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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 09:57 PM
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Ok to begin im new with eclipse's, ive delt with hondas and acuras and now im tryin something else...i have a 1996 eclipse with a blown motor..now my question is can i swap the GSX/GST motor in and use the same stock tranny out of my 1996? need ur guys help...thanks
 
Old Sep 18, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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If its a 420a(non turbo) no. Thats like taking a chevy motor and trying to put a toyota tranny on it.

420a(non turbo, rs/gs)=dodge
4g63t(turbo, gst/gsx)= mitsubishi

Swap can work but will cost more then the value of the car. I am not going to get into it, if you want the run down search for it.
 
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 05:17 AM
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so would the jdm 6bolt motor work with the stock tranny?
 
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 09:10 AM
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If its a gst or gsx, yes. If you have a rs or gs, no.
 
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 09:19 AM
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like he said, if its a turbo motor than only turbo motors will swap in, if its a non turbo motor than only the non turbo motor will swap in. So which one is it?
 
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 10:45 AM
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I gonna flip out if I see this question asked one more time this week.[:@]

My god man alittle search for not even 5 minutes you would have had your answer this gets asked like 9 times a week.
 
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:24 PM
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The only turbo engine you could drop in the non-turbo eclipse is the Evo engines. If you want a turbo engine, that might be the right choice.
 
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:46 PM
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Thats a good point being the engine is like turned around...
 
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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ok thanks guys, sorry i didnt research im new to the eclipse and dont know much about the car itself so i dont know what works and doesnt....

BTW...what year of evo motor would fit?
 
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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The only turbo engine you could drop in the non-turbo eclipse is the Evo engines. If you want a turbo engine, that might be the right choice.
The direction of the motor isant what matters, you still run into the same problems. You would need to custom make every motor mount, re wire the whole car, re do the entire fuel system, and transplant the whole stearing/suspension asyembly from a gst onto the gs. Its just not worth the trouble.. with all of the money and labor spent you could have a cherry 2gb gsx
 



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