danielsl1999gsx
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los angles,
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Project 2g Sleeper
I never made a part 1 but now with the build threads open I'd thought I'd make a Part 2. I hate to saying it, but after being out for 6 month or so I am back. I swore to myself I would never come back to a DSM but here I am. I came into the game not knowing much and jumped right in. It started about 3 years ago when I bought a 1999 Eclipse GSX black on black with a 7 bolt, 272cams, FMIC, S16g, Walbro 190, fart cannon, and couple of gauges. It's was named BlackDahlia
^This is how I bought her; she needed engine work (over boost issue), paint, and a good cleaning. But I didn't care because this was my first car and I wanted it BAD! I didn't even know how to drive a stick for crying out loud. I just wanted to drive one of my dream cars.
Fast forward a couple of months and the mod bug hit me.. First thing on my list was painting the bad sun fad all over the rear and new rims. I was not sure what kind they were but I had them laying around the house and I liked them.
My next chore was cleaning up the engine bay and since I was there I though I would try to fix the over boost issue with a new Evo 3 16g.
I also thought this would be a good time to throw in some injectors (650cc)
I drove the car like this for about 2 years, still with a boost creep issue. Knowing this I never really got to WOT the car. I just drove around showing off my BOV thinking I was a cool kid. But I was not satisfied with just sound, so i started looking on the forum everyday and seeing how much power people are making didn't help...I then started saving up to get my car running in popper order. (Note totally forgetting maintenance and straight for power!)
So during spring break I was able to install all of the goodies on the car.
And this is how it ended up looking
Now here comes the sad part of the story where things go bad and also the reason this build thread is called "part 2". In my initial tear down of the car, I found a bunch of oil in my intercooler piping, intake, and throttle body. I didn't know much about cars so I continue on thinking it was nothing major, just a bad PVC system or something. So when round two of the tear down came, I removed the manifold for the new FP manifold. One thing I notice right away is that cylinder # 3 seemed wet. I compared it to the rest and it was the only one that was wet. But being the noob that I am, i continued on with the FP manifold install so I could drive this dam thing! After everything was finished I rushed to turn it on. Everything seem fine and dandy, until 5 minutes of driving it... SMOKE, SMOKE and more SMOKE. I had no idea what was going on, I installed everything correctly and properly. So after weeks of thinking it was dead turbos, buying and switching. I towed it to RRE to have them take a look. Within 5 minutes of them looking at it they told me what I had been avoiding for about 4 months of swapping turbos and test runs. Cylinder # 3 was done and pushing oil into the turbo and burning it. They gave me the option of rebuilding the motor but due to some unfortunate circumstances I had to cut my losses and move on.
I ended up selling it to someone who really had the funds to keep up with it and did what I was too scared to do. He is going to swap a 6-bolt and rebuild it from the ground up. I am happy it went to a good home, and hope it is in better then it ever was by now.
So now the search for a new car. I vowed to myself about never coming back to a DSM because of so many things going wrong with my first eclipse. I looked at everything: S2000, WRX, civics, RSX etc... I came so close on buying an s2000 (salvage), 02 WRX, and a civic. But something would always end up going wrong in the end. I took out the money 3 times to buy the car but never came home with one. I had given up on everything, but then I saw an ad for a 1997 GSX and I was sold.
It had everything I had planned to do to my 99 GSX and more. It was a no brainer! So with a long drive to SD, I bought my new DSM. Now Project 2g sleeper is back in order. My plans for the car are to make it a reliable auto X track car and sleeper and with all these California law I think this is the smartest way to go about this. I will not be going for massive power just a fun DD I can take to a course. First thing on my agenda will be to remove the HKS exhaust for something more quiet and stock looking. After that is done, next will be some StopTech big brakes with Koni Yellows/GC. Along with a full black interior swap, EVO 9 seat, Evo Steering wheel. So without further to do here it is....
It has a Complete 6 bolt swap by RRE, EVO 3 Big 16g with RRE install kit, DSMlink 2.5, Apexi Dp, HKS Hipower, Energy bushing kit, KYB AGX/Eibach pro kit, PR FMIC, 1g BOV, Injen Intake, and tuned at 20psi.
I got really lucky and blessed with this car and i plan on babying this more then ever. Everything going to be done right this time and no more short cuts. I learned my lesson the hard way. Also gona be a regular at RRE, thanks to Gofer as well for the heads up on this.
I never made a part 1 but now with the build threads open I'd thought I'd make a Part 2. I hate to saying it, but after being out for 6 month or so I am back. I swore to myself I would never come back to a DSM but here I am. I came into the game not knowing much and jumped right in. It started about 3 years ago when I bought a 1999 Eclipse GSX black on black with a 7 bolt, 272cams, FMIC, S16g, Walbro 190, fart cannon, and couple of gauges. It's was named BlackDahlia
^This is how I bought her; she needed engine work (over boost issue), paint, and a good cleaning. But I didn't care because this was my first car and I wanted it BAD! I didn't even know how to drive a stick for crying out loud. I just wanted to drive one of my dream cars.
Fast forward a couple of months and the mod bug hit me.. First thing on my list was painting the bad sun fad all over the rear and new rims. I was not sure what kind they were but I had them laying around the house and I liked them.
My next chore was cleaning up the engine bay and since I was there I though I would try to fix the over boost issue with a new Evo 3 16g.
I also thought this would be a good time to throw in some injectors (650cc)
I drove the car like this for about 2 years, still with a boost creep issue. Knowing this I never really got to WOT the car. I just drove around showing off my BOV thinking I was a cool kid. But I was not satisfied with just sound, so i started looking on the forum everyday and seeing how much power people are making didn't help...I then started saving up to get my car running in popper order. (Note totally forgetting maintenance and straight for power!)
So during spring break I was able to install all of the goodies on the car.
And this is how it ended up looking
Now here comes the sad part of the story where things go bad and also the reason this build thread is called "part 2". In my initial tear down of the car, I found a bunch of oil in my intercooler piping, intake, and throttle body. I didn't know much about cars so I continue on thinking it was nothing major, just a bad PVC system or something. So when round two of the tear down came, I removed the manifold for the new FP manifold. One thing I notice right away is that cylinder # 3 seemed wet. I compared it to the rest and it was the only one that was wet. But being the noob that I am, i continued on with the FP manifold install so I could drive this dam thing! After everything was finished I rushed to turn it on. Everything seem fine and dandy, until 5 minutes of driving it... SMOKE, SMOKE and more SMOKE. I had no idea what was going on, I installed everything correctly and properly. So after weeks of thinking it was dead turbos, buying and switching. I towed it to RRE to have them take a look. Within 5 minutes of them looking at it they told me what I had been avoiding for about 4 months of swapping turbos and test runs. Cylinder # 3 was done and pushing oil into the turbo and burning it. They gave me the option of rebuilding the motor but due to some unfortunate circumstances I had to cut my losses and move on.
I ended up selling it to someone who really had the funds to keep up with it and did what I was too scared to do. He is going to swap a 6-bolt and rebuild it from the ground up. I am happy it went to a good home, and hope it is in better then it ever was by now.
So now the search for a new car. I vowed to myself about never coming back to a DSM because of so many things going wrong with my first eclipse. I looked at everything: S2000, WRX, civics, RSX etc... I came so close on buying an s2000 (salvage), 02 WRX, and a civic. But something would always end up going wrong in the end. I took out the money 3 times to buy the car but never came home with one. I had given up on everything, but then I saw an ad for a 1997 GSX and I was sold.
It had everything I had planned to do to my 99 GSX and more. It was a no brainer! So with a long drive to SD, I bought my new DSM. Now Project 2g sleeper is back in order. My plans for the car are to make it a reliable auto X track car and sleeper and with all these California law I think this is the smartest way to go about this. I will not be going for massive power just a fun DD I can take to a course. First thing on my agenda will be to remove the HKS exhaust for something more quiet and stock looking. After that is done, next will be some StopTech big brakes with Koni Yellows/GC. Along with a full black interior swap, EVO 9 seat, Evo Steering wheel. So without further to do here it is....
It has a Complete 6 bolt swap by RRE, EVO 3 Big 16g with RRE install kit, DSMlink 2.5, Apexi Dp, HKS Hipower, Energy bushing kit, KYB AGX/Eibach pro kit, PR FMIC, 1g BOV, Injen Intake, and tuned at 20psi.
I got really lucky and blessed with this car and i plan on babying this more then ever. Everything going to be done right this time and no more short cuts. I learned my lesson the hard way. Also gona be a regular at RRE, thanks to Gofer as well for the heads up on this.
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I would have loved a gsx as a first car.
. We ran the canyons all lined up, and i met Mel Gibson at a light!! He was in a stupid smart car, and ask me " What are all these cars doing here?" i told him it was a meet and he rolled his eye at me. I wish my Gopro was on my passenger side so i could have up loaded our conversation. Jay Leno also passed us by in his Mclaren P11 which was a plus. Anyways this canyon run taught me one thing, MY STURT WERE BLOWN TO HELL. Every crack, bump, pothole felt like my tire was about to come through my strut tower. I needed new suspension ASAP. 
