I bought this ride for 5k CAN. I know it's a 420A but still power seems lower than it should be. Only mods are some bright lights, K&N intake, Magnaflow dual pipe exhaust. on a cold start it whistles at me. i dont know why but the first 2 gears seem reaally stretched out, if i step on it 3rd gear doesnt engage until i hit 120k. this being said it changes gears at 6,500 rpm. is this nasty or normal?

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Aside from mechanical mumbo jumbo my springs in the rear have been cut or broken and my camber is off so im getting a quick uneven wear in my tires. My idea is to change rear tires and maybe put 2 or 3 washers behind the higher arm that attaches to the trunk to push it out and not worry about springs for a couple months because im storing the car and possibly getting coilovers.

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I think when you take the tire off take some good pictures of all the suspension in the back so we can kinda diagnose it

aside from that its pretty clean and how does the dual exhaust sound ?

and when you say "if i step on it 3rd gear doesn't engage until i hit 120k" are you talking about 120 kilometers? ... its normal if you got your foot in the floor ... if you are just cursing it should be around 3-4000rpm when it shifts out

its a 420a...its slow sorry to say. it will ONLY be fast if you turbo it. good lookin car tho

yeaaa i figured that much, no point putting money under the hood

I love your remarks Bohman.

Kid: "YAY I HAS AN ECLIPSE!"

Bohman: "It ain't shit unless it has a turbo in it"

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Truth hurts. Sexy car though, dont ruin it.

indeed.

I agree the 420a is slow but they are pretty good motors. I just recently bought a GST but there is a big soft spot for my 420a. Mods: CAI stainless steel header back exhaust with high flow cat stainless as well. Port and polished head stainless steel valves undercut with 5 angle valve job crower titanium springs and retainers new valve guides and valve seals. Its still not touching my gst lol. only thing its got is a evo III turbo hardened IC pipin and blow off valve. You turbo that 420a and it will run with the big dogs I seen one with 600 plus hp. Dont let people rag on it for bein a 420a or call ya dumb for choosin it though.