Taking the GSX to the Dirt

I was planning to try my chances Rallying my GSX, but thought it was smart to come hear first and talk to you guys. I know you are thinking that it is too good for the dirt road car, but as you know also, the Eclipse gsx is turbo charged and AWD much like your little Evo and sti buddies. sure it isn't pushing the same horsepower, but it does have the same engine as the Evo. the only thin is, is that the Evo is running a insane amount of bosst about 19-20 compaired to the GSx's peack of about 12 or 13. anyways , I was thinking of how you think the car would fiar off road. Sure the suspensions andtranny would all be beefened up and the chassis and everything will be reinforced, but I was ownderin what you gus would think of a newer style eclipse entering the scene, cause I haven't seen to many of them lately getting dirty.

Wow no one really comes in here huh..... Oh well

crank your boost up to 28psi, 4g63's good for it :)

Hmm.. by rally do you mean an actual performance rally(WRC-style, SCCA Pro/ClubRally), rallycross, gravel TSD...?

For (SCCA)rallycross you can drive pretty much anything with minimum setup. Other groups may require some safety equipment. Go out to a local event and see how the guys with the faster times are set up and talk to someone who knows the regulations.

For full-on performance rally you will need to locate the sanctioning body in your area, figure out classes, pick one and then expect the car to be laid up for about 6mo-2years for build (unless you have the funds to pay somebody to build it for you). Prepping a full rally car is a LOT of work, maintaining one is just as hard. AWD is a very big additional expense once its finished (a 2wd might be able to get by on 2k/event - AWD is generally twice that or more), and the car will not be good for use as a street car once complete.

No matter what you're looking at - if you're serious, don't worry about power until the safety & suspension is taken care of.

and the car will not be good for use as a street car once complete.


Correct me if I'm wrong but you have to drive the car to the event, so it has to be streetable. It's just recommended you bring along a truck and a trailer in case shit happens.

The car has to be street legal, yes - that doesn't mean its a comphy ride, or that its a good idea to use it as a daily driver. They are rarely driven to events these days, but they do generally complete transit(open public roads) stages between the actual competition stages(which is why they have to be street legal).

Shit happens fairly often to rally cars, it is more likely you will have to patch something after an event than not... Being without a trailer is probably a Bad Idea unless you live or can stow the car fairly close by...

Well, the first place to look is at another site.
www.specialstage.com
It's the best Rallying site in North America.
Another good place to look is www.scca.com, purely because it is one of many rally-sanctioning bodies in the US.
And they're also bringing a JGTC race to the US...

crank your boost up to 28psi, 4g63's good for it :)
Dude you are the biggest ass I have seen in a while, maybe ever. Do you know what you have to do to a 2g dsm to make it handle 28 psi. Sure the 4g63 can handle it but only after a couple grand and performance rebuild. I hope your head blows through your windsheild cause that is about what would happen if this guy took your advice.

Oh yeah the gsx makes a great rally car. They tend to want to understeer a little more than I would like, and they are too heavy but those can both be tuned out or compensated for.

I wonder how my head's going through my windshield... I dont see a turbo in my car.

Calm down, dude.