hey all... I have a 95 Eagle Talon Tsi (AWD Turbo 2.0L)...
My transmission is toasted, and I was looking around for a replacement. I found a jdm transmission for $650, with shipping incl. It's got 25-30K miles on it... Good Deal???
After I got to browsing, I became curious... Does anyone know what the most feasable engine swaps for my car are? (better than what I have, yet not too much extra money or head scratching) I was never really too into my car since it was automatic, but now I'm kind of curious as to what the hell I can do with it...

Any info is greatly appreciated!
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fred

 

Well no matter WHAT engine you swap into it you'll need to change the wiring harness and ECU. Those are a given. as to what all will fit I don't know I'll let others more knowledgable in the swap area answer what will fit. Depending on the engine will depend on what else you will have to change.

 

whats the diff. between a jdm and dsm transmission? will a jdm transmission bolt up fine in my talon?

 

JDM=Japanese Domestic Market. DSM= Diamond Star Motors. The japanese trans is just saying that the car was in japan instead of america. DSM is the company that makes the Mitsus

 

so the only diff. is that mine is from america?

 

Why swap your motor? For less money it can be alot faster. Go to machv.com and read up in their performance guide area, for about 2g your can can be quick as hell where a new motor will be about two times that amount.

 

thanks, I dunno, i just wondered what else was available... it's quick, but the automatic kills...i know its retarded, but does anyone know about a auto 2 manual conversion?

 

Yeah essentially your trans was shipped to america instead of Japan. Basically BOTH are DSM one is JDM the JDMs are a sought after part because they have low miles due to the fact that the Japanese are only allowed to keep a car below 40K miles (I think it's 40K it's some rediculously low mileage).

 

I guess they go to jail if they hit 50k.

 

pfft just stall the **** out of it and get some bad *** tires and you will tear people apart. Imagen sitting at the line, put your foot down on th brake, other slowly on the gas, have the r's go up and start to hear pppppsssssshhhhhhttttt, then bam launch.