2g Talon ESi Auto
10-25-2009, 03:41 PM
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because im trying to get answers everywhere. not everyone has good experiences every time. undoubtedly, you had a bad one. im just looking for some answer i dont need anyone, to get snippy with me.
10-25-2009, 10:22 PM
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my wife had a problem with wiring and over heating. something to look out for. we ended up trading it when we found out road salt had eaten a basketball size whole in the trunk. just cross all your T's and dot your I's before you boost it. good luck.
10-26-2009, 01:32 AM
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yaa.. wisconsin... they salt like 99:1 salt sand ratio in the winter. if ever more sand.. really sucks. but ohwell. i enjoy cleaning my cars and detailing them, so i dont care if they get dirtry. ugh.. few days and i get to pick up my car lol
10-26-2009, 09:14 AM
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The stock 420A is a good stock motor, however most guys find when they take them over about 200 horsepower, the stock rods grenade. As someone else stated before me the stock rods have micro-fractures all through them due to how they are manufactured (quick and cheap). Even at 6 - 7 psi you are just playing the wait game for it to blow up IMO.
Now if you put Eagle rods and Wiseco pistons in one and get the crank done right, Cometic head gasket, etc. etc. etc. they are pretty solid for up to 400 horsepower where the open deck design of the block starts to become a possible problem.
I don't know if anyone builds the auto trannies in these cars but I wouldn't push the stock one overly hard because we have worked on plenty of Neon's, N/T 2G Eclipses, and older Chrysler Cirrus based cars that get over 100,000 on the tranny and start slipping almost like a stop watch.
Now if you put Eagle rods and Wiseco pistons in one and get the crank done right, Cometic head gasket, etc. etc. etc. they are pretty solid for up to 400 horsepower where the open deck design of the block starts to become a possible problem.
I don't know if anyone builds the auto trannies in these cars but I wouldn't push the stock one overly hard because we have worked on plenty of Neon's, N/T 2G Eclipses, and older Chrysler Cirrus based cars that get over 100,000 on the tranny and start slipping almost like a stop watch.
10-26-2009, 09:17 AM
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The front and rear strut towers are susceptible to rust on a lot of 2G eclipses as well. Some get it worse than others but it definitely was a problem from the factory. The 2G guys up in Canada have actually started a theory about which VIN codes from certain years have troubles and which do not, but I don't remember what they concluded over the years. If your interested somebody on DSMTuners or DSMTalk has probably discussed it at some point.
10-26-2009, 10:38 AM
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The front and rear strut towers are susceptible to rust on a lot of 2G eclipses as well. Some get it worse than others but it definitely was a problem from the factory. The 2G guys up in Canada have actually started a theory about which VIN codes from certain years have troubles and which do not, but I don't remember what they concluded over the years. If your interested somebody on DSMTuners or DSMTalk has probably discussed it at some point.
