gsx or gst??

hey i dont have the money yet but im lookin into a 99 eclipse lol ive always leaned toward the gsx and now that i got a job im looking farther into buying one....a few people said that teh gsx is heavier due to the awd and it has a little more drivetrain loss i think it was....in your opinions what do u think would be a better car for just racing because i know i am going to put some mods on this one.....but i just need your guys' opinions because i know some of you own them thx for comments....ive also heard that gsx's are faster but they are more on teh expensive side....i am willing to spend around 9 thousand does anyone know where i might be able to get one cheaper??

Well as always when racing, Power is no good without traction. With a GST you are limited to around 350 hp to the wheels with proper modification to drive train before you just can't grip. With the GSX you can overcome the weight with power not to mention the far superior launches at your disposal because the car just claws it's way up to speed. If you only have 9G good luck finding a 99 that isn't thrashed. Either get an older model or save your cash a little longer. GSX is worth the wait.

ya i figured 9 probally isnt enough i just got to wait for the money to come up...but in the mean time i have decided 2 get teh 99 gsx and i was looking around and came across www.cheapcarfinder.com and i was thinking about trying it out.....they say for 35 bucks its lifetime registration...and if u dont find the car you want its a moneyback guarantee...also u can bid online and have the car shipped to you(of course for a fee) but you can inspect it and then say if you want to buy it or not.....idk it seems smart to mee but i am just wondering what you guys think about it

I'm a member of cheap car finder... its nothing great.. for the most part it just tells you auction dates and ****... and every once in a while youll find a car you can bid on online

yeah man i would definetly go with the gsx im thinkin bout gettin one myself

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ORIGINAL: FireDoc

Well as always when racing, Power is no good without traction. With a GST you are limited to around 350 hp to the wheels with proper modification to drive train before you just can't grip. With the GSX you can overcome the weight with power not to mention the far superior launches at your disposal because the car just claws it's way up to speed. If you only have 9G good luck finding a 99 that isn't thrashed. Either get an older model or save your cash a little longer. GSX is worth the wait.

Just wondering i was looking into getting a 97 gs-t very soon, and if you have that much horse power under the hood, are the launch's going to be that inferior to the gsx? or is the gsx really going to stomp a gs-t

Hey,

Just thought of a question with this list of mods, which car would run better a gsx or gs-t, and which car would handle better in the snow and ice?

Greddy Electronic Boost Controller
Greddy Intercooler pipe Kit
Greddy Blow Off Value
Greddy Turbo Timer
K&N (FIPK)
Greddy Grex Front Strut Tower Bar
Greddy Evo2 exhaust
8.5mm Magnacor plug wires
HKS Intercooler
MSD blaster

gsx offcourse...

So the gsx is really that much better?

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ORIGINAL: Stealth691

So the gsx is really that much better?

turbocharge, awd....hmmm compare to gst.

GSX is preferable, but you aren't going to be able to get one cheap...so few and so desirable. you will pay all the money for one, but the flip side is that you can ask all the money when you sell it if it is clean

I have a '99 GS-T and I'm thinking about getting the coupler to make the axle a limited slip one but with that I don't think the GS-X will have that huge of an advantage off the line..It will out-maneuver the GS-T in cornering though, duhhh I guess LOL...But seriously, I have no problems launching quickly out of the gun with my GS-T and have been extremely happy with it.

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ORIGINAL: FireDoc

Well as always when racing, Power is no good without traction. With a GST you are limited to around 350 hp to the wheels with proper modification to drive train before you just can't grip. With the GSX you can overcome the weight with power not to mention the far superior launches at your disposal because the car just claws it's way up to speed. If you only have 9G good luck finding a 99 that isn't thrashed. Either get an older model or save your cash a little longer. GSX is worth the wait.

Indeed....GSXs are all the money...don't spend $9,000 to be only 10% satisfied when another $300-$4000 will make you 100% satisfied.

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ORIGINAL: shreff99

I have a '99 GS-T and I'm thinking about getting the coupler to make the axle a limited slip one but with that I don't think the GS-X will have that huge of an advantage off the line..It will out-maneuver the GS-T in cornering though, duhhh I guess LOL...But seriously, I have no problems launching quickly out of the gun with my GS-T and have been extremely happy with it.

But are you running 350hp at the wheels? and it doesn't really matter what you do to the front axle, all your weight gets sent to the rear of the car during acceleration and the gst will spin while the gsx just claws it's way to the finish. I love both cars(don't get me wrong), the GSX and AWD in general is superior for launching.