My freind just bought one and claims that it runs "about 15 flat at about 85 - 90 mph ) . Seems a bit fast to me.

Nate

 

LETS SEE WHAT KENT BROCKMAN HAS TO SAY.........

 

rofl
and that time is downhill right?

 

ROTFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was great!!

:sillylol: :sillylol:

 

thats good bwAH HA HA HA HA HA HA

 

Anyone know what they run? high 16's?

Yeah he said he should be able to take me once he gets his Cold Air kit and full exaust (gonna be running mid to low 14 's apperantly). Wich would be there with me I technically (I dunno if in in 13's)

 

Why not just check out their site and see?

http://www.eclipseforums.org/showthr...threadid=31576

 

lets see what the doc has to say though

 

The third gen Eclipses run high 16's, around 16.8 - 17.0. My gf ran a 17.1 in hers.

 

I'd imagine a GT Eclipse with the larger of whatever motor they have thats like 210 horse or something could run 15s with a 5 speed. But thats just guessing honestly.

 

It's a 200 horse, 200 ft-lb V6. And that's what she ran the 17.1 with.

 

Hey, here's a novel suggestion...why not click this link (which I posted several responses ago) that actually lists the 1/4 times of several 3rd gen Eclipses with V6's and fours, automatics and manual transmissions!

http://www.eclipseforums.org/showthr...threadid=31576

Hey, I think that I'll post it ONE MORE TIME in case no one saw it again:

http://www.eclipseforums.org/showthr...threadid=31576

 

All your link shows is times for a bunch of different cars. It does not list what kind of mods each car has or any details at at all. So what good does it do?

nick

 

Well, not every car on the list has "heavy mods" like nitrous because quite frankly there isn't much of an aftermarket for these cars yet beyond basic bolt-ons (with the exception of a very limited number of turbo kits).

I just think that it's silly to think that Eclipses V6's run 16's and 17's when even the magazines managed to get mid-low 15's out of them.

 

Yeah, and since I spend every Friday night at the track watching these things run 16.6's to 17.3's don't mean a thing. (Altitude corrected would be 16.2-16.8.) These are dead stock cars, some with the temporary plates still on it. For the most part only the spare tire and jack are removed.

 

I really thought the v6 5 speed would be faster than that. When i mod my car just a tad more ill go and punk out a local kid that has a new v6 5 speed with a fart can. well at least try to punk him out. Hell a modded celica gave me a run last night. although for some reason i didnt give my car full throttle till he got ahead of me then i caught up and i had a 250 pound passenger (not my gf )

 

I only see one car that runs 13s, and the 14 second cars are all slower than stock L98s, So I'm not too impressed!

 

Guys..do you ever read magazines? The 2001 GT runs 15.5@89.9 with 200HP and the new GTS Spyder(vert) runs 15.2@93!! The 2003's have 10 more HP. I've seenhigh 14's with just intake and muffler. They make headers for them that are a 24HP gain at the WHEELS! The only Eclipses that run 16's are the non-turbo 1st and 2nd gen's and the 4cyl 3rd gens...

 

Fastest I've seen from them is 15.7... you might be able to touch 15.6 with Cold air and headers... he's living in a fantasy world if he thinks those mods will do anything. How does he suppose that 200 Hp 205 Tq came to be? Crappy exhaust and intake? LOL He might see 10 Hp at the flywheel with intake and headers.

 

har har, the domestic owners are bonding honestly, i heard stock civic ex's run 16.8 bone stock yet almost no civic ex's at the track were even close to that. my bro is an avid import guy, not *****, import guy, but i gotta say that the import scene is diminishing and the ***** scene is steadily increasing. seriously, i was really surprised the first time that i went to the track this year at how slow the imports were/are for the past month. with all the crap all the import people talk about how we under estimate their cars i figured i would be shown something impressive. i have yet to be impressed. our high school domestic lane was 7 or so cars. we have a 66 nova running high 12's on a 327, a 90's s10 with a 383 in the 11's, a 74 nova in the 14's, a 65 1/2 ton in the high 12's on a 406 and a 66 3/4 ton in the 15's to mention a few (the 3/4 ton is the slowest). in the import lane, there were 30+ cars, 60% civics. all day long, 20's, 19's,18's,17's, some 16's. The turbo cars were all running low 15's high 14's. Two supras were low 14's. I was shocked, i seriously thought that out of 30 some cars there would be some fast cars. The only exception was a completely stripped civic hatchback with a B18 and a heavy dose of nitrous in the 12's. A stripped, motor swapped, nitrous car in the 12's!!!!???? I must say spoomy i am dissapointed. And dont pull the "well they must not have known how to drive" BS, out of 30+ cars (now that i think about it it was way more than that) the import scene was a let down.

 

A new V6 Eclipse GT WILL run in the 14's with headers,intake,exhaust. They have VERY restrictive exhaust manifolds. BUT the parts are $$$ for these cars.

 

not trying to start a flame but what exactly do u drive spoom? i can tell by the pic its rice but cant tell what species looks like an older eclipes wtih a body kit or somthing. not tryin to hurt ur feelings or anything so dont get ur panties in a bunch. but i think i beilve the people that have accully seen them run where as u are going by a web site that the people are prolly lieing about for all u know. just my .02

kolby

 

He has a 1st Gen Tsi from looks of it..they run EASY 13's with only a few mods ..so don't dis those cars. My friends 95 Talon Tsi runs 13.71@96 with $600 in mods with stock turbo and downpipe. The 1st gen's are even quicker...

 

Look at my Probe GL...2.2 non-turbo with only 110HP stock and only a cone filter..16.18@83 with weight of 2860lbs. I've also had a 16.20@85.4 ... It is all stock looking besides tinted windows..no rice boy tips or anything. I have the time slips to prove it. Saying a 2002 Eclipse GT runs 16's with 5sp is like saying an 2002 LS1 can only get 14's.. I bet if the mags can get low 15's out of them I could manage a high 14 stock...I've already gotten the Quickest times for a GL Probe and very good times for few mods on my Mustang. Quit hating just because they don't have a bowtie on them...

 

it damn well better run 14's with those 3 mods, if not its a joke, honestly the car isn't **** without a turbo..mitsubishi can shove that V6 up their ***, i'm not a DSM fan, but when they ditched a turbo for a N/A V6 i lost all respect for them...

 

Because you wear a Type R hat and add 50 horsepower just by sitting in the car?

I ran against a 2nd gen Eclipse Turbo last Friday and *it* ran a mid 14. So where are you going to get a mid 14 from with a N/A V6 and the **** poor gearing Mitsu put in the 3rd Gen Eclipses?

And it's not like I'm getting my info from magazines. I'm actually at the strip every Friday, watching the cars in the import lane run down the strip. There's a black 2002 with the temp plate, altezzas and fartcan running a 16.5. There's my gf's 2001 with no mods running a 17.1. And there's another silver one just like hers running a 16.9. They're all V6's, they're all GTs, they're all high 16 second cars, which makes them low 16's high 15's at sea level.

 

I go to the track every Friday..most Saturdays..and some Sundays. I have seen alot of slow imports..but also alot of slow American cars. There is also a 4 door Civic with a turbo and N2O that runs 11.8's @127 and has full interior. Not me cup of tea..but still fast. Of course it would take WAY too $$$ much to do this, but everyone has there own tastes. I guess since all the 3rd Gen F-body's I see are in the 15's..so I guess thats how fast they really are huh? If you guys want to stay in your caves and not acknowledge the other cars capabilities then go for it. When you get spanked by one...who will be laughing then? I don't even like the newer Eclipses but I KNOW they are quick..and are only a NA V6. I do agree that the turbo 2.0 was better..but thats not the question... YES, 2002 Eclipse GT WILL RUN 15's!! You must see all of the Auto ones run...or a bunch of guys that can't drive...but he asked about the cars capability..not the drivers..

 

Notice all the 14's in there with just a few mods..these cars are NOT slow..
Club 3G 1/4 times....

 

Did I see the word "mods"? I'm talking about stock Eclipses here. And if a 305 F-Body does a 15.3 stock, then that's what it runs. Personally, I believe an Iroc-Z from my year runs around 14.6-14.8 stock. Why? Because I've done it and have seen it done by others.

And how much driver ability do you think it takes to run a 16.8 in an Eclipse? There's no wheelspin. There's no torque steer. Reaction time doesn't change ETs. So the only thing left is shift points, and the fact that I've seen these cars run these times run after run. Believe a magazine all you want. Sure a modded Eclipse can run a 14. My modded VW runs 13s. We're talking stock here. Stock, my VW ran a 23 @ 52 mph. It's a 23 second car.

 

These cars do run 16's with an auto! The cars have 210 HP with a 5spd..they should run low 15's..and do. You have probably never seen a 5spd GT run at he track and neither have I. You even say

"Personally, I believe an Iroc-Z from my year runs around 14.6-14.8 stock. Why? Because I've done it and have seen it done by others. "

So..you can run FASTER or as fast as a magazine time..but anything else is slower. What a joke! It's people like you that give Camaro owners a bad name. Whats next..is my 5.0 Mustang slow too?? Maybe you are trying to make your car look better...

 

lol sorry dude but if u think low 15's high 14's is "quick" i think you should be driving a Metro instead of a sports car...a N/A V6 in the eclipse gets no respect from me...they aren't quick, they aren't fast...with intake, headers, and exhaust it gets into the 14's? eh...i wouldn't waste my time but like they say "to each his own"

 

i think some people are BS'in over there but that's just my opinion...

the were probably Gtech times


and that 69 camaro guy needs some traction... 11.7@126??? can you say lack of traction?

though i'm wondering why he replaced the "cams"

 

Ok, let me lay it down for you:

1. The black Eclipse was a 5 speed, it was next to me for 45 minutes while the track crew cleaned up an oildown, so I had plenty of time to look at it.

2. I don't even know what the "magazine" time on my 1990 Iroc-Z 5.7L is, since I wasn't even old enough to drive when the car came out. Me, and a few others have personally run these times with this car. Since I don't know what the "magazine" time is, I can't say if I'm faster or slower.

3. Where did I say anything else is slower? I said a thirdgen Eclipse GT with a N/A V6 is slower than whatever source you're quoting 15's at.

4. People like me? And what kind of person is that? Since you obviously have me totally figured out and have known me for quite some time.

5. I don't know jack about Mustangs, so I don't know if it's slow or not. Personally, I think a high 13 is a respectable time.

6. Make my car look better? To who? What do I care what other people think of my car? I bought that car for me.

If you want to believe everything you read, more power to ya. I'll take what I see in person to be more of a truth than what I (or someone I don't know) reads. In Arizona, at my track, in my own little world, an Eclipse GT runs 16's.

And the fact that it has to be differentiated between "magazine time" and whatever else should say something.

Thank you, I'm done, please drive through.

 

I'm just stating the facts..the cars WILL and DO run low 15's...I could care less if some idiots at some local track can't drive. They run in 14's with out headers unless you did not notice. I personallt don't like them at all..looks or otherwise..but I'm smart enough to know they CAN and WILL run low 15's stock. If you want I can post magazine times for your cars too..I read alot and race alot...I've alot of fast imports along with the normal rice. I never seen such a bunch of closed minded people before...there are quick imports..get over it. I like to go fast BTW..that is why I have a Mustang... and not something else..but at least I happen to work on all types of cars and know quite a bit more than a some of you obviously. BTW..I have a SLOW Eclipse for you to run. It's almost all together... 95 GS with HRC Stg II turbo kit, Howell bottom end kit, and much more. Should be good for 300HP at the wheels with 18-20 psi of boost...and run mid-high 12's at around 112 or so...

 

So basically you're basing your opinion off of 3 cars? Come on now . . .

Low 16's? High 15's? Obviously the people you've seen driving cannot drive. I have a manual GS, yes GS, and I was able to pull a 16.481 @ 82.69 with a ****ty *** 60' (2.38). Imagine if I lowered my 60' to a 2.1 or something. High 15's right there, WITH A GS. And my only mod is an Injen intake.

There have been plenty of members on our board pull high 14s and very low 15s STOCK. You've just got to be able to drive, just like with any other car.

Sure, 13.9 is the fastest recorded time on Club3g, but we have a ****load of turbo'd cars getting prepped so just wait.

 

never said all imports are slow..i like fast imports too. I'm just saying the new eclipses don't impress me with the their looks or speed...

they aren't cars i have to worry about unless the have MAJOR mods done to them.

I'm not ignrant to imports, i've seen MANY that will destroy my car...other that are so comical i still lose to them cause i have to pull over due to laughing too hard

but high 14's is by no means quick or fast....slap a turbo on it, well that's a different story

 

And who's basing their opinion off 1 car in a magazine? At least I'm talking about cars I've personally seen run.
Like I said, the only thing *to* driving a car that doesn't break the tires loose or torque steer is shift points. Your only mod is an Injen intake, so you're modded.

The Turbo Eclipse that kicked my *** ran a 14.5, and the driver bracket races that car for points. So you're saying a N/A V6 GT can run with a second gen Eclipse GSX?

Is that stock with paper filter or ***** stock with a cold-air intake? The Eclipse GT I drove (albeit an Auto), giving it a half second for the weight of an auto, would never get into the low 15's bone stock.

Face it, Mitsubishi Eclipses are not drag racing cars. Their gearing and powerband is more suited to cruising on the highway. Modded, they can be made into drag cars, like any other car on the planet. But from the car I've driven, the cars I've seen, and the posts I've read on dsmtuners.com (or whatever the site was), the Eclipse GT is a 16 second car.
Wait for what? I'm sure once the aftermarket opens up for the 3G cars you guys will be running 12's. More power to ya.

 

So I'm bored at work and decided to see what other times I can find on the net for a 3G Eclipse.

2001 Spyder, Automatic, runs a 16.73
http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/roadt...6/page002.html

2000 GT, runs a 15.9
http://www.hondahookup.com/honda_racing_chart.php

2000 GT 5 Speed, runs a 14.81. "Aha!" you say, but wait! That's with a 75 shot of nitrous.
http://www.girlspeed.org/Girlspeed_G...l/krystal.html

And here's your magazine time:
2001 Spyder, runs a 16.1
http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caran...er.xml?&page=3

I'm seeing high 15's and low 16's here. I'll guess that the unlisted trannies are Automatics, but still.... your 5 speed took a 75 shot of nitrous to get the high 14.

 

I like the new Camaro owner, hahaha the nitroused one can't even run with him!!!

 

in her defense though, it appears she can't launch worth ****, that trap speed is good for high 13's with traction.

 

Here are times form 3 different magazines..that BTW..are TRUE respresentations of the cars performance..not some 16 yr olds that can't drive.

2001 GT 5spd 15.6 @ 90 Road & Track

2001 GT 5spd 15.9 @ 90 Car & Driver

2001 GT Spyder (convertible) 15.3@91 Motor Trend

2001 GT Spyder Auto 16.4 @ 87 Car and Driver

So..the ONLY 16 is with auto..get a life. OHH BTW.. here is a time from a magazine test for a 90 IROC L98 in Hot Rod

14.77 @ 97.7 guess thats wrong too since the guys at magazines make up times huh? I have times magazine tests for everything..not off the net..I have magazines form 1980 on up..I am an avid auto enthusiast..not a loser that trys to make other cars look bad by only stating a few times he has seen as gospel. I guess all IROC's are slow junk too..since I've spanked EVERY one I've raced..on and off the track. I have beat every LT1 4th gen too BTW...does that make them slow..guess it does. Hell..I even beat an LS1 on the street....they are slow too then. What a bunch of tools...the IQ level in here is about equal to your 1/4 times...good job!!

 

Guess you didn't see that two of the times I posted were professional reviews. Guess they hire 16 year drivers, yeah?

As for your 90 Iroc L98 time in Hot Rod.... ever look at my sig? The first time is stock. Notice how close it is to the 14.77? Guess that makes me a good driver since I can back up Hot Rod's time. So, having proven that I can drive (by your definition), I ran a 16.9 in the Eclipse GT auto my gf has. So, where's the full second?

So I'm a loser now? Having a problem proving your point without taking shots at me personally? My IQ level is equal to my 1/4 mile time, eh? Cmon, if you get your kicks off of taking shots at people on the net, you're the one who needs to get a life.

I've beat Mustangs, Camaros, Eclipses, and a couple of Corvettes in my VW. Does that make them slow? No. It makes my car quick. Your car is quicker than LS1's, LT1's and the like, good for you. Now what does that have to do with the 1/4 mile time of a stock Eclipse?

Here's my sig again, in case you missed the stock time:

 

hahahaha
i guess hot rod sucks at launching because i got my little 305 to run 14.11 @ 97.7
shows ya how much you can take a magazine for.
Andrew

 

ok guys stop arguing now its getting old, fact is the eclipse STOCK is nothing special, 15's isn't really **** in my book..but just like any other car, once you start modding all bets are off

 

You act like launching a fwd car is easy. The tires do break loose pretty easily and a good 60' is hard to pull with these cars.
My best time STOCK is 9.816 @ 72.57 mph (1/8 mile), with a crappy 2.36 60'. Which is approx. a 15.4 1/4 mile time. I'm not saying the car is fast, it isn't, but it's not a 16 sec. car.

 

14.7's and 14.8's?? L98 IROC-Z's are good for consistent 14.20's-14.40's. (considering miles and condition)

 

My first time ever at a track I got a 15.036 @ 92, with a broke front engine mount. The only mods I have is an intake and muffler. Once I get my engine mount fixed and a few more runs under my belt I guarantee I will hit mid to high 14's. Not bad for $250 worth of mods on a 3000 pound FWD car.


2000 Eclipse GT 5 sp

 

My point EXACTLY!! The magazine times are slower than what you actaully get at the track 9 out of 10 times..if you know how to drive. It doesn't take much to get a good time with an auto either..nothing like a 5spd where you really have to know how to drive. So..my point is that these Eclipses will more than likely get better times with a good driver...since I have beat ALL the best times with every car I've drove. These cars are capable of a 14.9 stock...with a good driver. Thats not bad for a heavy car with only a 3.0!!

 

Why must all FWD import owners bitch about it being sooooo hard to launch a FWD car? Maybe if they weren't spending all their money on Altezza's and body kits they could spring for some suspension mods and drag radials. Try launching a RWD car with over 350 lb/ft of torque on street tires with a stock suspension. We all know there are some really fast DSMs out there, but 99% of the ones you see are Aholes that expect you to go WOW over their high 14's with a turbo. It's funny how the fastest guys in any import circles are running low 12's/high 11's. The fastest street driven domestics where I am are in the high 9's. Domestic owners are by far the most technically knowledgeable. Try talking to the average rice owner about cam specs or rod/stroke ratio Import owners are the ones who need to crawl out of their neon lighted, vinyl stickered cave.

 

I don't have altezzas, body kit, or any of that crap. I can't stand any of it. Oh, and this topic was about stock eclipses, not with suspension mods or drag radials. Anyway, which would be easier to launch: a fwd car with 350 ft/lb of torque or a rwd car with that power? A rwd car is always going to pull a better 60'. So now all import owners are ricers? You're right, the average ***** doesn't have any technological knowledge, but neither does the average domestic owner. Though there are probably more idiot ricers than domestic owners. If you are in the high 9's, i'd say you wouldn't be considered the average domestic owner. BTW, there are many street driven imports in the 9's.