Gts Mods

[Xyro]

Hey I have posted before about the reliability of a 97 GST, now I am asking what mods are most needed and which route should I go. It is stock in relation to performance. With the exception of full suspension.

Im looking to get around 300 - 350 whp as a clean DD. I was thinking starting off with supporting mobs and bolt-ons, then moving on to bigger turbos and such. But the main im worried about is crankwalk. I was planning on driving this engine untill it gets it or goes, and get a 6bolt JDM from the 1g. So can someone please help me with what I should be doing, and if after say 50,000 more miles i swap to 6bolt what should I do from that point on.

Thank you to anyone who takes the time out to answer this question with detail.

 

[kahl23]

First, make sure that all your maintenance is up to date, timing belt, water pump, oil pump, etc. Next, your worries of crankwalk are a little overblown. It was by far more prevalent in the 1995-1996 model years, and by 1999 the thrust bearings had been redesigned and are far less prone to failure. Now, take a good look through the upgrade paths on this site, they should give you a good idea of what you should do. I can say that the way I would upgrade would be different depending on what you wanted for the car in the future. If you only ever wanted 300hp, then you could probably get there with a 16g or even a T-28, some 650cc injectors, 190lph pump (rewired), AFC, wideband, logger, exhaust, either a supra sidemount or an ebay-style FMIC, and maybe some cams. That would be a pretty complete setup, but if you wanted to go larger in the future I would look into ECMLink (DSMLink v3). You would need a 95 EPROM ECU and it is fairly expensive, but you could run whatever size injectors you wanted and would be able to get much more out of that setup because it is a much more powerful tool than an AFC. It will also give your car legs to go beyond the small sized turbo if you want to upgrade in the future. Another tuning option would be to go with an EvoVIII ECU, but I know much less about that option than I do ECMLink