My car is a 1992 Eagle Talon TSI which I purchased in July 1997 with 84,000Km. This car has a 4 cylinder, 2.0 L DOHC, turbo-charged engine and all wheel drive.
The car is a lot of fun to drive because of its high level of performance and handling.

It also looks great. The above pic was taken on Oct.12, 1998. more pictures

And even more pictures taken Dec. 14 1997.

In stock form these cars perform very well, but with a few simple, low cost modifications they can be made much faster.

I have made some minor modifications to the air intake to improve performance. The air filter canister has been opened up to expose the air filter. The stock air filter has been replaced with a K&N. The lower MAS honeycomb has been removed as well as the silencer. The restriction in the intake nipple of the boost solenoid has been removed. Even with these rather minor modifications the car revs much freer and accelerates quicker.

On May 24, 1998 I drove to Toronto, well actually a little north west of Toronto, to attend Mark's (PPG) first ever mods party. While at the party, Mark installed a set of white face gauges on my instrument cluster. They look great and are much easier to read than the stock, black with white lettering, gauges. Thanks Mark for a fun party and great gauges. Living in the wilderness of Ontario, I don't often have an opportunity see modified DSMs. Check out Mark's Gauge Page.

So, I've got mod fever!! On May 29, 1998 I had an AutoMeter Phantom boost gauge installed by SpeedStyle Automotive Tuning, Ottawa. The boost gauge reads from 30 in. Hg vacuum to 30 psi Pressure. SpeedStyle mounted the gauge in a Camero A-pillar pod which they modified to fit the Talon. At WOT (wide-open throttle) I now know that with my mods to date which does not include a boost controller is giving me 14 psi of boost. I also had 8mm Taylor wires and a new set of NGK BPR7ES plugs installed.

On June 3, 1998 I had a 3" turbo back exhaust system installed SpeedStyle. This system includes a downpipe with 3" flex section, DynoMax 3" ss catalytic converter, DynoMax UltraFlow ss muffer and a ss tip. The rest of the system is 3" aluminized press bent pipe. There are flanges on each side of the cat so I can install a test pipe and easily remove the downpipe for maintenance. After attending Mark's mods party I now know this is a must.

List of Mods
. 3" cat back with DynoMax 3" SS Catalytic converter, DynoMax UltraFlow SS Muffer
. 2.5" downpipe
. Buschur Intank fuel pump
. ACT 2100 clutch
. Hallman Boost Controller
. K&N Air Filter
. MOMO Arrow Wheels, 17X8
. BF Goodrich Comp TA R1, 235 45ZR17 Tires, Tread Wear Rating of 60!!

CLUB

DSM Clubs have been formed in various regions of the United States and Canada by enthusiasts of these cars. The business of these Clubs is primarily carried out on the internet. Each DSM Club has it's own extensive web site. These web sites are a wealth of information. The central DSM site is located at www.dsm.org. Among other things this site is a great source for performance modifications, maintenance and repair info and service bulletins.

I belong to the Canadian DSM Club. This Club's site includes member profiles, discussion boards, Club events, Race Facilities and a listing of dealers where various DSM products can be purchased.

On Sunday Dec. 7 1997, the monthly meeting of the Canadian DSM Club was held at ProKart, a Go-Kart track in Etobicoke, Ontario. The Club rented the track for 3 hours in the morning. We all competed in elimination heats and an endurance team event. It was a real blast. The event was organized by DSM member Ed Ho who did an excellent job. Check out some pics of the day

Looking for a new Talon? Check out the sale add which appeared in an Ottawa newspaper, April 1998.

First Ottawa DSM Meeting, January 10, 1999

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