I still have the stock shifter too and have a similar story with a turbo civic i ran at the track, missed 3rd and still spanked him and still ran 14.5, but you said turbo eclipse, then the story changed to a talon? im sorry to sound like an a** but i notice these things, and an AWD talon can launch wicked from a stop but should be no problem for a good running stang, as long as the talon is near stock itself. down here its not rare to find a awd talon running low 12's
nice kill regardless, plus the gsx mitsu and talon are pretty much alike.
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90 lx coupe: Mac cold air fenderwell, accel supercoil,advncd ignition,3-core radiatr, FMS alum D/S, Black magic fan, 3.27grs, 3chbr flows.
Best time: 13.9116(on 225/60/15 firehawks)
Best mph: 98.17
Best 60': 1.9607
next mods: subframes, mac h-pipe