A question to Mitsu People

[§treet_§peed]

i am very highly considering selling ym civic and getting a 98 eclipce.. love the body style.. no the thing is i want a gsx but there is no way i can afford the insurance with my past drivign record.. now my question is how hard would it be to take a gs or rs and convert it to a gsx i mean swapping the motor and drivetrain.. the whole nine.. so....

[2.0civic]

just boost the motor already in it...buy a gsx if thats what you want....insurance=way cheaper than conversion

[§treet_§peed]

^^ lol not for me homey not for me.. trust me when you pay 1200 bucks every six month for just liability on a 96 civic coupe dx 5spd.. yeah

[dcshoeco]

Hmmmm i think yur best bet would be 2 get on GADSM an ask their..

[2.0civic]

^^ lol not for me homey not for me.. trust me when you pay 1200 bucks every six month for just liability on a 96 civic coupe dx 5spd.. yeah

mines $140 a month liability on a 93.....and thats with only one ticket...My old GSX was only 170-180 a month

[§treet_§peed]

i have high risk insurance on me until i turn 21 and that is a year and a month and a few days a way

[§treet_§peed]

Bump

[passwordATL]

DSM all the way yo

[abstract]

Best way to go is get a 2g body and drop in a 1G 4G63T engine. Then you are set.

[1gDSM]

stay away from RS if you can. . .
rs = (420A)chrystler engine/ tranny
gst is the way to go man less wieght and no leaky transfer case

[imbosile]

3G FTW!!!! hahah jkjk

3g ftl

[RandomGuy]

its very expensive and very impractical to do that swap

[/thread]

what you can do is... get a RS and drop a 4g63T in it

[TallGuy]

Yeah i dont think it would be worth the money to do the conversion.. unless you could find a complete gsx shell for a good price. but most of the shells go for 2k and up..

[optik678]

If you were going to do it, it would be infinitely harder to do it to a non-turbo (GS,RS) 2G. It can be done and there are at least one or two write-ups on the net. They start off with GS-T, though. You will need to find an AWD parts car, too. Which will, of course, add even more to the cost of this.

[SpecV_Scott]

Who needs insurance anyway?!

[SpecV_Scott]

(Just kidding)

Just get a GSX already. Call around to a few different insurance companies and see what kind of rate you can get.

[redgst97]

If you REAQLLY want turbo, then there is no reason to start out with a non-turbo car. DO NOT waste the time or money. You will save a LOT on the build...insurance on a turbo car will be less over the long haul....

Or, you can buy the car in a 6 months or so, and do some of the mods you want... that way, but time you are 21, the insurance will have dropped.

My opinion is to NOT get the non-turbo just to save a few $$$ now, you will spend a LOT more in the long run..

[sleepys4]

Trust when I was young and dumb, which was not that long ago.*thats crazy* Like i was saying, I tried to do this, it is very possible, but very expensive. I swapped in the 4g63 in a 91 tsi. I like it for a while, then i wanted awd. A couple thousand dollars later, i realized it wasn't worth it. I could have saved a lot of time and money if I just saved and bought a gsx or awd tsi, in the first place. Listen to everybody on this one. Its like the same as when doing a auto to manual, they never drive the same. Speaking from to much experience. Hope this helps.

[BlkCD5]

if you do get one, have a good cash reserve for the transmission stuff.

[talentfinder]

I got a 99 Eclipse Spyder GS and my insurance is 140 a month. and i wanted a gsx so i did a conversion on my spyder.

[upstatescevo]

i had a 97 gst and the parts to swap it to an aed is about 2k to 3k then you have labor and your motor will need to be built to hold any amount of power i used to turbo 420a on the side. I would just drive the car and save up for somethin else

[§treet_§peed]

thanks for the input gus. i think imma stay with the civic until i can afford a 04 STi lol. but i do appreciate the input

[Alan®]

3G FTW!!!! hahah jkjk

3g ftl

man 3g FTL. lol. in all seriousness though man i had a 96 gs back in the day and looked at doing it and in the long run it just isnt worth it. just wait and save up some dough and in a year go get and then build it the way you want

[andrewz21]

i have a 95 gst my insurence is 133 and i have a bad driving rec the swap from an rs to gst is impossible unless you willing to cut off the whole front fram from a gst or gsx the fram work is different never get a gs or rs..horible motor and trans my gst is f/s f/t what year civic u have??

[§treet_§peed]

1996 eh my insurance is a ***** tho trust me 1k for six months libiliaty

[1gDSM]

for my gs it was 124 a month for just liability and it is the same for a gsx for me