1g eclipse, slow project.

4*G*6*3 · 06-10-2012

So I picked up a 90 eclipse gsx awd yesterday.
the guy said it needed new valve guides in the ad because it smoked really bad. anyway the ad wasnt very descriptive at all, it just said the exterior was really clean and the paint was excellent.
anyway i get there and see the following mods it has.

-fmic
-moroso oil pan
-ss brake lines, turbo feed, oil cooler lines.
-drilled rotors all around
-full megan coilover suspension
- full 3" exhuast
-bc 272's
-adjustable cam gears, unknown brand.
-greddy timing belt
-short throw shifer

and from what i can see, thats it.

he said he had the bottom end rebuilt last year, not sure about that..
i drove it for alittle bit and everything seemed okay.
i took the oil cap off, not any blow by coming out. took the dip stick out and no pressure came out. (i did this just to see if
it had blow by since i didnt have a compression tester on me, not sure if thats a legit way to check it, but i read on a different site that that was a easy way to do it) overall it seemed good, besides the smoking..

as far as the smoking, I figured the first thing i would do is check the ic piping to see if theres any oil in them, sure as hell there was. in the intake part, and in the j pipe. so im hoping the turbo seals just went out.

any advice would be greatly appreciated.

turbotalon1g · 06-10-2012

That shit looks clean, interesting mods too. I'd like that oil pan.

4*G*6*3 · 06-10-2012

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Originally Posted by turbotalon1g

That shit looks clean, interesting mods too. I'd like that oil pan.

Not gonna lie, I've only seen a few 1g's this clean. but it is a cali car.
as far as the oi pan, im going to hold on to it for now lol.

**CornFed2.4** · 06-10-2012

Im suprised Aaron didnt mention

POPUPS!!!

Nice car btw! No rust ftmfw

4*G*6*3 · 06-10-2012

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Originally Posted by CornFed2.4

Im suprised Aaron didnt mention

POPUPS!!!

Nice car btw! No rust ftmfw

Hahaha, thanks! indeed on the rust part. im pretty happy with it!

evotuner · 06-11-2012

just curious are you from mn or from cali? cause if cali i dont think you'd want to waste your time on a mn forum

4*G*6*3 · 06-11-2012

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Originally Posted by evotuner

just curious are you from mn or from cali? cause if cali i dont think you'd want to waste your time on a mn forum

What happened to mn nice? How would i be wasteing my time getting endless amounts of knowledge that i need? regardless if its a mn forum.. I dont get it, please do explain. I'm from mn, born and raised in fridley. I just moved out to cali about a year ago. dont mean to be a dick or anything.

Btw I like mitsustyle

**goodhart** · 06-11-2012

Wow that is clean. good luck

evotuner · 06-11-2012

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Originally Posted by 4*G*6*3

What happened to mn nice? How would i be wasteing my time getting endless amounts of knowledge that i need? regardless if its a mn forum.. I dont get it, please do explain. I'm from mn, born and raised in fridley. I just moved out to cali about a year ago. dont mean to be a dick or anything.

Btw I like mitsustyle

no man thats cool, i personally dont care if you live in Japan and are on a mn forum lol....we just had a guy not too long ago from san diego i think it was who was flammed out of here rather quickly lol. but he was a homo and non turbo talon LOLZ....he didnt even know this was a mn forum so thats the main reason i asked.

**Tachyon** · 06-11-2012

Very nice acquisition! I've always liked 1ga's in white

turbotalon1g · 06-11-2012

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Originally Posted by Tachyon

Very nice acquisition! I've always liked 1ga's in white

Good, they seem to be the most produced color of 1g i swear.

4*G*6*3 · 06-11-2012

[QUOTE=evotuner;408351]no man thats cool, i personally dont care if you live in Japan and are on a mn forum lol....we just had a guy not too long ago from san diego i think it was who was flammed out of here rather quickly lol. but he was a homo and non turbo talon LOLZ....he didnt even know this was a mn forum so thats the main reason i asked.aveUOTE]

haha, non turbo. its a big ricer scene out here. dont get me wrong, there are some really nice fast cars. but ostly its people who just put body kits on there civic and think its fast.

out here, you cant really do any mods to your car. if you dont pass visual inspection, you wont get tags. and passing smog is already a problem

Sorry to come at you like that though.

but there is some ways to get around it :P

4*G*6*3 · 06-11-2012

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Originally Posted by Tachyon

Very nice acquisition! I've always liked 1ga's in white

thanks! I like the white ones too, but also the really dark purpleish color.
I plan on doing a 1gb front end. and blacking out the lights after its running right.

dsm_talontsi · 06-12-2012

Finally your into the world of DSM's with one of your own now. I just wish you wouldve had one when I picked my first one up a year ago and you were still in minnesota. But VERY NICE! Glad to see a perfect shell go to someone who wont hack job it up

. Keep the posts updated, and keep in touch with me about what your doing also.

4*G*6*3 · 06-12-2012

So i did a compression test today.
cold results were # 1-4, 140, 145, 140, 150

Tomorrow i'm going to do a leak down test.

I plan on picking up a complete longblock within the next month and rebuilding it just for fun, and a spare motor.

4*G*6*3 · 06-12-2012

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Originally Posted by dsm_talontsi

Finally your into the world of DSM's with one of your own now. I just wish you wouldve had one when I picked my first one up a year ago and you were still in minnesota. But VERY NICE! Glad to see a perfect shell go to someone who wont hack job it up

. Keep the posts updated, and keep in touch with me about what your doing also.

yeah its about time! lol. But Sounds good, I definetly will.
btw, i will be coming home in the near future, with the dsm on the trailer

4*G*6*3 · 06-24-2012

I've been doing random little things to the ride.
I fixed the smoking, it was a blown turbo seal. there was a compressor side that came with the car. so i cleaned it up,put it on and its good so far.

I cleaned all the oil out of the ic piping/intercooler.
reloated the maf because it was pinchine a vacuum line were it was.
took off the lower timing belt cover and cleaned in there.
hooked up a oil pressure and boost gauge, re did allot of wiring were the radio goes (it was a complete mess), hooked up a deck
re did allot of vacuum lines.
put three different pcv valves on because they were al shit.

allot of little things that i get anal about.

Things still on the list-

-all new tb components
-new dp
-new o2 wiring
-alternator, possibly saturn
-more vacuum lines
-mbc
-gm maf/maf translator
-lc1 wideband
-datalogger
-some kind of headstuds
-new lifters
-catch can

picking up a longblock to rebuild for 200 bucks.

as of right now, i just want to do a stock rebuild, .20 over.
with all the machine work you could think of. clearences is my main thing.

dsmghost · 06-24-2012

Nice man, if your getting a lc1wb you have no need for the "new o2 wiring" you have on your list. Its looking good though cant wait to see this thing

4*G*6*3 · 06-26-2012

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Originally Posted by dsmghost

Nice man, if your getting a lc1wb you have no need for the "new o2 wiring" you have on your list. Its looking good though cant wait to see this thing

did you just put your wideband in the o2 bung? i thought it should be like 17-28" from the o2 housing or something like that.

curt_gendron · 06-26-2012

That is a nice little 1G! I feel sorry for you trying to mod a car in "over the top" California. LOL