Project 1999 Eclipse GST
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hey everyone i bought a 1999 eclipse GST off ebay and when i went to get it inspected and checked since it shut off while i was driving. they told us about a bunch of problems with the car. The differtential is on backwards tried to be set up back wheel drive or AWD. theres a different computer in it and the dealership couldnt get into the computer! the tranny is gonna go out with the way its setup and i have free flowing emissions so thats not inspectable! i want to get an 05 evo 8 MR for 30K but my dad thinks we should take a loan out and fix the eclipse! I was thinkin new engine and tranny put an evo engine in??? is that possible? or a new engine with a gt35r turbo or a 20g since i got the money to fix it! What does everyone think would be the best!?
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RE: Project 1999 Eclipse GST
it should be possible for an evo conversion to be done but with a lot of modifications,i got a 96 gs-t with a 99 gs-t engine and its a fun car,but i dont know too much abouth conversions,but if its possible for the evo then do it
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RE: Project 1999 Eclipse GST
my stuggestion would be to get an engine (or at least the block [6 bolt]) from a 93-94 eclipse gst/gsx, it's built much better than the 95-99 gst/gsx engine (7 bolt - it's notorious for crankwalk) aparently you're gonna need a new Tranny so go ahead and get it, as for the computer... you can either get a new one for the car (not sure of the cost) or you could get a stand alone for it. you can easily throw a 20g turbo on to the 4g63 and run it hard no problem. as for the emissions, you can throw a high flow cat on it and be fine (read an article in "Import Tuner" about the HP difference going from stock cat - high flow cat - test pipe and the hp gains were like 1-2 hp) any other questions, feel free to ask.
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my stuggestion would be to get an engine (or at least the block [6 bolt]) from a 93-94 eclipse gst/gsx, it's built much better than the 95-99 gst/gsx engine (7 bolt - it's notorious for crankwalk) aparently you're gonna need a new Tranny so go ahead and get it, as for the computer... you can either get a new one for the car (not sure of the cost) or you could get a stand alone for it. you can easily throw a 20g turbo on to the 4g63 and run it hard no problem. as for the emissions, you can throw a high flow cat on it and be fine (read an article in "Import Tuner" about the HP difference going from stock cat - high flow cat - test pipe and the hp gains were like 1-2 hp) any other questions, feel free to ask.
my stuggestion would be to get an engine (or at least the block [6 bolt]) from a 93-94 eclipse gst/gsx, it's built much better than the 95-99 gst/gsx engine (7 bolt - it's notorious for crankwalk) aparently you're gonna need a new Tranny so go ahead and get it, as for the computer... you can either get a new one for the car (not sure of the cost) or you could get a stand alone for it. you can easily throw a 20g turbo on to the 4g63 and run it hard no problem. as for the emissions, you can throw a high flow cat on it and be fine (read an article in "Import Tuner" about the HP difference going from stock cat - high flow cat - test pipe and the hp gains were like 1-2 hp) any other questions, feel free to ask.
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RE: Project 1999 Eclipse GST
whoa... thanks!! i was always under the impression that all the 1g eclipses had the 6 bolt. UTREVO if you have money to build up the car i would suggest looking at BusharRacing.com they have an awesome 6 bolt selection, stock, stage 1, 2, and 3 with the matching heads that are capable of holding well over 600hp.
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