What is the average lifespan of a 420 non-turbo engine. A friend of mine has the offer of buying a 96 Eclipse GS with 155,000 miles on it for $2,000 dollars. I told him Id do some research and let him know if it's worth it. What do you guys think?

Have him or a mechanic do a compression test and also check for leaking oil from the back of the motor. Otherwise sounds like a good deal to me

Buy it. Some guys on here who have more miles than that and are turboed. As far as I know the life of the 420a is a long one. Granted some people have had their share of problems but its not hard to tell that its a very strong engine. I would buy it now knowing what I know about the 420a.

Well he could always put $10k into a rebuild and turbo kit and have a 400 hp car for $12,000 with insurance very low compared to other 400hp cars.

tell him to go for it but first do what esi420 says. i personally have 160kon my engine and it runs perfectly. these engines are made to last a life time. well maybe not but you know what i mean.



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motegi mr7 17'' on
yokohama A550v 235/45/17
sony xplod cdxm620
2 10'' audiobahn subs and
audiobahn amp

Wanted:
1. Star stage II(possibly the NER kit now)
2. lots more crap

Just what EvulFlea said Bro. Hows the car itself? Even if it were in semi good condition I think its worth it. But if you got some money to fix it up go for it. Definetily rebuild and turbo that biatch. Let us know what he does.

Shit, my engine didn't last for shit. I only had 42,000 miles on that bitch when I threw a fuckin rod out the back. Fuckin bearings.

I wouldn't buy an eclipse with 150k miles on it, no matter what engine it had. I wouldn't even buy a honda or toyota with that many miles (even though they are supposed to be really reliable). If your friend does buy it, and is willing to do a rebuild, then I guess it's an ok idea. But keep in mind a lot of other parts can fail besides the motor. Electrical stuff, ECU, water pump, etc. If he is willing to spend another 4k or so in addition to the cost of the car (in case of things that break) then he should get it. Otherwise, I would stay away from an engine with that many miles on it. A family friend used to own a Mitsubishi dealership, and when we bought this car, he told me it would probably last around 150k miles. I don't plan on keeping this car much past the 100k mark though. I'm at 50k now and it's been 5 years, so I doubt I will keep it another 5...

DAMN! In 2 years I have put 50,000 miles on the car, between 2 trannys and 2 engines. . . GOD DAMN BEARINGS!


Contemplating Turbo. . . . .

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All Motor Beast in need of MAJOR TUNING

Perf:
KYB AGX Struts
Neuspeed Sport Springs
5 Strut Bars (2 F/U, F/L, R/U, R/L)
Sprint Front Camber Kit
$15 Rear Camber Kit
Corbin's A/F Gauge
MSD DIS-2 Ignition System
Some Regrind Cams that need High Compression (which I don't have)
Ported Intake Manifold
Ported Throttle Body
Nameless Cold Air Intake with a K&N Filter
Custom 2 1/2 inch exhaust with Dual DTM Muffler
Empty Catalytic Convertor
Energy Suspension Motor Mount inserts
Hurricane_GS Short Shifter
Symborsky Shift Kit
Clutchmasters Stage 3 Modular
225/50/16inch Wheels and Tires


Audio:
Alpine CD Head Unit
Alpine Flex4 25W X 4 for Fronts and Rears
Alpine V-12 450W X 1 for Subs
Infinity Reference Series 5 1/4 and 1 inch tweeter component systems for fronts and rears
Blaupunkt 3 way 6x9's in the rears
3 MTX 5000 10" 12 ohm subs running 4 ohms mono

Hey Ryan, come get me to see the car.

I'll check it out and give it a compression test too.

Okay, I'll call you Friday Jason.

I put 60k+ miles on my car in 2 yrs also. I am currently at 93k...



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1997 RS

WEEEEEE!

hell, if it's had regular scheduled maintenance, and it last you for a few yrs, for $2K you can't go wrong. It's hard to find good looking rides for that amount of ca$h. Good Luck!

Well, It is a friend of mine that is a girl. She isn't gonna mod it at all, shes isnt into that....heh. Right now she drives a pretty crappy 89' Cavalier.....this just kinda fell in her lap -- 150,000 miles..im thinking no.. But I'm not sure..

just tell her to go for it. if shes not going to mod it or anything then i think itl be fine. but make sure cuz i have 160k on my car and blue book value is like 7g's. so check it out.



b4 rims
-mitsuman
AEM cold air intake
motegi mr7 17'' on
yokohama A550v 235/45/17
sony xplod cdxm620
2 10'' audiobahn subs and
audiobahn amp

Wanted:
1. Star stage II(possibly the NER kit now)
2. lots more crap