What started your starion build?

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:09 pm

what started my starion build? the purchase of a starion...

Post by **TOMSUN** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:53 pm

I was doing an EFI and dyno tuning course at TAFE and wanted a "cheap project car" to play with. Had to be EFI, RWD, TURBO. A COUPE IN BLACK would be a bonus. Saw the a Starion on the side of the road for sale, drove it, "tested" the LSD and bought it. Buying the car was the cheapest part! :D

The motor was tired and leaned out on a road tune and broke ring lands. That started the forged bottom end rebuild.

Vulpes · Post by **Vulpes** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:38 pm

I bought my JA with the understanding it was "pristine" In fact it was far from it. Expired engine, and clutch. Dings in the body, stuffed paint, worn seats, rusty front guards and a front spoiler that looked like it had gone 10 rounds with Mike Tyson. $20,000 and a year of hard work later and it is finally "pristine".

iXNAY · Post by **iXNAY** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:14 am

more power! thought this was best acheived via an extra cam!

Post by **TOMSUN** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:32 am

Vulpes wrote:I bought my JA with the understanding it was "pristine" In fact it was far from it. Expired engine, and clutch. Dings in the body, stuffed paint, worn seats, rusty front guards and a front spoiler that looked like it had gone 10 rounds with Mike Tyson. $20,000 and a year of hard work later and it is finally "pristine".

$20,000?

what was the big ticket items that took it to $20,000?

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:36 pm

at a guess, multiple donor cars

MrBishi · Post by **MrBishi** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:29 pm

Mine started when I first drove it and realised it was the slowest car I'd driven in a fair while.

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:45 pm

what's the fastest thing you've driven then?

OLD FART · Post by **OLD FART** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:47 pm

thrash wrote:what's the fastest thing you've driven then?

220 KPH at QR

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:50 pm

yeah.. what car was it oldie? the staz?

JDSTAZ45 · Post by **JDSTAZ45** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:28 pm

With regard to me, I keep putting off builds/mods and keep buying other Starions. LOL

One day, I will have a Magna M6/7 head, multi point (magna efi), 600cc injectors, a TD05H/ 3in exhaust and Haltech ecu!!
I'm keeping it Mitsubishi as much as possible and as long as there is minimum 150kw atw!

The 2.6 has grown on me! And I love the torque down low!

:beer

enthuzed · Post by **enthuzed** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:47 pm

Happy 500th post JDSTAZ45!

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:37 pm

JDSTAZ45 wrote:With regard to me, I keep putting off builds/mods and keep buying other Starions. LOL

One day, I will have a Magna M6/7 head, multi point (magna efi), 600cc injectors, a TD05H/ 3in exhaust and Haltech ecu!!
I'm keeping it Mitsubishi as much as possible and as long as there is minimum 150kw atw!

The 2.6 has grown on me! And I love the torque down low!

:beer

put a TD06 on it with the starion exhaust housing ;)

i must admit the 2.6 has grown on me a little, it still sounds like a whiny barge motor though LOL

OLD FART · Post by **OLD FART** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:18 am

thrash wrote:yeah.. what car was it oldie? the staz?

Yep :D I was trying to find how deep I could go into turn 3 . I had a sneaky peep a few moments before I went on the brakes and not end up in the kitty litter so it may have been a bit faster .
Derek was there taking pics :beer

MrBishi · Post by **MrBishi** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:22 am

I've recently fitted a TO4, 3" exhaust and wound the boost up to 14psi on the new motor. Totally changed the old rattler! Now need new clutch.

Austarion

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