BlaineNicholson
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- May 2, 2017
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Sturgeon Bay,
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What engine should I put in my 95 Talon ESI?? I'd like to upgrade.
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What engine should I put in my 95 Talon ESI?? I'd like to upgrade.
Aren't the later EVO 4G63s a direct bolt-on in terms of engine mounts on the 420a cars? May have to keep it FWD at first but converting to AWD wouldn't be as bad as what 'kmetiuk' has done (which by the way is an awesome project!).
Thanks for the help everyone. I bought the car while I was down in Texas to get to work, but I am now back in Wisconsin. I really didn't have time to look around when I was down there for a specific vehicle, but I've always liked the Talons. So, you can kind of see my dilemma. I just want it to run better, not really looking for speed. One more thing... What is a good sounding muffler for it & where could I get some rims?? Thanks in advance.
Well there's two ways I can see this going.
What is a good sounding muffler for it
Yeah, the only way to make a 420a nt exhaust sound good is with a big resonator. Lol. I found an Airmass Thundermuff exhaust and got it due to it being something I wanted back in the day. No resonator=No good. It was so loud and raspy that I was afraid I was going to get pulled over. Got a Vibrant Ultraquiet resonator and it is much better, with rasp only remaining for about 800 rpm above 4500. Imo, eBay exhausts in general have resonators that have little to effect on a clean sound and should be swapped out for a better one.Stock.... trust me 420a's do not sound great at all in their N/T form with an open exhaust. When I had my 95 ESi, that was my first "mod". Reverting back to a stock exhaust from a horrible 3.5" exhaust. Sounded 10000% better and even gained some TQ on the lower RPM band.
How much later are we talking? What year model evo? Ever forum I've seen has said all motor swaps for the 420a talon are fabrication extensive and super expensive. So if there's an easier option I would love to know more.Aren't the later EVO 4G63s a direct bolt-on in terms of engine mounts on the 420a cars? May have to keep it FWD at first but converting to AWD wouldn't be as bad as what 'kmetiuk' has done (which by the way is an awesome project!).
I just don't want to get rid of my car. Not only is it my first DSM it is the first car I ever bought. And then I found out that 97 is also the rarest year model for the talon since fewer talons were made in 97 than any other year. There are tons of Eclipses around me but i only know of 2 other Talons in a 200 mile radius of me.Get a GST there are plenty and cheap. Not worth doing all that work to an ESi. When you're finish converting it you spent more than what a 2g GST would cost.
I hear you. But with what you mentioned you would like to do to the car(engine swap),you would be wise to look on Facebook,Craig's list or autotrader for a fwd tsi talon. There is nothing extra special,about a 97 2g talon unless it's a tsi AWD or fwd tsi. But they are both out there. Plenty 96s out there.I just don't want to get rid of my car. Not only is it my first DSM it is the first car I ever bought. And then I found out that 97 is also the rarest year model for the talon since fewer talons were made in 97 than any other year. There are tons of Eclipses around me but i only know of 2 other Talons in a 200 mile radius of me.
I also live in North Dakota. So they're even harder to find here. With all the snow we get most people prefer heavier full size sedans or big 4x4sI hear you. But with what you mentioned you would like to do to the car(engine swap),you would be wise to look on Facebook,Craig's list or autotrader for a fwd tsi talon. There is nothing extra special,about a 97 2g talon unless it's a tsi AWD or fwd tsi. But they are both out there. Plenty 96s out there.
Wow you are right it is hard to find a 97 tsi fwd. the AWDs are easier to find
What engine should I put in my 95 Talon ESI?? I'd like to upgrade.
I'm not going to say he wouldn't sell it, but considering this thread is 5 years old you might not get a responseWould you sell the ecu from your esi? Does it have the single bolt connector?
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