1996 Cobra vs 1995 Gt vs Eclipse

To start off, I found out that the 5.0 Mustang GT that wanted to race me was not spraying. So I knew I could beat him, he (actually his sister’s car) was closer to stock than my car. My 1996 Cobra only having 3.73, underdrives, subframes, and the all powerful K&N filter. The 5.0 only had an offroad h-pipe and Warlock mufflers. In case nobody remembers about this guy, he says his 1995 GT is faster than my car from the factory. But since I only had $2 I couldn’t make it to the strip. But while in the middle of watching “Snatch” I hear a 5.0 go down the road.
“BNS 50” my friend says, which is the license plate of the 5.0. So I hesitated for a second, then I was running out the door, with one of my friends in tow. I jump in my car and head after him. “Let’s see if he will race for free.” I see him up head getting ready to turn on to HWY 80. I speed as much as I can through the neighborhood, considering how many bumps are in the road.
By the time I get onto HWY 80, I am, about 8 cars behind him. So I give all I got to get beside him. As I turn onto to 80, I notice a white Eclipse with rims, but didn’t think about him since I never have an import want to race me. It was the Eclipse body style before the current one. I get up beside him and see it is “BNS 5.0” so I rev and then drop into third at 60 MPH. I bark the tires (I love having tires that aren’t dry-rotted) and pass him. Now it looked like he tried to keep up, but I picked up A LOT of distance quick. Now I have never ran a stock 5.0 on top end. Is this what it would look like? I pulled a lot of cars just in 3rd, about five, then he dropped back real quick. At the time I was thinking DAMN, he didn’t race, then the light up ahead turns yellow.
“There is a GOD” my passenger says. I would have laughed if I wasn’t so preoccupied about the 5.0. They pull up beside me and rev the engine. I see a guy in the passenger seat laughing. I rev my engine, the light on the other side turns red. GREEN!!!!!!!! I hit it. I didn’t get any wheel spin. I bark the tires into 2nd and my passenger says “They aren’t racing” That pissed me off so I kept going until I hit 100 MPH, then I let off.
I was happy, not as happy if he had actually raced from a stop, but now he can’t talk shit anymore. Then I see lights coming up behind me. Not a GT but an Eclipse. He pulls up beside me and revs the engine. And I heard a turbo. He revved a few more times and the bypass valve was causing me to hear the air more than the engine(not really).
SO since we had slowed down to about 40 MPH, I revved and then dropped into 2nd. The Eclipse must have been sitting in 2nd because as soon as I hit it, he hit it right after me. In second I pulled a few inches, LITERALLY. I speed shift into 3rd and I might have gained a little and he stayed right there up until about 120 MPH, which is where we both stopped. I pull into his lane to turn around, all happy since I beat something with a turbo. I get into the turn lane and the guy follows.
OK, I pull onto the other side of 80 and sit there. He pulls beside me and revs the engine a few times, I do the same and then I hit it. If anything I did better than the first takeoff before. And of course he didn’t race me. So I slow down and wait for him, but unfortunately that launch used up all of my luck. Now, my adrenaline had kicked in. Pushing in the clutch pedal was like pushing in air. My knees were shaking. This didn’t bold well for a takeoff. He pulls up and I wait for him to start. You could really hear that turbo spool. He drops the clutch and takes off PERFECTLY. And I fuck up about as bad as possible. I peel out or maybe burnout is the better term until about 50 MPH in 2nd gear. Then I start gaining. I pulled in maybe a car then he hits his brakes. So I stop again with him. I roll down the window and say “Are you ready?” “Yeah” “Whenever” He takeoffs perfectly AGAIN!!!!!! And I burnout AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was pretty much the same as before. I gained maybe a car and a half. Then he turns around. I am sure if I hadn’t been all pumped up I could have taken him since I probably had more torque, but woulda, coulda, shoulda. I won the first and he won the other two. I will settle for that.
I am just happy, I got it all on tape. My first race with a REAL import was a win. I am pretty happy.

Good work until the end.

The only Eclipse I have every had try me was a red last body style GSX. He stayed even with me until third gear, I was spinning a little. We pulled over afterwards into a Texaco and shook hands and discussed what we had done to our cars. He had a bullet proof short block with massaged intake and only a mere 24 lbs. of boost. :eek: Very fast for an eclipse.

I had a run in with a eclipse turbo in my 99 we were running on 44 in virginia goin 40 the we took off...Had a friend in the car that was 6'6 250lbs and im 6'1 at 230 and when we took off i was in third and jumped ahead maybe a half a car length and then thats all he saw..i left him after that..caught myself goin 160 before i slowed down he caught up 10 secs later blowing by me i punched it again and left he butt for good..the only thing i have done to my car is under drive pulleys and bbk headers and borla exhaust with no cats..
you'd be amazed how much horseys you get without cats..

But I did want to say congrats and good job for beating him...rice burners need to be put in their place :devil:

I don't want to call BS, but unless you chipped your car or put in some 4.10s you could not have been going 160 MPH. All Cobras top out at 147 MPH, I believe.

Actually 4.10's slow your top end on any car..and my car hasnt been chipped yet and i have witness i put it to 160..tell ya what..next time i take it that fast ill have a friend take a pic of it..but i normally dont try to go anything near that on a regular basis...a friend of mine with an un chipped 2001 GT put his car to 147..and i know cobras go faster..so who knows

I didn't think you were modded. Just by adding the 4.10 you would go that fast. You must have balls that are HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!! I practically shit myself when I go 120 MPH.

But the pic would be cool.

Since I have only 3.73, my 5th gear is not usuable. Always wondered what it would be like with 4.10 and be able to shift into 5th.