2g Talon ESi Auto
10-26-2009, 03:44 PM
#21
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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, 04:11 PM
#23
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As stated the 420 is not the strongest motor ever put in an eclipse but, they can take some boost just dont let urself get carried away and watch the tuning. the trans also should hold up ok as long as it is in good working order before u boost it.
10-27-2009, 04:45 PM
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i will. i HOPEFULLY if noone screws around ill have the damn car tomorrow. you have turbo headers? or jut 4-1 or 4-2-1 header? but i dont have paypal or a credit card lol but im sure we could figure something out
10-27-2009, 04:48 PM
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we were going to do an hmt style turbo set up on hers. its a 4-1 na header u mod to fit a turbo. we have a ihi rhb5 turbo and greedy rs bov knock off lying here but i will have to ask her how much she wants for it. lol money orders work fine.
Last edited by 5G_4G15; 10-27-2009 at 05:00 PM.
