Brand new. Bought 1st Eclipse this morning.
 

After purchasing my first Eclipse today I was excited to buy a few bolt on mods because it is bone stock. It is a 98 gs-spyder. I was confused. Why is my motor bigger than every other 95-99 motor besides the other non turbo spyders. How much slower is the 2.4 than the 2.0. Why dont they have any aftermarket parts that I can find? Does the 2.4 have DOHC? Please just give me what you know about the difference. I am in the Military and would rather spend all my money on my car than anything. Should i put a 2.0 in it? Would that make it faster and easier to modify? Thanks

RE: Brand new. Bought 1st Eclipse this morning.
 

YOu cant just drop the 2.0 youre thinking of in there, the frame is different. Theres 2 flavors of 2.0L anyway, theres the GS/RS (420a) and the GST/GSX (4g63t). YOu have a 4g64, found in the 2g spyders and in the 3g GS/RS (Coupe and Spyder).

RE: Brand new. Bought 1st Eclipse this morning.
 

So the frame on the spyder gs-t is different than the gs?

RE: Brand new. Bought 1st Eclipse this morning.
 

Yes.. well sort of..... actually... it MAY be possible with the 4g64 (dont quote me on it) but I doubt it would be all that cheap to have performed. Personaly, Id just switch the heads out on it and throw a turbo on there... making it (sorta) a stroked 4g63...

RE: Brand new. Bought 1st Eclipse this morning.
 

how much less power does my motor have than a non turbo 2.0? y did they put a less powerful motor in the spyder?

RE: Brand new. Bought 1st Eclipse this morning.
 

Non turbo 2.0L (420a) has LESS potential power than your 4g64... but from the factory theyre about equal. I believe the 4g64 was put in there to account for the extra weight of the spyder to make it just as powerful as its hardtop counterparts.

RE: Brand new. Bought 1st Eclipse this morning.
 

"Drop" in the 4g63t head and you've got yourself a 2.4L turbo Spyder like Dusty stated. 4g63t guys are doing more and more.
Dusty, the Spyder bodies are the same whether turbo or N/A. The motor of a 2G Spyder is the only thing different between the two and the 4g64 is even on the same side as the 4g63 ;)
I stated "drop" in quotes because it's not really a bolt on affair, there's more to it. I'll find the link of a 2.4L swap in a few and you'll see what I mean Navyfc117.

RE: Brand new. Bought 1st Eclipse this morning.
 

Please give me a site where I can find mods. To start with cold air. just anything. It seems really slow to me? maybe ive been driving v-8's to long. By the way I appreciate all the help you guys have gave e so far and the quickness to respond. Forums are the greatest thing thats happened to the net. Off the subject question. are 18s to big? should I go 17s or 18s?

RE: Brand new. Bought 1st Eclipse this morning.
 

Thanks, Silver.. I was pretty sure of that, as they both used the same block... havent worked on many 2G Spyders (especially not N/A varieties), but it seemed right.

RE: Brand new. Bought 1st Eclipse this morning.
 

Ok my quesstion is. To modify my engine do I just order parts for the 00 and up 2.4?