1998 eclipse gsx automatic upgrade path

[berad]

@gearhead

wow that car is clean.

x2 :eek3:

[Lazylaser]

@stinkbox"

if your keeping the auto i personally would put building that high up on the priority list as well as getting rid of the lame t25 turbo. when he gets the tranny built get a higher stall speed torque converter and there is no need for a stroker kit.
this is what ide do

evo 16g turbo and o2 housing
3" downpipe and cat back without cat
manual boost controller
maf translator and gm maf sensor
front mount intercooler
at least 550cc/min injectors
255lb/hr walbro fuel pump
upgraded blow off/ bypass valve since stock leak at higher boost

probably forgetting some stuff but this will give you enough to run 12’s

this would be the path you want to take for alot of fun in a DD while still keeping the reliability.

also if your using a walbro 255, add to your list a fuel pressure regulator.

I drive around with lifter tap, synthetic did not get rid of it. at some point I may replace them if I do hopefully it will be with something less expensive than these http://www.dsmparts.com/customer/product.php?productid=188&cat=&page=1

[T70_Tsi]

Take them out and clean them. www.vfaq.com is your friend

[ssdragon]

well, the lifter tap is gone for some reason without changing anything, it was on the first day when it was bought, maybe it had been sitting too long.

[awd92lesky]

lifter tick possibley. do whatever the fuck you want with your car its urs. if you want 500hp its not gonna be cheap, and its gonna take alot of time maybe a few years unless you have deep pockets and are a great mechanic with lots of spare time. Just research this stuff, get accainted with parts dealers because your gonna be calling them always askin where you parts are. if you want that amount of hp do it dont let ppl stop ya its just gonna take ya a bit

[imported_gearhead]

not to start a lucas debate, but i use it everywhere… in my tiltbed, in my drag car… it quiets the diesel down rediculously and every winter teardown of the drag car, the bearings get better and better.

[T70_Tsi]

can’t argue with watching it in a gearbox behind a glass panel.

[imported_gearhead]

well maybe its just not ment to go in a gearbox then :dunno:

is there vids online that show it?

[ssdragon]

@gearhead

not to start a lucas debate, but i use it everywhere… in my tiltbed, in my drag car… it quiets the diesel down rediculously and every winter teardown of the drag car, the bearings get better and better.

so we have 1 good review and 1 bad review. Maybe ill make a new post with a poll on lucas oil to see what the rest of the forum thinks.

[brokeasskorean]

@stinkbox"

if your keeping the auto i personally would put building that high up on the priority list as well as getting rid of the lame t25 turbo. when he gets the tranny built get a higher stall speed torque converter and there is no need for a stroker kit.
this is what ide do

evo 16g turbo and o2 housing
3" downpipe and cat back without cat
manual boost controller
maf translator and gm maf sensor
front mount intercooler
at least 550cc/min injectors
255lb/hr walbro fuel pump
upgraded blow off/ bypass valve since stock leak at higher boost

probably forgetting some stuff but this will give you enough to run 12’s

a friend of mine went 13.1 on the lame t25 in an awd

[T70_Tsi]

I think its bobtheoilguy.com

[imported_gearhead]

thats it… good info. i guess its definitly in question.

…carry on.