This video is one of several of the Weight Reduction Series on the eatsleepdsm YouTube channel. In this video, I show the removal of the basic interior parts as well as several metal supports that are held into place with factory spot welds. I am removing as much weight as possible on Poison Ivy. Partly […]
I always find myself thinking of new, unique things that I can do to my 1G build. In the modern age, it seems like all DSM’s are built the same. Clean, nice paint, a good drop, and a decent set of wheels. Which is perfectly fine, but I miss the creativity that the DSM scene […]
I have been asked numerous times, most recently on one of my YouTube videos, on how I wired up my push button start. You yourself may have found that when searching exactly how to do this, it is very difficult to find information. That is because of a couple of reasons. There are many different […]
I know, it’s been forever since I have updated Poison Ivy’s project log. It’s been a pretty busy period in life between my medical problems and the dirt race cars. But, I haven’t forgotten about ivy. In fact, the determination to finish her and get her up and running again has been at an all […]
Weight Reduction can be a game changer if treated respectively. It can easily be the difference between a 10 second car vs. a 9 second car as it directly affects the vehicles overall acceleration. The rule of thumb that is for every 100lbs. you remove from your car, is a .1sec improvement in your 1320 […]
scheides tested, ecu-guru approved! Still, be careful. Also, it may (and likely will) change, I’ll try and bump the thread with ‘updated’ as I do so…this is a work in progress! Converting your evo8 to speed density is a lot easier than you might think! With the right tools, some time, and careful steps you’ll […]
Well…we finally picked up the Lias Chassis yesterday. And this time, it wasn’t covered in 30″ of snow so we really got the see every detail of the car. It is quite an impressive machine and was built very well. Along with the car, we got several parts, a few that we needed for the […]
It’s a nice feeling when you are building a race car and things start going back together fresh and new, especially when racing season is less than two weeks away. But, we still have lots of work to do and there is definitely some long days and nights ahead of us. Words By AJ Hunsinger […]
Over the weekend, my Dad tagged me in a post in a dirt racing group on Facebook of a post with a guy selling another IMCA Modified. The car in the ad was a car that I watched in the early years of my racing career. The same car that dominated week after week at […]
I know I know, you probably didn’t expect to see this on Eat Sleep DSM, but this is a huge part of my life and I LOVE project logs, so I figured….why not make a project log for the dirt car? Because this is such a big part of my life, it’s going to take […]
If you have a 95-96 DSM, you may end up using a 97-99 ECU in your 2G at some point whether it be from using a 2Gb EPROM ECU or an H8 Blackbox ECU. Maybe your 95-96 ECU took a shit and all you had was a 97-99 ECU to replace it with. Maybe you […]
For years, there has been a lot of confusion about the differences between 2 step and antilag. I just recently posted a video on Facebook of my 2G hitting 2 step/antilag and some people asked what the difference between 2 step and antilag are. So, I briefly explained it and again, I decided to make […]
I haven’t been able to do a whole lot yet as I have been taking things easy with my recovery. But, I have done a few things so I figured I would make another update. First things first, I finally put some fresh Brad Penn (10W-30) in #Charlotte. One of my good friends, Destry Burnstein, […]
Below are the DSM gear ratios. These are very useful to use in EVOscan or ECMlink to calculate the horsepower of your car. Ensuring that you have the correct gear ratios between different parts of the drivetrain is cruise. It is important not to mix-match transfer cases, rear ends, etc. with the wrong combination of […]
Over the years as people have attempted to use a 2G Blackbox ECU or an Evo 8 ECU in their DSM, people have asked a lot of questions regarding the flash port. How to hook it up, what is it, what pin do you wire it into, etc. I figured I would make an article […]
This is a short tutorial on how to install ECUflash. ECUflash is a free program that allows you to tune using either a 2G Blackbox ECU or an Evo 8 ECU. A proper install is crucial as you will have problems reading or writing ROM’s if not installed correctly. Words By AJ Hunsinger // Images […]
I had to yank a pin out of an ECU connector today so I could add a pin to the ECU connector in my 2G for my flash port (using a blackbox ECU), so I thought I would make a little guide on how to do it. It is a very simple job, but can […]
AN Size Information AN Measurements are very simple to figure out. You take an AN designation, put it over 16 in a fraction form, then reduce the fraction and it gives you the inch size form. Using -4 AN as an example, you put 4 over 16 (4/16), then reduce it.First reduction would be 2/8, […]
Introduction I use an Evo 8 ECU in my 1G and have previously used a 2G Black Box ECU in #VirginMary. I have a lot of experience with ECUflash, EVOscan, and these H8 ECU’s. And, I love them. There aren’t that many people out there that use an EVO 8 ECU in their DSM. Because […]
When I first bought this thing, I said that I would leave it mostly stock and not delete much on it. I guess that was a very vague statement. This car will forever be a daily driver so it’s not like I will be deleting the heater or anything. And for once, I think I […]
