Firehawk vs. Turbo Eclipse *VIDEO*
Firehawk vs. Turbo Eclipse *VIDEO* Video
We ran from 30 to 130. He told me that he just put down 374whp on the dyno. His car is a fully built 2WD 1997 Eclipse GST with a GT30 hybrid turbo capable of 600 hp. He was making tons of boost....
I actually faired a little better than I expected I would..
My car is a 6-speed, and my mods are in my signature.
We ran from 30 to 130. He told me that he just put down 374whp on the dyno. His car is a fully built 2WD 1997 Eclipse GST with a GT30 hybrid turbo capable of 600 hp. He was making tons of boost....
I actually faired a little better than I expected I would..
My car is a 6-speed, and my mods are in my signature.
Wow what a kill! I hate to say it but if he would have brake boosted and shifted faster you would of got annihilated. Good death and keep modding, it wont take much to beat him(i.e.100shot).
Originally Posted by 88blackgt
not sure about that, if he's as built as it sounds. 2 step and awd make for a HARD launch
says its a FWD not a AWD. Quick little car but he definitely needs to learn how to brake boost. I'm surprised he pulled you as much as he did. I ran a 350+rwhp AWD eclipse when I was stock with just the juice and we were neck and neck from a highway roll. I realize AWD will be slower from a roll but I don't believe it to be that large of a difference with it being FWD and a little more power.
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Originally Posted by bene
You could've probably smoked his *** from a dig.
Took him a while to spool that sucker up.
Took him a while to spool that sucker up.Cool race, thanks for the vid! Hopefully onebadassws6 won't come in here and crap on this thread.
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Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
says its a FWD not a AWD. Quick little car but he definitely needs to learn how to brake boost. I'm surprised he pulled you as much as he did. I ran a 350+rwhp AWD eclipse when I was stock with just the juice and we were neck and neck from a highway roll. I realize AWD will be slower from a roll but I don't believe it to be that large of a difference with it being FWD and a little more power.
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Originally Posted by capn smokey
Wow what a kill! I hate to say it but if he would have brake boosted and shifted faster you would of got annihilated. Good death and keep modding, it wont take much to beat him(i.e.100shot).
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i was ther last night when jon raced the eclipse it was a bad *** eclipse i was the one that agged the race on lol but for the record that thing did have 370 to the ground so it wasnt a slow car by any means
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Originally Posted by bene
You could've probably smoked his *** from a dig. Took him a while to spool that sucker up.
Took him a while to spool that sucker up.
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Good run man! You have some strong throttle response at 30!
FWDs do have good roll-on gearing, so if thats what the car is focused on they make sense. Note how nicely thrid worked for him. In an AWD he would not have had that clean a pull in the middle there.
GT30 based turbos are the best street car turbos for a 2L car IMHO. If I upgrade from my 16G thats the route I will go, either full garret or a hybrid.
Honorable for sure.
FWDs do have good roll-on gearing, so if thats what the car is focused on they make sense. Note how nicely thrid worked for him. In an AWD he would not have had that clean a pull in the middle there.
GT30 based turbos are the best street car turbos for a 2L car IMHO. If I upgrade from my 16G thats the route I will go, either full garret or a hybrid.
Honorable for sure.
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Originally Posted by Sparetire
Good run man! You have some strong throttle response at 30!
FWDs do have good roll-on gearing, so if thats what the car is focused on they make sense. Note how nicely thrid worked for him. In an AWD he would not have had that clean a pull in the middle there.
GT30 based turbos are the best street car turbos for a 2L car IMHO. If I upgrade from my 16G thats the route I will go, either full garret or a hybrid.
Honorable for sure.
FWDs do have good roll-on gearing, so if thats what the car is focused on they make sense. Note how nicely thrid worked for him. In an AWD he would not have had that clean a pull in the middle there.
GT30 based turbos are the best street car turbos for a 2L car IMHO. If I upgrade from my 16G thats the route I will go, either full garret or a hybrid.
Honorable for sure.
I thought GST's were all AWD? I'm probably wrong, I don't know much about imports.
You held him off pretty nice before he hit full boost. Listen to everyone else, a 100 shot will hold him off for good.
You held him off pretty nice before he hit full boost. Listen to everyone else, a 100 shot will hold him off for good.