Why?
It's not like an old Eclipse is some kind of rare exotic. There's probably thousands of these things making anywhere over 500whp.
It's a Talon. A Talon that has been featured in DSport magazine, and Turbo magazine. But anyway,it's getting harder and harder to find a clean 1G DSM that has'nt been beaten to death by an adolescent with a heavy foot and the complete disregaurd for the sensative drivetrains and transaxles found in these great little cars.
The car was built in accordance with class rules and regulations in NHRA Sport RWD class. No liquid intercooler because they are not legal in Sprt RWD.If they do make them legal,they would count as a power adder. I would have to add weight or ditch my nitrous. Na na na. Not gonna' happen. The car is setup exactly how I want it. The car was originaly built by Sean Ivey of Iveytune. I bought the car as a rolling chassis. No motor,no trans. I built everything aside from the chassis/body and 10pt. roll cage
It took over $60,000 and 3 years to build this car. There are more of them around now than there was when I started building it. But at one time this car was in the top ten fastest DSM's in the world. (
www.dsmtimes.org)
And theres a huge difference between a 500whp DSM and a 1,000whp DSM. There was not one thing on the car that was overlooked when building it. Heres a small list of some of the items used to build this car.
*Shep Racing dogbox/PPG Gearset (4 speed/ EVO8 input shaft/welded diff)
*Tilton carbn/carbon twin disc clutch
*Driveshaft shop 3.5" HD driveshaft
*Driveshaft shop level 5 Race axles
*DSS transfer case
*Stress treated rear diff
*Garrett GT4202
*Shearer Fab top mount stainless steel exhaust manifold
*Tial 44mm wastegate
*Tial Q BOV
*3.5" charge pipping
*Wilson 90mm throttlebody
*Hogan custom sheet metal intake manifold (2 pc. race version)
*2" wastegate outlet
*4" stainless steel front/side exit exhaust
*Tube chassis front end (No factory radiator support)
*Weldon 2345-A fuel pump (Rated up to 2,400hp on gasoline)
*PT&E 1,600cc injectors
*-10AN fuel lines (Pump to rail)
*-12AN fuel line (tank to pump)
*Haltech E11v2
*MSD DIS-4 -High Output-
*MSD 2x post coils (x2)
Engine related-
*Gunn Auto built shortblock
*Headway Performance cylinder head
*Kelford 1-TX280 camshafts
*Fidanza cam gears
*Kiggly HLA pressure regulator
*Kiggly beehive valvesprings
*Fel-Pro Permatorque MLS headgasket (rated to over 60psi worth of cylinder pressure)
*ARP2000 main studs
*A-1 Technologies H-11 tool steel head studs (Block tapped for 1/2")
*Pauter chrome moly steel rods w/ARP2000 rod bolts
*JE custom pistons (9.5:1) w/casidiam coated wrist pins)
*Modified factory oiling system
I'm pretty well known in most DSM forums. I've been racing imports and DSM's for over 10 years. Everyone knows that this is my car.
If anyone in here is well versed in DSM talk I will elaborate and list the rest. But this should give you a pretty good idea of the power this car generates.
I was hoping they would stick a 1G DSM in GT5 but I guess not.
That is one mean looking MX-5...
