Well, on a brighter note, today was AWESOME!! I've been graduated from Nursing for like 2 years now, and since graduation, I've been working in a nursing home... not exactly where I saw myself during school. Anyhow, last week I had an interview for the ER... and today I got the call I've been waiting for!! I'm officially gonna be an Emergency Room Nurse! Soo... basically, it means more job satisfaction, which equals accepting more shifts, which equals more cash, which equals.... more mods!!! (namely turbo ASAP). Sooo.. moral of the story is that I'm not too worried about the $400 or so I'm into credit right now... The fact remains that I have a 3-guage bezel on the way, and as far as guages go, I only have the AEM Wideband coming... that leaves 2 guage holes to fill! I do have an oil filter sandwich adapter coming, which would mean easy hookup of oil pressure and oil temperature guages... so I may go that route. I'm toying with the idea of putting in a boost guage to monitor my vaccuum for leaks.. and have it there for when I do go turbo.

The only thing I need help with is finding good quality guages, the appropriate ones for my setup now, as well as future setup, and they DEFINITELY have to have RED backlighting. So, if anyone can help me choose 2 guages (not EGT... too expensive right now) which fit that criteria, I'd be very appreciative.

Thanks!

EDIT: How could I forget!?!?!? Today was also awesome, because the guys over on OpenECU.org hooked me up with the definition file I needed to read/modify my stock ECU fuel/ignition maps!!! Once the wideband arrives, I can finally lean out that pig rich fuel map Mitsubishi gave us Here's a pic of the stock values.. it's kinda gibberish to me so far, but I'm learning!

 

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Congrats man. Cant wait to see the turbo in!!

 

Cool. Your Lancer mod list is growing quick. good to see.

 

congrats on the new hustle homie.. your car is coming along goos as ****!!..

BTW.. where is your mod list??..

 

Some items are still in the middle of shipment to me, but this is what I've bought/installed so far:

Previous Mods To This Winter:
-Bomz Ebay CAI
-Pionerr DEH P6300 50w X 4 Headunit
-Sony Xplod 1200w Amp
-35% All Around Tint
-Vinyl Accenting and Badging/Banner
-Ebay Shorty Antenna
-CodeAlarm Alarm System
-Autostart Remote Starter System
-Rockford Fosgate PUNCH 12" Subs x 2
-Ported Box
-Sylvania Silverstar 9007 Headlight Bulbs
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This Winters Mods:
-Replaced CAI Filter
-DIY Painted Brake Drums and Calipers Red
-Ebay Magnum Braided Brake and Clutch Lines
-Eibach Pro-Kit Lowering Springs
-Azul Speed-6 Gloss Black/Polished Lip 18" Rims
-Fuzion ZRi 215/35/R18 Reinforced Sidewall Tires
-Dynamat Trunk Sound Deadening Kit
-DIY Blackened Headlight Housings
-Ebay Drilled/Slotted Rotors
-NAPA Ceramic Brake Pads w/ Clips
-DIY Urethane Front Motor Mount
-Red Bulb Side Marker Lights
-Castrol Syntec 10w30 Oil Change
-DIY Disabled Daytime Running Lights (Canadian Models Only)
-DIY Blackened Front Reflectors
-RRM Suspension Bars
--RRM Front Strut Tower Bar
--RRM Rear Strut Tower Bar
--RRM Lower Tie Bar
--RRM Sway Bar w/ Perches
-Ebay EVO 8 Wing
-Rexpeed Vortex Generator
-Ebay Altezza Black Housing Tail Lights
-Ebay Xlight HID Kit
-Lightrikz Basic Kit
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This Summers Mods:
-Exhaust System
--RRM Headers
--Magnaflow Cat-Back
-RRM Lightened Crank Pulley
-Magnacore Spark Plug Wires
-500whp.com EVO8 Radio Relocation Kit
-Tactrix OpenPort 1.3M ECU Reprogramming Cable
-Ebay Front Chassis H Lower Brace Arm
-Gruppe-S EVO8 Triple Guage Bezel
-Glowshift Guages Oil Filter Sandwich Adapter
-AEM Guage-Type Wideband UEGO Controller
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DAMN!!.. great list.. put them in order.. that would be a hell of a signature.. LMAO..

 

Didn't realize that was so easy. My battery won't hold a charge though, so I can't really test it

 

Expensive signature at that! LOL... Have to sign it in golden ink

 

UPDATE! LOL...

Received my Gruppe-S Evo 8 52mm console guage bezel today! Install was a breeze, so I'll let the pictures do the talking, with a little comment here or there if needed.

Bezel Front:



Bezel Back:



Stock Console Bezel:



Stock Bezel Removed:



Back of stock bezel: (From this, you'll need to remove the 6 clips which snap the bezel into the dash)



WARNING: The clips are very easy to break if you merely pry them from one side. I figured this out when I was removing various dash parts to install my Lightrikz kit, so this time I used 2 small flat-head screwdrivers to grab the small grooves on either side of the clip and slowly pry them away from eachother until the clip popped off.



Which left me with these:



I then slid them onto the new bezel:



And put the bezel into place:



Next, I needed the HVAC control stickers. Apparently you can get new ones from the dealership for like $25 or something, but what was very surprising is that after having the car for 4 years, the stock stickers are still VERY sticky!! So, I can pretty much guarantee that if you decide to get this setup, you won't have to get new stickers. I merely pushed the sticker out from the back side of the bezel, and they peeled away nice and slowly. I recommend peeling from the bottom-up for the 2 side stickers, and from the top-down for the fan-speed sticker. This is because the 2 side ones have little notches on the top of the sticker which is used for alignment, while the fan-speed one has a flat bottom to line up when reapplying. As well, the bottom of the fan-speed sticker is very thin, so you don't wanna risk cracking/tearing it.




I applied these stickers to the new bezel as I went so that I wouldn't have to lay them down and risk any lint or debris getting on the sticky surface and ruining it.



And that was it!! Here's another view of the finished product: (and what's left of the stock piece)




I highly recommend this piece to anyone who is planning on adding guages to your console.

Cheers!

 

woot, looks very clean man. love it.

 

LOL i love it man. I`m planning on painting my old dash like a black make it look more better soon.

 

Update!

I finally got my RRM Crank Pulley installed today. I didn't bother doing this on my own since I don't have access to the right air tools, and I'm no longer renting the storage garage space. Soooo... I took the car up to my local trusted mechanics (C.P.R.) and had them take care of it. As it turns out, not only are they mechanics, but they are also pretty good photographers

Anyways, here are the pics they took during the install.. and a couple that I took of the old pulley when I got home.









Finally, as for a performance review... the butt dyno says there's definitely a difference in how fast the car hauls through the RPM's. I never pushed the car super hard, so I haven't felt all the differences yet. Either way, the stock one weighs a ton compared to the RRM.. plus it was rusted horribly... and now I have a nice shiney one!

Definitely recommend it!.

 

::thumbs up::

 

Newfoundland what gauges are you going to put into that console?

 

AEM UEGO is on the way... as for the other 2, I have no idea... I was thinking that I'd temporarily look like a ricer and get a boost guage to measure vaccuum.. lol. (I will be getting turbo thou! But, it'll probably be next year :P ) Other than that, i have an oil filter sandwhich adapter on the way, so either an oil pressure or oil temperature guage for the 3rd would be easiest.

The only problem I'm having is finding guages which look nice and have red backlighting..... without getting Defi's.. lol. The closest I've found so far is Autometer Carbon Fiber guages... but, I'm really not into the CF look. A nice white background, black numbering, and red backlighting is what I'm aiming for. I just need to do some more serious browsing.