Hey guys I need some help here, I got a 1999 eclipse RS the dohc one
and im buying the Hahn Stage 1 kit to do a turbo kit I only plan on runnin 5psi for about a month, then I plan to buy a FMIC so i can run more psi, is there anything else that I should really be advised of that doesnt come with the hahn stage 1 kit , is there anything else i should buy and is there anything I should know about when I put the turbo kit in? for running and driving? so I dont blow my car up? thank you

Dood, one word "search". Not to be a dick, but this question has been asked a million times before and I bet that all of us are getting sick of answering it, at least, I know I am.

Well the Hahn kit comes w/ a crappy FMU (Cartech).. so you'll probably want to get a Vortech S-FMU. And when you get your kit installed just make sure you keep it tuned and such and you'll do fine.


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So you can make intercooler piping and stuff and modify intercoolers? I would just get the FMIC with the kit that way you don't have to deal with custom piping. Unless you up for the work like me :)

One thing I have noticed, Brynden does reply to a lot of these questions that should be searched or found in "Things We've Seen Before". The thing is, he never answers them he just bitches about the people asking the questions. Kind of a waste of time. No offense.

I think your best bet is to get a a HRC stage II with a side mount intercooler unless you plan on doing many upgrades. The fmic is more than you need for a stage II.

HEY , SORRY GUYS ABOUT THIS KINDA POST, BUT I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR, AND I DONT WANNA SCREW IT UP, AND THIS IS MY FIRST DAY ON THIS SITE, AND IVE ALREADY SEEN A WHOOOOLE LOT OF INFO, THANX FOR ALL THE INFO U GUYS HAVE HELPED AND ILL BE SURE TO USE THE SEARCH TOOL NEXT TIME I NEED HELP FIRST, BUT THANX TO ALL U THAT HELPED ME WITH MY QUESTION, AND OH YEA TO THE GUY THAT ASKED IF YA LIKE TO DO STUFF CUSTOM, YES I DO, I CAN GET A FMIC FOR 200$ FROM MY FRIEND, SO I MITE JUST GO SOMEWHERE AND DO ALL MY CUSTOM PIPING MYSELF, IM SURE I CAN FIT IT THANX GUYS, AND KEEP REPLYIN IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE KIT.... THANX

get it dyno tuned if you can. dont turn up the boost past 5-7 lbs if you are worried about blowing your motor. people will tell you can run more, and thats true, but not for long. something is going to eventually give. dont make the same mistake i did

YEA I KNO I WONT GO OVER 5-7 PSI, TILL I GET MY INLINE FUEL PUMP, FUEL RAIL, AND THE FRONT MOUNT INTERCOOLER, DOES ANYONE KNOW MY MAX PSI I CAN USE WITH ALL THA I JUST LISTED? SO I CAN RUN DAILY SAFELY FOR A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME, AND PLEASE POST THE MILES I CAN EXCEED TILL MY ENGINE BLOWS, I GOT 42,000 ON IT NOW, THANX

>YEA I KNO I WONT GO OVER 5-7 PSI, TILL I GET MY INLINE FUEL
>PUMP, FUEL RAIL, AND THE FRONT MOUNT INTERCOOLER, DOES
>ANYONE KNOW MY MAX PSI I CAN USE WITH ALL THA I JUST LISTED?
>SO I CAN RUN DAILY SAFELY FOR A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME, AND
>PLEASE POST THE MILES I CAN EXCEED TILL MY ENGINE BLOWS, I
>GOT 42,000 ON IT NOW, THANX


the hrc kit comes with an inline pump, you dont need an aftermarket fuel rail mostly because the venom sucks and you dont need a front mount over a side mount to run more boost until you get to like 15+ psi. it is not a good idea to run more than 5-7 daily if your motor is not built, this is my opinion from my experience with my car.

You will need to get you some more guages to be safe. Such as Exhaust gas temp (EGT) guage fo sho, air/fuel ratio, and a fuel pressure and/ or oil pressure guage(s) would be good too. I dont think anyone has said anything about guages yet but I might have read over it. :thumbsup

Sup again guys thanx for all the information, and yea i pretty much know about all the guages and stuff, but i dont plan to run anything over 10psi anyways, but i want a fmic cause i can get one from my friend cheap, is there a reason not to get a fmic, i mean its the same as a smic but i can get it cheaper and it looks alot better from the front of my car, hehe, thanx guys, any more tips, please post!!

i wouldn't run 10 psi daily unless you want to rebuild in a couple months. if you are built you can run over 10 psi daily with the right fuel set-up. otherwise i wouldn't run over 8 psi with the stage 2.

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>One thing I have noticed, Brynden does reply to a lot of
>these questions that should be searched or found in "Things
>We've Seen Before". The thing is, he never answers them he
>just bitches about the people asking the questions. Kind of
>a waste of time. No offense.


At least I tried to help. He could have found everything he needed to know by searching. I do not have a problem answering questions. If I can. I do not know everthing about our cars, but I know a little. I am more than willing to help. Ask anyone that IM's me, I always help.

As far as wasting time, I think that your post does a much better job of that than mine. At least I told him where to get answers.

Because of this I really think we should turn "Turbo" into some sort of "Advanced" forum and change the "Performance/Engine" into everything else. These kind of questions just flood this forum.

Advanced section would bring bigger and better discussions, less mess from repeated questions, and less posts which would let us get into threads more without it going to page 2 right away.