babar_almighty
4/20/2008 11:33:35 PM
Hey guys,
Summer is coming up, and I'm dying to get a boat
. I'm thinking about a bowrider and the smallest I can find is between 15 or 17 feet. I guess the weight with trailer be close to 1,800 pounds. Could I tow the boat for 20 miles every weekend?
(P.S: No cash for a truck)
sk8dudety
4/21/2008 12:56:01 AM
with a 420a motor i would say definitely not... but do the spyder gs's come with a 4g64 motor? i can't remember
tjbiker031
4/21/2008 5:32:34 AM
yes they come with the 4g64 motor.
sk8dudety
4/21/2008 6:08:31 AM
hmm... either way i dont think those make enough torque or power to be able to tow that much weight... but they are fairly easy to put a turbo on... do some research on that
atown420
4/21/2008 7:39:38 AM
would there be a way to mount a hitch on an eclipse?
tjbiker031
4/21/2008 8:06:08 AM
i doubt it could make enough HP to pull it. i know your post said you have no money for a truck, but i think the only way would be to get an old beater truck and use that. unless you have a buddy with a truck that doesnt mind lending it to you every weekend
Kaede.Noir
4/21/2008 10:06:25 AM
yeah... these engines are built for lightweights... pulling a boat pretty sure would be stressing it out a lil bit haha
sk8dudety
4/21/2008 10:25:06 AM
you'd have to get a hitch specially welded on, i've seen people do it before
estraw
4/21/2008 11:12:00 AM
you can tow it iff your going downhill the whole time. but on the way back, you might run into a problem. the 4g64 in my car could barely pull my car up a hill in 2nd if there were more then 3 people in the car
atown420
4/21/2008 1:06:31 PM
ya the eclipses dont have very much torque. you would be better off with a montero lol
darknigh7th
4/21/2008 1:37:46 PM
... if you do end up doing it... i want pictures.... with the boat.
sk8dudety
4/21/2008 1:46:46 PM
he shouldnt do it, it'd be a waste of money. he wont be able to pull it and it'll just put a lot of unecessary wear on the car
atown420
4/21/2008 4:21:22 PM
especially the clutch i would imagine
darknigh7th
4/21/2008 4:44:01 PM
yeah but you know how some people are, they'll do it even after the world telling them no.
sk8dudety
4/21/2008 5:24:44 PM
it'll do a work on his clutch, transmission, his engine, suspension, it'd be absolutely stupid to do it
darknigh7th
4/21/2008 8:02:11 PM
but there are people lol.
atown420
4/22/2008 7:12:29 AM
ouch i bet it smelled like that car was about to die. all that smoke. that was a huge camper too. rofl
