replacing my 4g63 engine

i have a 95 eclipse gst and am buying a 97 gst motor for my 95. the 97 is a auto trans and my car is a manual trans. will this motor still work in my car? please help thanks

if you're just buying the motor.... yes. It should work without any problems

so all i have to do is take the stuff off my old motor and put it on the new one? by the way what branch os service you in?

Yep, Everything should work fine. I'm sure 95gsxracer can give you a detailed description on how to do it when he gets back from his honeymoon.

I'm in the army. Currently deployed to kosovo

thanks a lot for the help. im in the Air Force. be safe out there

Thanks... Good luck with the engine. Sorry I couldn't be more help

The auto engine will ahve a flex plate on it and you will have to put a flywheel on it instead. And that may be it, but cant say for sure unless someone was ther to help.

Good luck with the engine.

how hard will it be to change the flex plate

Some bolts to take off. It is what the tourque converter gets bolted to.

And as long as you use the same manual ECU and wiring and such i dont see a problem.

ok and when i say im getting a new motor all i am getting is a bare block. i have to take off all the stuff from my motor and put it on the 97 motor. will this be a problem

You would most likley be able to swap over all the parts but you have to be carful that all the specs of the motor are still within spec.

how do i find out if the specs are the same?

you have to measure them. You should go and order a shop manual and it will tell you what specs you should measure and what the spec is for those measurments.

i was told that the 95 4g63 was the same as the 97 4g63

Yup the motor is the sdame, but the way it wears is not. You are putting worn components into a new block or worn components into a used block. Eather way it will have different wear on the different components. Just make sure everything is in spec, otherwise you will be in some serious trouble.