just got a 1990 eclipse today

well just got a 1990 eclipse today for $600 only has 89k on motor so if anyone could give me any specs or info about the 1990GS that would be great


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well what kind of info do you want? i mean its just a broad question.

motor specs, 1/4mile times, 0-60 times

well its a 2.0l I-4 DOHC 135hp engine. i ran a 17.1 with my 90 gs 5-speed. not sure on the 0-60 times.

guess not to bad, now to ask will this car last me till like 150k?

it will easily last you till 150k as long as you do simple maintenace. But my question is, is it a turbo model because i know that in the 1g eclipse's sometimes the GS was a turbo model. In which case the car is gonna be faster than woody spec'd

nope not a trubo i wish it was tho.

First off you can't go by the 1/4 times listed in mags or even on dealer charts and whatnot. Times are almost as reliant on you as a driver as they are the specs of the car itself. Also your times will be affected by what's been done to the car previously. Was it beat to piss or babbied?

As for lasting... You're at 90K miles right now correct? CHANGE YOR TIMING BELT NOW!!! Timing belt's are supposed to be changed around 80-90K miles. I've seen them run till 110 and whatnot but don't risk it in this car. Also you paid $600 for it and JUST got the car. Change the air filter, fuel filter, and get the oil changed. Maybe even an oil system cleaner would be a good idea. With proper care and maintenance ANY car will last WELL into the 100 of thousands of miles. I worked for a shop where a '99 Neon was a regular customer and it had over 300K miles on the car. Ran like a top (Except for the problems caused by accidents it was a driving school's student vehicle). So that should say SOMETHING for regular maintenance.

I think the Mitsu Tbelt is recommended at 60k actually? maybe that is just newer mitsus but still

Could be but either way 80 is a good time to replace it if it can't be proven that it was done already. If she runs still then let's keep her there.

what size of rims should be on the car? right there are 16" rims on it arnt those a little big

Sounds about right to me. I have stock 16" rims on my Conquest. 16 is the biggest that manufacturers put on cars till this decade.

my 90 gs had 195k on it and it ran really good, took a couple cranks to start but it was way more reliable then my 93 gsx that i have now. 16's are good, i would only go to 17 on aftermarket rims, but thats just me.

Why would i need to replace the timing belt but if i do will the car last for another few months before i do?

you dont want 10 bent valve like i got
make sure the balance shaft belt gets replaced along with it
i think 16" wheels were stock on alot of them, my talon has 16's, theyre stock wheels


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i would do the timing belt as soon as you can. Its one of those things that may last alot longer than expected, but its something you dont really want to chance. If your doing the work yourself make sure you also replace the tensioner on it as well.

and dont forget teh water pump

How about Harmonic balancer? WHen I had mine replace, It was time to replace my harmonic balancer as well.

well im bitching about spending $28 on a timing belt so just cant replace the belt do i really have to replace that other stuff and i dont plan on doing this still like after xmas

timing belt isnt really the quickest thing to replace, the water pump is under it, if it craps out you gotta tear it all back apart again, same with the tensoner pulleys, the balance shaf belt is what killed my car,it tangled up in the timing belt and made it break & bent 10 valves so dont overlookit, your in there, might as well do it all so you only have to do it once
i have been working on cars since i was a kid, i dont know evrything but ive seen and done alot, every damn time i changed just a timing belt, the water pump goes to hell a week later, or the tensioner, its just bad luck and asking for trouble to not do it all,
take your top timing cover off and inspect the belt , see what kind of shape its in, if its not cracked or worn out looking, it might be fine for a while
and if your going to complain about a $28 belt, i just spent about $2500 on my car on another engine, turbo, and some other new go-fast parts to go along with it if that makes you feel any better

yeah i mean i used all my money to buy this car and now im broke and i wont have another job till school is over so if i replace belt just belt it should be fine right

would the motor make anytype of noises before the belt goes?

There will be NO warning when the belt goes. The only reason you'll know the timing belt snapped is the engine stops running suddenly. Yeah the timing belt will likely last a bit longer but I'd start looking at trying to find a part time job like now. You will want to replace the timing belt, tensioner, water pump, and balance shaft belt all at once (Save yourself the trouble of having one of those items self destruct after you replace the belt and then force you into tearing it all down again to redo everything). And like racerx said at least you're not in his or my position. I have a different engine than you so my parts are more expensive when I do that stuff (I have chains for timing and balance shafts not belts like you). I've put over $600 in parts in my car thus far and will be putting another $200 in before it's driveable again. (I also have to replace gaskets when I do timing instead of just the belts as I have to remove the oil pan AND valve cover to do my timing chain).

i'd just take the top cover off, it comes off easy, look at the belt or even take a closeup clear pic of it and post it, ive had timing belts last 150,000 miles or more, and some let go before 60,000, it just depends on how badly the engine was abused
its not like its gonna break tomorrow, if you just drive it, it'llprobly be fine, if you beat the hell out of it, you take alot higher chance of an old belt letting go, check it out, maybe its been replaced already

FYI my DOHC neon got a whole season of racing on the original timing belt with 85,000 miles on it & it survived running from 4500 up to the rev limiter twice a lap all season.plus all the dirt. its a different engine and not as hard on belts as the 4g63 but its the point that my belt didnt look bad at all -it was for sure original, and it lasted