Top Speed

Hey whats the top speed on a 00 - 05 eclipse gts and what about the 95-99 eclipse gsx?

i dont know exactly but i have had a gts up 126 mph

i dont know exactly but i have had a gts up 126 mph

well....what do you think i should get a eclipse and what year , wrx , or civic

the eclipses maximum top speed is 170mph. good luck getting there.

get a wrx sti

The eclipse 3g GT top speed is a little over 150 and we have no governer. 172 is the fastest you can upgrade your car to go with the stock tranny.

i thought 150 was as far as it would go on the trans

99 gsx's went about 140, the speedo is off, really off, though so it looks like 147 or so


you don't need to know the top speed for daily driving, or track for that matter , if you do, don't buy one buy a civic

Ive had m 00' GT 5 speed up to 140 with 2 other people in the car. Let me tell you....it seems like you are going a lot faster in real life than it does in video games...but for it being that fast on an almost stock car, it was pretty stable. Im impressed with how it was holding togeather. I think that the drag limit on a stock are with no iduction is a little under 150...unless you have a tail wind. Either way, you better be testing it in daylight on a very open stretch. The car gets up to 120 pretty easy...but after that it takes a little to get her going. I would say the WRX STi...the only bad thing is that it is governed at like 150 or so...and the thing that sux is that not only is it governed...but it like shuts the fuel off....so, i think you have to stop and restart from what I have heard from Auto magazines. (althoug, i dont blame Suburu for doing it...i bet that car could probably do 170 stock with lots of road)

2001 eclipse GS= 137 mph w/ 1 passanger in the car @ 5700 ft elevation.

the gearing runs out at 170mph but you probably wont get above 150mph b/c of drag.

you can get an eclipse over 170. . . but only after it accelerates at 9.8 meters/sec. lol. Someone will get it.

you can get an eclipse over 170. . . but only after it accelerates at 9.8 meters/sec. lol. Someone will get it.

haha nice...i got it...physics stuff....for those of you who dont understand..9.8 meters/second squared is the acceleration at which things fall towards the earth due to the gravitational pull, so hes saying that if an eclipse fell off of a mountain or cliff, it could reach 170mph easily...Man, and im supposed to be the stupid 17 year old from Mississippi.

credit given to the newbie! i was thinking everyone would be like. . . "how does it accelerate like that?" or "it can't cause of the tranny". nice

Just a note...for all of us using the British system of things, it's 32ft/s. Also, falling at 32ft/s, or 9.8m/s does not consider wind resistance into the equation. After a while you will reach maximum velocity and you will cease to accelerate due to wind resistance.

it doesnt matter how much road you have, you still wont get to 170mph. for one, the speedo doesnt read but to 160, so how do you know when you get to 170?? also, the drag on the car will be too great for the engine to overcome.

it doesnt matter how much road you have, you still wont get to 170mph. for one, the speedo doesnt read but to 160, so how do you know when you get to 170?? also, the drag on the car will be too great for the engine to overcome.


The speedo is 150, and yes you COULD go 170 if you had the power to do it. Just because the spedo stops doesnt mean the car stops. My spedo in my 84 Landcruiser was topped at 85...and i had the needle bouncing on 85 several times. Also, I was talking about an STi doing that...i know our car couldnt...at least stock.

typo...i thought i put 150. you could get to 170 but how would you know how fast you are going? let a cop clock you?

typo...i thought i put 150. you could get to 170 but how would you know how fast you are going? let a cop clock you?

That, or when you hit 150, if you know you are still accelerating you can have the good feeling of knowing you have already exceeded the expectations of Mitsubishi, and say your car is capable of 150+.

Or, go to the Nurbering in Germany and have the track clock you legally.

That, or when you hit 150, if you know you are still accelerating you can have the good feeling of knowing you have already exceeded the expectations of Mitsubishi, and say your car is capable of 150+.

Or, go to the Nurbering in Germany and have the track clock you legally.

Man if you have the money to ship your car to Nurbering you aren't driving an Eclipse. You probably drive Porsche or somthing that is worth testing over there.

Dang, The fastest I'v been in my spyderGT is 115 mph lol

ive hit 142 in my GT

Kinda sad when my GS can go as fast as your GT huh!?!?!?! Theres somthing to be said about the 4 banger.

Kinda sad when my GS can go as fast as your GT huh!?!?!?! Theres somthing to be said about the 4 banger.

that doesnt say much....neither car has a governor, so theres nothing stopping it from getting there.

but i bet i can get there faster than you can :thefinger:

that doesnt say much....neither car has a governor, so theres nothing stopping it from getting there.

but i bet i can get there faster than you can :thefinger:


I bet he didnt see that one commin....lol, i was thinking the same thing! NICE BURN

that doesnt say much....neither car has a governor, so theres nothing stopping it from getting there.

but i bet i can get there faster than you can :thefinger:


You think? Ive raced GT eclipse from a rolling start at 65mph, and it wasnt much of a race. By the time we hit 110 mph there was only about a 5 ft gap. And dont say it was driving error. I know the other driver, and both of us race SOLO 2 alot. Both of us have exhausts, and intakes.

You think? Ive raced GT eclipse from a rolling start at 65mph, and it wasnt much of a race. By the time we hit 110 mph there was only about a 5 ft gap. And dont say it was driving error. I know the other driver, and both of us race SOLO 2 alot. Both of us have exhausts, and intakes.


Good as that may be...but I think you are forgetting about the 64 mph before you hit 65...try it again from 0 and see what you have to say. And I doubt even from a 65 roll on you have the pull a 5speed GT does.

You think? Ive raced GT eclipse from a rolling start at 65mph, and it wasnt much of a race. By the time we hit 110 mph there was only about a 5 ft gap. And dont say it was driving error. I know the other driver, and both of us race SOLO 2 alot. Both of us have exhausts, and intakes.

you do know that fourth gear is the worst in these cars. there is no pulling power in that gear. im sure he pulled that 5ft gap off the bat, and when you both hit fourth gear, the car just dies

Ohhhhh come on. Really. All at first you guys were saying that the GT can spak the 4cyl. Now your saying "Ohhh our 4th gear sucks!!!" Well wahh, wahh, wahh, wahh. Your car isnt that much fast than a 4 cyl. get over it. The hardest thing to do is accept the fact that our cars are slow, and under powerd for their size. By all means the 4 cyl should be hitting 200 hp N/A easily, and the 6cyl should be hitting in the aresa of 275hp N/A. I mean look at Honda and their V-tec. their little 1.8 l are hitting 180+ HP with very few mods, or are coming from the factory that way. The Hondah Oddesy, their mini-van has 265 hp! That is alot for a soccer mom. Perhaps too much! Where oh were is our Mivec????

1. mivec costs more money
2. it wouldn't be easy to meet emissions
3. mitsu america is owned by daimler-chrysler, i believe mitsu japan is independently owned

Ohhhhh come on. Really. All at first you guys were saying that the GT can spak the 4cyl. Now your saying "Ohhh our 4th gear sucks!!!" Well wahh, wahh, wahh, wahh. Your car isnt that much fast than a 4 cyl. get over it. The hardest thing to do is accept the fact that our cars are slow, and under powerd for their size. By all means the 4 cyl should be hitting 200 hp N/A easily, and the 6cyl should be hitting in the aresa of 275hp N/A. I mean look at Honda and their V-tec. their little 1.8 l are hitting 180+ HP with very few mods, or are coming from the factory that way. The Hondah Oddesy, their mini-van has 265 hp! That is alot for a soccer mom. Perhaps too much! Where oh were is our Mivec????

I woulndt say the 4 banger would easily hit 200 n/a. Look at the Celica GT-S, it is only at 180 and it has VVTi-L, im sure there are things that will put it well over 200 without FI, but still. No car company puts out a lower model with a more powerful engine because then they wont be selling any of their top model cars. Now, if the V6 3G had a more sophisticated engine then maybe they would have spent some more money and put a better setup on the I4, but as it stands the reason our motors are not putting much HP is because that area of the car was not priority when they were looking at the market they wanted to sell the car 2.

Ohhhhh come on. Really. All at first you guys were saying that the GT can spak the 4cyl. Now your saying "Ohhh our 4th gear sucks!!!" Well wahh, wahh, wahh, wahh. Your car isnt that much fast than a 4 cyl. get over it. The hardest thing to do is accept the fact that our cars are slow, and under powerd for their size. By all means the 4 cyl should be hitting 200 hp N/A easily, and the 6cyl should be hitting in the aresa of 275hp N/A. I mean look at Honda and their V-tec. their little 1.8 l are hitting 180+ HP with very few mods, or are coming from the factory that way. The Hondah Oddesy, their mini-van has 265 hp! That is alot for a soccer mom. Perhaps too much! Where oh were is our Mivec????

are you that much of an idiot?? when i say our car..i mean the whole 3G lineup. im not just talking about the GT. how about you learn more about your car before you speak again about something you know nothing about.
you are an idiot to think that the 4cyl can keep up with the v6. there are numberous races between the 4cyl and the v6. and guess who lost every single time??

lets see....

the 4cyl - mid 8 sec 0-60, mid to high 16s in 1/4 mile
v6 - high 6 sec 0-60, low to mid 15s in 1/4 mile.

lets see... the v6 is almost a second and a half faster 0-60 and almost a full second faster in the quarter mile. and you think thats keeping up?

i agree, the 4cyl's have to be pretty well modified and have an awesome driver before they can keep up w/ a GT entirely STOCK w/ an ok driver and actually, 4th gear doesn't suck, third does

a well modified car though shouls make 100hp per liter, so the 4cyl should make 240 hp and the V6 should make 300hp, but the less hard you push things the longer they last, thats why both fall short 100hp on their hp rating

Are you blind? I clearly stated at a 65 mph roll. No shit the GT will win the 1/4 mile. Come on man, Do you just type shit to raise your post number? And as far as hitting the 200 HP mark, the Acura RSX hits 210 HP out of a 2.0L engine. And Mitsu is not owned my Diamler-Chrysler. They pulled out two years ago. Now the Bank of Japan owns most of the company, but is still ran by Mitsu Japan.

All at first you guys were saying that the GT can spak the 4cyl. Now your saying "Ohhh our 4th gear sucks!!!" Well wahh, wahh, wahh, wahh. Your car isnt that much fast than a 4 cyl. get over it.

thats why i posted why i posted....you made it sound like the 4cyl was just as fast as the v6.

and you talk about hondas and VTEC....why dont you go get one if you want it that bad?

Because I like my 91 Talon TSI AWD a whole lot better. I just keep my 01 eclipse for my parts runner, or when I have long trips, and need the extra space for luggage. It also looks better than my talon, so its better to go cruise the local scene every once and awhile.

and to pick up chicks

And as far as hitting the 200 HP mark, the Acura RSX hits 210 HP out of a 2.0L engine.

i'm not seeing the relevance of this at all, but i'll check on the rest you did say 65mph but much earlier on, but where i live nobody races from 65, we all race from under 20mph which is why i got the torquier model, the type S RSX the only one that makes 210hp takes a while to get that much hp becuas it is so much higher in the rpm band making it much less usefull in daily driving, sorry but hp means little without torque

When you race on the interstate in AZ, and there are rarely ever any DPS out, thats when I race. Since our speed limits are already 75 MPH, and were trying to raise them to 85 mph, its make it easy to reach high speeds.

There is a strech of I-80 in Nebraska that is 75 for about 30 or so miles from Omaha to Lincoln. Its nice because A lot of people make that drive, and the 50 mile drive can be made in under 45 min. The only bad part is that troopers watch that stretch like hawks....its crazy. Granted, this is where i put down my top speed of over 140...but i had my eyes WIDE open in front, behind, left and right...and of course up for the birds. Im gonna be driving through Whyoming and Nevada next week to get to California...anyone know what the cop situation is like in those states?

watch out for CHiPs. Erick Estrada might pull you over on his motorcycle. thirty miles huh? thats sorta short for an interstate.

and from the way it sounds, AZ might need thier own autobahn program in the near future.

all i gotta say is, racing from 65 is pointless. street racing is pointless. take it to a track and see how good you do

watch out for CHiPs. Erick Estrada might pull you over on his motorcycle. thirty miles huh? thats sorta short for an interstate.

and from the way it sounds, AZ might need thier own autobahn program in the near future.


No, the interstate itself is like over 1500 miles...at least. The part that goes from Omaha to Lincoln is mostly 75...it's a very short segment of the total Interstate.

my bad, i shoulda known. you still better watch out for ponch and john.

this question kind of seems to be answered but can some ome clear it up on 99 eclipse the speedometer top is 170mph ok but on 2000+ eclipse the top speed only shows 150 i mean the mph gauge is turned so it looks like it could do more any one know why mitsubishi stopped at 150 for 3g eclipse's

Because a 99 eclipse is much faster. At least the GST, and GSX's are. Yeah turbo!

Because a 99 eclipse is much faster. At least the GST, and GSX's are. Yeah turbo!

but that has nothing to do with their top speed

to answer the question, mitsu was changing the whole look of the car. that was just another way of changing it

Plus, if the speedo went any more they would have had to make the tach gauge smaller. I think that the look of a larger tach makes for a sportier gauge cluster. Also, there really is no point in having a speedo that reads any faster than 150...if even that fast. I like the equality look that the gauges give...and there is no point in having a speedo that reads faster than the car could...or should go. Now, the C5 and C6 Corvettes have a gauge that reads up to 200 I think....and thats understandable because the car is HELLA fast. But for this car I think that 150 is plenty of speed for it to be showing. I would rather it be the way it is than have a smaller tach.

this question kind of seems to be answered but can some ome clear it up on 99 eclipse the speedometer top is 170mph ok but on 2000+ eclipse the top speed only shows 150 i mean the mph gauge is turned so it looks like it could do more any one know why mitsubishi stopped at 150 for 3g eclipse's

really, whats it matter where mits stopped at? youre not going to be driving there on a daily basis are you? if youre worried about what top speed numbers are on the GUAGES, my friend, you have too much time on your hands. they lowered it to something more feasable. 100 is really all you need on any car. i believe it was carrol shelby who said "cars dont need to drive over 120, its just not neccesary." he said that when discussing the ford GT's 200 mph speed. really, who cares what the top speed is...0-60 is what counts. and not getting pulled over

i dont mind your answer but you dont have to be a smart !## about it ,and what made you a Blank, Car Scientest

aww, did i hurt your efeelings? well i apologize, so you can dry up those tears mate. of ALL the different changes to compare the two cars to, you pick what the speedo guage says.

its not bloody rocket science, rather that of common sense. carrol might even have said 80 mph. im not sure right off the top of my head, it was in a magazine article way back.

bottom line- your not going to get your car there.

really, who cares what the top speed is...0-60 is what counts. and not getting pulled over

and 1/4 mile

yes i forgot about that one.

you over @3g earlier?

yeah

I woulndt say the 4 banger would easily hit 200 n/a. Look at the Celica GT-S, it is only at 180 and it has VVTi-L, im sure there are things that will put it well over 200 without FI, but still.

Actually the highest hp n/a Celica gt-s so far is like 193whp. That was with intake/header/exhaust/apexi power fc. The fastest n/a gt-s right now is only putting down 174whp. It ran 13.740 @ 101mph. Mods were : intake, unbolted stock exhaust, drag radials, and apexi power fc.


And to clarify, it's spelled VVTL-i... :)

Actually the highest hp n/a Celica gt-s so far is like 193whp. That was with intake/header/exhaust/apexi power fc. The fastest n/a gt-s right now is only putting down 174whp. It ran 13.740 @ 101mph. Mods were : intake, unbolted stock exhaust, drag radials, and apexi power fc.
And to clarify, it's spelled VVTL-i... :)

those are some pretty nice numbers. nobody has worked with the internals yet?

for real. do send us some info

those are some pretty nice numbers. nobody has worked with the internals yet?

Not really. Nobody makes cams for the 2zz-ge engine yet.. so not many people have gone through the trouble of getting high comp. pistons, valves, valve springs, etc..