Getting the Laser ready for AutoX

[brando]

wow man. car is lookin good. cant wait to see it out

[123abc]

Thanks for the compliment.

However, now the bitch is over-heating. It seems to be the t-stat is sticking. She'll warm up quick, hover around 200 when the fan kicks in, but then slowly keeps rising. She was at about 230 on the logger when I got it home and let it cool down. Even when I got on the highway it didn't help.

[123abc]

I took the t-stat out and she runs really nice and cool untill I get into town, stop for any amount of time and the temps shoot up. Not as bad as with the thermostat in there. I need to get a second fan though.

[123abc]

Holy triple post batman!


Figured out my over-heating issue. The stock fan wasn't turning on for some reason. I'd let it sit in my garage and idle all the way up to 210 and nothing. So I spliced into the fan wires and ran a switch inside. I wired it so I wouldn't need the key in the ignition so I can leave the fan on to keep the engine cool after shutting it off.

She runs so cool now, 160-170 through town with the fan on. On the highway I didn't need the fan on yesterday, but it was raining so we'll have to wait for a really warm day.

I am very happy with the way it turned out. She runs absolutely flawless. Next up I got to replace all the wheel bearings, ball joints, and I would like to get poly bushings for the suspension, sway bars, and find an equal length axle setup.

[EclipseGST]

Glad to hear its running good... Get that T-stat back in though.

Let me know when you want to get the exhaust finished up.

[123abc]

Glad to hear its running good... Get that T-stat back in though.

Let me know when you want to get the exhaust finished up.

I'll get like a 170 or 180 t stat this friday when I get paid, along with new plug wires, and an oil and filter change. What exactly do I need? 3 90 degree bends?

[123abc]

Since I'm such a pic whore, I decided to roll it out yesterday and snap some:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/517/medium/DCP02275.JPG

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/517/medium/DCP02276.JPG

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/517/medium/DCP02277.JPG

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/517/medium/DCP02278.JPG

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/517/medium/DCP02279.JPG

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/517/medium/DCP02281.JPG

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/517/medium/DCP02280.JPG

[123abc]

Finally doing what the title of this thread says.

Going to the autocross test n tune this saturday. :D

[123abc]

Car ran absolutely awesome during the autocross. I decided to run both days and ended up getting 3rd in my class of 5 cars. Something like 21 cars showed up.

Over-all I had great fun. Got a few little tweaks I have to do before the next event on June 22nd at the Lacrosse Fairgrounds Speedway in West Salem, WI.

[Matt D.]

Awesome to hear! What class you running in?