1990 Eclipse GS-T

[93tsiawd]

Went and picked up a 90 gst today. The car has its good and its bads. Decided id post it up on here so you guys can tell me what you think of it. The thing that needs most of the work is the body (paint).

Goods:
Rebuilt motor with less than 40,000 miles on it
2g mas
Precision 60 trim Turbo Brand New
XsPower Tubular Manifold
Apexi 2.5 in downpipe
Apexi 3'' exhaust piping with Apexi 5'' end
Turbo Xs mbc
Fluydine Radiator
Slim Fans
Fmic Kit
Tial 38mm wastegate
HKS ssqv bov
Accel Wires
Precison 550cc injectors
Act 6puck clutch
Act Flywheel
Short Shifter
Walbro 255 lph fuel pump
Intake
Aftermarket Steering Wheel
Custom Ignition
Dual gauge pod with boost gauge and air fuel ratio gauge

Bads:
Needs a new headgasket
Needs a paintjob
Needs complete rear interior
5th gear is out
Windshield flew up on previous owner and cracked the windshield and crinkled the roof a bit (previous owner did put in a new windshield tough)

To do:
Drop new tranny in(already have it just needs to be installed)
Tune (safc&aem wideband)
Reroute this ghetto licp
Paint
New Rims
Paint Valve Cover


When i brought the car home i took the fender and the driver headlight cover off. They were both crinkled. Luckily i have both i took off my parts car i had. Hope to get everything done by the end of may. Now, on to the pics.

[LingLing]

Not bad! Looks like you got some nice goodies on there. What kind of power are you planning on making? Looks like a solid car though! Keep us updated!

[twack]

HAHA i got that intercooler kit, its not as bad as it looks. actually works real good.

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

Haha I was gonna say, that's a crazy LICP! The only thing I would suggest is that you ditch the ebay manifold and throw an FP cast mani on there.

[twack]

Nope its just the SSAC 1g kit. They did the math on tuners or talk and the extra piping make a hair of a second difference.

[93tsiawd]

performance wise i plan for keeping it the way it is..should still make enough power. i plan on making it look a little better for right now cuz it looks like total shit. i dont think ill have enough money for my paintjob yet, so i will probably flat black it for now. i am making an appointment at excessive autosports so i can get that licp rerouted so i can put my bumper on there. first things first tough is fix the head gasket so i can actually drive it.

[93tsiawd]

im thinking of replacing the pte 550's for some 650's..since im not on e85 theres no need for larger injectors than 650's

[turbotalon1g]

That steering wheel looks sweet. and the extra 4 Ft of IC pipe.

[twack]

Originally Posted by 93tsiawd

i am making an appointment at excessive autosports so i can get that licp rerouted so i can put my bumper on there. first things first tough is fix the head gasket so i can actually drive it.

actually the bumper fits perfectly with it just the way it is.

here is mine, and you cant tell the pipe is there, been on there working great for years

[93tsiawd]

i tried fitting a bumper on there yesterday.no way in hell it fits. ill take a closer pic of it later so you can see what i mean

[93tsiawd]

just sent a payment to swifty for a licp! hopefully should be here soon. also sanded down and painted the car myself, yes rattle canned lol. it looks better than how it did when i first got it tough. but its gonna get a real pro paintjob here once summer hits. i just wanna fix all the things that it needs.paintjob is the last thing on the list.

[93tsiawd]

[93tsiawd]

anybody have a turbo timer their willin to get rid of?

[93tsiawd]

the previous owner said this car (with a good tune, safcll & aem wideband) should be sittin somewhere around 400 hp..could this be around 400 hp with the part that are in it now?

[4g63tcrazy]

Not with those injectors. But with bigger injectors I don't see why not.

[93tsiawd]

it has stock internals..and i was thinking of upgrading to 650's

[93tsiawd]

well i pulled the head off yesterday so i can replace the head gasket. also found out that it has arp headstuds. how much torque are you suppose to use to torque down the head on arp's?

[goodhart]

Originally Posted by 93tsiawd

well i pulled the head off yesterday so i can replace the head gasket. also found out that it has arp headstuds. how much torque are you suppose to use to torque down the head on arp's?

Pretty sure it is 85 ft/lbs with ARP moly lube, or 110 ft/lbs with 30W oil

Don't quote me on that though

[93tsiawd]

well were pulling the whole motor so i can change every gasket in the engine. i ordered a cometic gasket kit from MAPerformance yesterday should be here end of next week sometime. were also replacing the tranny since the motor is out make it a little easier. also thanks to swifty i got a used licp that will be going on the car once the motor is completely put back together.

[93tsiawd]

got the motor out of the car tonight!