I've owned an 11-second Eclipse, and now own a TT NSX so I guess I should comment here
Was the Eclipse an AWD, or FWD? That makes a huge difference.
If it was AWD, then the Eclipse would have been doing 117mph in the 1/4 mile. For comparison, my AWD Eclipse ran 11.81 @ 118.67mph in the quarter and also hit an 11 at high 116mph, so 117 sounds right on.
If he was FWD, then 127mph might make sense, since a FWD Eclipse has to make a ton of power to hit an 11. It can't put much of its power down off the line and therefore has a lot of ground/time to make up once it finally gets traction.
Eclipses are not geared well like NSX's are for high-speed acceleration, especially if the NSX has a 6 speed (manual Eclipses have 5 speeds by the way). Smoore, if you were racing until 145mph, the Eclipse had to shift into 5th around 116-120mph. If you were gaining ground at 120mph+, that's ground you wouldn't have been making for a 1/4 mile run, the 1/4 mile would have been over by then.
So, as for what time Smoore's car would run.. The only answer is for him to take his car to the track and get some #'s. The 11-second barrier is not an easy one to break for most street cars, and the driving (launch, shifting, etc) will be just as important as the car.
Originally posted by Deqle:
Is it that hard to believe that with a proper tune NSX, (albeit expensive), running drag radial, the car would slip in the 11's? Don't think so, I have seen three NSX here in So.Cal that would be capable of slipping in to the 11'S. The thing is they all have either a big shot nitrous, or powerful single turbo system set up.
You don't need the big shot of nitrous or the single turbo system to pull it off. Some of us with Bell TT systems are either knocking on the door to 11's, or have run 11.9's already. Without drag radials. Drag radials alone, or a good run on a cold day, would probably do the trick. I've only been to the track once on a summer day with my Bell TT NSX (no other performance mods) and ran a 12.0 at nearly 119mph, on 91 octane.
Smoore - Get ye to the track and get some timeslips!
We'd love to hear what your beast can do!
Best,
Marc
[This message has been edited by SpeedDemon (edited 02 January 2003).]