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[Dragon 3259]

Hi my name is Joey I have a 98 Mitsubishi eclipse I got free. I have never had a dsm before I have wanted one for years. I can work on most cars but a dsm car is new territory for me I would love to learn as much as I can about them while I get my dsm running . Any advice tips tricks and ideas would be more than greatly appreciated. I have had my dsm for about a year now and only managed a few small things to be figured out and still have plenty to go.

 

[Dusty Landrum]

Hi my name is Joey I have a 98 Mitsubishi eclipse I got free. I have never had a dsm before I have wanted one for years. I can work on most cars but a dsm car is new territory for me I would love to learn as much as I can about them while I get my dsm running . Any advice tips tricks and ideas would be more than greatly appreciated. I have had my dsm for about a year now and only managed a few small things to be figured out and still have plenty to go.

Hey dude and welcome! You are venturing into a very fun but also at times very challenging platform. First thing I recommend is take some time to explore the site and the search function. I PROMISE you that everything you want to know is on here somewhere! Start with the FAQs and Newbie forum to get started. Also I always highly recommend going to the manuals section and downloading the FSMs and Electrical Manuals as well. Let us know if you have anything else and have fun!

 

[Dragon 3259]

Thanks for letting me know about that I definitely will. That is much appreciated

 

[SixBolt_16G]

Hi my name is Joey I have a 98 Mitsubishi eclipse I got free. I have never had a dsm before I have wanted one for years. I can work on most cars but a dsm car is new territory for me I would love to learn as much as I can about them while I get my dsm running . Any advice tips tricks and ideas would be more than greatly appreciated. I have had my dsm for about a year now and only managed a few small things to be figured out and still have plenty to go.

Welcome!

Are you turbo or non-turbo?

Great platform to work on. Very forgiving, but if you let maintenance get out of hand, itll make you pay for sure.

Please add your vehicle to https://www.dsmtuners.com/dsm-profiles/ with any mods that you have.

 

[Dericsh]

Welcome Joey! I think pretty much the only thing Dusty left out is for you to create a vehicle profile when you have time. This helps us know what car/mods/goals you’re working with to better assist you when you have questions.

https://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/welcome-add-your-sig-avatar-create-a-dsm-profile-and-read-this.334925/

Edit:

@SixBolt_16G beat me to it, my bad. Welcome anyways!

 

[Mech Addict]

One other resource I find handy is vfaq.com. Basically a time capsule of mods and maintenance from back in the dsm heyday. Usually good photos ( especially for timing belt; it’s my go-to).

That said, there’s no substitute for the kind response you get by simply posting questions on this site.

 

[Dragon 3259]

Welcome!

Are you turbo or non-turbo?

Great platform to work on. Very forgiving, but if you let maintenance get out of hand, itll make you pay for sure.

Please add your vehicle to https://www.dsmtuners.com/dsm-profiles/ with any mods that you have.

Non turbo but want to upgrade soon right now I need to find parts and figure out what all I need

 

[Mech Addict]

Simply upgrading to a stock turbo setup will be a big improvement, and you might be able to score much of it from a decent junkyard find.
Does AZ have emissions testing on cars that age?

 

[Dragon 3259]

Simply upgrading to a stock turbo setup will be a big improvement, and you might be able to score much of it from a decent junkyard find.
Does AZ have emissions testing on cars that age?

Yes they do I have to get a new engine bay wiring harness though because the OBD2 wasn't working right I had a shop help with it but now the car won't start at all. I didn't believe what I heard on how these cars can be picky and found out the hard way .

 

[Dragon 3259]

Yes they do I have to get a new engine bay wiring harness though because the OBD2 wasn't working right I had a shop help with it but now the car won't start at all. I didn't believe what I heard on how these cars can be picky and found out the hard way .

It has a few things more to work on I think my oil pump went out I removed the head to check the cams and found rust it looked bad but cleaned up ok not fully done i have a pic of it.

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[Dragon 3259]

It has a few things more to work on I think my oil pump went out I removed the head to check the cams and found rust it looked bad but cleaned up ok not fully done i have a pic of it.

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That little black angled peace on the left that hooks up to the head was stolen off my car while I was getting cleaner so idk what it is called but I need to find a new one this poor thing needs TLC bad I know before it went down it would run but try to bog out when giving it gas I heard a loude ping when it came home from the shop I haven't tried to start it again since so nothing else brakes on it

 

[Mech Addict]

Dang! Having some setbacks at this stage.
The reason I asked about emissions is that it may be a big no-no to add a turbo, even if you used all properly functioning parts from an oem turbo car. You should definitely check into the AZ rules on that before taking on that substantial work.
A point on forum use here: make separate posts for distinct issues so that the thread deals with one topic. Otherwise, post on your vehicle build thread and jump around topics as you like.

 

[Dragon 3259]

Dang! Having some setbacks at this stage.
The reason I asked about emissions is that it may be a big no-no to add a turbo, even if you used all properly functioning parts from an oem turbo car. You should definitely check into the AZ rules on that before taking on that substantial work.
A point on forum use here: make separate posts for distinct issues so that the thread deals with one topic. Otherwise, post on your vehicle build thread and jump around topics as you like.

I know that next year it will be a historical car so I don't know how they do the test then but I know I need to look into it. Out here we have a ton of cars with turbos so I don't think there will be a ton of problems might have a few restrictions though for it to be street legal. Nothing I can't handle out here it's been pretty straight forward with the DMV here.