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what's up guys, i just recently bought a 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS and im planing on tricking it out as much as i can. I'd like to start on the engine first and work my way into body kits.
 
Any advice on what to put into the engine first?
 
btw this is my ride:
 

 
 

I need to know what companys make the best intake systems, headers, ect...

body kits....LMMFAO....keep it stock with a lip kit   fo sho

lip kit...body kits are the spawn of evil and cockieness...nice riems....is it auto or standard?

Nice ride. I have an '99 RS, you should get stock sideskirts for that
bad boy. I'm actually trying to find some myself but no luck so far.

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ORIGINAL: jpmontero98

lip kit...body kits are the spawn of evil and cockieness...nice riems....is it auto or standard?

 
its auto. Lip kit? alright ill look into that.
 
Any advice on the engine?

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ORIGINAL: SwiftTeckneeK

Nice ride. I have an '99 RS, you should get stock sideskirts for that
bad boy. I'm actually trying to find some myself but no luck so far.

 
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engine parts like HKS or Turbonetics turbo,race pullys (makes unknown to me never got any), and racing cam shaft....idk makes to well because ive never thought of puttin more than a turbo on my montero and a cold air kit( i sayin K&N for CAI)

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ORIGINAL: jpmontero98

lip kit...body kits are the spawn of evil and cockieness...nice riems....is it auto or standard?

Dude have you seen the lip kits for the 2g eclipse? Those things are nasty. Some body kits dont look that bad. Its all based on personal preference. Oh and if you want to build that eclipse you might want to look into mopar parts seen as how you got a chrysler engine in your car

P.S. Sweet rims mang

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ORIGINAL: EclipseRyd3r

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ORIGINAL: jpmontero98

lip kit...body kits are the spawn of evil and cockieness...nice riems....is it auto or standard?

its auto. Lip kit? alright ill look into that.

Any advice on the engine?

 
leave it alone b/c without spending 3-4k it wont make s h i t for power

^ AYE mate, i own an auto rs and me car is only for show and daily driving, trust me, Auto is not meant to race with, its meant to be able to fool around :)

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ORIGINAL: Kaede.Noir

^ AYE mate, i own an auto rs and me car is only for show and daily driving, trust me, Auto is not meant to race with, its meant to be able to fool around :)

He's right, if you use your auto for race purposes the tranny will give
out on you sooner or later. You might not get tranny problems for awhile
either but one morning when you start the car and you put it in "Drive/Reverse"
and it doesn't move you are in the last days/weeks/months[if your lucky] of your transmission. 
And during that time your trans will be slipping gears like crazy.

here's the deal.  the fastest 420a there is is running 10's right now.   this is over 35k invested into he car and that is from a company.    basically you are running high 15's - low 16's right now.   after buying a stage 2 turbo kit you will be running high mid - high 14's.   which is relativeily still slow.   after that there is nowhere to go until you spend another 1500 to rebuild the bottom end... a looonnnggg story short.  get a cold air intake (aem, or injen are recomended), header back exhaust, possibly a lightweight flywheel and a lightweight crank pulley and call it a day.  if you are looking for  LITTLE more after that... you can get some cams but that's where the line is drawn and ur pretty much sol unles you wanna dump many K's of dollars into it.    as for the exterior.   in my personal opinoin the stock 2gb look is the best looking eclipse out there which means you would need 2gb head lights, front bumper, side skirts, rear bumper and extend ur reverse light wires.    after that and a nice paint job it will be lookin good expecially with a 97-99 turbo wing.   a lip kit would also make it stand out along with some carbon fiber accents.   hood and trunk look beautiful.      

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ORIGINAL: RCJr9186

here's the deal.  the fastest 420a there is is running 10's right now.   this is over 35k invested into he car and that is from a company.    basically you are running high 15's - low 16's right now.   after buying a stage 2 turbo kit you will be running high mid - high 14's.   which is relativeily still slow.   after that there is nowhere to go until you spend another 1500 to rebuild the bottom end... a looonnnggg story short.  get a cold air intake (aem, or injen are recomended), header back exhaust, possibly a lightweight flywheel and a lightweight crank pulley and call it a day.  if you are looking for  LITTLE more after that... you can get some cams but that's where the line is drawn and ur pretty much sol unles you wanna dump many K's of dollars into it.    as for the exterior.   in my personal opinoin the stock 2gb look is the best looking eclipse out there which means you would need 2gb head lights, front bumper, side skirts, rear bumper and extend ur reverse light wires.    after that and a nice paint job it will be lookin good expecially with a 97-99 turbo wing.   a lip kit would also make it stand out along with some carbon fiber accents.   hood and trunk look beautiful.      

 
alright thank alot, i looked up everything u listed and it all looked good. now its time to empty out my bank acount rofl...
 
im gonna go with AEM intake and Flowtech headers, when i get enough money ill start with the body.

dont make it a ricer and il be happy i think white car are good with neon

my old blue eclipse had the setup i just listed.   AEM CAI, OBX Racing header, OBX 2.5" racing intermediate pipe, OBX Racing high flow cat and Thermal R&D 3" catback.   They sent me the turbo exhaust instead of the n/a exhaust that's why it was 3", but normally it would have been 2.5".    I also had a B&M short shifter, Venom 400 chip (didn't do much at alll), along with my ported throttle body and greddy grounding kit.    Exterior wise i had a Bombex drift body kit, CF hood, motegi 18" hyper silver rims and a LED lights kit.    i really liked it for a long time but towards the end of the time that i owned it the body kit got on my nerves really bad.   i'll prolly never own a kit again, and if i do... it will NOT be fiberglas.

i know im about to give you the most unpopular answer on this forum but...this is what i have decided for with my 96' GS......im going to skip really putting alot of money into the engine and get some fresh paint and a polyurethane body kit. i have a 4-1 header, a cold air and a new clutch on my 420a and i think that is the most im going to do! just get me some rims you know like some 17 or 18's and just make a flashy ride!

IMO performance>looks...but for my case not alot i can do with the montero so im workin on my radio....gettin a new head unit soon and sub box=WIP if you want to spend $$$ for a show car look go audio....subs,fiberglass encloser and cool headunit

gsxpimp, that's a good idea.   RS and GS's were meant for show not for go.  that is where they belong. get some rims, turbo spoiler, 2gb conversion and you'll be lookin good.

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ORIGINAL: RCJr9186

gsxpimp, that's a good idea.   RS and GS's were meant for show not for go.  that is where they belong. get some rims, turbo spoiler, 2gb conversion and you'll be lookin good.

thanx alot man! i always get some heat because i have a body kit and its the "ricer" look lol! we both know that my money would be in the engine if i had a GS-T or a GSX!! thats what i had planned (as you can see by the name) but i got a GS lol...

That is a good idea, just keep that car looking pimp.

thanx man im workin hard tryin to get my new body kit...i want a poly one not fiberglass. if its going to be a show car i cant be having the bodykit look like crap!!

Yes, stick with poly because that fiberglass never last
it always cracks. I had a Nissan Skyline R33 front end with the
removable lip, i loved that front end but I had to keep touching it
up because the damn thing kept cracking. You can also use ABS Plastic
too, that's also a better alternative.