WTB: 420a engine

[out there]

just buy a 6bolt 4g63 and get a headache putting it in instead of trying to find a 420a

[Tad218]

i just got that 420a off ebay...i thought about the 4g63 a long time ago and found out itd be around $5000-$6000 for the swap. so i'll be back in my slow car but i'll be happy enough for now

[btleier]

it would not cost 5-6k to swap in a 4g63, but good luck with the 420a

[aliengotpsi]

Blake take a look at what i came up with and tell me what you think ...4g63T swap would cost about...

Engine with turbo 1500
Tranny w shifter cables 1200
Clutch 400
Flywheel 200
Slave cylinder 100.00
ecu 200.00
Wire Harness 200.00
axles- 200.00
exhaust work 200.00
intake pipe 50.00
filter 30.00
plugs wires fluids clamps vac line etc... 100.00
Intercooler 50-400.00
Intercooler Piping 50.00
BOV (greddy type s) 170.00
Fuel Pump 50.00- 100.00
Radiator and hose's ? 150.00

Labor..... Well you add it up.. and you know im missing stuff

[btleier]

I guess I just kinda assumed that we were talking about turboing the 420a too... I guess if all you're looking to do is slap the 420a in and drive, then yeah, you guys are right it's going to be alot cheaper to go that way... my bad.

[Tad218]

yeah if i was plannin on going real fast, i wouldnt even consider the 420a. i wouldnt mind just getting a t3/t4 star stage 1 kit by the end of the summer, but ive heard alotta bad things about both star and hahn so i'll have a million questions when the time comes

[out there]

www.2gnt.com and www.dsmtuners.com
both of those can give you plenty of info about hahn and star. i'm guessing most of the bad stuff you've heard is about bad installs and not the parts
kevin, you are looking in the wrong places. i've seen (almost) complete 4g63t swaps going for 2-3k.
http://www.flashoptions.com/product.asp?prodID=131
i would look around for some feedback about those guys first, but it just goes to show that there are places to go for everything in a package

[Jim]

Trust me, it is FAR cheaper to just buy a turbo car to start with.

You can find turbo 2G talons for under 3500 around here... last winter there was one for sale for 3200...

Star no longer makes turbo kits, Hahn is outrageously expensive... You can however, find the manifolds on ebay now.

[EvuLFleA]

Jim wrote:
Star no longer makes turbo kits, Hahn is outrageously expensive... You can however, find the manifolds on ebay now.

You can still buy star kits.

HRC has always been overpriced.

HRC also sells turbo/manifold combos for a reasonable price. I ended up with a S20G + HRC manifold for $800 shipped.

A lot of the manifolds on eBay are for neons so watch out.

[out there]

EvuLFleA wrote:
A lot of the manifolds on eBay are for neons so watch out.
aren't the 2gnt's and the neon's engines situated the same way?

[Jim]

no. neons manifolds are in the back

[Jim]

It shouldn't matter though, Hahn uses the same manifold for their 420a neons and eclipses....

$800 for a 20g + Manifold isn't bad at all...