The AWD spyder

[Confuzion]

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[kingje1]

I love the color! I keep thinking of doing the AWD swap myself, what is making you want to do it? I recently bought wheels for mine and some stickier summer tires so I'm going to see if those will give me enough grip in the meantime. Are you running a limited slip diff on yours?

 

[Confuzion]

I love the color! I keep thinking of doing the AWD swap myself, what is making you want to do it? I recently bought wheels for mine and some stickier summer tires so I'm going to see if those will give me enough grip in the meantime. Are you running a limited slip diff on yours?

Thank you! And I wanted to go AWD because I wanted to be able to have more grip and be able to put on gsx parts like a apexi exhaust.Also cleannn!what tire set up are you going for? And I’m not, it has stock diff but even with my 235 continental my tires Still spin a bit.

 

[kingje1]

I just put some Aodhan AFF7 18 x 8.5 with some 225 40 18 General Gmax. They are night and day better than the cruddy Walmart brand tires that were on there. I can still get a little wheel spin in the dry but I like a little bit because I feel like it makes me faster off the line. I have a 2011 TL SHAWD and I love the AWD as the grip is just incredible. Where it really shines is in the rain though, that's what really makes me want it on the DSM. It does have some drawback, it's very difficult to get much of any wheel spin even when you want a little. It's heavier and it uses more gas and they are known to burn through clutches faster. I'm wanting to start tuning the DSM but I'm really hoping I can get by with a LSD on the FWD. If you do the swap you'll have to put some updates out here. I've watched some youtube videos on it and it looks like quite the job. I feel like right now the hard part is finding the car to rob the parts from. Here's a pic of the wheels:

 

[Confuzion]

Dang the wheels look great to be honest! I really like them but I agree with you that lsd is the right choice because spinning does kill your launch a bit but with the lsd the pros out weigh the cons once you get more hp but I recommend going to the resource page and looking at the 2g upgrade path and go for you build type, its a big help and the Awd swap is pretty easy if you follow the threads posted on it and yeah it’s definitely hard finding a gsx parts car but I’ll keep my build list updated but imma going to make YouTube videos while I build it. Also any plans on making the gst lower ?

 

[kingje1]

I definitely need to lower it. I can't decide on if I want to do lowering springs or coilovers. What are you running on yours?

 

[Confuzion]

Currently I’m on tein coil overs and they ride pretty Good it’s not bad but they can go lower than how I have it set up,but I keep breaking the lip but I say do the full coilovers do you can adjust the height the exact way you like it. Keep your build thread updated I can’t wait to see how the gst ends up

 

[Confuzion]

Just finished doing a bunch of maintenance on the gst, timing belt and waterpump with the thermostat just went though a boost leak test and now I’ve ordered a manual boost controller and a genuine evo3 big16 turbo with the fmic 16g kit. And today I just bought my fuel pump rewiring materials and soon I’ll buy a fuel pump to keep up with the boost. But since I got all my parts in I’m probably going to throw in the dsm link and get it tuned

 

[Confuzion]

I also fixed up the gst these past few months, I finally found some great condition tan sun visors and found new weatherstripping for the top. Now it doesn’t leak at all. I also bought some carbon fiber fog light covers to complete the front end. But can’t wait to fix up the body with the little scratches and dents and have it complete. But I’ll try to update my build more

 

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It’s been a a while since I’ve updated the thread but I’ve be able to find a dsm shop that is very knowledgeable on these cars and fixed my ac finally on the spyder and started to built it the right way. I have my 16g turbo that the shop ported out for me and paired it up with a ported fb exhaust with a tial external wastegate with a full 3” exhaust with a rare apex dunk megaphone muffler that I can’t wait to hear but that’s so far what’s been done to it. Been waiting on Volk to produce some more Awd bushings but can’t wait to see it all together and finally be on the streets again. Shout out to Brandon at Ft lupton auto diagnosti for helping me out with his knowledge in these cars very grateful if him since he has helped me out a ton to properly take care of the car I’ll update more as more gets done. Gonna go the short route fmic with upgraded spyder gears then throw in my dsm link v3 and e85 then once I do my timing belt I’ll throw on a new valve cover and cams.

 

[Confuzion]

My yearly update on my mint spyder. Just took out the old fwd subframe and it’s saw the cleanest frame I’ve ever seen. Sadly it’s getting replaced with the Awd but it’s in and welded. slowly getting done i appreciate my mechanic working hard on my car and the working my budget. I don’t remember if I posted the brembos but I bought some evo brembos and rebuilt them and powdered coated. I also got the jdm knuckles to go with. ’ve also decided to upgrade the fuel lines and build the head ,1mm over sized valves, kiggly springs and some nice cams.That way if I ever want to go crazy on the bottom end the top end will be done already but I’m planning to have it as a 500 hp show car but I want the 16g for a lil at 400 hp untill I throw a bigger turbo. I’m also going est super short route and with custom ic piping and just as a flex the car still has working ac and is going to stay that way.But man I can’t wait to experience the car but great things take time and I want to do it right. But I’ll update as I goes along. I appreciate any advice even though my mechanic is really knowledgeable. I’m also located in Colorado and the car had Mexican plates and is registered there so I have no issues with emissions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b51BFyQqhXc

 

[Confuzion]

A picture since the video don’t want to show hahah

 

[Confuzion]

Also on the new awd subframe I am completely replacing everything new and refreshing it before everything is bolted on. And yes I did sell both kidneys and I work 200 hours of unpaid overtime as a plumber to support my addiction to the dsm lifestyle