Janesfam
Proven Member
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- Jul 9, 2021
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Milwaukie,
Oregon
To start with, I didn’t build the car into what it is today, I bought it from a friend, the previous build thread is here
Thread '97 GSX: 2.3 Stroker with a T4 FF TS HTA3076'
https://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/97-gsx-2-3-stroker-with-a-t4-ff-ts-hta3076.470939/
I got the car with endless potential but missing a lot of parts. The car has hit over 500hp, but maxing out the ho isn’t my plan.
The plan for this build thread is to make the car run again, and hit the 400hp mark while making sure the car is relatively reliable. I’m no dsm wizard by any means but this will be my 8th dsm and my third 2g gsx.
my other cars also didn’t have the 2.3 stroker and a jacks 2.2hd tranny. The pic below is her condition when I pulled her home.
From what I could tell, she hasn’t ran in a while and has some missing parts, the first thing I did was find a stock radiator and fan set, so radiator brackets. I had a friend sell an mhi turbo housing for my 16g turbo, and fp manifold to go with the old school welded magnus intake mani, and a fp intake pipe. I was also able to locate a downpipe that will fit the turbo housing.
I think I still need a oil catch can threaded housing to the intake pipe to run the oversized lines currently on the car, and a fmic j pipe that will clamp to the current ets intercooler system.
Here she is as she currently sits.
Thread '97 GSX: 2.3 Stroker with a T4 FF TS HTA3076'
https://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/97-gsx-2-3-stroker-with-a-t4-ff-ts-hta3076.470939/
I got the car with endless potential but missing a lot of parts. The car has hit over 500hp, but maxing out the ho isn’t my plan.
The plan for this build thread is to make the car run again, and hit the 400hp mark while making sure the car is relatively reliable. I’m no dsm wizard by any means but this will be my 8th dsm and my third 2g gsx.
my other cars also didn’t have the 2.3 stroker and a jacks 2.2hd tranny. The pic below is her condition when I pulled her home.
From what I could tell, she hasn’t ran in a while and has some missing parts, the first thing I did was find a stock radiator and fan set, so radiator brackets. I had a friend sell an mhi turbo housing for my 16g turbo, and fp manifold to go with the old school welded magnus intake mani, and a fp intake pipe. I was also able to locate a downpipe that will fit the turbo housing.
I think I still need a oil catch can threaded housing to the intake pipe to run the oversized lines currently on the car, and a fmic j pipe that will clamp to the current ets intercooler system.
Here she is as she currently sits.
