'05 SS S/C vs. '06 Eclipse
04-09-2006, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by pOrk
if you really want I can post more footage of us next to the cars, but i dont like spammin me and my army buddies faces on the internet. just our cars, yes I drove the car before the race just to see what i was up against, I dont remember the last time I shifted an automatic with a clutch. bah maybe im just full of ****.
04-09-2006, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by cobss187
........HEY GUYS WE HAVE A MAGAZINE RACER HERE! haha jk bro but all im sayin is that we cant look at specs for these cars here cause no one predicted that our high end would be good. just take a look at our trap speeds as compared to other cars. IMO, he would take a big dump on your hood off the launch with his rwd but after your powerband screams in second around 45 youll be right next to him and start pulling on him by a little just like the 350z pulls on us from a roll (very slightly) but like i said we cant look at specs cause it doesnt prove too much.... the top end on the eclipse gt could be crazy so i guess the only way to tell is to race one... good luck
04-09-2006, 07:59 PM
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oh yeah and last week there was a 06 eclipse at the track (1/8 Mile) and he ran the same time i did a 9.3. So i think they are about dead even as far as performance, its just a drivers race. But i paided under $20,000 for my 9.3sec car, and he paided proably about 25-26k for his 9.3 car! And to me the cobalts ss/sc looks better.
04-09-2006, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 280Z1977
Then it had it's T/C on. But until you prove either, that last part just maybe right.
04-09-2006, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by pOrk
traction control or not, there are two videos of it on streetfire one from inside his car and one from a 300M, either way I win...woohoo. maybe it was the extra weight of the passenger. Still a junker that costs 26000 or more.
04-10-2006, 03:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Blainestang
Maybe you should read more magazines, the Eclipse is FWD.
04-10-2006, 07:00 PM
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Yeah, if you're looking for a performance value, the Eclipse is garbage. For a little sport compact like the Cobalt, FWD is OK, but when you're in the same price and performance segment as the Mustang GT, 350Z, Evo, etc., you can't expect to come out on top with wrong wheel drive.
BTW, no offence to the Cobalt at all, I'm just saying that FWD is theoretically inferior for almost every performance aspect. It's fine if the other cars in your segment have it, like in the Cobalt's segment, but when everyone else in your segment has more power AND RWD/AWD, you're not in a good position.
BTW, no offence to the Cobalt at all, I'm just saying that FWD is theoretically inferior for almost every performance aspect. It's fine if the other cars in your segment have it, like in the Cobalt's segment, but when everyone else in your segment has more power AND RWD/AWD, you're not in a good position.
04-12-2006, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by GotBoost?
The eclipse is fwd and i dont know about you, but i raced a 350Z-5speed and beat it! I was bone stock, and he had a borla catback.
just messin with with fwd rwd experts 
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