Anyone race the new Eclipse yet?
08-28-2005, 02:44 PM
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Anyone race the new Eclipse yet?
I tried last night but traffic on the freeway was a little heavy. They are supposed to have 263 hp which is 3 more than what we have but it looks like the Eclipse is a lot heavier than our beloved CL-S. Do you think we can beat it?
08-28-2005, 03:01 PM
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I don't know depends on the gear ratios etc. take a look into that looks kinda like it would be a good one the CL-S might could pull it off in higher gears but definitely not off the line.
08-28-2005, 03:09 PM
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car and driver is saying 6.1 0-60 and 14.5 at 100 in the quarter with the six speed i believe. they say it only gets like 15 miles to the gallon. all around the cl is still a notch (i mean a couple of notches) above the new eclipse. The eclipse is kind of wierd looking, but i like it. it's better than the previous gens. no offense to anyone that has one. My friend has one and it's ok. I just curves in my cars.
08-28-2005, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by o1s
at least a cl doesn't look like a tailess sperm though.
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08-28-2005, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by mrsteve
The new Eclipse will beat a modded 5AT and a stock 6MT. No contest. 3hp? Yeah but it also makes 260 ft-lbs and weighs about 100lbs less.
08-28-2005, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Dem1K
So you think it could beat us auto's with I/h?
Considering only 2 or 3 auto's have trapped above 100 MPH (and that's with I/H/E/Pulley/Chip) yes I believe it would pull on you.
08-29-2005, 12:30 AM
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aha... here we go:
Engine type V-6
Engine displacement 234 cu.in.
Engine horsepower 263-hp @ 5,750 rpm
Engine torque 260 lbs.-ft. @ 4,500 rpm
Valvetrain SOHC
Valves 24
Engine bore x stroke 3.6" x 3.0"
Compression ratio 9.00 to 1
Fuel tank capacity 18 gal.
Fuel economy city 18 mpg
Fuel economy highway 27 mpg
Drag coefficient .34
Curb weight 3,472 lbs.
terrible gas mileage, and that's a pretty big v6, but the car still looks like shit.
Engine type V-6
Engine displacement 234 cu.in.
Engine horsepower 263-hp @ 5,750 rpm
Engine torque 260 lbs.-ft. @ 4,500 rpm
Valvetrain SOHC
Valves 24
Engine bore x stroke 3.6" x 3.0"
Compression ratio 9.00 to 1
Fuel tank capacity 18 gal.
Fuel economy city 18 mpg
Fuel economy highway 27 mpg
Drag coefficient .34
Curb weight 3,472 lbs.
terrible gas mileage, and that's a pretty big v6, but the car still looks like shit.
08-29-2005, 12:07 PM
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says "hello to my TLX".
the eclipse is supposed to be a sports car. so i don't mind that it's faster than mine. i can still hang with it speedwise. so when a punk in an eclipse thinks he'll leave me back, he can still look over and see me right there next to him rolling in style unlike the tailess sperm mitsu. 
08-29-2005, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Sun Diego CL-S
the eclipse is supposed to be a sports car. so i don't mind that it's faster than mine. i can still hang with it speedwise. so when a punk in an eclipse thinks he'll leave me back, he can still look over and see me right there next to him rolling in style unlike the tailess sperm mitsu.
08-30-2005, 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by CLsuperhero
how about a SC'ed auto CLS Vs. an 2005 eclipse with lots of bolt ons ... sounds like a good one to me
You're kidding, right??
09-02-2005, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by mrsteve
The new Eclipse will beat a modded 5AT and a stock 6MT. No contest. 3hp? Yeah but it also makes 260 ft-lbs and weighs about 100lbs less.
I don't even have headers and will be looking for one. And I think I have a 50/50 chance on winning.
Just remember, I'm not racing some trade rag statistic here but real world which makes this a drivers race. Fact is I've already beaten a G35C at the track that ran 14.2 sec and trapped over 100MPH. So I think the GT is within my reach.
And if I ever get my headers I'm betting I'll win most of the time.
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