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Is it done yet?!?

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Not quite, but should be close! I JUST ordered another pair of turbos. Managed to find them both for $160 shipped!!! I looked in a place I wasn't expecting to find cheap ones, and found cheap ones!

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That my friend is fricken sweet.

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I'd say only marginally sweet.

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+1. Wish I didn't have to swap them again but at least they are cheap little fuckers. Too bad I got jacked in the first place.

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Lets sell all our cars and get cool bicycles.

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+1. Bicycles are so much cheaper, and easier to work on.

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FMIC on, pipes still off since I took my turbo's off today. New turbo's showed up, MaxQ GPS datalogger showed up. Most of the big work should be done this weekend. Rear set belts removed. Updated to 95+ non active exhuast, and Non ECS. (AKA took 3 lbs out of the trunk)

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Post the fmic pics here you douche! I saw them in photopost, it looks a little goofy with the two little pipes coming into one side and one big one out the other, but looks like a decent setup!

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I was going to but got destracted. As far as I know, mine might be the only 3S with pipes run like this.

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/PICT2074.JPG
http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/PICT2078.JPG
http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/PICT2082.JPG
http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/PICT2085.JPG

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Aluminium pipes? If so, that's awesome.

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Yup, light weight. Going by feel, they are lighter than stock pipes. To bad the IC is as heavy as it is.

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What FMIC is this? Or did you do it custom?

How about a shot with the bumper on :) I like the bumper support bar as well, very nice :D

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It's kustom. The crash bar would have been left off, except for AX rules. I haven't taken any pics with the bumper on, but I haven't cut the hell out of the bumper. Just trimmed a little from the inside so it clear the IC.

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Looks great!

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The goal was as low of volume as possible and the least amount of bends. I think it turned out nice. Now you just need a tune and go Autox it up.

~John

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Wow, that FMIC is pretty big! I like the setup!

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24 x 12 x 4.5 It should do the trick.

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Is that an aluminum crash bar?

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Yup, stock. 94+ 3S's have an aluminum rear as well. I need to update to that.

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Any idea how close they are to a 1g dsm crash bar?

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They bolt to the chassis with a simmilar 2 bolt shock absorber. But other than that your guess is as good as mine. I could measure my other car if you want some dimensions.

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Perfect size! Glad it fits so good! What (brand) core?

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Check on that crash bar shit, I need to get one.

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PTE/Garrett core. So many turbulators you can't see more than 1.5" into it. I'll go take some pics of it with the bumper on, and some measurements on the crash bar.

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/PICT2093.JPG
http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/PICT2094.JPG
http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/PICT2095.JPG

EDIT: Crash bar info. So here is some BASIC info for the crash bar. From the mounting point on the chassis to the FRONT surface of the crash bar (at the mounting point) is 8.5". The center to center mounting distance is approximately 40 inches. The bar bows forward as well, pics in my winter upgrades folder in the gallery. If the numbers are similar anyone that wants to test fit one, I have one that is 4 nuts away from being off the car.

http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/da...2096dimmed.JPG

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Hit me up next time you are working on the car, i wouldn't mind a test fit or seeing this sweet beast again.

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I'll have to get out and measure mine and compare. If it's pretty close to fitting it would sure be a nice cheap lightweight mod for dsmer's.

You said the rear one is aluminum too? I wonder how close that is to a 1g as well.

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I did the brakes finaly. Lines, pads, front rotor, custom rear re-surfacing. Apparently 3S rear rotors are so rare that the ONLY place in town that stocks them, only stocks one pair. And sold them to someone else and won't have them for another 3 weeks. A number of parts stores I called couldn't even get them. I took mine to to be turned, but one was under the minimum thickness. So I took them back an broke out the sandpaper. Ghetto, but better than having two very different pad compounds front to rear.

Other than tuning and swapping the CF hood on, it's pretty much ready to beat Chris's EVO at every AX event this year. :D

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Damn it :(

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I will be having my rear bumper off of my 94 Stealth in the next weeks, I'll take measurements / weights of the rear crash bar. For those looking to retrofit, the 2g DSMs have a fiberglass / composite plastic-type front and rear crashbars that weigh next to nothing.

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Not even gonna put up a fight?

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LOL we'll see next weekend!

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Tuning went OK. It likes to break up in 1st and 2nd gear, but in 3rd it's just peachy. Boost is now in the mid 20's with intake temps about 10-15 over ambient. The IC seems to work as desired. Pulls pretty good. A few tweaks to figure out the low load breakup and it’s ready to rock.

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Thursday!!

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Nice.

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So since Chris asked in the AX thread I thought I would post this up. I wreaked my Stealth on Wednesday night. Short version since I've told the story a bunch of times already. 3rd gear WOT+Throttle stick+hard braking+wet road+bump = locked rear tires. Locked rear tires+spin+ditch+trees= dead Stealth.

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WHAT!? Wow! Dude, That SUCKS! Pics? What will you do?

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Debatable. I am kinda thinking I might sell everything and get a Miata, or possibly an BMW 3 series. I do have a spare chassis I could swap everything to, but that would put me in an even more uncompetitive class, in an already hopelessly uncompetitive car.

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^dude I am really sorry. Hope you are ok.

Maybe take this as a chance to get something a bit more suited to your new hobby.

Good luck with whatever you do, I was really hoping to see this.

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That sucks man. You put a lot of hard work and time into that car.