420a going for the 500hp mark... While looking nice!

[cyexmaster]

The car is a 98 Eclipse GS it's green, in good shape.
I already had it boosting on stock internals for about a year when the bolts that hold the throttle plate decided to take a ride! Actually it was my fault becuase when I put the bolts on I forgot to locktite them and a few months later the came off...

For some reason I drove my car home like that in forth gear shutting it off once once it boosted and then starting it again a few times till I got to my house... I was kinda near... But still, I wa sure those small bolts where either on the cylinders or the turbo if the went thru the cylinders. So I had to open up the engine after removing the head and looking at perfect cylinders y took off the intake mani to find the bolts on the intake ports of the head. Long story short then and there I decided to build my engine before I put it back. Will be a year now when April ends but I am almost done.

Now for the pics...

This was the engine removal in search for the bolts...

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Pistons and rods: don't looki to bad after a year of boost 10-15 sometimes more (that time when the vacuum line on the WG popped off and I did not notice the overboost, but the car was pulling like crazy!.. )

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One the bolts that went to the ports...

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This was the engine bay before all that incident....

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Now for the upgrades and nice parts I got while the project develops...

Some paint on the interior I forgot to to pics of them installed sorry..

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Forged pistons and rods... JE 8.8:1 Comp 88mm ( 0.020 OB) and Eagle H Beams.
Yes they are used, I'm am a college student so $$ flow aint that big...

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[smcasey1]

Real nice 420 build!

 

[SpawnedX]

I hope you get your numbers, as we have proof they are possible. I also hope you realize that 500 HP in a 63 is a difficult number to obtain for most and maintain, nevermind a 420A. Don't want to see someone get discouraged if it's not all they hoped it to be.

Good luck with continuing the build.