any out here put your 4.0 vs a 01 eclipse, a guy at work has nothing but talk for his 2001 eclipse, its a 2.4l automatic, rated at 147hp, 158 tq, any thoughts on the outcome of a race....my stang is an 06, 4.0, 5spd

 

well if those numbers are actually true, then im pretty damn sure u have him. what mods u have??

 

cai, 89 tune, catback exhaust.....i got the # for the eclipse from www.autos.msn.com, i was sure i would have him, but i didnt how much the weight factor played

 

haha wow why did you even ask this question
no comp

 

yeah if u got all that u have him.....have fun

 

U serious man? My girlfriend has an 02 Eclipse, same motor as that... the thing hardly even moves. It struggles to hit 80+ with the pedal to the floor... If your friend wants to bet u, take it

 

Sorry but I must ask......

Have you been drinking?.....I don't quite get your question....

 

On second thought, are you sure your friend doesn't have a V6 spyder?

 

The Eclipses' of that gen that're our comp are the GT and GT-S. Both of those models use a v6, the GT of that gen rated at 200 and the GT-S at 210, the GT-S also has AWD so it launches well. As long as they are manual they are on par, the Eclipse autos pretty much suck. The GT for example is a low 15 car in manual but low 16 in auto. The model you're talking about would be either a RS or GS depending on the options, is a fwd i-4, and in auto is a 17 sec car easy.

IOW, you'd rape him 10 ways to Sunday. Really that cars not even worth the gas IMO, it's like racing a non-Si Civic, EX or whatever.

Now then, the new Eclipse GT will hand us our ***.

 

Well if im correct the 2000's eclipses (sister has one) the GS has a v4 motor, the GT has a 3.0L v6 and the GTS im not exactly sure what size it is but its alittle stronger then the GT. So where do you get a 2.4L v6 from? As far as i know they havent made a 2.4L v6 for that body style.