Eric's Sweet Potato [Archive]

EricS09RA

03-14-2011, 02:01 PM

This is my '09 Rotor Glow. I bought her brand new in July '09.

I started with 15% tints all around, K&N Drop In Filter, and Eibach Sportline Springs

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Miami%20Photoshoot/mps6.jpg

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Miami%20Photoshoot/mps1.jpg

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Miami%20Photoshoot/mps2.jpg

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Miami%20Photoshoot/mps12.jpg

GAbOS

03-14-2011, 02:03 PM

great lookin' photos!

frylock

03-14-2011, 02:09 PM

looks awesome man

EricS09RA

03-14-2011, 02:19 PM

Next came the Plasti-dip. I did the nose ring and the window strips. I have had to re-do them once, and I am going to need to do it again pretty soon here. I've decided I'm done with plasti-dip, next time I'm using paint.

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/black%20out/BlackOut1.jpg

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/black%20out/BlackOut2.jpg

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/black%20out/BlackOut3.jpg

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/black%20out/avatar.jpg

GAbOS

03-14-2011, 02:24 PM

Just curious, as I am about to do my chrome bits.
What issues are you running into with Plasti-Dip?

EricS09RA

03-14-2011, 02:28 PM

Step three was installing GST Base Tune, and new wheels. I went with Rota Grids 18x8.5 +44. They came with Hancook V12 evos 225/40. I haven't had any problems rubbing, so when it's time for new tires I'm gonna try 235's. And if I still have no issues, then maybe 245's.

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/wheels/fuddruckers.jpg

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Sawgrass%20Mills/sawgrass11.jpg

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Sawgrass%20Mills/sawgrass6.jpg

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Sawgrass%20Mills/sawgrass3.jpg

EricS09RA

03-14-2011, 02:40 PM

Just curious, as I am about to do my chrome bits.
What issues are you running into with Plasti-Dip?

The first time I re-did them was my own fault. I got a little imaptient and didn't let it dry long enough. It came out looking pretty crappy, so if you do use it, let it dry overnight. That's a little overkill, but it's the only way to be sure.

It just doesn't hold up that well over time. I have to be very careful cleaning my windows because if brush against the window strips too hard it leaves scratches in the plasti-dip. Also, I hit a pretty big bug and couldn't wash my car right away. It had wedged itself right in between the nose ring and the bumper. When I finally washed it, it had disscolored the plasti-dip and caused it to tear a little.

The stuff is just too high maintenance for me, I want to be able to do it once and not have to worry about it.

E46byeRAhi

03-14-2011, 10:36 PM

south florida is rollin deep with lancers, looking good.

BravoZero

03-15-2011, 07:11 AM

Haha... never heard the RG Lancers referred to as a "sweet potato", that's funny.

Looks great dude! I've decided to avoid the Plasti-Dip all together and will have the chrome ring professionally painted black and will be getting the window trim replaced with the all-black pieces from the GSR.

EricS09RA

03-15-2011, 06:27 PM

Mkid

03-23-2011, 02:52 PM

How much do those black window trim pieces from the GSR go for?

BravoZero

03-23-2011, 02:54 PM

How much do those black window trim pieces from the GSR go for?

http://www.mitsubishiparts.net/catalog/?section=733

Follow that link, then it's the third item down the list.

Cesarn2928

04-19-2011, 09:02 PM

eric we need a new photoshoot bruh!!! wit all them new cats at the club :D

EricS09RA

04-20-2011, 05:51 AM

deffinitely bro!!!

I'm workin on some projects today. If all goes as planned, I'll have evo x intercooler and intake installed :D

hit me up if you're not doin anything today

Cesarn2928

04-20-2011, 08:33 AM

deffinitely bro!!!

I'm workin on some projects today. If all goes as planned, I'll have evo x intercooler and intake installed :D

hit me up if you're not doin anything today

nice!!!!!!!!!!!!! well i cant today man =[ i wud love to help but i got exam 2morrow and if i dont get a 100 on this bitch ima have a B.. i need a A lol

EricS09RA

04-20-2011, 09:15 PM

installed evo x intercooler and did the diy intake using the evo maf housing and a cone filter today. pics will be up soon.

Cesarn2928

04-20-2011, 09:22 PM

installed evo x intercooler and did the diy intake using the evo maf housing and a cone filter today. pics will be up soon.

nice broooooo i wanna see that!!! goooshhhhhh

BravoZero

04-21-2011, 07:11 AM

installed evo x intercooler and did the diy intake using the evo maf housing and a cone filter today. pics will be up soon.

Nice! How hard was the intercooler install? What all was used?

EricS09RA

04-21-2011, 08:37 PM

Install wasn't too bad. Didn't remove the bumper, just raised the car on jack stands and pulled it out from underneath. The main lesson I learned is make sure you have the right couplers before you take everything apart.

The guy I bought the intercooler from told me I would need two 2"-2 1/2" couplers. I was able to use the 2-2 1/2 on the upper side, but it was a complete no go on the lower. We had to make a late run to home depot and used a plumbing pipe coupler. After I test drove the car I could tell the "Home Depot Racing" parts weren't gonna work, as it was already starting to slip off of the intercooler. I was able to get the right coupler this morning so now all is well.

A gang of RA's
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Intercooler/IMG-20110420-00132.jpg

bumper on...intercooler out
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Intercooler/PompanoBeach-20110420-00134.jpg

stock...evo x...mishimoto
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Intercooler/PompanoBeach-20110420-00139.jpg

it was too dark to take pics of everything together. I'll post some as soon as I can get some decent shots.

Mia_Ra

04-23-2011, 01:31 PM

Congrats on finally getting those performance parts rolling in Eric! Who's Mishimoto IC is that? If you ever think about putting on an exhaust i'll sell you my DP back TurboXS! lol

EricS09RA

04-24-2011, 11:04 AM

Congrats on finally getting those performance parts rolling in Eric! Who's Mishimoto IC is that? If you ever think about putting on an exhaust i'll sell you my DP back TurboXS! lol

Thanks bro!

the Mishimoto is Jose's, that thing is a beast.

Mia_Ra

04-26-2011, 03:50 PM

Thanks bro!

the Mishimoto is Jose's, that thing is a beast.

Yeah i bet, He's the guy with the UR exhaust right? Is it similar in size to Cesars? Or more like the AMS and the bigger IC's? It isn't priced all that bad.

EricS09RA

04-26-2011, 06:49 PM

It's actually the other Jose's, the one with the CPE exhaust. It's very similar in size to the X fmic, main difference is the core size. Not sure how it compares to Cesars.

According to evoscan it dropped his intake temp like 20 degrees lower than the x fmic

BravoZero

04-26-2011, 07:03 PM

According to ecoscan it dropped his intake temp like 20 degrees

Damn! I wonder what the power gains would be from that.

EricS09RA

04-27-2011, 12:15 PM

Detailed the car today and finally got around to taking some pics of the intake and intercooler.

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Intercooler/IMG-20110427-00147.jpg

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Intercooler/IMG-20110427-00148.jpg

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Intercooler/IMG-20110427-00146.jpg

EricS09RA

04-27-2011, 12:17 PM

and here's a pic of my baby after her bath :cool:

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Intercooler/IMG-20110427-00144.jpg

rall1rt

04-27-2011, 12:26 PM

I like the uicp ... the orange really POPS!!!

mTEV

04-27-2011, 12:41 PM

and here's a pic of my baby after her bath :cool:

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Intercooler/IMG-20110427-00144.jpg

Omg thank you for having an RG.
Nice man.

EricS09RA

04-27-2011, 01:30 PM

I like the uicp ... the orange really POPS!!!

LOL...its actually red. I bought it off Cesar and I haven't gotten around to repainting. It matches the red "turbo" on the engine cover, so it doesn't look too out of place. When I first put it in, it was rubbing against the heat shield under the hood vent, that's why it's got that spot on it.

rall1rt

04-27-2011, 02:11 PM

LOL...its actually red. I bought it off Cesar and I haven't gotten around to repainting. It matches the red "turbo" on the engine cover, so it doesn't look too out of place. When I first put it in, it was rubbing against the heat shield under the hood vent, that's why it's got that spot on it.

oh lol well i was looking at it on my phone... but either way it looks good (if you do paint it you should paint it to match the car)

Cesarn2928

04-27-2011, 03:06 PM

lol yeh its REd.. and dude sorry man i forgot to tell u that it migh rub... i had the same issue at the beggining.. thats why i banged the metal sheet lol

EricS09RA

04-27-2011, 03:41 PM

Now u tell me! Lol, I had to do the same thing to get it to stop rubbin

EricS09RA

05-25-2011, 08:46 PM

Installed new rotors and pads today. Took the opportunity to paint my calipers and spindles. Only had time to paint the front, the rears will be done next week. Here's the preview...

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/Plantation-20110525-00157.jpg

BravoZero

05-26-2011, 07:10 AM

Nice! Which rotor/pad setup did you go with?

Cesarn2928

05-26-2011, 07:39 AM

how in hell can u keep the rotor from getting rust? lol ... i know urs its new set.. but mine (oem) aleeady lookin brownish? how can u clean this?

MTZL

05-26-2011, 09:47 AM

You can do Zinc coating. But once you start using your brake rotor surface will come in contact with the pad & zinc coating will get eaten up in that area.

Zinc will protect from Rust.

EricS09RA

05-28-2011, 05:24 AM

They're Wagner ThermoQuiet rotors and pads

EricS09RA

08-16-2011, 10:17 PM

My X turbo swap is complete. Here are some new pics of the engine bay

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/IMG-20110816-00200.jpg

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/IMG-20110816-00202.jpg

Here's a pic of my baby on the dyno

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/eshaeffer/IMG-20110816-00199.jpg

Current engine mod list:

Evo X Turbo
Evo X Exhaust Manifold
Evo X Spark Plugs
Evo X FMIC
AMS SRI
AMS Widemouth DP
UICP (not sure what brand)
UR LICP
UR HFC
Forge BOV
GST Boost Pill
Custom Tune by AWD Motorsports

BravoZero

08-17-2011, 05:14 AM

Nice! How's she running?

EricS09RA

08-17-2011, 06:08 AM

So far she's running great! I'm takin it easy on her now, giving the turbo about a week to break in. Planning on goin to the track next Wednesday, then we'll see how big of a difference there is.

BravoZero

08-17-2011, 06:33 AM

What kind of numbers are you seeing so far compared to your previous setup?

EricS09RA

08-17-2011, 06:50 AM

Not sure what I was running with the previous set up (I'd estimate around 250hp), but I'm currently at 306hp/324tq at 22psi. The tuner said the biggest restriction was my stock CBE...I guess I know what my next mod will be.

razorlab

08-17-2011, 09:39 AM

The tuner said the biggest restriction was my stock CBE...I guess I know what my next mod will be.

I made almost 400whp on a Mustang dyno with the stock CB, just FYI.

razorlab

08-17-2011, 09:43 AM

So far she's running great! I'm takin it easy on her now, giving the turbo about a week to break in.

A turbo has no break in period. As long as it has oil in it, you are good to go.

NFSLancerRA

08-17-2011, 10:45 AM

I made almost 400whp on a Mustang dyno with the stock CB, just FYI.

With a BBX Lite, might I add. :D

EricS09RA

08-17-2011, 01:52 PM

I made almost 400whp on a Mustang dyno with the stock CB, just FYI.

My babies not ready for 400...yet :D. I love the way it pulls, but I miss the super crisp shifts of the GST Base tune. Do you think it would be possible for me to insert the shift tables from your base tune into my current tune? Or would that most likely result in bad things?

razorlab

08-17-2011, 05:07 PM

With a BBX Lite, might I add. :D

Well that is my point. The CB ain't holding him back that much with a OEM Evo 10 turbo...

NFSLancerRA

08-17-2011, 05:14 PM

Well that is my point. The CB ain't holding him back that much with a OEM Evo 10 turbo...

I know. I was just giving you a hard time.

I am actually excited to get a new CB on. A new sound would be a nice change of pace.