5150DSM
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- Jan 5, 2004
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Sacramento,
California
Post 1:
1991 Eclipse GSX. Right now it's a E316G car with basic supporting mods. (in profile) Started off as an E-Bay budget build but I'm sick of the BS associated with cheaping out. This car has been my DD and it's fun and all but all the problems that crop up with higher boost, bad gas, street tuning, constant band-aid repairs, etc... It's got me frustrated. So today I bought a $500 beater and I'm parking the beast to finish it up right.
Basic plan is to switch to a full E85 set-up with real engine management, run higher boost, make more power, keep it streetable and be competitive at 10.80-10.90. (and be moderately reliable) So... ditch all the e-bay crap, such as turbo, O2 housing, boost control, patched together I/C piping and such and replace it. Get as much weight out as I can without stripping the car. Rebuild the poor, beat up trans. Get brakes, suspension and chassis built up and tightened up. Get some new shoes. And put it back on the street.
I think the current Manley piston/rod combo, in my N/T block, with the Hyundai head will work for the base and after the trans rebuild and a spring/retainer upgrade my basic power plant is built.
I'll post some pictures of the build up to now and then progress into the next steps. I'm working on a 1-1.5 year budget/timeframe so progress may be slow at times but I'll drop detailed updates as things move on.
1991 Eclipse GSX. Right now it's a E316G car with basic supporting mods. (in profile) Started off as an E-Bay budget build but I'm sick of the BS associated with cheaping out. This car has been my DD and it's fun and all but all the problems that crop up with higher boost, bad gas, street tuning, constant band-aid repairs, etc... It's got me frustrated. So today I bought a $500 beater and I'm parking the beast to finish it up right.
Basic plan is to switch to a full E85 set-up with real engine management, run higher boost, make more power, keep it streetable and be competitive at 10.80-10.90. (and be moderately reliable) So... ditch all the e-bay crap, such as turbo, O2 housing, boost control, patched together I/C piping and such and replace it. Get as much weight out as I can without stripping the car. Rebuild the poor, beat up trans. Get brakes, suspension and chassis built up and tightened up. Get some new shoes. And put it back on the street.
I think the current Manley piston/rod combo, in my N/T block, with the Hyundai head will work for the base and after the trans rebuild and a spring/retainer upgrade my basic power plant is built.
I'll post some pictures of the build up to now and then progress into the next steps. I'm working on a 1-1.5 year budget/timeframe so progress may be slow at times but I'll drop detailed updates as things move on.
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