please need help

[tattooed22]

hello my name is justin i have a brother that bought a turboed eclipse its fast as heck i was told its pushing around 500 hp that a pittsburgh shop built this after they special ordered this engine from japan its been a drag car the shop is out of business and a guy needed to get rid of this needed the money and we bought it for 4 grand this car is running around 25-27 psi and is the fastest car i ever been in this car scares me my problem is we do not know what engine this car has the body is a 95 everything is aftermarket it seems can anyone tell by a pic what this engine is i will try to attach a pic please help also a friend over torqued a bolt on the thermostat housing but we dont know what engine to tell them to order one if anyone can identify the engine i will be forever in your debt thanks i hope to learn something soon ps no one in the pittsburgh is willing to work on this car due to the fact it too heavily modified

 

[1990clipse]

Well its a 2.0 4g63 but the question is, is it a 6 bolt (90-93) or 7 bolt (94-98)? you can tell easily by looking at the oil pan.

This will help. http://www.vfaq.com/mods/early-late-engine.html

it could possibly be the jdm engine though if it was ordered from japan.

 

[GSXSixteenG]

It has a 1g CAS, but thats no guarantee that its a 6bolt.

 

[mike96]

it may have a 1G cas but the thermostat housing looks just like my 2G. i bet $1 that it is a 7bolt...... any takers

 

[GSXSixteenG]

I say lets flip it over and see it from the back then I'll be able to tell ya.

OP get a picture of the oil pan.

 

[tattooed22]

so the only way to tell if its a 6 bolt or 7 is to check the oil pan i got that now does that mean you all agree that its a 2.0 4g63t? cause it looks alot like a 2.4 to me but i drive a camaro also what do you all think about use getting it for 4 grand it seems like a hell of a deal cause it runs great till stuff starts coming loose like header bolts i have to tighten them every time we run this car

 

[GSXSixteenG]

Yes 2.0 4g63t unless its been stroked. There are other way to tell the difference by the oil pan is usually the easiest.

 

[brownfinger]

It doesn't matter if it's a 2.0 or 2.4. It could have been rebuilt w/ a big crank. It does matter if it is a 6-bolt, 93-94 7-bolt, or a 95-99 7-bolt. If it's a 6-bolt, your in luck. Just get a 91-92 housing. Or hell, just heli-coil it! A 6-bolt is the most prefferred. Just use the VFaq link, and get it over with. All you have to do is lay down next to the car and stick your hand up there and gently rub the greasy engine in just the right place. You'll like it. It won't hurt. There, that's it That feels sooo good, doesn't it?

It's very important to know what engine you have.