hey all im just curious what the different facts/opinions about these 2 engines are and which you all prefer. im not sure what the name of the eclipse engine is but i figure ill find out here.

P.S. im new to this so please be patient with me

 

they are both the 6g72 but the eclipse is an NA SOHC versian while the VR-4 is a twin turbo DOHC versian. VR-4=**** ton more power and potential pluss its awd

 

sweet thats what i thought, but my friend was really trying to get me into the 3.0L eclipse. now i knew of the SOHC vs DOHC which is why i was looking at the vr-4. But is there ant other differences in anything else like engine weight or something of that (more specific) nature?

 

the "kick ***" factor in the VR-4 is way higher

 

well the 6g72 VR-4 is a twin turbo and its engine weighs a little more but it makes what 320hp and they're AWD. They make more than enough power to make up for the weight difference. If you have the money stick with the VR-4. The 3.0L GT's are worthless to tune, the GTS model is even worse because the pistons are high compression and are garbage. The only way to make some power out of the 3.0L 6g72 is to turbo it, and if you dont build the engine with forged internals from the bottom up its only going to be able to hold 6-8psi and that my friend is worthless for the money.

 

excellent....now maybe you could help answer another question for me. i dont want to put it into a 3k gt like its supposed to because its a damn heavy car (it is my first choice for looks tho). so im thinkin a mirage because it something like 500+ lbs lighter (according to the site i looked at). is that practical?

 

wait you want to put a 6g72tt in a fwd mirage?[:'(]

 

You need to politely tell your friend that his little 3.0L eclipse isnt.. .and will never be fast

 

i talked to a guy named andrew down here in MO at a meet this weekend. he ran 386whp on his 3rd gen eclipse gts(RIPP supercharger on 19 psi) he had the charts to prove it as well so they arent that bad.

 

what was his 1/4 time and how much it cost him to get to that level?