Here's your $200 well spent Eric. And then some...This car will come together eventually but at a great cost.

I was 99% sure I wouldn't get anything back from you Eric but I thought I'd entertain that 1% chance that I was wrong about the whole situation and you didn't pull the biggest scam/theft I've ever been the victim of. And now you're trying to push the blame on your partner in crime! That's...

Damn, that's brutal! lol Well thought out though, I'll give you that. I'll have to store that one in the back of my brain. ;)

Well I thought we'd come to a solution to this between ourselves but it appears that he's chosen to ignore it again. Here's our conversation from two weeks ago. Every day since his last post which I received on the 20th, I've sent a reminder to respond like he said he would. He logs in every...

I believe that's how most rational people would react to a similar situation with no reasonable means to an end. They'd wait an appropriate amount of time until fresh memories of a similar event had passed, they'd create a comfy little alibi for themselves, and they'd personify retribution...

I'm still waiting Eric.You're accusing ME of not communicating with you but you still haven't replied to my simple PMs requesting you send my parts to my current address in exchange for the ECU and $200. And you view the blog but don't respond. What's up Eric? Am I ever going to see my...

I'm still waiting Eric.If you're gonna stick up for yourself, why don't you tell me why I supplied you with an OEM overhaul kit and you used old gaskets on my new engine instead? Why did I give you both a brand new OEM 4G63 timing belt and OEM 4G64 timing belt and receive an engine with a...

I thought it would be easier to do things right also. That's why I bought all new EVERYTHING. I spent almost $300 on a Mitsubishi OEM overhaul kit so nothing had to be reused. I spent the money to get OEM timing pulleys, tensioner and belt. All of that stuff was stolen and used on his 2.3...

Wow, just wow. Calling you out online finally get's a response out of you, huh Eric? Phone calls, txts, and PMs don't work but a lame Blog that doens't even have your name in it anymore does. Crazy. You woudln't want to look like a hack job thief in front of your e-peers right? Since you...

Nice work on the engine bay. Looks good

Thanks for not deleting them and giving me a chance to edit everything. It took forever to write! lol

I don't know why I trusted him after things started going wrong in the first few months. I think hope and desperation made me turn a blind eye to the situation and hope for the best. In hind site (of course) I could have very easily lost every penny to this asshole and wouldn't have been able...

:::EDIT::: Apparently my story violates Blog rules by including accusations and personal complaints and I've been asked to remove them. I left the story the same and just deleted the personal info to comply. The point of this blog was really more to tell the horror story of how I got this car...

:::EDIT::: Apparently my story violates Blog rules by including accusations and personal complaints and I've been asked to remove them. I left the story the same and just deleted the personal info to comply. The point of this blog was really more to tell the horror story of how I got this car...

Thanks a lot for the reply. Local places too! Maybe I'll be back on the road sooner than expected.PM inboundedit: Hell yeah, got better prices from Avondale Mitsu than anywhere online. Oil pump is on it's way :D Thanks again 95blackGsTurbo

Long story short, I trusted a so-called friend, DSM expert, and DSM forum owner to assembly my latest DSM for me because I didn't have the time or space. In the end, he stole $1,000 in parts from my build for his own build, tried to strong arm me for more money, and ****ed up pretty much my...

You've made an excellent investment. Now that you have ECMLink, you can re-tune your car for every bolt on mod you add from now on and make the most of what you have. It will pay off time and time again. You may only be able to pull an extra 5-25whp out of your current set up with a...

I didn't claim to have anything, my results were 6-7 years ago when these turbos were at the peak of their popularity. I don't own the car, I don't even have a tune left over from it.If my old setup was totally realistic and common, why are you demanding proof? If we're all agreeing why...

Are you serious? ROFLROFLROFLROFLHow old are you??? You couldn't do it without one less mod neener neener!! I bought a better turbo than you! neener neener!!Grow up tool. Have fun bench racing your flow charts on the internet. I'm glad the only one who got nasty and immature in this...

Good choice on the HX35. I'll see you around, moving into my new house in Surprise on the 22nd ;)

Awesome, I remember your screen name back in the day when I actually posted on tuners and I'm glad you're going to build something big.I'm sure there are plenty of people who have done it and not posted, I don't know why DSMonster is making it such a big deal. This is OLD NEWS. I don't have...

This thread is going no where.Here's my question for you HX40 advocates!You're asking me why I didn't use an Evo3 inside it's efficiency range or why I didn't make a better choice for 400whp. Why aren't you using your HX40s to inside their efficiency range when you could have made a better...

AGAIN, I had a daily driver, my car spent over 90% of it's life in that range.What's your point?I just said that multiple times.

Ok, I think what we're butting heads on isn't necessarily the HX40 and it's potential in certain power ranges. I think it really has to do with the fact that I wouldn't build a daily driver I expected to last past 400whp on a stock long block and you would. IMO, and maybe it differs from...

I appreciate the healthy discussion, but again, WHERE IS THE RELEVANCE of a 685whp HX40 on race gas to the 400whp 16G topic and why would I be searching for it??? I don't get it. :confused: In fact, it goes 100% towards my point and opinion that you should use a turbo to it's potential. I...

I've been trying to understand the relevance of your post and I can't. A "plain jane" set up or budget build hasn't been mentioned in the 7 pages of this thread and doesn't apply to the topic. The only time I mentioned budget was to point out the difference between the 400whp and 600whp builds...

You've made 500whp on pump gas? Prove it.

Good point, but I don't think a small turbo coming onto boost puts anywhere near as much stress as just shifting gears going down the track with our 2900lb+ pressure plates. It's a moot point in the grand scheme of DSM abuse :p

LMFAO So this thread has gone from "Has anyone done it?" to "Your stupid for doing it" to "Of course you can do it." That's awesome ROFLBut seriously, the hot side issue is a good point. A E16G + Hotside upgrade is not a good option for someone looking to make even over 350whp. The idea of...

Where did I say that? WTFI'm not interested in pushing a stock 7 bolt past 500whp. In my opinion, you're setting yourself up for engine failure and breaking cars is something I try to avoid. An HX40 is no where near as street friendly as the evo3. They're completely different turbos with...

That's the whole point! We're not building 600whp set ups (i.e. $4,000 engine build + thousands more in supporting mods) we're taking the stock long block to 400whp on an affordable, easy to install, reliable, and very street happy turbo.The opposite side to your statement, and my opinion...

Why? It's not hard. And it's a slow car in the grand scheme of DSMs. A healthy car that's put together with a little foresight, tuned properly, and not hack jobbed like most DSMs out there can and will run to the best of it's potential. Just because most people running half ass, shade tree...

This thread is getting old but I did this with my FWD about 4 years ago and it wasn't too hard. Might as well post it up.Intake manifold, throttle body, complete head were all 1G stock parts. FP2 cams were the only mod in the head. The short block was the original '98 with 80k miles on it...

It wouldn't be a loss of power. With a turbocharged engine, any exhaust is a restriction and hurts performance. You're thinking about non-turbo cars and the need for back pressure in the exhaust system. But with a turbocharged car, all the back pressure we need and more is created by that...

Might want to find an audience that actually makes over 600whp. 95% of tooners never will. There are tons of people on the ECMLink forums using massive top mount turbos and putting down enough power to warrant a 4" side exit. Might want to check there. Good luck!

Post a follow up about how the paint on and around the brakes survives if you don't mind. Nice Work!

Yeah, that sounds right. Just the one bolt was left out.I saw you asked how my performance mods were working out on the 2.4, specifically the cams, and I honestly can't provide any good feedback on them yet. I installed the long block with stock accessories to break it in. Almost...

I didn't see it posted yet, so I'll add this:The excess drain hole sizes are1x 1/2", located in the front, passenger side corner of the block.2x 11/16", located on the front edge of the block.2x 5/8", located on the rear edge of the block.Even though midship is dick, he does...

The head just bolted on, no problems, no modification. The 2G ARP or stock head studs fit the block and head. And all of the sensors just plug in. RRE has a "how to" on their site about how to make a 97-99 head or 1G head work on a 95-99 car, but it looks like a pain in the ass. I would just...

It's more than you offered newb. Have you even started your engine yet?Your words are not fact. You are but one of thousands who have attempted this build. I see 2 useful pictures posted in this thread followed by immature, irrelevant ramblings of some child who hates the internet yet...

Wow, you are hard to get along with aren't you? Yes, I know that's been posted earlier in the thread. Very observant of you. But now it's all summed up in a single post from start to finish without all of the petty bickering, misused terms, assumptions, and the rest of cluster #### that's...

He's thinking about the rate of acceleration of the piston as it arrives and leaves TDC or BDC. And that rate is directly related to rod:stroke ratio.The destroked 4G64 2.1L long rod achieves the best rod to stroke ratio which is why it revs so high safely. After that, the factory stroked...

Dang, I've been scanning through the pages in this thread and you guys are making this way harder than it seems. I've got about 2,000 miles on my new 64/63 build and everything is going just fine. When I'm wrenching under the hood, I forget it's a 4G64 most of the time. There's not a lot of...

I kinda banked on that and was happy with the results. I wanted a little closer to 2.0" but not quite there. I lucked out at about 1 3/4" overall.

This was an old thread, but I'll chime in. I road S-techs on my Spyder GS-T for over 3 years and loved every day of it. My parents have the car now and I offered to put the suspension back to stock when they took it and they refused. They drove it 800 miles from CA up to the Pacific North...

I'm DSMless right now but I might stop by and say what's up. Just moved to Phoenix and I miss not having DSM friends lol

So is this a set meet every month that people are showing up to? Chandler is way too far to go sit in a parking lot LOL, I'm way up at Deer Valley and 27th Ave.

Like was said before, the chasis is completly different. RRE used to charge up to $7,000 to do the transformation but now they won't even do it anymore. It would be a smarter choice just to buy a second car or replace your current car with an AWD.

Anyone seen this piece for sale? Obviously you have to install it into your own hood but is the piece custom as well or is it the little vent for sale somewhere. I've only seen it done once or twice so that leads me to believe it's completly custom. I like it though and it probably does a...

Only one I've seen is carbonwerx.com for $80. Is this pretty much the only one availible?