TCossuto
6/6/2006 7:27:52 PM
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ORIGINAL: EMonz57
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ORIGINAL: player69x
those so called people lied. i use to hear just swap your motor for a gst motor all the time on the street , until i actually did some research.
yup people who know nothing about DSMs and mitsus will tell you that. The car isnt a honda where every motor can be swapped with each other lol. Main reason why is the 420a is a Chrystler\Dodge motor not a mitsu motor the 4G63 is a mitsu motor
Not to give honda any credit, but almost all bmw engines can be swapped fairley easily.
EMonz57
6/6/2006 8:47:21 PM
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ORIGINAL: TCossuto
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ORIGINAL: EMonz57
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ORIGINAL: player69x
those so called people lied. i use to hear just swap your motor for a gst motor all the time on the street , until i actually did some research.
yup people who know nothing about DSMs and mitsus will tell you that. The car isnt a honda where every motor can be swapped with each other lol. Main reason why is the 420a is a Chrystler\Dodge motor not a mitsu motor the 4G63 is a mitsu motor
Not to give honda any credit, but almost all bmw engines can be swapped fairley easily.
never seen that, since BMW is mainly RWD and Hondas are FWD that means alot of work not and easy swap
slow420a
6/7/2006 9:16:07 AM
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ORIGINAL: Dragonslayer
I have bought a brand new turbonetics turbocharger and a greddy stage II intercooler for my 420a engine, i was wondering, if i were just to put the turbo and intercooler on, and keep it on 8 psi, will the engine deteriate after a while or could i set it lower then that to save the engine. My boy said he would put it on the turbo for mad cheap but he doesn't know if the motor could stand up to it. Now he told me when he does it, install a manual boost controller and keep it around 5-8 psi and thats it, if more you are definitely going to blow the engine. But, i might keep it and save for the engine build up i don't know, due to the current situation i am in. I found after the accident i had with my vehicle that the frame in the back could be bent and the mechanic i talked to said its not worth putting more into the car, just change the belts and general maintaince if i want to keep the car.
Dont let "your boy" touch your damn car becuse he obviously has no damn clue what he is talking about.
First off you need a kit, not just a turbo and an intercooler. Besides what you have you need: an exaust manifold, down pipe, boost gauge, fuel pressure gauge, fmu or sfmu, fuel pump, bov, spark plugs, oil feed lines, oil return lines, and a fcd for you car not to blow up. On top of all of that your going to need new gaskets and I can promess your going to break a couple of things. The 420a can hold 8psi like its ment for it. Let your boy know that your psi is rated by the strength of the waste gate actuator spring, and that a check valve or manual boost controler when open raises the psi, but when close goes back to the psi that the WGA spring is set at. In simple terms a manual boost controler can lower the boost pressure only raise it. So to your question, if you turbo is set over 8psi(chances are it is, because you didnt buy a kit for a 420a) then you have a turbo that you cant safely use.
For the bent frame, if your driving and take your hand off the wheel and the car inheritly swerves to one side then you have a problem.
Dragonslayer
6/8/2006 1:29:12 PM
thanks for the reply, i will probably just hold onto the turbo and intercooler for awhile thinking what i should do, also, i aligned the vehicle and it doens't swerve to one side anymore, but he said that it took him awhile to align it, he says he is hopeful if it stays aligned.
N/Teclipse
7/4/2006 1:41:51 PM
If I was you and you don't wanna sell the car to get the GST or GSX just sell the turbo and stuff you have now. Go to hahn's website
http://www.hahnracecraft.com/auto/eclipse/eclipse.htm they have complete turbo kits for your car, plus you can call and email them any questions or worries you have. The guys there are great and have been helping me get my engine ready to put on their turbo kit, cause there is several things you want to check before you put on a turbo kit to make sure your engine is in good shape.
TheEngineer
7/5/2006 12:00:51 PM
ummm, did you happen to notice that no one has posted on this thread in over a month
N/Teclipse
7/6/2006 8:42:22 AM
lol wow, no, i just hit today's post and didn't even realized it pulled up an old one.
