Hey guys, My names Greg I live in Cincy. OH. I have been on here for almost a year just lurking around reading different topics about 420A builds. Which is what im currently starting to build. I own a 96 Eclipse RS with the 97-99 front end conversion. i didn't like the smiley bumper cover. Its currently my DD, And will be untill it is dead for good. I purchased it for $500 2 years ago. With nothing wrong with it besides a headlight fixture was busted.

Now the car i'm going to do a 420A turbo is my 99 GS. I bought it with a blown motor and a busted rear window for $500 as well. Ive read a lot of thread and I know to do it right the first time or ill have to keep doing it over and over. So thats what im going to do. The car is white in color and the person before me blew the motor up due to failure to put oil in the car. So I tore the engine down and the #4 piston and rod was in the oil pan.
Haha and the oil pan had 3 holes in it. Then soon after i start pulling the engine out i find a hole that i could fit my fist into in the back of the block, and pieces of the block are coming off as im splitting the motor and tranny apart. But I know ill run into some kind of problems down the road.

I used to own 2 turbo'd cars before i had a 96 eclipse gst and a 92 tsi. Ive also had my fair share of other cars as well. Most of them were Honda's but I really got bored of them fast and i wanted something that could one day get out of its own way unlike a Honda. But thats all I have to say. Thanks for reading and Ill try to help with stuff that i know when the time comes!


Also i have my new block for my build and had a quick question maybe get some opinions. Is going .20 over safe for the 420a? Thanks

Welcome Greg!

wow, you have alot going on. Sounds like you'll fit right in here.

I'm on the west coast, but man, do I know a girl in Cincy....32, long dark hair, sultry eyes with a smile that could melt you......

hahaha im pretty much married

welcome! good to see someone reading the crap out of this site before jumping in and asking the same old questions.

.020 over is fine, you can go up to .060 over, that's about the limit of safe overboring

Ok good i have the block and i was just wondering if i should bore it out a little bit, with it still being safe. Thanks alot.

Oops, no offence to either of you.

hahah non taken,

oh but mods that i have for my 99gs is
Head:
crower cams- 248 intake and 246 exhaust
crower retainers,keepers,springs
crower intake and exhaust valves
ajustable cam gears

Block:
stage 3 racing clutch


awaiting income tax to pick up my .60 trim turbo,rods,pistons and crank

sounds like you have a nice set up coming together....nice to see more cincy 420a's

yup ive only heard of 2 other one's in cincy area.

Welcome! hows the weather up there

lol very crappy.. to cold. ready for spring

Originally posted by 96mitseclipsers
Block: stage 3 racing clutch

Technically, that's drivetrain ;)

Welcome!

lol ya i know but i dont really have anything else for the block. waiting to get my taxes back so i can buy everything.

Welcome! I'm Greg from northern Kentucky....

We should get together the cincy area guys together for a meet sort of deal maybe edgewater some night i believe they open the last sat in feb. for test and tune