Cars > Challenges > “talipse” Vs “Tears Of Crimson”
December Challenge Giveaway
Top 5 Ranking (Dec)
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1997 Eagle Talon Tsi AWD
“talipse”
1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Clone
“Tears Of Crimson”
Head to Head
About “talipse”
I bought this vehicle in May of 2000 with around 27K miles, needing something a little newer to commute back and forth to school. For the first several years the car was a going to a from school and then delivery driving in the evening for the restaurant I worked at. While I was in school(auto collision repair) I decided that I would take care of some damage to the vehicle. The damage was nothing too severe, it had hundred of door dings going down either side and some pretty heavy rock chips on the hood, so I decided I would just paint the entire vehicle and put a racing stripe over the top. I did this back in the spring of 2001.
I continued to the drive the car daily up until I got a house and purchased a little Mazda truck to move my belongings. Since that time in 2007 I have been able to concentrate more on cleaning up my Talon. It now sits garaged most of the year, with the exception of a few weekends that it comes out during nice weather. Over these last few years I've been able to get a really small start on the very long list of mods that I have planned for the vehicle.
About “Tears Of Crimson”
this car started a lowly and sad life, was one of 61 created espically for a company called "national car rentals". it was below the base model, and as ive gotten all the history on my car it was used, abused, wasnt even taken back to the dealership for its recalls. so after many years of being abused as a rental car it was purchased by my father at some sort of auction back in 04. feburary of 05 my father came to me and gave me this car to drive while he took my 45mpg honda away with him...well needless to say a 97 monte vs a 86 accord of course i suckered my way into getting the monte from him...BIG MISTAKE! within months the engine blew a lower intake gasket and flooded with coolant so i got that fixed, and then it did it again a few months later so the car sat for many months until i decided "its time to drop a L67 into this car" so i took out a loan and did just that. well the poor tranny couldnt handle the engine so $2280.04 later (And yes AAA transmissions made me pay the 4 cents b4 they would hand over the keys) i now have a bulletproof transmission that can handle this engine. so with the powertrain handled i decided its time to go with looks, so i lowered the car almost 3", installed a billet grill, and chrome euro headlights, customized *most* of the interior,(im still looking for black leather seats), guages on the a pillar and under the ashtray, installed a dual flowmaster exhaust setup with high flow magnaflow cats and resonator deletes. put some american racing wheels on the car with some goodyear rubber. wing and gfx *yes i know people hated it and their gone now*, and then i got real crazy and dumped 6 12s in the trunk and a trunk lid to finish the trunk off completely. the list goes on and on but i took a below base model made for rental monte carlo ls and turned it into a show winning, eye turning, neck poppin monte carlo ss clone and its finally getting the respect that the monte carlo name deserves.
now as to whats next... i wanna do a side exit exhaust, tint the windows 20%, hop up to 17s or 18s, and a bodykit. and hopefully those leather seats im still searching for lol
Specs for “talipse”
Factory specifications
1,997 cc 2 liters 4 in-line front transverse engine with 85 mm bore, 88 mm stroke, 8.5 compression ratio, cast iron block, light alloy head, double overhead cam, automatic valve adjustment and four valves per cylinder
210 HP @ 6,000 rpm; 214 ft lb @ 3,000 rpm
Four disc brakes
Wishbone front suspension with stabilizer bar independent with coil springs , multi-link rear suspension with stabilizer bar independent with coil springs
overall length (mm): 4,440, overall width (mm): 1,775, overall height (mm): 1,265, ground clearance (mm): 150, wheelbase (mm): 2,510, front track (mm): 1,514, rear track (mm): 1,509 and curb to curb turning circle (mm): 11,613
Specs for “Tears Of Crimson”
No specifications listed.
Factory Options for “talipse”
Everything offered except for the built in garage door opener on the driver's visor and heated side view mirrors
Factory Options for “Tears Of Crimson”
none its a frieken ls i had to do everything myself
Mods for “talipse”
Exterior
-Complete paint with racing stripe-Honda super sonic blue pearl.
-18"
-chrome Motegi MR7 wheels
-Smoked euro side markers
Interior
-SR7 titanium gauge faces
-In-dash DVD unit by Dual
-factory replacement speakers w/ blue illuminite by Dual
-Custom enclosure for 10" sub and two additional 6x9's
-10" Diamond M6 subwoofer
-Kenwood Excelon 6x9's
-Two Pioneer premier amplifiers (one for sub and one for Kenwoods)
Performance
-Injen style intake
-Performance plug wires
Mods for “Tears Of Crimson”
quite obvioius LOL
Vote This challenge has ended!
| Points for talipse | Total Votes | Points for Tears Of Crimson |
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| 21 | 11 | 34 |
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