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  1. Dawson159

    2G Battery and brake light flashing(not flickering) +CEL

    After driving my very spirited on Friday night the brake and battery light started to flash(not flicker) I know that means my alternator is going out because it has happened twice already:ohdamn: anyway when I would go to neutral and slow down so it would idle down the cel would come on and the...
  2. Dawson159

    Resolved Shaft won’t go all the way in

    making a 16g/20g hybrid and I can’t get the exhaust wheel/shaft all the way in, it’s super close but it won’t go in the last few millimeters is there something I’m doing wrong? I’ve go it past the seal but it’s still too far out
  3. Dawson159

    2G GST and GSX motor swap/trade difficulty

    i currently have a 98 gst with 12k miles on the rebuilt motor it is stock internals except cams, I’ve been looking for a gsx for a while to swap my motor into, I was mainly looking for a gsx with a blown motor so it would be cheaper but I found a gsx for sale about 300 miles from me that runs...
  4. Dawson159

    ECMlink Lost all changes in dsmlink

    I started my car today after making some changes on dsmlink earlier today and it was hard to start then I was running super Rich so I plugged the computer in and all my changes I have ever made are gone everything is back to default. what happened and can I get it back?
  5. Dawson159

    2G Whining noise from timing belt area?

    On my way home from work and downshifted to third then second normal driving went around the corner and heard a whining from my engine bay. Got home and this is the noise it’s making, what happened?
  6. Dawson159

    Pics of Dark Plum Pearl paint?

    how Rare are 2g dsm’s painted in a dark Plum Pearl? I looked through all paint codes and only the 1998 talon and 1999 eclipse have the option for this paint code from what I found. I was playing forza and the talon had purple as one of the manufacturer color options and I was like that isn’t an...
  7. Dawson159

    2G Mishimoto slim fan keeps blowing fuse

    I bought 2 mishimoto slim fans and hooked one of them up(the cooling fan) and everyone time it turns on it blows the 30amp fuse in the engine bay fuse box. I’ve turned the fans on, on dsmlink and by letting the car idle till they kicked on, it blew the fuse both times I only Hooked the passenger...
  8. Dawson159

    2G How to take passenger window out

    Trying to take passenger window out of my donor car has no battery and window is rolled all the way up, how do I get it out?
  9. Dawson159

    2G Parking brake dragging

    i replaced my rear rotors and now my parking brake is dragging on the rear right wheel. it drags on the new rotor and the old rotor. What should I do to fix this?
  10. Dawson159

    2G Sparco r100 seats

    Installed vinyl Sparco r100’s in my car in December just forgot to post pics of them so here they are. I used stock sliders and there isn’t much head room. I’m about 6’1” and my hair just barely touches the ceiling.
  11. Dawson159

    2G Oil leak/spray

    My car has had an oil leak since I bought it. it drips three drops right underneath the oil pump/oil filter housing area but it also sprays all over under the car. It sprays on my intercooler piping the bottom of turbo, all over the oil pan, etc it has progressively gotten worse and now it makes...
  12. Dawson159

    2G Good or silver rims?

    Honest opinion should I go the usual route and go silver rims on my green eclipse or should I try out some gold rims? I was thinking 18inch Motegi mr138’s gold
  13. Dawson159

    Limited slip differential worth it?

    I’m thinking about buying an lsd for my fwd gst. It’s a pretty exspensive modification to do so I’m wondering if it will give me more traction which is what I’m after. I want to be able to hit boost in first gear without peeling out so will a lsd allow me to do that or should I try to find a...
  14. Dawson159

    2G Fog light deletes?

    Wondering if anyone makes custom fog lights hole covers/deletes? I know people used to make them but it was like 5 years ago.
  15. Dawson159

    ECMlink Any tips/advice tuning with 91 octane?

    91 octane is the best I have in Montana so I was wondering if anyone had any tuning tips or any advice at all for making a bit more power my goal is 300 at the crank and my super rough estimate would be 270hp right now with 16psi on a 16g. I know 91 isn’t much different then the higher octanes...
  16. Dawson159

    Resolved Can’t boost past 8psi

    My car won’t boost past 8 psi it gets to 8psi then stays there steady no boost leaks or vacuum leaksI also took my actuator arm off and moved the wastegate and it moved freely but it acts like the wastegate is getting stuck openI have a Hallman mbc hooked up turned all the way down it...
  17. Dawson159

    2G Keyless entry programming mode?

    I’ve been trying to make this work for days now and I cant throw my car into programming mode i for sure have keyless entry I jump pins 1 and 4 can someone confirm that I’m using the right pins? PIN number 1 is the farthest right and closest to your knee Then I sit in the seat and shut the door...
  18. Dawson159

    Injectors not fitting in fuel rail

    I bought these Bosch injectors off of someone on the forums here and they aren’t fitting into the fuel rail. I’m guessing I’m screwed cuz they obviously won’t fit but maybe I’m doing something wrong and not putting them in right?:idontknow:
  19. Dawson159

    General Is Apexi avc-r a good boost controller

    just wondering if anyone uses one for Their fwd dsm so they don’t peel out at high boost and low gears and if it’s a good boost controller. Also are they easy to install?
  20. Dawson159

    2G Cant get turbo coolant banjo bolt off

    I’ve been trying for an hour and I’m starting to strip the bolt the space is so tight and the only thing I can get half on there is a huge 22mm wrench anyone have a better way?The banjo bolt that connects the coolant return line to the turbo
  21. Dawson159

    2G Car won’t go into programming mode

    I’m trying to program a fob and i keep jumping a paperclip to pin 1 and pin 4 then shutting the door and turning the key from off to acc to off again but nothing happens after that when the locks are supposed to open and close a few times idk what I’m doing wrong plz help
  22. Dawson159

    ECMlink How to compensate for bigger injectors

    ive looked all over and can’t find a post that explains how to do thisI have Bosch 650cc injectors that I haven’t put in my car yet and I’m trying to figure how to tune for them with dsmlink v3 after I have them inCan someone explain how to do it?
  23. Dawson159

    When are better headstuds needed?

    I have a 2g eclipse with a 6bolt swap and I just bought a 16g my goal is around 300whp maybe a little less so I was wondering if I was gonna need arp head studs? And what is the safe limit on stock headstuds If I can’t make 300whp on them?
  24. Dawson159

    For Sale WTB 16g or t28 turbo

    looking for 16g or t28 preferably rebuilt or core that needs to be rebuilt but would also buy a regular used with minimal shaft play Must be genuine mhi or Garrett
  25. Dawson159

    2G Banner on back window

    anyone have a banner across Their back window? If so I would like to see pictures. Looking for 2g dsm btw
  26. Dawson159

    Car salesman meme

    :p
  27. Dawson159

    ECMlink Changing max volt?

    I have an aem uego wideband and it doesn’t read the same as dsmlink. I read a thread about how to make it read the same by changing the max volt but how do you do that? Or is that even correct? I’m still learning link so it might be right in front of me But I need helpIt’s dsmlink v3 btw
  28. Dawson159

    2G Which rims?

    which rims? Going on a monarch green 2g eclipse gst
  29. Dawson159

    2G Which rims?

    which rims? Going on a monarch green 2g eclipse gst
  30. Dawson159

    Thought this was funny so

    Most of you can probably relate to this;)
  31. Dawson159

    Average price for a mhi 16g turbo core

    Just wondering what price I would be looking at for a used genuine mhi 16g turbo with and without shaftplay. (So prices for both) There are a few threads about this but they are super old so I’m wondering what a good price for them in 2018 would be. Didn’t know what part of the forums to put...
  32. Dawson159

    2G No start no click power to car

    I put my throttle body back on yesterday after adjusting the fiav and I went to start the car and... nothing I thought the battery was dead so I charged it and tried to start it again and nothing I don’t even remember a click but it may have clicked I can’t remember.. but it definitly isn’t...
  33. Dawson159

    Idle surge that fixes itself

    I have a 98 Eclipse gst with 127k miles that has really weird idle surge When u start the car will idle surge Minorly not bad and will do it for a while and randomly spike up to 2k rpms then settle at around 1k rpms where it’s supposed to be (depending on how cold it is outside) but if u tried...
  34. Dawson159

    2G Cold acceleration hesitation at 2k rpms

    Ok so when I start my car and it’s cold or relatively cold (sat for maybe 2 hours) when I start up and drive it right away and try to go over 2k rpms it hesitates horribly. If I let it warm up for around 2-4 minutes it isn’t as bad and sometimes u cant even feel it. The warmer it gets the better...
  35. Dawson159

    Weird idle

    so here’s the deal,Whenever I start my eclipse it idles really bad and almost stalls until about 5-10 minutes later the idle jumps and idles regular. I can’t drive it until the idle spikes so it sucks. I’ve researched it a bit and it seems that what I need to do is block my FIAV. I found a...
  36. Dawson159

    2G Overboosting help

    so yesterday was the first day I got to drive my eclipse more than 2 miles st once and I noticed my boost gauge was reading 25psi and I was like oh shit so I pulled over and me and my friend tuned down my manual boost controller all the way down it read 12psi which made sense because 10psi is...
  37. Dawson159

    2G Huge Bumper and hood gap and small bumper light gap

    I have a pretty big gap between my front bumper and hood and a smaller gap between my left headlight and bumper. There are a lot of threads on the headlight/bumper gap but I couldn’t find any about the hood/bumper gap. Is there a way to fix it? Is the bumper the problem or is it the hood? Check...
  38. Dawson159

    Max boost on t25 untuned

    I have a 98 Eclipse gst with a freshly rebuilt t25 turbo in it. I live in billings Montana and there isn’t one professional tuner in the whole city so if I ever want to tune the car I’m going to have to drive somewhere or buy and learn how to use dsm link. I was wondering how much boost I can...
  39. Dawson159

    Car running bad at idle and low rpms no boost leak?

    I recently replaced my turbo on my 98 eclipse gst I had bought the car with a bad turbo and only drove it once before buying and taking it home and taking it apart. I got it running but it is running super rich and really bad at idle. Is idles at about 800 rpms but sometimes idles at 1000...
  40. Dawson159

    Turbo Oil supply line leak

    My turbo oil supply line is leaking at the top of the turbo I just had my turbo rebuilt and I just put it back together and everything is good except the turbo oil supply line. What tool can I use to tighten it more because it is in literally the worst spot ever and I think it needs to be...
  41. Dawson159

    1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse gst

    Dawson159 submitted a new DSM Profile :1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse gstRead more about this vehicle here...
  42. Dawson159

    Safe boost on rebuilt t25

    My t25 turbo is being rebuilt rn and I will be getting it back next week. The car came with a manual boost controller when I bought it and I was wondering how much boost I can safely run on a stock rebuilt t25 turbo with upgraded intercooler,down pipe, j pipe, turbo back exhaust, upgraded fuel...
  43. Dawson159

    Broken fuel door

    My fuel door broke when I opened it.the little plastic piece that comes back when u pull the open lever broke off and I don’t know what to do to fix it can anyone help? There are pictures below:dsm:
  44. Dawson159

    Rebuild or replace?

    My turbo is bad in my 98 Eclipse gst it has aftermarket fuel pump, down pipe, j pipe, intercooler, etc. I just bought it so I may be missing a few things. I dont have a lot of money to spend so I want to either rebuild my t25 or replace it with another t25. Which one should I do? Plz don’t...
  45. Dawson159

    Opinion on car/turbo

    There is a 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse gst for sale by private owner that I am looking at. It has a full 6 bolt swap,new clutch, dsm link v3, and a few other things. It’s for sale for a really good price but the only big problem it has is the turbo is burning and leaking oil and will need to be...
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