I’m In love With My Eclipse GSX After Installing A “Green” Turbo & Hellcat Parts! AWD LAUNCH MONSTER
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In this video, I turn my Eclipse GSX into a Monster with a "green" turbo and Hellcat Parts. The AWD launches are amazing, the car sounds incredible and it's just so good. I love this car!
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Did you have green one with plastic windows
Watching this video reminds me of Peter and that crazy carbon eclipse. You never said at the time but what happened between you two?
Step one. get a dodge stealth step two. Drive it have fun. Step three better turbos. Step 4. Give to me........
Alex, are you selling the porsche?
@legitstreetcars I too enjoy the forbidden blue shop rags.
Loving the DSMs. Next how about a stealth twin turbo or 3000GT VR4. One of my favs from the 90’s.
Let's see Alex tackle a 300ZX TT. Those engine bays are so crowded. It was a major pain to work on.
I second the Z32
Man I wanted a 3000GT VR4 more than any other car as a kid
We are 2jz swapping my stealth!
VR4s are where it's at
Dude, this makes Saturday mornings just like when I used to watch “The Power Block” many many years ago. Super talented at not only what you do, but also at being able to articulate it.
Never loose the kid in you, man. What makes your videos so wholesome. God bless and much love from Az. 🙏🏻🤙🏻
I think this is why I keep watching. That kid full of excitement backed by "i actually know what I'm doing".
never *lose (loose means not tight)
My first car was a 1995 Eclipse gs and my second car was a 1991 eagle talon tsi awd. These videos are making me nostalgic and really wanting another one. I miss the days when dsms were $2500.
Similar story here! Went from a 420a Talon to a 95 tsi awd. She was $1500 and required every body panel i could donate from the first car (due to rust). Due to the nostalgia i ended up buying a rust free 95 Eclipse GST but the FWD just wasnt the same.. So im in the process of AWD swapping it right now using a donor car.
@datgroovy I had a 93 tsi awd 14 years ago. Recently bought an unmolested 91 with a snapped timing belt swapped the head with a slow boy stage 1, head studs all new timing.. It's FWD. While I love the squat and dig of the AWD.. parts are way harder to come by (rear axles,tcase, trans,ect) fwd is still super fun
Yes more eclipse content 😁👍
4g63 and awd paired with a moderate turbo and fuel system is cool. I love all cars. There like legos. This guy living out my dream. Thanks for the amazing content. Not some corny ass videos but well done and very satisfying.
Keep the dsm videos coming! I recommend anti seize for the turbo bolts; it makes them easier to remove and less likely to snap. Also those washers on the exhaust manifold are conical which help keep the bolts from backing out as long as you tighten them while hot
i recently went for a green . i had a much bigger turbo, the fp green is the perfect turbo for a street driven DSM.u need to get some studs and a head gasket so u can turn up the boost.. around 25 lbs the 4g63 turns into a new kinda beast. good job on the mods and the videos
These cars do NOT have a bad rap at all, they are THE best 4cyl turbo vehicles and engines EVER made. Cast Iron 4G63 4 EVA!!!!!!!! They handle amazing and can be made VERY fast. The worst decision of my life was selling mine years ago. I will regret that as long as I live.
They have a terrible rep! In my area us Dsm guys are just shit on, even if we wax the floor with the persons car. The stigma of being unreliable because they were poorly maintained still very much exists. You want another one their still easy to find, I picked up 2 more right before christmas.
@@robbalinski1606 yah car people are like old myths - 25 year old common issues that broke these cars that dont exist and WE STILL GOTTA HEAR ABOUT THEM
I have a 1995 GSX also, sadly it has been sitting untouched for damn near a decade while I have been off in the 4x4 and V8 powered world. I want to get my car up and running again and I keep seeing these videos on DSM's bringing the itch back out. I ran a FP black turbo for a few years and that thing was awesome until it suicided and the exhaust turbine tried to eat the housing.
You fill me with hope. I may have explained, again, I am a stroke survivor. ( lived) I am quite screwed up. Watching your mods, not only helps me to concentrate, but fills me with hope, which is how I started! Thanks!
Boo hoo stop being a pick me. What does u having a stroke have to do with car mods. I see your recent comments on the channel. U just comment about ur stroke every chance u get. Attention seeker fr. This is a car mod video, keep ur weird attention seeking statements to urself lolll
Before I even start watching, thank you for getting back to this project. I have been so excited for this one ever since you said it was going to be a "grown up or tasteful" build. I cannot wait to see this thing when it's done!!!
ive been waiting so long for this car to get its turn
Love the turbo upgrade videos! Great one Alex and crew!
Its cool to see a big youtuber doing entry level trubo car stuff instead of exclusively unobtanium car content
I've been waiting for this video for a long time! Finally glad to see the Eclipse get some love! Sounds great! Can't wait to see it get it's proper tune and see how it goes for you then. Great work Alex!
Man, love seeing you working in these "normal" cars. Even though we did not got them in Portugal. Amazing work!
@@athompson8976no doubt that the Cosworths were amazing machines! But these type of Japanese hot hatch's were rare in Portugal
@@athompson8976 We got the evo 8
@@PedroM125im sure u can import older ones if you become succesful enough in life $$ solves all wants fren
@@athompson8976 Portugal🇵🇹 crew!!!!
@@athompson8976 Yeah, but one of them is a sedan, albeit a great one.
Alex. Usually it’s easier to pull the exhaust manifold/turbo/o2 housing all in one unit. Just 2 down pipe bolts below and the nuts for the head to manifold.
Yes, exactly. Then just hand tighten the manifold to turbo bolts on a bench and final tighten those 4 bolts once back in the car.
I was thinking the same thing but I also saw one of the exhaust manifold studs was already broken/missing so I'd be hesitant to pull the FP exhaust manifold if those things are already starting to snap.
@@michaelfitz4351it his own car and his ment to be a fully qualified mechanic can't believe he was struggling look like a walk in the park to me and I wouldn't go drill hole if fuel pump carriers with his doe he is minted
Beat me way to it lol
Exactly, been doing it that way since the 90's.
I looove these cars Alex!! it's great to see you bringing them back from the past years of turbo Tuner history 😍😍😍🔥
Alex I'm sure you already know, but when you have one hard to reach bolt like that turbo bolt, break the others free and then re-tighten them before trying to break that last bolt loose. If you leave the others at all loose then there is more pressure on the underside of that bolt head.
Yeah I guess hey? It would reduce SOME pressure by retightening the other 3, thanks.
When I was in high school a buddy had a GSX. I only ever rode in it like twice. It had an upgraded turbo, clutch and blow off valve. It absolutely launched and made all the right noises. My sisters friend had a base Talon of the same generation and you could tell the Eclipse was in a different league. He stopped on a country road and launched it, I just remember thinking it was quite ‘violent’, lol.
Felt like a kid again watching you rip on this eclipse. My best friend had a 1st Gen Eagle Talon we would race around getting harassed by police and what not 😂 good times. Really took me back with this one!
Hell, yeah!!! 😂
I've been waiting for this!! Thank you for providing an update!
Boy, oh boy! That 90’s rally car sound brings back soooo many memories!! Thanks Alex!!
I had that same turbo! This was back in the day and the best tuning we had was Apexi AFC. I never could get it tuned perfect on my own, it was always rich but still smashed on the street. Nothing beat doing 5500 rpm launches and just dropping the clutch. Takes me down memory lane, thanks for that!
Everyone was having fun except your transmission synchros 😅
@@greyclassic6563That's why God invented Shep Transmissions!
@@greyclassic6563 I had to do the 2-3 shift very specific or it would grind. The transmissions when power was added was the weak link. Part of the issue was the shift tower was mounted with rubber bushings lol. That was a common mod, to actually bolt it down. The next fun thing was the heavy clutches killed the bushings in the clutch linkage under the dash. It's actually a huge list! Very fun cars though!
@@kott0nzI remember welding the motor mounts solid and it helped a ton with shifting and making the car feel solid
Why do you do drop-clutch launches? I do slip-clutch launches around the turbo threshold. It’s a bit trickier to nail perfectly, but it does break the rest of the driveline … just wears out the clutch.
After buying an inductor for removing rusty bolts and nuts our garage never looked back ........looks like a tool you could use 😂
Guy is definitely a theatre kid
Fastest car I've ever driven in my life. A friends heavily modded car. I passed a cop on a side road in town, running around 50 in a 20. He hit the cherries and I stomped it. Took the corner at a four way stop running 40mph and it just took it perfectly. Hit the highway and it was bouncing off the top speed limiter at 142mph. The local town cop finally got on to the highway and about a half mile in, he shut off his lights and turned around. Gave up. I came back to town about an hour later.
Thanks for making the great videos, love the entertainment. I grind during the week as a Volvo tech and catch up with your videos on the weekend. I really admire the channel and have watched it grow over the years. I’m hoping to start my own channel with Volvo performance in mind. I own a few V8 Volvos that need some more power!!! Just need more $$$ to get off the ground.
I'm more of a GN guy but I'll bet you have some huge fans of this GSX that have been patiently waiting. Glad to see it back on the road (but not in the salt) making happy turbo sounds.
I'm one of them...... I've had 30 of them over 15 years of dsming.
My nephew purchased one brand new and my Dad cosigned the loan. Sadly the car met its demise in less than a year. Luckily my nephew didn't.@@robbalinski1606
Gsx ftw!
Great video guys! Love seeing a new video every Saturday.
Looks like you are having a great time! And that was a awesome fuel pump install demo also!
Finally been waiting on GSX content!!
Haha yes! I was thinking of getting one to put on my channel because I was getting too anxious waiting for another episode from Alex
Those FP Green turbos are a go-to for DSM mods. When I first built my Colt I had a real MHI Evo III B16G turbo on it and it pulled hard, but nothing like when I got a real MHI 20G that I ported.
I didn’t know if the Conquest was an unofficial predecessor to the Eclipse/Talon/Laser lineup. It seemed they had a top-end Conquest Tsi, perhaps AWD, and it would have been logical that perhaps Dodge/Plymouth had already been working with Mitsubishi before the DSM cars came in ‘90.
I do not think any of the conquest/stations came AWD. If I remember correctly they were all RWD. I knew several people that stuffed a 4G63 into them though.
They were RWD
Loving this series!! That install turned out great! I've owned a 93 GSX, 92 TSi FWD and an uber rare 91 Galant VR-4 back in the day! Some of my best memories were in those cars! Can't wait for the next video!
Awesome Alex ! Great video and as always your happy inner child puts a smile on my face when your car gets a gentle 😉 roll by !!
I've never been into the JDM scene but the amount of power those little engines make for relatively cheap - these motors are hard toe beat.
It's all to do with engine dimensions and square strokes and the like Plus they like boost 😁
It's great till your crank says it's going out for cigs and never comes home.
Well your buddy was a fool, and obviously cant keep cars together, the company you keep says a lot about you!@firstname9811
@legionof0ne441 that's not usually a issue 99 percent of the time the head gasket goes it takes a lot of boost or someone getting greedy with timing the stock rods and piston are very strong especially in 4 cylinders like this that are built as a forced induction engine but even the naturally aspirated short block are solid for 400 or better. You must not have much experience with these cars or your just not very good at it
@@neilorange4112 I love DSMs and Evos, the 4G63 is a goat 4banger. It just has thrust bearing issues in the 2nd gens.
I never thought i would get excited about a 4 cylinder import until now ....really look forward to more mods!
Love your positive attitude and energy big guy. Keep up the great work!
Sideburns! This is my very first platform and why I started watching your channel. Good stuff
At my funeral I just want turbo noises and two stroke sounds!
Haha! A couple of 250s ripping some red bull x fighters stuff on your mound of dirt? 🤘
This makes me miss my 97 tsi awd turbo it had loads of turbo lag but god was it fun and not much on the road could keep up with it through the bends !
I've been waiting for this! I used to hoon my DSM in the same industrial park your shop is in!
I love this car, i use to have aa white 95 eclipse GS in collage. wasn't to fast with no turbo and only FWD but man that car was fun. glad it at least had the 5 speed manual in it. I'm glad to see these cars still getting some love.
I loved my ‘95 eagle talon from back in the day. These are fun cars.
I always wanted one! I'm so glad Alex is back on this build!
FYI on the fuel pump TI automotive is Walbro.
😅😅😅
Hello from Bridgeport,probably the only vid’s where you look like you’re having fun doing what you Do,keep up the interesting vid’s.
Alex... You are by far the best KZheadr for Cool car videos. Always so thorough, and you always go play with your car after you're done working on them. No body else does that!!!
Might wanna go through every screw and window seals. Make sure everything is tight and secure if that thing had a big stereo system.
I've been waiting for this video. So cool. I picked up a 97 talon tsi awd a few months ago and the timing belt broke on me. 😢 so trying to deal with that. Keep up the good work!!
Mine snapped at 47 k mi. Definitely something to keep an eye on - premature breakage. The interference engine required a top end rebuild, etc. It was under warranty still, thankfully.
@tennnis498 hoping the pistons are ok
was so looking forward to this dsm!! can't wait to see you launch it! man she's a beast love it! water sprayer is so cool!!
I bought a '98 GST as my first new car purchase and kept it until about 2 years ago. The turbo you removed was an upgrade from the stock T25 to likely a 16G. FP (and Buschur Racing) was my go-to since they opened in the late 90s. Great choice. Love these videos! So many great memories with my DSM!
The Eclipse and Talon AWD's are the BEST cars EVER made, no contest.
I'm a dsm nut with 7 dsms currently but I still wouldn't agree with you lol, there's just so many amazing cars out there it'd be very hard to determine which ones truly the best.
The only bad part about LSC videos is the end. Because now the video is over, and i have to find something to watch 😂
Thanks brother! I always appreciate you watching all the videos!
Hell ya man! Currently doing an HTA 3582 Install on my 2g right now! Coming from a 20g im super stoked! Great video. 👏
I love these series. I used to have a 2g eclipse OZ edition and I loved it. I can't wait to see more and where you take the GSX.
You said the car didnt want to run mafless,is there a possibility that it needs to see intake air temp and when you plugged the maf back in that gave it air temp reference and allowed it to run better?keep up the awesome content man!!!
Watching you struggle with every bolt that is a struggle every time on these cars is giving me an odd sense of joy to my 15yr ago self
I get joy from NOT having to work on my gas car anymore
@@harriettanthony7352 your a disappointment
understandable@@harriettanthony7352
@@benjaminboshaw8858I agree 😁
Thank you for showing how to wire the hellcat fuel pump. I used it as a guide to wire up mine and it worked like a charm
Congrats on hitting a million Alex!!🎉
You WILL melt the stock plastic fan blades with a big turbo and manifold like this. I melted mine on a bushing 50trim turbo running 20lbs and 550 hp. You need a metal fan blade upgrade, or slim fans to get them further away from the turbo/manifold. Running it hard that turbo and manifold WILL get GLOWING red hot.
SATURDAY.......enough said
Haha youtube car content is the best part of my weekend! That's why we started uploading on Fridays.
Been waiting for an update video ! Keep it up
Keep it coming! Im building a 97 tsi fp red right now really dig the content
My friend Bill Walls won the awd nationals and broke records in a awd eclipse
Hey Alex, great video as usual, made even better this time by your turbo flutter giggle at 32:30😅
yeah!!! I have been waiting on this video forever! Thanks Alex!
The smile on your face says it all. Great choices on matching your goals with the car. Enjoy Alex!
I wish peter was still in the videos.
You need a GM 3" MAF and maf converter to run it after the BOV and vent to atmosphere. Also ditch that pos old ass Tial BOV and get you an HKS SSQ which are badass!
Why would he use old tech like a GM maf when he is using speed density?
@@Rumsey.30HATE Because he is not using speed density right now, nor can he. Using speed density requires a standalone ECU or DSM link which he is not using that I have seen. All that is also way more money and headache then you need when a simple reliable 3" GM maf with converter works perfectly simply and cheaply.
Greddy type s or nothing.
@@riverpirate1022did you somehow miss the part of the video where he was getting a remote tune to run speed density? Talkin outta your ass at this point 🤷🏿♀️
The two fan setup on your car, one fan is to cool the engine, the 2nd fan is for when the A/C is turned on it runs continuously to help cool the engine. My Honda accord is setup the same way. Awesome build. Those little car are so much fun.
I really wish I still had my eclipse spyder... It was amazing!! Great video again guys!!
Honestly, I haven’t even seen one of those running in over a decade! Neat little cars and good to see one coming back to life! Question, should you use a zinc plated bolt on an exhaust manifold? Won’t the heat melt zinc and make it loosen?
And with the undercar sprayer, add vinegar to the water 50/50 and it will neutralize the salt!
Alex driving gsm with new turbo is like watching a kid in a candy store, nothing but smiles!
So. I just had to watch all 4 videos on this. Thanx Alex and Max for what you do.
Thanks!!
My Mom had a 1993 Plymouth Laser (same as the Eclipse) when I was growing up. I always loved that car but they sold it when I was 15. The 2nd gens used to be everywhere and now you never see them. They were always cool cars and the reliability was fine as long as you didn't beat on it too hard. It's nice to see one getting restored.
"Sometimes you just need a little fire" Yep. But sometimes you need a bigger hammer.
I read this just as he said it 😂
Feel like Peter should pop out and help with this one? What happened to him?
💯. Miss that man
I also want to know what happened to Peter
Whatever he did wasn't good for Alex to part ways with him. I'm assuming he had some personal issues that wasn't in line with Alex's vision of his shop and channel.
@@nicholasfoley7105 Maybe we can interpret the like you got from lsc that you probably are correct. I could also have been that Peter just wanted to do something else. But still i would have loved for Alex to actually tell us what happened.
Who? Who? @@Cryaboutmyhandle
Looks like a fantastic improvement, Alex! I didn't have an Eclipse, but rather an '05 Volvo S60R AWD turbo 5 cyl. I wanted a bigger turbo, but unlike the Eclipse it was positioned in the back of the engine bay near the firewall and options were limited! Still had fun with other upgrades and it was a great daily driver for many years!
This channel just keeps delivering. Love it.
Is this the one that you bought with "he who shall not be named"?
For real what happened to Peter?
@@sbrent284he said a long while ago so this is from memory, but he never exactly said what happened, all he said was that there was something he did and now he’s trespassed from the shop and Alex’s family and such
@@sbrent284he turned out to be Yakuza family, Dominic Torreto came out and said he is the Family and Alex had to let him go
@@sbrent284dude was a creep who dated underage women
Peter was only making $15/hr he asked for a raise to $20/hr to keep up with inflation and alex canned him!
This build doesn't hit the same without the other guy
I´m surprised that it wasn´t scrapped...
car looks great and its cool that you could upgrade the turbo! Great video!
Well setup DSM are wonderful. Also, FP makes great turbos.
Man you are a talented dude. I think I speak for everyone when I say "on behalf of all your subscribers and myself, thank you for all the help and information you continually upload," it has saved me many times from pulling my heart out. YOU ROCK BROTHER
Awesomeness! I had a 91 eclipse gsx brand new , fun car & good times ! I only changed it’s cat back exhaust to an HKS . Thanks !
What a nostalgic video ... I daily drove a '96 GST from '02 to '08. Bone stock stock when I got it. Installed intake, cast header, Walbro 255 + relay, and a manual boost controller. Turbine wheel broke off the stock turbo (weird failure ... lots of rattling, no smoke and no power) so I had it rebuilt with bigger wheels. Never got really attached to it though since I barely fit at 6'1", it was FWD only (traction and wheel hop limited), and it was an automatic (probably the worst automatic I've ever put up with).
Sealant for fuel cell pump cover: You could also use AMS-8802. It's fuel resistant sealant (polysulfide). We use it on aircraft as well.
Now you got me scrolling for sale ads for one of these 😂
Haha I was just planning to go do the same thing! I want to have one on my channel now!
I have a 94 gst in white, been dailying it to work for years now, so much fun to daily❤❤❤
Finally! Been waiting for this build!
Yes! I should as waiting for him to get back to this build! I want one for my channel. He always has great projects
Those multi-tools are a Godsend in many projects. They are insane.
I've been looking forward to this build
Great content, well delivered Alex. Thank you.
The first car I ever drove and learned how to and not to drive a manual was a fully built 1G Talon TSI (Same thing) back in the early 2000's. It was one of, if not the fastest DSMs in the Pittsburgh area at that time period. It had this sound unlike anything you probably ever heard before. I tried getting my old GSX to sound like it, but just couldn't. It had a 4 inch, yes 4, turbo back with an Arospeed muffler and a log manifold. The sound was really something else. Then it felt like you were in a fighter jet with the G forces putting you in the seat. The same with handling. It stuck to the road like it was on rails. Of course that was then. Now the times changed, but like you mentioned those were the days to experience with the raw excitement without digital everything and having one really brings those back. Hope to see more 4 cylinder content. Even if they all aren't speed demons, they are still fun.
Love that body style can’t wait to see what u do with it
Been waiting to see you get back to the DSM!!
Hi Chris here from UK. Great video to watch . Its Saturday evening here !! and cold brrrrrr.
My wife and I just spent some time in the UK last spring! Had a great time! From Canada and it's cold here right now too haha. Makes it hard to work on cars and projects. But we are trying to stick to a Friday upload schedule! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Twins Tuning are DSM legends! Love the build Alex, brings back so many memories