is this worth buying? Help me out please
#1
06-14-2007, 09:02 PM
is this worth buying? Help me out please
Hey there. I'm really close to buying an Eagle Talon Si. I'm talking to the owner and am ready to buy it. It looks really nice and I've been told by the owner that it has no problems. The car is modded up, and I have pics to show you guys. Here's a description of it with pics. Tell me what you guys think.
1995 Chassis 83k miles, 1998 Engine 90k miles. Black exterior, black/grey leather interior. 5 speed, All wheel drive. Factory LSD in rear. Eprom ECU, Dual piston calipers up front.
No oil or coolant leaks, compression tests perfect. garunteed. Garage kept in winters, hasnt seen rain or snow for years.
The engine - removed from a 98 GST with 90k actual miles on it, victim of a rear end collision. 97-99 engines are less plagued by crank walk issues due to the revision of the oiling system. (can supply vin for verification)
-Engine Preventative Maintenance
New timing belt
New balance shaft belt
New water pump
New crank and cam seals
New valve cover gasket
Always used Mobil 1 10w30 full synthetic & mobil 1 filter
-Engine Performance
K&N cone filter
Injen intake
Ported 14B turbo
Stainless steel oil feed line for turbo
Ported 2g exhaust manifold
Ported 2g O2 housing
Apex’I 3 inch turbo back exhaust
JRC front mount intercooler
2.5 inch intercooler piping
1G DSM BOV
Magnecore 8.5mm plug wires
NGK Iridium spark plugs
-Drivetrain
GM synchro mesh in trans
Recent rotors and pads
New clutch master cylinder
NSK throw out bearing
Unorthodox racing lightweight aluminum flywheel
South Bend Clutch DXD with Sprung 6 puck
progressive lowering springs
KYB GR2 struts
Front Ingalls camber adjusters
Rear camber shims
Non-cruise throttle cable
17in 97-99 Eclipse GSX wheels, black with polished lip.
-Exterior
97-99 Eclipse front fascia, carefully trimmed to expose more of the FMIC
97-99 Eclipse head lights
Side markers blacked out
Tinted rear glass
-Interior
Dual Pillar pod with Autometer sport comp ultra lite Boost -30in/hg to 30psi and AF gauges.
Awai CD player
97-99 black door panels, center console and door trim.
No oil or coolant leaks, compression tests perfect. garunteed. Garage kept in winters, hasnt seen rain or snow for years.
The engine - removed from a 98 GST with 90k actual miles on it, victim of a rear end collision. 97-99 engines are less plagued by crank walk issues due to the revision of the oiling system. (can supply vin for verification)
-Engine Preventative Maintenance
New timing belt
New balance shaft belt
New water pump
New crank and cam seals
New valve cover gasket
Always used Mobil 1 10w30 full synthetic & mobil 1 filter
-Engine Performance
K&N cone filter
Injen intake
Ported 14B turbo
Stainless steel oil feed line for turbo
Ported 2g exhaust manifold
Ported 2g O2 housing
Apex’I 3 inch turbo back exhaust
JRC front mount intercooler
2.5 inch intercooler piping
1G DSM BOV
Magnecore 8.5mm plug wires
NGK Iridium spark plugs
-Drivetrain
GM synchro mesh in trans
Recent rotors and pads
New clutch master cylinder
NSK throw out bearing
Unorthodox racing lightweight aluminum flywheel
South Bend Clutch DXD with Sprung 6 puck
progressive lowering springs
KYB GR2 struts
Front Ingalls camber adjusters
Rear camber shims
Non-cruise throttle cable
17in 97-99 Eclipse GSX wheels, black with polished lip.
-Exterior
97-99 Eclipse front fascia, carefully trimmed to expose more of the FMIC
97-99 Eclipse head lights
Side markers blacked out
Tinted rear glass
-Interior
Dual Pillar pod with Autometer sport comp ultra lite Boost -30in/hg to 30psi and AF gauges.
Awai CD player
97-99 black door panels, center console and door trim.
#3
06-15-2007, 06:29 AM
RE: is this worth buying? Help me out please
That really is a nice looking car. Not sure exactly why he put a FMIC with a 14b turbo. There really isnt a hell of alot of mods on it. But they are tasteful none the less. What are they asking. And just so you know. There is no such thing as a talon Si. What that car is, is a Talon TSI-AWD
#4
06-15-2007, 06:48 AM
RE: is this worth buying? Help me out please
Very nice! I love those GSX rims too. I'm going to have to find some now.
The suggestion on whether or not to buy would depend on the price.
There's not a lot of "go fast" mods up there, but the 14B is an upgrade from the t25. I can believe that this car is reliable since it doesn't have a "huge" motor mods list...that's not a bad thing either. I label it one level up from stock.
Oh yeah, don't use [code]...use the quote icon right next to the code icon .....
That guy has a lot of cool pics too.
Ok, last edit, lol.
I don't like that he's got a huge fmic for such a small turbo. A few things happen, the turbo works harder to keep the psi up (especially if the MBC is teed off the bov), large pressure drop (more than .5 psi@15psi), and/or a bit of lag (although, not so much on a 14B...but still).
The suggestion on whether or not to buy would depend on the price.
There's not a lot of "go fast" mods up there, but the 14B is an upgrade from the t25. I can believe that this car is reliable since it doesn't have a "huge" motor mods list...that's not a bad thing either. I label it one level up from stock.
Oh yeah, don't use [code]...use the quote icon right next to the code icon .....
That guy has a lot of cool pics too.
Ok, last edit, lol.
I don't like that he's got a huge fmic for such a small turbo. A few things happen, the turbo works harder to keep the psi up (especially if the MBC is teed off the bov), large pressure drop (more than .5 psi@15psi), and/or a bit of lag (although, not so much on a 14B...but still).
#5
06-15-2007, 08:12 AM
RE: is this worth buying? Help me out please
Very clean. Like they said it all depends on the price.
#6
06-15-2007, 11:29 AM
RE: is this worth buying? Help me out please
$7,000 for car. $800 for shipping with a car company... and thats the lowest I've been able to find in shipping. Highest has been $1,870.
#7
06-15-2007, 11:41 AM
RE: is this worth buying? Help me out please
wow 7800. That seems like a pretty damn good deal to me. Anything wrong with it? Cuz for that price i might be a small bit leary. But if there arnt any mech. problems id say buy it
#8
06-15-2007, 11:51 AM
RE: is this worth buying? Help me out please
Cool! I thought you'd say "WOW TOO MUCH!" lol. Nice... No there's nothing wrong with it, just about a 6 inch straight scratch... that's about it.
#9
06-15-2007, 01:17 PM
RE: is this worth buying? Help me out please
What type of "normal" things should I be looking forward to have to replace since its got high mileage?
#10
06-15-2007, 01:55 PM
RE: is this worth buying? Help me out please
83K is not high miles at all for a 2g. Actually nowdays around that is desired. Anywhere from 80-100k is good. But with a DSM always comes problems. Have you test driven it. Or are you going to before you buy it since you said you have to have it shipped? Depending on how well it was taken care of the problems could be small or big. But your really cant tell until its been looked at.