[Plain Jane]

Next up for you new wheels. And ive got the ones for you!![emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Should go perfect with my train set I got for my 7th birthday lol

Visited Hackish today and sharpened up the 94 tune. Dropped MIVEC engagement to 3800rpm, lowered the DFCO to 1000 (1100 stock) and cut timing all across the rev range to within an inch of knocking. So it's pretty much as optimized as it can get. Should be good for a couple more ponies

 

[Plain Jane]

Poly motor & subframe mounts are in. One more thing taken care of.

Custom crossover pipes and lowering MIVEC/DFCO w/Hackish next

 

[Plain Jane]

Damn Martino! Did you tear it apart and install it yourself? Thats really impressive. Please let us know how it handles with the LSD.

Unfortunately no, I hired a mechanic from out of town who specializes in Mitsubishis (who's garage is full of customer's DSMs & Evos).

Currently in the process of breaking it in, so no chance to really test the LSD. I can however say that the clutch/flywheel combo isn't as extreme as I had expected. For one the pedal is actually lighter than stock now, which was a big surprise. There is some chatter at idle, but nothing really too bad, you almost wouldn't notice it. Getting going from a dead stop takes a little finesse because the car will want to buck & bog without enough revs, so you need to give it a bit of gas before bringing up the clutch. Shifting also needs to be done faster as you lose a lot of revs really quickly between gears, and since the flywheel is not sprung, it takes some precision to match speeds without jerking the car. All those issues are relatively minor and can be easily overcome with a little practice. Honestly, a six-puck and LW flywheel are just fine in a daily, nowhere near as hardcore as I had imagined.

Couple extra pics

 

[Plain Jane]

Job done.

 

[Plain Jane]

Thank you, and welcome to the club Mark. Start a build thread and throw up some pics, we'd love to see what you've got

 

[Plain Jane]

Woot! Congrats PJ! :fever:

Thanks, although the part alone is like half the battle. Still gotta pick up the accessories for it and the install itself will put me back a couple of bills lol

Really looking forward to the results though

 

[Plain Jane]

Quaife helical LSD is finally in

 

[Plain Jane]

Bully Stage 4 six-puck & Aasco 11lb flywheel waiting for install this spring

 

[Plain Jane]

so TB upgrade in the future?

Might port/polish if I can see some data proving its effectiveness, but not really on my short list currently

She should be damn quick!! Probably has shocked quite a few different cars. Nothing like seeing a nice sleeper build!

Yes and no. On the street, she's quick and has taken quite a few names (mostly from shutting people down at stop lights trying to overtake in turning lanes), but my track record isn't as illustrious. Last time out I roasted the stock clutch and took a few L's. She's currently in a garage on jack stands waiting out the winter and some parts. Took delivery of a Bully Stage 4 six puck sprung clutch w/Aasco 11lb flywheel and am ordering a Quaife helical LSD soon. Once those are on and broken in, I should start seeing some wins and hopefully low 13s. Next will probably be coils and some CF bits. 2018 is going to be a busy year for my build, so stay tuned lol

 

[Plain Jane]

I'm in love with this build. I'm convinced on the exhaust setup as that's what i had planned to do too when the funds permit. Sucks you had to cut the injen catback, for that price I would expect it to be a flawless install.

I have a sawzaw so I figure it's a good thing I have it haha, it's def served it's purpose.

Thanks man! Yeah, it's a crying shame it doesn't come as a perfect fit. I'm not the only one who's had to cut theirs, but that much aside it's a great exhaust and functions well.

 

[Plain Jane]

Dyno'd her today. I'd say she's putting down some decent power!







280whp, 254wtq on 94 octane

short video of a pull

 

[Plain Jane]

A true race car!

Darn tootin'.

 

[Plain Jane]

Had some time to kill today, so did the backseat and cargo liner delete. Two bolts, two nuts, one 12mm socket. Took maybe 5 minutes to do the work.





Weighed the back seats on my scale. The seat backs weigh 7lbs each (14lbs total) and the cushion weighs 8lbs. Which means a total weight savings of 22lbs. Not bad.

 

[Plain Jane]

It was a 2-for-1 day, got both the Continental summer tires installed and did the coolant bypass. Used a fresh piece of copper pipe we had lying around the shop which saved me a trip to Canadian Tire. Been wet and rainy all week so no chance to really make use of the sticky rubber.

 

[Plain Jane]

Sweet job brother! I have been planning on running Hackish's tune in the nearing future, I'm just waiting for his spring sale to go on. Keep us posted! DYNO numbers with what type of dyno and track times please :headbang:

Absolutely. Once the ES engine mounts are in, I want to get it on a dyno to see what it's putting down. Will keep you all posted!

 

[Plain Jane]

Spent the better part of yesterday flashing the car up in Gatineau with Hackish. It's set up to run 94 pump. Governor was bumped up to Warp 9 (510 km/h), rev limiter to 7200, sharpened up the throttle a fair deal and he even integrated a launch control feature (which unfortunately I cannot currently use because my clutch safety switch is defective). If anyone was contemplating getting tuned by Hackish, do it. Not only is he a great guy, but his work speaks for itself. He took his time to really get the tune running perfect and the car is noticably quicker. Should be putting down somewhere in the 280-290whp range.

 

[Plain Jane]

Definitely. I'm the king of running left hand turning lights as they turn yellow. Gotta have that good cornering to take em fast before they go red :cool2:

Great thing about bars is that they'll work for both left and right turns. Double win! =D

 

[Plain Jane]

I plan to get a full set of bracers soon-ish, and I have a nasty habit of taking corners stupid fast, so I'm excited to see how it effects body roll.

The way I see it, handling bars are inexpensive, usually straightforward to install and won't make the car any worse, so they're great beginner mods or stuff for casual DIYers to do.

 

[Plain Jane]

Hey Martino, can you sell me on the thought of how well do the braces work? How much of a stiffness increase do you feel when turning your car?

ps. good job on the upgrades! keep it up

I'm still on winter rubber in freezing conditions, so I haven't pushed the car through any hard corners yet. When the time comes I'll definitely share my thoughts on it.

I can tell you that the installation was tricky. It requires all the plastic trunk lining to be removed (expect to break a tab or two doing it) and unbolting the seatback clips. Unfortunately, there's a plastic shroud partially covering the bolts which makes it a pain (absolutely need a 10mm box wrench, impossible to use a ratchet). Mounting the bar itself is another feat due to the difficulty in lining up the bolts and tightening them down while holding the bar. I'd recommend installing one plate alone first, then getting someone to help by holding the bar or lining up the bolts/torquing them down. Once it's in, it's another hassle to adjust the new seatback clips and get all the lining to go in right (as the clearances with the new bar are tighter).

It took my old man and I about 2 hours to do the work. For the price, it's worth the effort imo, and Rob is a really nice guy who's easy to work with. Buy it with the door pull brackets and he'll give you a deal.

 

[Plain Jane]

To anyone running a Tanabe STB (possibly other brands too) on a GT, it'll fit just fine over the stock bar. Saw it on Fabguy's build thread and tried it for myself

EDIT: Cusco bar has a circular plate that bolts onto the towers which probably won't work with the stock STB. Credit to Desert Rat for pointing that out