LOVE MY GSX OVER 1000WHP big turbo setup I came here to start yelling haha glad you love the 2g and glad I watched at least the first min before jumping to conclusions 😂
I think just a nice simple lip to give it a more race car look, but other than that you’re right. It doesn’t take anything but a set of suspension, some nicely fitted wheels and tires and you’re golden
I would love to find a Eclipse Spyder GS or GS-T and do a Lancer Evo 8 and a DCT swap. I like the coupes but I always like the Spyders even more. And then do a period correct body kit, with clear Altezza styled taillights and an R33 headlight style conversion.
I wish mitsubishi bring their lancers and eclipses again but manual and non-cvt automatic transmissions and 4G63 only engines on the car and they will sell like hotcakes here in usa
Love it! I truly miss my 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST. I was one of the first few people's to do the 1g into 2g swap in the Florida area. I used a 1991 Gallant VR-4 6 bolt bottom with 95 Pistons fabricated to the larger 91 rods. ARP Connecting Bolts basically on everything + head studs. 2g head with HKS 272/272s and extra thick Mitsubishi head gaskets, RC Engineering 780s I believe injectors, Apexi front mount I/C, Greddy I/C pipes and Type-S BOV, ported manifold with Forced Forced Performance Green and Victory Performance O2 with a Tial 38mm waste gate. ACT 2600 street disk w/Fidanza 8lbs Billet flywheel, MSD Digital 2 Plus ignition system, along with all Greddy 60mm Boost, AFR, EGT, 52mm fuel and oil pressure, The old school Profect-B + T-T, DSM Link for engine management. Keep in mind it was back in 2002-2007 times. And it had a stock appearance on it. The only thing that gave the car away was the front mount, gauges, exhaust and a tag that said HIBOOST. Thanks for the great memories! Cheers, Scott
I am 70 years old and have a clean 98 GSX in my garage that i love to drive . It has many modes that i did myself and i love doing 4 wheel burnouts with it . I am very familiar with these cars cause i work at a Chrysler Dodge dealership .
The 2g eclipse is always going to have a special place in my heart, my first ever car was a 1999 Eclipse RS that i got for $600. Ever since then i have dreamt of having a GSX. It pains me so much that Mitsubishi first abandoned this car, then desecrated it’s corpse by resurrecting the name to use on a crossover.
@@users4007 Offerup was where i found mine, had overheating issues, needed a new battery, one of the doors wouldn’t open from the outside, and the paint job was done with a spray can
RJ's Eclipse is one of the cleanest around, one of the best examples out there. I find myself wanting another stock one just as a daily seeing as my current one kinda got out of hand and turned into a 9 sec car lol
Man, the year was 1998, a friend of mine got a new/used m3. We were out cruising around and this red eclipse with a big wing and an old man driving rolled up next to us. My buddy downshifted and this eclipse just walked us like we were standing still. Such a vivid memory of that lol. That was the day I had a thing for the Dsm cars.
I'm not even much of a tuner car fan, but the GSX is a car I would absolutely have owned. Even my dad who was an old school guy who grew up in the 60's once commented that the Eclipse of that body style looked good. It took a lot to impress him when it came to modern cars, so that always stuck with me.
@@Magnetic5oh Tuners are kind of what I was getting at. I drive a Cavalier, which was Chevy's take on a tuner, but I tend to like muscle, like my dad did. The Eclipse, however, was a really good looking car.
There was a chick I worked with at a grocery store, she kinda was the quiet type, kept to her self. I was on break smoking a cigarette and she was leaving after her shift (back in 2003) and got into a clean 99’ black GSX with full catback Exhaust and intake and that car was amazing! After that day I would constantly ask her about her car, and smiles for days. I was always a fan of the talons over the eclipses....idk why.
Cool review and wow super clean example of a mostly stock DSM! I have 97 Spyder… AWD swapped, Talon swapped (bc they never made a factory Talon convertible), 99 interior swapped, e85, garret 35r… I just love the darn thing!
I had 4 Eclipses during the 90's. I was fast and furious before the movies even came out ;^) . 90 Base, 92 GS-T modified to 300hp, 94 GSX modified to 350-400 hp, 97 GSX modified 450-500 hp. I loved these cars. Mine was mint when I sold it. Still miss it and wish I knew what happened to it. Great review, brought back so many good memories.
I'm so glad I got one before they blew up on the market. Coming from my last project (400whp STi) I needed something different in terms of platforms but craved AWD. I've made content here and there but my goals for the car are to push it past my STi's numbers. With time, but for now it's great just coming home to and seeing it in the driveway. It's a 99 as well but in purple with EVO 8 wheels
same here! i bought my 1990 GSX for $6000 which is a little more expensive then they have been in the past but man i’ve been seeing them pop up for $10K for really nice ones and luckily for me i finally said “i’m done buying shit boxes when i buy a GSX it needs to be immaculate” and we’ll i found one! it has all the paper work and window stickers all that cool stuff! i love that car! i also love the 2Gs i am not bias i had a 95 but it was pretty rough though! then the 420A guys pop into the facebook group and try and say how and why the 420A is actually superior to the 4G63T lol
I think the 4G was an honest attempt at reviving the Eclipse brand, but because it wasn't a 4 cylinder turbo car it was overlooked. The V6 in the 4G is a great engine and so it's the 6 gear tranny. Right now a lot of 4Gs get cannibalized just to get the engine and transmission for swaps.
The first dsm I saw was an Eagle Talon awd, back when they first came out, before anyone had seen one in person in my area. Pulled into the parking lot while I was skateboarding with my friend...he went to the auto zone. When he left he floored it and spun all 4 wheels.....the shape was the best. Then my gf at the time her mom got a Plymouth laser rs that i got to drive. Then another gf had a Plymouth laser base I used to drive a lot lol.
Mitsubishi low key failed the eclipse. They could have went further with it. But no they dont really care. They don't really make cars anyway. They make a bunch of other stuff. But really an all round underground and overground company.
Only Eclipse I ever owned was a '93 1.8. However, I've had two eagle talons, both 91 TSI's, one with all-wheel drive. Since then I've had two Galant VR4's and a 91 Dodge Stealth turbo. Great power plant on all, I miss the Glory Days.
I don't think it was a failure from a JDM standpoint Because unless I'm mistaken it wasn't even part of the Japanese domestic Market because it was part of that whole DSM amalgamation, Diamond Star Motors the collaboration between Mitsubishi and Chrysler. Both the eclipse Eagle Talon and Plymouth Laser as well as the 3000GT and the stealth, well DSM was still a thing and Plymouth was still a brand I had repeatedly said that if they wanted to bring back the Barracuda that would have been the perfect opportunity and the perfect platform to do so. Even without a V8 between the front fenders it would be still a legit Contender with a twin turbo V6 assuming it had the same powertrain as the VR4 3000GT.
I was about to say the same thing, I have a 97 gst which I’m engine swapping it and throwing in the 6bolt (tryna make it either 400+ hp or close to it)
This right here! The easiest thing to look up about the Eclipse is the fact that it is not "JDM" at all. It is a USDM vehicle, it's just as funny to see people say JDM Eclipse as it is to see people with the Japanese Learner Driver symbol on their car like it adds scene points. Great comment.
I remember when this car came out, a lot of cars were trying to have a futuristic body. This car, similar to the Talon was smooth and easy on the eyes 👀
Wow Dave!! It’s been a ton of Mitsubishi’s for you recently. A clean 3000GT Spyder, a GS-T Eclipse, an EVO III and now this GSX Eclipse. I think it’s time you own one man ;)
It's crazy how big the scene was for these cars 1st and 2nd gen in the mid 2 thousands. What the hell happened now you can go months without ever seeing one they're so rare you never see them for sale. I guess too many got ragged the hell out and thrown in the junkyard.
Had a 2g back in the days. 1990s was and still the greatest era of the import scene. Tracks were packed with imports and the stands full during import events. Old school or die hard v8 car guys made fun of us and didn't respect us. It was a awesome feeling when we beat them or just even hanging with them. A bunch of online import after market performance parts stores and shops opened. Many well known import pioneers trying to get that 10, then 9s, 8s, 7s in different platforms.
My first import was a 98 rs eclipse. Best engine code ever. It was a fun car for sure. All around it was good at everything. I couldn't imagine having a gst or gsx
About 20 years ago I had a 1992 Eagle Talon TSI. I have never seen another one like it. You don't see any Eagle Talon TSIs on the road nowadays. Probably been a good 10-15 years since I've seen one. Probably all wrapped around telephone polls by now. It was a total blast. Not only was the TSI a great car, I bought it from an older guy that did a lot of work to it. He had the turbo pushed to 15 PSI. He had vented rotors put on. Even the interior was the nicest I had ever seen in any Eagle Talon or Eclipse. It was really nice vented tan leather interior. It felt like it had 300 HP. I never tested it. Hard to do with AWD. But that thing was a rocket and I had no business having a car that fast at 19 years old. Well, I lived!
I have a nearly identical car as that one. 97 GSX that looks like it just rolled off the show room floor. Love that car so much! I’ve had it for over 20 years now. Also in Wisconsin!
Wow. That thing is AMAZING clean. Having owned mine 22 years, it’s such a great car. Could never go to anything else. Also mine is a dedicated Time Attack car at this point. Would LOVE to find a clean one for a daily. Good luck with it!! It’s so nice!!
Bro I was here to light up the comments with all sorts of Caribbean curse words that most reading won't understand but watched ur video and feel even more in love with my 2g tsi. A unicorn here in the usvi ;-)
I had a metallic blue 1990 GSX Turbo AWD (first-gen with the pop-up headlights). Frigging AWESOME car, beautiful inside and out, but it did have downsides. For one, the turbo lag was measured with a sundial and then when it came on it hit you like a sledgehammer in the back. For the other, the gearshift linkage on mine was AWFUL. Notchy, rubbery, synchros on second were shot inside of four years and I didn't drive it hard. It was a rocket, handled amazing, got good gas mileage, and was actually a fantastic snow car because the fluid-coupled AWD was so simple and bulletproof. Oh, and it had the stupid 1990s motorized shoulder belts instead of air bags. I kept it for four years 1991-95 but it started to have cascading problems and I got rid of it at about 70,000 miles and traded up to a 1996 Dodge Ram pickup, which I didn't have to fold my fat ass into unlike the tiny Eclipse. For all that, I have a lot of great memories from that car.
When I saw the title I came here to argue (I bought my 97GSX in 98 and owned it for 6 years). Glad I watched it first, I agree 100 percent. Had they continued to develop this idea of the "Evo-ish" 2 door hatch instead of that "fish" 3g the dominance would have easily continued. Really dropped the ball by letting this formula go in the 3 and 4g
Have had two dsm’s they are high maintenance imo. I truly would not call it a fail those cars are beautiful as long as ya got the 4g63t motor ! Miss mine every day ! PS- to say the girl that got away is one of the best description I’ve heard lol !
Own a black 2g gsx 5 speed. Young people should really buy these cars while they're affordable and exist cuz they're so cheap and doesn't take much to make them fast.
True story: I talked to a guy that said his buddy owned a 2g and was running "unlimited boost." I asked what he meant. His buddy had a boost controller but not a boost gauge so he didnt know no matter how much he turned it up it would always only get 15psi lol. Can't even make that up.
My ‘98 gsx blew through 2 transfer cases, the first one went as I was driving home from the car dealer. Still loved the car enough to keep it going for a while.
the stock turbos are so tiny on those, I had one on my D16Z6 CRX. hooking up the waste gate line right before the throttle body allowed the turbo to maintain steady boost all the way to redline. turbo pressure drops after the intercooler so having the waste gate line on the turbo itself reduces how much boost gets to the intake manifold..
I'm getting an early 1992 Eagle Talon N/A soon. I love the look of the 1G DSM cars, and I'm excited to take care of it. I love the look of the 2Gs too. Great timing to get this recommended!
I had a 1992 GSX 5 speed in black and silver. Loved the car. Loved the engine. Hated the trans. Had to rebuild it twice and who puts a transmission bolt inside the block in the oil pan.
The Dodge Avenger and Chrysler Sebring share the entire interior. Only difference is the Avenger/Sebring console had more of a 90° joint rather than the curve the Eclipse and Talon had. Even some exterior parts, the door shells are the same, but the glass was different. The 420a was also the used in the Avenger/Sebring, so a lot was plug and play across the 4 cars. Man, I miss my Avenger.
I remembering riding in the back of these in Highschool. Driver makes a left hand turn across a bunch of ruts in the road and you're bouncing your head off that back glass. And I'm relatively short.
Even a rs was legit. The shape, the feel, but how it was glued to the road...was a crazy surprise! Can you imagine these cars on the rally circuit? Too cool!
Man I used to really want one of these in highschool, I've now become more of a muscle car guy but this and the Evo IX are amongst my favorite cars ever.
Very glad to see another DSM video David, prices are going up on them finally! In Canada they get little to no respect. I built my 98 talon tsi awd start of june with spare parts I had kicking around from the other 14 dsm's I had in 2020, only took a week to go from a gutted mouse infested shell to a running driving car. but up here it tends to be if you don't have a old domestic there's 300 of you kinda get shit on.
Owner of 1997 Mitsubishi eclipse GSX, was purchased for $1500 in 2016 when I lived in SF. Car was sold for $2000, the buyer took it home with $1000 up front and later was going to give the seller another $1000, the owner held on to the Pink & told me the buyer was begging him to sell it for only $1000, the owner said no and to bring the GSX back immediately, I was the first one to call, the owner picks me up himself and drives me farther than Oakland where the car was located, I drove back to SF, & here we are 🤷. My cousin I was living with at the time in SF kicked me out about 2 weeks later, I lived in my GSX for 4 months trying to finish school while battling suicidal depression, I ended up dropping out and going back home, my mom also came down with severe depression, no one was there to take care of her and make sure she ate so I had to drop school, all the internships, everything and take care of her. Needless to say I would have been living in BART stations if it wasn't for my GSX. Might sound crazy to some but I made a promise to my eclipse, I said "one day you're gonna be a baaaaaad mother fucker for being there for me". And although the money ain't right yet, I plan on keeping my promise. Sometimes, a car means something completely different to other people...like me :) It gave me a place to live for months, I don't plan on ever letting go :)
I wanted a 3000gt vr4 but my dad stopped up a 96 eagle talon TDI AWD (gsx). That thing was a champ after I did fidazanza flywheel and clutch. I have been building a 1000 hp evo for awhile now.
$22,000 current bid for a red 2gb at Bring A Trailer. I had one back in the early 2000s. Six bolt swapped and a 20g turbo, full support mods, tuned. Fun as hell. Looking to buy another one and will like end up shelling out 20k cash for one. Now that many of OGs are now over 40, the nostalgia hits hard. Whenever I see one, it’s like seeing an old friend. Selling company stock to get back into one for Sunday drives.
I just bought a 99 GST literally 4 days ago , the price was super cheap but the previous owner actually put a 2.4L bottom end with the 4G63 head on it, it has cool upgrades like a 20G turbo, HKS blow off valve, big front mount intercooler, 3in Apexi Exhaust, HKS turbo timer,big waste gate and bigger ported Exhaust manifold.. The car definitely needs a new paint job "badly" and due to a issue with the coil pack it's currently not getting spark but I'll be fixing it.. GSX and GST are both hard to find so it worth me saving..
One of my customers has mentioned to me a couple times that he has a second Gen eclipse. I was waiting on him one night and he goes “have you seen my eclipse?” He walks to a door and opens it and brings me through the door where he and his dad keep their cars. In there sits this show room floor clean red second Gen eclipse. Even the interior is brand new looking. It was a base gs that he had turbocharged but damn that thing was soooo nice.
Imagine if Mitsubishi unveiled the new Eclipse, and it was an exact copy (body style wise) to the 2nd Gen. Have it awd(from one of their trucks, a variation of the 4g63 that's stronger and a 2.8....400hp off the lot?
In black mom voice, “First of all, you a damn lie.” Hahaha But serious I had a 98 GST 5spd convertible and had a blast with it. Just couldn’t keep it due to rust. Sucks living up in the Northeast.
Had one! Miss it all the time! Hoping to get a New 23 GR-FOUR Corolla, got a feeling it will be another amazing AWD Turbo wip. Funny to hear something said about 2nd Gear 8:46, I could hit 72 mph in 2nd everyday and passengers in the car would say "did you hit 70 in 2nd gear?!?". Pre-weighted Clutch Master Stage 1 Clutch was the way to go on the Eclipse, squall the tires at 45mph by dropping down to 2nd and giving it 3500 revs. Kinda Jelly everytime I see someone else that has a running survivor.
LOVE MY GSX OVER 1000WHP big turbo setup I came here to start yelling haha glad you love the 2g and glad I watched at least the first min before jumping to conclusions 😂
YOU ARE THE BEST COMMENTER EVER. lol
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@@ThatDudeinBlue haha I was upset when I saw the title 😂 then started watching and I was ok it’s gonna be ok 👌🏻 😂 good video man keep it up!
That thing is slow.
Man goes everywhere smelling like vp racing fuel ⛽️ 💪🏾 😎
this was one of the only small sports cars in the 90s that looked better without a body kit or lip. It is absolutely perfect without anything.
I think just a nice simple lip to give it a more race car look, but other than that you’re right. It doesn’t take anything but a set of suspension, some nicely fitted wheels and tires and you’re golden
It's the most beautiful car ever made IMO. Smooth lines throughout the entire design.
Perfect is a stretch lol
The original NSX takes the cake. But yeah the Eclipse is up there
The Fd rx7 without bodykit
2G GSX is probably one of the coolest looking cars imo
2G Eclipse, Mazda Rx-7, Toyota Supra, Trans am Ws6, Mustang 03 Cobra , Dodge Viper Gts , Nissan Silvia S15 all beautiful cars of my Early Adutlhood
@@Two_trucks don't forget the 3000GT 😍
Love the 2gb eclipse and talons they are timeless
I like the design of the first gen more, the c pillar on the 2g is ugly in my opinion
In the 90s Mitsubishi was king and I loved them. It sucks how hard they are to find these days.
Parts for drivetrain impossible to find too
Dsm owners are smart
They’re all holding on to these gems
I picked one up last year and did a full restro and mods to it, 1200 hrs and 60k and parts later here I am lol
This, the 3000gt, and the TT RX7. Hnnng
I would love to find a Eclipse Spyder GS or GS-T and do a Lancer Evo 8 and a DCT swap. I like the coupes but I always like the Spyders even more. And then do a period correct body kit, with clear Altezza styled taillights and an R33 headlight style conversion.
I LOVE THIS FREAKING CAR IT'S SO COOL.
Makes crossover instead.
You're a car TH-camr and you keep calling it JDM ...
I wish mitsubishi bring their lancers and eclipses again but manual and non-cvt automatic transmissions and 4G63 only engines on the car and they will sell like hotcakes here in usa
but when are we gonna talk about the 4g
@@norsevikingsir4932 Fr it’s DSM not JDM💀
@@haydendenzell680 Yup
The GSX had everything you could possibly want in a mid 90's sports car. I had a 1995 GSX and it was god tier.
just bought a 95
tore it apart for body work and rebuilding.
To me, 2G Eclipse looks mystical, especially those taillights, I remember being so hyped as a kid seeing them 😍😍😍
Agreed I love that body style
while i proceeds to laugh at your Chrysler 1.8 :)
@@AnthroGearhead Dude, 2G Eclipse didn't had 1.8 engine xD
@@Litassa its a 4g18 means its 1.8, if thats not a 4g18 then i dunno what is cuz its still a Chrysler wwwwww
@@AnthroGearheadCool, But 2G didn't had one 😂
Love it! I truly miss my 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST. I was one of the first few people's to do the 1g into 2g swap in the Florida area. I used a 1991 Gallant VR-4 6 bolt bottom with 95 Pistons fabricated to the larger 91 rods. ARP Connecting Bolts basically on everything + head studs. 2g head with HKS 272/272s and extra thick Mitsubishi head gaskets, RC Engineering 780s I believe injectors, Apexi front mount I/C, Greddy I/C pipes and Type-S BOV, ported manifold with Forced Forced Performance Green and Victory Performance O2 with a Tial 38mm waste gate. ACT 2600 street disk w/Fidanza 8lbs Billet flywheel, MSD Digital 2 Plus ignition system, along with all Greddy 60mm Boost, AFR, EGT, 52mm fuel and oil pressure, The old school Profect-B + T-T, DSM Link for engine management. Keep in mind it was back in 2002-2007 times. And it had a stock appearance on it. The only thing that gave the car away was the front mount, gauges, exhaust and a tag that said HIBOOST. Thanks for the great memories!
Cheers,
Scott
I am 70 years old and have a clean 98 GSX in my garage that i love to drive . It has many modes that i did myself and i love doing 4 wheel burnouts with it . I am very familiar with these cars cause i work at a Chrysler Dodge dealership .
You planning on passing her on to the next generation? Lol
Definitely one of the most beautiful cars ever designed in my opinion. Yours is a great example!
The 2g eclipse is always going to have a special place in my heart, my first ever car was a 1999 Eclipse RS that i got for $600. Ever since then i have dreamt of having a GSX. It pains me so much that Mitsubishi first abandoned this car, then desecrated it’s corpse by resurrecting the name to use on a crossover.
Where are y’all finding cars for 600
@@users4007 Offerup was where i found mine, had overheating issues, needed a new battery, one of the doors wouldn’t open from the outside, and the paint job was done with a spray can
@@users4007 Those deals were extremely common pre-COVID and living in the US midwest.
RJ's Eclipse is one of the cleanest around, one of the best examples out there. I find myself wanting another stock one just as a daily seeing as my current one kinda got out of hand and turned into a 9 sec car lol
Jason! Yours is so beautiful though def a keeper! 💪🏻
Don’t remind me lol. I got my 97 GSX bone stock in 2009. Then modded it all to hell… kinda wish I woulda left it alone.
Always wanted one of these back in high school. IMO it’s aged VERY well
I was big in the DSM scene in the 90s and early 2000s. The community was huge! It was a different time to be a car nut.
Straight up facts. The car scene was very magnetic back then. Not gonna lie. 😅
I couldn’t click any faster than right now the second gen Eclipse GSX is my dream tuner car
7.8:1 Comp ratio your dream tuner?
honestly as an old school mopar guy, the DSM era was probably the last of the best era of dodge and Mitsubishi
Couldn't agree more. I'll always miss my turbo 01 Dodge Neon RT SOHC pushing 350 horsepower.
Man, the year was 1998, a friend of mine got a new/used m3. We were out cruising around and this red eclipse with a big wing and an old man driving rolled up next to us. My buddy downshifted and this eclipse just walked us like we were standing still. Such a vivid memory of that lol. That was the day I had a thing for the Dsm cars.
I'm not even much of a tuner car fan, but the GSX is a car I would absolutely have owned. Even my dad who was an old school guy who grew up in the 60's once commented that the Eclipse of that body style looked good. It took a lot to impress him when it came to modern cars, so that always stuck with me.
The 2G ain't Japanese homeboy
@@Magnetic5oh Tuners are kind of what I was getting at. I drive a Cavalier, which was Chevy's take on a tuner, but I tend to like muscle, like my dad did. The Eclipse, however, was a really good looking car.
There was a chick I worked with at a grocery store, she kinda was the quiet type, kept to her self. I was on break smoking a cigarette and she was leaving after her shift (back in 2003) and got into a clean 99’ black GSX with full catback Exhaust and intake and that car was amazing! After that day I would constantly ask her about her car, and smiles for days. I was always a fan of the talons over the eclipses....idk why.
RJ YOU MADE IT BABY. Haha, love seeing his car at work when it’s out! 🤘🏾🤘🏾 -Edgar
My friend lent this car to another friend to go to taco baco. He got it fixed but wasn't the same.🤤
1G dsm dude here, but always liked the look (and the more refined suspension) of the 2Gees . Thanks again David !
1g>anything w 4 wheels lol
I had a 91 Talon TSi AWD and I loved that thing... I still miss it
Cool review and wow super clean example of a mostly stock DSM!
I have 97 Spyder… AWD swapped, Talon swapped (bc they never made a factory Talon convertible), 99 interior swapped, e85, garret 35r… I just love the darn thing!
Sounds like a nice setup!
Love to see photos of it
@@mexicorolls thanks buddy! I’m in NJ not too far from the Mexico rolls crew .. I enjoy the channel man
@@LouieAWDTSi PS I just subbed to you 💪🏻
Got a 97 spyder gs myself. Stick shift n all! Absolutely love it. Esp since gas is so high now I'm lucky to have a 4cyl that's actually fun to drive
Man this baby is C L E A N . .👌🏽 Love how it’s just soo “normal” but yet still looks amazing.
I had 4 Eclipses during the 90's. I was fast and furious before the movies even came out ;^) . 90 Base, 92 GS-T modified to 300hp, 94 GSX modified to 350-400 hp, 97 GSX modified 450-500 hp. I loved these cars. Mine was mint when I sold it. Still miss it and wish I knew what happened to it. Great review, brought back so many good memories.
DSM is not JDM! Japan had the evos 1-7. While USA got the dsms.
Yeah, we know.
@@davidl546 DSM=diamond star motors back when Chrysler co-built the engines when they were together
@@davidl546 Lol Good one.
@@daltondaniels890 sorry no Chrysler did not co build the motor. It was a Mitsubishi designed drivetrain and Chrysler design body
There were JDM versions of DSMs sold exclusively in Japanese markets.
They killed the gsx style in 2001 with the fish. I sold the first evo at my Mitsubishi store.
I'm so glad I got one before they blew up on the market. Coming from my last project (400whp STi) I needed something different in terms of platforms but craved AWD. I've made content here and there but my goals for the car are to push it past my STi's numbers. With time, but for now it's great just coming home to and seeing it in the driveway. It's a 99 as well but in purple with EVO 8 wheels
same here! i bought my 1990 GSX for $6000 which is a little more expensive then they have been in the past but man i’ve been seeing them pop up for $10K for really nice ones and luckily for me i finally said “i’m done buying shit boxes when i buy a GSX it needs to be immaculate” and we’ll i found one! it has all the paper work and window stickers all that cool stuff! i love that car! i also love the 2Gs i am not bias i had a 95 but it was pretty rough though! then the 420A guys pop into the facebook group and try and say how and why the 420A is actually superior to the 4G63T lol
I think the 4G was an honest attempt at reviving the Eclipse brand, but because it wasn't a 4 cylinder turbo car it was overlooked. The V6 in the 4G is a great engine and so it's the 6 gear tranny. Right now a lot of 4Gs get cannibalized just to get the engine and transmission for swaps.
The first dsm I saw was an Eagle Talon awd, back when they first came out, before anyone had seen one in person in my area. Pulled into the parking lot while I was skateboarding with my friend...he went to the auto zone. When he left he floored it and spun all 4 wheels.....the shape was the best. Then my gf at the time her mom got a Plymouth laser rs that i got to drive. Then another gf had a Plymouth laser base I used to drive a lot lol.
God those first-gen Eclipses and Talons were the bomb. I loved that shape.
Bought a 98 GSX back in 2017 , everyone i’ve ever talked to who owned one regrets selling theirs… i’m in this for life it’s a gem
It wasn't a failure it just was way under appreciated
Mitsubishi low key failed the eclipse. They could have went further with it. But no they dont really care. They don't really make cars anyway. They make a bunch of other stuff. But really an all round underground and overground company.
Only Eclipse I ever owned was a '93 1.8.
However, I've had two eagle talons, both 91 TSI's, one with all-wheel drive. Since then I've had two Galant VR4's and a 91 Dodge Stealth turbo. Great power plant on all, I miss the Glory Days.
I don't think it was a failure from a JDM standpoint Because unless I'm mistaken it wasn't even part of the Japanese domestic Market because it was part of that whole DSM amalgamation, Diamond Star Motors the collaboration between Mitsubishi and Chrysler. Both the eclipse Eagle Talon and Plymouth Laser as well as the 3000GT and the stealth, well DSM was still a thing and Plymouth was still a brand I had repeatedly said that if they wanted to bring back the Barracuda that would have been the perfect opportunity and the perfect platform to do so. Even without a V8 between the front fenders it would be still a legit Contender with a twin turbo V6 assuming it had the same powertrain as the VR4 3000GT.
yeah only america got the eclipse i wish we got them here in NZ however we did get the GTO (3000GT) which is nice
That’s what I was about to say. These cars ain’t jdm I have a 95 gsx my self
what you described at the end of your comment is basically the Dodge Stealth R/T
I was about to say the same thing, I have a 97 gst which I’m engine swapping it and throwing in the 6bolt (tryna make it either 400+ hp or close to it)
This right here! The easiest thing to look up about the Eclipse is the fact that it is not "JDM" at all. It is a USDM vehicle, it's just as funny to see people say JDM Eclipse as it is to see people with the Japanese Learner Driver symbol on their car like it adds scene points. Great comment.
I remember when this car came out, a lot of cars were trying to have a futuristic body. This car, similar to the Talon was smooth and easy on the eyes 👀
I mean, the Talon is the same car.
@@FUNKOfilms I know, a coworker had one. Non turbo, it was still quick and nimble.
Wow Dave!! It’s been a ton of Mitsubishi’s for you recently. A clean 3000GT Spyder, a GS-T Eclipse, an EVO III and now this GSX Eclipse. I think it’s time you own one man ;)
In 1996 I had a 95 GST
And I Loved That Car So Much! It Was So Beautiful and Really Fast!
I'm older and drive a BMW M2 now but still remember the Eclipse GSX well. This fella's car is clean and pure. Please keep it like that!
THIS right here was the late 90's! A time when really and truthfully, 200whp was quick!
Lol back when sportcars weren't 4000 pounds.
It's crazy how big the scene was for these cars 1st and 2nd gen in the mid 2 thousands. What the hell happened now you can go months without ever seeing one they're so rare you never see them for sale. I guess too many got ragged the hell out and thrown in the junkyard.
As a 3g owner... I laughed hard at the fish comment lmao it looks more of a catfish than a 4th gen camaro 💀 bit I love it tho 👍
Had a 2g back in the days. 1990s was and still the greatest era of the import scene. Tracks were packed with imports and the stands full during import events. Old school or die hard v8 car guys made fun of us and didn't respect us. It was a awesome feeling when we beat them or just even hanging with them. A bunch of online import after market performance parts stores and shops opened. Many well known import pioneers trying to get that 10, then 9s, 8s, 7s in different platforms.
One of the best 90s sport cars!🏎️🔥🔥
My first import was a 98 rs eclipse. Best engine code ever. It was a fun car for sure. All around it was good at everything. I couldn't imagine having a gst or gsx
Every single GSX I’ve worked on has been a nightmare to work on
I disagree, they're very easy to work on we just find ourselves working on them alot lol
@@michaelciullo4788 I should clarify, all of the ones I’ve worked on came from chicago
Say no more 🤣
@@michaelciullo4788 one even had the headlights wired in with speaker wire and wire nuts
About 20 years ago I had a 1992 Eagle Talon TSI. I have never seen another one like it. You don't see any Eagle Talon TSIs on the road nowadays. Probably been a good 10-15 years since I've seen one. Probably all wrapped around telephone polls by now. It was a total blast. Not only was the TSI a great car, I bought it from an older guy that did a lot of work to it. He had the turbo pushed to 15 PSI. He had vented rotors put on. Even the interior was the nicest I had ever seen in any Eagle Talon or Eclipse. It was really nice vented tan leather interior. It felt like it had 300 HP. I never tested it. Hard to do with AWD. But that thing was a rocket and I had no business having a car that fast at 19 years old. Well, I lived!
Owning a 97 talon, I can still say the 2g dsm is still one of the nicest looking cars out there. What a clean ride this one is!!
Love to see them rolling around no matter which trim
I have a nearly identical car as that one. 97 GSX that looks like it just rolled off the show room floor. Love that car so much! I’ve had it for over 20 years now. Also in Wisconsin!
Nice to see mostly stock. Glad I got mine when I did, turbo swapped and dyno tuned mine makes 305 whp on pump.
Wow. That thing is AMAZING clean. Having owned mine 22 years, it’s such a great car. Could never go to anything else. Also mine is a dedicated Time Attack car at this point. Would LOVE to find a clean one for a daily. Good luck with it!! It’s so nice!!
Bro I was here to light up the comments with all sorts of Caribbean curse words that most reading won't understand but watched ur video and feel even more in love with my 2g tsi. A unicorn here in the usvi ;-)
I can't express how much love I have for this car and how much I miss my old 2g that I built.
I had a metallic blue 1990 GSX Turbo AWD (first-gen with the pop-up headlights). Frigging AWESOME car, beautiful inside and out, but it did have downsides. For one, the turbo lag was measured with a sundial and then when it came on it hit you like a sledgehammer in the back. For the other, the gearshift linkage on mine was AWFUL. Notchy, rubbery, synchros on second were shot inside of four years and I didn't drive it hard. It was a rocket, handled amazing, got good gas mileage, and was actually a fantastic snow car because the fluid-coupled AWD was so simple and bulletproof. Oh, and it had the stupid 1990s motorized shoulder belts instead of air bags. I kept it for four years 1991-95 but it started to have cascading problems and I got rid of it at about 70,000 miles and traded up to a 1996 Dodge Ram pickup, which I didn't have to fold my fat ass into unlike the tiny Eclipse. For all that, I have a lot of great memories from that car.
When I saw the title I came here to argue (I bought my 97GSX in 98 and owned it for 6 years). Glad I watched it first, I agree 100 percent. Had they continued to develop this idea of the "Evo-ish" 2 door hatch instead of that "fish" 3g the dominance would have easily continued. Really dropped the ball by letting this formula go in the 3 and 4g
Have had two dsm’s they are high maintenance imo. I truly would not call it a fail those cars are beautiful as long as ya got the 4g63t motor ! Miss mine every day !
PS- to say the girl that got away is one of the best description I’ve heard lol !
Own a black 2g gsx 5 speed. Young people should really buy these cars while they're affordable and exist cuz they're so cheap and doesn't take much to make them fast.
downfall is a reach.
It was innovative
Ahead of it’s time
Like the Evo
All eclipse should’ve been AWD
ALL
Kind of like the 3000gt
True story: I talked to a guy that said his buddy owned a 2g and was running "unlimited boost." I asked what he meant. His buddy had a boost controller but not a boost gauge so he didnt know no matter how much he turned it up it would always only get 15psi lol. Can't even make that up.
I love my gsx, thank you for finally getting a good one on the channel!
The 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX is one of my dream cars! 😍
My ‘98 gsx blew through 2 transfer cases, the first one went as I was driving home from the car dealer. Still loved the car enough to keep it going for a while.
The use of the NFS Underground Eclipse in your intro makes this perfect
People don't realize how low these are until you drive one and feel almost part of the road they drive great
Uncle had one of these, nd absolutely true, even in the backseat you feel how great the car feels
the stock turbos are so tiny on those, I had one on my D16Z6 CRX. hooking up the waste gate line right before the throttle body allowed the turbo to maintain steady boost all the way to redline. turbo pressure drops after the intercooler so having the waste gate line on the turbo itself reduces how much boost gets to the intake manifold..
Had a 97 back in 97 that got stolen in 99. Man that car is so beautiful. The lines are just timeless
Watching this sitting in my eclipse!! Love to see some love put out there for these guys!!!!
I'm getting an early 1992 Eagle Talon N/A soon. I love the look of the 1G DSM cars, and I'm excited to take care of it. I love the look of the 2Gs too. Great timing to get this recommended!
Can’t say I agree with the title click bait… but the video clears it up. Sneaky, man….
I had a 1992 GSX 5 speed in black and silver. Loved the car. Loved the engine. Hated the trans. Had to rebuild it twice and who puts a transmission bolt inside the block in the oil pan.
The Dodge Avenger and Chrysler Sebring share the entire interior. Only difference is the Avenger/Sebring console had more of a 90° joint rather than the curve the Eclipse and Talon had. Even some exterior parts, the door shells are the same, but the glass was different.
The 420a was also the used in the Avenger/Sebring, so a lot was plug and play across the 4 cars.
Man, I miss my Avenger.
I remembering riding in the back of these in Highschool. Driver makes a left hand turn across a bunch of ruts in the road and you're bouncing your head off that back glass. And I'm relatively short.
Even a rs was legit. The shape, the feel, but how it was glued to the road...was a crazy surprise! Can you imagine these cars on the rally circuit? Too cool!
Man I used to really want one of these in highschool, I've now become more of a muscle car guy but this and the Evo IX are amongst my favorite cars ever.
I had a GSX in high school. One of my favorite sounding 2.0L turbos till this day.
my dream car i wish I was born just 10 years earlier to own one and just zoom around such beautiful cars
As a 3G Eclipse former owner, the part where Bkue says, we got a fish ... sheez, that hurt ... cause is true tho hahahahaha
Very glad to see another DSM video David, prices are going up on them finally!
In Canada they get little to no respect. I built my 98 talon tsi awd start of june with spare parts I had kicking around from the other 14 dsm's I had in 2020, only took a week to go from a gutted mouse infested shell to a running driving car. but up here it tends to be if you don't have a old domestic there's 300 of you kinda get shit on.
I had an eagle talon. Same car and that thing was fun
Owner of 1997 Mitsubishi eclipse GSX, was purchased for $1500 in 2016 when I lived in SF.
Car was sold for $2000, the buyer took it home with $1000 up front and later was going to give the seller another $1000, the owner held on to the Pink & told me the buyer was begging him to sell it for only $1000, the owner said no and to bring the GSX back immediately, I was the first one to call, the owner picks me up himself and drives me farther than Oakland where the car was located, I drove back to SF, & here we are 🤷.
My cousin I was living with at the time in SF kicked me out about 2 weeks later, I lived in my GSX for 4 months trying to finish school while battling suicidal depression, I ended up dropping out and going back home, my mom also came down with severe depression, no one was there to take care of her and make sure she ate so I had to drop school, all the internships, everything and take care of her. Needless to say I would have been living in BART stations if it wasn't for my GSX. Might sound crazy to some but I made a promise to my eclipse, I said "one day you're gonna be a baaaaaad mother fucker for being there for me". And although the money ain't right yet, I plan on keeping my promise. Sometimes, a car means something completely different to other people...like me :)
It gave me a place to live for months, I don't plan on ever letting go :)
93 GSX with n1 turbo back, act2600 and a mbc with some 101 octane got me a 13.2 @ 99mph. I loved that car.
I wanted a 3000gt vr4 but my dad stopped up a 96 eagle talon TDI AWD (gsx). That thing was a champ after I did fidazanza flywheel and clutch. I have been building a 1000 hp evo for awhile now.
$22,000 current bid for a red 2gb at Bring A Trailer. I had one back in the early 2000s. Six bolt swapped and a 20g turbo, full support mods, tuned. Fun as hell. Looking to buy another one and will like end up shelling out 20k cash for one. Now that many of OGs are now over 40, the nostalgia hits hard. Whenever I see one, it’s like seeing an old friend. Selling company stock to get back into one for Sunday drives.
I remember a guy at my church had the Talon. So cool to see every Sunday
I remember that bump on the hood. I wanted one when I was younger. These are still cool
I listen to this at work sometimes and you sound just like tony hinchcliffe and I just picture him driving cars around getting all excited😭😂
After restoring mine and a few 2gs over last few years we almost never drive them now sadly. So hard to find parts for.
Found my gsx project this yr. Cant wait to get it running
This is the car that got me into cars, my best friend had one when we were in high school in 2004 and it was awesome
I just bought a 99 GST literally 4 days ago , the price was super cheap but the previous owner actually put a 2.4L bottom end with the 4G63 head on it, it has cool upgrades like a 20G turbo, HKS blow off valve, big front mount intercooler, 3in Apexi Exhaust, HKS turbo timer,big waste gate and bigger ported Exhaust manifold.. The car definitely needs a new paint job "badly" and due to a issue with the coil pack it's currently not getting spark but I'll be fixing it.. GSX and GST are both hard to find so it worth me saving..
Holy cow brings back memories. I bought one of these a 99 red GSX but had the normal spoiler.
We never got them over here. Its my dream 4 cylinder turbo car. Absolutely stunning cars in every single way.
One of my customers has mentioned to me a couple times that he has a second Gen eclipse. I was waiting on him one night and he goes “have you seen my eclipse?” He walks to a door and opens it and brings me through the door where he and his dad keep their cars. In there sits this show room floor clean red second Gen eclipse. Even the interior is brand new looking. It was a base gs that he had turbocharged but damn that thing was soooo nice.
I had a GSX 1st gen white. God I miss that thing so much but the read glass hatch door was literally 900lbs.
Had a 94 1G TSI and a 2G Talon TSI (same thing as the GSX eclipse), was so fun, miss those cars but don't miss all the problems they had.
Imagine if Mitsubishi unveiled the new Eclipse, and it was an exact copy (body style wise) to the 2nd Gen. Have it awd(from one of their trucks, a variation of the 4g63 that's stronger and a 2.8....400hp off the lot?
actually its best they use the 4B11 from their Evo XI instead
I just bought a 2007 GSX and I love it! Going to do some upgrades to the engine, cosmetics and body work! only 155000km on her.
Should’ve put a question mark in the title as opposed to just stating that it was a failure ya know? But who am I to say. Love the videos bro
I loveee these. So timeless! Such an important car in the tuner scene
In black mom voice, “First of all, you a damn lie.” Hahaha But serious I had a 98 GST 5spd convertible and had a blast with it. Just couldn’t keep it due to rust. Sucks living up in the Northeast.
Had one! Miss it all the time! Hoping to get a New 23 GR-FOUR Corolla, got a feeling it will be another amazing AWD Turbo wip. Funny to hear something said about 2nd Gear 8:46, I could hit 72 mph in 2nd everyday and passengers in the car would say "did you hit 70 in 2nd gear?!?". Pre-weighted Clutch Master Stage 1 Clutch was the way to go on the Eclipse, squall the tires at 45mph by dropping down to 2nd and giving it 3500 revs. Kinda Jelly everytime I see someone else that has a running survivor.