The new eclipses

[TheCarGuy]

i kno that the new eclipses breakdown easy but do the older ones break down easy? Thanx

[VenomInMyVeins]

Originally Posted by TheCarGuy

i kno that the new eclipses breakdown easy but do the older ones break down easy? Thanx

my friend has a talon 2nd gen, and it's never been in the shop, and another friend has a 13.5second (in colo that's good for a spt compct) gen 2 eclipse gsx w/o NO2, and he doesn't have any problems either. I've never heard any problems with the new eclipses either.. I have another friend with a 4 cylinder new gen3 eclipse, and she loves it. So either I'm a sheltered child, or eclipses are nice. There are a ton on the road, cuz they're a fairly reliable, and upgradeable car.

[VenomInMyVeins]

oh, my room mate does have a laser though (same as gen 1 eclipse) and it sucks ass, and I haven't heard many good things about the gen 1's though... so don't get a gen 1.

[audi&benz]

new eclipses dont break down easily at least IMO. my brother has a 2001 eclipse gs and it has 45k miles on it and hasnt been in the shop yet, except a broken side mirror, damn atl traffic. i dont know why many people dont like the new eclipse, but it has grown on me.

[96talontsi]

the reason i dont like the 3rd gen of eclipse is because they got rid of the turbos!!!

[Dude weres my dsm?]

lol the 3rd en eclipse isnt really an eclipse at all, its just the bastard child of the 3000gt bearing the eclipse name

[LandoAWD]

Originally Posted by VenomInMyVeins

oh, my room mate does have a laser though (same as gen 1 eclipse) and it sucks ass, and I haven't heard many good things about the gen 1's though... so don't get a gen 1.

Yeah.

ITS AN OLDER FUCKING CAR!!!

Of course more stuff is going to break....at least we go fast doing it.

[Dude weres my dsm?]

lol yep we break but we go fast doing it nothing can touch a eclipse with a 16g except something really expensive

[ted_ex]

how is a car gay?

[nate_karr]

1st gen ecplispe sucked ugly slow and less options to modify
2nd gen fuckin killed everybody off the line
3rd gen sucked its so ugly and boxish.

venom where in colo does ur buddy live...i'm in the springs.

[JoeWagon]

nate, 1g has less options to modify? like what?

FYI 1g cars full interior are into 8 seconds now... slow? i wouldnt say so

[VenomInMyVeins]

Nate about two hours north. And the other dude.. man.. I don't care if there are 1st gens in the 8s... there is more to a car than drag racing... And I want to see where you're getting your info anyways? cuz if it's not on the stock engine I'm not talking with you anymore.. this topic was about the eclipses.. not an eclipse with a 3000gt engine in it or whatever..

[crankwalk 2g]

Man, there is so much ignorant misinformation going on here.

1st gen ecplispe sucked ugly slow and less options to modify
2nd gen fuckin killed everybody off the line
3rd gen sucked its so ugly and boxish.

For yor information many 2nd gen owners swap in the 1st gen 6 bolt 4g63 because of its strength and better flow and b/c it does not develop crankwalk. Both 1st and 2nd gens have the 4G63 engine just a very slight variation from one another. Any true DSMer and racer knows to watch out for a 1st gen. As far as killing everybody off the line, both 1st and 2nd gens came in the all-wheel-drive GSX model so I have no clue as to what your talking about. I do agree about the 3rd gens though.


I don't care if there are 1st gens in the 8s... there is more to a car than drag racing... And I want to see where you're getting your info anyways? cuz if it's not on the stock engine I'm not talking with you anymore.. this topic was about the eclipses.. not an eclipse with a 3000gt engine in it or whatever..

Obviously you know nothing about Eclipses b/c if you did you would know that turbo Eclipses have no need for engine swaps as anything else would be inferiour to the 4G63 that is already inside it, and the money it would cost to swap in another engine would have made your car much faster than any swap could.

[Zero8985]

Originally Posted by VenomInMyVeins

Nate about two hours north. And the other dude.. man.. I don't care if there are 1st gens in the 8s... there is more to a car than drag racing... And I want to see where you're getting your info anyways? cuz if it's not on the stock engine I'm not talking with you anymore.. this topic was about the eclipses.. not an eclipse with a 3000gt engine in it or whatever..

Um... just so you know... If a car can run a quarter mile in 8 seconds, than you won't be catching up to it on a highway or any race period. 8 seconds is somewhere between 160 and 180 miles an hour, meaning your governer will kick in before you reach that speed. Also, i think a 3000gt engine is almost bigger than the 1g engine bay... . On the otherhand... The fastest i've heard of an Eclipse running was 10.5, so i'm interested to find out about an 8 second eclipse.

[LandoAWD]

This is a sorry ass thread. YES there is a 4g63T in the 8s.