Re: From ESi to TSi soon?
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May 05, 2005 05:02 am UTC
May 05, 2005 05:02 am UTC
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Nigel Smith
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Lots of guys on here have modified awd tsi's, and drive them everyday to and from wherever they need to go, myself included. Have you given any thought to maybe dropping in a 4g63t into youre car, I mean if its in nice condition, low kms, well looked after, that would be my first inclination. Unless youre plannin on huge power and mods, a nice tsi fwd will do you well in the future, more reliable to, less **** to break from beating the crap out of it.
Past 1992 Tsi AWD 1992 Tsi 14.30@100 Stock w/ MAF-T 1992 Tsi AWD 13.03@105 1.71 60' 1991 Tsi AWD
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Re: From ESi to TSi soon?
#1840
May 05, 2005 06:30 am UTC
May 05, 2005 06:30 am UTC
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Adam Grenon
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By the sounds of it, it seems to me he may have a 420a 2g talon. In this case sell and buy the turbo awd.
Alot of the problems you hear about arise because people are uneducated as to the maintenance a 4g63t requires. If you stay on top of things its quite a reliable setup. The most feared problem with a 2g is the crankwalk issue. Really you should read up on your options, search this board, there is hoards of information on this site. Most people who post all kinds of repetitive questions are to lazy to search. You'd be suprised what you can find on here if you word your search terms properly. Also there is tons of other sources on the net for DSM's, like VFAQ etc. I researched DSM's for months before I bought what I wanted and I can say I am very happy with my choices.
From personal experience a high performance car, especially dsm's getting quite old require a flexible wallet to keep them on the road. Don't make any financial commitments to a vehicle without doing your research, if you can't find it already discussed then ask us. I'm not claiming to have your answers, I know F.A. compared to alot of these guys on here.
Happy DSM'ing
2012 - Lancer Ralliart Octane Blue 1991 - Talon Tsi AWD FP HTA 71 1992 - Talon Tsi AWD on hold
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Re: From ESi to TSi soon?
#1842
May 05, 2005 01:28 pm UTC
May 05, 2005 01:28 pm UTC
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Noah Wiles
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Originally posted by nigel smith: Have you given any thought to maybe dropping in a 4g63t into youre car, I mean if its in nice condition, low kms, well looked after, that would be my first inclination. He said ESi which means he probably has a 2G NT. That means he has the 420a neon engine which have completely different motor mounts then a 4G63. So he can't just drop in a new engine. I have 240,000 kms on my chassis and I have 85,000 kms on my 6 bolt already. I think I'm making a significant amount of power as well and I use this thing to commute from Kitchener to Mississauga every day.
1997 Eagle Talon TSi - JDM 6 bolt = SOLD! 2008 Mistubishi Lancer GTS 2008 Chevy Equinox
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Re: From ESi to TSi soon?
#1843
May 05, 2005 01:47 pm UTC
May 05, 2005 01:47 pm UTC
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Jaime Loo
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Short answer: Do it!
Long answer: Not too soon, not too late. You know what you want, so do it. To put things into perspective: Neons depreciate way fast, partly because of it's reputation as unreliable, and 420 engines have the stigma of being Neon engines. Not to argue here, these engines can be strong. And like everything else, it will be good to you if you maintain it. So what you got is as good as what you want to get, putting rumours on both engines in perspective. Read the FAQ's about timing belt failures and interference engines. If speed is what you want, you know what to do.
95 TSI AWD
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Re: From ESi to TSi soon?
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May 05, 2005 10:08 pm UTC
May 05, 2005 10:08 pm UTC
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Nigel Smith
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Hey, my apologies for mentioning dropping a 4g63t into youre car... Misread youre post assumed you had a 1g es.
Past 1992 Tsi AWD 1992 Tsi 14.30@100 Stock w/ MAF-T 1992 Tsi AWD 13.03@105 1.71 60' 1991 Tsi AWD
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Re: From ESi to TSi soon?
#1845
May 05, 2005 11:30 pm UTC
May 05, 2005 11:30 pm UTC
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Buy yourself a civic and drop a type-r, with the right mods they can just as fast as a TSi.
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Re: From ESi to TSi soon?
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May 06, 2005 02:54 am UTC
May 06, 2005 02:54 am UTC
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Nigel Smith
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ORRRR spend 1/3 the money have a nice clean 1g, with all kinds of further potnetial, demolish the civic, and then run 12s for 2000 bucks.
Past 1992 Tsi AWD 1992 Tsi 14.30@100 Stock w/ MAF-T 1992 Tsi AWD 13.03@105 1.71 60' 1991 Tsi AWD
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