is a 3.8 eclipse 6 speed gt v6 with 263hp faster than an ap1 2001?

both of them completely stock...he wants to bet 100 dollars, you think i have a chance ( I have the ap1 2001)

thx

 

From a stop, if you launched properly, I'm sure you could easily take him. From a roll, it might have a chance, I'm not certain though.

 

Go put a S/C under your hood and race him

 

How good of a driver are you? You know his car's already heavy since you already looked up the specs. And you should also know what kind of 1/4 mile times they pull. So again, the question is, how well can you launch and shift? That's all you need to know.

BTW, try posting this in the street encounters forum to get more info.

 

my brother owns a 350z 04 touring package 6 speed, with full stillen exhaust, injen cold air intake.

from a stop, i beat him pretty bad, lets say 4-5 cars till 100mph, from a roll i beat him like half a car, so in launchin i am pretty pretty good.

should i bet him? now he is saying that he could easily beat me in a road course, my car has stock tires, stock rims, skun2 suspension.

thx

 

Launch his ass!

RWD > FWD

Even if you lose, you can make fun of his understeer

 

Your brother didn't launch very well, but that's a different story. I've read that the new Eclipse traps between 96-100, depending on the magazine, so I don't see that big of a problem from a roll. As for handling, I won't comment, but Edmunds did.

"One Good Turn
The Eclipse is not a model athlete like the 350Z or RX-8, but turn onto a twisty road, and it's ready to run. Like the Galant, it feels smaller the harder you push it, but a wider, stickier set of tires than the whiny 235/45R18s on our test car would increase its handling threshold. Stability control isn't available, though Mitsubishi plans to offer it in 2008.

Even with the average-quality rubber, the Eclipse got through the slalom in a hurry. With 62 percent of its weight up front, the coupe never turns in with the eagerness of most competitors, but an average speed of 64.9 mph establishes the Mitsu as faster through the cones than the 350Z, the Mustang and the RX-8.

"Thanks to its short wheelbase and front-wheel drive, the Eclipse absolutely shines in the slalom," writes our editor in chief. "We could enter the slalom really hot and scrub off speed without spinning or losing control."

Unfortunately, the brakes aren't at the same level. They felt solid during repeated runs on twisty roads, but when we summoned their full reserves at the test track, the best they could do from 60 mph was 131 feet. A Mustang GT can do it in 121. An RX-8 can do it in 108."

 

yeah, i guess it dont really count the race from a stop, cuz we were both really drunk, lol, so i guess he didnt launch that good.

 

being a Enthusiast ,do you even own an s2000? plus you shouldnt really drink and drive , Race him and beat him like you should if you own an S

 

[QUOTE=doughNuts,Jun 13 2006, 06:54 PM] being a Enthusiast ,do you even own an s2000?