I work with a guy that is building up his 97' eclipse. He's putting on a bigger turbo, intercooler, etc. and said that if I want the old stuff I can have it. I'm not gonna bother everyone with how-to questions because I know I have a **** load of research to do before I even start buying parts. Just thought I'd brag a little bit haha. In all honesty though, I don't even know if it's worth trying to make it work, but it'll be fun to figure it out.

 

sidemount and a 14B?

well i guess if its free

 

Make sure that turbo isn't a piece of junk before you decide to put it on, it could be disastrous.

 

is it a 16g? what is it?

 

I thinkyou might be better off just giving that to meeee...lol...too much hassel for you....lol

 

I'm gonna take it in and get it rebuilt at a shop in a neighboring city. It's not junk, just needs about $100 worth of work. Still less than buying a new one. And I'm definitely not gonna start hacking and welding away on my car until I have everything planned out

oh, and I believe it's the stock Garrett T-25. I'll get back to you tomorrow with as much info as I can. Like I said, lots of research to do

 

If you decide to do this, best of luck.

But honestly, that T-25 is just about as useful as a hairdryer. If you're going to spend the time and effort, for another $100 you can find AT LEAST a 14B or small 16g someone is selling. Check out the DSM boards for those parts:

DSMTuners
DSMTrader
DSMTalk

DSM parts are cheap and abundant. This is how I can afford to have a new Cobalt SS and a ~400whp weekend car

 

what's it say on the compressor side of the turbo? I could tell u about how much power that thing will produce.

I agree about the dsm turbo's. I've been looking into a EvoIII 16g turbo. good for about 400whp and only about 600 new. just make sure u know how much power your going to make at Xpsi. if u can get me that info I could help you out. you don't want to push that motor too much stock.

good luck, please let me/us know if you have other questions or need help. I've turbo'ed my car, blew the engine, and built a forged engine. I don't regret one minute of it either. just work it slow and try to do all the work yourself and you won't end up like I did

 

i've never heard a good thing about rebuilt turbos

 

stock 14b's sell for 100 in good condition on dsm tuners, the side mount intercooler sells for 45 shipped on dsmtuners, the turbo is most likely a s 14b, if its a older first gen it might be the 13, i doubt its the 16g as that one is good for 400whp

 

Actually the 13g's ONLY came on first gen turbo eclipse/talon's that were automatic. The manual transmission 1st gen turbo eclipse/talon's came with 14b's. The 2nd gen turbo eclipse/talon's came with the t-25. And you're right, there's no way the kid would donate a 16g when he could net a couple hundred bucks from it. T-25's and 14B's are given away all the time as they sell for < $100.

 

Ya it's the t-25. but hey, it's free

 

its not free, because you have to rebuilt it, then pay for all the parts and labour to install it

then within a few months when it wtfexlpodes you will be paying alot more then just buying a good new/slighty used turbo.

 

Like I said before, I'm not gonna do anything until I map everything out. I'm not just gonna be like "hey, a turbo! chop, weld, chop some more, ok I'm done!" It's just somewhere to start and I might not even end up doing anything at all. And I am looking into other turbos and weighing out costs.

 

Some pictures for you. I know it's small (insert that's what she said joke), but it's enough to blow up my engine and that's plenty for me.