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    Its taken me about 5 months of working and reading and learning. Finally, my 1986 Starion is fully running and after doing some neighborhood tuning will be back on the road.

    For those of you who arent familiar with megasquirt or Starions... The wide bodied cars such as mine are turbo intercooled and all have a lsd from the factory. What turns most people away is whats considered to be a massive failure by mitsubishi is the stock injection system which is a 2 injector Throttle Body Injection. Which can be fixed by switching to a multi port injection manifold and some type of stand alone computer like what i've done. I've also gotten rid of the distributor in favor of a ford distributor-less ignition system.

    When i first started this i had NO idea what i was doing, now i can create a complete running file in a matter of minutes and i can tell you exactly how each feature, sensor, setting works and what it does.

    I'm so stoked to have this thing running, now i can come crash the parties i hear happening at Zero every Saturday!! lol


    Mine really dosn't leave the garage. People across the street think it is a tool bench.

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    Looks sicc....

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    Congrats on getting it running!!!

    I love starions/conquests, and this one is a great example of classic mitsubishi
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    Way to go man...that's killer.
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    Awesome shit man! I'm glad you got her going. I know you've busted your but to make this happen. Finally, makes it all seem worthwhile!
    I can't wait to get a ride in a Starion with proper fuel. Come crash us out anytime! Hell, you're practically a neighbor. Lol
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    looks good my bro BLKMKII needs a front valance you got one or know someone who does ?

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    I envy you so much I plan on going MPI, one day.

    Right now I'm hauling ass to get mine going for Tunerfest


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    omg... so sexy. I love it. Do want...

    I would be really interested in talking to you and seeing what you did there. Doesn't sound too bad but inventive. Love it!
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    i kno where you are in the first pic, and i want a starion but dont know if i'd leave my 7 for one.. i would love to own one though
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    Quote Originally Posted by rt132kp61 View Post
    Awesome shit man! I'm glad you got her going. I know you've busted your but to make this happen. Finally, makes it all seem worthwhile!
    I can't wait to get a ride in a Starion with proper fuel. Come crash us out anytime! Hell, you're practically a neighbor. Lol
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    lol thanks man, i tuned my PWM tonight and got it idling like a dream.

    Quote Originally Posted by JDMJAY View Post
    looks good my bro BLKMKII needs a front valance you got one or know someone who does ?
    Soon as www.Starquestclub.com goes back up, check there. Also, give the guys at Collins salvage a call, i think they have a couple starions there.

    Quote Originally Posted by AlliRae View Post
    omg... so sexy. I love it. Do want...

    I would be really interested in talking to you and seeing what you did there. Doesn't sound too bad but inventive. Love it!
    Really? Then I make it sound really simple. lol. I've got such a stupid long list of things I've done to this car, so many custom parts and so many hours of labor, wouldn't of been possible without friend's help as well.

    Quote Originally Posted by driftjunior View Post
    i kno where you are in the first pic, and i want a starion but dont know if i'd leave my 7 for one.. i would love to own one though
    o rly? that was at the Mega Meet this year, its where i got the bug to switch to megasquirt

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    looks good...... is that primer racing stripes?

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    Quote Originally Posted by goi_ek View Post
    looks good...... is that primer racing stripes?
    yep, we goofed aroudn with the body some, the next big thing is painting it the factory color

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    Quote Originally Posted by EP3sAreFun View Post
    yep, we goofed aroudn with the body some, the next big thing is painting it the factory color

    oh, cool still looks nice though

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    I love this car. Man, I wish I owned it.

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    Much respect for getting it running.
    The Conquest was always high on my list.
    Once my 80's sports coupe is finished maybe I'll get one.

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    wow, very nice, haven't seen one of those in many years.

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    its amazing how well a car can run fine once you get the coils in the right place

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    Nice looking ride!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Balls View Post
    its amazing how well a car can run fine once you get the coils in the right place
    STFU GTFO

    I had the coil wires placed correctly, however i had the coil wired backwards. get your facts straight.......

    btw we're having sandwiches for lunch. I'll be sure yours has special sauce

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    Quote Originally Posted by EP3sAreFun View Post
    STFU GTFO


    btw we're having sandwiches for lunch. I'll be sure yours has special sauce
    if its the same sauce on the big mac then im down for it............

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    Quote Originally Posted by Balls View Post
    if its the same sauce on the big mac then im down for it............
    Ask Cozvy... he should know by now

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    keep an eye on those "jet valves" in the Head
    and get you a hardpipe kit & save yourself boost leaks...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smokin_Joes_2kSi View Post
    keep an eye on those "jet valves" in the Head
    and get you a hardpipe kit & save yourself boost leaks...

    Joe
    whaaaaaaaaaaaat?

    I have a njv marnal Spain casting head. And i've got a set of hard pipes made specifically for my intake manifold and with a stock intercooler but with modded inlet/outlet.

    Good call though! Not common to have someone that knows anything about starquests here lol

    Heres a pic under my hood, kinda old though. but you get the general idea


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    Great job witht he megasquirt and getting it running , I will keep you in mind when I get back and start working on converting my car over to megasquirt.

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    That's a good looking engine bay.
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    Wow, good job man. That looks like a really clean car from the pics, and very thoughtfully modded.

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    Wanna know what I find really sad? In the... 3 years we've known each other, you now know more about the cars than what I do :lol: Bwahahaha I'll never forget picking up the black one from Carrolton, going to Steak N Shake off of Pleasant Hill Rd, you wanting to drive your car home and the car would start

    Granted, I haven't fooled with mine for a bit, nor actually sat down to read the manuals. Lately I've been reading the electrical manual. I need to find the time to jump into the wiring and at least replace that negative terminal <_<

    Then I might see about throwing it up on a lift and getting the cam mic'd.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Stormhammer View Post
    Wanna know what I find really sad? In the... 3 years we've known each other, you now know more about the cars than what I do :lol: Bwahahaha I'll never forget picking up the black one from Carrolton, going to Steak N Shake off of Pleasant Hill Rd, you wanting to drive your car home and the car would start

    Granted, I haven't fooled with mine for a bit, nor actually sat down to read the manuals. Lately I've been reading the electrical manual. I need to find the time to jump into the wiring and at least replace that negative terminal <_<

    Then I might see about throwing it up on a lift and getting the cam mic'd.
    Man.... that 87.... what friggin nightmare. If i recall correctly, it was a fusible link for the ignition, i replaced that a few days later and never had a problem.

    Remeber all the BS that guy told us? built bottom end, Clutch/flywheel. All complete garbage. I don't know how that motor held together as long as it did.

    Holy shit its crazy what i now know lol

    Mine really dosn't leave the garage. People across the street think it is a tool bench.

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