ncdirtrider249
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- Mar 4, 2010
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Wilmington,
North_Carolina
Well, it has finally come time! The 7 bolt in my 95 gsx is doing its thing (walking), and I have started to source together all my parts. Here's a little bit about the car, me, and my plans:
The car:
It is a 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX. I bought it from the original owner (technically the 3rd, the 2nd owner put 500 miles on the car, bought an Evo and put it up for sale) with 110,xxx miles on it. When I bought the car, it had a couple little things done to it, and was a fun car to tinker with. It had ARP head studs, Fuel Lab adjustable fuel pressure regulator, Walbro 255lph pump that's hot wired, Ebay FMIC, HKS SSQV, K&N air filter, Thermal R&D cat back, VIS carbon fiber hatch, VIS carbon fiber hood, COP, and a nice little tree air freshener :tree: .
Around 2011ish, I wanted more power. I bought a small 16g, FIC 650cc injectors, Apexi SAFC, 3in down pipe, external dump o2 housing, hard intake pipe, a Keydriver chip (set for a 16g, 7500 rev limit, 5000 2 step, 11:1 AFR), a wideband, boost, and oil pressure gauges. I also acquired a free Autometer egt gauge . This was my first time ever doing some major work on a car, so it was a good learning experience. I did my research, tuned the car myself with the SAFC, and chip combo, and had good numbers at Coastal Plains quarter mile. It ran a 13.4 @99 with a 1.6 60 foot, and two intercooler pipes blowing off at the 1/8. It sucked that those pipes blew off, but I was happy with the 60ft times.
Fast forward a couple months, and I found an Evo3 16g. I ported the exhaust housing out, polished the inlet on the compressor housing, put a DNP tubular ss manifold, and a bigger FMIC. It ran great! Then two weeks later, the turbo blew. I started getting antsy, and learned about a company called TurboLab. Really cool guys there, Austin is a great guy to work with, and he is building my new turbo for my build! But, I wanted to try my hand at turbo building. So, I ordered a rebuild kit, and the 20g conversion for the 16g. I did that, and that turbo is still on my car, with 20,000 miles on it, and zero problems! I still build and rebuild turbos, it's a fun hobby! But anyways, I haven't taken my car back to the track, but since putting the 20g on it, I put a TiAL44mm waste gate, AEM Wideband, new Autometer gauges, Gates timing belt, and just generic maintenance. I finally got around to putting in my new clutch (ACT2600 sprung 6 puck) and flywheel (Fidanza aluminum), and then it started walking. I still drive it, but I don't get on it hard. I need to conserve this car as much as I can before it really goes boom so I can have something to drive when it's raining instead of my motorcycle.
About me:
My name is Dane, I am a full time student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. I am studying Sociology, my minor is Parks and Rec, and I am in the process of obtaining my professional writing certificate. I am the president of the car club at UNCW, and I am in the Delta Chi Fraternity. I am currently a junior, and I plan to graduate next spring. I am a manager at Advance Auto Parts, and I just got a new job at a race car shop called TI Racing. We build track cars, performance accessories, and can do pretty much anything except tuning. There are three shops around Wilmington that have dynos, so we found no need to have one. We have built some pretty sick cars in the past (mainly the owner), such as a 02 Miata with a Ls2, a twin charged 06 Miata, and we are currently building a s14 with a ls1 as our new SCCA car. Our current race car is a 1990 Miata with a built motor, caged, and pretty much anything else you'd see on a race car.
The build:
Here is a list of the parts I current have:
2.4 OEM Mitsubishi crank
Wiseco 1400hd coated piston kit
Clevite 77 main bearings
ARP head studs
6 bolt block
Ported&polished 7 bolt 2g head
BC272 cams
Turbo blanket
TiAL 38mm mvs vband waste gate
ECMlink V3
ECU controlled boost module
1g CAS
Flywheel
Shaved valve cover
Water pump
Parts left to get:
Head gasket
Machine work
Timing components
Rods
SD set up
6 bolt in a 2g harness
Valve springs
FF oil filter housing (I have the regular 90 oil filter housing with an oil cooler provision, but I'd prefer a forward facing set up)
Adjustable cam gears
Injectors (1600cc preferably, but we will see what kind of deals I can get on them)
Oh, and probably another fuel pump.
Turbo:
This is the fun part I got a Holset HX40. But, it's a franknenstein HX40. Austin at TurboLab is hooking me up big time. It's going to be the equivalent of a Precision 6666 (if that's even made). It is going to have the billet 7 blade compressor wheel, larger exhaust shaft, and larger exhaust wheel. All mated to a BEP open T3 housing with a 3in vband outlet. I plan on building my own top mount manifold for this car as well.
So, my plans for this car will be to make around 6-700 whp if I want to. But keep it around 5-600 depending on what all I can obtain. Unfortunately, there are no E85 stations within an hour away from here so that is probably out of the equation. I am going to have Carolina Dyno tune my car, and I am going to try and figure out ECM link while they do it. I'm not too bright when it comes to tuning, I'm more of a mechanical person. But it's a work in progress like anything else. So onto the good part: PICTURES!
The car:
The bay: (I am going to be painting the bay, along with the car when I am doing the swap as well. It pays to work at a shop that does paint and body too )
The block:
Pistons:
Bearings & Studs:
Head&Cams:
Waste gate:
I will update this when I get parts in, and when things start moving. I just got real excited because my parts came today I am completely open to any insight, criticism, anything! Being that this is my first build ever (on a car, I have raced professional motocross, and was my own mechanic. I also have built my Buell from the ground up.) so it is absolutely a learning process!
The car:
It is a 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX. I bought it from the original owner (technically the 3rd, the 2nd owner put 500 miles on the car, bought an Evo and put it up for sale) with 110,xxx miles on it. When I bought the car, it had a couple little things done to it, and was a fun car to tinker with. It had ARP head studs, Fuel Lab adjustable fuel pressure regulator, Walbro 255lph pump that's hot wired, Ebay FMIC, HKS SSQV, K&N air filter, Thermal R&D cat back, VIS carbon fiber hatch, VIS carbon fiber hood, COP, and a nice little tree air freshener :tree: .
Around 2011ish, I wanted more power. I bought a small 16g, FIC 650cc injectors, Apexi SAFC, 3in down pipe, external dump o2 housing, hard intake pipe, a Keydriver chip (set for a 16g, 7500 rev limit, 5000 2 step, 11:1 AFR), a wideband, boost, and oil pressure gauges. I also acquired a free Autometer egt gauge . This was my first time ever doing some major work on a car, so it was a good learning experience. I did my research, tuned the car myself with the SAFC, and chip combo, and had good numbers at Coastal Plains quarter mile. It ran a 13.4 @99 with a 1.6 60 foot, and two intercooler pipes blowing off at the 1/8. It sucked that those pipes blew off, but I was happy with the 60ft times.
Fast forward a couple months, and I found an Evo3 16g. I ported the exhaust housing out, polished the inlet on the compressor housing, put a DNP tubular ss manifold, and a bigger FMIC. It ran great! Then two weeks later, the turbo blew. I started getting antsy, and learned about a company called TurboLab. Really cool guys there, Austin is a great guy to work with, and he is building my new turbo for my build! But, I wanted to try my hand at turbo building. So, I ordered a rebuild kit, and the 20g conversion for the 16g. I did that, and that turbo is still on my car, with 20,000 miles on it, and zero problems! I still build and rebuild turbos, it's a fun hobby! But anyways, I haven't taken my car back to the track, but since putting the 20g on it, I put a TiAL44mm waste gate, AEM Wideband, new Autometer gauges, Gates timing belt, and just generic maintenance. I finally got around to putting in my new clutch (ACT2600 sprung 6 puck) and flywheel (Fidanza aluminum), and then it started walking. I still drive it, but I don't get on it hard. I need to conserve this car as much as I can before it really goes boom so I can have something to drive when it's raining instead of my motorcycle.
About me:
My name is Dane, I am a full time student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. I am studying Sociology, my minor is Parks and Rec, and I am in the process of obtaining my professional writing certificate. I am the president of the car club at UNCW, and I am in the Delta Chi Fraternity. I am currently a junior, and I plan to graduate next spring. I am a manager at Advance Auto Parts, and I just got a new job at a race car shop called TI Racing. We build track cars, performance accessories, and can do pretty much anything except tuning. There are three shops around Wilmington that have dynos, so we found no need to have one. We have built some pretty sick cars in the past (mainly the owner), such as a 02 Miata with a Ls2, a twin charged 06 Miata, and we are currently building a s14 with a ls1 as our new SCCA car. Our current race car is a 1990 Miata with a built motor, caged, and pretty much anything else you'd see on a race car.
The build:
Here is a list of the parts I current have:
2.4 OEM Mitsubishi crank
Wiseco 1400hd coated piston kit
Clevite 77 main bearings
ARP head studs
6 bolt block
Ported&polished 7 bolt 2g head
BC272 cams
Turbo blanket
TiAL 38mm mvs vband waste gate
ECMlink V3
ECU controlled boost module
1g CAS
Flywheel
Shaved valve cover
Water pump
Parts left to get:
Head gasket
Machine work
Timing components
Rods
SD set up
6 bolt in a 2g harness
Valve springs
FF oil filter housing (I have the regular 90 oil filter housing with an oil cooler provision, but I'd prefer a forward facing set up)
Adjustable cam gears
Injectors (1600cc preferably, but we will see what kind of deals I can get on them)
Oh, and probably another fuel pump.
Turbo:
This is the fun part I got a Holset HX40. But, it's a franknenstein HX40. Austin at TurboLab is hooking me up big time. It's going to be the equivalent of a Precision 6666 (if that's even made). It is going to have the billet 7 blade compressor wheel, larger exhaust shaft, and larger exhaust wheel. All mated to a BEP open T3 housing with a 3in vband outlet. I plan on building my own top mount manifold for this car as well.
So, my plans for this car will be to make around 6-700 whp if I want to. But keep it around 5-600 depending on what all I can obtain. Unfortunately, there are no E85 stations within an hour away from here so that is probably out of the equation. I am going to have Carolina Dyno tune my car, and I am going to try and figure out ECM link while they do it. I'm not too bright when it comes to tuning, I'm more of a mechanical person. But it's a work in progress like anything else. So onto the good part: PICTURES!
The car:
The bay: (I am going to be painting the bay, along with the car when I am doing the swap as well. It pays to work at a shop that does paint and body too )
The block:
Pistons:
Bearings & Studs:
Head&Cams:
Waste gate:
I will update this when I get parts in, and when things start moving. I just got real excited because my parts came today I am completely open to any insight, criticism, anything! Being that this is my first build ever (on a car, I have raced professional motocross, and was my own mechanic. I also have built my Buell from the ground up.) so it is absolutely a learning process!