94 Z28(A4) vs 95-99ish Eclipse(NA M5)

[flatlander757]

i met a guy locally who goes by the name Dbo. He has a 95-99 body style eclipse that is non turbo. it has headers, full exhaust, CAI, computer tune, and i think he said something about heads and cam. will all of that stuff really make it comparable to my 270hp Z28? My car has an auto 4 speed and he has a manual 5 speed. when i met him he asked if i had a v6 or v8. i said its the LT1 V8. he told me he'd smoke me no problem. i kinda wanted to laugh. i got his number, what would i expect out of a race? from a red light? roll? my car isnt terribly great in the upper rpm range but it pulls like hell each time it shifts!

[kman10587]

His car isn't even a turbo. With his meager list of mods, I'd say it's a mid- to high-15 second car, and that's being pretty generous. You should be able to absolutely decimate him.

[k3smostwanted]

make sure it is in deed a non turbo. i have seen quite a few eclipe GS or RS that have been turboed or had a GS-T motor swapped in. but then again, why would he ask if it was a v6 or v8 if he knew he could smoke either???

[illegal_eagle187]

he goes by Dbo? lol thats funny...but yeah ur Z28 should smoke him like a philly blunt

[BlackGT2000]

Your Z28 will kill it. Feel free to laugh at it.

[SuperHighOutput]

He doen't have a shot, and btw you 275hp.

[flatlander757]

thanks for the replies!

k3smostwanted: it is indeed N/A. he showed me under the hood. only think on the intake is a CAI. no "turbo boosters"(lol @ geico).

i feel its safe to say he is a ricer. no real serious upgrades. mostly interior crap like sparco seats, a CF shifter, a tach that read 0-12000 rpm(lol). i liked the subtle vinyl on the side. it looked alright. i think DBo is funny too but im not telling him that. hes 20 and looks like he could kick my ass. haha. unless im in my camaro i know my car is weak on the top end, but how does the NA eclipse perform in the upper rpm range?

i think ill give him a call tomorrow. i just hope we can do it before 5 when i gotta work

[slideways...]

haha hes a regular on the 240sx forums
i havent heard how fast his car is but its an RS model (1.8L 116hp stock iirc) so i would say hes safely in the 16s unless hes gone into internals which i doubt
hes seems smart though so i doubt hes just another ricer but still you should beat him

[clawhammer]

He's just a ricer, you should eat him for luch.

[kman10587]

His car performs better in the upper RPM range than it does in the lower, but you'll still kill him from any RPM.

[flatlander757]

slideways, i checked and that's not the same Dbo. i think hes got uncle ben's written all over his beer gut

[slideways...]

lol ok