DSM thread
Images are sometimes not shown due to bandwidth/network limitations. Refreshing the page usually helps.
You are currently reading a thread in /o/ - Auto
You are currently reading a thread in /o/ - Auto
Who Talon/Eclipse/Laser here?
Fwd
>>14148409
These things are the ubiquotous beat-to-shit raceboi car.
I want one so badly, but are they are either fwd, BADLY damaged exterior, a bajillion mods or simply cant start.
Why live.
>>14148501
fwd
>>14148501
>>14148717
>being so young that you don't know that they came in a turbo awd drive train
Underageb&d new fags
>>14148727
>Being so new you don't know the fastest DSM in the world is FWD
>>14148743
>you want prey game
>>14148743
>FWD
>huge ass wing
>>14148749
Now you know that huge ass wings are useful on FWD cars.
>>14148749
>still the fastest dsm in the world
>>14148517
Have 2 of them myself a 1ga and a 1gb, this is not inaccurate. I'll go take some pictures of the one in the garage.
>>14148743
[citation needed]
>>14148727
You mean the really rare car
What do you guys think of fwd 2nd gen DSM as a first car?
There are some really good condition ones for cheap here
Want a fun dependable cheap DD that I can track day with when I can
Seeing what alternatives there are to Miatas , 4g and 5g Prelude, Del Sol, and 6th gen civics
Where are the DSM in that line up
How do they handle
>>14148915
I wouldn't buy one that wasn't all wheel drive, you'll have trouble putting the power down with even light mods
>>14149018
Those are really rare though
Darn
>>14149026
Even the AWD don't handle well, cornering leaves much to be desired they're good for going fast in a straight line not much else
>>14148409
How is your crank m8? Has it gone on a walk lately?
>>14148915
Miata
Starion/Conquest
Supra
Soarer
C4
S30 Z
Engine swapped compact truck (5.0 Ranger, 350 S10, 4G63/4 B2600 or Mighty Max, L28 hardbody, etc)
I just want a 2g gsx.
>>14149139
Had one. Was meh
2nd gen eclipses are goat
>>14149098
These are all very rare
>>14148749
>thinking that FWD cars cant benefit from a spoiler.
Don't worry anon, by the time the next bus arrives you might have figured it out.
>>14149226
Hide and report
I had a DSM. It was a 97' Dodge Avenger. It has the DOHC v6 Mitsubishi engine and the same interior as an eclipse. It was fat, and slow. Good torque off the line, but nothing special.
Now, 12 years later I have a 2008 eclipse special edition with the factory aero kit. I like it, fun car, easy on gas, slow in a straight line but good upper RPM power with on the interstate, easy to jump from 70 - 90mph on interstate driving.
>>14148915
get a 240sx
>>14149388
No too rare
>>14149396
no way, not if you live in the U.S. they made them from 89' - 98'
the 1993 I had was RWD and only weighed 2700lbs.
>>14149405
Too rare
>>14149405
Wow a RWD 240sx? Rare find man
other one I outside too cold and snowy out to get pictures
>>14149440
cant be that cold down in aus
In this day and age 100% honesty DSM's aren't worth owning anymore unless you have a specific love for them like I do.
They were worth owning but now clean well maintained examples are becoming over priced and their aftermarket is finally starting to diminish for dsm specific parts. Especially when it comes to transmission parts for example. Mitsubishi trans parts for dsms are starting to no longer be in extreme mass production which is causing more rebuilders to pull out of the business or prices to skyrocket.
Same thing happened to the stock mitsu turbos a few years back. It's only going to get worse so it's going to get less affordable to build them
As of the moment they're still decent to get parts for and have lots of aftermarket and are cheap t build. However the hill for dsms and their aftermarket has been crested and is starting to go downhill. So it's just now a matter of if you really want to own one and deal with the hurdles that will come with owning one in todays world.
The fattest 4 banger on a quarter mile is a 4g63 in a 3rd gen Eclipses
>>14149547
That's why we need to give thanks to Buschur Racing and Shepherd racing for building specific parts for the DSM cars
>>14149377
The Avenger didn't have a DOHC engine. It had an SOHC 6G73 meant for family sedans.
>>14149547
Also Mitsubishi parts support in the USA is straight garbage thanks to MMNA not giving a fuck about the dealer network that needs a whole lot of fixing.
>>14149207
>Miata
>Soarer
>Corvette
>Rare
Buy a Civic and shut the fuck up.
>>14149078
no because its a 420a
Also my rear calipers were fucked, so i'm waiting to do that and the lines that blew
then im going to waste thousands of dollars and waste hundreds of hours repairing rust
and then maybe I will buy a 4g63 and watch as my crank does the harlem shake
>>14149226
>brings up spoilers when people are talking about wings
baka
>>14151519
I wish I lived in your magic country
>>14152122
In my local Craigslist, there are:
>171 Miatas
>46 SC300s
>71 SC400s
>447 Corvettes (64 of which are under $5k)
What shitty fifth world country do you live in?
>>14152154
America
I wish I had those cars
I think the best I can get is a 97 civic
>>14148409
I've had a few Eclipse, I'll talk about my experience with each gen.
Starting with my old 1999 Eclipse. Great little car, my second favorite generation of Eclipse. Was super reliable, only repair it ever needed was a thermostat and that was like $12. I bought it with 220k km on the engine and it ran perfectly. Bought it looking pretty rough, it was blue with paint fade everywhere. I stripped it myself and painted it white, first time painting anything lol. Discovered it was a deep purple originally, wish it had the original paint when I bought it as its one of my favorite colors. The only real issue with this car was the build quality, especially the door handles. All and all my second favorite eclipse and loved owning it.
>>14152332
The second Eclipse I owned, and my least favorite was my 3rd gen 2003 Spyder. I never owned a convertible before and I doubt I'll own another.
This car was again very reliable. It was a much different car to the 2nd gen, didn't feel like a successor to the 2g Eclipse. It was a much nicer car in regards to materials, but lacking compared to the 4g. Driving the car it felt more like a touring car and not like a tuner. I did enjoy the car, but it was much different. For repairs the car needed a motor mount, which was pretty cheap and easy to install. I did replace the water pump and timing belt as well but that was just general maintenance. I will say that even in its convertible form the chassis felt more solid than the 2g, though Mitsubishi claimed that going from the 2g to the 3g they increased chassis strength 30% so it makes sense. Chrysler ended up taking the chassis and extending it 2" for use in its Sebring.
>>14152381
My 3rd Eclipse, a 2008 4g. This has definitely been my favorite of all the Eclipses I've owned. Mitsubishi claims that they looked to the 2g Eclipse when designing the 4g and it shows not only in its exterior design but how the car feels when your driving it.
Visually I loved my 2g, so I was always drawn to the 4g. The roof line coming down to the round ass end, the low wide stance, it's all in the 4g. Interior is visually different, gone is the cockpit dash that wraps around the driver. Beyond that though the car feels like a 2g when sitting in it, driving. Seating position is low, requiring your legs to extend out and the seat to be tilted back. Handling feels like the 2g but much more solid than either the 2g or 3g. Materials are above the 3g with soft touch material across the entire dash, most the doors, leather wrapped steering wheel and shifter feel great. The seats have tons of bolstering and are really excellent. If you like the 2g and want a more reliable, modern version that has improved build quality this is the car. The engine having Mivec is a lot of fun getting into lift, I can understand why honda owners love their vtec now lol.
My 4g specifically came with many modifications and handles very well. It has a full tein suspension, eibach strut braces, upgraded sway bars, injen CAI, Flow Master catback exhaust, and a light weight under drive pulley.
>>14149377
Needs a drop.
>>14149377
>Buying a 3kgt/avenger without twin turbo
>no awd
That was your first problem
>>14152962
>3kgt/avenger
3000GT was a Stealth. Pretty sure the Avenger was the Galant and Eagle Vision, but I don't know much about Chryslers or Mitsus.
>>14152434
Not gonna lie thats sexy as fuck senpai
>>14152962
>3kgt/avenger
Nigga what
I am an idiot for buying my Talon, but I do admit the car did steal my heart very quickly
All the terrible rust that is probably unfixable will be my undoing, but god help me I will try armed with only my friends drive on rack and his snap on welder and the mighty support of this page
http://www.mitsubishipartswarehouse.com/parts/1995/Mitsubishi/Eclipse/GS?siteid=214581&vehicleid=96170&diagram=6226580
>>14148888
>rare
>>14153498
Yep
>>14153913
Don't think you know what rare means.
>>14153946
perhaps specifically clean unmolested and at a reasonable price
>>14153953
No I mean literally not sold here
>>14153976
Where si that?
Kangarooland?
>>14155315
America
>>14155341
They sold the AWD Dsms in america dawg
>>14155369
But they're not for sale here, they're rare
one of my buds picked up a mint 1997 gsx for 3,500$ and another buddy got a 1997 gst with 32,000miles for 6k
there are like 6 other gsx's runnin around in my city
>>14155386
They actually aren't
they just cost 5-8k if they aren't totally clapped out
>>14155428
Nah they're literally not found here sadly
>>14155432
a couple posts above you bruh
>>14155441
I know. But they're not here.
>>14155425
Eclipse have a better front but the Talons win in the booty competition
>>14155445
Fuck off takumi
>>14152332
>>14152381
>>14152434
>>14152434
Paul Walker didn't die he just posts on /o/ as teamgunstar
>>14155447
>Eclipse have a better front but the Talons win in the booty competition
Nope.
>>14155447
That's like saying stealths look better than 3kgts, this is false.
>>14153105
Get a factory service manual, dipshit.
>>14157792
How the fuck would a factory manual help with rust...this fucking board sometimes...
>>14157862
Lmao that guy you replied to was so confident with his answer
>>14157862
Just go under R for rust in the factory manual. It's totally in there.
>>14148717
this car held the lap record at some race track
>>14158423
yeah because they predicted the rust spots on the car before they even started to get rust
