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Old 07-03-2007, 10:26 AM   #1
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Turbo4g63's dsm...no more exhaust leak and i did the HDL mod

Alright guys, the time has come for me to put together my own journal. I bought this car on March 3, 2004 with 42,744 miles on the clock during my senior year of high school pretty much bone stock except for a greddy type s bov...and have proceeded to put way too much money into the car. I blame the mod bug...it happens. I call my car reliable because it has never left me stranded.

I bought this car because i fell in love with dsm's the moment my cousin taught me how to drive stick in his modded 98 GSX. The second i felt boost i knew i could never go back to anything else. Not too long after driving his gsx i was working at Jeff D'ambrosio dodge/mitsubishi when this 1997 Eclipse GST turned up in the used car lot. Nothing was going to stop me from getting the car. Two weeks after the car was traded in i finally talked my parents into letting me test drive it. About an hour after that test drive, the loan papers were signed and i was the proud new owner of a DSM. I remember the very first thing i did to the car was a boost controller, then my cousin bought me the Blitz turbo timer, and well...it just rolled downhill from there.

At first i was completely new to the 4G63 motor, but with some tutoring from my cousin and some other friends i slowly learned my way around the engine compartment. I had a good idea of the potential of these cars...i also knew the reputation they had (have) and knew the car would need to be taken care of. Since this is my daily driver car, i also knew i would have to be careful about what mods i did, and how i did them because i still had to keep the car reliable and on the road every day....and since March of 2004 i have done so....this car has not failed me, left me stranded, or faultered on me in any way. I intend to keep it that way!!!

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me and my friend Thais from when we were in high school
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Old 07-03-2007, 10:31 AM   #2
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Then i proceeded to do ALL OF THIS over the course of the past 3 years.

Engine mods:
big 16g w/ install kit
EvoIII exhaust Manifold
Megan Racing SS 2.5" o2 housing
turbo back exhaust: 2.5" buschur downpipe and hi flow cat, 3" thermal research and development catback.
Boost controller set at 17 psi.
Dejon tools 2.5" Intake
Apex i SAFC II
Walbro 190
Greddy type s bov
Evo VIII Front mount intercooler w/ custom 2.5" piping
Underdrive Pulley
NGK Plugs and wires
JDM Galant VR4 valve cover
JMF Small Oil Catch Can
Prothane Motor Mounts front and rear

Suspension:
Tokico full suspension 1.5" drop
front and rear strut tower braces
Ingalls front and rear camber kits Aligned by r/t tuning
Energy suspension polyurethane bushings up front

Drivetrain:
ACT 2600 w/ streetdisk, and ACT Sreetlite flywheel
Stainless Steel clutch line
Short shifter

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stock except a hacked front bumper
ASA AR2 wheels 18x8 w/ hankook ventus tires 225/40's
Nitto Extreme Drag Radials mounted on steelies for the track

Interior:
Autometer Boost
AEM Wideband o2
Greddy Counterweight shift knob
Blitz Full Auto Turbo Timer
Pioneer premier head unit, pioneer 3 way speakers all the way around

Brakes:
Power Slot Rotors
SS braided brake lines
Hawk HPS Pads













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Old 07-03-2007, 12:04 PM   #3
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this is a nice clean car i saw it at the west chest bbq
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Old 07-03-2007, 12:14 PM   #4
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Nice DSM.
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Old 07-03-2007, 12:24 PM   #5
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that thing is sweet. man u put some miles on it thoo since 04..48,549 none the less u got a sweet whip there. keep it up.
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Old 07-03-2007, 12:44 PM   #6
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i saw this car last w/e very nice I dig dsm's.
What kind of hp
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Old 07-03-2007, 01:07 PM   #7
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not quite sure...i haven't dyno'd it since it was bone stock. With only a bov, boost controller @ 15psi and a test pipe i put down 193whp 210wtq....i've done quite a bit since then...my estimated guess is somewhere around 240whp 250wtq completely untuned....if i get it tuned i am doing 550cc injectors and a fuel pressure regulator..then i should be well over 300whp 300wtq
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Old 07-03-2007, 02:06 PM   #8
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your car looks great bro. keep it up
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Old 07-03-2007, 03:19 PM   #9
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Nice story. Car's looking good man.
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Old 07-05-2007, 10:46 AM   #10
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that thing is sweet. man u put some miles on it thoo since 04..48,549 none the less u got a sweet whip there. keep it up.
i just put my frp stickers on junior....they match perfectly...maybe i'll take a pic and throw it up here
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Old 07-05-2007, 10:57 AM   #11
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this is the only sticker on my car right now



me and a couple other dsm's from the West chester meet #3 Gregory, Me, Tristian's old car (dsmtj)

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Old 07-09-2007, 11:57 AM   #12
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Nice man! Two DSM's under the FRP name now. lol
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Nice man! Two DSM's under the FRP name now. lol
Nice car man, looks like mine lol. But faster =[
dude, in that last pic, is that the pic or is your camber that negative

Edit: I can tell its the pic now.
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Old 07-09-2007, 01:20 PM   #14
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Nice car man, looks like mine lol. But faster =[
dude, in that last pic, is that the pic or is your camber that negative

Edit: I can tell its the pic now.
yeah...def the pic...it's slightly negative...but barely....thanks for the comments
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Nice man! Two DSM's under the FRP name now. lol
yeah man....jon finally brought the frp vinals down to the wendys last week after about a month wait...lol
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i have a dyno sheet from the meet down at verocious but i cant take a good enough pic to be able to read it on the computer....but i made 241whp 225wtq...my afr's stayed between 11 and 12 throughout the power band...with professional tuning and dsmlink i could get up over the 300whp mark
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Old 07-09-2007, 01:49 PM   #17
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saw this car the other week. soo clean, and really like the wheels.
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nice.. the FRP stickers look really good. with it..
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Just a little update for the plans coming up soon. I picked up a evo 8 fmic, which is actually longer/thicker/taller than the one on my car now. My fmic that is on the car now has two small dents in the bottom that are just irritating me to no end every time i look at them. I am completely redoing the piping and switching over to short route piping, all i need is a straight piece of piping with a greedy bov flange...so keep an eye out for my greddy upper intercooler pipe to go on sale. I am gonna be keeping an eye out for a 2gb front bumper in my color so i don't have to paint it. And i'll be replacing my broken door handle. All of this should be happening in the next few weeks.
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well i put the evo 8 intercooler on. Overall the job took about 4 to 5 hours. It went fairly well. I took the car for a ride after the install and my turbo is at spool about 700rpms faster than the other intercooler i had on. In the process i removed approx 30 inches of piping compared to my old setup, so it is muchhhhhhhh more efficient. i'll get pics up in a few.
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