Finding a DSM

I've been looking for a 95 Eclispe GSX /Talon TSI for about 6 months now. I found one at first and was gona trade my 66 Mustang for it, but it fell through. now all I gotta do is find one becuase i have the money. Know any places I can look?

Try Ebay.

http://www.traderonline.com AutoTrader Online Do a search for local cars for sale in your area.

Also, look for the Plymouth Laser, they were also the same car. That should help you some.

I've got a 1992 Talon TSi AWD for sale if you are interested. No worries about crank walk with this one unlike a 95-99 DSM.


http://www.geocities.com/jmahan0

Originally posted by mahanian
I've got a 1992 Talon TSi AWD for sale if you are interested. No worries about crank walk with this one unlike a 95-99 DSM.


http://www.geocities.com/jmahan0

I thought that was only a problem on the 1995 - 1997s?

All 2G dsms have the potential for crank walk. The is much debate over what causes the crankwalk. Here is a really thorough article about one theory of the cause if you're interested.

http://www.magnusmotorsports.com/crankwalktheory.htm

What is crank walk any way? I wanted a 95 because I like the looks mostly. Are the earlir ones lighter at all?

Crankwalk is when the crank moves back and forth across the bearings, eventually destroying them, the block, and the crank. The block and crank are machined within a certain tolerance to minimize the amount of play between the crank and bearings. One theory about the cause of crankwalk is the block and crank where not machined properly. Another is a lack of oil. The odds of having crankwalk on a stock motor are low but as the motor ages and/or mods are added, the odds increase. The only solution is to put a 1G (90-94) dsm motor into the 2G. The most preferred motor is the 90, 91, and pre May 92 motors, which are known as the 6 bolt motors. The 6 bolt refers to the number of bolts that hold the flywheel to the crank, but that's just a way of identifying them. The reason they are preferred is they have a much larger rod than the 7 bolt (92-99) motors.

Originally posted by mahanian
All 2G dsms have the potential for crank walk. The is much debate over what causes the crankwalk. Here is a really thorough article about one theory of the cause if you're interested.

http://www.magnusmotorsports.com/crankwalktheory.htm

Interesting, thanks for the link.

ummmmmmm i would use

www.dsmtrader.com
:rolleyes:

that would be your best bet , cause you know the person you are getting the car from actually knows about DSM's and knows what they are worth and probally didnt rag the car out!

thats just my .02 ...........

dsmtrader.com is a great resource but there are as many unknowledgeable sellers as anywhere else you look so make sure you research all vehicles thoroughly.

i would go through autotrader.com, i found my 91 gsx and 91 tsi awd through autotrader. i would never buy a car that i've never seen or driven, thats just stupid. by the way, if u want a real dsm, go with a 90-94;) . avoid a laser, they are just ugly.

LASERS are the ugliest thing i've ever seen! don't u dare buy one, that goes for everyone!

hey, i acually like the laser RS

*the equilvilent to the gsx/tsi

hey, i acually like the laser RS

*the equilvilent to the gsx/tsi


not appearance wise

acually, *the taillights i belive are the same on all three of the first gen cars, and i know for a fact the talon and laser share headlights and corner lights, lol, the only reason i know this is because my girlfriend hit the side of the garage.

*the taillights on the 89-91, and the headlights on the 92-94

if people liked the way the laser and talon looked they wouldn't have ended that line of cars early, the eclipse lasted like 6 years longer than talon and like 8 more than laser, which cars sell for more money, eclipse or laser/talon, the eclipse 97-99 looks better than anything else they made screw talons and lasers

The real reason they axed the talon and laser is because mitsubishi was tired of producing/giving parts for three almost identical cars, that, and it was just more compition

umm never ever sayt hat agin lol

lol, but its true :biggrin: but what i dont understand is, why they but the neon 2.0 in the eclipes, doesnt that defeat the whole "import" concept, lol, but they never but it in the laser, lol i find it acually kinda of funny

ohh hey, the only reason the killed of the talon, is because chrysler defunked the eagle brand and i belive that was in 96 or 97

They stopped production of the eagle division in 1997. Go to the webpage.
www.Eaglecars.com