fast and furious eclipse question

[vhr4710]

dont worry... im not one of those guys asking how i can make an eclipse like the one in the movie, but i do have a question.

ok 1st race scene (ya know, the one with ja rule, dom, brian, chinese dude) right before that when they all pull into the 'alley' the eclipse enters and there is a shot of it from the front, look under the car where the street effects lights are, there is a tube looking thing draggin on the ground, what is that, and why is it there?? anyone else notice this?

[Polygon]

Yep, I saw this and it bugged the hell out of me. Looks like a poorly hung nitrous hose.

[vhr4710]

it looks big as hell though, i though nitrous went through pretty small hoses....

[AlexB]

I don't remember seeing anything... could it have been a shadow?

[vhr4710]

naw dude, its like a white color, its a hose type thing for sure, i just dont know what it goes to

[CAptynCrunch]

i think it might be the nitrous tube, i rememebr once hearing something about eclipses having some sort of flaw like that where a certain cable or something has to be just hung low to keep it form getting caught on the internals of the car.

[AlexB]

Nah I doubt it's that... probably just some kind of movie error. I dont think a normal eclipse would have that hanging down.

[SickLude]

yea, it dosent seem like a problem that couldnt be solved with tape.

[fearless_simian]

on a more interesting note the "chinese dude" is the only real racer in that scene. He was one of thier consultants for the movie and he is the real deal. The making of the movie feature on the dvd has some cool stuff like that on it.

[TemepstFugit]

That tube in not for the NOS, but for the CCU headers. Regulator.

[TatII]

haha yeah that chinese dude is RJ Devera, a famous import pinoneer. anyways back to the top, yes i know what your talkin bout, it just looks like a cheap cable for the neons thats poorly hung and it was dragging on the floor. don't worry, no body in their right mind would drive a car let alone beat on a car if something like really was hanging down like that.

[i3o2Matt]

Originally Posted by TemepstFugit

That tube in not for the NOS, but for the CCU headers. Regulator.

MALARKY!!! haha

[CassiesMan]

Its for the direct intake manifold system of the turbo. It holds the floorboard in place. It was obviously poorly mounted, as its failure caused the loss of the eclipse's floor. If he had used a true direct manifold N20 intake running straight into the headers, and not the exhaust, it wouldn't have happned. Duh.

[Andydg]

It's probably one of those bad ass grounding wire kits you buy for like 300 bucks.

[i3o2Matt]

Originally Posted by Andydg

It's probably one of those bad ass grounding wire kits you buy for like 300 bucks.

lol no pun intended right? or was it? haha