Ok heres quite a few pictures of the engine build so far.
Figured if anything they could be used as a reference for someone someday.
Pistons and rods I used (JE 8:8:1 and Crowers rods)






Oh yeah and when I got the car I was given this mess of bolts... Talk about putting a puzzle together.



Timing components on and I used a Parts dinasaur tensioner instead of the stock hydrolic for the sake of preventing failure.



Gotta have a pic of me

Now its in time


Its not custom unless you strip out the threads in the block and have to use a nut.


Port and polished head


Bottom of intake and MSD coil pack installed



Rest of intake and turbo installed




Oil feed, side motor mount and a couple of other things installed




Oh yeah almost forgot about the secondary injectors, they are conected to a digital injector controller that can be set for how much fuel is put out for every 500rpm increase, every 1psi increase and many other things, it can also function as a boost gauge.




Another shot of my fittings for the oil feed



other shots



Oh yeah I am completely bypassing my EGR valve with block off plates





More to come. I cant wait to get this thing on the road!

No timing cover?

Originally posted by Slo2g
No timing cover?

Nope I didnt have one with the car. All the under plastics will be in place though.

Originally posted by Tuxdreamerx

Originally posted by Slo2g No timing cover?

Nope I didnt have one with the car. All the under plastics will be in place though.

Plastics? I hope you don't leave near a gravel road. First one...CRUNCH...Crutch it hope and maybe even pull the motor and buy a new one...Na just giving you a hard time...What kind of wheels did you throw on that car?

nice, looks like you might have some left over bolts lol..... it really might be a good idea to get a timing belt cover on it though, but all in all looks good so far

What cam gears are those?

Looks like a nice build man. Good luck!

Originally posted by Tuxdreamerx
Its not custom unless you strip out the threads in the block and have to use a nut.

No, it is called being reckless with threading something into an aluminum oil pump, not the block.

Originally posted by Tuxdreamerx
Another shot of my fittings for the oil feed http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/tuxdreamerx/95%20eclipse%20TURBO/HPIM0597.jp g

Please tell me that is not JB Weld you slathered all over that. That is what threadsealant/Teflon Paste is for.

And did you run out of spray paint? Paint the damn bedplate.

Originally posted by CODE4

Originally posted by Tuxdreamerx Its not custom unless you strip out the threads in the block and have to use a nut.

No, it is called being reckless with threading something into an aluminum oil pump, not the block.

Originally posted by Tuxdreamerx Another shot of my fittings for the oil feed http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/tuxdreamerx/95%20eclipse%20TURBO/HPIM0597.jp g

Please tell me that is not JB Weld you slathered all over that. That is what threadsealant/Teflon Paste is for. And did you run out of spray paint? Paint the damn bedplate.

I stand corrected it is the oil pump but I was not being reckless I tried to torque it to specs and it stripped.

That is threadsealant/teflon paste... I didnt have any tape but I had this from some of the plumbing work I did around my house.

Originally posted by Tuxdreamerx

Originally posted by CODE4

Originally posted by Tuxdreamerx Its not custom unless you strip out the threads in the block and have to use a nut.

No, it is called being reckless with threading something into an aluminum oil pump, not the block.

Originally posted by Tuxdreamerx Another shot of my fittings for the oil feed http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/tuxdreamerx/95%20eclipse%20TURBO/HPIM0597.jp g

Please tell me that is not JB Weld you slathered all over that. That is what threadsealant/Teflon Paste is for. And did you run out of spray paint? Paint the damn bedplate.

I stand corrected it is the oil pump but I was not being reckless I tried to torque it to specs and it stripped. That is threadsealant/teflon paste... I didnt have any tape but I had this from some of the plumbing work I did around my house.

What cam gears are those!?

Originally posted by Tuxdreamerx
Timing components on and I used a Parts dinasaur tensioner instead of the stock hydrolic for the sake of preventing failure.

Take some friendly advice and get a timing cover. I learned the hard way

Originally posted by Tuxdreamerx
Port and polished head

What port and polish? At the most I see a little gasket matching there.

Originally posted by Tuxdreamerx

Hey man grab me that bolt up on the table...no not that one, the one next to it...

Well said CODE. You should take a lot of advice on this timing cover..If it didn't need one it would not come equipped with one from the MANU. Nice build tho. I hope nothing happens to that Presidential solution on the oil pan-Oilpump. Good luck get some more pics.

Those are onsoku cam gears tim.

Did those cam gears come with markings for the eclipse or the neon? I know I had to remark my fidanzas when I installed them. Did you have to do the same for those?

I'm assuming your timing is set right. Can't tell from the pictures.






"And I say, 'Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know.' And he says, 'Oh, uh, there won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.' So I got that goin' for me, which is nice."

Originally posted by msl-man
Did those cam gears come with markings for the eclipse or the neon? I know I had to remark my fidanzas when I installed them. Did you have to do the same for those? I'm assuming your timing is set right. Can't tell from the pictures. "And I say, 'Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know.' And he says, 'Oh, uh, there won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.' So I got that goin' for me, which is nice."

Yes they had marks. Also I had the valve cover off when I timed it so I also used the holes in the cams.

Timing covers are overrated..........

Originally posted by bullettdsm
Timing covers are overrated..........

Says the guy that lunched the valves on his race engine when the alternator belt shot into the timing belt...

Originally posted by baconater3000
Well said CODE. You should take a lot of advice on this timing cover..If it didn't need one it would not come equipped with one from the MANU.

The only problem with this statement is that the EGR valve, CAT, Fuel Shutoff relay, and a couple other things come straight from the "MANU",and they just get in the way, rob horsepower, or make things difficult for us.

Originally posted by Fasttopass

Originally posted by baconater3000 Well said CODE. You should take a lot of advice on this timing cover..If it didn't need one it would not come equipped with one from the MANU.

The only problem with this statement is that the EGR valve, CAT, Fuel Shutoff relay, and a couple other things come straight from the "MANU",and they just get in the way, rob horsepower, or make things difficult for us.

Most of what you just listed the "MANU" could care less about. It's the "gubment" and the tree-huggers that require most of those things.

Many of us have learned the hard way when it comes to running the timing covers, myself included. If it weren't for leaving off the timing cover (and an untimely house fire) My car would still be running instead of sitting for the past 2 1/2 years.

Looking good Tux! You've come a long way with your car since your first couple posts on the site. Keep it up.

Originally posted by bluespunk
Looking good Tux! You've come a long way with your car since your first couple posts on the site. Keep it up.

Thanks, But you do realize this is an entirely different eclipse right? That last blue one was a NA build that I decided to get rid of, made some trades and ended up with this one. The motor was torn apart so I had to do some machine work, replace the block (Due to unmatched block and bedplate set) and assemble. Now I need paint. And 1000 miles so I can turn up the boost.

Last I can recall you had like a black 95/96 Talon. Any other pics of this car? Perhaps in another thread I missed or something? Curious of what the paint scheme is. I see a blue rear kitted, silver front fenders, and what appears to be blue over spray in random spots under the hood.

I didn't know you got rid of your blue one. I've been gone for almost a year. I've been pretty busy since I changed jobs and started working full time, moved to an apartment in the city and went back to college half time.

At any rate, your build looks pretty good. Glad to see you stuck with the 2gnt platform.

Nice build. I agree with the others put a timing cover on it.

Yeah I did have a 98' Talon base model but that was just a daily driver I traded that around and ended up with a 97 4wd exploder. I did have this eclipse while I had the black talon but I just bought a house in Jan and finally got settled in enough to start work on this again. The color scheme isn't what im going for. The car had fiberglass fenders and a front bumper kit but the previous owner destroyed those on a curb (Due to there stupid drop the front bumper is 3.5' from the ground Lowering springs on stock struts....) so they put the stock fender back on and gave me a brand new buddy club 2 front bumper, so I am waiting for taxes to come in so I can get it painted.
Here is a somewhat updated pic, The hood has since been re aligned and sits much more flush. Many of you will be happier with this front bumper versus my bomex that was on the last eclipse. I personally love this front bumper.
Sorry for the grainy pics my friend took them on his Iphone at work.

Not bad at all. Personally I like that bumper better than the bomex. Are you going to paint the front end the same color as the car or are you going with a whole different color?

Same color as the rest of the car once my taxes come in but it will all be Repainted the same color.

That's cool man. It's going to look nice when you are done. Good luck with your build.

Thanks. I just made a switch on my fuel setup from that stupid 2 injector thing to boosted60trims accel 30# injectors and his vortech SFMU. The 2 injector setup is great for 6 - 8 psi but I want to fun 12 to 15 without leaning out.

I have finally been learning and understanding how tuning works so most likely before too long ill go with MS.