Some 3/S BM CD FAQ's are here.

1)  Which manuals are on the CD?
2)  How long has it taken you to scan all that?
3) What format are these "manuals" going to be in? just pictures?
4)  What if I have a Dodge Stealth (or 3000gt/GTO)
5)  Can I search the manual with boolean operations?
Other questions? Email me!

Q)  Which manuals are on the CD?

A) Click to see a screen shot!

  • 1994 Stealth V1/V2
  • 1991 3K V1/V2 (covers early stealth's too)
  • 1992-1997 3K V1/V2 (covers ALL the rest of the 3k's)
  • 1991 Body Repair Manual, covers paint/body repair & Early stealth facia.
  • 1992-1994 Trans/Engine overhaul manuals (factory). Limited Vr4 Trans info.
  • 1990 DSM Technical Manual. For DSM's, but many functions are explained here, that are VERY similar if not the same on the 3/S line.
  • www.3si.org ON CD (static version)
  • www.3000gt.com ON CD (static version)
  • (special edition now includes CAPS, Mitsu's parts searching program!)


     10000+ pages of PURE 3/S info. Cool huh? :)

Q)  How long has it taken you to scan all that?

A)  At first, it was going to be just the tech manual, and maybe
      the '91. So I started with a standard flatbed scanner and hand
      scanned That got hard very quickly, so I looked around for a
      scanner with an ADF (automatic doc feeder). I FINALLY
      found one. $500 bucks later, I STILL have to baby almost
      every page thru :(. So far I have scanned 4.5 GB's of images.
      Thats about 4500 pages. According to calculations, the CD
      will have over 400mb's of data on it. Any other ideas on
      what to put on it? Total space on the CD is ~640mb. 
      This all has taken me about TWO weeks to do (about 40 hours
      of JUST SCANNING) I think I need another 20-30 hours to
      finish.

      *Update* The manual is done and took about 240 hours to
      finish. The orginal manual stack is about 20" high, and about
      60 pounds!

Q) What format are these "manuals" going to be in? just pictures?

A)  No, they are in a format called "PDF". Free readers for many
      platforms will be included on the CD such as

        Windows/95/98/Nt (search capable)

        Unix/Linux (most are search capable)

        Apple (searchable)

        OS/2 (why? I don't know, it was available :)

      Adobe Systems makes this .pdf format, and the reader is called
      the Acrobat Reader. All inital manual navigation will be done
      by clicking on NAVIGATE.PDF. This will only work AFTER you
      install Acrobat for your OS. If this is somehow not the optimal
      way for you to access the manuals, the directory structure will
      be intuitive enough to get to what you want quickly and easily.

Q)  What if I have a Dodge Stealth (or 3000gt/GTO)

A)  All the manuals are on ONE cd. 3/S service manuals for multiple
years, plus the Tech. and OVERHAUL.

Q)  Can I search the manual with boolean operations?

      YES! However you will have to fiddle with the options a bit to get
      exactly what you want. Not too difficult.