 Project: Zach's Green Rice Rocket, 1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 1.8L |
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 Apr 8 2008, 07:22 PM
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 DSMCentral Freak  Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 18-March 08 From: Washington, Illinois Member No.: 2,799  |
Bought the car on Easter day for $1600. Filled her from 1/4 tank for $30, drove home from Coal City to Washington and used 1/8 tank of gas. This thing is CHEAP on gas.
Since I brought it home, I have checked all my belts and fluid levels, adjusted the clutch linkage and bled the clutch. Clutch needs replaced but all in good time fellas. Start working at NAPA Saturday, April 12th. Bought a set of wheels from a 2000 Eclipse from GSXRacer80 (Thanks again!) wrapped in Dayton (ZR's I think?) tires, 225/50/r16. Going to mount and balance them Saturday. Also removed intake silencer and valve cover tube to intake tube. Valve cover breather and zip-tied plastic over nip on intake. Need to take care of EGR next (Will I get a CEL from a sensor or not and how should I go about doing this?) I'll update this thread as I do work on it. I eventually want to rebuild the 1.8L and turbo it, but that's at least a year from now. Thanks for reading guys. -------------------- If the sound of a DSM in the distance rowing through the gears gives you a hardon, you might be a car enthusiast.
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Apr 9 2008, 08:10 AM
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DSMCentral Godfather Group: Admin Posts: 3,823 Joined: 10-January 01 From: Washburn Member No.: 26 |
Good start Zach - Keep us up to date on it!
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Apr 9 2008, 09:09 PM
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 Post Master Group: Members Posts: 864 Joined: 12-July 05 From: Illinois Member No.: 556 |
yeah good start. But instead of rebuilding the 1.8 why dont you just build a 2.0 thats already turbo and just swap it in with the necessary parts.
engine tranny wiring harness ecu thats what i would do. -------------------- "One of the most Crazy and Undecisive Members in central Illinois"
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Apr 10 2008, 04:01 PM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,985 Joined: 30-June 03 From: Peoria, IL Member No.: 150 |
cut a piece of aluminum from a coke can the size and shape of the EGR valve.... then mount it between the valve and the flange (on the flange side of the gasket) and reinstall the valve... keep it plugged in and it will not throw a CEL.
-------------------- You CAN sleep in your car, but your CAN NOT race your house!!!
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Apr 10 2008, 07:23 PM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 18-March 08 From: Washington, Illinois Member No.: 2,799 |
I couldn't find the EGR valve but i didn't look hard.
 Anyways, I found http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/90-94-ECLIP...1QQcmdZViewItem OE clutch for $75 shipped. Would that be alright? I figure I have around 100hp right now with the exhaust. Would that clutch handle some abuse or do I need to spend double for the stage 1? Clutch drops right now don't yield wheelspin on wet pavement. It's sad. Another side note, my car sat for a day being started once to let a friend listen to my stereo. Today when I pulled out, it sounded weird and was cutting out. When I turned onto the main road near my house, I got a ton of cutting in and out through 1st and 2nd, mostly in the low to mid range. What's the problem? I shut her off, re-snugged all my connectors (none seemed loose) It was rainy so could it be water getting in my intake? Also, I have a slight oil leak on my valve cover. I never put RTV on the mounting surface, just to seat the gasket. D'oh! Gotta get some RTV and fix that soon. -------------------- If the sound of a DSM in the distance rowing through the gears gives you a hardon, you might be a car enthusiast.
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Apr 10 2008, 07:35 PM
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Post Master Group: Members Posts: 864 Joined: 12-July 05 From: Illinois Member No.: 556 |
shouldnt need RTV as long as the surface and gasket are clean. they only torque to like 5 ft. lbs. also!
as far as the cutting out, i wouldnt go towards water in the intake unless you have a long as cold air intake that almost his the ground. might be a gunk'd up injector or a plugged fuel filter. -------------------- "One of the most Crazy and Undecisive Members in central Illinois"
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Apr 10 2008, 07:48 PM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 18-March 08 From: Washington, Illinois Member No.: 2,799 |
Well the weird thing was that when I started her back up (It was a 5min pit stop at Walgreen's, lol) it was a completely different animal. It was almost as if the car was leaning out. It would pull hard and then cut. Upon restart, powerband was back to normal and no sputtering, normal 750rpm idle...
Good thing I love this car. :] I read something about the set screw on the MAF controlling A/F mix somehow? I don't think I will mess with that until I get a A/F gauge if it even matters. Also, with removing the honeycomb, is it just that topmost visible one? Because I didn't tear into the MAF to find out, in fear of breaking something I can't fix. Quite sad though, already "shopping" for a 1G GST. Crankwalk gives me the heebiejeebies. -------------------- If the sound of a DSM in the distance rowing through the gears gives you a hardon, you might be a car enthusiast.
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Apr 10 2008, 08:01 PM
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Post Master Group: Members Posts: 864 Joined: 12-July 05 From: Illinois Member No.: 556 |
i gotta 92 tsi awd for sale at the moment! 1400$
-------------------- "One of the most Crazy and Undecisive Members in central Illinois"
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Apr 10 2008, 09:02 PM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 18-March 08 From: Washington, Illinois Member No.: 2,799 |
That would have been nice to know 2 weeks ago.
-------------------- If the sound of a DSM in the distance rowing through the gears gives you a hardon, you might be a car enthusiast.
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Apr 11 2008, 05:15 PM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 18-March 08 From: Washington, Illinois Member No.: 2,799 |
Getting a Mother's Polish ball so I can polish up my wheels before I put them on.
Also going to go over the car with a rubbing compound and remove the scratches in the clear coat. Gotta wax it afterwards. That itself will take a long time, going 2ftx2ft at a time. Anyone know where to get boxes of rags for cheap? My dad hasn't been able to snag one from a job site for a while and I'm out. :/ Oh well, I did the hood already and the difference is insane, although I didn't do a very good job removing the scratches. Went for a Dukes of Hazard and bit the dust though. Good wax job. Enough rambling 
-------------------- If the sound of a DSM in the distance rowing through the gears gives you a hardon, you might be a car enthusiast.
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Apr 11 2008, 08:21 PM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,995 Joined: 27-November 04 From: Yates City IL Member No.: 389 |
Harbour Freight usally has a bag of shop rags for $7
-------------------- 92 Eagle Talon TSI AWD "The Black Golfball" How fast can a 14B go???
91 Chevy C1500 "Problem Child" **SOLD** 01 Impala DD 07 Trailblazer Wife's new DD Cars run on blood, sweat, and horsepower... Without the first two, you can't get the last" SOB Racing "Sitting On Blocks" |
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Apr 11 2008, 11:50 PM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 18-March 08 From: Washington, Illinois Member No.: 2,799 |
Sounds good, I'll have to head down there soon.
I'm going to need to get some money. Going to have a lot of free time to work on her seeing that I'll be grounded for my grades soon... -------------------- If the sound of a DSM in the distance rowing through the gears gives you a hardon, you might be a car enthusiast.
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Apr 12 2008, 12:23 PM
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Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,985 Joined: 30-June 03 From: Peoria, IL Member No.: 150 |
not to sound like an old man, but if you are going to be grounded for your grades, the idea is that you will have more time to study so that you can get them back up.
-------------------- You CAN sleep in your car, but your CAN NOT race your house!!!
------------------------------------------------------- Double Decker spoilers are uber ricerlicious!!!! |
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Apr 12 2008, 06:13 PM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 18-March 08 From: Washington, Illinois Member No.: 2,799 |
Lol I know. I knew that all honors was a little much for me and it shows in my English grade. My Chemistry grade is because my teacher Cant Understand Normal Thinking but it's ok. I can get them up I hope.
Went and got some car care things at Walmart a little bit ago. Microfiber sponge, huge microfiber drying towel, microfiber wax applicator, a microfiber wash mitt, ArmorAll Car Wash, and a pack of 10 huge shop rags. Woo. -------------------- If the sound of a DSM in the distance rowing through the gears gives you a hardon, you might be a car enthusiast.
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Apr 13 2008, 06:26 AM
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Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,985 Joined: 30-June 03 From: Peoria, IL Member No.: 150 |
I wanna see what those wheels look like on your car
-------------------- You CAN sleep in your car, but your CAN NOT race your house!!!
------------------------------------------------------- Double Decker spoilers are uber ricerlicious!!!! |
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Apr 13 2008, 12:00 PM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 18-March 08 From: Washington, Illinois Member No.: 2,799 |
Yeah I do too. Didn't have time to do it yesterday so we might be doing it Tuesday after work.
-------------------- If the sound of a DSM in the distance rowing through the gears gives you a hardon, you might be a car enthusiast.
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Apr 15 2008, 08:33 PM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 18-March 08 From: Washington, Illinois Member No.: 2,799 |
Ok, well I have the rears on the car! Holy hell were these tires hard to mount, but they're balanced and all now.
Now I need to know. How the hell do these front wheels come off? I hoped it was as easy and remove nuts and pull. Do I have to remove the halfshaft nuts and cotter pin? Ugh I tried for like 30 mins to get the damned things off. Quite frustrating. Sitting in PB Blaster at the moment... -------------------- If the sound of a DSM in the distance rowing through the gears gives you a hardon, you might be a car enthusiast.
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Apr 15 2008, 08:40 PM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,754 Joined: 25-June 04 From: 61554 Member No.: 314 |
kick it
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Apr 15 2008, 08:46 PM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 18-March 08 From: Washington, Illinois Member No.: 2,799 |
I did....
And I punched it. And headbutted it. And set it on fire. Seriously though... I'm gonna go kick them from the inside and see. I just wanted to know if they need anything else taken off. -------------------- If the sound of a DSM in the distance rowing through the gears gives you a hardon, you might be a car enthusiast.
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Apr 15 2008, 08:48 PM
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Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,754 Joined: 25-June 04 From: 61554 Member No.: 314 |
just kick it at the bottom.
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