Sup'in up a GS..is it worth it?

[96EclipseGS]

Hey guys, im lookin to supe up my GS, i have headers and exhaust so far, im lookin for every possible horsepower/torque gain without a turbo, so far my list consists of:

ObX Headers
OBX Full Exhaust 3"
Throttle Body Spacer
(Possible) Bigger Throttle Body
Larger Fuel Injectors
SuperCharger
Front Mount CAI
Dual Electric 12" Fans (instead of single fan)
Venom 400 ECU Chip
Adjustable Cam Gears

Am i missin anything? if so please help me out, i got a lot of money to spend on this all.

[shadow eclipse]

Im pretty sure you already have two electric fans coolin your radiator. Thats what your talkin about right? Also upgrading the fans wont help performance much stockers do it just fine unless you have some serious modifications or need room for a turbocharger. peace

[helliviknow]

theres two fans, one for radiator and one for a/c condensor or something. By supercharger I am guessing you mean one of those bilge pump electrics? you pretty much got all the bolt ons. only thing i can think of is underdrive pulley.

If your still not happy your about out of options. forced induction is about to only path now. Or you could always spray some go juice... peace

[AngelOfNight 9]

You mention cam gears, well how about Bigger cams? You will also need a performance intake manifold a long with a bigger throttle body unless you go for a 1G intake and TB swap & you'll need a cooler running thermostate. Venom fuel rail and performance fuel pump & regulator. *A performance water pump* Which a lot of people over look as well. If you're under a 97 then I believe you can get away with gutting your convertor. A light weight flywheel & pulley kit. Performance coil and Royal Purple fluids to reduce friction.

[drdisque]

I'm not aware of any supercharger made for the 420A that actually works.

Front mount CAI's are crap and make you look like you wish you had a turbo.

[helliviknow]

drdisque.. there is a supercharger for the 420a on the market. the kit is made with a eaton. its like 3500 bucks though i think lol. ill look up the link and post it here.

[saturnspeed_12]

well the 420a is pretty good powerplant. most anybody says its junk, but you got to know what your doing. bolt ons give you some boost in power, but if you want more power sticking N/A look into a port and polish job, mild street cams, extrude hone intake(or new high flow), larger fuel injectors(or a few extra ones), aluminum flywheel, and the big one new pistons, rings, and rods(maybe even crank but your crank is good) and up the compression. but youve got most of the bolt ons that most people do.

[TreeFrog]

Front Mount CAI? go with an AEM v2 CAI,
sure you are missing a few things:

Plugs & wires
exhuast manifold or port yours
lightwieght flywheel
hyper ground kit
underdrive pully

is it worth it? well with out boost a GS is never going to be that fast with out a lot of Nitrous. You can spend a lot of money and not be happy with the results. If you want a faster car the GS isn't an ideal platform to start on. so i'd say no its not worth it. IMHO

[shadow eclipse]

I agree, used to have an rs sold it and bought a gsx. Smartest thing I have ever done. Not worth it man, unless you like to get smoked all the time, lol. My 2 cents, peace

[AngelOfNight 9]

Originally Posted by drdisque

I'm not aware of any supercharger made for the 420A that actually works.

I'm actually a fan of SC's over Turbochargers but anyway. I'm yet to find a SC kit for either a first or second GEN Eclipse/Talon and I've searched high & low.

~Patiently awaits helliviknow's link~

[spyderturbo007]

Originally Posted by AngelOfNight 9

~Patiently awaits helliviknow's link~

Google search = www.boosthead.com

[shadow eclipse]

Dude they got superchargers for 2nd gen non turbo on ebay. They even sell installation kits with them. They are pretty pricey though, the solution, buy a dsm. lol

[Shpyder]

Holy smokes. I didnt know they had an sc kit for the 420a. anyone got any numbers on that thing?

[Shpyder]

wait a sec....BATTERY powered sc? I've never heard of that before...I was just browing the site and it says it runs off batteries....?

[shadow eclipse]

I dont know if thats what angel of night was talkin about but, Im talkin about a real engine driven supercharger. Not some plastic pos you can buy for less than a 100 bucks. I think this thing has been discussed before anyway. The one Im talkin about costs around a grand or so for the sc and maybe 3 or 4 hundred for the kit.