4G63 reliability
 

Well I'm considering picking up a 1G Eclipse GSX, and I was wondering what your impressions of the 4G63 are. I've always been a rotard, and I'm used to the rotary reliability. What are the 4G's like. I've heard they tap out at 180K is that true? Also what kind of power can the stock block handle. I know a built engine can craank out 400 whp reliability, but I was just going to slap this thing together and make it a fun daily driver. Let me know your experianced impressions.

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I had an evo with a 4g63, drove it for a month, fucker jumped a tooth on the timing belt, and bye bye.

its sitting in the junkyard now. I will never again own a 4g63.

maybe it was a bad motor or something. dont know. I hated it, and im not going to write about the cooling issue I had with it...

dont get me wrong, the motor can easily make huge amounts of power, but keeping it working correctly is another task in itself.

you get a good one or a bad one. no in between.

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tick tick tick tick rick


BOOM

The engine itself is a stout bitch, but everything else that surrounds it is prone to failure, or so it seems.

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junk just sold my 93 tsi bought a 93 lx best decision ever made

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If your used to rotary reliability then you will love the 4g63.

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you mean having the engine last 150k miles?

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what ever you do, don't ask any dsm guys. they will all tell you how great they are.
everyone i've known with a dsm had major issues, but they are all dumbshits when i comes to cars so maybe it was them and not the cars :3

on that note i'm thinking about getting a 1g eclipse gsx or talon tsi.
however i work on my own cars, and want a pos beater.

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The motor is a great motor, but everything bolted to it is a piece of ----. But like said before if you are use to a roto, than you will love the reliabilty of the 4G63....lol

Upgrade the turbo, exhaust, injectors, and the side mount, turn the mbc to the NOG setting and you are good for some smiles.



Then you get to start replacing everything that is bolted to the car, because its a dsm :X

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i really dont understand why people bash on rotaries. they are just as reliable as most cars on the road.

the engines aren't made of glass.

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it takes a special person to own and maintain a rotary kain.

I will agree, a rotary isnt for everyone.