1995 eagle talon esi (evo 8 swap)

[Morales92]

Trans has been ordered. Next up is the LSD!!

 

[Christoph]

Any news since the last update? Hope your tranny came in and the project is moving along good.

 

[mitsubishikid]

coming together nicely man, looks nice, I'd love to see what kinda numbers this whole setups gonna put down keep at it man.

 

[rstoevo]

420a RS FWD to AWD EVO 4 4g63 EVO Swap

http://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/420a-rs-fwd-to-awd-evo-4-4g63-evo-swap.489403/#post-153492104

 

[rstoevo]

Yes you can swap in a evolution 8 and awd as well

 

[Jaydsm-]

Actually its supposed to be an easy swap just the wiring can be a pain. The engine sits right on the 420a mount just little fab needed for trans mount, so for fwd its evo4-9 engine+ 4g64 tranny

 

[Spyderman63146]

What about the 4g64 spyder? Will an evo swap fit? I know the dsm 4g63 will.

 

[mitsubishikid]

What about the 4g64 spyder? Will an evo swap fit? I know the dsm 4g63 will.

This has been discussed before, but I'll answer,
So the short answer would be, it's too much work as opposed to what is already possible with the 2g spyder frame, since the 2g spyder frame has the mounts in the right position for a dsm 4g63t motor it makes little sense to stick a reverse 4g63t in it.
the 420a mounts put the timing belt on the left [passenger side] like an evo , hence why the op is using this motor in his build.

Unless you were referring to the 3rd or 4th gen eclipse spyders, which do have the timing belt on the same side as the evo, in which case it would be more easier to swap in the reverse evo 4g63t motor into a 3rd or 4th gen eclipse, as opposed to the wrong way facing 1g 2g dsm 4g63t motor.

 

[Spyderman63146]

Thank you very much.

 

[spyderdrifter]

Unless you were referring to the 3rd or 4th gen dsm spyders, which do have the timing belt on the same side as the evo, in which case it would be more easier to swap in the reverse evo 4g63t motor into a 3rd or 4th gen dsm, as opposed to the dsm 4g63t motor.

Just adding my little 2 cents here, not as an insulting thing or anything, but 3rd and 4th Gen Eclipse's are not DSMs. And in reality, neither are 2Gs. The DSM factory was renamed to something else right before the 2G hit production, but we're allowed to be DSMs because they were produced under the same contract as 1Gs. But no 3rd or 4th Gen can be called as such. Just offering a little helpful history

Love this build though.

 

[mitsubishikid]

edited my post to better suit the community.

 

[Morales92]

I haven't been here in a while so here goes nothing. Talon is in the garage, thanks to another dsm buddy who helped get her inside. Engine will be going in soon, maybe in a week or two. I want to finish up the engine bay with new ss brake lines. Remember I'm not made of money so this takes time.

 

[mitsubishikid]

It's nice and clean man, got to say I admire all the detail on this build, you clearly put in the effort here.

I wish one day my dsm could be half as clean. oh well keeping my eye on the prize will keep me on the right path for now, if nothing else, threads like this are good motivation to tackle my own little projects always a pleasure to see updates on this man.

 

[Morales92]

Thanks man! i appreciate the positive input. There shall be big update in a week or two. I just ordered some more parts that i wasn't going to until next month.

 

[Morales92]

After a long hiatus... the engine is in.

 

[Christoph]

You don't understand how long I have been waiting for this. Wow! That looks spectacular, please post a bunch of pictures of different angles. Please go into detail as well. Phenomenal job man congrats!

 

[Morales92]

I'll do my best and post more pics

 

[Kaj2gDSMspyder]

Still a FWD? What FWD tranny does it bolt up to the Evo 8/9 4g63t?

 

[Christoph]

I would think any 3g eclipse 4g64 tranny would bolt straight up. I have also seen a evo tranny utilized by removing awd components from it.

 

[bettfootball]

Congrats! Looks like it belongs there :')

 

[Morales92]

The trans!

 

[mitsubishikid]

amazing job keeping the bay all clean and tidy great work man.

 

[Teezy]

What ecu are you going to run? I know most evo guys just run the stock ecu and get a 1.3 tactrix cable with tephramod or something.

 

[95talongirl]

In for progress pics!

Keep up the good work!

 

[Morales92]

Updates next weekend. I ordered some more goodies to install the transmission.. Just waiting on the dealer for the bolts and stuff.