DSM Potential, After thinking about it for a while... Options

[awd4kicks]

Recently Natedogg66 made some nice comments about my Talon and DSM's in general. I followed it up with the follwing reflections.

...Almost every mod to my car is set-up to support a bigger turbo in the future while at the same time providing better air flow for my current 14b DSM air pump. Keep in mind I've spent less than $2000 to-date in straight line go-fast mods. You can barely buy a full exhaust and FMIC kit for that money, much less a larger turbo.

What most people don't see in the DSM is performance potential, because they are looking for flash or a good pegboard for rice rash.

There is ABSOLUTELY no other car I have EVER tuned or worked on that has the potential performance gains on stock equipment comparable to the turbo charged AWD DSM.

For instance my old school 1992 Talon ran a 15.46 when I bought it as a stock daily driver and now it's running almost 3 full seconds faster on the stock issued components for the most part!!! That's Freakin crazy!

Sure I have a large exhaust and a manual boost controller, but the fact is the stock DSM engine and turbo setup, including injectors, ECU, side mount intercooler and intake have the potential to run 12's with the correct tuning. That is SWEET!

DSM haters...their real...they just don't have an excuse! haha

We're not done with this 14b turbo yet. We'll see if we can get her in the low 12's this year.

Marcus

[akamiami]

I'd like to take it one step further and suggest that not only are DSM's the best bang for the buck, but also when you start adding serious money into the equation, I'd rather start with this platform than any other becuase no other car couples low weight, excellent handling, AWD, and excess power quite so well.

Plus, not only car marcus' car run a straight line, but that witch can twist with the best of them.

Maybe, I'm just thrilled with my car right now because, for the first time in a long time, it's holding all it's fluids without pissing them everywhere I go like some incontinent, geriatric ward patient.