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    E39 540iA vs Eclipse GSX

    The eclipse has bolt on mods and a tune. I just have a resonator delete. I was quite surprised when I took the lead off the line over awd. I have a little too much fun picking on boosted 4 cyls lol I wish i was able to post other races but they happened randomly out in the wild.

    -edit- sorry for bad link earlier, Heres the youtube link.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN31rdNalvM

    Kills
    - 2004 TL 6spd
    - 2007 Mazdaspeed6 (now owns 135i tuned by BrenTuning)
    - Various Civic Si's
    - E39 530i E46/90 330i
    - Acura CL type S
    - G35 Coupe
    - Pontiac GTP
    - RSX type S
    - Boosted jettas/passat

    Killed by
    - 05 STi
    - 5th Gen Camaro
    - Same Mazdaspeed6 (Highway)
    - Same TL (Highway)
    - E30 (lined up at 80mph and he just took off like a bat out of hell)
    - 5.0 Mustang
    - E39 M5
    -135i/335i
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    This oughta be good. Nice kills, btw.

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    hmm, wonder what was done to the e30. good kills though.
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    Thanks guys! The E30 was a grey almost primer color and had Connecticut plates. He drove by me with the biggest grin I've ever seen in my life. He was flossing a UTI shirt and the only details he offered was that he was running an inline 6 at under 2400 lbs. YIKES

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    16g ima guess? People dont really tune on the stock turbo.. good kill, must be running stock or close to stock boost..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rudolph320i View Post
    hmm, wonder what was done to the e30. good kills though.
    Probably a 24v swap. That would be more than enough to take out a stock 540.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigC986 View Post
    Probably a 24v swap. That would be more than enough to take out a stock 540.
    yea i thought so.
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    Quote Originally Posted by toomuchvanos View Post
    The eclipse has bolt on mods and a tune. I just have a resonator delete. I was quite surprised when I took the lead off the line over awd. I have a little too much fun picking on boosted 4 cyls lol I wish i was able to post other races but they happened randomly out in the wild.

    -edit- sorry for bad link earlier, Heres the youtube link.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN31rdNalvM

    Kills
    - 2004 TL 6spd
    - 2007 Mazdaspeed6 (now owns 135i tuned by BrenTuning)
    - Various Civic Si's
    - E39 530i E46/90 330i
    - Acura CL type S
    - G35 Coupe
    - Pontiac GTP
    - RSX type S
    - Boosted jettas/passat

    Killed by
    - 05 STi
    - 5th Gen Camaro
    - Same Mazdaspeed6 (Highway)
    - Same TL (Highway)
    - E30 (lined up at 80mph and he just took off like a bat out of hell)
    - 5.0 Mustang
    - E39 M5
    -135i/335i
    Kills registry revival? Lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tristo View Post

    Kills registry revival? Lol
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    Wait, you lost in a 540? You must not have the driver mod.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 328ISNoMasPowa View Post
    Wait, you lost in a 540? You must not have the driver mod.
    No, the 540i drives itself if it realizes it's losing. Likely scenario, wasn't really a 540.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigC986 View Post
    Probably a 24v swap. That would be more than enough to take out a stock 540.
    I don't think a 24v would walk away like that on a 540 unless he was boosted

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    Your 540 sounds weak lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zenn0ne View Post
    I don't think a 24v would walk away like that on a 540 unless he was boosted
    i dont think a typical racer type would take an already boosted car and then swap and go non boosted. Possible, but unlikely.
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    A 2nd Gen Eclipse on a stock turbo even with supporting mods is not very quick. They are limited by the stock T25 turbo, probably can't make much past 250whp with that turbo. I've seen some fast 1G's on the stock turbo, but they come with a 14B which is a little bit better when supporting mods are bolted up to it, you can probably make 270whp with it if you really spin the crap out of it. Regardless good kill, but the car you race was likely a 14 or 15 second car.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Das Omen View Post
    i dont think a typical racer type would take an already boosted car and then swap and go non boosted. Possible, but unlikely.
    Hes talking about the E30 in the guy's killed by list, not the eclipse.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rudolph320i View Post
    Hes talking about the E30 in the guy's killed by list, not the eclipse.
    ah ok, that makes much more sense.
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