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football19
10-15-2005, 07:52 PM
I'm looking at buying a 4G63 DOHC (6 BOLT) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8005603809&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8005603809&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT)
engine to put into my 1991 Eclipse GSX and in my car now it has turbo but the new engine doesn't. Is it possible to swith it from my old engine to my new engine without breaking anything or is a non-turbo engine supposed to stay that way? If it is o.k. for the engine, how difficult would it be to do?

Shane@DBPerformance
10-15-2005, 08:17 PM
You would want a turbo motor in a turbo car. The compression ratio of that non-turbo motor on Ebay would be all wrong.

TurboDomestics
10-18-2005, 08:17 PM
I'm looking at buying a 4G63 DOHC (6 BOLT) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8005603809&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8005603809&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT)
engine to put into my 1991 Eclipse GSX and in my car now it has turbo but the new engine doesn't. Is it possible to swith it from my old engine to my new engine without breaking anything or is a non-turbo engine supposed to stay that way? If it is o.k. for the engine, how difficult would it be to do?

Whats wrong with your current motor??

this isnt a honda where you need a JDM motor to get the thing to move a little bit! ;)

cudvig
10-19-2005, 09:58 AM
how the hell can people get so much money for a used NT 6 bolt? I wouldnt go for it

Jakey
10-19-2005, 10:18 AM
how the hell can people get so much money for a used NT 6 bolt? I wouldnt go for it

People are fucking stupid. Remember though, JDM = POWA

football19
10-19-2005, 03:31 PM
The motor won't fire. It cranks and cranks without anything but a backfire here and there. I pulled the injectors out and they aren't opening. i think my timing my be off which i know ruins the engine. Would it ruin it even if it doesn't start? And i haven't had time to look into it anymore so I started looking for a new engine.

Shane@DBPerformance
10-19-2005, 03:47 PM
Spark plug wires on in the wrong order?

Outlaw1
10-19-2005, 03:56 PM
The motor won't fire. It cranks and cranks without anything but a backfire here and there. I pulled the injectors out and they aren't opening. i think my timing my be off which i know ruins the engine. Would it ruin it even if it doesn't start? And i haven't had time to look into it anymore so I started looking for a new engine.
Pulled the injectors out and they aren't opening. I'd like to see how you came to that conclusion.

Goat Blower
10-19-2005, 10:24 PM
It's ignition and or timing related. I'd start by checking to see if your timing belt has skipped. Take the upper timing belt cover off, rotate the cam gears with a 1/2" drive socket wrench on the crank pulley til both of the tangs are up at 12 o'clock and the timing marks line up, then check that the crank timing mark is at the TDC mark. If not, it's skipped causing the kind of problem you describe.

If you mention neon lights on your car, this post will disappear. :D

football19
10-20-2005, 02:37 PM
What does the TDC mark look like?