I have had my GSX since I was 16, it has gone through countless turbos, trannys, and tires but believe it or not the motor I bought it with is still running strong. Currently it is a turnkey 11 sec car and just sits next to the house waiting for me to take it out haha. It originally had a 16g on it but when I was 18 I was working in the Oil Field so I put the holset setup on there. The car has been In Sport Compact Car mag as a readers ride along with DSMtuners 08 Calendar. Here is a mod list and a couple pics and vids.
Motor:
160k mile bottom end
hks 272 cams
arp head studs with mls gasket
balance shaft delete
gates Kevlar Timing Belt
Turbo, intake, exhaust:
Holset HX-40 7 blade
BEP t3 .70 a/r Turbine housing
ebay t3 mani w/ 38mm ext.
Tial 38mm wg
3" v band downpipe
3" downpipe back with Apexi n1 Muffler
ETS 2.5" stainless Intercooler Piping
gmaf w/ translator
4" filter directly on turbo
Manual Boost Controller
Drivetrain:
Act 2600 pp
Act street disc
4 bolt rear end
Tuning:
DSMlink v2
aem wideband wired to ecu
Autometer Boost gauge
Exterior and wheels:
Viper red Paint job done by me in Highschool
92-94 tails and bumper
90-91 Talon 5 piece spoiler
Rx-7 fd wheels painted bronze
Nitto nt555r Drag radials
This pic is after its first paint Job. The top is no longer red it is black now. The intercooler is diff also. This is the pic that was in Sport Compact Car. March 08
Current state
Here is an 11.95 run at rmr. I dont have the 11.8 on vid but it happened. I drove 40 miles to the track ran 11s and drove home. I couldnt believe it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nph1CojqfIE
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