Well, wheelmax is screwing me on their package deal, so I have to buy stock size tires (195/70/14). What are some good tires that have decent winter performance, and can I get anything lower profile and not screw shit up, or should I not even bother and just get 195/70s.

I've got a basically stock street driving/street racing 97 RS. It will not ever have a turbo or nitrous in it, so it's safe to say that my HP will not be higher than 200, and likewise the torque will stay low.I think my clutch is starting to go, and I'm looking for a performance clutch...

What is the maximum front speaker size that a 97 RS front door can fit. I'm in the process of designing a component system, and want to know if I can fit a 7", or even an 8" in there.

Well, about a year and a half ago, I had the balljoint recall done on my car. Brought it to the dealer, and waited. They told me I was all set, and I drove off, never really asking any questions, satisfied with the results.Well, I just had my car in for some work to my local mechanic (who...

Took a look around the forums, and I decided I'm going to change my transmission fluid in hopes of removing a grind in 3rd gear. The grind happens at all rpms, although it is far less severe if I double clutch and rev-match, or if I slam the gear quickly at higher rpms.With that said, it's...

I've got a 97 RS 5-speed with 110k on it. I have no idea when the last time the transmission had it's fluid changed. I've been having problems grinding 3rd gear for a while now (engages fine, can double clutch it fine, so I'm definetely thinking synchro), but I was also thinking that maybe...

a couple of weeks ago, my 3rd gear started grinding. It doesn't grind all of the time however.-If I double clutch right, it doesn't grind. -If I downshift from 4th, it grinds every time no matter what. -If I upshift from neutral (been coasting in neutral for a few seconds or whatever), it...

I just got my second ticket in a year and a half for a loud exhaust, and I'm up for inspection in a week or so (april), and inspection people don't want to pass my car because of the volume of the exhaust.It's a bossal brospeed on my 97 nt. So basically, with 2 tickets, and the need to pass...

when racing, after the launch (I slip from 3300 or so on decent tires), when you get up to your shift point, do you let off the gas or not?

Car started making creaking sounds under steering and light braking, and starts to randomly drift at highway speeds (sometimes it'll go straight, sometimes it'll drift left, sometimes it'll drift right).Bring it to mechanic, he suspects simple alignment problem, tells me to go get an...

so I'm driving down the road, 45 in 4th, coming to a stop light, apply brakes, downshift to 3rd, and it downshifts REAL funny. I pop into neutral, and my clutch just dissapears. Absolutely 0 pressure. Car still running, at the light in neutral. Stupid me turns it off, and it's a bi*** to get...

97 mits eclipse, manual. On COLD (freezing) starts early in the morning when I wake up, I will hear a chattering sound coming from my car that goes away when the clutch is pressed. The noise comes back when the clutch is let back out, but goes away after the car warms up. It only does it in...

K, here's the basic info:1997 mits eclipsegot an oil leak about a week after having an antifreeze leak and getting my rad replaced. Bring it back to the mechanic that I always do, and leave it for a day (he's been busy). He calls me next day and is like yah I got bad news. You need a...

Well I started leaking a small amount of coolant from the front of my car, replaced the radiator and upper and lower radiator hoses. Now I'm still leaking, I haven't pinpointed the leak yet, but I suspect waterpump. Anybody else have any other ideas?pump has 100k on it (stock).

When running high revs through first, do you break traction on the shifts to second? I used to chirp really bad on second shifts before my suspension stuff, but even with 215/45/17 tires, shocks and springs I still get a small amount of wheel spin on hard shifts into second. My clutch bites it...

I want to turbo my RS, but I won't be DIY, I'll be paying to have labor done for me. I currently have almost 100k, and won't be getting around to installing the kit until 110-115k (gotta save up 3500). Since I won't be DIY, I'm going to have to run around to get this thing fixed every time...

I've got a '97 Eclipse RS (so front disc only). And recently I've noticed my brakes going on the way out. Since I have many other suspension components, I figured I might as well upgrade these as well. My question is where can I get a set of front rotors for cheap (like $150 for the pair is...

I'm thinking about getting a full body kit after the winter, and shopping around, I find a lot of people selling fiberglass for quite a bit less than urethane. If I got a urethane front, with fiberglass sides/rear, would I be fine?

well, in my search for front/sides, I realized that my back bumper is a bit screwed up from somebody sideswiping it, so now I'm thinking about doing a full kit. I'm looking for suggestions on a flashy kit that doesn't reduce ground clearance much. I prefer all urethane pieces if possible. The...

I've currently got just a muffler, but I'm considering redoing from the headers back (new headers, hiflow cat, and 2.5 piping, with the same muffler (cuz I like the sound).Anyways, MA has hella emissions, and I'm basically not going to pass with just the muffler, so is there anything I can...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2436986790&category=33597Does this do anything or is it a complete waste?Edit: found another one:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2436826752&category=33597

My car has 95k on it, and I plan on putting nitrous to it after the winter. I've got a few questions, and a few dumb questions.a. I'm looking at the NX wet kit that's like $530 at various online places. Plan on shooting 50hp, maybe stepping up to 60-65. Is there a better kit for...

I've currently got a cracked OEM front bumper, and I'm considering my options. One option is to just get a nose mask and cover everything up. This has the benefit of giving the bottom of my bumper a bit of protection as well, and is cheap at ~$80.Or I could just get a new bumper and paint...

Ok, let me first start off by saying that I don't do my own work on cars, I don't have the tools, time, patience, knowledge, or skill to do so. So this would be a hand-off to a mechanic.With that said, I own a 97 RS with the following mods so far:plugs/wires intake exhaust (not...

I went from stock 14s to 215/45/17s. Do the math and it's .1" difference. Do I need to have an alignment, or am I straight without one? Been driving for about a week without an alignment, and haven't noticed anything different (besides great handling from non-shitty/bald tires).I guess I...

Well I'm starting to plan doing a couple of things to my car (tint, partial body kit, etc) and I want to put side decals on. However I have a pinstripe that's basically 6 years old (97 eclipse), and I'm worried that taking it off will leave a wear mark in the paint behind if they paint has...

Where is the cheapest place I can find a bra for a 97 eclipse? I got a crack on my front bumper, and a couple of chips on the front of my hood (not too mention the bottom of my front bumper is completely stripped), so I want a bra to cover everything up.A link or something to a place that...

www.wheelmax.com has weekly specials for pretty good price (500-600 for wheels and tires, mounted and shipped to your door), however, 99% of the time they are 205/40 tires instead of 215/45 or 225/45 like is usually recommended on this forum.a. how much will this throw my speedo off (a link...

Well, I'm extremely poor, and the money that I do have is NOT going towards a turbo for my dsm. I'm in college and don't have the money to spend maintaining a turbo'd eclipse that would be a daily driver.I also don't want to be spending 300+ per bolt on for only 5hp here and 5hp there. So...

I popped a CEL a while ago, around the same time as I replaced my battery (popped before I replaced my battery). I drove around a bit, and didn't notice anything wrong, so I cleared it without checking what it was. Replaced the battery, and a couple days later (today), the CEL comes back. I...

on a red 97, which would you get.I'm definetely getting one of these 17s in white, it's just a matter of which one.These are on hella sale, so please don't recommend anything else, just make a choice between one of these 2:http://www.wheelmax.com/Wheels/exel/tz10wht.gif...

I plan on getting some 225/45/17s for year-round driving. How are these in wet and in snow? I obviously don't plan on racing in these conditions, but I don't want to be forced to drive around like a little granny either. Will they be at least as sticky as stock in these conditions?Can I...

When drag racing, should front shocks be full hard or full soft?

I want to adjust my KYBs, but I don't know where to put the jack, so I just tried to do it without it being jacked up, and it was VERY hard to turn the knob. I couldn't turn it. Is it supposed to be extremely hard to turn it while it's still on the ground? Is it even advisable to adjust those...

Well spring is coming and i'm finally going to get some rims.Currently I'm sitting on: eibach pro-kit springs KYB AGX adjustables on all 4 tires And a front strut bar I want something that is good for street driving, does good in the rain, and could drive in the snow if I had to (I...

I've currently got KYB AGX in the rear, and I'm looking to finsh off the front. Should I match up and save money with the KYBs, or would spending 50% more on the tokicos be worth it? I'm sitting on an eibach pro-kit.

Ok bear with me on this, I know almost nothing.My front right strut is doing some weird stuff, my mechanic recommended I just finish my performance suspension now (I have KYB AGX shocks in the rear, and an eibach pro kit). So I'm about to buy some tokico illuminas, but they seem to be...

I've currently got KYB AGX gas shocks in the rear I'm a 2gnt. I've been having some problems with my front right suspension (not sure if it's the strut or what), but I want to get new struts up front. I want some nice struts, but I don't want to pay a hell of a lot of money. I was looking at...

I just had a bunch of stuff done to my car, timing belt, headgasket, clutch, tune-up, and I just got out of my car tonight and I noticed a burning smell coming out of the engine bay, no smoke or anything, but a burning smell enough to smell it pretty good from a couple feet away from the car...

I started my car this morning, let it warm up for a few minutes. Started to drive down the street, car seemed a bit hard to shift, figured it was just the cold (it was very cold here today). 3rd gear grinds, and I'm like WTF. Then I start hearing this crackling sound every now and then...

I was driving tonight, and I INSANELY overreved the car on accident (high rpms in 3rd, mishifted to 2nd instead of 4th), and proceeded to immediately lose power steering. Then we also noticed that when I put my defroster on, the A/C light that comes on w/ it would blink.I'd been having some...

I purchased my car with KYB AGX shocks, and now I need to change the setting on the shocks. Problem is my car is lowered, and I'm not really sure what I can use as a jack point to get access to the shocks.

Well, I put a nice little crack in my bumper yesterday:cry:. I'm gonna patch it up the best I can for the winter, then after winter I'm probably going to buy a new bumper. I got a Red 97 RS (sorry no pics)This is a daily driver car with eibach prokit on it (will be sitting on 17s). I...

Man my car handles like #@%#@%#@%#@% in the rain. The brakes lock up like nothing. I was going about 30-35mph, starting to slow down for a stop sign, downshift to third, brake, skid, downshift to second skid, cut the wheel, skid, and tapped a curb doing about 5-10, and put a nice little crack...

I know nothing about the transmissions in rally cars and F1 cars, except for the fact that they are really cool..However, what are some plausible upgrades to the drivetrain/transmission for street driving (manual)?Hopefully this will get a sticky so that other street drivers with manuals...

I've got an eibach prokit and KYB AGX gas shocks. Stock tires and rims for now. I'm going to buy some nice 17s after the winter (I live in new england). I also plan on getting front and possibly rear strut bars. What else can I do to increase the handling of my car and the smoothness of the...

Well, now that I just bought this car, and transferred my soundsystem and have the alarm going in soon, it's time to start saving up for rims (will purchase after winter).I'm going to go with white 17s, wrapped in some low-profiles, maybe ventus, not sure yet.Anyways, I'm looking for...

I've got an exhaust now, but it's not a catback. I'm looking to step up to a catback and was looking for suggestions. I am going to stay off turbo for sure, although I plan on spraying in the springtime. I'm looking for an exhaust that's loud. Emissions etc don't matter to me, I just want an...

Ok, I'm a total newbie when it comes to using nitrous. All of my experience is from F&F and hearing about people blow up their engines.I've got a stock RS Engine with 84,000. I've got just an intake and exhaust so far (although I plan on doing other things)I want to spray about a 50...