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  1. mattasi

    2g Tan Interior - Full Interior

    Everything for only $125!!!Hello everyone, HUGE PRICE DROP! Really need this 2g interior gone, I need some space back in my garage, literally the only reason why I am selling this.I am located in Springfield Oregon, 97477
  2. mattasi

    Fuel Pressure question.

    Hello I am in the process of upgrading some fuel components. I just did the rewire on the 255 fuel pump, so now I am trying to get the pressure back to where it was before the rewire. My question here is this...When I am messing around with the fuel pressure regulator I can change the fuel...
  3. mattasi

    Timing Belt rubbing on oil pump guide/washer

    Hello, I did a timing belt job on my 97GSX with a 6-bolt motor. After driving around for about 100miles I took the timing cover off to make sure everything looked ok and found something wrong. The timing belt is rubbing on the oil pump sprocket washer/guide piece; and also is all the way on...
  4. mattasi

    Walking Timing Belt on all new motor? Pictures inside!

    Hello fellow DSM'ers. So 3 months ago my fully built English Racing long block snapped its timing belt after only 20k miles.So with no help coming from English (I tried), I had the head rebuilt with new valves by Garage 808 (local shop) and did the rest of the work myself. (for more on that...
  5. mattasi

    2g Rear Seat Belt Issue

    Ok I have searched but didn't find anything, tried Goggle and all that. I am sure someone has had to deal with this before. Basically at one time I took out my rear seat belts, now I am re installing them, the problem is that when I go to pull on the belt it instantly locks up. I haven't...
  6. mattasi

    Manual Transmission filter?

    I was reading a thread about changing the automatic transmisson filter, and now it has me wondering if there is a filter for the manual transmisson....When I change out my manual transmission fluid is there a filter to change also? Or is it just the auto's for some reason?
  7. mattasi

    Old FP Green, Restrictor .075?

    I have searched and searched and read as I always do, but I want to run this by you guys to see what you think.Ok, no balance shafts, no oil squirters, unported OFH, 1600 miles on a newly rebuild old school FP green, I am feeding the oil from the OHF. Currently no restrictor, and I see oil...
  8. mattasi

    2G with 6bolt, ESP legal?

    Hey guys, I was hoping to get a more exact answer to this. My question is can I use a 6bolt motor in a 2g legally in autocross, SCCA ESP class? I was reading threw the rule book and it says this "Equipment and/or specifications may be exchanged between different years and models of a vehicle...
  9. mattasi

    Parts car, going to scrap, but first...

    I have a 97 eclipse GST that is completly stripped down to nothing,.. getting ready to be crushed into scrap metal. I have taken every single bolt/wire/part off of this thing. It is parked in my driveway, so I need to to be able to "roll" it out of the driveway and onto a tow truck that comes...
  10. mattasi

    How fast can you go with, OEM Hood & OEM Latch

    I sometimes worry about what would happen if I was going 140mph and the hood flew up lol. My question is how fast people have went with the OEM hood & Latch? Maybe it's just not a problem, and I shouldn't worry about it, not sure. Any thoughts on this?
  11. mattasi

    Forward Facing Housing, Filtered oil?

    If I have a turbo oil feed line coming off of a forward facing oil filter housing is that oil filtered or not?
  12. mattasi

    Can you tell me what these wires are?

    Ok I am trying to figure out what these two wires that I have circled in red below are for? I was rewiring some stuff, and when taking it apart I found these two wire that are not connected to anything.. Any ideas?Also i'm trying to figure out what this connector went to because it...
  13. mattasi

    Custom parts with a 45 watt C02 Laser Engraver

    Hello everyone, happy Monday! Are you board? If so (or even if your not haha...)please help me brainstorm some ideasAt my work I am the head of a 45 watt C02 laser engraving machine. This machine is pretty cool, it can cut threw plastics and wood, but can't cut metal. I can engrave metal...
  14. mattasi

    Brad Penn Oil

    Does anyone know were I can buy Brad Penn 20w-50 oil off the shelf?Thanks, Matt
  15. mattasi

    Megan racing exhaust 02 housing, GASKET?

    Good morning DSMers. I have a Megan racing exhaust 02 housing. I currently have everything apart, I need a new gasket were it attaches to the turbo (old school FP green). So I bought the OEM metal 2g gasket. Everything lines up nice, but it will need to be ported to match the old megan...
  16. mattasi

    97 GSX Build

    First things first, a little history. I bought my first eclipse when i turned 16. I worked a paper route to save up for it. I am now 25 and on my fifth DSM. I am very deticated to these cars, and driving any other car would just not be the same. I continue to learn new things about DSM's...
  17. mattasi

    Hub Bolts/Studs Removal/Install

    I am looking for information on removal and install of hub bolts, without the special tools that the mitsubishi service manual uses. How to change these out? Just hit with a hammer and tighten the new ones in with a lugnut?
  18. mattasi

    Money

    Hey everyone, I am in the middle of a big build, I am getting around to making an excel spreadsheet of all the parts I need to order with prices ect... In excel, I have a new longblock from English racing, new stage 4 transmission from Sheppard and random things I will need like Clutch...
  19. mattasi

    Front Subframe Bushings

    I have been searching for a couple hours and can't find my answer. I have the front subframe/crossmember off to replace the 6 stock bushings, because my motor is currently out. I just want to find new OEM bushings but JNZ tuning doesn't offer them for my car 1997 gsx. I am wondering were to...
  20. mattasi

    Mitsubishi/FP turbo?

    Hello, I have finished a rebuild of my Mitsubishi 20g turbo. I bought the car with this turbo on it. Anyways when I was taking the turbo apart I noticed FP logos stamped into the turbo housings. Do you think that FP modified a mitsubishi turbo? because it also has the mitsubishi star cast...
  21. mattasi

    Cutting out Internal Gate?

    I am currently rebuilding my turbo due to metal shavings from a spun rod bearing. On my turbo the internal gate arm is welded to the body of the turbo to keep it closed because I have an external gate. My question is; is it a good/bad idea to cutout the internal gate altogether to let more...
  22. mattasi

    Power Steering Rack 97gst vs 97gsx

    If I rebuild the steering rack out of my 97 GST parts car, can I use it in my 97 GSX? Im trying to find a for sure answer.
  23. mattasi

    A/C Clips Removal

    Does anyone know how to remove the black clips in the motor bay that hold down the A/C lines? I am taking out the A/C but I want to keep all the parts for the A/C incase I change my mind later and want A/C back. So I want to save these clips. If you don't know how to remove them, can you buy...
  24. mattasi

    Knocking Sound any ideas?

    So I went out driving to do some logs in ECM link. When I got home I noticed a knocking sound. So I reved it up a bit in neutral and sure enough there was a wierd sound, a knocking sound, something like what a flat head motor sounds like. :|At first I thought a spun rod bearing, but the...
  25. mattasi

    Messed up my perfect tune i think? LINK EXPERTS NEEDED

    Ok, so I had my car tuned by Lucas English in april. The car has been running 389hp perfect, all day. ECM link V3. Today I went out and did my first logs. Hit capture stream, and saved my files. Everything went well. I got home, got to the driveway and then went to the menu that changes your...
  26. mattasi

    Came across this ad.

    I came across this add and it says the car has 103.6 hp and 305.2 ft/lbs of torque. Is this ratio of HP to TQ even possible?, just curious really.....*** 91 Eagle Talon TSI- have papers
  27. mattasi

    Stock head studs?

    Hello, below is a picture of my spare motor, simply asking if the head studs are aftermarket? I thought stock they were bolts not studs. On my GSX they are engraved with APR on the top, but these ones have nothing engraved on them at all.Thanks guys
  28. mattasi

    My First Dyno

    I finally went to the dyno!! I live in Oregon so I made the drive up to Washington to English Racing. It was a lot of fun, Lucas tuned it. By the way he is a cool ass dude. I hate taking my car somewere to be worked on so I do everything I can myself. I felt good having someone with their...
  29. mattasi

    Thread size of stock 6 bolt head bolts?

    Real simple here. Does anyone know the THREAD size of the holes in the block for the head studs. This is a 6bolt motor.M10x1.25? M12x1.25?Thanks in advance.
  30. mattasi

    Fuel Injectors (should i upgrade?)

    So I am having my 97 GSX dyno tuned by English Racing here in a month or two. I talked to Aaron on the phone and we just need to set up a day when I can drive up there. I have a Mitsubishi 20g turbo, built 6-bolt, built head with HKS cams and cam gears, and all the goodies. Check out my...
  31. mattasi

    1g or 2g Timing Belt vfaq?

    Ok this might be a dumb question but i wanted to make sure... I have a 6 bolt motor in my 2g. I am getting ready to do my first timing belt ever, because i'm not sure when it was last done, and it is the last thing to do before I get it dyno tuned :). My question is do I follow instructions...
  32. mattasi

    Missing Crossmember?

    Alright so I was looking at the vfaq on how to tell if you have a six or seven bolt motor. The last picture shows a crossmember that starts at the front bumper area and goes down the drivers side to the back of the motor. My car does not have that crossmember...Well I I went out and glanced at...
  33. mattasi

    Stripped Spark Plug

    Ok this has not happened to me thank god, but I was putting new spark plugs into the gsx yesterday and was wondering. what happens when someone over tightens the spark plugs and strip out the treads in the motor? How is that fixed? This happen to anyone before?
  34. mattasi

    First Compression Test

    Did my first compression test yesterday, and I wanted to share my numbers to see what you think. Its a 6 bolt motor in a 2g. Around 30,000 miles on the built motor. I got Cy#1=165 Cy#2=160 Cy#3=160 Cy#4=165are these numbers normal for a 30,000 mile motor? I think the service limit...
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