The Top DSM Community on the Web

For 1990-1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Eagle Talon, Plymouth Laser, and Galant VR-4 Owners. Log in to remove most ads.

Please Support Kiggly Racing
Please Support Morrison Fabrication

Search results for query: *

  • Users: empie1
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. empie1

    RIP Talon...hellooo Evo X

    Well guys its been a fun run the past 12 years but the time has come. Ive been messing with dsms a long time but its time for a break! My most recent dsm was a 1995 eagle talon tsi. I built it for 6 years. Finally got it COMPLETELY done...everything was replaced, it ran flawless. Dumped 13000 in...
  2. empie1

    Where can I find a drivers side window trim??

    I have searched around a lot. part #mb881973. Discontinued. There has to be SOMEONE out there with one!! Anyone know of a dealer? I have a brand new passanger side but I dont want it on without the new drivers sid.
  3. empie1

    what are 2g eclipse all clear tails worth?

    Just picked up a set of super rare eclipse clear tails. Was gonna swap my talon over to a eclipe when its painted next month, but ive changed my mind. Anyone know what a good price to put these on ebay?
  4. empie1

    2g steering rack bushing???

    Does anyone know where to find the rubber bushing on the passenger side of the rack on a 2g? All I can find is 1g bushings. The 2gs only have one and I can't find it anywhere.
  5. empie1

    How to: Quickly Diagnose and fix tailight and dash light issues

    I like many others experianced some electrical issues in my 2g. A few years back, my taillights/dash lights stared randomly turning on and off, with or without me in the car. It went away, but recently it hapened again and eventually the lights just stopped working. I spent hours ripping apart...
  6. empie1

    2G no taillights, interior lights...help

    I am having nightmare electrical issues. Right before pulling my engine..i noticed the interior/tail lights would flicker on and off, by themselves..even if i was out of the car. It got to the point where I would have to pull the relay to shut them off. Now that the car has the new engine, I am...
  7. empie1

    Dont you guys love when girls...

    Join dsmtuners, post nothing other than a intro simply to get attention? I know we got a few legit females on here....but its hilarious when we get our monthly new chick with low self esteem! ROFL
  8. empie1

    anyone see "the situation" BOMB on the roast?

    I cant stand this ass clown.....in case you missed him bomb at the donald trump roast...here it is(poor video quality unfortunatly)YouTube - [Full Video] The Situation BOMBS / TANKS at Trump Roast / UBER FAIL / PAINFUL TO WATCH /
  9. empie1

    Empie1's 2ga Talon

    Heres a few pics of the talon from a few years back. Since than, Ive swapped out the interior for black/grey...did the eclipse 2gb front end and converted to red l.e.ds throught the cabin. As it sits now, the spoiler, rear wiper and nozzel have been removed, tailights tined all red than spray...
  10. empie1

    why do our vendors sell cxracing turbos??

    Just a random thread here...but in searching for a turbo for my dd, i noticed a few vendors selling cxracing 16gs. Now I was always under the impression these were pos turbos that were not worth the shipping you pay to get them. Am I wrong here? Are these turbos being built better now? This...
  11. empie1

    where to buy a j-pipe for a side mount

    Im gonna run a 14b on my second gen. Anyone know where to buy a j-pipe thats for the passanger side? Or do you guys just use silicone elbows?
  12. empie1

    Spun a bearing..how to clean out oil from turbo?

    I spun a bearing and obviously metel shavings got every where. I just put a great condition t25 back on the car prior to this. Has anyone had this problem and succesfully cleaned the old oil out? Really dont feel like buying another turbo since im selling the car soon.
  13. empie1

    new engine starts, immediatly dies and fans kick on

    Going on engine #3 here...lol. Second 6 bolt its had..anyway...It cranks, starts, than immediatly dies and the fan kicks on for a spilt second. I seem to remember this hapening before but dont remember why. Timing is fine, as is fuel and spark. Pretty sure its a sensor issue of some...
  14. empie1

    rear diff?

    My car locked up at like 70 on the highway and smashed my rear diff and snapped an axle. I replaced both rear axles and the rear diff..(along with all the bushings) I got everything all back in and put the fluid in and when I put it in gear and try to drive forward the car wont move and feels as...
  15. empie1

    2G rear knuckle

    I read through the resolved thread on finding front knuckle assemblies. I am in need of a rear passenger Knuckle assembly (non abs) for a 97 gsx...
  16. empie1

    WTB: Stock injectors

    In desperate need of stock 450 cc injectors. Without my dd in the meantime.(this is empies1's brother, so not sure if this is the correct section for this)
  17. empie1

    Knocking noise at 2500-3k only?

    I have spun rod bearings before and this doesnt sound like that. I get a audible knocking noise around 2500-3000 rpms only. It goes away after and isnt present before. No power loss, wierd. Could this be cam related? Havent had time to pull it apart yet so Im just gathering ideas.
  18. empie1

    Coolant from oil filter housing

    Im getting a steady drip of coolant from the oil filter housing. I did a search and what I got was maybe a ring or an overtightened oil filter. The filter hasn't been replaced lately and it just started randomly when I started the car this morning, got in to notice the temperature gauge was...
  19. empie1

    Crazy Electrical issues..radio..cluster..wtf?????

    My brothers 2g talon is doing strange things.First, note that no electrical things have been done on the car recently.With that said, he was driving the other day and the radio shut off..windows didnt work and his battery light came on.New battery in it so obvious first issue is the...
  20. empie1

    whenever id turn the directional on the radio would turn off then back on

    97 talon tsi awd. Problem started 2 days ago, whenever id turn the directional on the radio would turn off then back on. The it grew into turning off randomly. Then the dash light would come on sporadically at a very dim brightness.Finally last night the radio shut off completely and the...
  21. empie1

    Is this normal?Ltft question

    Finally got the car put back together and fixed all leaks.It runs pretty good, but i noticed at wot I am getting a little "skip" and the car is running a little rich.At idle my ltft lo is at 8.6%....At wot, the ltft lo is 6.8%, the ltft mid is 9.4% with the tps at 94% and the getting 16 degrees...
  22. empie1

    Rear axle removal

    I have a rear axle nut seized and I know theres been a million threads about it, I have a new axle ready but my numerous attempts to get the old one out failed. I am now at the point of simply disconnecting everything hooked to the knuckle (lower strut, trailing arm ect ect) Then taking it to a...
  23. empie1

    [RESOLVED] car stopped working after rebuilding the throttle body

    Long story short, the car stopped working after rebuilding the throttle body.It turns over but wont catch.So far I have: -swaped in working ecu from running car -tested my cas as well as swapped in a known working cas from another car -same with power transistor -verified coil pack...
  24. empie1

    Wierd stalling issues out of no where...wtf

    Cars been running fine.I had the throttle body seals leaking so I replaced them and capped off my fiav as well.Put everything back together and now Im having some strange issues.First, I tried to start it and it wouldn't start.It turned over fine, but wouldnt catch. Getting fuel and spark, so I...
  25. empie1

    Wont start after throttle body install??

    I swapped out my throttle body a couple times in the past few days, due to leaks.It worked last night when I drove home.I took out the throttle body and reinstalled this morning and now it wont start.I havent disconnected any other sensor, and the tps is set correct...anyone else ever run into this?
  26. empie1

    Throttlebody experts help quick!!!

    After getting my 1g throttle body rebuild finished up last night, I noticed the pat doesnt seal perfect all the way..is this ok? If not I was wondering If I could take the plate off my other 1g throttle body and use that.Its not the same 1g throttle body though, Its the earlier style.I believe...
  27. empie1

    Resolved I need a part number for the transmission rubber "plug"

    Anyone know the name/part number of the small rubber "plug" on the top of the transmision byt the sppedo sensor?This is on a 2g 4g63t fwd...
  28. empie1

    Anyone running a hks ssqv with a short route fmic?

    Cant get a good recirculation setup.The bov pipe almost touches the recirculation pipe on the intake so I cant really get a good hose connection..anyone have this problem?
  29. empie1

    Is there ANYONE by albany,ny??

    Looking to meet up with some local dsmrs.All I see is riced out n/ts :(
  30. empie1

    Can you run lean and not knock?

    Heres a question..I finally got another boost controller on my car after selling my hks evc. After installing it, I did a run to check the current setting.My gauge read about 14.5 psi.So I hooked up dsmlink and did a pull.Im stock on fuel (other than a rewire) as I sold my fuel mods with the evc...
  31. empie1

    Timing experts help me out!!

    I got this 6 bolt swap done in my brothers 2gb talon after troubleshooting NUMEROUS half ass mistakes from a pos built by overbore:notgood:Anyway, I hook up the timing gun after all warming it up a bit and checking the "ground ecu " box in ecmlink had a unusual experiance.The light flashes about...
  32. empie1

    Memorial day- ANyone from ny wanna meet in lake george?

    I rented a sick house on million dollar beach this weekend...any of you locals dsmrs wanna meet up?
  33. empie1

    New engine leaking oil from front case?And from t-case?WTF

    My bothers car is starting to be a pia.Finally start it up and oil looks to be steadily dripping from the pump cover/filter housing area.Everything is torqued down, and this is a BRAND NEW long block, built by overbore..wtf could be wrong?Also, we installed a brand new (not rebuilt) oem...
  34. empie1

    OMG Did I just bend valves in my BRAND NEW ENGINE???

    Brand new long block.I timed it out side of the car and spun it by hand, fine.Put it in the car try to start it.When I tried start it, it made a "rrr....rrrr....rrr...rrrr" noise like it was tryin to start but couldnt.So I figured it was the starter since it was old.Grabbed a new one of those...
  35. empie1

    Leaky external wastegate??WTF

    Heres the story, I was running a hks evc with my ssauto external wg.Everything was great...I sold the evc and just ran the one hose from the side port to the compressor housing in order to run wg boost till i get a new boost controller.Anyway, everything was good untill I yesterday...Once the wg...
  36. empie1

    2g stock boost gauge broke?yes i searched

    I am haveing wierd issues with a few things.One of them being the stock boost gauge.I currently sent my prosport in for service and am running external wg pressure only (8 psi).The stock gauge just stopped working this morning.I am aware there is no sensor and pressure is based on a variety of...
  37. empie1

    Suspension Bushing kits...who is using them???

    I need to replace my control arms, the bushings in all 4 are shot.I was thinking of just buying a bushing kit instead.This would mean Id also have to buy ball joints.Whats the feedback on the prothane or energy kits?I was thinking of just taking the arms with the bushings and having them pressed...
  38. empie1

    Filter housing sensor?

    What is the name of the small sensor that is on the oil filter housing?Not the pressure sending unit, but the other one?The wire attaches to the sensor via ring terminal/screw.
  39. empie1

    PArking lights turn on by them selves!!

    So after I park my car, I come back out and notice the parking lights are on.I open the door to turn them off, and surprise, the knob on the stick is already off!I put the key in and turn it on.Flick the parking lights on and off, and take the key out.They stay on.So I start the car, go on and...
  40. empie1

    New 6 bolt engine wont stay running wtf?

    Searched around and didnt really find help.The setup - 97 tsi awd with complete 6 bolt swap.Black top cas with rre harness.The problem- starts right up but odles really shitty and than dies.Plus its running rich. What I have done so far - checked isc and mas, they are fine. Checked spark plug...
  41. empie1

    Help with 6 bolt swap in a 2gb talon...

    Im finishing up the swap on my brothers 97 tsi.I have done it on my 95, but Im confused about the cas.We got the rre harness and its different than mine.My harness has a two to one plug set up where as his has a plug at each end and a random unconnected white wire coming off it.Wtf?
  42. empie1

    Beginner dsmlink setup question!

    I finally got everything in order with my engine.My injectors were shot so i put in some denso nippon 550 cc injectors.I dont plan on raising the boost yet (winter) but am trying to straighten out my fuel trims.Im very confused about ltft/stft...is there a different property on dsmlink i should...
  43. empie1

    Can I leave the charcoal canister in and have all the vacuum lines disconnected?

    I just put on my 1g head/mani fold (completing my 6 bolt swap).While at it, I blocked off the egr and all vacuum lines.I understand that everyone removes the charcoal canister and reroutes a hose toward the ground.Can I just leave the charcoal canister in their and have all the vacuum lines...
  44. empie1

    Hks 264s...Degreeing?

    Just dropped in my hks 264s.Do I need to get cam gers and degree these? People with experiance jump in.Im not really looking for the the "i heard you were/werent...":DThanks!
  45. empie1

    1g t-stat housing in a 2g....coolant lines?

    Im putting on my 1g head this weekend (already have a 6 bolt bottom end)...I was looking at the thermostat housing and it doesnt have the 2nd barb on the back (firewall side) that attaches to the larger hose (1 of two heater core lines i believe) any ideas?Was thinking putting a home depot brass...
  46. empie1

    Act 2100 disc question...

    Long story short.I installed a 2100 w/fidanza flywheel about 5k ago,Didnt adjust master rod properly and prematurely wore down the clutch.Its slipping a tad bit now.Can I just buy a new clutch disc?Its a hell of a lot cheaper.
  47. empie1

    WTf is wrong with my clutch engagement?

    Heres the deal.Act 2100/fidanza flywheel both installed less than 10k ago.A month ago I installed a ss clutch line, slave/master cylinders, tob, tob clip, pivot ball and clutch fork.Bled it good (so I thought), and it drove great.So the other day, I get in the car and now it engages extremly...
  48. empie1

    Thinking about opening a carbon fiber business... what do you think?

    I can do almost anything you need.(sorry trying not to make this a f/s thread).These came out 99% perfect with only 2 tiny cosmetic blemishes (the weave I used sat for a while in a odd spot before I used it).Please feel free to leave feedback about my work, good or bad.Here is the center...
  49. empie1

    Why is my ecu throwing these codes?

    I hooked up dsmlink for the first time in like 5 months (old lap top died).I checked the codes stored and heres what I got:100-volume air flow circuit 105-Barometric pressure circuit 110-Intake air temp circuitI still have the cars original mas is there.It has 150000k on it sp I am...
Support Vendors who Support the DSM Community
Boosted Fabrication ECM Tuning ExtremePSI Fuel Injector Clinic Innovation Products Jacks Transmissions JNZ Tuning Kiggly Racing Morrison Fabrications MyMitsubishiStore.com RixRacing RockAuto RTM Racing STM Tuned
Back
Top