Things done and Things to do

new radiator - waiting for my stocks to mature then I got this
new fan shroud - same here
Wideband kit - bought and mostly installed need to get an o2 bung in the exhaust
gauge pod - installed as well
symborski shift kit - bought and on it's way
this stuff has all been funded so far by just Biolife so yeah I have literally put blood sweat and tears into my DSM
it's been a little more than a year since I bought my car and yes it's been more than problematic but I just keep pusshing on to build her
it's a 1998 Mitsu Eclipse GS-T, I hope to one day find a GS-X shell and put all my interior and engine suff in it
everyone recognizes it as the silver DSM with the "zip-tied" bumper, I have lots more important things to buy for the car to build it and keep it reliable so a bumper can wait
you can have the prettiest car in the world, but if it doesn't run right it's just rice
so far the mods are:
cold air intake piping is an injen style nameless ebay pipe that I bought from a salvage yard find
HKS SSQVII BOV
3" cat-less exhaust downpipe is Megan cat-back is K2
solid core shift bushings
getting soon:
Mishimoto Rad and fan shroud

I originally budgeted for ~$702 now after lots of price shopping and patience I'm restrctured at $630 for the same excat stuff lol it's great when you know where to look

Sounds fun. If you don't mind me asking, how much is the shift kit, what does it do, and why are you buying it?

shift kit $36 before shipping and it goes inside the shift knob area to stiffen up the housing makes the shift even more comfy figured why not Rafe suggested it and it gets good reviews nd doesn't cost arm and a leg
heres a link to it and the instructions
http://www.machv.com/symshifkit1.html
and the vfaq is here
http://www.plymouthlaser.com/symbor.htm
the vfaq explains where it goes and what it does better than I can

ok, I was just wondering, hoping you weren't spending $200 on something that isn't going to make your car go faster/run better

I do my research only thing I'm getting performance wise for the car is a new rad and fans combined cost the same as OEM and the Wideband that I bought for way cheaper than normal

Soo just to say to all you DSM guys out there Symborski shift kits feels soooo nice my new rad that I bought through Tim vallie works great and was a perfect OEM fit, just bought new plugs and wires finally for the car going to do a oil change, seafoam, compression test, and if anyone can help me do a leakdown/boost leak test it would be greatly appreciated

I'm just waiting for confirmation for another person about my window before I do all the stuff