I am new to this site and new to owning a DSM.
I just got my hands on a 1997 Eclipse Spyder Turbo.
Here's the problem... Until I got this car I've never even seen a turbocharger in real life before nor do I know what I'm doing with it. I got it with performance parts already on it but I am a total n00b.
Just wondering if there is someone in the Simcoe, Tillsonburg, Port Rowan kind of area that would be willing to show me a few things and bestow some of their DSM and turbo related knowledge upon me? That would be super duper.

I'm in Brantford if you would like to come out here I'd be glad to help you out,

You've come do the right place for your wealth of DSM knowledge my friend. Welcome to the club. One good way to start learning, is to read. There is a lot to read on here, so you'll keep yourself busy for a long time. Next you can use the search option, if you're looking for something in particular. Also if you want to know about the mods on your car, you could take pictures and show the world, and we can potentially guide you where to look.

Now, two things:

1) Please for the love of god don't go cranking the boost and blowing stuff up. Like has been said before, people crank the boost to 20psi on stock injectors and give our cars a bad name .

2) Pictures, or it didn't happen.

That being said, once again, welcome to the club!

You lucked out in owning your car in Port Rowan man. Ziggy is pretty much on your doorstep!

From the Mod team, welcome to the board! As previously stated by my oh-so-slow friend above, pictures or BAN!

Ryan, at least my cars have real transmissions

At least my cars have seen the track!

Your car. Is this your 4th DSM? Is it still broken?

Besides, my DSM has seen the track. It's just never been on it

All the bickering aside, welcome Dustin!

Love you Ryan

Ryan should have kept his latest DSM off of the track! Save himself some embarrassment!

Brandon... you can talk when your MR-Poo posts a time. What are you even doing on a DSM board without a DSM???

Making fun of you of course

Thanks guys. I am actually in Brantford a lot, maybe some time I will see if I can come by.
As for the pics I'll see what I can do.
I was told that the injectors are upgraded but to be honest I can't tell what they are. I wouldn't know how to turn up the boost anyway, as I said I know zero about it. I know that the boost guage already goes way up there so somebody before me knew how.
Just by looking at what doesn't look stock I can see a front mount intercooler, Injen intake, full exhuast system, Aeromotive fuel pump, Stewart Warner boost and a/f guages. The BOV doesn't look stock but I don't know what it is. It has some numbers and letters on it lol. Says GF8 and 1003-5 which means nothing to me.

Like I said before: take pictures

The Aeromotive thing is probably a fuel pressure regulator, under the hood. Fuel pump is under the rear seats.

Haha well as I said I don't know. I know I hear a fuel pump so it's around somewhere lol. I'll go take pics now, I don't know how to post them yet but I'll figure it out.

I'll post them for you on my photobucket account, or if you have a photobucket account you can do it yourself. Check your PM's or read here:
http://www.ca.dsm.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=251780#Post251780

Ok I took pics but they are gigantic, I'm going to try and shrink them.

I'm also in brantford along with another dsm'er on the bord, always willing to lend a hand if needed.

feel free to pop upto food basics tim hortons soemtime, were usually out just hanging around.

I've got a 96 blacked out everything lol

I've got the pictures of Dustin's car, and I'd like to say, it looks like you've got a great base to start. A lot of good mods on there, and looks like you have a really nice car. Just be nice to her . Oh, are you intending to drive this in the winter?

Things I noticed: I see that your intake pipe recirc looks open to the atmosphere: is it plugged? Also, you're missing an exhaust manifold nut. Otherwise, nice!





















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Welcome Dustin, If you are able to get the list of mods from the previous owner it would be abit more useful on finding some non-visable mods

Seems like you got a 14b or a 16g turbo on there

Welcome dude!

Who was the previous owner of that car? It looks familiar. I think it was posted for sale here

I know one of the nuts is missing, there are other things that need to be done as well. The intake has a plugged hose coming out of it so I assume that's what you are talking about.
I can't remember the name of the guy I got it from but I got it from Mississauga.
I don't think driving it in the winter would be possible cause it's extremely low to the ground. There is only like 3" under the rad.
Thanks Eric for hosting my pics and thanks to everyone for the welcome.

Welcome, your cars awesome =)

It was owned by Ryan Scott about a year ago.

Dustin - here is a link to his for sale post which I believe gives you important information such as that this was orginally a GS(non-turbo) not sure if you knew that - should be a bit cheaper on insurance. As well as several mods you may have not known about. http://www.ca.dsm.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=41370&Number=277791#Post277791

Thank you, that will come in handy
It's good to know exactly what's in it.
Unfortunately I'm already paying turbo insurance. Damn insurance is mad expensive. Probably mostly due to the old lead foot being captured by bacon on too many occasions.
I've read some about blue/black/yellow top injectors what does that mean?

blue top = stock 1g - 450cc, black top stock 2g - 450cc, yellow top only on some JDM motors - 510cc

Thanks again
Haha this is totally unrelated but I have to write it anyway. When I got my eclipse I gave a buddy the junky Cavalier that I was driving to put in a demo derby. And the hunk of crap won lol.
Just had to write that cause it was exciting to me.

Ok so today I was opening my door and my alarm, which I didn't know I had, started going off. I don't have a remote for it, all I have is a key. For some reason putting the key in the driver's door did nothing and I had to put it in the passenger door to shut it up.
Would it have had a remote originally? If so is there any way I could get a remote that would sync up to what's there other than trying to get it from the previous owner or am I S.O.L.?
And if I have no other options how can I disconnect it? It's only done it twice and it's already annoying.

You should take a look for the alarm, see if you can find the brain. If you do find the brain, get the serial and model # for it, and contact the manufacterer. They will usually sell you a remote and give you instructions on how to get it to work. I have a compustar one in my car, and to turn off the alarm you put the key in the ignition and turn on/off seven times.

Ok thanks, do you know approximately where it would be?

depends on the installer really. Mine was found under the dash above the interior fuse panel. Look near the ECU, and they might have even put it under the hood (doubt that)

Ok cool, I'll check it out in the daylight.
Another question, at what point should it start making boost?
It seems like under normal driving it doesn't really boost, it's usually in vaccuum. Is that normal?