Help me build my 2002 LANCER ES :/
Dude! For the last time. If you are serious about turboing, research before you spend the next dime! You are swinging in every which way. People telling you things that aren't beneficial to the build or are unnecessary at this stage.
I thought the auto ecu's weren't reflashable at least that's what i read somewhere in one of the threads on this site which is why i mentioned getting an evo ecu. A trans cooler keeps the transmission from overheating which would be a good idea for you to run do to the extra load it'll have once you go FI.
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I would go with suspension, at least get the car handling a bit better. Probably rear sway bar for starters. How does that sound?
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People are running tunes on their auto ecu's and running turbo setups with 12psi or greater. They are just modifying their current ROM file that they have for the ECU. From What I read in the past, I haven't looked lately because it doesn't pertain to me. No one had tried to flash and Evo ROM into an auto because their was fear of the bricking it, and from my understanding, there was a lot of thought that went into for trying to put the Evo ECU into an auto lancer. From what they figured out, that wouldn't be possible. I know of one person that did the ECU swap, but that was done in a manual and it was done prior to knowing that manual cars could just be flashed with an Evo ROM
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lol i bought a 1991 DSM 4g63T awd turbo talon tsi for 800$ on craiglist, fmic for 300$ full 3" TBE and its a blast to drive, but hey...... to each thier own i guess...... GOOD LUCK W/ your project
Or start buying parts for your turbo build or swap. just pick a goal and stick with it even if it takes $ and time trust me well worth it. I have been working on my swap for awhile now and to fire it up and pull it out is such an accomplishment. To prove that it can be done and done cheap. good luck with build keep us posted
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my design for the custom sub box I am making for my trunk.
I'm going to use pioneer kick subs 40.00 (x4) Boss amp 50.00
The amps are going to be raised about 2.5 inches from the board ( by using fiberglass) where the amp is going to be located. The wood I'm going to be using is Mwd I'm picking it up from Home Depot tomorrow!
Then I'm going to buy another carbon fiber vynl and over lay it on the fiberglass. Then on top of the vynl I'm going to have some jdm stickers,logo and part stickers.
Then around the amp I'm going to put some blue led strips . Would love to hear some feedback
I'm going to use pioneer kick subs 40.00 (x4) Boss amp 50.00
The amps are going to be raised about 2.5 inches from the board ( by using fiberglass) where the amp is going to be located. The wood I'm going to be using is Mwd I'm picking it up from Home Depot tomorrow!
Then I'm going to buy another carbon fiber vynl and over lay it on the fiberglass. Then on top of the vynl I'm going to have some jdm stickers,logo and part stickers.
Then around the amp I'm going to put some blue led strips . Would love to hear some feedback
i have a kicker L3 solobaric(square) sub powered by a 1000 watt amp in my car and it sounds amazing.
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if your doing it for style , good luck with your project and take your time fiberglass is a HUIGE PITA if you have never done any thing like this before.