The GSX is a trim level of the Mitsubishi Eclipse sports car that was last available for the 1999 model year. The GSX model is a two-door coupe that retailed for $26,550 when it was released. Along with the GS-T, the GSX provided drivers with a more powerful engine than any of the other Eclipse coupe models.
Measurements
The Eclipse GSX is 172.4 inches long, 68.5 inches wide and 50.5 inches tall. The wheelbase is 98.8 inches and the ground clearance is 4.6 inches. The turning diameter is 39.4 feet. The front track measures 59.6 inches and the rear track measures 59.4 inches. With a manual transmission, the car weighs 3,270 lbs. The automatic transmission version weighs 3,350 lbs.
Space
As many as four passengers can fit in the Eclipse GSX. Headroom is 36.4 inches in the front seat and 34.3 inches in the back seat. Legroom is 43.3 inches in the front seat and 28.4 inches in the back seat. Shoulder room is 53.1 inches in the front and 51.2 inches in the back. Hip room measures 55.1 inches in the front and 47.2 inches in the back.
Power
The GSX comes standard with a 2.0-liter I4 engine and 210 horsepower at 6,000 revolutions per minute. Its engine torque is 214 foot-pounds at 3,000 rpm and its displacement equals 1,997 cc. The compression ratio is 8.5-to-1. A slightly less powerful engine with 205 horsepower at 5,750 rpm is also available. This engine generates 209 foot-pounds of torque at 2,200 rpm and has a compression ratio of 9.2-to-1. The engine displacement is 1,985 cc.
Fuel
With its standard engine, the GSX gets 21 miles per gallon in the city and 28 mpg on the highway. With the 205 horsepower engine, it gets 19 mpg in the city and 25 mpg on the highway. Regardless of engine, the GSX features a 15.9-gallon fuel tank.
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Change the Front Disc Pads on a 2005 Mitsubishi Galant
The front disc brake pads on the 2005 Mitsubishi Gallant rest inside the brake caliper. As you press on the brake pedal, a piston inside the brake caliper presses on the back of a brake pad inside the caliper. As a result, the pads create pressure on the brake rotor and stop the vehicle. The pads wear out much faster than the brake rotor and when they do wear out, you will hear a chirping sound every time you step on the brake. This means it is time to change the brake pads.Procedure:
1. Open the engine hood and remove the front cap from the master cylinder. The master cylinder is next to the firewall on the driver's side of the engine bay.
2. Loosen but do not remove the lug nuts on the driver's side wheel using the tire iron supplied with the Gallant.
3. Place a jack under the frame, directly behind the driver's side tire, and raise the vehicle high enough to place a jack stand under the frame beside the jack. Lower the Gallant onto the jack stand.
4. Remove the lug nuts using the tire iron and pull the wheel off the wheel studs. Place the wheel to the side.
5. Remove the two bolts that secure the brake caliper to the axle housing and then pull the caliper off the rotor. The brake pads will likely fall out of the caliper. Place the backside brake pad back into the caliper and discard the front side brake pad. You will use the backside brake pad to help push the piston back into the caliper.
6. Place a pair of vice grips over the backside brake pad and the backside of the caliper and squeeze the piston back into the caliper. Discard the old backside brake pad.
7. Place the new brake pads into the caliper. The brake pads rest inside grooved cutouts inside the caliper; they do not bolt into place.
8. Hold the pads in place as you slide the caliper back over the brake rotor.
9. Secure the caliper to the axle housing using the two bolts, socket and ratchet.
10. Place the tire back onto the Gallant an secure it to the wheel by threading the lug nuts onto the wheel studs. Give each lug nut a quarter turn using the tire iron.
11. Raise the Gallant with the jack until you can remove the jack stand. Lower the Gallant to the ground and tighten each lug nut using the tire iron.
12. Complete steps 2 through 11 for the passenger side brake.
13. Place the front cap back onto the master cylinder and close the engine hood. Read More »»
1. Open the engine hood and remove the front cap from the master cylinder. The master cylinder is next to the firewall on the driver's side of the engine bay.
2. Loosen but do not remove the lug nuts on the driver's side wheel using the tire iron supplied with the Gallant.
3. Place a jack under the frame, directly behind the driver's side tire, and raise the vehicle high enough to place a jack stand under the frame beside the jack. Lower the Gallant onto the jack stand.
4. Remove the lug nuts using the tire iron and pull the wheel off the wheel studs. Place the wheel to the side.
5. Remove the two bolts that secure the brake caliper to the axle housing and then pull the caliper off the rotor. The brake pads will likely fall out of the caliper. Place the backside brake pad back into the caliper and discard the front side brake pad. You will use the backside brake pad to help push the piston back into the caliper.
6. Place a pair of vice grips over the backside brake pad and the backside of the caliper and squeeze the piston back into the caliper. Discard the old backside brake pad.
7. Place the new brake pads into the caliper. The brake pads rest inside grooved cutouts inside the caliper; they do not bolt into place.
8. Hold the pads in place as you slide the caliper back over the brake rotor.
9. Secure the caliper to the axle housing using the two bolts, socket and ratchet.
10. Place the tire back onto the Gallant an secure it to the wheel by threading the lug nuts onto the wheel studs. Give each lug nut a quarter turn using the tire iron.
11. Raise the Gallant with the jack until you can remove the jack stand. Lower the Gallant to the ground and tighten each lug nut using the tire iron.
12. Complete steps 2 through 11 for the passenger side brake.
13. Place the front cap back onto the master cylinder and close the engine hood. Read More »»
Sunday, November 14, 2010
How to Install Brake Rotors in a Montero
Mitsubishi Montero uses front disc brakes to help stop your SUV when you push on the brake pedal. The disc brakes consist of three primary parts: the caliper, the brake pads and the brake rotor. When you replace the rotor, you must replace the brake pads, which wear on the the rotor in a unique pattern. If you replace the rotor without replacing the brake pads, you will compromise the ability of the brakes to stop your Montereo.
Procedure:
1. Park the Montero on level ground. Lift the hood and prop it open. Remove the cap from the brake master cylinder located against the firewall on the driver's side of the Montero.
2. Loosen the lug nuts on the driver's side front tire using the tire iron supplied with the Montero.
3. Place a jack under the frame directly behind the tire. Raise the Montero until you can place a jack stand under the frame. Lower the vehicle onto the jack stand.
4. Remove the lug nuts and pull the wheel off the wheel studs.
5. Remove the two bolts that thread into the backside of the wheel caliper, using a socket and ratchet.
6. Pull the wheel caliper off the rotor and hang it off the coil over-spring using a wire tie.
7. Remove the splined washer from the wheel stud. Only one wheel stud has the washer. Use a screwdriver to pry it off.
8. Pull the rotor off the axle hub and wheel studs. If necessary, hit the back of the rotor with a rubber mallet to get it off the axle hub.
9. Slide the new rotor onto the wheel studs and axle hub. Slide the splined washer onto one of the wheel studs to lock the rotor in place.
10. Place a pair of vice grips over the rear brake pad on the caliper and force the piston closed. This makes room for the thicker brake rotor and brake pads.
11. Remove both brake pads from the caliper and place the new pads into the caliper. The pads do not bolt in place.
12. Slide the brake caliper over the rotor and secure it with the two bolts, using the socket and ratchet.
13. Remount the wheel on the wheel studs and secure it using the lug nuts and the tire iron.
14. Raise the Montero until you can remove the jack stand. Lower the vehicle to the ground. Doublecheck the lug nut tightness with the tire iron.
15. Duplicate the process on the passenger's side brake.
16. Close the cap on the brake master cylinder once you complete the rotor replacement on the passenger's side of the Montero. Read More »»
Procedure:
1. Park the Montero on level ground. Lift the hood and prop it open. Remove the cap from the brake master cylinder located against the firewall on the driver's side of the Montero.
2. Loosen the lug nuts on the driver's side front tire using the tire iron supplied with the Montero.
3. Place a jack under the frame directly behind the tire. Raise the Montero until you can place a jack stand under the frame. Lower the vehicle onto the jack stand.
4. Remove the lug nuts and pull the wheel off the wheel studs.
5. Remove the two bolts that thread into the backside of the wheel caliper, using a socket and ratchet.
6. Pull the wheel caliper off the rotor and hang it off the coil over-spring using a wire tie.
7. Remove the splined washer from the wheel stud. Only one wheel stud has the washer. Use a screwdriver to pry it off.
8. Pull the rotor off the axle hub and wheel studs. If necessary, hit the back of the rotor with a rubber mallet to get it off the axle hub.
9. Slide the new rotor onto the wheel studs and axle hub. Slide the splined washer onto one of the wheel studs to lock the rotor in place.
10. Place a pair of vice grips over the rear brake pad on the caliper and force the piston closed. This makes room for the thicker brake rotor and brake pads.
11. Remove both brake pads from the caliper and place the new pads into the caliper. The pads do not bolt in place.
12. Slide the brake caliper over the rotor and secure it with the two bolts, using the socket and ratchet.
13. Remount the wheel on the wheel studs and secure it using the lug nuts and the tire iron.
14. Raise the Montero until you can remove the jack stand. Lower the vehicle to the ground. Doublecheck the lug nut tightness with the tire iron.
15. Duplicate the process on the passenger's side brake.
16. Close the cap on the brake master cylinder once you complete the rotor replacement on the passenger's side of the Montero. Read More »»
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