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UPDATES: More parts purchased to date but not yet installed but noted below.
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http://turboaddict.com/jeffs-1997-turbo-eclipse-spyder/
The Driver:
When I first bought the car:
After the some work and 4g63 Turbo swap:
With alittle more work, NEW PICTURES AT BOTTOM!
4 cylinders, 3 diamonds, 2 litres, 1 turbo, 0 chance of losing
Exterior
-New OEM front bumper
-OEM black housing head lights with 8k HIDs
-Mitsu. Badging removed
-ViS OEM C/F hood
-Sparco hood pins
-Carbon fiber fenders
-Carbon Fiber trunk
-Removed OEM wing
-APR F1 carbon fiber mirrors
-Carbon fiber windshield wiper cowl
-Carbon fiber fuel door
-Carbon fiber fog light delete covers
-Carbon fiber exhaust shield
Engine:
-Evo III motor swap
-HKS 264/272 Cams
-Skunk 2 Cam Gears
-Cometic Head gasket
-ARP Head studs
-C.O.P setup
-1990 External Oil cooler
-Gates Racing Timing Belt
-Brian Crower Springs/Retainers
Turbo:
-PTE 50 trim w/ polished comp. housing
-Slowboy Racing 3.5" FMIC
-Slowboy Racing Short route piping w/ blowthrough setup
-TiAl 50mm BOV (not yet installed)
-SS oil feed line
-SS Oil Drain
Engine Management:
-`03 Evo VIII ECU, tuned with EcuFlash
-Apexi S-AFC
-Greddy Turbo Timer
-Innovate Wideband O2 sensor and gauge
-AEM Tru Boost EBC
-Snow Performance SafeInjection
-Snow Performance Wastegate bypass solenoid
-Snow Performance meth injection gauge
-Dynatek Arc 2 CDI box
-Speed density conversion w/ GM IAT and GM 3bar MAP
Drivetrain:
-ACT 2600 Pressure Plate
-Clutchnet 6 puck sprung disc
-ACT Streetlite Flywheel
-SS clutch line
-GSX axles
-Welded Center Diff by ShepTrans
-SBR LSD insert
-Fidanza Short shifter
-Symborski Shifter kit
-Aluminum Shifter Cable bushings
-AWD Swap (in progress!)
Fuel:
-Walbro 255lph fuel pump w/ rewire
-PTE 1000 CC injectors
-Fuel Lab AFPR with return kit
-AEM High Flow Fuel Rail
-6An fuel fittings w/ braided lines
-Snow Performance Stage 2 Water/Meth Injection w/ 2.5 gallon tank
Cooling:
-Punishment Racing Aluminum Radiator w/ slim fans
-Gates Racing Thermostat
-Gates Racing Radiator hoses
-JMFab coolant tank
Exhaust:
-Forced Performance Race Exhaust manifold
-3" exhaust
-Megan Racing 3"downpipe w/ cat eliminator
-Punishment Racing O2 w/ Atmospheric Dump
Air Intake:
-K&N Air Filter
-JMFabrications SMIM
-Forced Performance 4" Air Intake
-1g 60mm Throttle Body
-JMFab oil catch can
Engine Dress Up
-Black Krinkle Hyundai Valve cover
-Braided Lines
- JMFab Mini Battery kit
Suspension
-17" Evo IX Enkei wheels
-Yokahama Advan tires
-Ksport Pro Kontol Coilovers
-Rotora 4 piston Big Brake kit
-Energy Suspension poly rear bushings
-Solid rear diff bushings
-Moroso Front upper strut bar
-Prothane motor mounts
Interior:
-Top Shop carbon's C/F door panels
-C/F Center Console
-C/F kick panels
-Alpine IDA-X001 headunit
-Pioneer speakers
-Bride Gias Low Max seats
-Sparco 310x260 racing steering wheel
-Sparco 3pt Harnesses
-NRG Real c/f shift knob
-C/F passenger airbag cover (not yet installed)
Motor Swap on Page 2
Current Pictures of upgrades!:
Current pics/mods- Page 1
Motor Swap- Page 2
AWD/SD swap- Page 3
