Tom Sawyer
20+ Year Contributor
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- Apr 26, 2002
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Portland,
Oregon
Hey guys,
Was away from the forums for a few years after selling my original '99 GSX that turned into an '05 EVO. Built the EVO for power after having sold a pretty showy GSX and made 599whp/465wtq on a stupidly slow-spooling T4 35R I was coerced into using before burning out on that driving experience, selling it and moving on to a custom fiberglass car project. Wanted to get back into the swing and share what I've got so far on the new to me DSM I bought since.
I purchased this '99 GSX to be my daily after going through several other cars and realizing that nothing other than a DSM would satisfy me for regular driving. Bought it stock save for the Greddy Type S (original owner had a novel of dealer service records) and have since added basic bolt-ons: Injen intake, EVO III exhaust manifold, Walbro 255, A'PEXi N1 TBE, Tein Basics (soon to be on my fiancee's '97 GST), 19" Racing Hart C5 EVOs, Centric slotted/drilled rotors, Centric pads and Extreme PSI SS brake lines installed to date. Have an ETS 4" SS intercooler kit, MAFT setup, Innovate WB, Defi boost gauge, EVO III 16G, tubular O2 housing, Precision 1000cc injectors, a set of Tein Flex and a few other odds and ends laying around to install and tune on E85 once the motor is freshened up. It did just turn over 215,000 miles on all stock engine/drivetrain no rebuilds and runs/pulls great, but after doing its 3rd timing belt and the cam/crank seals we found the crank seal still seeping, so it's getting to be time. I'd really hate to crank it up and put a hole in the block since keeping the engine that came in the car in the car, is important to me.
We (fiancee and I) just recently finished a seriously labor intensive rear hatch and audio system build and wanted to share some pictures of that and the car. Comments are always appreciated!
Tom
Was away from the forums for a few years after selling my original '99 GSX that turned into an '05 EVO. Built the EVO for power after having sold a pretty showy GSX and made 599whp/465wtq on a stupidly slow-spooling T4 35R I was coerced into using before burning out on that driving experience, selling it and moving on to a custom fiberglass car project. Wanted to get back into the swing and share what I've got so far on the new to me DSM I bought since.
I purchased this '99 GSX to be my daily after going through several other cars and realizing that nothing other than a DSM would satisfy me for regular driving. Bought it stock save for the Greddy Type S (original owner had a novel of dealer service records) and have since added basic bolt-ons: Injen intake, EVO III exhaust manifold, Walbro 255, A'PEXi N1 TBE, Tein Basics (soon to be on my fiancee's '97 GST), 19" Racing Hart C5 EVOs, Centric slotted/drilled rotors, Centric pads and Extreme PSI SS brake lines installed to date. Have an ETS 4" SS intercooler kit, MAFT setup, Innovate WB, Defi boost gauge, EVO III 16G, tubular O2 housing, Precision 1000cc injectors, a set of Tein Flex and a few other odds and ends laying around to install and tune on E85 once the motor is freshened up. It did just turn over 215,000 miles on all stock engine/drivetrain no rebuilds and runs/pulls great, but after doing its 3rd timing belt and the cam/crank seals we found the crank seal still seeping, so it's getting to be time. I'd really hate to crank it up and put a hole in the block since keeping the engine that came in the car in the car, is important to me.
We (fiancee and I) just recently finished a seriously labor intensive rear hatch and audio system build and wanted to share some pictures of that and the car. Comments are always appreciated!
Tom