6 second DSM

http://videos.streetfire.net/category/Mitsubishi/1/25FD8D05-A84A-46EC-9EBB-96A2C1E94DE7.htm


Makes me miss the DSM......

:banghead:

Damn... That thing was ridiculously fast...

Does the guy in the video say thats at Norwalk Raceway?

Yep, Brent Rau is a DSM god. I think that was the record for fastest 4-cyl. at the time. There's a video of it inside the car too which is crazy.

^I can hear it, but I can't see it :( Streetfire vids never work for me. Wonder why?

Rwd!!!!:p

That video is from a while ago, and yes that is Norwalk Raceway.

Yep, Brent Rau is a God. Here are some pics of him that I took at NOPI when it was in SoFla.

http://www.clipsekid99.com/nopi2005/day1/pro-class-brent_rau-rwd-eclipse1.jpg
http://www.clipsekid99.com/nopi2005/day1/pro-class-brent_rau-rwd-eclipse2.jpg
http://www.clipsekid99.com/nopi2005/day1/pro-class-brent_rau-rwd-eclipse3.jpg
http://www.clipsekid99.com/nopi2005/day1/pro-class-brent_rau-rwd-eclipse4.jpg
http://www.clipsekid99.com/nopi2005/day1/pro-class-brent_rau-rwd-eclipse5.jpg

Simply...amazing.

P.S. Savior I'm glad you made a post, so I can look at the sexy thing in your sig. :grinyes:

That is bad ass. I wonder if(or if someone already has) broke into the 5's with a 4-cyl. I think that I am going to get another DSM someday and do a RWD conversion. It would be a fun project car. But that is so far in the future its not even funny. :( college just costs too much damn money. Oh well I have an interview the 24th hopefully I get the internship/job.

Isn't that just a tube frame eclipse? I don't really count that if it is...

Isn't that just a tube frame eclipse? I don't really count that if it is...

Yeah I dont think that think there is anything that can run sub 8 seconds that isn't at least a partial tube frame. Its still running the same motor as us(well its still a 4g63 kinda ;)) and that is whats important. Brent Rau is someone that takes this to a whole different level than someone like Shepard. I have a ton of respect for shepard because his car is still "stock" and not a chopped modified eclipse/tube frame. But his goal is completely different than that of someone like Brent. Brent is setting records for fastest 4-cylinder period. Not just the fastest "stock" DSM. I have a lot of respect and admiration for both men.:thumbsup:

While we're on the subject, did buscher sell his yellow 2g? I ask because I was at Shepherds garage yesterday and he had buschers car sitting in there tore apart some... I'm wondering if he bought it or something. I hadn't heard anything about it.

My god that car is badass, What a rush you'd get from those speeds at in that amount of time. I'll bet without the right gear it wouldn't be hard to get whiplash lol.

Yeah no shit. Launching a lightly modded TSI AWD is pretty sweet as it is, just imagine like 8x a much horsepower. Brent used to live in the twin cities area and I know a couple guys from down there that used to run with him at the track when he was running 11's and 12's. As a matter of fact, the guy I am buying my 90 TSI AWD from has his old clutch among a bunch of other parts. Definately sweet to have the fastest 4cyl be a DSMer. I think since then he has shaved off like 4/10ths. Definately sweet.

WHOA! Watch your wheelie! I was looking at the pictures and what exactly is that sticking out of his hood? It kinda looks like the turbo/compressor wheel...

There is no way that that car will ever be thought of as a sleeper lol. I just can't stop thinking of how much of a kick thats got to have...jesus!!

I was looking at the pictures and what exactly is that sticking out of his hood? It kinda looks like the turbo/compressor wheel...
Yup.

Simply...amazing.

P.S. Savior I'm glad you made a post, so I can look at the sexy thing in your sig. :grinyes:

.... You have no idea how much I miss that thing......

Right now I'm getting around in my girlfriends 1996 Nissan Sentra. Talk about going from an 11 sec beast..... to a 17 second car....

But if you wanna see more pics, then you can look at this thread.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=443318

Have you decided on what you are going to get, Savior?

Shep also runs the turbo sticking out of the front of the car, but his is in the front bumper while I believe Brent's is up on the hood. Many of the fast turbo cars do this, to force more air into the turbo when the car is at speed. I'm sure you guys have heard me say this many times, but a turbo is a pressure multiplier, capable of multiplying pressure by some factor (left line on the map, pressure ratio). More pressure in means more pressure out ;) And better efficiency as well.

As far as I know Shep did indeed by the BR RWD at last years Shootout. He did say at the time that he had no intentions of replacing his talon with it though, and he did in fact continue to improve his times in his car. Perhaps he'll build it to run in one of the other classes. I'd like to see both cars competeting this year, but he is a regular workin man after all ;)

And the announcer does say that is NRP, and it sure looks like it. That is a pretty huge track (compared to New England Dragway and other local tracks at least), and I love running there at the Shootout.

I was gonna go up to Norwalk last year but never got the chance because of working all the time. :( I hope to make it up there this year for the shootout. It looks like a really nice track...

not yet.... I got 4k saved and I'm still saving up money... I'm really having trouble trying to figure out what I want to get. All the Transam's have decided to go up in price. 22k is common now on autotrader in my area. And I was thinking about getting a SRT-4, but those bastards are trying to sell for 21k-23k. So I'm might just try and save about 4-5k more and get myself an evo/sti or something.

Oh man, you definetly need to go with a Trans Am and then turbocharge it. lol You should look for a Trans Am in other areas besides yours. You can pick up a 98-00 Trans Am with about 30-40k miles up here for 8-12k easy. They look sexy as hell too. :wink:

Cobra's are sweet rides too.;)

Wait, why did you decide to sell your gs sex?

Replaced the tranny 4 times.... and also after I got hit by that semitruck... I never quite felt the same about it. I mean, it was fast, hella fast. But I only had it for like a month before something happened where it would be out of commision. It got so bad, that the dealership service department would say, see you in a month. So I had to sell it.

About the Trans-Am. We're suppose to be moving to Texas soon, and I know it should be easier to find one out there for cheaper. So I might just wait until then.

Yeah I dont think that think there is anything that can run sub 8 seconds that isn't at least a partial tube frame. Its still running the same motor as us(well its still a 4g63 kinda ;)) and that is whats important. Brent Rau is someone that takes this to a whole different level than someone like Shepard. I have a ton of respect for shepard because his car is still "stock" and not a chopped modified eclipse/tube frame. But his goal is completely different than that of someone like Brent. Brent is setting records for fastest 4-cylinder period. Not just the fastest "stock" DSM. I have a lot of respect and admiration for both men.:thumbsup:


Not true. Sheps 2.0L stock body AWD is the fastest awd 4 cyl and the second AWD EVER to run 7s.

Not true. Sheps 2.0L stock body AWD is the fastest awd 4 cyl and the second AWD EVER to run 7s.

Its been a while since I was on Shep's website, I didn't know he had broken into the 7's. Thats amazingly fast for being a "stock" car. Shep is my hero.:grinyes:

Yeah, its his DD too right? Man, a fuckin 7 second car to get groceries in...

I guess Shep's car is lightened by like 600 pounds though. I always thought it was full stock weight before I did some research. Can't wait till this summer for some quicker numbers and new videos!

Shep and Sean both hit 7s and 6s respectively right at the end of last season. Last I heard on sheps car it was 2600 pounds, with stock dash and glass, to make the rules for his class. It is definitely not a daily driver though ;)