New member/First DSM

[TRude]

First off, hello everbody and hows it going. Anyways, so its been about a week and i finally got around to posting this up. I bought my first DSM last weekend (1992 Talon TSI AWD) and so far im loving it. Its not perfect but the cool factor is through the roof and its never been wrecked and its been well taken care of (a first for any car ive owned) im super stoked because ive always thought dsm's were neat 4g63 FTW! Heres a list of things the car has.

-stock 4g63t =D
-centerforce dual friction clutch
-gm 3" MAS w/translator box (was curious how this will affect future intake choices)
-manual boost controller (currently at 7psi for DD)
-boost gauge
-17" stock rims off 97 talon tsi

I think thats it.

 

[2GbTalonGuy]

That looks like a really nice Talon. Congrats on a nice find! How much did you pay? If you dont mind me asking.

 

[cficare68]

Very nice clean looking Talon you got there

 

[907dsm]

awesome find man... great looking car. now sell me your headlights.

 

[black91awdturbo]

That is a very well kept 1g! Oh and you can take that up to 12-14psi very safe!

 

[jaydubb1988]

Man that looks supper clean I and that color is sick!!!!

 

[Zdrummer15]

That car looks to be in excellent shape and that's a nice color too. How many miles are on it? Nice find regardless.

 

[TRude]

Thanks everyone yeah im loving the car it has 114k miles and i payed 2700 for it. there are a few things like it has a squealing belt which should be an easy fix, but it also make a odd popping noise kinda like a snapple lid when you let off the gas quickly. Any ideas what that could be? Also the brakes groan a little in but only in reverse

 

[Limegrntaln]

First thing I thought when I saw the title was "Im Sorry" but then I realized Ive owned 5 and Id miss my DSM if I didnt have one. So good luck with modding, you can learn a whole lot from this forum, always search before you ask questions because this forums is almost a decade old. Lots of good info here.

Last but not least, very nice DSM. You picked a good one. just keep up with the maintenance and it will treat you well.

 

[4g63Powered]

Well, I've never seen a GM MAF placed like that before.

 

[Tanro]

Well, I've never seen a GM MAF placed like that before.

I have several times.

Looks quite nice. Good find.

 

[98dsmkid]

wow....for 2700 ....bro ## lucky to find a 1g like that....thats sick man...i give you mad props....you'll love that car forever... good find

 

[AK Maniak]

very clean, please take good care of it as unmolested 1g's are becoming less and less common

 

[westcoast]

I built that Talon. It was an automatic at the time. I originally found it in the Bend, OR desert with a destroyed drivers side control arm and suspension from a front end collision. I traded an HP laptop for it in that state from a kid whose dad owned a tow yard where it was impounded. Took me over a year to restore it to running condition. It ended up being my favorite project I ever completed. I regreted selling it the moment it was driven away. I have tons of video of racing it at PIR, Dyno'ing it at Drift Office and lots of photos of the build process. Let me know if you want any of this.

And if you ever decide to sell it PLEASE CONTACT ME.

Here it is when I found it...

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After a bit of work.

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[TRude]

Thats really interesting to hear. From the looks of those pictures it seems like its past life may have not been as easy as i was led to believe. Non the less i have been driving this car a little over a couple weeks and so far i have to say i am liking it a lot. Its not super fast with the boost set super low, but something about being in this car..i don't know, it just feels, like a fast car should feel.