Why do Eclipse drivers bug Mustangs?

[Muscletang]

I don't know about you guys but when I take my dad's 90 5.0 out to cruise on a Friday or Saturday night ricers seem to swarm and bug me. They pull up beside me and rev their engine up wanting to race and when I launch off the line and pull a good length on them they back down and act like they didn't want to race. Later on though they'll pass me doing 60 in like a 35 yelling (nothing nice) and honking at me. Other cars do this but it seems like a good portion of them are ricers. I'm just wondering if you guys have the same problem, and why it's the ricer drivers.

I was just driving and this Honda Pilot wanted to race me, but I didn't feel like it (Its a Pilot for crying out loud!!!). The guy launches off the line and gives the thing all its got, I just took off normally. He then gives me dirty, cocky smiles when I pull up beside him again, looking at the 5.0 like its a POS.

(I changed from "eclipses" to "ricers" because thinking about it I take back what I said. Eclipses do bother me but they fall in with the whole ricer crowd, which is much, much bigger.)

[CamaroSSBoy346]

i dunno. I like eclipses.

Maybe the guys with GS, and GT's think they have a GSX. (Rember..GSX: Turbocharged 4G63 and AWD)

[eillob]

You want the short answer or the long answer. The short answer is that there morons.

The long answer, its not just mustangs that they bug. They bug everyone with an american V8. Why, well they feel that they have a need to prove themselves. They would love to run back to there friends and tell them how they just beat up on a Mustang GT or a Camaro SS. Unfortunately for them this rarely ever happens. So everytime they bolt on a go fast goodie, put on a new decal or add a new guage, its go find an american muscle car to screw with. That brings us to the next topic.

CAN A RICE ROCKET ACTUALLY CHALLANGE AND BEAT AN AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR.

Of course i've seen civics and neons on HP TV (channel 325 for those of you with Direct TV satellite) running 9's. Pretty damn unbelievable if you ask me. The problem is the money you have to put into those damn things far exceeds what the car is worth sometimes 2-3 times. You see first you have to be able to run with a V8, thats the first hurdle and that aint easy. Next you have to dump more money to try to outrun it, thats way expensive. Most of the guys trying to race you don't have anywhere near the money to do that. Possible, yes but its way easier with a sponsor. You could just buy a V8 and be ahead of the game from the jump.

[thunderbird muscle]

A shrink would say they have low self-esteem.

I would say that they are dumb !@#$ers!

[emokid15]

Yup its true every eclipse driver thinks there tought. My friends wants 2 race my dads 87 5.0 lol. He talks 2 much Sh**. We went racing once with his Gs-T and he lost 2 a 90 5.0 and he didnt lose he got burn hardcore lol. Well not every eclipse driver half of my friends have eclipse and there cool with mustangs.

[Redfireterminator]

I don't have any that bother me.....

[andrewespo]

The biggest problem I have is usually with the soccer moms with the minivans. When I stop at redlights they always want to go!

[Dr GT]

odd this topic arised. just today on my way to a dr appt, im drivin like 60 in a 55 and this blue eclipse gt in my rear view comes plowin and weavin through traffic and flies by my going at least 75....so of course i slammed it back into 4th then 5th, got up to 90 easy and flew by him and it was over after that...2 min later saw him at a light and he was givin me the dirtiest look and his gf in the passenger seat was lookin over at me and smilin. chicks love muscle...cars. i have no muscle so i bought a mustang to make up for it. lol

[boosted331]

There are lots of fast eclipses out there, don't judge them all because you run into a few ricers with GS'es that are slow. My brothers car has gone 11.45 @ 123 pump gas, REAL 18" radial tires (not drag radials), full weight 1G with a 2.3L stroker and an FP3065. The AWD is pure sickness off the line.

[CamaroSSBoy346]

yeah. The DSM cars are quick, except the 95+ which are prone to crank walk.

[kman10587]

Damn crankwalk, that's why you buy gen 1 DSMs, they are lighter and have less problems

[andrewespo]

I'm sorry but what is a Crankwalk?

[Stang8705]

yesterday i had this gs-t right in front of me and he was at a stop and fortunately i got the green just b4 i stopped and passed him up quick and a couple of seconds later he shows up right next to me revving his lil 4 banger at me and i didnt want to even bother with him. Imports are USUALLY a waste of time. There are some exceptions, ya know, the ones who put over 6 grand into their car. I respect most of em but some of them are just plain cocky.

[StangNut86]

Originally Posted by andrewespo

I'm sorry but what is a Crankwalk?

crank walk is when your crankshaft moves too far forwards or backwards (or left/right in a front wheel drive car). it causes problems with bottom end alignment and can cause bearing failure and other such problems.

[boosted331]

Originally Posted by CamaroSSBoy346

yeah. The DSM cars are quick, except the 95+ which are prone to crank walk.

Actually starting in late 92 they had the 7-bolt "crankwalk" motors. Although I put over 75 thousand hard miles on my 98 eclipse, and never even saw a hint of said crankwalk which ,according to most people who have never owned a DSM, is mandatory.