just bought 94gs with 1.8l sohc 4g37

[eclipsekid1013]

hey i just bought a 1994 eclipse gs with a 1.8l sohc 4g37 with 184k miles. the car just doesnt have any push like getting on it it doesnt have alot of pop. is there some simple soulutions to this

 

[TsiDan]

well it is a 1.8 sohc... with a good amount of miles... the 1.8s dont really have the get up for such a heavy car

 

[bNasty]

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[Fast-Orange]

I have a 91 laser with a 1.8L also, its a pretty gutless car but it also has 330,000km on it still runs fairly strong but burns a little oil now. their an econo engine if you rev is right its got a little pep in the first few gears but at highway speeds its a dud.

 

[93ETGOCART]

from my personal experience the 1.8s deliver a good amount of acceleration nothing huge of course. ive gotten mine up to 116mph. just make sure you give it a good tune up and change the fluids.

 

[Clinical]

I had one for my first car that became my DD until I sold it.

Take it for what it is, an excellent reliable economy car.

Save up and get a turbo DSM and keep the 1.8 as a daily, it was really nice (for me) to still know I was driving a DSM through the winter.. I'd drive me nuts if I was stuck in something like a geo all winter.. With the 1.8 I still enjoyed the car.

 

[eclipsekid1013]

yeah thats what i figured i like it as a first car so ill hopefully get something nicer

 

[wkmitsu]

I know people who have turboed the 1.8 with a 9B turbo off a Dodge Colt. It works alright with really low boost and good tuning. But you're probably better off just looking for a fun car and keeping the 1.8 as a daily.

 

[DSM1G90]

I had two 4G37 units - One was a 1991 and the later one a 1990.

I sold the 1991 to my daughter (has an automatic and approaching 198k miles on it and still runs like a top - course, I put a belt kit into it and new lifters..), and the 1990 had a JDM 4G37 with a Cyclone 12v Mitsubishi AIR-JET head sitting on the block, with a F5M22, 5sp tranny (in which I did the Redline-MT90 fluid change on it...) driving the front end.

That 12v head woke that little motor up pretty good after I did the belts and both seals (picts in my profile..) and I got that thing easily past 130mph and it still wanted to keep going, but when the front end started to think of getting light, had to bring it down to a sane speed.

Sold that one so I can get my Plymouth Turbo .. but that was a fun little car.. and still got over 30mpg on it as a DD.

But, do agree: the 4G37 was a tad too underpowered for the weight of the chassis. They should have put in the 4G63 SOHC motor in from the first Galant's and then did a 4G64,2.4 DOHC in the NT and Turbo lines.

-DSM