Muddy_Lotus
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- Oct 12, 2020
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Puyallup,
Washington
So I just picked up a 1996 Eclipse Gst. I ended up picking it up for only 700$ but this car is a little odd. For starters it only has 57K on the engine. According to the oil change sticker on the dash it's only put on 1000 miles since 2003. So it hasn't really ran much in the last twenty years.
According to the guy I bought it from once upon a time it had a huge turbo on it, was dynoed at 480HP and it still has a old nos setup in the car. He bought it two years ago and never really got it running. It kept jumping timing for whatever reason. Currently I can see into the long block since he was mid-rebuild and there is damage from valves on the top of the pistons.
I cannot decide if I should rebuild this block, since it only has 57K on it. Or do I buy a new rebuilt block? How likely is it that something wrong with the long block is causing the timing issue? Or is it more likely an external component?
Thanks for any help!
According to the guy I bought it from once upon a time it had a huge turbo on it, was dynoed at 480HP and it still has a old nos setup in the car. He bought it two years ago and never really got it running. It kept jumping timing for whatever reason. Currently I can see into the long block since he was mid-rebuild and there is damage from valves on the top of the pistons.
I cannot decide if I should rebuild this block, since it only has 57K on it. Or do I buy a new rebuilt block? How likely is it that something wrong with the long block is causing the timing issue? Or is it more likely an external component?
Thanks for any help!