Had a run in with a 2006 or 07 Eclipse today.

This cracked me up, so I'll give you the story, but the story leads to a question...so bear with me.

The story:
Guy pulls up next to me and starte to rev looks over...gives me the eye. I'm thinking..."Tempting"....BUT

My friend is a local cop in the area. And I know for a fact that he is sitting about 500 yards up the road with his radar. I know this because I had just left the restraunt after enjoying breakfast with him. He informed me not to speed at the parkway bridge, because he'd be there. Hehehehehe...

So I glane over and do that thing that Tom Cruise does so well...lower my sunglasses with my finger while revving my engine...So...

Green light! He takes off...me? I just sorta roll off the line and pull out my cell phone to call my buddy. "Hey man, white 06 eclipse GT comin' at you at about 80 mph. Sure enough I see the lights...and my buddy pulls out to pull the dude over.

Fortunately for THAT guy, I talked my friend into not ticketing him because I had egged him on at the light, so he got away with a warning...and perhaps learned a lesson about street racing in a residential area. Though I shouldn't act high and mighty if I goaded him like that.

Anyhow!!

My question is this...

With the 2006 Eclipse GT putting out 263 hp and 263 torque (I assume this is flywheel hp too) how well does a v6 Stang hold up? Our torque is pretty close, so with your standard CAI, tune, good tires and maybe a t-lock do we even it out? I'm curious because it seems like the Eclipse GT is the best competitor to the V6 Stang in terms of stock performance. Granted I am a novice in matters such as this.

 

IF it's a V6 (GT) You'd be seeing his tailights unless he doesn't know how to drive...

C/D TEST RESULTS
ACCELERATION: Seconds
Zero to 30 mph: 2.2
40 mph: 3.1
50 mph: 4.6
60 mph: 6.1
70 mph: 7.7
80 mph: 9.5
90 mph: 11.9
100 mph: 14.5
110 mph: 17.3
120 mph: 23.5
130 mph: 29.3
Street start, 5-60 mph: 6.4
Top-gear acceleration, 30-50 mph: 10.0
50-70 mph: 9.8
Standing 1/4-mile: 14.5 sec @ 100 mph
Top speed: (governor limited) 134 mph

2005 Ford Mustang 4.0l 6.9 15.3 (C&D Feb 05)

 

I think the new eclipse is ugly. I did buy a mustang though.

 

the eclipse is fast but ugly, and obviously with that much power stock from a smaller v6 has little room for mods

 

yeah if only you bought that prius, then all your worries would just melt away.

 

Stock for stock the new Eclipse GT would kill us, a i/h/e v6 would be lucky to take a stock one, maybe if the Stang were 5-sp or the GT auto we'd have a chance.

 

I can take em Already taken a couple gt's at the track. Remember, FWD cars are hard as hell to get the launch down right. The 2 i beat were running 15.0 and 15.4. They both trapped higher MPH though (like 95 and 97 i think) my highest is 93.6.

 

When I was looking for a car i test drove one, i thought it was very nice....looks ehh but it was pretty quick, anyway I found that launching it correctly was a total pain, why Mitsu thought mating a 263 hp/ 260 tq engine and a FWD drivetrain together was a remotely good idea is beyond me. Even my salesman agreed with me, Mitsu should've made it on an AWD platform like th Evo.

 

i raced my friends stock vs. stock they will rape us.

 

not so i had a run in with a v6 already ...... lets just say it was pretty for him...