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Old 08-06-2009, 06:11 PM   #1
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Car Of The Month: September '06 - jc8889

Car Of The Month: September '06
jc8889s 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX



TST: When did you pick up your car
I was 19… 5 years ago… august of 01

TST: What got you into DSMs?
I bought first car from parents… a naturally aspirated Eagle Talon with an automatic transmission. I always liked the turbo models and ended picking this one up when I had the chance.

TST: How did you learn about DSMs?
I worked at a gas station when I was 17 and ended up being a manager there so I picked up a lot of what I know from that. When it came to turbos I did a lot of reading on my own, but asking questions and watching at the gas station helped me out a lot with the mechanical ability.

TST: And at this point you can pretty much build a car from the ground up?
Yeah the only thing I haven’t done on my own is assemble the transmission which I got from Shepard Racing, and my buddy assembled my block for me at Mahler Engine Service where he works.

TST: What are your goals with the car?
Its almost done now… I want a fast street car… a low 11 second street car. Something that handles well at an AutoX event and is fast in a straight line to at the drag strip.

So the motor is in, what’s left now?
Well, I still have to put the AEM [standalone engine management] and GT30 turbo in, then maybe a big brake kit, some aftermarket rear axles and a roll cage, but it’s pretty close to complete.

TST: Any other cars you’ve owned worth nothing?
Not really… in the last 5 years I’ve probably had 12-13 DSMs… I either play around with them or fix them up and sell them… the one I have now is really the only one I’ve spent a good amt of money on. I’m into bikes too… I got a brand new GSX-R 600 with just a race tire and exhaust, not much you really have to do to them to make them fast.

TST: You said you’re planning on keeping the DSM for forever…
Yeah I plan on sharing this with my son eventually, I love this car. This winter I got real serious about it… transmission, block, head, AEM, GT30, its all rebuilt from the ground up. The car has never been to the track, but I’ll definitely be there once things are all finished. If I don’t hit mid 11s I’ll want to shoot myself.

TST: How much power are we talking about?
My goal is 500 whp on race fuel once things are all finished, at probably around 28 pounds of boost. If this turbo doesn’t get me there then I’ll step it up… I have the 3055 now but will go to the 3065 if I need to. It should be pretty sick.

TST: What do you think about the whole stigmatism that DSMs are unreliable?
I never had a problem with my car, you’ve got to know how to work on them but it all comes down to how well you take care of the car. I was making 318 whp with just an AFC tune on the stock bottom end without any problems.

TST: Any future projects once the car is done?
Yeah… buy a house… with a big garage. I’d like to put a lift in there and everything.

TST: Any other automotive projects you’d like to undertake?
I’d like to get a Supra one day, not to get crazy, just some simple stuff.

TST: So how about a final word about you or your car…
I love my car, I hope to be a father one day and that car will be there… I love DSMs… you hear a lot of horror stories about them, and the only people I know who are into them are the guys who bought them off of me. I like that it’s a little different… you don’t see a lot of clean DSMs around.


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Location: Philly area
Age: 24
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Shep stg 3
ACT 2900 Pressure Plate
w/ ACT street disk.

Engine Mods:

Stg 6 SBR head
272/264 HKS cams
Manley springs
crower retainers
oversized valves heavy porting
6 Bolt G4CS 2.4 Block with crower rods
ross pistons

Turbo Setup:

FP ported manifold
ported O2 housing
AGP SS44 turbo
AGP Front mount
Magnus intake manifold
Apexi exhaust
Manual Perrin boost controller

Suspension:

Tein Flex coilovers
SPC adj. ball joint

Wheels:

Rota Boost 17x8
Azenis RT615 tires.

Electronics:

Apexi AFC
Innovate Wideband w/ guage
Greddy Oil pressure
EGT
Boost gauges
Pivot shift light.

To Be Installed:

AEM EMS
Forced performance 30-55 turbo w/ tial 40 mm ewg.
Aeromotive FPR setup
Greddy FP gauge.

Old Setup HP:
318AWHP

New Setup Goal:
NEW setup-Shooting for 500 AWHP on race fuel.

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Old 08-11-2009, 12:38 PM   #2
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I think Ive seen this car on the highway.
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Old 08-11-2009, 02:45 PM   #3
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I think Ive seen this car on the highway.
yea me to ;)




Nice car! Heard it was getting a new setup. can't wait to see it
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Old 08-11-2009, 02:47 PM   #4
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I've seen this before..beautiful car..
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Old 08-22-2009, 05:11 PM   #5
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Congrats. I think it's awesome that you're planning on passing the car on to your son/daughter when the time comes.
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Old 08-22-2009, 05:16 PM   #6
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I think Ive seen this car on the highway.
LMFAO!!!
No one has seen this car b/c it never gets driven.
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Old 08-23-2009, 11:01 AM   #7
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LMFAO!!!
No one has seen this car b/c it never gets driven.
Is this a NJ car?
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Old 08-23-2009, 11:29 AM   #8
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Is this a NJ car?
i think it belongs to some black guy in Ridley
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Old 08-23-2009, 11:43 PM   #9
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I love that wheel color!


edit:didn't realize this was a recap section of the forum.








Title change please?
"Car Of The Month: September '06"
Who else was thinking "wow, there was a September 2006 car of the month and some knucklehead bumped a over 3 year old thread"

Change to Semptember 09 or September 2009?
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Old 08-24-2009, 10:14 AM   #10
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i think it belongs to some black guy in Ridley
Black people dont drive cars like this, its not a Cadillac man.
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Old 08-24-2009, 10:34 AM   #11
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Black people dont drive cars like this, its not a Cadillac man.
yeah but them Cadillac's be balo!
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yeah but them Cadillac's be balo!
What Balo?
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Old 08-26-2009, 02:15 PM   #13
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so this won car of the month 3 years ago?
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I think so, I didnt realize this was from 2006
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What Balo?
courtesy of urban dictionary...
balo: a slang word for a baller or a cool person.

pronounced like (bal-oh) not (ball-oh) or (bay-low)

yo son that girl is such a balo!
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Is it true that jc8889 is Banned? why is this person COM?
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courtesy of urban dictionary...
balo: a slang word for a baller or a cool person.

pronounced like (bal-oh) not (ball-oh) or (bay-low)

yo son that girl is such a balo!
finally somebody that's hip to the new lingo
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haha i try but sometimes its pretty hard to keep up with it
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haha i try but sometimes its pretty hard to keep up with it
yeah i know right......who the f*ck can up with Balo anyway lol
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