RE: Race a Mitsu Latley ?!

[" Marc A. Brown" <Mad_One@email.msn.com>]

6K is a good shift point when the car is basically stock, or has a few 
mods.  With the mods I have in mine, I usually let the car rev to 6500 rpms 
(even though occasionally I do slip and let the car go up to 7k).

- -----Original Message-----
From:	S. Joseph Mann [SMTP:joem@pswtech.com]
Sent:	Tuesday, February 10, 1998 11:15 AM
To:	jettaglx@igtc.com
Subject:	Re: Race a Mitsu Latley ?!

Where do you guys usually shirt at? I have a tendency to run mine up to
about 6K when I'm trying to smoke someone. Your opinions or impression,
please....

Joe

Marc A. Brown wrote:

> I race my brother all the time (1995 Eclipse GS-T with K&N Filter and an
> HKS Exhaust).  The results are similar, once I get in front, it's over.
>  The car feels crazy fast when I drive it compared to mine, but head to
> head I always leave him.  So all you GLXers, don't be afraid, race an
> Eclipse (unless it is modded to the max).  You will be quite surprised.
>
> Marc
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Bryan Billings [SMTP:billings@codenet.net]
> Sent:   Monday, February 09, 1998 7:18 PM
> To:     gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com; jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject:        Race a Mitsu Latley ?!
>
> Today at the local Best Buy I came out from the store and in the parking
> lot there was a Honda with Neuspeed stickers on it. It was lowered and
> it had a big ass exhaust system.  Then right behind him pulling out
> there was a Eclipse CST that had (Dam I can't remember the manufactures
> sticker) on it. Anyway I wanted to see it I could rattle their cages a
> bit.  I darted for the car and lucky me I was behind the mitsu at the
> light on the end of the parking lot.  Well we got to the next light and
> it was a three lane straight shot. Honda, Me and the Eclipse all lined
> up.
>
> I had a bad feeling that the Eclipse would tear me a new ass hole but I
> figured I would let the Honda feel like a Yugo.  That "T" in the CST
> made me nervous for some reason.
>
> Well we got off the line and I was about 4 feet in front of the Eclipse.
> Dam was I suprised.  The Honda was 20-30 car lengths back by now.  The
> Eclipse started to move up on me in 2nd gear but never ahead. Then I
> went to 3rd gear and tore him up.  The next light he asked what my mods
> were and he told me all he had was a modified (some turbo related valve
> I can't recall the exact name, I was two excited about beating him.
>
> After I turned I was thinking about it and I had a full tank of gas and
> an extra hundred pounds of stuff in the car.  I am pleased.  He must be
> at least 210 horse or better.  That Honda guy never caught up!! He he
> heh hehe ehehheheheheh.....
>
> Bryan Billings