I have a new 1999 Eclipse GS-T Spyder: Convertible FWD model equipped with a 210 hp turbocharged 2.0 L 16-valve DOHC Mitsubishi 4G63 engine. The car has 160,000 miles on it and the previous owner took really good car of it.

I want to jump on the bandwagon of modding, and wonder where I should start first, after I take care of all the tune-up items?

eclipsegs187

 

Well there are some very basic bolt on mods that is what i think everyone should start with. The obvious being to get an intake. Then probably a good catback exhaust. You could go all out on that and get the turboback, but thats really all on how much you can spend. Then an easy mod that will really give you a nice HP gain is to get a boost guage and a manual boost controller.

 

Give us a budget and im sure i could come up with a good stage plan. Also... what HP do you want to run?

 

or you could be like me and dont really have a budget and buy a 5k dollar motor.

 

for 2 grand

 

2k for the bottom end. taking the head to have done. 1600. cams are around what like 600 or so. and add a clutch in there and its over 5.

 

damn! i forgot about the clutch, how long will it take bushor to finish the head, or are you just trading it out for a built one??

 

no, i have to take it to them and they do the work on my head, and ill get it in a week or two and then i can put the motor together.

 

i'd make sure that your internals are in good shape. do a comp test and find out what you're reading. from there, you can decide on your upgrades.

 

well since someone mentioned checking compression. Check out this post that will give you some hints on other things to check as well before you mod your car. https://mitsubishiforum.com/m_69073/tm.htm