`97 Talon ESi... What should i do?

d0h

10-28-2004, 04:26 AM

http://home.comcast.net/~d0h/talon.jpg
Completely stock aside from the Eclipse deck, Eclipse amp, and 10" JL sub in the trunk. :) Tryin to figure out what i wanna do with her. Nobody seems to mod 1997 Talons, much less the ESi's so yea...

I'll get a front and rear pic tomorrow when it gets light.

I don't care about budget, seeing as this is kinda just me wondering what can be done to a 97 ESi cuz nobody else seems to work with em. I would love input on anything from exhaust to internals to body kits to full on turbo kits.

But if you have experince with a 97 ESi, Please, tell me anything that is realistic not just fantasy.

EclipseRST

10-28-2004, 04:29 AM

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search button is your friend... use it, also read the stickies!

d0h

10-28-2004, 12:04 PM

Dude... i already read the huge thing you posted about kitting a ESi, i was wondering about anything else you can do without major modifications. (I.e. if it's easy to bodykit a talon without having to remold the whole rear end cuz the eclipse bumper and lights are different than the talon's.)

Also, the 1997 model is different from the 1995 engine setup wise from what i hear... in a few minutes i'm gonna go outside and take some pics, including engine pics.) If anyone can tell me the differences between the earlier model years and the 1997 it'd be appreciated.
(I searched the forum and only 3 hits came up for a 1997 Talon ESi, so that's why i posted... please don't kill me :sadwavey: )

97dsmeclipse

10-28-2004, 12:20 PM

Dude... i already read the huge thing you posted about kitting a ESi, i was wondering about anything else you can do without major modifications. (I.e. if it's easy to bodykit a talon without having to remold the whole rear end cuz the eclipse bumper and lights are different than the talon's.)

Also, the 1997 model is different from the 1995 engine setup wise from what i hear... in a few minutes i'm gonna go outside and take some pics, including engine pics.) If anyone can tell me the differences between the earlier model years and the 1997 it'd be appreciated.
(I searched the forum and only 3 hits came up for a 1997 Talon ESi, so that's why i posted... please don't kill me :sadwavey: )
im pretty sure that 95 and up n/a's have the 420a(dont know about the 1g's) the 95-99 talons and eclipse's are the same car just diffrent body work on the outside(bumpers, wings, and backup lights)

d0h

10-28-2004, 01:09 PM

d0h

10-28-2004, 01:12 PM

There's the engine shot for ya. Yea, it's a 420a, but some dude that had a 97 eclipse looked in the engine bay and told me i had some wierd setup or something. I dunno. If the 97 is the same engine bay as the 95 i'll be a very happy man.

EclipseRST

10-28-2004, 02:45 PM

yes everything is the same... 95-99 eclipse non turbos are all the same and 95-98 talon non turbos are all the same

d0h

10-28-2004, 05:07 PM

Okay, so since I now know that there are no differences in the engine, what kind of mods am i gonna have to do to get Eclipse bodykits to work?
I know the taillights are bigger on one (i believe it's the Talon,) so i should be able to just clip a bit of the body kit to accomidate the larger size?

Sorry for asking so many dumb questions, but I just wanna make sure everything is the same or similar enough before i jump into a big project.

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