Eat Sleep DSM Mag | [SPOOLIGAN] | Activity https://eatsleepdsmmag.com/members/hunsingera2769/activity/ Activity feed for [SPOOLIGAN]. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:14:25 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 738272676b6776e73502cc53c914d70e [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post https://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=4972 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 02:54:47 -0400 The left rear (LR) slider is one of the most important parts of a dirt modified. It works the exact opposite as a coilover would. A coilover’s job is to compress when weight falls onto it. It’s supposed to […]

]]> 0 f43b40a0bf4714b14236d849a6249526 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post https://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=4928 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:43:24 -0400 So you want to get into Sim Racing, aye? Well, Eat Sleep DSM is here to help with that a little bit too! Along with being super crazy about DSM’s and dirt racing, we are pretty avid Sim Racers too. Because we are […]

]]> 0 965ed80543c2507316130fcc23124757 [SPOOLIGAN] posted a new activity comment http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/4g64-dohc-head-swap-faq/#comment-3366 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 14:38:25 -0500 I don’t personally have any experience with the MM 4G engine, but the DOHC 4G63 head swap should be pretty straight forward and will share some similarities with the DOHC 4G64 head swap.

In reply to - [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post Though I have yet to build a 2.4L engine using the 4G64 block with the 4G63 head, it has always been a huge interest of mine and is high up on the bucket list. The biggest advantage of […] ]]> 47554f5f1ca2a875542f5ca6096a8a21 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=4522 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:55:46 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0 53954ed19674887cd49132d61caabc10 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=4418 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:03:44 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0 ebf06d6226d9839474c5d516f2f55fd9 [SPOOLIGAN] replied to the topic "Hello all!" - https://eatsleepdsmmag.com/activity/p/37753/ Sun, 16 Sep 2018 22:45:15 -0400 Hey Jeremy. Thanks for the compliment! We love doing this stuff. Everyone benefits from information. The more the better! Thanks for joining the site and good luck with the DSM!

]]> 9f7d38a2035afd2e92b66b0fbce8d81c [SPOOLIGAN] posted a new activity comment http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/4g64-dohc-head-swap-faq/#comment-3361 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:56:35 -0400 Yes it is possible and you are correct, 1G and 2G refer to the generation. 1G is 90-94 and 2G is 95-99.

In reply to - [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post Though I have yet to build a 2.4L engine using the 4G64 block with the 4G63 head, it has always been a huge interest of mine and is high up on the bucket list. The biggest advantage of […] ]]> fd0c3ea8b4693b2a44be925f2b910949 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=4358 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:44:22 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0 7947cbecb15ea363916094d15da756ec [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=4345 Sat, 04 Aug 2018 13:58:15 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0 4c378f9cc90b329a3a5398d0b8154a0e [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=4336 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 22:45:57 -0400 #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 c […]

]]> 0 c85d9e04c7c391d3aeaa3e9ed6d9561a [SPOOLIGAN] posted a new activity comment http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/oem-auto-tensioner-vs-parts-store-auto-tensioner-by-spooligan/#comment-3359 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 17:52:03 -0400 Glad to help! Some stuff is OK at the part store but there are definitely things you can only trust to use OEM.

In reply to - [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post I can’t stress how important it is to NEVER under any circumstances use an auto tensioner from the parts store. I found out the hard way back in 2012 after doing a 6 bolt swap in my […] ]]> b8aeb15bf9c1c4590ebdab0f79bb671d [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=4236 Fri, 20 Jul 2018 00:26:53 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0 1f81e8b72059b3521570ed447c205f35 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=4206 Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:14:13 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0 31bb062282c0f5548a5d93b6f1aac1d9 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=4162 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 23:29:52 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0 1c10264c398712e053dfbb8e21b6d8ad [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=4161 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 08:27:33 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0 499e1fcd0e77a38a7531aa3e07abf5cb [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=4097 Wed, 13 Jun 2018 03:36:21 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0 a1b7cca12c2a5bd784c42c60b02e3023 [SPOOLIGAN] posted a new activity comment http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/4g64-dohc-head-swap-faq/#comment-3355 Mon, 04 Jun 2018 09:43:19 -0400 A 3G Eclipse is a completely different thing. There are similarities I am sure but many many differences also. I wouldn’t know the specifics.

In reply to - [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post Though I have yet to build a 2.4L engine using the 4G64 block with the 4G63 head, it has always been a huge interest of mine and is high up on the bucket list. The biggest advantage of […] ]]> 75bddd3cb4478efdea0abb22d9f65e0f [SPOOLIGAN]'s profile was updated https://eatsleepdsmmag.com/activity/p/35678/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 09:33:46 -0400 0 6b745d88b1917b1733d59b333174fb12 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=4056 Mon, 30 Apr 2018 05:50:11 -0400 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. […]

]]> 0 c4866e4d376a1b297de088a10df1202c [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=4034 Tue, 24 Apr 2018 08:56:04 -0400 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. […]

]]> 3 20f4fbcaaa0af38109694973c2c44681 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=4028 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 05:35:52 -0400 The following content belongs to Ceddy. 

 
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 p […]

]]> 1 f64da1bcfdd629c78761191e651efad6 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3974 Sat, 02 Dec 2017 17:01:42 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0 f32dcb88f015313207ab6f183cadd0f2 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3952 Wed, 29 Nov 2017 21:26:58 -0500 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, s […]

]]> 1 3ee9e3a728638aaaf4c6b1b6bd0a6d86 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3741 Mon, 04 Sep 2017 03:46:47 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0 0caa0dd6e4efa192b576b686f1758e5c [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3735 Mon, 04 Sep 2017 02:43:40 -0400 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: […]

]]> 0 8076baf0cef529bb755958110d3f4ea0 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3680 Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:04:46 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0 ebe2bd0d9866baa41750cdf71ab8b5c5 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3575 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 13:55:56 -0400 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 cen […]

]]> 0 29dfd56cda65d95ac057ede4e249e312 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3568 Wed, 10 May 2017 04:46:08 -0400 [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww5hc6W4Q0g%5B/embedyt%5D

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 […]

]]> 0 95ccd65205466650e2810094ecedf359 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3565 Wed, 10 May 2017 04:33:51 -0400 [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4lHam6EUB0%5B/embedyt%5D

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 […]

]]> 0 494ba929df627cb3a91fef2187a43e6f [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3558 Wed, 10 May 2017 04:21:40 -0400 [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41fnyuNWgCs%5B/embedyt%5D

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 […]

]]> 0 bfe7483f5d66e57457417c48ddebc561 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3540 Tue, 09 May 2017 17:26:54 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0 73dec7248de3e2c41f41ffe58e1f6225 [SPOOLIGAN] changed their profile picture https://eatsleepdsmmag.com/activity/p/6161/ Tue, 09 May 2017 04:48:12 -0400 0 b8fb63ae5ef11c3f21a03e440d140399 [SPOOLIGAN] posted a new activity comment http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/weight-reduction-faq/#comment-269 Tue, 09 May 2017 04:46:33 -0400 Yeah, you got it man. It is definitely something that people don’t think about very often. And when they do, they only think about the obvious heavy items like the front and rear bumper support for example.

The little stuff is where you can really benefit from. There’s only so many heavy items that you can remove from your car. There are…[Read more]

In reply to - [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post 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 […] ]]> 014b47b1784357e97ad83f0d6552d124 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3517 Mon, 08 May 2017 10:59:36 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0 84790cb44aff6686ca5b0c990f403da5 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3456 Thu, 04 May 2017 19:01:53 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0 26a1912f9019552818c5ee4836ce07e8 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3420 Wed, 03 May 2017 10:29:52 -0400 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 […]

]]> 1 7f52899bc1b6639f1e5f9b7ad754b877 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3412 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 03:59:17 -0400 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 […]

]]> 1 b077336904e15bbb063ea055543f69c0 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3356 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 08:21:57 -0400 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. […]

]]> 0 f2252d9dda1b90eea85dfd912b609b49 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3336 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 05:49:50 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0 15da52926e93e447cec7fd516746bb2c [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3299 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:35:44 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0 f5d6a98b4156a054f1cf0f23b3fd2591 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3277 Tue, 28 Feb 2017 01:19:09 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0 849f5aa486e748ec047657598633f9c7 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3259 Thu, 09 Feb 2017 11:58:53 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0 d7a361e01760e0e0229cdb4bb8699ede [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3250 Thu, 09 Feb 2017 07:37:29 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0 96af0ee3a03cb29af0fa487e797b9f27 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3237 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 06:20:28 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0 7f273dc227f5bbc6eb492f3d6db59876 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3232 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 05:38:42 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0 a89bb44a3d09276fa83939e40bc1337b [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3219 Sun, 05 Feb 2017 01:21:09 -0500 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 […]

]]> 1 80b1b40e162b167e9a1e2b92247f4845 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3198 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 06:16:19 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0 5b03c2ece977d3aab0e6fcdbc18cb220 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3179 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 04:36:40 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0 d034f30431348da85a87e2f2afebb26b [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3141 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:47:58 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0 479ae4cb2765391ed40a5cdac59bd040 [SPOOLIGAN] wrote a new post http://eatsleepdsmmag.com/?p=3005 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 10:00:46 -0500 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 […]

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