New to my Eclipse GSX

[dm7x09]

Well i dont know if this is the place to post this or not but im new and I just bought a 97 GSX, it is completely stock which is hard to find so i get to start from scratch fortunately but was wondering what i should do from here, there are only 96,xxx miles on it and i just wanna make a daily driver that can race if need be but im not trying to put nitrous in it or anything. Just dont know if theres any faults i should fix before doing anything else. Anyway, any help or advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

[fourgsixthree33]

Welcome. This will help you out alot Tech Guide: 2G 4G63t Upgrades - DSMtuners

Enjoy the car man!

 

[99ECLIPSEGSXDSM]

Fallow the upgrade path steP by step!

 

[SupremeDsm]

Welcome and to start off do.all your maintenance. Timing belt, water pump, tensioner, gaskets plugs, wires, ect.

 

[907gs-t]

Welcome to DSM Tuner's.

 

[spooling hard]

Welcome. Another huge thing about modding a car is making sure all the maintenance is up to date and you continue to practice proper maintenance. One huge reason dsms have the bad name they do

 

[4Lurker4]

Like everyone said, maintenance is HUGE specially on a daily driver because you don't want to be stranded every other day.

Here's a good list of things to do before modding

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/maintenance-repairs/364640-maintenance-list.html#post152145218
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/frequently-answered-dsm-questions/239375-maintenance-schedule.html

 

[aj2494]

The VERY first thing I do after buying a car is oil, fuel filter, and air filter. It doesn't matter how they look, it's worth the little bit of money just to be sure.

 

[spooling hard]

Good, 5 speed or auto?

 

[98gsxTX]

follow the upgrade path you want under the tech column and youll find what youre looking for...im doing the same thing and its working for me

 

[dm7x09]

its a 5 speed

 

[JusMX141]

We can't tell you how to build your car- search and read the wealth information on this site as literally every member here was in your shoes at one point. Like many have said do the maintenance more than anything- as far as bolt-ons go, the upgrade path has already been outlined in this thread.