Question for Engine Rebuild

[Clipz0801]

My car has been having some problems and such, and its been pissing me off lately. Its a 99 Eclipse Gs with about 68k miles on it. I was wondering from all you DSM owners out there, how much it would cost to rebuild the engine to hold turbo capablilties, along with a swap to manual. The car itself was a steal, 4k for a salvaged title. So Putting work into it is fine by me. I just wanted to get a price range for everything, and maybe some feedback on whether its worth the time and money. Thanks!

 

[GSX93DSM]

You will spend some money in the bottom end if you want to run a good amount to boost. Rods and pistons can add up.Transfer to manual will take some time and money. I guess it depends on how far you want to go and your money situation.

 

[dr1665]

Keeping a stock head and only building the bottom end for boost, I'd say you're looking at around $2500 for a nice rebuild plus or minus a couple hundred. The tranny swap varies too much to say. You could get everything you need for under $500, but you have to shop around.

 

[BigRand]

Better put aside a good 4grand to accomodate everything your about to do.