I will be writing a few guides to help new, and or up and coming Eclipse and Talon owners maintain, modify, and fix their cars.

Basics

Everybody knows buying a used vehicle can be a bit of a chance. Here's a guide to help you take care of and lightly modify your newly purchased Eclipse or Talon.

Maintenance is easily the most important part of owning a vehicle. As bad as you want that new exhaust or stereo, maintenance should always be priority.

As part of maintaining your vehicle, you should change, take care of and/or inspect the following items:

-Change the spark Plugs and wires
-Change the air filter
-Change the oil and filter
-Check the Thermostat
-Coolant flush/new radiator cap
-Flush transmission fluid
-Replace timing belt and others
-Change the fuel filter
-Check clutch and brake fluid
-Inspect brakes and components
-Clean throttle body

If you don't know how your car was treated before you got it, and you don't know what has been replaced in its lifetime I'd suggest completing the entire list. This list is not mandatory, but it will help your car live a long and healthy life, and could save you some money down the road.

Now that you have taken care of maintaining your vehicle, let the modifications begin. If you have decided and set in stone that you would like to modify your vehicle here are a few basic modifications to get you started.

RS/GS/ESI
-Intake
-Header
-Exhaust
-Underdrive pulley

GS-T/GSX
-Open intake filter (also remove waste gate solenoid restriction)
-Exhaust (turbo back for best results)
-Remove blow off valve dump tube (as seen here)
-Better blow off valve. (1g bov, greddy type-s)
-Boost gauge

This is a basic guide to help new members with their Eclipse/Talon.
In the next guide, I will take this guide and go into specifics.

we needed something like this thank you :clap:

if your turbo says td05 and you want to know which one it is read here

http://www.mitsubishi-forums.com/index.php...ndpost&p=178788

:thumbsup: EXCELLENT POST IT WAS WANTING TO KNOW WHAT THE FIRST MODS TO MY CAR SHOULD BE I JUST GOT MY CAR RUNNING,AFTER A NEW ENGINE. IT HAD A BLOWN ENGINE WHEN BOUGHT IT AND THIS IS MY FIRST TURBO IMPORT AND YOUR POST WILL HELP ME GET STARTED ON THE QUEST FOR MORE SPEED

the FAQ has the free mods and stuff like that in it :thumbsup:

thanks this helped alot!

Can any of you provide me with websites to go to for mitsu parts?

:00000732: since you posted in this thread we know you are reading the stickies. you came so close though but fell just a little bit short. there is a thread right below this one called the FAQ. the first page or two has a list of sites :thumbsup: