GT Mistu's 01 GT

[GTmitsu]

Spring 2010 when I first got the car, from a kid in Wisconsin. It was fairly unmolested with wheels, eBay intake, Dual Chrome Halos, and a muffler delete. It also included a decent sound system worth 1400 watts, which was stolen at the park while I was off on a run.

Anyway, I was smitten. My first car, financed!



However, it wasn't long before I realized I was turning into a ricer. A straight up, cosmetic douche with no real mindset behind what I was doing to the car. I decided that it was time to invest my money into worthwhile mods.

So I lowered it, Summer 2011. AGX's and Tanabe Springs, advertised 1.7"x2" drop. Two years later the springs have settled even more, and it's now close to a 2"x 2.25" drop.





Later that summer, I did a Diamante manifold swap and detailed the engine bay a bit.



Then it stayed that way for the winter. Along with spring fever 2012 came a urge to buy stuff. And I did.



New Front Grille, New Dual LED Halo Headlights with Black Bezel, and New Enkei MM2's. The MM2's are the same wheel I had before, just in better shape. Sold my old ones for $300 and bought these in better shape with better tires for the same price. It was a steal.

Also, summer 2012 was a big one for performance upgrades as well.

Sleeved Prothane Bushings





74 TB to go with the 74 Intake Manifold and an Injen True CAI with Dryflow filter.



CMF Short Tubes



And a 3" Stainless Catless Exhaust from a GST





Also got a tune from Silvertune. This meant I had every bolt on available to the 6G72 (minus 75 stuff) and nothing else could be done to improve the performance of the car. This meant it was time to see where I was at. Club3G MN set up a day to visit MAP in Brooklyn Park for a Dyno Day. Out of the three 3G's that ran, I was in the middle.

Made 180whp/186wtq



I was satisfied, until the winter when I started thinking about what to do next. Then this pretty much knocked on my door.





It's the glorious 3.8L from an 08 Endeavor with 48k on the ticker. Plans include replacing the missing pulley components, 75IUM from a Galant, 74TB, and GTS Cams with a heavily ported top end UIM and LIM. I got it for a whopping ... $300. It was a craigslist find, pulled from a yard by the guy who I bought it from, with the assumed intentions of swapping that in his Endeavor.

And here is the car as it sat during the end of summer 2012.





















From the 2012 All Mitsu Cookout





Mods:

Engine:
6G74 Plenum with minor port work
6G74 Throttle Body w/ coolant delete
AEM CAI
CMF Catless Headers
3" Headerback Stainless Steel

Suspension:
KYB AGX Adjustable Struts
Tanabe GF210 Lowering Springs (approx. 1.7 rear, 2.0 front)
Full Prothane Kit

Drivetrain:
OEM Exedy Clutch replaced at 120k
Prothane Motor Mounts

Exterior:
18" Enkei MM2's
Tinted side markers
Tinted reverse lights
Dual Halo Black Housing Headlights
Billet Side Vents
Grillemaster Grille

Interior:
15" JL Audio
400W Audiobahn Amplifier
Pioneer 6x9's
Pioneer Component Door Speakers
Pioneer Tweeters
Pioneer Head unit
Cobra 9-band Radar Detector

[Eclipse510]

nice ride, i normally dont like the dual halos but it looks good in that last pic lit up.

any future mods?

[ClOsEr15]

yea i havent been a fan of dual halos either, but looks tight lit up

[rsingh12]

i like those dual halos car looks really clean but needs a proper washing

[GTmitsu]

Originally Posted by Eclipse510

nice ride, i normally dont like the dual halos but it looks good in that last pic lit up.

any future mods?

Thanks. The drivers side lens is sunbeaten so it has a bad glare during the day, otherwise they look good.

Future mods wish list:
Diamante Intake Manifold
RIPP Stage 1, 2, or 3 Supercharger Kit
'03 Bumper Swap
Wings West Lip
Re-powdercoat rims (starting to flake)
Megan Coilovers
RPW Headers

Car looks a bit different now, I've blacked out a few things. I'll take some new pictures in the spring...we have a whopping 2 feet of snow on the ground.

[ya boy willz]

Nice ride, I like the wheels.

Does the exhaust have fitment issues though? In the first picture it looks like it's hanging down. I'd get that fixed if it is hanging.

[00GTisME]

Exhaust pointing down is a nono, you should hang it differently but other than that its a good start. Yea but get that thing dropped too.

[treehead]

Looks good other than the crooked exhaust and beat up front grill

[GTmitsu]

Edited

[GTmitsu]

Here are a few videos I forgot I had.

Exhaust Clip

Launch/Flyby/Rev

Night Walkaround

[wright06jhs]

The exhaust setup doesn't sound that bad.

[GTmitsu]

Thanks man, I love it! Isn't obnoxious at idle, and sounds mean at WOT! I'm working on saving up for headers, can't wait to hear it then!

[Fenix22]

Looks like a nice ride to be modding. I'll be interested to see some more pics with some more mods

[cdone]

exhaust clip sounds nice, did you keep the stock exhaust route when you made it.

Originally Posted by GTmitsu

Here are a few videos I forgot I had.

Exhaust Clip

Launch/Flyby/Rev

Night Walkaround

[GTmitsu]

Originally Posted by cdone

exhaust clip sounds nice, did you keep the stock exhaust route when you made it.

Yep, same route. I'm debating on adding a y-pipe and going dual after the resonator.

[GTmitsu]

Update:

AGX's and Tanabe Lowering Springs.

Before-




After-

[wright06jhs]

I have my OEM Stratus wheels on my Eclipse too. Mine are the fake chrome RT wheels tho. Car looks good with the drop.

[GTmitsu]

Originally Posted by wright06jhs

I have my OEM Stratus wheels on my Eclipse too. Mine are the fake chrome RT wheels tho. Car looks good with the drop.

Yeah, they came with the car when I purchased it. I had no idea what they were until a few months back! LOL. I like the way they look.

On the drop, need to grease the end links cause they rattle and squeak a little. I think I'm dragging a brake pad too, cause I hear a grind when I'm not braking.

[thahnic1080]

i think those springs will settle a lil bit. 1 suggestion though paint the grill black it will flow with the car a lot better

[rsingh12]

Doesnt look bad but I dont think they are fully settled

[GTmitsu]

Originally Posted by rsingh12

Doesnt look bad but I dont think they are fully settled

Correct, the pics were taken the day after the drop, with only about 25 miles on them. They keep getting lower.....lol.

[GTmitsu]

Originally Posted by thahnic1080

i think those springs will settle a lil bit. 1 suggestion though paint the grill black it will flow with the car a lot better

The grille was painted black last summer with crappy rattle can, no clear, 25 minute job. But after the winter and debris, it's come loose. I'm probably going to repaint it soon.

[GTmitsu]

Spent some time on the car today, cleaning the piss out of it. Washed, clay barred, waxed, vacuumed, windexed, cleaned the engine bay a bit.

The body is starting to show some age. A little bit of paint chippage under the exhaust, noticed some rust bubbles on the rear hatch, and the front bumper is really getting bad with chips and scratches. Looks like new front clip will be coming soon. I happen to be doing some web design for a body shop, so maybe I can barter some work for paint? Anyway, here are some pictures.

The clay barring didn't really do much for the appearance of the paint, or at least anything totally noticeable. It is much smoother by feel, so that is nice. With me and a buddy each barring, we managed to do the entire car in about 35 minutes. After the bar, we rinsed the car off and then went at it with some more Quick Detail and Nu Finish. This thing shines like a virgin at prom!

Also going in for an alignment tomorrow. I think I might have a bad rear strut, but I'm hoping I'm wrong. There is a loud clanking noise coming from the rear passenger side, whenever I go over bumps. I'm hoping its rubbing, or maybe I reassembled the strut bump stops incorrectly. I'm also hoping that since I have some wicked camber going on, that it's the wheel bumping against the control arm. If the alignment doesnt fix the issue, I'll have to take the strut assembly out and reassemble them. I'm also thinking it's the hatch strut, but I'm not sure if they make a clanking noise when bad. The hatch stays up without a problem. I'll keep you posted.

Anywho, enough BSing. Here's some pics.





I'm the douche in blue





A good shot of the rear camber and front gap. My 18's fit nice in the front, real snug in the back. I hope the alignment gives me some more top clearance for the control arms. Right now I have about 1/2" gap, and when I hit the big bumps, I feel the smash from the rear. Plus, MN roads still suck!!!









Those are clouds!!!!!!

[MitsubishiOwn]

Car is looking good and super clean!

[GTmitsu]

Originally Posted by MitsubishiOwn

Car is looking good and super clean!

Thanks man!

[iMonster]

Did you buy the headlights? i'm pretty sure you have the same one's i do and i bought mine off craigslist and i'd like to know what kind they are. hahaha.

[GTmitsu]

Originally Posted by iMonster

Did you buy the headlights? i'm pretty sure you have the same one's i do and i bought mine off craigslist and i'd like to know what kind they are. hahaha.

They came with the car when I bought them. The PO said they came from eGay and were worth over $90. Most likely they are the generic Dual Halos. They are starting to cloud up. I'm thinking about buying some stockers from the scrap yard and cleaning them up and just installing the HID's in those. I really hate the glare in the sunlight. They light the road up nice and bright

[rsingh12]

Dont do stockers with hids unless you want to blind the shit out of people. Spend the money on real parts maybe retro fit or depos

[GTmitsu]

Some updated pics.

[GTmitsu]

Finally done modding this thing. Time to pay it off!!

[rsingh12]

Car is looking good man

[Goblin]

Good Looking Patriot and I actually kinda like the stock Strat Wheels

[Drewski0523]

That's a good looking car, keep up the good work

[ccarrillo717]

I would lose the home made front grill

[GTmitsu]

Originally Posted by ccarrillo717

I would lose the home made front grill

Looking at alternatives. I like the grills mostly because it's cheap and wont get effed up during the winter. This is my daily.

[ccarrillo717]

Message treehead. He always gets the best grills

[GTmitsu]

Soon to be installed.



Thanks to Justin for the good deal on the grille. The headlights are Halo Projectors with the black housing. No HID's in them yet, and I'm even debating on whether or not I want to fit them in. I have no problems with the output from the Xenon lights. However, with the new grille I might need a brighter headlight as I will most likely be removing the fog lights. The halo Rings are about 5x brighter than the ones from the old Headlights the PO installed. Very pleased with them.

I also have a complete Prothane bushing Set setting in my watched items cart on eBay. Along with that is everything needed to replace the timing belt since I'm getting up near 128k.

Plans for this summer are custom tails, 6g74 TB to match the Manifold, Headers, possibly a tint, and new wheels (same wheel, just better cond.)

[ccarrillo717]

[GTmitsu]

Thanks Christian, a from you means more than anything else

[ccarrillo717]

Yeah I saw my last 2 comments and you ended up getting the same grille as Jacob... Raman will spam up your members ride when he logs on

[grfft3r]

I like the grille.

[rsingh12]

You n00b, you didn't do what we talked about, I hate you
Christian, has activated my spamness

[GTmitsu]

Originally Posted by rsingh12

You n00b, you didn't do what we talked about, I hate you
Christian, has activated my spamness

You never sent me pics!

[rsingh12]

You never asked

[Silvertune]

I'll be selling a set of Motegi's hopefully sooner then later.

[M-Rod]

No engine swap plans this summer?

[GTmitsu]

Originally Posted by M-Rod

No engine swap plans this summer?

Only for the Belair, found a running 250 inline to swap in

And dont listen to Justin, he's an asshole

[GTmitsu]

Put in the new headlights today. They are teh secks. Still need to be aimed, so driving home tonight will be interesting. I like the way they look, and the materials are much better quality than the old Dual Halo's the PO installed. My old headlights started to leak water last fall, so I cooked them and resealed them. Long story short, they started to leak again hence the reason why I purchased these.

First pic is the old headlight on the left (ps) vs. new headlight on the right (ds). You can definitely see the difference a clear light lens makes.



For some reason (or maybe it was supposed to be this way) the lights came wired as the projectors being the high beam light and reflector being the low beam light. To me this didnt make sense, as the reflector light was brighter than the projector light. So i moved the pins around and wired it so the projector was low beam.







You cant really see the halo's. Oh well. I was thinking about fitting in LED's in the halo's to make them brighter, but the halo rings are sealed inside the light where my old headlights had holes drilled in the shrouding where the led's could be glued and sealed in to illuminate the rings. Not the case on these lights, and probably for good reason to prevent moisture from seaping in.

[3g_bishi]

the lights throw you off but the car looks great!

[GTmitsu]

Originally Posted by 3g_bishi

the lights throw you off but the car looks great!

Thanks?

[Silvertune]

I should've taken us away from street lights last fall so you could've seen what my headlights are like. Straight down. Also, the switched projector/high beam wiring is also a trait of the anzo's (my POS's).

You hypocrite, preaching to me about modding the eclipse when the Honda simply needs a few repairs when you're gonna go ahead and blow your load on the barge.

If you need any help with it, I know nothing of land barges but I've got tools and arms to use them.

[GTmitsu]

I was just harping you lol. But I do need some help lump porting the head. I need a die grinder with a good rasp and a drill press to countersink some bolt holes in the head. Otherwise, all I am doing to the 250 is a mild cam and rollers. Plus, replacing the fuel system from tank to carb.

[Silvertune]

Originally Posted by GTmitsu

I was just harping you lol. But I do need some help lump porting the head. I need a die grinder with a good rasp and a drill press to countersink some bolt holes in the head. Otherwise, all I am doing to the 250 is a mild cam and rollers. Plus, replacing the fuel system from tank to carb.

Bring it over some time (or even to uni or something) and I can take a look. Lump porting is a little different then what I was thinking of when you asked me before. I was more along the lines of a full port and polish out but if its just a basic clean up job and you have some time we could probably make it work. I have a drill press also I can set up if you know exactly what you want done we could make a time to do it.

Did you get a full completed motor? If you have it torn down you might as well balance it. Makes a HUGE difference in those older heavier motors and its cheap if you have no other work to do to it. I'm sure that's beyond what you're looking for though.

[GTmitsu]

I'm picking up the complete 250ci tomorrow. It's running and will drop right in. The head for the 230 and 250 are the same dimensions and are a direct bolt on. Depending on the cam I get, I may revert back to the 230 head which has different compression. The mods I can achieve are endless. Hell I can even rig up a blow by turbo system for around 300 HP on stock pistons. These old inliners are rock solid, built to last.

[Silvertune]

Balance that thing and move the power band up 700 rpms with a good cam and a cleaned out head.

Is the car currently down? I've never seen this thing.

[GTmitsu]

Originally Posted by Silvertune

Balance that thing and move the power band up 700 rpms with a good cam and a cleaned out head.

Is the car currently down? I've never seen this thing.

It's sitting in my garage with a flat tire, 9 month old gas, and a tank full of decomposed fuel clogging the sending unit (at least thats what I think). I took it out three times last year, and it was a major headache mostly because it would vaporlock and not want to start. That and the black exhaust, obnoxious lifter tick, and occaisional stalling because of said fuel issues. I have a photo album on facebook and on here with some pictures.

[M-Rod]

Its a good thing you got new headlights. The new ones actually fit and don't appear to have that weird gap like your old ones.

[GTmitsu]

Originally Posted by M-Rod

Its a good thing you got new headlights. The new ones actually fit and don't appear to have that weird gap like your old ones.

Yeah, that was another reason I decided to get new ones. The gap was terrible after I baked them this winter, I think they might have deformed when they dried. These new ones line up nice, and it even came with the nice weatherstripping seal to hide the gap a little better. Matt, you gotta let me see what you did with those tails you bought! I have an idea for my stock tails





The Halo's look amazing in the dark. Spent 50 minutes last night aiming them. Question for anyone who's aimed Projectors. Does the screw on the projector side aim them left/right and the screw on the deflector side aim them up/down? There is also a bigger glare with these lights. Might have to send them to soupboy for some treatment.

My NOGAF update:



250ci inline 6 cylinder I picked up today. Plans are simple and include about $25 in rust stripping chemicals, a few cans of rattlecan paint, lump ported heads, rollers rockers, headers, and a rebuilt carb. I'm excited to tear into this

[Silvertune]

Roller rockers but no 75$ cam upgrade? Cmon now, living in the same general area on me is enough to rub that off on you!

What can you rev that thing to out of the box?

[GTmitsu]

Originally Posted by Silvertune

Roller rockers but no 75$ cam upgrade? Cmon now, living in the same general area on me is enough to rub that off on you!

What can you rev that thing to out of the box?

Forgot about that. The cam I'm looking at is a Mild Street cam. MAX RPM is 5750 I think. Don't quote me on that. I can say that the 230 is slower than mollases running through the RPM's. With that said, I don't expect this engine to break through as fast as a small block but it should help ky low end torque, plus the cam and I should be set.