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Just what I thought, I would check the other pistons as well

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91' Mitsubishi Colt 4G67T FWD "The Minion" - 12.26@118
94' Mitsubishi Galant GS 4g63 Swap "White Unicorn"
95' Eagle Talon Tsi FWD "Ernie's car" - 13.92@104 *Rest In Parts*

yeah im not gonna mess with it.. looking for a 63 motor.. my friend has one if I can talk him out of it.. i will either rebuild this one and use it for a spare.. or just sell it..


Steve

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Steve 89 colt 2.3 stroker stock top end. evo3@20 psi 13.489@99.30mph 3/10 2012
On drag radials.auto trans.launching @ 5 psi and no traction thru 2nd.

not much of a update.. still waiting on e-mail if my piston was sent out yet.. in the mean time I had to cut more of the bumper off.. now I need to figure out a kewl way to connect the bottom of it and put a screen in there... also pulled the other 3 pistons and replaced the rings and bearings.. and just like I thought it wasnt rebuilt to long ago.. I think the guy busted the ring lands when he installed the piston in the rebuild and when it started smoking is when the guy sold the car..but cant be 100% sure on that... hopefully I can get the piston next week and should have it running by end of the month.. gonna fix all the small things I skipped on when i was just trying to get the car drivable..

the scratch in the top left bearing was caused by me.. u can see some speckles..but they are embedded into the bearing. but the wear on them look great. ive seen real crappy bearings come out of a 500 mile motor lol...








Steve

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Steve 89 colt 2.3 stroker stock top end. evo3@20 psi 13.489@99.30mph 3/10 2012
On drag radials.auto trans.launching @ 5 psi and no traction thru 2nd.

That's sucks dude. I'm sorry to see that. I suppose there's a bright side to it though, at least it was only one piston and not them all. But it still hurts. Good luck Steve.

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2006 Pontiac Vibe 1.8L 1ZZFE 132HP
1997 Honda Civic EX Coupe 1.8L DOHC TURBO
Conner 6/23/09 8 lbs 3 ozs 20.5 inches
Caleb 3/17/12 8 lbs 15 ozs 20 inches

thanks man.. I was gonna update this later this week.. got a 1.8 head from chris..had the machine shop clean/mill and install new valve seals and check for bent valves..all was good.. put it on yesterday and torqued it down today and hooked up all the small things... also put oil in and primed it..then installed all the timing stuff.. tomorrow need to pull 2 of the exhaust studs out cause they hit the manny..then I can install it and the turbo and fire it up.. once it runs I can finish working on the fan shroud and install it and the rad..should have it running by the weekend weather permitting... will post up more when its running.



Steve

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Steve 89 colt 2.3 stroker stock top end. evo3@20 psi 13.489@99.30mph 3/10 2012
On drag radials.auto trans.launching @ 5 psi and no traction thru 2nd.

so after failing emissions 10 times since nov. (6 were due to that bad piston)... i failed 2 more times today but the first guy asked a odd question.. he asked if I wanted it tested in 2nd or drive.(its a auto).. I didnt think it mattered as I was tuning as I go to try and pass... well after the 2nd fail today it was 30 min before they closed.. I asked what rpm/speed they use.. he said 2500.. so when I left i went down the side street.. watched the log.. @ 2500 in drive it was at 13.9 a/f... in 2nd it was 14.9... so instead of tuning and screwing it up even more (LOL).. I went back in and had them test it in 2nd gear...IT PASSED.. I was like holy crap 10th time was the charm lol..here are the previous results best I can remember..

when it failed this morning I said if it fails again tonight im junking the car/ or selling it... when I left tonight i was so upset which is why I said screw it and used my free pass to do the 2nd gear run..glad I did.

hydrocarbons
under load (on rollers) max is 220 @ idle max is 220

prev was 123.. in 2nd gear was 81 prev was 160.. after 2nd gear pull was 164


carbon monoxide
under load (on rollers) max is 1.20 @ idle max is 1.20

prev on friday was 3.20.. prev was 1.12.. after the 2nd gear pull was 0.49
earlier today it dropped to 1.41..
last fail was 1.48
in 2nd gear it ran 0.48

its crazy how running on the rollers in a diff gear can change it so much..but im not complaining. now I have a year to get all the lil things fixed and dyno tuned this summer..gonna make a emissions tune at same time lol..


Steve

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Steve 89 colt 2.3 stroker stock top end. evo3@20 psi 13.489@99.30mph 3/10 2012
On drag radials.auto trans.launching @ 5 psi and no traction thru 2nd.

Another reason why I love NC so much. The guy at the local inspection station just makes small talk with me asking how my family is doing, $10 later I have a new inspection.

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93 Mitsubishi Expo LRV 1.8/manual
95 Eagle Summit DL Coupe 1.5/manual
01 Mitsubishi Mirage ES Sedan 1.8/manual

Indy is better. No exhaust, no car, no emissions, no problem. There is no inspection.

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Thom
1991 GVR4 1025/2000 (PTE 1200's, 16g, DSMLink v3, gm-maf, eagle/ross, .020 over, 272's, EVO VIII Wheels)
1992 GVR4 866/1000 (getting everything from above)

thats cause u are a regular there with all ur cars u go thru lol...




Steve

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Steve 89 colt 2.3 stroker stock top end. evo3@20 psi 13.489@99.30mph 3/10 2012
On drag radials.auto trans.launching @ 5 psi and no traction thru 2nd.

Yeah screw you pal! Thanks to all of the air pollution around here that spawned from all of the steel mills, (thanks Pittsburgh), we have a strict emissions test as well as inspection. 95 and older get the old tailpipe probe and 96 and newer get an OBD test. If your CEL is on they won't even test it because it's an automatic failure. When I first moved to Florida (Brandon, right outside of Tampa) we had emissions testing but they did away with it in 98. The guy down the street from me literally had no hood, fenders, or bumper on his van that he drove everyday but he had headlights bolted to the rad support. Here, if you have anything wrong with your car, you don't get stickers. I hate it here. I have so many tickets on my driving record for non moving violations such as expired inspection and emissions.

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2006 Pontiac Vibe 1.8L 1ZZFE 132HP
1997 Honda Civic EX Coupe 1.8L DOHC TURBO
Conner 6/23/09 8 lbs 3 ozs 20.5 inches
Caleb 3/17/12 8 lbs 15 ozs 20 inches

You're probably right. I had so many exhaust systems put on at one muffler shop my buddies would get me to drive their cars there so he would leave the cat off. I guess going through a ton of cars has its perks.

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93 Mitsubishi Expo LRV 1.8/manual
95 Eagle Summit DL Coupe 1.5/manual
01 Mitsubishi Mirage ES Sedan 1.8/manual

x-mas came early this year. (or late from last year depending how u look at it LOL).. since the car seems to be running good I decided to invest into some suspension/brake upgrades before I buy new tires (so I dont wear them out).. also have a 3" dp arriving tomorrow and tires next week..

so now I can finally swap out the back 4x100 to 4x114 (to match the fronts) and get rid of the 1" adapters i have on the rear. got new hubs,rotors and some rear dsm calipers along with new brake pads for all 4 corners. and the drum to disc kit from chris (89mirageman) also got some new stock struts.. just need to figure out which set of springs to use and figure out which set is which lol.. I have eibach pro kits...fwd and awd springs... got camber arms and some honda camber bars (the red ones in pic).. to use for toe adjustments... only thing I might need to do is drill the hole out to accept the 1/2" diam factory bolt.. (just a experiment right now with these).. also got some lower control arms (blue in pic) and some trailing arm bushings

also I needed a new master cyl reservoir but couldnt find one anywhere so ended up getting a whole new master with it.. and some LCA's for the front since it came with ball joints and bushings.

I had replaced the tie rod ends earlier along with the 4x114 duel piston calipers up front..so with the new LCA's the front is done till I get full coilovers for it.. and these parts will rebuild the back end.. now to make it go faster lol...





Steve

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Steve 89 colt 2.3 stroker stock top end. evo3@20 psi 13.489@99.30mph 3/10 2012
On drag radials.auto trans.launching @ 5 psi and no traction thru 2nd.

Looks awesome! Specs/pricing on the rear LCA's?

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93 Mitsubishi Expo LRV 1.8/manual
95 Eagle Summit DL Coupe 1.5/manual
01 Mitsubishi Mirage ES Sedan 1.8/manual

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121307452040?it ... 20&vxp=mtr

they say there for a 97-01 but everyone on MPF says 93-01 are the same.. so I will find out.. there 90 shipped but took almost 2 weeks to get from FL. to AZ. everything else i ordered same day from NY. got here in 1 week..

they were the only ones in the US.. all the others are from China. now I see theres some on e-bay in Indiana. (but there 125.. and a diff brand but look identical.) I think they just put there own stamp name on them cause 1 of mine doesnt have one printed on it LOL.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GOLD-Rear-Lower ... e2&vxp=mtr



Steve

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Steve 89 colt 2.3 stroker stock top end. evo3@20 psi 13.489@99.30mph 3/10 2012
On drag radials.auto trans.launching @ 5 psi and no traction thru 2nd.

so I got my exhaust done yesterday and today I tore into the rear suspension/disc brake upgrades.. need to connect the brake line then the D/S will be completed.. will do the pass side tomorrow then try to do the front LCA's and master over the weekend so I can get it aligned next week when my new tires get here...















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Honda camber bar converted into mirage toe bar lol...



Megan camber bar



Both together installed.





89miragemans rear disc conversion plates installed.



lower control arms installed



New Strut with e-bay coilover sleeves and brakes/calipers installed.








hope you enjoy...

Steve

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Steve 89 colt 2.3 stroker stock top end. evo3@20 psi 13.489@99.30mph 3/10 2012
On drag radials.auto trans.launching @ 5 psi and no traction thru 2nd.