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About the only problem that I have had with this car is that it can be so much fun to drive sometimes!
This car is the bomb, it's quick and can beat pretty much anything on the road. With all the miles that it has it is still running like a beast and is really quick.
I strongly disagree with the comment being made about your eclipse being able to defeat any car on the road. I have a 1991 chevy lumina Z34 which has a supercharged 3.4 dohc v-6 engine and a 1998 for mustang saleen with 5.8 v-8 powered engine. Both of these cars are pretty bad on the road and have been successful in many street races that I participated in with these cars. Make no mistake about it, an eclipse is a fast car, but it aint the fastest.
Eclipses are the fastest cars, I have one that beats v8 mustangs and all z'cars.
There will always be something faster.
How can a car with ~200 flywheel h.p. beat a z-28, with over 300 hp at the rear wheels? Please don't start with the weight issue, because the Mustangs and Camaros WILL still toast an Eclipse.
I like both the Eclipse and the Camaro. I think I would rather have the Eclipse, because it is lighter than the V8 cars, but it mostly depends on which model Eclipse we are talking about. The GS-T is the turbocharged version and will beat the Camaro, the GSX is the all wheel drive turbocharged version, and the GS is the girls car. The Eclipse rules, the Import Scene is much more popular, and everyone knows that imports are more reliable than any Ford.
Uumm... yeah that's why our last mustang went 270,xxx miles right because it was unreliable.
Sorry I currently am 20 and own 2 mustangs. Yep it will beat a 2.3 Mustang no problem. But I have raced both GST's and GSX's and can beat both. Easier to beat the GST's off the line. Easier to beat GSX's at speed. They don't kill mustangs. Stock for stock Mustang and Camaro V8's will always win unless in poor shape. Now the reason I am posting on here is because I found a 90 GSX I am looking into buying as daily driver so my stang can go more to strip only! Not the fastest thing on the road by any means. But a "QUICK" car...
Just to try and clear this up, I have owned a 1998 super charged 5.0 mustang gt, an 1996 2.0 gst eclipse, a 1995 super charged 3.0 maxima se, and currently drive a 1991 3.0 300zx-tt. And I have to say that the fastest thing that I have ever owned to date was the maxima. I know for a fact that it would toast any of my other cars, and have the slips to prove it. my Next best quarter and the best handling of the bunch was the Eclipse though.
know dont get me wrong, both my mustang and the Z car were, and still are fast cars, but its not always about going fast in a strait line. all you self proclaimed bad asses can say that you own the strip, but can you run a slolum.
the other important thing to recognize about the eclipse, and for that matter the 300zx, is their near endless amout of upgrades to the engine. i have personally seen a 1992 eclipse gst on street tires run a 9.2 quarter, then go out and drive a curvy mountian road near were i live.
the mustangs and camaro type of cars due indeed try to keep up in the after market sceene, but, it is hard with a limited amount of suppliers to meet the demands for after market turbo, and super charger upgrades(plus the upper and lower engine mods that come along with such upgrades).
so iguess what i really wanted to say in all of this is, be careful in your z-28, or your ws6, and especialy in your 5.0 saleen, cause you may just get your ass handed to you by an integra, now wouldnt that be embarasing.
Yeah you "muscle car" boys and girls think your hot I can tell. It aint tha size of the engine, its what ya DO with it, I have a 92 GSX with A brand new 16-G turbo, plus numerous engine mods, including headers, intake, fuel management, exhaust, blow off valves, and many other mods. As well as a Hi-po clutch... all I can say is bring your mustang, cuz you'll be smellin the Rice after I smoke you on the track or the mountain roads... quit bashin this car, its amazing, with unlimited potential! PEACE.
Think about this: My friend Bought his 91 Eclipse GSX for about 2400. Since then he has put in less that 4000 and he is running 12.4's at the track. He claims around 450HP. Buy a mustang or camaro, put in the same $4000 and beat his eclipse. that's all I gotta say. By the way, the guy who started this thread said the DSM's would beat MOST cars on the street. I own a 95GSX (sadly selling) that loves to blow the doors off an unsuspecting kid who's mommy and daddy buy them a 4.6 V6 Mustang. My 4 banger does the job for less.
Hey fellas! I would be considered as the skirt of the bunch. I own a 1992 GS eclipse and its completely stock. The great thing about these cars is that, yes they go fast for such a weak amount of horse power (92), but even more than that is the endless amount of upgrades for the cars. I'm a junior in high school and I am planning on making it even faster. I race every Friday with my friends and I have been able to beat a few of them; (124 hp Saturn, I know it's a Saturn, but its the fastest car so far that I've beaten). So I was just wondering if I could get some feedback on what is good and not good to do with my car. Right now I'm getting exhaust, (AEM style custom bent). Thanks.
I got a 92 eclipse and my older 87 integra rs 4dr that could compleatly smoke it and it has almost 250000 miles on the original power plant that still has 113 hp can anyone guess witch car I drive.
I recently traded a '90 300ZX TT for a '92 Eclipse GS-T and must admit I like the Mitsu very much. Both the Nissan and the Mitsu are stock and this Eclipse pulls much harder than the Nissan. This board does seem a lot like a "mine is bigger than yours" but in the end it all boils down to 1 thing... if you like what you drives, that's all that matters. NOBODY has the fastest car here, plain and simple. My wife drives a '01 Vette and her car is very fast, but if you like what you drive, who cares what others think :)
I was looking into buying a Camaro Z-28 until I went down to the Highway where everyone races on Friday and Saturday nights, but the first time I went down there 25% of the cars there were Camaros. Don't get me wrong, the camaro is a sweet ride, but too many people have them to consider yourself unique. I recently bought a 1991 Eclipse GS-T and it flies. It has 182,000 miles and the only mod done is a hacked off exhaust. It is so fast that I have NO traction through 1st and most of second gear. I am investing in some better tires soon, but when I race other cars I GO. Off the line I lose bad, but once I hit second gear I pull on cars like Camaros and Mustangs. It is a fast car that I only paid $1400 for and it kills car that 10 times as much. It also has SO many upgrades for it. I am taking it to a drag track after I get tires and plan on running somewhere in the mid to high 14's. That is fast for a stock Eclipse. Peace out, go Rice Burners.
I just bought a 91 eclipse GST and I must admit it does fly, and I am an import person, but there is ALWAYS something faster.
I'm replying to the kid who said he has an Eclipse gs. I'm also a junior in high school and own a 91 Eclipse gs I beat an El Camino on the freeway and numerous other cars, so don't beat yourself up about having a gs. peace-out.
Sk8er bill.