Collin Willshire is the owner of Jett Racing and the badass 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse in this video. Don’t snicker at the idea of a badass Eclipse, this car has claimed the title of the fastest four-banger on a 10.5 tire in the world. It’s packing a billet-block Mitsu 4G63 that is inhaling tons of boost and is capable of a 6.57@223 mph quarter mile. It’s an evil little piece and like any evil drag car, when something goes wrong, it does so in a spectacular fashion.
The Eclipse uses a three-speed transmission (which looks like a Liberty/GForce style) , and during this run it decided it had quite enough of the abuse and proceeded to grenade at about half-track, with 3rd gear making a very hasty exit out of the case. Luckily, the uninjured Willshire remains calm and gets the Eclipse shut down and coasting quickly, which is far more than what could be said for our reactions. Someone tell the Safari crew to bring a new pair of shorts with them, please.
Bored outta our gourd to be digging up videos from Jun 6, 2014??
That and doesn\’t look like any \”safety gear\” as far as a scatter shield or trans ballistic containment.
I don’t know if you noticed, but this site always posts videos from the past. But, you’re probably new here. You should look around a bit.