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We bought an extended warranty because we had heard there were problems with the 95' model. It was a total waste of money! Aside from tune-ups, oil changes, and gas the car didn't cost us a cent!! And believe me, I may not be an 18 year old "boy racer", but the car was definitely put through its' paces. Even my Fiance hot rodded it quite a bit! She loved it almost as much as I did.
The only problem I can think of is that when we bought it, the drivers headlight was a little fogged up (condensation inside). But it wasn't worth the money to fix it and it didn't effect the headlight. I did see quite a few other eclipse and talons with the same problem.
The only competition for this car was BMW, Porsche, and Audi until Subaru came out with the WRX. The European cars cost, at the least 2.5 times as much, and only Porsche was better performance wise. And none can compare in reliability. The WRX is a great car, but lets face it, it's really ugly. I can't even get my Fiance to look at one. The Eclipse GSX is one of the best sports cars ever made period. It is so expandable all you have to do is add a good performance chip and with no other modifications to suspension or steering or anything else, you a 300+ HP high performance race car. Literally. I've seen it done, that is why I bought mine. What other car can you do that to and still afford to eat and not have to live with your parents?
I am looking at a 1995 GS-T and on a review above (I'm not sure which one) it says you can get them up to 250 hp or so for only a couple hundred bucks. Is this true and if so how? Please e-mail me with any info. Thanks. mhscms600@hotmail.com.
A couple hundred bucks? Try a grand, but 50 hp for a grand is cheeeaaap in an import point of view... Remember, this isn't a muscle car. You can't just bore it out, switch the plugs, put a new head on and make 150 hp!
The 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse is a bad car. It has 300+ hp and has good handling, acceleration, and speed. It finished a 60'drag strip in 15.4 sec. at only 90 mph according to Tom Collins review on Extreme Motor sports. I recommend this bad car to anybody who loves imports and wants one that is fast at stock without making any upgrades. This car is perfect for street racing. All you need is body kit (I recommend "blitz" or "boom x") and a nitrous oxide package, maybe another fuel system and your ready to go.
Wow. the guy above me shouldn't be allowed to comment on a gsx dsm. ricer.
300 horsepower huh void the whole 210 horsepower that the gst and the gsx come out with stock. And as far as the first comment I wish you could just throw in a few hundred dollars to get all that horse. You shouldn't really post anything your confusing the newbes.
If you want a Eclipse, you get a gsx and be prepared to dump some cash into it. I don't know what some of these guys are talking about, I put 10,000 or more just on the engine and my gsx only runs low 12's. Please guys if your gonna comment on somebodies site know your cars and facts. You are just waiting peoples time. Nick.
I just bought a 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX and when I ran it at the track, it ran mid to high 13's. Not bad for being BONE STOCK.
Honestly, it's not the car's fault why people run slower times. It's all about the driver. If you aren't shifting on time, you're gonna be stuck in the 12's even WITH work done.
Just my opinion...
~Ashley.
"all this car needs is a body kit" Please end yourself kthxdie. :) wtf runs 15.4 in a 60ft. drag strip???
If 10,000 was put into a 1996 GSX and all it put out was 12's, the mechanic was overpaid or all the parts were made of aluminum foil. I put 1000 in to a stock GST, and it runs low thirteens to high twelves.
Personally, I like the gsx's, but I have known quite a few people who had many problems with them. I.E. exhaust manifold, head gaskets, and other lesser problems. My friend put about $3500 into his and had it running high to mid 12's in the quarter. He was a mechanic as well, and ended up selling it for a integra type R which he has running the same numbers without a turbo. Go figure.
Yea I have a 1995 gsx and I don't know what you guys are talking about, but mine is completly stock down to the deck, brand new tranny, rebuilt engine, runnin almost 210 and I'm only run a low 16. But anyway it is a good car and nice way to pick up the ladies. and believe me that time isn't because of my driving.
Low 16's sounds about right. All the dudes claiming high 12's and 13's with a bone stock Eclipse have never been to the track. If they only knew how hard it is to turn those times they would stop their bench racing.
As for the GSX I like the turbo 4 cyl and the AWD. It had a lot of potential, but it just paled in comparison to the Hondas (Acuras). With the AWD you would have thought it would out-handle any front wheel drive Honda, but it didn't. Also with the 210 hp you would have thought it would have a much better track time than the Honda, but it didn't. I think the torque and the weight of the GSX might have bogged it down, not sure though.
As for the guys who spent thousands of $$$, I know what you are saying. You always get scrutinized by kids who read a magazine with ads claiming massive HP from chips and headers. They think you are slow by doing 12's and spending thousands. So they go out and blow 6 7 hundred dollars on some mods and then get a rude awakening when they pull a 16 or even a 17 at the track. To make matters worse they come here and tell tall tales about how they did even better times than the factory publishes.
Low 16's sounds about right... if you have never done a tune up to your car... what are you talking about? a stock gsx with a proper tune up should be at least in the low 15's with an average driver, and that's a very average driver, low 15's is more like the time a gst would pull with a proper launch. That comment about 13's in a stock gsx are out of hand, with a very good driver stock gsx has a high 14's potential, but let me tell you, the car is full of bottle necks, it has a lot of potential, you get fast with half the money it takes to make a honduh fast, and who said handling in a car had anything to do with your 1/4 mile time. One last comment, dsm's can't be chipped except the non turbo 97...just visit www.dsmtalk.com and learn a little bit before you do the talking.
Can any one help me, My front lights are all fogged up, and I don't know how to make them clear, email me a tpill_berry_doughboy@yahoo.com. Thank you, Miguel.
What do you actually tune on a fuel injected car? Change spark plugs and adjust timing. You think that will give you a second or two in the quarter mile faster than a stock Eclipse? Please please please go to the track and try it out and then talk. Just go once, that's all I ask. See what the others are doing and how much money they have spent to break into the 14's. It is surely not just a tune-up and a good pass. Another thing, why would the factory publish 1/4 mile times for the Eclipse at around 15 seconds when they could do better? Why wouldn't they hire a good driver, do your magical tune-up and do 14's? You probably are not aware, but the factory published times are very hard to attain.