires (just do rims if the tires are too much to ask, either way appreciated) would look like on this car. Thanks in advance.CarRims/tires two different angles. http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/splitsecondtalon/Choices/exterior-front.jpg...

You may follow this for other years however some steps are different, for any other year I suggest following one of these two vfaqs, it would also be helpful to refer to these for the 90 as well, however neither are 90 specific. http://www.ca.dsm.org/faq/tb-shaftseals.html...

If there is anything you need to install within your drivetrain this should cover it. The reason behind this madness, was the fact that when I originally installed my transmission I didn't know you had to have the flywheel stepped for an ACT 2600 clutch. I had a brand new ACT chromoly flywheel...

Most everyone should know about both of these but it doesn't get updated very often. DSMtimes.org is a good place to see the fastest dsms. It doesn't work if people don't list their times or dont update with their new times. Same with the 1/4 mile times list here on this site. If you get to the...

Alright, yes I've done my research but I have a few simple questions first that I can't find the definitive answers on. I was a noob to DSM drivetrains when I started this project so don't yell too loud. Alright the background, I installed a new transmission back in December of last year, have...

Unfortunately I missed the actual event but I got some pics of a few DSMs, Evo's and STI's that were in my hometown streets before I left for Florida.

My first tech article HERE explained some weight loss things that anyone could do to their car and lose a few pounds while still mainting at least some level of comfort. But for the more extreme drag racers and road racers, simply cutting 300-500 lbs isn't going to cut it. First off let me...

I just thought I would bring this up since it is related to the dsm shootout BS that has gone on. As can be seen here http://dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=208120 Someone posted a thread and (according to Defiant) used the wrong terminology when he said freeze plugs. According to Defiant...

I was scrolling through threads on dsm weight loss and figured hey why not have a tech article helping explain some of it. This article is not meant to be written in stone, there is much more you can do to lighten your dsm for drag racing, but I hope this can help get you started. These are just...

What type of insurance do you have on your track only car? Trying to see what I should use, this car won't be driven on the street, only used for track days.

Does anyone think it would be possible to put racing harnesses on the stock seats? I can't afford a racing seat yet but I do plan on it. For now I was thinking about getting the racing harness and modifying the stock seat to fit it. I was thinking about cutting out the black circles (done in...

Hey guys I'm looking into rebuilding my tranny. I am definately going with Shep. What exactly did you guys have him do on your rebuild and how much did it cost. Did you upgrade shift forks, welded diff, etc... And what type of setup are you running? (mods)

Well I've narrowed down the list to either a 20G or a 50Trim setup. The 20G's are getting older but they're still a good proven turbo. The 50 trims have been around for a while now and are probably one of the favorites around this site. However, with so many different options for 50 trim turbo's...

Alright, so I've been tracking down boost leaks and have been having trouble with where the upper intercooler pipe connects to the intercooler (stock intercooler and pipes), this morning I noticed some oil inside the intercooler pipe. I decided it was time for a compression test. I just finished...

Alright I've been working on tuning my car for a couple weeks now and I've been slowly fixing the little problems one after another. What's happening is when I change the low throttle settings on my afc, nothing changes on the pocketlogger? The fuel trims are staying at 118%. I can feel and hear...

Well guys I had them photoshop my car in candy apple red and I'm loving it, only one problem. I'm thinking I want it a little darker. I'm posting the photo so you can see what I mean. Now I know you have a base coat when you do a candy apple type paint. My question is what base paint color would...

I was wondering if someone could do a photoshop for me. I want to see my car in candy apple red, and the rims painted a dark gunmetal. If someone has the extra time I'd appreciate it. Thanks

Alright I know these kinds of questions are asked over and over again, but I'm so new to this I want to make sure I'm understanding things a little bit right. My AFC settings right now are with darkside 550's and the rest stock fuel system, will soon be installing a 255lp high pressure pump and...

Alright like an idiot i decided to wash my engine today. No problem I just figured I would cover the intake, the distributor, and wash away. Well it started up and ran just fine, only problem was the tachometer and speedometer didn't work. Well I figured I'd just drive it until it dried out some...

Hey i was watching NOPI tunervision the other night (first time I ever seen it on) and watched John Shepherd run an 8.97 (something close to that I know it was 8.9 though). It was enough to get him to the finals but not enough to beat the guy who won. The other guy ran a 7.9 and beat Shep by...

I am in the hunt for a new engine for my Talon (old one I found out was blown) I am also in the hunt for a new turbo (definitely has shaft play on the old one). I want to upgrade to a 50 trim but for the time being I can only afford the new/used engine and a turbo, However, would it be OK to run...

Can you spot the car lol. My moms car after our storm in Northern Michigan last night. I guess there were some tornadoes spotted a couple hours away as well.