hi i am not sure if this is in the right forum but i have a question:

i bought my rs 98 from 1 of my friends friends for about a thusand $ the prob with it is that it has 170k miles on it. so am wondering here would it be wise to put a brand new motor in it like swap the current 420a motor with a brand new 420a motor. also while i was thinkin that i was gonna put a turbo on the new engine, probably just a stock turbo that you see on a gs-t or a gsx. and also what are some things i can do to upgrade my hp before puting a new engine with a turbo. thx

 

well dont put a new engine into your car until your's blows up... and you dont have the same motor as a gsx or gst, those have a 4g63... so you cant turbo your 420a without a LOT of money and extensive fabrication, do a search about turboing a 420a

 

dont put a turbo on a 420 motor. not worth it. if u do buy a new motor, put a lil more money into it n get a 4g63 n put a turbo on it or find one with one on it. but ur still ganna have to mess withmotor mounts, etc. under the hood

 

you just lost all of your talking priviledges... dude you cant put a 4g63 motor in an rs or gs, the motor mounts dont fit, and the engine bay will be about 4 inches smaller in a rs than a gsx or gst. Keep your rs as a gas saver and a daily driver. If you want more than that then you need to buy a gst or gsx

 

hmm but would it be worth the money to get a new 420a and turboing it up or does it look like a waste of money. i would of bought a gs-t or a gsx but in my area i was pretty lucky to even find a rs or a gs that are stick shift

 

yea i understand. no dont turbo the 420a. you'll spend an easy 5k to get your engine rebuilt (yes, this means you do not have to buy a new one, just rebuild your current one) and get all the stuff to turbo your car. And after all of that money your still gonna get a slow car that runs about 14 second 1/4 mile times...

 

hey sk8dudety since u seem to know alot about 2nd gen eclipses and 420a motors i wanted to ask u would this turbo kit be good if i decided to put a turbo on my eclispse. thx
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/420A-...spagenameZWDVW

 

hecks no! lol, no ebay motor or "performance" parts... if you were to get a turbo for your 420a this is what you'd want http://hahnracecraft.com/auto/eclipse/eclipse.htm

 

oh ic , but the stage 1 turbo does not include a intercooler so would i have to buy both stages or do i have to buy a seperate intercooler for the 1st stage. am sry am soo noob at this am jus startin to learn all this stuff. and how much would that kit cost. thx

 

I would think so, yea, check out howellautomotive.com, they have performance bottom end rebuild kits, ur turbokit, all fuel upgrades, etc.... but i'm tellin ya you're gonna wind up spending a TON of money to still have a slow car... I just got rid of my rs to get a gsx... you can ask rcj too, he did a similar thing... He built his motor and just stopped cause he realized he was spendin to much money on it and in the end it wouldnt have given him a very fast car