i just bought a 97 eclipse gst...its all stock...i recently put in my air/fuel and boost gauges...i purchased an upper intercooler pipe with a greddy type s bov...i was wondering what the next step should be? should i do something small like a catback exhaust system, or get my car chipped? what is the best way to go from where i am now?

 

Next you have to get a intake, then a boostcontroller. The exhaust is the last cheap mod you do to your car.

 

Better air element... Take out honeycomb in maf. but this will lean out the car. A very good time to get a data logger/fuel management system and Rewire fuel pump or get a better one, change fuel settings ie pressure & pulse width to better suit the car.

 

intake and boost controller

 

oh, and don't forget the turbo timer

 

and when you take the honeycombs out of the MAS, scrape out the silicone on the bottom where it looks like there is a hole under it, its a screw, if you back it out some you can get even more air through the intake.......

 

only take out 1 honeycomb though. otherwise you will be too lean... and take them out with a pencil eraser... so you can put them back if you run too lean... if you are new to cars and dont have a a/f meter or datalogger, the best way is to take out i comb and back the screw out slightly. then road test... get up to 4K in second gear and engine brake. if you hear the the exhaust popping rather than growling you are too lean... let us know if you have any other questions...

 

I wouldn't take the honeycombs out with stock fuel pump...bad idea....get a few more mods then do that...

 

he's right.. that fun backfire noise is not cool... or good on your car. (not the noise, but what causes the noise)

 

I wouldn't recommend removing the honeycombs at all anymore. Maybe back before the MAFT's were available i would have said it would be ok, but since the MAFT and GM MAF's are so cheap now, it's better to just buy those. The MAFT setup is actually really good, an unobstructed larger flow and a built in fuel tuning device for only $300? I'd say just buy that before buying an SAFC or SAFR. It rivals the ARC2 and VPC systems for a third of the costs and keeps things simple by retaining a MAS system. I think it's one of the best recent advances in DSM tuning, and is available for a very cheap price.