Wrench4life
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- Apr 22, 2011
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Lancaster,
Ohio
Ok, so im deployed to iraq. been scouring my home town and surrounding areas for a gsx...
i found one. 1995 gsx. $4200, decent body nothing major, small penny size rust spots on front edge of hood... faded paint on mirrors and in engine bay,
previous owner has papers for factory engine rebuild 60k miles ago.
listed all of this:
Bolt-on Modifications:
EvoIII 16g Turbo Tube manifold Evo10 fuel pump Adjustable FPR AEM Intake FMIC/ Hard piping 3'' turbo back exhaust ebay bov ebay boost controller
Engine Management:
DSMLINK V3 Innovate LC-1 Wideband Autometer Carbon Boost Gauge
Engine Internals:
Port and Polished 850cc injectors
Drivetrain Modifications:
Ceramic 6Puck clutch #2100
Suspension Modifications:
NITTO NeoGens Ebay struts
so i had my father go buy it for me, and he said it checks out, needs cleaned up a little bit and some minor tlc. nothing to major that i haven't seen b4. said it pulls hard (but my father has never driven anything besides a stock cavalier
)
the guys got stock suspension and small 15's on it.
ive looked around, and everyone seems to have 18X7.5 or so,
so im probably gonna go with a size like that, unless anyone else has any info on why i should or should not...
stock suspension needs replaced, id like to lower it, but that depends on the rim/tire size, so unsure on how low i can go, camber (camber kits?), etc. ideas? links?
guy claimed with manual boost controller turned up to around 18psi it would push over 300hp with the setup it has now. any truth to this? expect more or less? and is it safe? ive looked at other peoples builds and i everyone has either fewer mods, or alot more done than what this has, no one really had anything like i do.
and 850cc injectors? um yeah that doesn't sound right?
i dont get to see the car in person for another month.
in the mean time i have to order a new manual boost controller...
other one got taken apart, parts lost?
not that big of a deal. guy claimed its only pushing 8psi...
this leads me to think there may be a leak. etc. where should i check,
and if there is, was an affordable way to fix it?
if this thing will put down 300hp (or so claimed)
what else could be done for this thing to put 400-450...
new to dsms, but not new to turbos...
i dont want to go all out and build it from the ground up,
id like a nice daily driver that gets down when need be.
cams pistons etc? id like it to be fairly cheap,
was thinking head studs, so i can push 20+ psi but not sure if thats the only thing...
any help would be greatly appreciated,
ill go ahead and apologize if by any chance this is in the wrong thread. i had searched, but being in iraq i don't have much time for this-.
thank you.
A
btw my pictures are too big, how do i resize and post them?
i found one. 1995 gsx. $4200, decent body nothing major, small penny size rust spots on front edge of hood... faded paint on mirrors and in engine bay,
previous owner has papers for factory engine rebuild 60k miles ago.
listed all of this:
Bolt-on Modifications:
EvoIII 16g Turbo Tube manifold Evo10 fuel pump Adjustable FPR AEM Intake FMIC/ Hard piping 3'' turbo back exhaust ebay bov ebay boost controller
Engine Management:
DSMLINK V3 Innovate LC-1 Wideband Autometer Carbon Boost Gauge
Engine Internals:
Port and Polished 850cc injectors
Drivetrain Modifications:
Ceramic 6Puck clutch #2100
Suspension Modifications:
NITTO NeoGens Ebay struts
so i had my father go buy it for me, and he said it checks out, needs cleaned up a little bit and some minor tlc. nothing to major that i haven't seen b4. said it pulls hard (but my father has never driven anything besides a stock cavalier
)the guys got stock suspension and small 15's on it.
ive looked around, and everyone seems to have 18X7.5 or so,
so im probably gonna go with a size like that, unless anyone else has any info on why i should or should not...
stock suspension needs replaced, id like to lower it, but that depends on the rim/tire size, so unsure on how low i can go, camber (camber kits?), etc. ideas? links?
guy claimed with manual boost controller turned up to around 18psi it would push over 300hp with the setup it has now. any truth to this? expect more or less? and is it safe? ive looked at other peoples builds and i everyone has either fewer mods, or alot more done than what this has, no one really had anything like i do.
and 850cc injectors? um yeah that doesn't sound right?
i dont get to see the car in person for another month.
in the mean time i have to order a new manual boost controller...
other one got taken apart, parts lost?
not that big of a deal. guy claimed its only pushing 8psi...
this leads me to think there may be a leak. etc. where should i check,
and if there is, was an affordable way to fix it?
if this thing will put down 300hp (or so claimed)
what else could be done for this thing to put 400-450...
new to dsms, but not new to turbos...
i dont want to go all out and build it from the ground up,
id like a nice daily driver that gets down when need be.
cams pistons etc? id like it to be fairly cheap,
was thinking head studs, so i can push 20+ psi but not sure if thats the only thing...
any help would be greatly appreciated,
ill go ahead and apologize if by any chance this is in the wrong thread. i had searched, but being in iraq i don't have much time for this-.
thank you.
A
btw my pictures are too big, how do i resize and post them?
... but if its 2, reliable and fast, 
