getting over 300 hp starting from a stock gs

[mike1999]

I just purchased a 1999 mitsubishi eclipse gs and i was wondering what a efficient way to get this car over 300 hp with very limited funds?

 

[Defiant]

yes well at 16 there is usually very little money available after buying a car for 6000 dollars,

Ouch.

wow people are really ignorant,

Yes, sometimes we see some of that in rookies. But we try to be nice to them anyway.

and if you dont have a reasonable reply to this post please do not reply to it.....

That was pretty-much the most reasonable reply. Getting a 2-liter to 300hp without a turbo is just about unheard of.
Please adjust your calibrations so that you don't further embarass yourself here.

 

[jofan]

It "IS" possible to get 300 horses out of a 420a, but like everyone else said, without a turbo, or the money, your not gonna get anywhere over 200.(hell prolly not even that). the 420a was made for reliability, not power. Although many people have boosted up their 420a's, some havent even come close to 300. With 6000 bucks, you could have gotten a 2g gst, or hell a gsx. Ive seen AWD turbos go for under 4 grand. I say Look for a nice looking 1g awd. And you could just have some spare cash to mod it. But either way... goodluck

 

[Thomas91169]

you cant have fine wine on a beer budget.

youre 16. even 200hp would be stretching it for youre newbish driving skills and reflexes. you should not have a remotely fast car till youre around 20ish and have a few years on your belt. this is why every weekend theres 20 hondas wrapped around trees, little kiddies should not play paul walker.

and youre not gonna get 300hp out of a gs/rs for under 6 grand if youre lucky. im doing a built engine and star stage2 turbo kit on my cousins GS and right now his tag is around 6k, 3g's for engine parts and build, and 3g's for turbo kit. and theres still more to buy. clutch, injectors, safc/logger. he also wants a 2gB conversion, repaint, drop and shocks, and rims. were looking at around 10g's to get a good looking turbo gs. plus he paid 12g's for the car(he got raped hard), just paid it off, and instead of getting another for around 8k, hes putting that money into the car he already has. modding a paid off n/t is the only time the scenario is feasible. even though in the end it still costs more.

 

[Ultimatedsm]

N/T 300HP = $$$$$$$$$$$$
GST/GSX 300HP = $1000-$1500

Anyway, this post should be finished, I am sure the guy realizes it. Did he even respond after his first post?

 

[Redmachine]

all motor 300 hp? if i was going to think about it seriously, i would get some high compression pistons, bore it out, stroke it out maybe, clear up the intake and exaust,... cams and springs and valves, and find something to tune it with...but im pretty sure that the aftermarket for the 2gnt's is just complete crap because no one likes them....maybe look for some neon sites...

bore it stroke it your still not touching 300hp. You are right about the aftermarket it sucks but there are folks that are at home making shit that works. And for the rest of your post, if noone likes the 2gn/t's then why is it there are more n/ts than turbo cars on the road? And don't give him a neon site, stick with the 2gnt.com site, the neons head is mounted backwards, so there are going to be differences.

 

[Travisr138]

like everyone said, 300 is gonna be hard to do without money. go to http://www.hahnracecraft.com/ hahn's racecraft makes a stage 2 turbo kit that gives you about 225-250hp with 8psi for 3g's. now that is enough power to run a high 13 and is very affordable. they claim you wont have to touch your internals but they started with brand new engines not someone's that has like 100,000 miles. so i'd recommend rebuilding your engine or replacing certain internals. thats anther nice wod of cash. do one mod at a time, people like to do "go before show" so do engine and then do any exterior/interior mods after.

 

[talondude4]

look we all established you cant get 300hp out of that gs. so since we just esablished that, next thing. the post needs to be done its just repeating.

now as for the 16 yr old kid dont feel bad i would be happy with a 2g eclipse any day of the week..."evan if it was non turbo". i got a 1g talon awd tsi. paid $150 for it.. there are deals out there. then look at the money you would have left over from that eclipse.. wow you have almost a grand at the min just for stage one and look 300 hp if done right...
that figure was according to tuners.

man i think that eclipse is all you need at your rate, you got 2yrs before you can speed and not loose your license.
trust me im in the same shoes, im only 17 i dont got money eather just start saving if you really want to mod your gs

good luck and hope you have fun with your ride.

 

[endlessMyk]

Suprised nobody asked him what he was smoking... my guess is he didn't like the answers, so now he's not posting anymore in this thread. As for being turbo nazis... well.. if you wanna really build a car up and still have it... *kinda* reliable.... do you wanna do that on the 420A? Nope. The 4g63T is definitely the better platform to start with, and if you're serious about getting a lot of performance out of your motor, you would do research first and see that is the better start of the two.
Just my .02

This thread should be closed.

 

[tonygst]

ok now this thread is basically going to an end.