BLACK'98DSM
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A question was asked very recently about dropping a 95 motor into a 97 car. Yes I saw it and yes I read it. All 2 replies of it.
I found a 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS for sale for an amazing price. I don't care about the car, I want to build the engine.
After all the money and time I have put into my Eclipse engine I have decided it has way too many weak links. When I rebuilt it I only hit the big things, now the small things are coming to bite me in the ass. Most of the vacuum system leaks or doesnt work. Engine has idle and takeoff issues. Coolant bottle doesnt get filled. Blah blah blah... There's such a l list of things going wrong here I'm scared that one day while cruising it will breakdown on me. Or one day at the track it will freaking explode.
Anyway, here's what I need to know. The 96 has an auto trans, I want to keep my manual. Will that engine be compatible with my trans? And will that engine work with my ecu, or would I need to swap the ecus? And also what are the differences between the engines?
I am wanting to build that engine then drop it into my car. I'm basically asking here if that can work.
I found a 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS for sale for an amazing price. I don't care about the car, I want to build the engine.
After all the money and time I have put into my Eclipse engine I have decided it has way too many weak links. When I rebuilt it I only hit the big things, now the small things are coming to bite me in the ass. Most of the vacuum system leaks or doesnt work. Engine has idle and takeoff issues. Coolant bottle doesnt get filled. Blah blah blah... There's such a l list of things going wrong here I'm scared that one day while cruising it will breakdown on me. Or one day at the track it will freaking explode.
Anyway, here's what I need to know. The 96 has an auto trans, I want to keep my manual. Will that engine be compatible with my trans? And will that engine work with my ecu, or would I need to swap the ecus? And also what are the differences between the engines?
I am wanting to build that engine then drop it into my car. I'm basically asking here if that can work.