# my 97 eclipse **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [February 28, 2008, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834 "2008-02-28T10:15:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jay2212](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@jay2212](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay2212)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/1 "2008-02-28T10:15:17Z")
this is my 97 eclipse that i bought last spring. a wek after i bought it every belt but the timing belt broke the clutch went and it had a crankwalk, all that is now fixed and im looking to make it fast. anybody got any good ideas for a turbo back exhuast and a bigger turbo please let me know. me and my dad do all the work on it and we are painting it at the moment and installing gullwing doors. ![http://i27.tinypic.com/29fvz35.jpg](http://i27.tinypic.com/29fvz35.jpg) the day i bought it ![](http://i30.tinypic.com/10cvq8g.jpg) my dad working on the gullwings ![](http://i27.tinypic.com/ogdg1v.jpg) all taken apart ![](http://i27.tinypic.com/1zzo0a1.jpg) its disappointing to look at like this ![](http://i26.tinypic.com/jr6xsj.jpg) one doors on ---
**Author:** ![DB2\_GS-R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DB2\_GS-R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DB2_GS-R)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/2 "2008-02-28T10:28:48Z")
Thats nicks, old car, right? ---
**Author:** ![jay2212](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@jay2212](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay2212)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/3 "2008-02-28T10:36:40Z")
yeah it is nicks old car ---
**Author:** ![DB2\_GS-R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DB2\_GS-R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DB2_GS-R)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/4 "2008-02-28T10:37:44Z")
Nice car. What happened to it that your tearing it apart? ---
**Author:** ![jay2212](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@jay2212](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay2212)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/5 "2008-02-28T10:47:11Z")
nothing i just wanted it to be one of a kind so n i wasnt gonna drive it for the winter so why not paint it but put new doors on it ---
**Author:** ![DB2\_GS-R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DB2\_GS-R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DB2_GS-R)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/6 "2008-02-28T11:28:31Z")
Yeah good choice ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/7 "2008-02-28T11:40:50Z")
nick? did this car have a huge frount mount? what are gullwings? ---
**Author:** ![jay2212](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@jay2212](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay2212)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/8 "2008-02-28T11:42:36Z")
idk his last name n no it didnt but gullwings are the type of doors that i am putting on it ---
**Author:** ![DB2\_GS-R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DB2\_GS-R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DB2_GS-R)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/9 "2008-02-28T11:50:12Z")
What are you driving in the mean time? if anything ---
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/10 "2008-02-28T11:53:56Z")
Jesus christ :headbang I think I know who “Nick” is too :idiots ---
**Author:** ![AyoCimmino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@AyoCimmino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AyoCimmino)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/11 "2008-02-28T12:31:17Z")
wtf? whos gay purple eclipse is that…sykeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee CAPCITY LIL \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* **Vovchandr Edit : No deragatory comments allowed :nono** ---
**Author:** ![jay2212](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@jay2212](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay2212)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/12 "2008-02-28T12:48:34Z")
haha i drive a mercury sable for the winter it was free so. haha joe the only thing u ever see on my car is the lights from germany so dont worry about the color lol ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/13 "2008-02-28T14:39:53Z")
dc2nick’s old car and it didn’t have a front mount, not when nick owned it anyways ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/14 "2008-02-28T16:38:40Z")
theres a lot of turbos that you can upgrade to… big 16g maybe? but Gullwing doors :nuts ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/15 "2008-02-28T17:05:35Z")
How fast do you want to go? How much money you got? ---
**Author:** ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/16 "2008-02-28T17:27:55Z")
you could always get a turbo from a evo, but you got plenty to do before that, just get a fmic, c.a.i, turbo back exhaust, a manual boost controller, and an air fuel gage to make sure youre good, you will have plenty of fun with just that ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/17 "2008-02-28T17:51:30Z")
those aren’t gull wing doors…gull wing doors hinge from the roof, those are like…weird? good luck getting out when you’re in a crowded parking lot :haha edit: just looked at the pics again…and I hope you run a cage/don’t ever roll over…cutting into the a-pillar and putting a hinge in place=perma ban from life in case of a roll over…but good luck ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/18 "2008-02-28T18:02:37Z")
> [@1.8tV-Dub](#): > > you could always get a turbo from a evo, but you got plenty to do before that, just get a fmic, c.a.i, turbo back exhaust, a manual boost controller, and an air fuel gage to make sure youre good, you will have plenty of fun with just that He doesn’t need a AFR gauge on stock fuel. Also, upgraded turbo \> FMIC ---
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/19 "2008-02-28T18:06:26Z")
> [@bennyfizzle](#): > > those aren’t gull wing doors…gull wing doors hinge from the roof, those are like…weird? > > good luck getting out when you’re in a crowded parking lot :haha > > edit: just looked at the pics again…and I hope you run a cage/don’t ever roll over…cutting into the a-pillar and putting a hinge in place=perma ban from life in case of a roll over…but good luck Unless these issues are addressed I wouldnt worry about a turbo. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834/20 "2008-02-28T18:30:11Z")
> [@Mafdark](#): > > > [@bennyfizzle](#): > > > > those aren’t gull wing doors…gull wing doors hinge from the roof, those are like…weird? > > > > good luck getting out when you’re in a crowded parking lot :haha > > > > edit: just looked at the pics again…and I hope you run a cage/don’t ever roll over…cutting into the a-pillar and putting a hinge in place=perma ban from life in case of a roll over…but good luck > > Unless these issues are addressed I wouldnt worry about a turbo. fixed… [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-97-eclipse/235834.md?page=2)