Haha fine ignore me...

I'll even refrain from saying "I told you so" when something breaks... I'm telling you what you've got to do to do it right...

Yes there is a margin that the stocks should take, but they are still crap...

You asked for advice and you got it... I realize what you want and what you need to realize is what you're getting yourself into...

And at this rate it is going to be one giant headache... If you're not willing to put in the investment and do it right you're asking for trouble...

~Mike

 

Save the money and find a 2G GSX burried in somebody's tall grass. Best advice you'll get.

 

that is non-sense


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Think whatever you want, but I picked up my GSX for $500. add another 10k to that and you have a GSX with 500WHP. I'll show my proof late this coming summer.

 

This is a 6 cylinder for people who think its the 4 version...

 

i'm trying to do the same thing man, ive got a 03 gt and im not trying to build a track monster just a badass daily driver. but im well aware that my stock internals aren't exactly the best out there. be prepared to spend way more later...i deffinitely am...

 

the 6 cyl part is the problem my firend lol. TRUST ALL OF US. I have owned 3 , 3g eclipses I know them in and out. the 4 cyl is better for power and ease. the v6 literally should be left alone belive it or not it is not a sports car after its stock state or doesnt pull it off to easily.

you honestly are better off saving and getting a GSX that is the best advise youll get. they are worth more and have the world of potnecial. your car not so much. If you had the GS or RS model then you would have alot more things you can do. Ever notice there are a hell f a lot of RS GS 3gs that are turbo compared to the GT or GTS? for one thing the I4 is basically a strocker Evo block. so swap and Evo head and a evo turbo bolts right on talk about easy.

The GT can take 8 psi stock but it will break at some point
the GTS can only take like 5 PSI
the RS and GS can take like 14 PSI stock and with a evo head a little more.

Your comment above just proves to me and im sure most others here you should in no way be turboing your car , you dont know anything about it yet (no offense please). you do understand you need alot more than just a turbo and IC right. turboing a NA car is alot of work and alot of cash. as stated prior to do it right you looking at $10k for a bill. otherwise expect trouble like melted pistons , if your an auto a dead tranny you know all the things they are telling you to build up in prep for the HP.

 

For a turbo alone you need a couple grand, and for that you could start upgrading the motor and getting power and reliability (reliability when you turbo it, because any mods shorten the life of your motor). You'd need to upgrade pistons and rods, along with exhaust and cleaning up your heads. I'm not for sure what the stock block can hold, I think it's something like 450-500 HP, *somebody correct me if I'm wrong* but yeah, a daily driver with a good amount of power makes no sense at all. You're just going to continue paying for it for the rest of your life in gas. More power = More gas and a higher octane level of that gas. Emonz, what kind of mileage do you get with a turbo'd 3gen GT ?

 

he never got around to finishing it because it was too expensive

 

the whole octane thing is kind of insignificant....if you care about your GT then you're already running 93