Upgraded site to CSS3 layout with rounded corners as opposed to using tables and images
Installed new South Bend clutch
Repainted starter heat shield gloss black. OEM finish was fading and metal was corroding
Dropped transmission off at TMZ Performance for rebuild
Dynoed at Sound Performance Open House 2011. Put down 298 whp @ 15.5 psi on their Mustang dyno
Installed Depo smoked turn signals
Installed Evo VIII Enkei wheels
Installed Sonar projector headlights and 6000K HIDs
Ran new record quarter mile time 12.564 @ 111.56 mph at Great Lakes Dragaway. This is now the world record for all 3G Eclipses with stock long blocks (both I4 and V6)
Ran new record quarter mile time 12.892 @ 109.99 mph at Great Lakes Dragaway
Set new record trap speed 113.03 mph at Great Lakes Dragaway
Ran new record quarter mile time 13.185 @ 109.64 mph at Great Lakes Dragaway
Realized some startling information. After ripping apart my injector wiring harness, I noticed that one of my injectors was wired incorrectly. This led me to believe that the injector driver on the EMS had burned up. I fixed the wiring and programmed my EMS to run off of a different injector driver. The car no longer sputters or misfires! Time to turn up the boost!
Began having some major problems. Car is dumping massive amounts of fuel as if one of the injectors is stuck wide open
Reinstalled gauge pod in car. Fit perfectly and the black looks WAY better than the silver did
Finished sanding and repainting gauge pod with VHT Wrinkle Black paint
Tuned my air temp fuel correct table. Car was running lean at night when the temperature cooled down. After tuning, it runs much more consistently regardless of ambient temperature
Changed motor oil. Had a slight panic attack when my oil pressure gauge dropped to 0 psi at idle after driving 60 miles. Relieved by the fact that either my oil pressure sending unit or its wiring are malfunctioning
Redesigned blog page. Entries are now loaded from a database and formatted automatically instead of loading HTML from a text file
Ran new record quarter mile time 14.178 @ 101.47 mph at Great Lakes Dragaway
Removed old photo gallery and posted a select few pictures in its place
Installed FIC 650cc injectors in place of my old DSM 450cc's. What a difference! Only 60% duty cycle at 11psi now
Replaced front brake rotors and pads
Completed installation of Megan coilovers. Man, that stock suspension was a bitch to remove!
Began removing stock suspension to install Megan coilover dampers
Applied 3M Scotchgard patch underneath satellite radio antenna to prevent scratching
Finished installation of SIR-SNY1 Sirius satellite radio receiver
Rewired power wire for gauges, wideband, and other accessories with 16 gauge wire. They are now switched with the ignition instead of the accessory key position
Redesigned the website a little in honor of my 6-point speeding ticket getting reduced =)
Car officially has bump in the trunk
Finished building custom subwoofer enclosure
Installed Evo VIII Fuel Rail & FPR
Rewired fuel pump with 10 gauge wire
Dynoed at Dynotuned Performance. Made 230whp and 260wtq @ 8psi. Car was having problems with ignition breakup so no tuning could be done. Will return once the problem is resolved and hoping for some higher numbers!
Installed Walbro 255lph fuel pump
Installed Invidia N1 exhaust
Removed GM 3 bar MAP and installed Zeitronix 3.5 bar MAP
Car towed to Dynotuned Performance to have motor swapped
Changed interior bulbs to blue LEDs
Added video gallery
Car runs with turbo!
Implemented a more attractive placeholder for the broken thumbnails (due to a missing PHP library)
Finished installing tranny, vacuum lines, BOV, and EBC solenoid
Finished installing manifold, turbo, wastegate, downpipe, and charge pipes
Painted calipers
Finished removing transmission
Removed mouse from HVAC fan
Finished today's projects: removed GReddy pressure senor harness, installed EGT gauge (probe is not in manifold yet), removed E-Manage from glovebox, fixed holes in factory gauge cluster, hooked in hazard light button, and spent several hours detailing the interior
Broke stock differential at Great Lakes Dragaway
Installed B&M short throw shifter
Major picture makeover
Installed Sony CDX-M8815X head unit
Jason and Calvin finished fiberglassing and painting center gauge pod to hold turbo timer and e-Boost
Uploaded pictures of equal-length manifold in progress
Installed side motor mounts and deleted power steering cooler
Finished installation of gauge pod and A/F gauge
Updated Pictures section with gauges and wideband O2 (In the Miscellaneous section)
Dropped car off at performance shop to have turbo manifold, wastegate dump tube, and downpipe fabricated
Added pictures of turbocharger and fuel injectors
Finished installation of ACT 2100lb clutch
Fabricated vacuum manifold brackets
Fabricated intake brackets and removed remaining resonators
Installed MAS adapter and air filter
Completed automated picture gallery with automatically generated thumbnails
Installed polyurethane rear motor mount
Made this website