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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 07:46 PM
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I am looking for a new car and this one caught my eye. I have done a little research on it, but I think I need some comments from owners of this car. Anybody who has this car or a similar one, please post.
 
Old Oct 19, 2005 | 07:47 PM
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what plans do you have for any car that you choose? performance? daily driver/cruiser?
 
Old Oct 19, 2005 | 08:02 PM
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well, I'm getting it before I go off to college, so it would probably be a daily driver. I do, however, plan to supercharge or turbo it. By the way, supercharge or turbo?
 
Old Oct 19, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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super charge or turbo is personal preference.. Id go turbo it is easier to upgrade, However this may not be the car you want unless you plan on spending big $$$ to get there. I have had 2 of them they are nice but they have bad cornering and handleing. Check out Club3G. com and Neweclipse. org they can give you a whole entire run down of the car. those sites are based on that car 2000-2005 eclipse models so it should help
 
Old Oct 19, 2005 | 10:21 PM
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its a great car to drive but its a horrible car to mod. all of the mods are expensive, and the little mods like intake, headers, exhaust don't do much of anything for the car. the only way to make real power is to go turbo/supercharge which will run you atleast $5000 if not more. if you have that kind of money and want to have a turboed/supercharged 3G, then go ahead. but if you don't have the money, then i would suggest looking somewhere else.

and personally, i would go turbo with this kit... http://www.tearstone.com
 
Old Oct 20, 2005 | 12:12 AM
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good old tearstone... He has great stuff. he lives rather local and is a huge help to the local florida 3Gers out there. I would also recomend his kit. great quality and 100% safe for a daily driver on factory internals
 
Old Oct 20, 2005 | 12:36 AM
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ORIGINAL: EMonz57

good old tearstone... He has great stuff. he lives rather local and is a huge help to the local florida 3Gers out there. I would also recomend his kit. great quality and 100% safe for a daily driver on factory internals
yup, good guy and knows his ****. you seen where he is swapping in one of the racing blocks into another one of the florida crowd? mike rulez is also going to be building his engine now since he blew it.
 
Old Oct 20, 2005 | 08:43 AM
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Tearstone and rulez both work with donny regularly. Donny is fromerly A.A.I. Yes I have seen the race bolck pics and thread. Tearstone is like a turbo genius. very highly though of in the 3G world. I love both of there cars rulez and tears. florida is home of alot of turbo 3Gs both 4cyls and 6's it is the place to be if you want to go turbo on a 3G that is for sure
 
Old Oct 20, 2005 | 10:38 AM
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ORIGINAL: EMonz57

Tearstone and rulez both work with donny regularly. Donny is fromerly A.A.I. Yes I have seen the race bolck pics and thread. Tearstone is like a turbo genius. very highly though of in the 3G world. I love both of there cars rulez and tears. florida is home of alot of turbo 3Gs both 4cyls and 6's it is the place to be if you want to go turbo on a 3G that is for sure
i meet both of them at the Forced Induction Meet at Myrtle Beach earlier this year.
 
Old Oct 20, 2005 | 12:08 PM
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GAWD I need to get this CRAP taken care of here and get moved down to FL already SHEESH (Though I have a 1G not 3G YAY lol).
 



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