500hp Mitsubishi Eclipse Detail

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DSMu4ia

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This is my fun car, 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Roughly 500hp. I won't bore you with details, but if you want specs, please go here: http://www.doitbig.org/dsm/GMIFAST/



This was my first detail since reading autopia, but since detailing it in the Spring, it's only seen about 500 road miles. I washed it up the other day and just happened to have the camera handy.



Process:

1. Wash with Meg's Gold Class

2. Mothers Clay

3. SSR 2.5 on Green Exceldetail.com pad.

4. SSR 1 on Green Exceldetail.com pad.

5. Topped with a coat of liquid NXT.



Pictures were taken with Canon S2-IS, and they are a bit on the dark side. The evening was coming quickly and I wanted to get a few pictures before I completely lost the sun.



Rest of pictures are here: http://www.doitbig.org/dsm/10-01-05/



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The wheels are clean, it's just hard to tell. I don't put any tire gel on the tires as they stick out too far from the fenders and end up throwing it all over the side of the car.



Thanks guys.
 
What a sleeper, but you should hide the intercooler more. lol Nice car. And bore us with specs? LOL Specs aren't boring, at least not to me.
 
Since your going to prep the car right, I would suggest something other than NXT. Ultimate paint protection UPP does a good job and last a long time. Or if you perfer the wax route P21s. S100, or pinnicle souveran my favorite. Poorboy's EX-P is a good sealant also. Good luck...
 
Car is broke right now, so I won't have sun shots for a while.



I always thought of NXT as a wax? You guys are saying NXT should be topped with something else as well? Would Natty's work as a topper? I really really like my poorboys products.



Brakes on the car are brand new all around, they are just stock sized, Powerslut rotors (slotted) and Porterfield RS4 pads. Car is a FWD, so I can't go with a huge brake kit up front due to still needing to run slicks at the track.



Car ran on 110 octane all summer, running between 24-26psi, when I'd dump c16 in the tank (which is 117/118 octane) and crank the boost to the low 30's. I don't have any dyno numbers on the car, so the 500hp is an estimate. The car ran 123.x mph with 120degree intake temps on 22psi of boost and 110octane. I haven't had the car back at the track since then due to other issues, but it kills 600cc/750cc street bikes on the freeway with authority. :) Current configuration with 110 and 25psi should go 127-128mph, which should be right around 500whp, 570-ish crank. With the c16, it should be around 520-530whp, 600+ crank.



Engine shot:



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thats just INSANE!! sweet job!! why is it almost every car with a turbo breaks down?? lol........

lets see a pic of how big that turbo is now!!!!! and id LOVE to hear your 1/4 mile time when u run it next ;)
 
Thanks everyone!



It's not that it's "broke" it is just the fact that it's not really a daily driver anymore, and requires ALOT of maintenance to prevent it from breaking.



People don't understand that you can't just throw $15k+ worth of parts on a car, and expect it to run perfect because everything is "new." Plus it's my fun car, and I don't dedicate much time to it, maybe a few (3-4) hours a week.
 
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