Rocket Bunny Eclipse Review! The Ugly Duckling of Mitsubishi
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- čas přidán 5. 05. 2021
- Oh how the mighty have fallen. The Mitsubishi Eclipse was a tuner car icon - everything from the DSM Eagle Talon to Paul Walker's Eclipse, it was a force to be reckoned with. Once Mitsubishi started going downhill even their performance cars took a MASSIVE hit in quality and performance. So what happens when you take one of the most hated Eclipse generations and attempt to make it the very best it can? Let's go for a drive and find out!
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Did you guys hear that SICK blow off valve?!
Yeah sounds like the one i have on my 2005 Nissan Note
He should really do the engine and transmission swap for the eclipse that with a v6 would be awesome
I actually love the 4th gen eclipse more than the 3rd gen
Is that what throttle wants to do.
Maybe in Subies it should be called a Bro-off valve 😂
These are my favorite builds. The ones you never expect.
Same!
I used to bs with the crazy Gundam Nissan Juke guy. That was also a wtf why build.
Same here but I do on rc car hehe
One off builds are the best
@@blakelip3 my dream build is to swap a full Subaru 2.5RS awd stock drivetrain into a base model 65 mustang. Strip out all but the driver seat. But add dynamat. And daily it with AWD and 130hp. Confuse everyone. Till im dailying a classic stang in the snow....Then theyll know.....Then theyll know.
I bet we all regretted calling this Eclipse Ugly. Especially when we saw the next generation that came after...
The freaking crossovers :\
Still ugly lmao
I mean it looks ok lol
@@MrDelgado559 like you
My lil bro got one of these in auto and he loves it
Is awesome to see you here man! Long time follower of yours Bladed!
I never minded this gen. Always thought it was at least unique and good looking.
That said...this kid deserves a ton of credit for doing this. He'll never see his car anywhere else. I love it.
My uncle used to have one and it was my first experience with a sports car and I always thought the design was super good, I loved it at the time and it still has aged pretty well in my opinion
@@carsin60 The problem is the lack of power, and lack of aftermarket support. The parts individually were not known for reliability either.
@@Vulcanraven27 Yeah, idk about reliability issues (he had it for 7ish years and only one problem included him crashing into something) but I can see how the aftermarket scene just wasn't good for this car considering all the hate it got.
There's one in my town that's on beast mode
@@13THPR0PH37 Nice.
Dude seems really cool, and excited about his project, so its hard to hate on him. Suffice to say, its very much not for me, but good for him.
💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 preesh man
And he's like that in regular conversation in real life too. Really cool guy
@@afrocarguy8402 I love your enthusiasm and energy. I hope it takes you far in life.
I must have missed something but is there some car-related reason why someone would hate on him? Agreed. Seems cool. Would hang out with him haha.
Pete Sorensen I mean.... it’s a fwd economy car with 15-20k in mods that make it waaaaay slower than stock. Don’t get me wrong, I respect the guy and his will do build his car in a way no one has before. But it’s easy to see why someone would dislike the car itself.
Keep this guy on the channel please, he got a lot of charisma
🥺 aw shucks guys 🤙🏾
We need him on the channel
He posts quite a bit on his youtube!!
@@afrocarguy8402 just subbed to your channel. Awesome build.
@@afrocarguy8402 Dude, you made this video pop hands down, youre so happy and seem like such a good person to be around fr fr
Its got some serious Rocket Bunny 350z vibes.
Edit: Oh its a 350z kit, thats rad
Respect to this guy, not afraid to be different and not afraid to rep his auto
Lol not one bit 🤙🏾
@@afrocarguy8402 You ever plan on a lip or splitter? I feel like it would tie in the front super well!
I’m bout to probably get an auto 370z and will happily rep it. It’s annoying af how other people care what YOU want to drive
I never really thought of the Eclipse as ugly, if anything its kinda like a bigger TT with longer curves
i was just thinking the same, its a big tt
Its a gorgeous car
@@S3ManOfficial exactly, I don't get how the TT doesn't raise as many eyebrows. Probably cuz the TT is a smaller car at the end of the day, and their histories aren't exactly identical, so they're not really held at the same expectations.
@@eddier1630 TT is all wheel drive Quattro , where as 90 % of the Eclipse's were wrong wheel drive . Looks is the only thing they have in common . Eclipse should have been a proper rear wheel drive sports car , it has the looks but they decided to make it a compromise car instead .
On God 😄🤣😂
"give me a few weeks..." ... "took a few months" lmao we all been there
😂😂😂 never as planned
im there right now for my vette. what should be a couple weeks has turned to 5 months lol
🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ the speed of life, been there
Been a few years is more my speed.
"The Tyrese one." Nailed it
Everyone immediately knew what that meant, lmao
The 4g eclipse has always had a place in my heart since childhood. Remember my brother using it as a starter car in one of the NFS games.
Undercover, right? That's where I fell in love with this car, playing with it on PS2 :')
Nfs most wanted
I used one for a good bit in Midnight Club LA Complete Edition and enjoyed it until i unlocked the class As.
Same, led to me buying one IRL
Nfs carbon
Almost reminds me of that blacklist Eclipse from NFSMW
Big Lou
@@CR_250 yeah that's the one
My favorite build in Midnight Club: LA was my Eclipse lol And my Evo X. My kid brain loved this car but now my adult brain is remembering why after seeing this build.
Moral of the video: never let your mother stop you from fulfilling your dream.
😂😂😂 “you can’t stop me mom”
facts
I love this story! The car is so unique and I love how he enjoys being different. Well done, sir. Well done.
That Eclipse is sick looking! Definitely needs more power but all the fighting he (or whoever) did to make parts fit was well worth it because that has to be the best Eclipse I've ever seen!
I agree I got the 2.4 g's 5 speed and she gets going but I'd rather have the 4g69 twin turbo it would need to be fabricated a little bit that's where this wide body comes into play o I love it nice ride you just gave me some ideas
I dunno man even though it’s not traditionally beautiful, seeing this car so much as a kid it’ll always have a place in my heart
This gen eclipse was my dream car growing up. It’s no longer my dream car, but it holds a special place in my heart. Truly awesome build.
Love this guy's energy ⚡💯
The thumbnail made me smile man, it's just that I've been seeing a bit too much of the same cars lately. Props to the owner he seems really chill too.
The chillest 😎
I LOVE THE LAST GEN ECLIPSE
i loved it since I was a kid. I mightve been tasteless, but there is something there that is attractive and different.
Seeing them irl is pretty neat because it's bigger than it seems online. The wide stance it has is a spectacle to witness for me!
This is one of my favorite videos from you now! I love hearing the stories behind a build. I can’t wait to see more of this!
I love how happy he is about his car. It makes me so happy seeing him so excited. This is a great video
The V6 is underrated in my opinion
Straight up. Don't sleep on the 6G's.
With the 6 speed manual, nice little sleeper
Any Mitsubishi V6 in this era. Had the 6B31 in my old Outlander.
@@JHONNYR98 sleeper that never wakes up lol
@@rotorocker 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
My boy Myles seeing this car come from bone stock to when he did the muffler delete back when we was in college crazy how far his build came
Lol back in the og days, still can’t believe where I’m at now. And I’m glad we still keep up with each other 🤙🏾🤙🏾
So happy to see Afro car guy on this channel!!! Loved this build from day 1 watching in my 3g
🙏🏾🙏🏾 appreciate the support
The 4g is actually a car that is severely underestimated. They share a lot of similarities to the 2g looks wise and they are actually incredibly agile. And let me tell you the community is amazing
Fwd only.... not a 4g63.... nothing in common that matters
@@cz75fanatic think as you please. But line a 2g and a 4g up side by side and just look. You'll see what I mean. And if you ever get the chance to drive one you might actually be impressed. I know what mine can do and it's just a stock 4cyl 5 speed
@@pghmechtech I believe you need to go back to reading 101. I said they had nothing on in common which mattered. I never denoted a lack of similarity in their appearance. Welcome to 15 years ago when those of us who owned gen1 and gen2 made this observation which it was clear that the g3 was closer to the g1 and the g4 was closer to the g2, visually only. Unfortunately the g3 and the g4 suck in every way which made the g1 and g2 great cars. I could go into all of the reason but the fact that I don't need to because you already failed to comprehend my first statement or because reality is reality and the sheer lack of "giving a shit" surrounding the g4 by self evidence of no fucking support does that to even a blind observer already.
No no, please to tell us some more how a non impressive fwd only, 3800 boat was sooo awesome because its v6 made sub 300hp.... something the 4g63t cars did for $100 and a case if beer 25 years prior... better while weight hundreds of pounds less and having interiors which weren't reminiscent of 1982 toys.
@@cz75fanatic I know exactly what you said. My whole point was sunny judge a book by its cover
@@cz75fanatic i own one, alot of the motar internals are interchangeable and you can swap the heads of the 4g63 to the 4g69, you can do all things you would do to a 2g non turbo including turboing it. its just all custom and expensive as fuck.
This is absolutely gorgeous! Hats off to the owner.
The end of the vid with the evo flying by at the outro is beautiful poetry
Word for word
Super creative build 💪🏼 cant wait to see it progress even more
The 4g is growing on me more and more. And I'm a huge sucker for ridiculously wide stance builds. Props. Keep em comin David
Respect to anyone who loves their car and makes the most of what they enjoy.
I actually like Acg. Seems like a real down to earth kid. Love his enthusiasm
What a cool ass genuine dude. I love when people build what they have and just own it. Great video!
Love the videos! Not sure if you’ll see this but I have a 2014 Chevy Caprice PPV. 6.0. Was never released to the public and was built for government use only. That being said you don’t see them privately owned a lot. I’ve since swapped the column shifter to the Chevy SS center floor mounted shifter with SS center console. I also was able to enable sport shift as you would with the SS using HP tuners. Full BMR rear suspension And subframe braces. TSW staggered wheels. Rotafab intake, Solo rear axle back. Definitely not complete and is always an on going project but is completely different from when I got it just a year ago. Located in Northern VA if u would be interested.
This build is so ridiculous. I give you a million props bro. Keep doing what you love man! I have an evo 8 and I probably love this more than my evo
I never found this eclipse ugly, it might be a bit of a dud going from the 4g63 to the v6 but this v6 is way better than the 3g's. And it's certainly better looking and an infinitely better car then the 3g and imo better looking than the 1g. (Although that might be a bit more controversial) I never got the hate for this car.
The gate for this and the 3g was because it didn’t come with the awd variant. Still very nice cars imo and very unique looking
great build, love that this feels more like the everyday man typa build. Love the passion
Appreciate the video. Something different which is really cool.
This just wants me to build my 07 4G GT from the ground up even more.
I miss the Paul Walker fast and the furious eclipse!
Best eclipse ever modified
Rip Paul Walker!
Everyone hated it and I loved everything about it lol
@@sergeantspeed5941 lol true I dunno i loved it tbh I dunno y peoples would hate on it
Dsm/tsi is the shit
Yo gen 1 eclipse best eclipse especially the GSX
Gen 1 and 2 GSX are amazing. It's basically an EVO coupe.
I LOVE THIS GUYS REASONING!
Do things because YOU like it. not for anyone else! Thank you ACG!!!
Man I’d love to have a conversation this guy! Seems like a really energetic and genuine dude.
This right here shows the dedication, inspiration, and proof that you can make a car look good when it never did in the first place. This car definitely has the potential
it always looked good
@@spiritsslide fax 📠
I love his build. He's easily got one of the most insane/dedicated 4G's in our community. I'm glad to see people noticing this car finally- as much as RWD/AWD fanboys love to shit on it, 263 horses in a 3.8l V6 for less than $4k can shut them up on a highway pull, especially if you strip all the extra heavy shit out of it (stock subwoofer, spare tire, rear seats, etc.)
While I do love the styling (yes I'm one of the few) you can get a comparable genesis coupe V6 with 350 ponies that's already rwd and weighs close to the same. Plus both cars have next to no major aftermarket and used ones are price comparable. The very low power fwd and low aftermarket kill this for anything but style builds sadly.
Met this guy at Riverside a couple months back - loved seeing the car in person - great review!
I really appreciate this video. It’s about time someone gave this car some love. I own a 2007 eclipse spyder that I’m building and slapping a turbo on it. Mine has that same hood.
Eclipse never was ugly to me, always thought a tinted lowered one was fine as a "nice" daily- love the dudes energy about the car so good on him
I appreciate the build barely nobody modifies nor tune those eclipse but love Afro Car Guy build tho something different & cool
Really appreciate it man 🙏🏾
Can't wait to see it get there buddy
I owned a 4th gen Sunset Orange V6 6 speed manual! I still regret selling it to this very day! I miss it a lot😭 and this video makes it miss it even more
Respect, brutha used push clips for his kit hardware
Good thing this Eclipse has a chassis mount racing wing, wide wheels, custom widebody kit, and carbon fiber hood- these are absolutely necessary for the raw performance of an automatic FWD coupe with a ~8.5s 0-60 time. Really comes in handy all those times at the race track.
😂😂😂
I have a stock 2007 eclipse gt. Your's is a real monster.... I love it!
This guy made me smile haha, I was a fan of the old Eclipse, so cool to see it modded
11:30 This should be the new focus of this series. Crazy builds but not necessarily in more common way
I love the energy!
I love seeing the eclipse get some love great job man
That last fly by was almost perfectly timed
this is honestly so fire
Anyone else think of Big Lou from Need For Speed Most Wanted when they saw this? Probably one of the weirdest boss cars in video game history.
Yep
From someone with a 2g turbo dsm, respect for doing something wild
Love this guy. If I ever get back into cars he’s single handedly my changed my mind on the 4g.
Damn cool car, it’s nice to see something that’s truly different. Nicest eclipse of that gen I’ve ever seen. It would be cool to see it with a 4g63 swap, that’s the only thing really left to really do on it, great car.
I do miss my 4g eclipse. I don't miss drilling out o2 sensor spacers every week to try to remove the check engine code from the header. BTW 4cyl had a 5 speed manual
I was gonna comment about the trans. Lol. And yeah that damn CEL!!! I just replace my o2 sensor every year before inspection. It lasts about 2 weeks before the light comes back on. 🙄
WideBody EVERYTHING! Gorgeous whip Miles!
I watched only 25 seconds of the video and already love that car men. It looks super good and is very clean bro!!
when i was a wee lad i thought these looked so sick. apparently i was the only one😂
This is the only last gen eclipse I’ve ever seen that actually looks decent. Very cool build and you’ll def be the only guy with it. Props to the owner for choosing that car to mod.👌🏽🔥🔥I dig it.
🙏🏾🙏🏾 preciate that man
@@afrocarguy8402 no problem. I subbed to your channel too.👊🏼
Awesome build, theres a guy that moved from Toronto Canada to fForida with a wide body, turbo/supercharged awd eclipse (same generation as this one). Car made 600 whp. Amazing build. Car was built for time attack.
Lol ayyye I know exactly who you talking about
Its nice seeing builds like this where its something new
Those Eclipse's are quick they have 263hp/260tor, if it's V6 model weighing at 3,472lbs which isn't too bad. Knock off 572 pounds you have a car weighing 2900lbs which is great for it's horsepower, I would do some bolt on's atleast get it to 350-400 ish horsepower. Yeah I like those car's alot, they have potential!
the problem with that is a 5.0 mustang is like 3500-3600lbs, 570lbs is a lot of weight to knock off a car without gutting it. if I wanted to do a sporty fwd coupe just get a cobalt ss turbo(or s/c) or get a scion tc which has the trd s/c kit for it, dramatically better platforms.
@@timtresch4848 You just compare an Eclipse to a Mustang? You're an idiot. These were priced to compete with the Civic, and cars like that. And those cares the Eclipse would destroy.
I just wish converting it to a rwd car would be financially feasible. Or that Mitsubishi would have produced an all wheel drive drive train.
True. A rwd-only conversion for EVO Lancers would still be ruling the streets too. Mitsubushi/DSM dropped the ball back in the day.
First of all......David please if the owners want to be on camera..Let them..I love this style!!..2nd..I worked for Leith Mitsubishi in Raleigh NC back in 2011..I couldn't give that car away..lol..3rd..Great job on the build..I love his creativity and courage..Good Job!!!
This use to be my dream car when I was a little kid playing need for speed most wanted. Still love the way it looks. Might go actually pick one up this year and try to fit a crazy drive train.
Why am I weirdly in love?????
My brain said the exact same thing the first time I saw it.
*I would have went with a manual swap and boost it than going with the aesthetic look first that’s just me tho but like sick eclipse bro*
AFROoOoOo respect dude! I love your car, I've always seen these eclipses and I've alway thought they should have their own widebody option, respect for making and putting in the work. As a Lancer owner I converted it to an Evo X and yeah the bumpers are custom fit (the original evo has dem curves), so I know how hard you worked on that car!! Lol.
Damn, looking so sick dude, respect from Turkey
Didn’t even know they made a rocket bunny kit for this car. Makes me love it even more.
They didn’t! That’s what makes this crazy impressive even in person.
seems like you didnt watch the video xD
It's a 350Z kit. he mentions it at 1:26
Tell me you didn't watch the video without telling me you didn't watch the video
@@eddief60 😂😂😂
Love how much work went into it, shame that's what came out of it
Yea what you whippin big pimpin
A rocket bunny eclipse has been my dream car since middle school. So glad i wasnt the only one
I saw this at Caffeine and Octane a few months back. Definitely the best looking last Eclipse I’ve seen. Nice work
Great review and awesome car. These look so nice done up. 🔥🔥
Owner is a trip lmao...the epitome of “you do you”! Well done, respect!
Most anticipated collab for anyone in the Atlanta area.
Just bought one of these and its encouraging seeing this cause i reaized after i got it theres little to no aftermarket for this thing
I remember when these first hit the magazine I was at my local autozone when they used to sell import tuner and super street magazines I was very disappointed,I was like really??? This is the next generation eclipse??? I remember clearly it was an orange colored one when they introduced it..many years later tho,I remember seeing one with wheels,lowered,had some type of different front fascia and dark headlight housing,I thought to myself damn these cars have potential! So props to this owner for taking on a unpredictable challenge lol
Yeah, they look kinda bland and bubbly without any body mods, especially on the front end. The front thing it had was probably the optional factory kit, which believe me, makes these things look completely different. I'm working on painting a set for mine right now
I love this guy. He is having so much fun. This is the spirit that should be promoted in car culture.
I saw this car in person in the highway near Stockbridge, and to honest, it looks better in person, and I really respect his passion and work on the car.
I can respect the hustle. I drove a tuned 02' Toyota Solara for years.
love for cars conquers all, this is sick and I love the enthusiasm from the owner
I never thought I'd end up with an eclipse but I have a 4g eclipse and it has the 3.8L V6 it is absolutely amazing. I hope that this car gets more support in the future
Incredible buddy. Nice build .
Very nice to see someone else building on the 4G Eclipse besides that guy from Russia that did the AWD swap
This guys lives down the road from me and I’m always tryna catch him to learn about his build. This definitely scratched an itch for me
The front looks so much better than stock this is makes me want to get one
My first car was a 2005 Mitsubishi eclipse GT 3.0 5 speed. Had a blast in that when I was younger.
i always loved this generation because of need for speed most wanted lol
this car looks so good, just needs a front lip!