Hi all, my name's Damien and I'm a 20 year old college student. My
parents moved out of the country and my mother gave me her 97
Eclipse. Since it was my mother's... of course it's an automatic RS.
2 strikes against me. Anyway, I want to mod it and make it really
quick, NA of course. I don't want to add any turbo or nitrous, but I
don't know if it's worth it to do anything to the RS. What do you
guys think. And if so, what should I do, in what order, to get the
best results? I was thinking intake, exhaust, header, chip... and i
want to put in new engine components like cam gears, rods, pistons,
pulleys, etc.... but i don't know the first thing about that. I just
know that it improves both HP and torque. What is a realistic HP and
torque gain I can see with around $2000 worth of mods? Mind you, I
plan on going the custom exhaust route to save me money, I
have a problem with spending $600 on an exhaust system when I can
achieve the same thing for around $250. Anyways, any help is GREATLY
appreciated.

Thanks a million
Damien