6 bolt swap into a 93

[Fejery4491]

I'm probably gonna end up buying a 93 eclipse gsx in a few days. It has 167*** miles on it and I was planning on just building up that engine, but then I decided it might just be better to swap in a 6 bolt THEN build up the engine. So my question is.....I see alot of sites that that have 7 bolt to 6 bolt swap kits....but they're only for the 95-99s. Does this mean that I don't need anything to swap a 6 bolt into this 93? And do you guys think I should swap in the 6 bolt or revert back to my old plan of just building up the 93 7 bolt engine?

 

[BoostedTalonTS]

1g to another 1g then you should just need a 6-bolt flywheel... everything else will bolt up. -Did the 6-bolt conversion on my 94, but mine's an AT and everything was the same except for the 6 vs 7 bolt flexplate. -The 6-bolt Flywheel should be the only thing you really need.

 

[Fejery4491]

And if I bought a tranny with the engine...that would bolt right up too?

 

[BoostedTalonTS]

as long as you keep AWD-AWD or FWD-FWD, they should... The AWDs need the same final drive ratio as in the rear end... you might want to research the MT AWD vs FWD, as I think they use different diameter axles in the front though... Also, the axles will be different if going from an ABS vs Non-ABS car.

 

[Fejery4491]

I hear alot of talk about switching around spark plug wiring or something like that.....is that only when swapping a 6 bolt into a 2nd gen or do I have to worry about it also?

 

[BoostedTalonTS]

... only when swapping a 6-bolt into a 2g.

 

[Cs4g63]

Also, the axles will be different if going from an ABS vs Non-ABS car.

The ABS axles and non ABS axles are the same in every way except for the ABS ring. All you have to do to use a ABS axle in a non ABS car is knock off the ABS ring or just install it with the ring on. A lot of the time you dont have to take the ring off because it doesnt interfere with anything.
Just helpful knowledge that I learned myself about a year ago.

 

[BoostedTalonTS]

The ABS axles and non ABS axles are the same in every way except for the ABS ring. All you have to do to use a ABS axle in a non ABS car is knock off the ABS ring or just install it with the ring on. A lot of the time you dont have to take the ring off because it doesnt interfere with anything.
Just helpful knowledge that I learned myself about a year ago.

That's funny... If that was true, then why does WorldPAC list them with two different part numbers? -As far as 1Gs are concerned, the "ABS Ring" is actually built into the hub assembly and NOT on the axles themselves. -That's actually a Honda thing.
Furthermore, why would trusted vendors (like IPT) list multiple LSDs for the different applications, as seen here:
http://www.importperformancetrans.com/mitsubishiauto.shtml
...FWD vs AWD, and MT vs AT, early vs late, smal vs large... THEY CAN use different axles (well, more precisely, axle shaft sized axles on the inboard end).