S2K vs 06 eclipse
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Originally Posted by vishnus11,Sep 15 2006, 09:18 AM
Do you own an S2K?
talk to some of the folks who track their cars, and see what they say about the brakes (Hint: their good).
talk to some of the folks who track their cars, and see what they say about the brakes (Hint: their good).
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To me, this is a silly question.
If you can afford to buy a new Eclipse and are thinking of a S2000, the choice is very easy.
Why buy a fat-ass FWD with a big V6 when you can have overall better performance and the top down screaming through curves on a back two-lane?
If you can afford to buy a new Eclipse and are thinking of a S2000, the choice is very easy.
Why buy a fat-ass FWD with a big V6 when you can have overall better performance and the top down screaming through curves on a back two-lane?
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Frankly I would buy a Mustang GT over the Eclipse if I was just looking for straight line performance in this price range. That's a much better comparison then the ever tedious comparos to the S2k.
The Mustang GT is RWD, it's lighter, much faster and seems to have plenty of that low-end torque people on this forum obsess over. It also burns regular gas and like most cars it looks better than the Eclipse(IMO).
The Mustang GT is RWD, it's lighter, much faster and seems to have plenty of that low-end torque people on this forum obsess over. It also burns regular gas and like most cars it looks better than the Eclipse(IMO).
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[QUOTE=PedalFaster,Sep 16 2006, 10:39 AM] Actually, if you go to the Racing & Competition forum, you'll notice that one of the most frequent topics (and the subject of two FAQs) is how to improve the car's brakes.
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Originally Posted by FearlessFife,Sep 16 2006, 08:09 AM
To me, this is a silly question.
If you can afford to buy a new Eclipse and are thinking of a S2000, the choice is very easy.
Why buy a fat-ass FWD with a big V6 when you can have overall better performance and the top down screaming through curves on a back two-lane?
If you can afford to buy a new Eclipse and are thinking of a S2000, the choice is very easy.
Why buy a fat-ass FWD with a big V6 when you can have overall better performance and the top down screaming through curves on a back two-lane?
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Originally Posted by r26372,Sep 15 2006, 08:57 AM
Please sell your S if you are not willing to rev it. That's the way it was designed, that's the way its meant to be driven. "get near that vtec range" What in the world are you talking about, I rather doubt you even own an S.
Obviously their is much more to the S than straightline racing, but it will do just fine against much higher torque cars....
If it is commonly understood that a stock S and stock 350z perform about as equal as possible in a straigtline, with the 350z having 274 lb-ft of torque and weighing 3200 and the Eclipse weighing nearly 350 lbs more than the Z, having 15 less horepower, and 14 less torque...How does the Eclipse to have any chance at all?
The added weight, while less a factor at higher speeds, still matters. Look at the portly Audi S4, it in no way competes stock for stock with the M3, but if you looked at the power numbers you may think so.
Obviously their is much more to the S than straightline racing, but it will do just fine against much higher torque cars....
If it is commonly understood that a stock S and stock 350z perform about as equal as possible in a straigtline, with the 350z having 274 lb-ft of torque and weighing 3200 and the Eclipse weighing nearly 350 lbs more than the Z, having 15 less horepower, and 14 less torque...How does the Eclipse to have any chance at all?
The added weight, while less a factor at higher speeds, still matters. Look at the portly Audi S4, it in no way competes stock for stock with the M3, but if you looked at the power numbers you may think so.
I have no problem hanging with the big dog from a roll....20 to 100 stay even with a F150 lighting...put two cars on '05 G35 coupe from 5 to 80...The F20C engine is design to rev high...6K to 9K RPM is where the sweet spot, Honda call it the VTEC zone!! It's sad when a s2k owner is afraid to enter this zone or complain that it's abusive when you have to rev this high?? If you don't enter the Vtec with this car, your driving the wrong car!!
And to me that's really a waste, because that's where the fun begins!!
The Eclipse has a convertible spyder modelalthough heavy.
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Originally Posted by topcat7111,Sep 16 2006, 12:48 PM
I have no problem hanging with the big dog from a roll....20 to 100 stay even with a F150 lighting...put two cars on '05 G35 coupe from 5 to 80...The F20C engine is design to rev high...6K to 9K RPM is where the sweet spot, Honda call it the VTEC zone!! It's sad when a s2k owner is afraid to enter this zone or complain that it's abusive when you have to rev this high?? If you don't enter the Vtec with this car, your driving the wrong car!!
And to me that's really a waste, because that's where the fun begins!!
this thread is so offtopic