"banjo cat ghost of oppo past" (brgdsm)
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"banjo cat ghost of oppo past" (brgdsm)
09/20/2014 at 19:54 • Filed to: None | 1
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How many things have you done to change your car? Past ownership included. To save a profile for a DSM specific forum I had to list all my mods for the GSX and thought, by golly....
I have the heavily modified Japanese import the 14 year old me always wanted! Even though its not any of the cars I or anyone else really coveted as a 14 year old. I guess I sortof have a 2 door Evo 3 without the clutch type LSD (mine's viscous)...but you buy evo 1-6's partly because they look like anime robots. My 1GB Eclipse looks like a 240SX fucked an Oldsmobile Alero or something
But 6/7 years ago my Audi coupe was dead, I was coming off an Oldsmobile Bravada hangover and wanted a cheap college car/ tuner project and I bought it for $2500 already beating C5 Z06's (in a straight line), whaddaya want.
So here are mine, as they appear on dsmtunesers.com ...what about youuu Oppo community?
Mods-Bolt-on:
Painted Dupont Jaguar British Racing Green x Green Pearl (originally red, then scion Tc silver)
-Hella Black Magic 1000 rallye lights
-35W HID 8k headlights
-tan fabric to Black leather interior
-VIS Carbon fiber hood..the stock hood had scratches and wieghed 100 freaking pounds
-A-pillar boost gauge and a/f gauge
-Momo Corse steering wheel
-Smoked Clear headlights and corners
-Smoked tail light covers via Mach V Motorsports
Mods-Engine:
Iron block 4g63 turbo, allegedly swapped from an Evo3 by 2nd owner
-later bored .20 over with 3 angle valve job
-Cometic multi layer metal head gasket
-RIP motorsports modified EvoIII Big 16G turbocharger w/ ported exhaust housing and shaven compressor blades.
-Ported EVO3 exhaust manifold and downpipe (flows more than stock bits)
-Colder NGK BRE7 spar plugs
-Magnecor 8.5 mm wires
- DENSO flowmatched 660cc injectors
-*UPDATE*-SBR G50 dual ball bearing turbo
-Dejon Powerhouse intercooler plumbing w/ Dejon Super sidemount intercooler
-Xtreme manual boost controller set to 20psi
-"Crushed" modified 1G blowoff valve to handle 20psi
-wrinkle-black powdercoated valve cover with lettering shaved
-Weapon R black foam intake filter
Mods-EMS & Logging:
-Gen-2 Mass Airflow Translator (tucked in the arm rest)-adjusts desired a/f ratio at rpm set points, adust spark advance, reads engine sensors and records logs
-Keydiver/ ECM Tuning stage 3 ecu reprogrammed for 660cc injectors, 93 octane only, wideband reference, no-lift-to-shift(if I feel like it) and no speed limiter : )
-Innovate Motorsports LC-1 wideband controller
Mods-Drivetrain:
- !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , replaced seals, dual synchros, new 1st & 2nd gear...
-SPEC stage 2 lightened flywheel
-Brute Force Clutch
-kartboy short shifter
-Goodrige braided clutch line
-kartboy urethane shifter bushings
Mods-Handling:
16" 12 spoke OZ F-1 anniversary wheels from the 2nd Gen Eclipse
-Goodrige braided brake lines
DBA slotted front rotors
- Hawk ceramic/metal pads
-KYB AGX adjustable shocks
-Tein lowering springs
-Front and rear strut tower braces
-RM beefy rear swaybar with polyurethane endlink bushings
-Energy suspension front swaybar bushings
-Whiteline rear A-arm camber correction studs with urethane bushings
Driven lots of fast cars but sometimes i feel like I've had a pretty tame ownership for a car person. Then I remember I've done something to every single car I've owned, albeit corny, especially the slow ones! Although it was mostly out of spite. 1st car-green handmedown '92 camry. Had a shop install green glow wire all around the dash, I'm 16 and its the year 2000! 1st SUV- 01 Tahoe ltd with those stupid ass LED valve stems and a sound system! 2nd SUV- 01' white Oldsmobile Bravada! Fuck it, blue neons that pulse with the music under every seat!
The Audis, volkswagen and Mitsu I've owned all had tasteful performance upgrades but its the thought that counts.
A prelude to my car intro because "of happenings" it should be running by thanksgiving!
Dusty Ventures
> banjo cat ghost of oppo past
09/26/2014 at 12:56 |
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When you say "past ownership included" do you mean mods done by previous owners to the car you now own, or mods you did to a car you used to own?
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banjo cat ghost of oppo past
> Dusty Ventures
09/26/2014 at 12:59 |
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crap, thanks...well since I listed parts put on by a previous owner both I guess!
CKeffer
> banjo cat ghost of oppo past
09/26/2014 at 13:22 |
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I've had a few modified cars, though by far the plans for the Miata I have currently are the most extensive. Here's what I've had:
2005 Mazda6 S hatchback ("sold" 3.5 years ago): Bilstein HD shocks, Mazdaspeed "hatch" springs (got swapped out for Tein SS coilovers 6 months before it left my hands), Mazdaspeed CAI, MSDS short tube headers, O2 sims, Magnaflow spun cat, Magnaflow CBE, Racingbeat F& R swaybar, 18x7.5" ASA AR1 wheels (street use), 17x7.5 Enkei RPF1 wheels with 225/45 Brigestone RE01-R tires (autocross), Smoked LED corner markers and rear reflectors hooked up to the brake lights & running lights in the read and running & blinker in the front (they had dual intensity LEDs so you could hook them up to 2 sources), ETC (electronic throttle controller, allowed you to adjust the throttle to make it more or less sensitive to inputs), LED retrofit (including better projectors and such, and yes it was aimed properly so I wasn't blinding anyone), SS braided brake lines, AWR 70 duro rear engine mount, AWR adjustable endlinks front and rear. and that's it that I can recall. This was a great car, and handeled 3 years of monthly autocross events like a champ and the only reason I got rid of it when I did is my cousin's car died completely (transmission ate itself and they didn't have the money to fix it), and my folks bought my car from me to give to her.
2010 MINI Cooper S (sold last year): Koni FSD shocks, Helix short shift adaptor, Alta AP w/93 octane "stage 1" tune (more aggressive map for a stock motor), Defenders of Speed CAI, exhaust resonator delete, and changed out the crappy all season run flats for a set of 205/50 R16 Bridgestone RE760's. Probably the most hysterically fun car I've ever owned, got damn good mileage even when I was driving it lie a loon, was decently quick, handled great and was basically an overgrown gokart, I still miss it even after trading it for a Focus ST, and honestly wish I could have kept it.
1999 Mazda Miata: Flyin Miata V Maxx "sport" coilovers, full polyurethane bushing replacement kit from FM, Hawk HPS pads front and rear, SS braided brake lines from FM, and that's all for this year, next year she'll get a new clutch and flywheel from FM as well as some body work, then a better wheel and tire package as well as header/cat/CBE combo from FM, then it'll be on to the interior (new seats, preferably single piece buckets, if I can score some out of an Elise I will absolutely jump on them). After that, who knows, FI perhaps, or high compression N/A build? *shrug* this is a car I bought specifically to wrench on and have fun with on the track, and on twisty back roads up in the TX hill country.
MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
> banjo cat ghost of oppo past
09/26/2014 at 13:27 |
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That's a ton of work on your DSM, man. Very cool. Here's my lists for the shiggles.
1988 MR2 Supercharged
ENGINE/DRIVETRAIN:
Rebuilt with all new Toyota bearings/rings/gaskets/seals in April 2014
TRD 0.8mm metal head gasket
HKS SMF intake
Modified Blacktop 20valve exhaust manifold (with DEI heat wrap)
SV3 Power downpipe
SV3 Power SC catalytic converter (Magnaflow 53000 series)
HKS crank pulley (+2 psi boost)
ABV mod
ARP head studs
Kirkosaurus urethane motor mount inserts f/r
Polyurethane-filled side mounts
Fidanza 8lb aluminum flywheel
Speed Source braided steel clutch line
Speed Source solid brass shifter cable bushings
Magnacor KV85 plug wires
TwosRUs screaming chicken billet oil cap
KSD Engineering EGR delete
Saikou Michi Stage 1 Oil Catch Can
Exedy OEM clutch kit
GruntBox
STEERING/SUSPENSION:
Prothane urethane bushings (every articulation point)
GroundControl coilover conversion (250 lb/in F, 350 lb/in R)
Koni Sport "yellows" shock inserts (rebound adjustable)
Techno Toy Tuning camber plates (front & rear)
Suspension Techniques sway bars front and rear (with urethane bushings and TwosRUs rear retrofit tabs)
High & Tight heim joint adjustable sway bar end links (front & rear)
TwosRUs redesigned heim joint rear toe links
Cusco rear strut tower bar
Quaife quick ratio rack & pinion
BRAKES:
Porterfield HP R4S pads
High and Tight master cylinder brace
Goodridge coated braided stainless steel lines
Gutted proportioning valve
INTERIOR:
Momo Monte Carlo 320mm steering wheel w/hub & 10mm spacer
TRD shift knob
RSE shifter drop plate
CRW solid roller clutch clevis kit
VDO 0-15 psi boost gauge
Pioneer 3800 deck w/ipod connection
Kenwood front speakers
T and K bird logo shifter badge
TwosRUs recreation floor mats
EXTERIOR:
Euro 2-bulb front indicator lights
Yellow fog lights
Passenger side snorkel scoop
'89 LED wing
Wheels:
Street - MR2 Spyder wheels 15x6 front, 15x6.5 rear +45
Track - Nippon Racing 15x6.5 +40
Tires:
Street- Dunlop Direzza DZ101 195/50/15 front, 205/50/15 rear
Track - Toyo Proxes R888 205/50/15
Misc other mods:
Complete air conditioning system delete (compressor, lines, condenser, evaporator), saved 40 lbs
Braille B2015 battery, relocated to frunk, saved 21 lbs
Light port/polish on intake piping and basic polish on intake ports
1986 Cressida Wagon
ENGINE:
5M-GE 2.8L straight 6
Rabid Chimp ceramic-coated mandrel-bent intake
K&N cone filter
ARP head studs
All new gaskets/seals
EGR & AC delete
Volvo electric fan conversion
AE86 oil cooler w/Mocal t-stat sandwich plate
DRIVETRAIN:
W58 5-speed transmission from MA70 Supra w/new seals
AE86 clutch pedal
MA60 master cylinder
MA70 slave cylinder
Custom 1-piece driveshaft
Stainless clutch line
MA40 Celica-Supra rear axle w/new seals and bearings
Rebuilt MA60 Celica-Supra P-type LSD w/Weir Performance MaxGrip and solid pinion spacer kits
AE86 rear brakes
SUSPENSION/WHEELS:
MA60 Celica-Supra P-Type wheels (14x7)
Front:
Shortened front strut housings
KYB AGX shock inserts (from SW20 MR2 rear)
T3 coilover conversion w/camber plates & RCA's
Energy Suspension poly control arm bushings
New Moog ball joints
Rear:
Custom 400lb/in springs
KYB AGX shocks (from Camaro)
Axle limit straps
T3 adjustable heim joint panhard rod
T3 adjustable heim joint 4-links
MISC:
MA60 Celica-Supra front seats
RA20 Celica "5-Speed" badge
Grip Royal Clay Knight steering wheel w/modified AE86 hub
Little Black Coupe Turned Silver
> banjo cat ghost of oppo past
09/26/2014 at 13:40 |
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Meh, just because I have this typed up already. One of these days I'm going to actually enter my car in it's forum "Car of the Month" contest...
2006 Cobalt SS Supercharged
(LNF = SS Turbo model, an upgrade from Supercharged stuff)
Engine/Performance:
2.7" Supercharger Pulley, 80 lb. Fuel Injectors, Custom HPTuners E85 Tune, Custom Flow-Through Option B Kit, Dual Pass End Plate, Cobra Racing Front Mounted Heat Exchanger, LNF Transmission Mounts, LNF Engine Mounts, Centerforce Clutch, Centerforce Lightweight Flywheel, 3" RAW Intake, AEM Dryflow Filter with Hyrdoshield, Bad-Mab Header, 3" ZZP High-Flow Catted Downpipe, 3" Vibrant Catback, Custom V-Band Exhaust Work, NAPA Axles, Hurst Short Throw Shifter, Solid Shifter Bushings, AEM Wideband, Aeroforce Interceptor
Brakes/Suspension/Wheels/Tires:
Front Brembo Swap, Centric Rotors, Raybestos ST-43 Front Pads, Hawk HP Plus Rear Pads, Stainless Steel Brake Lines, DOT4 Fluid - ATE Super Blue or Amber, LNF Front Struts, Koni Yellow Rear Shocks, Under Car Rails, Powell Raceshop YYZ v.2 Springs, Powell Raceshop Street Rear Sway Bar - Pink Metallic Powdercoat, Street - Enkei Ammodo 18x8 Wheels with BFGoodrich g-Force KDW2s, Track - Enkei PF01 18x8 Wheels with Continental Racing Slicks
Appearance:
All Badges Have Been Removed, Tinted Windows, Interior Trim/Door Trim/Front Bowtie - Custom Pink Metallic Paint, Black Painted Supercharger, Black Painted Valve Cover, Black Painted Coil Cover with Pink Ribs, Black Painted Headlight Housings, Tinted Tailights and Sidemarkers, Wideband Mounted in the Trunk Release Cubby Hole, Interceptor and Boost Gauge in a Custom Steering Bezel Pod
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Dusty Ventures
> banjo cat ghost of oppo past
09/26/2014 at 13:40 |
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Mods when I bought it:
Full race motor, custom pistons, cams, etc.
Larger radiator
Dual fuel pumps, capable of working together or independently
Oil filter relocated to top of engine bay
Braided lines for fuel and brakes
Fox 3.0 quad bypass shocks on all four corners (rear shocks mounted through the bed)
3 inch body lift to clear tires
Tires are BF Goodrich Baja T/A, 35x12.5R15
Full chromoly roll cage and bumpers
Full custom dash, with digital gauges and datalogger
Mastercraft race seats
Driver/co-driver intercom and 150 watt two-way radio
Lowrance GPS
Removable KC HiD light bar with four 8" lights
Ford C4 automatic race transmission with manual valve body (it means it's shifted manually) hooked to an Art Carr gated shifter
Parker Pumper fresh air system
Dual batteries mounted in the bed, can select between the two or run both simultaneously
Bed-mounted Fluidyne transmission cooler
40 gallon race fuel cell
Rear limited slip differential
Mods I've made:
Changed the horn :p
Added Boy Scout vinyl wrap
camaroboy68ss
> banjo cat ghost of oppo past
09/26/2014 at 13:48 |
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1933 Ford Pickup
Body mods-
1932 Ford car front bumper
Bed shortened 6 inches
Radiator cap in grille shell filled
Aftermarket hood sides
Spare tire well cut out and patched in passenger side front fender
Painted Mystic Teal Metallic by my grandpa 25 years ago in his garage
Engine Mods-
350 SBC swap using a 70 LT-1 4 bolt main block.
Bored .060 over
Forged internals
Comp 280 hydraulic cam
Comp full roller 1.6 rockers
Dual 500 cfm edelbrock carbs
MSD 6AL box
Dart sportsman heads
Suspension mods-
Super bell 4 inch chrome drilled and dropped front axle with chrome hairpins
1968 Camaro 12 bolt rear end with 3.42 gears and Posi trac
Vega cross steer setup
Front disk brakes
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banjo cat ghost of oppo past
> CKeffer
09/26/2014 at 14:09 |
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*gasp* i just saw a mazda 6 wagon at the track and whispered white buffaloooo ...
When I worked at the dealership I test drove an 09 Cooper S up a twisty hill at 9/10th's just wide eyed at how fast I was going through corners with little steering input. Yap, the bridgestone purchases alone have autocrosser dude written all over.
There's the wife of some SCCA official with that era MX5, white with silver racing stripes, flyin miata turbo kit and suspension bits I get tots jelly over whenever they have it at the track. Looked fast as sh*t peered from The Glen bleachers when they took it through an autox they were having along with a track event. I tried chatting her & her girlfriend up at a stoplight just too tempting.
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CKeffer
> banjo cat ghost of oppo past
09/26/2014 at 14:14 |
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Mine was a hatch rather than a wagon, though the wagons look damn good too, especially in black with the pre-facelift sport bumpers and grill. For crazy ones though, there is a guy in NY with a white 6 sedan that's running a TT setup and putting out something like 5-600hp.
The mini actually never saw autocross duty, as it was a time when I couldn't afford to be buying tires yearly. That said towards the end of my time with it, I did take it to a lapping day at a track nearby, and it did go on a roadtrip out to Deals Gap (the thing was so at home on the Dragon it was hilarious).
The miata is going to start getting used for autocross duty next year as I am gettign back to a place where I can financially afford it again, I'm also planning a couple rallycross events as well, eventually I'll also use it for some track days too, but I want to upgrade the chassis and safety equipment first.
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banjo cat ghost of oppo past
> camaroboy68ss
09/26/2014 at 14:16 |
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I dig the sapre wheel shaving! The fenders and lines of a ford pickup will never not be sexy to me...Was the LT block hard to find? I swear an accurately priced LS block is easier to find nowadays
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banjo cat ghost of oppo past
> MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
09/26/2014 at 14:21 |
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...God dammit I want to drive your Mr2 it screams mid engine go kart...shit and the Cressida was the trans/ rear end swap hard? I've only gotten to drive a 2nd gen MR2 with a too-big turbo while that was kinda fun it was not balanced.
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banjo cat ghost of oppo past
> Little Black Coupe Turned Silver
09/26/2014 at 14:23 |
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Yeeeesss my kinda e85 SS with all the right go fast bits that must be a real screamer. What was it like after the motor mounts/ puley?
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banjo cat ghost of oppo past
> Dusty Ventures
09/26/2014 at 14:29 |
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Dammit why do you have to win at everything? Alls I want is a prerunner Ranger or Tacoma...I'm srsly investigating half finished projects with trailing arm suspension. Damn you, racingjunk.com... The GSX is eventually going the way of a caged rally club racer, but there are so many advantages to trucks..One being they look more badass
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camaroboy68ss
> banjo cat ghost of oppo past
09/26/2014 at 14:34 |
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My grandpa found it in the nickel ads in the early 90s. He bought the motor complete for I think he said 400 bucks. Drag raced it for awhile as a stock LT-1 till the "I need to go faster" bug bit.
350 4 bolt mains are still easy to find . It's the early small blocks like 327s that are getting hard to find. 68 327s and 67 350s are the hardest because they are one year only small blocks
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banjo cat ghost of oppo past
> CKeffer
09/26/2014 at 14:41 |
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I think I've seen that 6 on the internets its insane, yet classy. I'd love another shot behind the wheel of a Cooper S it just felt so at home on the twisties.
YES rallycross all the things...within reason some courses are rough as sh*t and filled with sharp rocks like the last one I took a leased Volkswagen to. Fun though
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banjo cat ghost of oppo past
> camaroboy68ss
09/26/2014 at 14:50 |
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I've heard a camaro with a worked 327 revving and it sounded different and it sounded great. The dream is a -'67 Camaro fuel injected, my thoughts initially were an Lt1 but I dunno. Its the most desirable first-musclecar for me
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CKeffer
> banjo cat ghost of oppo past
09/26/2014 at 15:11 |
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Hence why it'll be the Miata that gets used, and not my Focus St DD :D
Some shots of the boosted 3L Mz6 for you :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/twisted…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/twisted…
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MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
> banjo cat ghost of oppo past
09/26/2014 at 15:58 |
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If you do your research and get the right parts the first time, everything bolts up more or less for the Cressida. Not difficult at all.
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camaroboy68ss
> banjo cat ghost of oppo past
09/26/2014 at 16:11 |
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the 327 is a high revving motor, due the short stoke. With some work a 327 will hit 10k rpm.
I would avoid a 92-97 LT1 or at least get rid of the opti spark worst design ever. I had a 97 Z28 and I'm so glad I traded it for a ls1 car