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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 07:36 PM
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nice ride, but we're really not fans of the whole sticker thing, but I digress.

An eclipse would have a chance from a roll, as they do trap in the high 90s. Still, the S can trap higher so you do have the advantage.

from a stop, the heavy, front-drive eclipse with its open diff is going to be wasting a lot of power on spinning the tires fighting for grip. You won't. You should easily beat him by .5-.8 seconds in a quarter mile. In other words, you could hand him his ass and have him shut up on the whole "torque is king" thing (if that's what he does).

That is, if you drive right.
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by steven975,Jun 13 2006, 07:36 PM
nice ride, but we're really not fans of the whole sticker thing, but I digress.

An eclipse would have a chance from a roll, as they do trap in the high 90s. Still, the S can trap higher so you do have the advantage.

from a stop, the heavy, front-drive eclipse with its open diff is going to be wasting a lot of power on spinning the tires fighting for grip. You won't. You should easily beat him by .5-.8 seconds in a quarter mile. In other words, you could hand him his ass and have him shut up on the whole "torque is king" thing (if that's what he does).

That is, if you drive right.
I know about the decals, soon or later i will take them off....

but as from today or tomorrow, i still like them, so they will be there.

changing rims tomorrow, maybe with the new look, i will take the decals off on thursday morning.

about the eclipse, I guess i will accept the bet, I just want to show him what a 4 cylinder can do lol.
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 06:09 AM
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I don't think this should be much of a problem for you. He's got an open-diff FWD car that weighs a lot more than the S2000. If you manage to stick the launch, he'll never get past your rearview mirror.
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 07:16 AM
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personification of the eclipse

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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by nismo300zx,Jun 13 2006, 11:39 PM
I know about the decals, soon or later i will take them off....

but as from today or tomorrow, i still like them, so they will be there.
If I remember correctly, the stickers came with the car when you bought it right?

I vaguely remember seeing your car in the Gallery forum or the Introduction forum ... if memory serves me right
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 09:45 AM
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you are correct. I remember this vividly as well.
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Ks320,Jun 14 2006, 09:41 AM
If I remember correctly, the stickers came with the car when you bought it right?

I vaguely remember seeing your car in the Gallery forum or the Introduction forum ... if I'm correct
yeah, but i already took alot of them....

I just have the ones in the fender now, and the one "I love my honda" in the carbon fiber hood.
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by nismo300zx,Jun 14 2006, 02:14 PM
yeah, but i already took alot of them....

I just have the ones in the fender now, and the one "I love my honda" in the carbon fiber hood.
I see ... then I wasn't going nuts hehe

Anyway, let us know what the outcome is -- i.e. you smoked him by 5 car lengths j/k ... but ya, keep us posted!
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