First off, I would like to express my appreciation for this site and its members. The wealth of knowledge and wisdom from its members has helped me in many situations during the build of my car. I believe this site has provided immeasurable knowledge to those who enjoy and love our unique vehicles. Ok, enough praising, let’s get to the purpose of my post. My name is David Mathis and I’ve owned my 98 Eclipse GS for a little over 3 years, and enjoyed every minute of it. I originally purchased this vehicle from a member of this site, and he had already done extensive work to the car. The car had a built bottom end, Portfueler, Super 20g, and numerous other modifications. I drove the car off and on for about a year. I ended up having a collision on the interstate with a 12’ long 4”x4” stud. It struck my downpipe squarely and lifted the head, and collapsed my 3” exhaust piping. This incident led me in my current direction with the car. I wanted to be unique from some of the other cars out there.
Modifications • Slowboy Racing 420a Block o Wiseco 8.8:1 o Crower Rods o Clevite Rod Bearings o Clevite Main Bearings o ARP Rod Bolts o ARP Main Bolts o Bored .020 over o Decked Block • Slowboy Racing Stage III Head o ARP Head Studs o Cometic Head Gasket o Crower Stage II Turbo Cams o AEM Tru Time Cam Gears o Crower Springs o Crower Titanium Retainers o New Valve Stems o Supertech Valves o New Valve Guides o SBR 5 Angle Competition Valve Job o SBR Stage III Port Work o 100% Hot Tanked o Pressure Checked o Fully Decked Head Surface o Candy Ruby Red Valve Cover o New Mechanical Tensioner o New Gates Racing Timing Belt o Custom Intake Manifold and Throttle Cable Turbo & Intercooler • Garrett GT 35R Dual Ball Bearing Turbo o Oil and Water Cooled • Hahn Racecraft Front Mount Intercooler w/Piping Kit • TurboSmart 38mm Wastegate Ignition • Custom Coil on Plug Setup • Magnecor Race Plug wires Fuel • Walbro 255 Hp Inline Fuel Pump • FAST 95 lb/hr Fuel Injectors • Ross Machine Racing Fuel Rail • Aeromotive Fuel Pressure Regulator • Numerous AN Fittings and Starlite Racing Hose Cooling • Fluidyne Aluminum Radiator Exhaust • Custom 3” Downpipe • Star Exhaust Manifold • Magnaflow Custom Exhaust Drivetrain • Competition Clutch Stage 4, 6 Puck Disk • Competition Clutch Stainless Steel Flywheel • ARP Flywheel Bolts Electronics • Haltech Ell V2 Standalone ECU • Custom Haltech Hall Effect Sensor • Haltech Boost Control Solenoid • RacePack Digital Dash Display • Haltech Wideband O2 Sensor • Autometer Guages o Fuel Level o Oil Pressure o Exhaust Gas Temperature • Greddy Turbo Timer • Custom Wire Tuck • Custom Military Spec Connectors Interior • Custom Seats • Custom Speaker Box • Custom Door Panels • Short Throw Shifter Audio • Alpine iDA-X001 • Alpine 6.5 Inch Component Speaker Front and Rear • Custom Speaker Box • Alpine MRP-850 Mono Amplifier • Alpine MRP-450 4 Channel Amplifier • Alpine Type R 12” Subwoofer • FatMat Sound Dampening Mat • Summit Custom Battery Box Wheels/Brakes & Suspension • Volk RE30 Racing Wheels o 18 x 8.5 Bronze • Falken Azenis RT-615 Tires • Stillen AP Racing 4 Piston Caliper Brakes • Cross Drilled and Slotted Rotors • Megan Racing Coilovers • Stillen Strut Tower Braces Front and Rear • Energy Suspension Master Urethane Bushing Kit
These pictures are eight months old and do not have the new intake manifold or the wire tuck. I’ll have that finished this weekend. While I have the attention of the forum, I want to test the waters a bit, and get the opinion of those who understand the value of our vehicles. I would like to try to sell my car, but I don’t have too. I totally understand I’m not going to get anywhere near what I’ve invested. I’m looking for a realistic number considering the modifications. Again, great site and I’m open to your opinions and comments. Thanks David Mathis
