No need to promote it....

 

was it a gt? what do they have now? 268bhp? almost as much power as an EVO in a galant chasis.....i love those new eclipses.....love racing them....they make me look good.

p.s. whats the curb weight on a new GT?? I bet it's like 3400lbs.

 

no, it wasnt the *newest* eclipse, just a newer one.. 03 or so..

'06 GT:
264hp/260tq/3472lb

'03 GTS:
210hp/205tq/3200lb

'03 msp:
160hp(?)/160tq(?)/2800lb

 

wow, 3472...how close was I on that new eclipse weight??

just for reference the new MS6 is 3488 w/ 280hp 280lb-ft (@3krpms) so figure 16psi @ 3krpms in a mazda6 2.3L...should be interesting to see.

 

dead on...

 

Hah, sounds like fun!

The MS6 has really grown on me lately!

 

Hmm, gonna do some research on that new Eclipse could have sworn it weighed 4200Lbs...brb.

 

Was wrong; was looking at its max weight capicity on my friend's vehicle.


Base price: $24,294
Vehicle type: front-engine, front-drive; 3-door 4-passenger coupe
Interior volume, F/R/cargo (cu ft) 50/30/16
Wheelbase 101.4 in
Length/width/height 179.7/72.2/53.8 in
Turning circle 40.0 ft
Curb weight 3472-3545 lb
EPA city/hwy mpg 18/27
Fuel-tank capacity/range 17.7 gal/319 mi
Passive restraints driver and passenger front, side, and curtain airbags; rear curtain airbags


POWERTRAIN
3.8-liter SOHC 24-valve V-6, 263 hp, 260 lb-ft; 6-sp man

 

^ yep, thats the new one

speaking of *playing* - my wife's cousin's boyfriend has an f150 with flowmaster exhaust... thinks he can outrun me I was playing Forza motorsports, flipped past my Lancer Evo... he says.. hey, I outrun one of those the other day... i ignored him and kept flipping through my cars... my wife says "hey brad, what kinda car was that?" "i dunno, one like barry's, it had a cai and exhaust" - really... mazdaspeed and lancer look alike... hmm... my wife said, you aint beat that car... i said.. maybe it was a civic? he said.. i dunno, one of those compact cars... geez... he says i've had my truck to past the end of the speedo back around to drive? (speedo is 85 on those trucks right?) - then ask me what the fastest iv'e been... which i told him i had been 100 (wife was there , actually been way faster once or twice) - anyway, i'm gonna just have to show 'em the power of mazda some day... think he would be a prob? (not sure if he has the 4.6/5.4, but i do know its an auto)

oh and he says the car raced him on a rolling start...

 

Meh, I seriously doubt he beat an EVO. That thing would be like 4 car lengths in front of a F-150 off the starting line. AWD...276hP...meh. He can beat your Mazda.

 

hm... think he can beat my mazda?... i was thinking i should win...

and he doesnt have the lightning!

1999 Ford F-150 Lightning 5.8 14.3
2001 Ford F-150 Lightning 5.2 13.9
2004 Ford F-150 4.6l 9.9 17.4

 

Well, take it ot the track. :P

 

- maybe i will just race him down the road in front of my house, I'm @ the end of the road and its about a 1/4 slightly downhill, then goes back uphill, can see WAY down the road

 

My friend has an F150 with new exhuast on it, Inline 6 cylinder 5 speed, really high geared and My car keeps with his pretty good, espcecially top end...so im content with my cars power against high torque and outragously quick off the line trucks...

 

- i know his is a v8... or least he says so... so.. and i'm pretty sure its an '01 - and i was doing some *basic* figur'n.... pretty sure its an xlt (reg cab 4x4 sb) .. so...

4311 / 202 (v6) = 21.34 lb/hp
4311 / 231 (small v8) = 18.66 lb/hp (has flowmaster mufflers, not sure what that adds)
4311 / 260 (big v8) = 16.58 lb/hp

2800 / 170 = 16.47 lb/hp (not sure what mine is w/ mods... no cats, light flywheel, "cone" intake)