11secDSM
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- Sep 8, 2003
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Collegeville,
Pennsylvania
I picked this rust free '91 Eclipse GSX auto up earlier this year and it's pretty much been on the back burner until October due to a different build I was doing. I finally got my ass in gear and got the car back together. When I bought it, I didn't trust what the previous owner did so I tore the motor apart completely and did an OEM rebuild....all gaskets, timing components, water pump, etc, etc. I also installed an Evo III 16g, Walbro 400lph fuel pump, FIC Blue Max 1550cc injectors, and DSM Link V3 running speed density. I also found a good deal on some light 15" mesh wheels w/ MT ET Street drag radials as well as a single port wet nitrous kit (yet to be installed). The previous owner took care of the auto trans by installing an IPT modified valve body w/ Trans Lab shift kit as well as IPT end clutch.
With all said and done (including the car), I have $3970 into this build so far including the nitrous that I have yet to install.
So far the car has 2 track days under it's belt...Black Friday it got 2 passes and ran 12.3 @110 w/ 1.74 60' both runs. This was after a dyno session and tuning by Karl Pritz at KP Tuning...made 293whp through the auto.
We went back to Atco looking to hit some 11s on the setup a week later. I made a few tweaks trying to get it to hold more boost through the internal gate on the 16g, ramped in timing quicker at the line, installed a better FMIC core, as well as a few other things. 2nd pass out it ran 11.88 @ 113 with a 1.62 60'. This was the quickest and fastest run of the day...I did however see a 1.59 60'. Remember, this thing has a stock block, head, cams, and intake manifold. I later found out that this entire time I had a collapsed flex section in my downpipe...down to about 2" diameter. Damn chinese garbage! That's one of the only things I didn't take off from the previous owner.
This winter I'm going to throw in a Eagle rod / Ross piston block that I have at the shop, a Curt Brown built race head, Precision 6262 JB turbo, ERL T3 manifold, JM Fab drag SMIM, Tial wastegate and BOV as well as a few other things.
Dyno video from a few months ago...
Video from Atco on 12/5/11
As of now the car is torn down completely. Working on getting all the weight I can out of it as well doing a lot of rewiring. I have most of the parts i'll need for this season, just waiting on a last couple of pieces and trying to decide if I want to stick with the stock rear or do the 8.8 swap now.
Stock pile of parts waiting to go in...
Thanks to Vassil for the auto front cross member!
Balls deep in harnesses...
Spent about half the day tearing into the chassis harness in the car. Took out what I wasn't using, rerouted, and shorted the harness as well as relocated the underhood fuse box. Once I finish the engine harness and interior harness, i'll loom everything up in expandable mesh loom.
Starting to pull the harness...
New fuse box location...
Still have a bit more work in the engine compartment including a tubular K-member and then the new motor goes in...
So that's where i'm at as of today. Will update as things get done!
With all said and done (including the car), I have $3970 into this build so far including the nitrous that I have yet to install.
So far the car has 2 track days under it's belt...Black Friday it got 2 passes and ran 12.3 @110 w/ 1.74 60' both runs. This was after a dyno session and tuning by Karl Pritz at KP Tuning...made 293whp through the auto.
We went back to Atco looking to hit some 11s on the setup a week later. I made a few tweaks trying to get it to hold more boost through the internal gate on the 16g, ramped in timing quicker at the line, installed a better FMIC core, as well as a few other things. 2nd pass out it ran 11.88 @ 113 with a 1.62 60'. This was the quickest and fastest run of the day...I did however see a 1.59 60'. Remember, this thing has a stock block, head, cams, and intake manifold. I later found out that this entire time I had a collapsed flex section in my downpipe...down to about 2" diameter. Damn chinese garbage! That's one of the only things I didn't take off from the previous owner.
This winter I'm going to throw in a Eagle rod / Ross piston block that I have at the shop, a Curt Brown built race head, Precision 6262 JB turbo, ERL T3 manifold, JM Fab drag SMIM, Tial wastegate and BOV as well as a few other things.
Dyno video from a few months ago...
Video from Atco on 12/5/11
As of now the car is torn down completely. Working on getting all the weight I can out of it as well doing a lot of rewiring. I have most of the parts i'll need for this season, just waiting on a last couple of pieces and trying to decide if I want to stick with the stock rear or do the 8.8 swap now.
Stock pile of parts waiting to go in...
Thanks to Vassil for the auto front cross member!
Balls deep in harnesses...
Spent about half the day tearing into the chassis harness in the car. Took out what I wasn't using, rerouted, and shorted the harness as well as relocated the underhood fuse box. Once I finish the engine harness and interior harness, i'll loom everything up in expandable mesh loom.
Starting to pull the harness...
New fuse box location...
Still have a bit more work in the engine compartment including a tubular K-member and then the new motor goes in...
So that's where i'm at as of today. Will update as things get done!
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panda 1g vs panda 1g
I'm swapping the ring and pinion into a spare 4 bolt I have and will be putting that in.
