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- Apr 5, 2019
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Hinesville,
Georgia
Hey Everyone,
Long time DSM fan, I blame Fast & Furious 1. First car was a '97 GS (w/420a) when I was 18. I added some "interesting" mods haha. Sorry, was young and stupid . (Injen intake, Pacesetter headers, radio+screen, Tien coil-overs, A-pillar gauge pod, etc.)
I now have another '97 Eclipse, but it's a GST this time .
Unfortunately, the more I work on it doing maintenance, removing unnecessary things and upgrading things, I keep finding shoddy work from the previous owners. It's to the point where I am currently planning to pull the motor and replace every last gasket and sea, all fluids, triple check all wiring and sensors while doing a wire-tuck to some degree, and anything else I can think of.
I want this to be my daily driver, and want to make it as reliable as possible, while still being a fun car to drive. I'm planning on doing all the normal maintenance with OEM spec or better parts, but am looking for suggestions for mods that may help performance without hurting reliability and mods that help with reliability. I would prefer reliability over performance as I want this car to last. (Chassis is in great shape being a Southern US car all its' life.) And I think I might turn it into a "show quality" car, at least as much as I am able/is reasonable.
Things I am already considering:
350-400 250-300 whp (sorry, not sure what I was thinking there) and great/stiff handling. (Driven cars from 100 whp to ~600 whp, and that range seems about the best for me)
Let me know if you have any suggestions on my list or goals, any obvious things I missed, or any questions for me.
Thanks,
- Amy
P.S. I will likely be doing all work myself, but I have and am comfortable doing everything from wiring to replacing conn. rod bearings and everything in between.
P.P.S. I know the sayings about DSMs and daily driving we have another car, so no major worry there.
Long time DSM fan, I blame Fast & Furious 1. First car was a '97 GS (w/420a) when I was 18. I added some "interesting" mods haha. Sorry, was young and stupid . (Injen intake, Pacesetter headers, radio+screen, Tien coil-overs, A-pillar gauge pod, etc.)
I now have another '97 Eclipse, but it's a GST this time .
Unfortunately, the more I work on it doing maintenance, removing unnecessary things and upgrading things, I keep finding shoddy work from the previous owners. It's to the point where I am currently planning to pull the motor and replace every last gasket and sea, all fluids, triple check all wiring and sensors while doing a wire-tuck to some degree, and anything else I can think of.
I want this to be my daily driver, and want to make it as reliable as possible, while still being a fun car to drive. I'm planning on doing all the normal maintenance with OEM spec or better parts, but am looking for suggestions for mods that may help performance without hurting reliability and mods that help with reliability. I would prefer reliability over performance as I want this car to last. (Chassis is in great shape being a Southern US car all its' life.) And I think I might turn it into a "show quality" car, at least as much as I am able/is reasonable.
Things I am already considering:
- Coil-on-Pack (with some of mods to remove the wasted spark)
- Change to Synthetic Oil
- Blueprinting the motor while I have it apart to check all oil clearances specifically, as well as, checking against manufacturer specs for replacement.
- Figuring out how to do an oil-to-water/coolant heat exchanger.
- Switching to Speed Density? (I have DsmLink v3)
- Setting up a FlexFuel system
Let me know if you have any suggestions on my list or goals, any obvious things I missed, or any questions for me.
Thanks,
- Amy
P.S. I will likely be doing all work myself, but I have and am comfortable doing everything from wiring to replacing conn. rod bearings and everything in between.
P.P.S. I know the sayings about DSMs and daily driving we have another car, so no major worry there.
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