Any eclipse experts in here?

[Phantez]

Im looking at buying this guys 96 Eclipse GS for cheap. He says it has a knock. I dont know anything about these cars really so does someone know about how much it would cost me to find a new engine to put in there? Im not looking at going to a shop or anything, just find an engine to drop in there myself with a couple buddies. Thanks

[Drifte]

420a, dodge neon motor.
or swap in the turbo motor...lot more work.

[Phantez]

or also how much do u think a rebuild would cost me?

[Phantez]

i wouldnt want to go turbo. I think im just going to fix it then sell it for profit later. i already have a 240sx for a fun car

[Drifte]

search ebay for rebuild kits and motors. really dont see it costing much as its not a performance motor with high demands (buyer wise). probably a lot in the scrap yards too.

[96-eclipse-gst]

You could find a a rebuild kit pretty easily. Just remember that its a 420a. Just search the web, or hell even call local auto parts stores, they can get reman engines and also rebuild kits.

[Phantez]

do u know an approximate price range u would guess to fix it? Just off the top of ur head?

[Drifte]

say fresh bearings $100 or so. few gaskets.

[DustinsDuster]

im sure theres a highschool girl some whod love to have that car when youre done....

[DragonUSMC]

DSM?

[TbTalon94]

The 420a isn't netorious for crankwalk...any car can do that thought by the way. Even your 240 :butthead:

If it has "knock" then he must mean rod knock. That probably indicates spun rod bearing(s). Could be a spun crank bearing as well. Depending on what bearing was spun, and how bad it is. It could be an easy fix...or it could be a costly fix. You can probably find rebuilt 420a motors in ebay for a decent price. Just remember it's a 420a for an ECLIPSE. The neon 420a is slightly different and won't work in the Eclipse.

[DragonUSMC]

Ahhh…. I see sarcasm is a foreign language to you. =P

[TbTalon94]

lol actually i speak sarcasm very fluently. I love those poster pictures. There are thousands of them all over. Funny stuff.

[DragonUSMC]

lol actually i speak sarcasm very fluently.

Your soul is a cavern of lies and deceit…

http://yoursoulisacavernoflies.ytmnd.com/

[Phantez]

wow..... lets get this back on subject guys haha

[s13kid]

[quote="TbTalon94";p="126014":a0450]lol actually i speak sarcasm very fluently.

Your soul is a cavern of lies and deceit…

http://yoursoulisacavernoflies.ytmnd.com/[/quote:a0450]

lol R v B is the shit.


and the car will only be able to stay in my garage for a few weeks, maybe a month at most

[Stutz]

420a, dodge neon motor.
or swap in the turbo motor...lot more work.


I thought it was pretty much impossible to swap in a 4g63t into a eclipse that orginally had a 420a

[Phantez]

Nothing against R v B or anything, but someone delete that post. Thats so annoying to have that come up on the page when im listening to music on the computer and its off subject anyway.

And I think this engine has a 4G63 NA in it already. Im not 100% sure though

[DustinsDuster]

hahahaha, its so quiet, when it first came up, i had my speakers down low, and i couldnt figure out what the sound was. i thought my speakers were haunted for a second...

[krustindumm]

DSM?

420a's con't get crank walk, they don't make enough power to need a clutch that could cause it