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?

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

at least a cl doesn't look like a tailess sperm though.

 

They did a review on one of the spike TV car shows this afternoon. Fromw atching it more and more, I actually like the body style. It could be improved, but I think it looks good. ((Grows on ya))

 

I kicked the snot out of the new Eclipse GS, does that count?

Haven't really seen more than a couple GT's out though.

 

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.

 

oh shit I didn't see that it traps @ 100...that's ridiculous. What do G35/Z's trap at? Don't they trap around 98-102?

 

yes. The new eclipse GT is in 350Z territory.

 

that's pretty gangster....I must say, I don't like it...but good for them (mistsu) I suppose.

 

but its turbo'd from the factory, kinda shitty for a turbo'd car, I'm sure thy will have turbo upgrades that will toss it into 13's very son.

 

say what?? that shit isn't turbo'd

 

damn, gues I was misinformed, someone on these forums said they were turbo'd a while back, guess I'll never listen to anyone here again :P

 

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.

 

werd

 

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.

 

i saw one in traffic also yesterday, i tried to race him but jus couldn't

 

i also saw on in traffic yesterday, i tried racing him but couldn't

 

how about a SC'ed auto CLS Vs. an 2005 eclipse with lots of bolt ons ... sounds like a good one to me

 

Ugly as sin, so I shall pay it no attention.

 

bam i saw one today on a rollback. had the window sticker still. looked like it had been rolled on a testdrive.

 

rofl, damn that would have sucked.

 

You're kidding, right??

 

 

I saw a couple but it's all old ppl driving, I wanna get a good race on!

 

So you want to put money on it?

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.

Ruf