stock 91 sl vs. stock 97 gst

[thre3kgt811]

who would win in a race??? my friend has a 97 eclipse gst with just about 120000 on it..the turbo lags a bit but not so much...and my 91 sl has 85k on it..the gst is auto by the way mine is 5 speed..who do u think would win???

[YogsVR4]

Depends on the length of the race I think. Stop light to stop light, I think the GST is going to come out on top. After that, I just don't know.

[youngvr4]

yeah i'd say gs-t

[3KSL95]

could be close i think, the gsx is about a 15.0 car, and im not sure about the 91 sl but other sl's run 14.9 -15.0 so in my opinion its a drivers race. but again that is with my limited knowledge about the gst

[Hotshot8792]

so as long as he's running stock boost and you can drive, i'd say that you can beat him, he'll probably beat you off the line sense he's auto, turbo automatics can be pretty mean off the line. You will for sure walk him after 100

[youngvr4]

Originally Posted by 3KSL95

could be close i think, the gsx is about a 15.0 car, and im not sure about the 91 sl but other sl's run 14.9 -15.0 so in my opinion its a drivers race. but again that is with my limited knowledge about the gst

its best not to use the faastest times ever ran by an sl when talking there 1320's. next time use the number 15.3

[thre3kgt811]

you still think the gs-t would win considering the turbo has some lag on it..and the fact its an auto??

[YogsVR4]

Just saying turbo lag is pretty ambiguous. All turbos have lag, its just a question of how much. A lot as in ten seconds? Two? Three tenths?

[thre3kgt811]

probably just like, 1 or 2 seconds not much..but still i thought it might make somewhat of a difference i dont really know though

[youngvr4]

its about 1 sec before turbo kicks in. ours kick in so fast it seems as if we have no turbo lag.

[aznnutty]

there is no turbo lag to twin turbo machines...

[aznnutty]

to my opinion, you could take him, the gst is fast, but not that fast on stock.. and there's a good difference between the gst and the gsx, as long as it's not a gsx then your in good shape. you have the ability to red line while he'll shift around 5, so you do have somewhat of a advantage, of the line, don't spinout, rev up to 3 and let off the cluch slowly until it catches on then just let go completely, kindda like a mini launch.. if your a good driver then you could probably take him, i betten gst before..

[LandoAWD]

Originally Posted by aznnutty

to my opinion, you could take him, the gst is fast, but not that fast on stock.. and there's a good difference between the gst and the gsx, as long as it's not a gsx then your in good shape. you have the ability to red line while he'll shift around 5, so you do have somewhat of a advantage, of the line, don't spinout, rev up to 3 and let off the cluch slowly until it catches on then just let go completely, kindda like a mini launch.. if your a good driver then you could probably take him, i betten gst before..

I am amazed you know when the driver is going to shift. Must be nice.

Originally Posted by aznnutty

there is no turbo lag to twin turbo machines...

Get a larger pair of snails and report back.




Stock for stock, it will be a driver's race, but there aren't too many DSMs that stay completely stock for long.

[aznnutty]

can't shift an automatic..... it's electronically, under much pressure, it usally shifts around 5, i use to own an automatic..

[LandoAWD]

Originally Posted by aznnutty

can't shift an automatic..... it's electronically, under much pressure, it usally shifts around 5, i use to own an automatic..

Sure you can. It will take it's toll on the tranny eventually, but I know you've seen the O/D button in addition to the "1" and "2" positions.