GSX
20+ Year Contributor
- 351
- 6
- Jul 10, 2002
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Old Pueblo,
Arizona
AGP Tune 'n Track Results
I've been running the AGP turbo kit on my car for about a month now, and much like DSMtuners moderator Tevenor, I have had a chance to put the turbo kit thru tests which I feel suit what a turbo / turbo kit should provide a daily driven '97 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX with street and strip goals. Below I have documented my setup, and the story of how I came to test the turbo / turbo kit. Please read, and if there are any questions please feel free.
Setup - 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
Power Mods (Engine) -
Original 7-bolt with 75K
AGP 3" Intake Pipe
AGP T3/T4 Kit 50 Trim w/ .48 A/R
HKS 272 Intake/Exhaust Cams
NGK BPR7ES Plugs
NGK 7mm Ignition Wires
Custom 2.5"-3" Slip Fit DownPipe w/ Resonator and Apexi N1Cat-Back
Apexi Skyline FMIC w/ AGP 2.5" Short Route Piping (using HKS SSQV)
Fuel Delivery -
FIC 750cc Injectors
Walbro 255 LPH Fuel Pump
AeroMotive AFPR w/ B&M Gauge
ECMTuning DSMLink
DriveTrain -
Stock '97 AWD Transmission/Tranfer Case
JUN Lightened FlyWheel
LUK OEM Rated Clutch w/ Mitsu OEM TB
Suspension -
RM Racing Sway Bars
Eibach SportLine Lowering Springs
Tokico Illumina 5 Way Adjustable Shocks
Sprint Camber Adjustment Kits (Front/Rear)
Enkie 17x8 RPM2 Wheels
Yokohama 235/45ZR17 AVS ES100 Tires
TCE 12.2" Wilwood Brake Kit
Interior/Exterior -
Greddy Turbo Timer
Greddy 60mm P/H Boost and EGT Gauges
LoTek Dual Pillar Pod (opened to fit 60mm)
HKS Dual Port EVC-EZ Boost Controller
RM HID HeadLight Kit
VIS Carbon Fiber Hood
To The Tuning...
I had earlier missed a chance to dyno the car during a Subaru Club Day in which Dyno-Comp (dyno-comp.com)was offering 3 pulls to "Prove Your Power"
So, I decided I would book an outing with the owner Richard and drove the 118 miles the afternoon of the 21st. Well, all went well for 117 of those miles. When I exited the freeway the temp gauge shot up to the tip top and I began to panic. I managed to quickly get the car to to dyno-comp where it was wisely decided we'd let the car cool. We decided we'd check coolant levels, then compression, and go from there. Of the 2 gallons of coolant our cars take, I was missing about 1.5 of those .. so we filled it up. Next, compression numbers showed us numbers ranging from 120-144 across all for cylinders - ouch. It appears in the three years I've had this car I've been a bit hard on it, although I dismissed some of those number to the cam overlap .. we'll see right?
It was then decided we would put the car on the AWD dyno and see what we could get away with. After loading the car on the dyno, and separating and rejoining the slip fit downpipe cause the car was too low, we managed to do a pull or two. Moral of the story - first pull with street tuning at 24 psi on race gas netted me 350 whp. From there on out we continued to do back to back pulls until we hit 372 whp and 340 ft/lbs. We could only get 372 whp because the clutch would slip at anything past that.
***(Note: we were having problems setting load on the dyno, power came on much quicker than what is shown)***
I'll leave off my saying that the owner/tuner I could have made about 20-30 whp more had my clutch held as we were pulling fuel with plenty of room using the DSMLink and holding a steady 11.5:1 A/F ratio.
On To The Track...
So, I took my 372 whp to the track for the IDRC Firebird Nationals on the 22-23rd. My first practice run gave me a 12.3 with those same clutch issues. I waited a few more hours and made my first qualifying run which netted a 12.6 with even more clutch slippage (if that were possible). I decided to skip my 2nd and 3rd qualifying runs in hopes that my clutch would come back to its former life on Sunday for the 4th and final qualifying run.
Come Sunday, I felt like less launch and a tad bit less boost was the answer - it wasn't. The clutch held but a 2.2 60' time and bad drivnig netted me a 13.2. So, I played the waiting game. With some luck I made the Street 8 class at IDRC as the number 8 qualifier. The class consisted of 3 RX7.com cars, 2 supras, the Easy Street WRX, an 11.5 Dodge Stealth, and myself.
First round, Ari Yallon and myself .. to finish the story quickly my clutch did a decent job holding together and I wound up with the numbers below - I lost of course to a 10.0 by Ari.
R/T .730
60' 1.666
330 4.983
1/8 7.690
MPH 92.52
1000 9.961
1/4 11.918
MPH 115.78 ----> Link To TimeSlip
Finally, for all that want the street story of the turbo .. this turbo is street driven on Arizona 91 octane gas. I can generally manage to tune the car to about 18-20 psi for street use. As for spool, 20psi usually has be building boost at about 2.5K with full boost delivered somewhere between 3500 and 3700 RPM. So, great turbo for tuning, track, and street.
Again, please feel free to ask any questions of me .. I'd like to help if possible. Thanks.
I've been running the AGP turbo kit on my car for about a month now, and much like DSMtuners moderator Tevenor, I have had a chance to put the turbo kit thru tests which I feel suit what a turbo / turbo kit should provide a daily driven '97 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX with street and strip goals. Below I have documented my setup, and the story of how I came to test the turbo / turbo kit. Please read, and if there are any questions please feel free.
Setup - 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
Power Mods (Engine) -
Original 7-bolt with 75K
AGP 3" Intake Pipe
AGP T3/T4 Kit 50 Trim w/ .48 A/R
HKS 272 Intake/Exhaust Cams
NGK BPR7ES Plugs
NGK 7mm Ignition Wires
Custom 2.5"-3" Slip Fit DownPipe w/ Resonator and Apexi N1Cat-Back
Apexi Skyline FMIC w/ AGP 2.5" Short Route Piping (using HKS SSQV)
Fuel Delivery -
FIC 750cc Injectors
Walbro 255 LPH Fuel Pump
AeroMotive AFPR w/ B&M Gauge
ECMTuning DSMLink
DriveTrain -
Stock '97 AWD Transmission/Tranfer Case
JUN Lightened FlyWheel
LUK OEM Rated Clutch w/ Mitsu OEM TB
Suspension -
RM Racing Sway Bars
Eibach SportLine Lowering Springs
Tokico Illumina 5 Way Adjustable Shocks
Sprint Camber Adjustment Kits (Front/Rear)
Enkie 17x8 RPM2 Wheels
Yokohama 235/45ZR17 AVS ES100 Tires
TCE 12.2" Wilwood Brake Kit
Interior/Exterior -
Greddy Turbo Timer
Greddy 60mm P/H Boost and EGT Gauges
LoTek Dual Pillar Pod (opened to fit 60mm)
HKS Dual Port EVC-EZ Boost Controller
RM HID HeadLight Kit
VIS Carbon Fiber Hood
To The Tuning...
I had earlier missed a chance to dyno the car during a Subaru Club Day in which Dyno-Comp (dyno-comp.com)was offering 3 pulls to "Prove Your Power"
So, I decided I would book an outing with the owner Richard and drove the 118 miles the afternoon of the 21st. Well, all went well for 117 of those miles. When I exited the freeway the temp gauge shot up to the tip top and I began to panic. I managed to quickly get the car to to dyno-comp where it was wisely decided we'd let the car cool. We decided we'd check coolant levels, then compression, and go from there. Of the 2 gallons of coolant our cars take, I was missing about 1.5 of those .. so we filled it up. Next, compression numbers showed us numbers ranging from 120-144 across all for cylinders - ouch. It appears in the three years I've had this car I've been a bit hard on it, although I dismissed some of those number to the cam overlap .. we'll see right?
It was then decided we would put the car on the AWD dyno and see what we could get away with. After loading the car on the dyno, and separating and rejoining the slip fit downpipe cause the car was too low, we managed to do a pull or two. Moral of the story - first pull with street tuning at 24 psi on race gas netted me 350 whp. From there on out we continued to do back to back pulls until we hit 372 whp and 340 ft/lbs. We could only get 372 whp because the clutch would slip at anything past that.
***(Note: we were having problems setting load on the dyno, power came on much quicker than what is shown)***
I'll leave off my saying that the owner/tuner I could have made about 20-30 whp more had my clutch held as we were pulling fuel with plenty of room using the DSMLink and holding a steady 11.5:1 A/F ratio.
On To The Track...
So, I took my 372 whp to the track for the IDRC Firebird Nationals on the 22-23rd. My first practice run gave me a 12.3 with those same clutch issues. I waited a few more hours and made my first qualifying run which netted a 12.6 with even more clutch slippage (if that were possible). I decided to skip my 2nd and 3rd qualifying runs in hopes that my clutch would come back to its former life on Sunday for the 4th and final qualifying run.
Come Sunday, I felt like less launch and a tad bit less boost was the answer - it wasn't. The clutch held but a 2.2 60' time and bad drivnig netted me a 13.2. So, I played the waiting game. With some luck I made the Street 8 class at IDRC as the number 8 qualifier. The class consisted of 3 RX7.com cars, 2 supras, the Easy Street WRX, an 11.5 Dodge Stealth, and myself.
First round, Ari Yallon and myself .. to finish the story quickly my clutch did a decent job holding together and I wound up with the numbers below - I lost of course to a 10.0 by Ari.
R/T .730
60' 1.666
330 4.983
1/8 7.690
MPH 92.52
1000 9.961
1/4 11.918
MPH 115.78 ----> Link To TimeSlip
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Finally, for all that want the street story of the turbo .. this turbo is street driven on Arizona 91 octane gas. I can generally manage to tune the car to about 18-20 psi for street use. As for spool, 20psi usually has be building boost at about 2.5K with full boost delivered somewhere between 3500 and 3700 RPM. So, great turbo for tuning, track, and street.
Again, please feel free to ask any questions of me .. I'd like to help if possible. Thanks.