Things have mellowed out a little bit since the DSM Shootout. Prior to which, I ditched the Evo III 16G and swapped to an HY35 which involved a lot of modifying and a lot of other parts to make it all work. Then of course there was the trip to Ohio which consisted of swapping […]
I decided to finally rewire my fuel pump. The rewire only takes 30 minutes max depending on what all you need to remove in order to get to the fuel pump. In my case with #PoisonIvy, the car is stripped and the fuel pump is visible as soon as you open the hatch. The stock […]
You know those choose-your-own- adventure books? “Turn to page 133 if you want to do this. If you want to do this, turn to page 163”. That’s what I felt like our trip to the Shootout was like. When it asked if we wanted to swap the transmission on the side of the road, we […]
The 26th Annual SHOOTOUT 2018 Presented By IDRC August 17th-19th, 2018 SUMMIT MOTORSPORTS PARK , NORWALK, OH We have all said or at least heard the term “Shootout Prep”. Most of us are guilty of using the term ourselves. These days, the term has rightfully earned it’s own hashtag. Every year, we all find ok […]
#PoisonIvy is finally Holset powered. It’s been a long time coming but it was definitely worth the wait. The swap was a little longer than I imagined it would. We kept running into issue after issue, mostly clearance related. But in the end, it all worked out very well and I am happy with the […]
I have been wanting to run a Holset on my DSM for several years. Up until this point, over a decade worth of years being around DSM’s, I had mostly used TD05 or some kind of Mitsubishi frame turbo on all of my DSM’s. The first time I wanted to run a Holset was back […]
I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a tad bit sad that my 16G days are coming to an end with #PoisonIvy. I never intended on using the 16G for as long as I have. The plan when I built the car was to get her going and running smooth on the 16G […]
All of my suspension parts came in the mail and I was able to tackle the suspension Sunday as planned. It was a nice feeling clearing the parts, one by one, off my kitchen table. There were a few bumps and hurdles along the way. A drop light and a kitchen window paid the ultimate […]
Well, it is now Thursday and parts have begun to arrive over the last couple of days. Yesterday, I got home from work and my daughters appointment and parts were both on my porch and in the mail box. I got my wheel bearing seals, new ball joint castle nuts, and a few other non-suspension […]
Damn it’s been awhile since my last entry. I wish I could say that Poison Ivy has come a long way since my last project log update, but that’s really not the case. Well, sort of. I have done a few things, mostly small stuff, but definitely not enough to post a new project log […]
If you have ever lowered your DSM, chances are you have ran into some alignment issues. These alignment issues can cause excessive wear to the tires which can create unsafe driving if you let it go too long. Though I am going to try and not get into the “why” of how this all happens […]
There are many different ways we can use tools to make tuning a little easier. When we log in EVOscan, the data is recorded in spreadsheet form. This allows us to view it in programs similar to Microsoft Excel. The information is valuable to us when tuning and it is important to get the correct […]
The following content belongs to Ceddy. http://ceddy.us/tuning/injectors/ Methods There are two schools of thought on setting up your injectors: That your AFR readings should match your Fuel Map, then get Fuel Trims as close as possible. Or That Fuel Trims should be perfect, and that AFR readings are going to be offset from the Fuel […]
Deleting the cruise control system on our DSM’s is very common within the community. Most people do it to clean up the engine bay, but that is not the only benefit of deleting cruise control. The cruise control is made up of two individual throttle cables with a series of pulleys. Every extra individual part […]
Injector Duty Cycle (IDC) is a very common term when tuning our DSM’s, or any fuel injector platform for that matter. IDC is an aftermarket value to represent the amount of time a fuel injector is energized (on, spraying fuel) during an engine cycle. The “time” is determined by the RPM. Our 4G63’s are of […]
The first couple of weeks in Ohio was eventful as work was pretty steady. But, there were many times where I was at the house we stay at and wished I had Poison Ivy there with me to play with on my down time. The house we stay at is a 4 bedroom, two bath […]
The last month has been…interesting to say the least. A little bit of bad and good news. Not so much as bad, more along the lines of unexpected and unplanned. What do I mean? Well, I will tell ya. Words By: AJ Hunsinger | Images By: AJ Hunsinger There are a few key things. Two […]
It was a long 4 or 5 months. Too long to go without hearing #PoisonIvy run or at least drive. The last time I drove her was done without a clutch at all. Literally, the clutch pedal did nothing because a couple clutch disk springs had broken. But, the last time I drove her, I […]
Over the last month, I have spent a lot of time searching the pro’s and con’s of running a locked center differential. The center differential determines how much power is applied front to rear. Locking the center differential splits the power 50/50, front to rear. This is mostly used for drag racing to achieve a […]
I am starting this post with the intention to simply help myself document any and all information I find throughout my own Evo 8 ECU–>1G DSM process. There is a sufficient amount of information out there on the web between DSMtuners, EvolutionM, DSMtalk, club3G, the GVR4 forums, etc. But the information is amazingly spotty at […]
