These vehicles are tributes of the original film and are not stock.
The Fast and Furious was released on the big screen in 2001. Who would have thought that a tenth movie would be in the works 21 years later? Let’s not forget the drama that surrounded the film’s release. Let’s not talk about the Fiero going to space. Let’s not talk about cars flying between skyscrapers or fighting on runways 20 miles long. Let’s go back to basics and let’s talk about two automobile stars from that first flic.
The 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse and 2000 Ford F-150 Lightning are here. Although they aren’t the original movie cars, both do a wonderful job of paying homage to the film. Hoonigan brought them together to record the latest episode on their YouTube dyno series. As you can probably guess these rides aren’t just for show.
Although the Eclipse is an all-wheel drive GSX, the movie car was actually a front-wheel driven model with a stock engine. The 4G63 Mitsubishi four cylinder still has 2.0 liters of displacement, but is now equipped with an upgraded everything. The turbo generates 31 pounds of boost and the nitrous oxide bottles at the back are ready and plumbed. It has decided not to use them for pulls.
In the first film, the red F150 Lightning was barely seen. It was used as Paul Walker’s shop truck. The supercharged 5.4-liter V8 engine of the Lightning made it one of the fastest factory stock vehicles. However, this truck does not have that engine. Instead, it uses a Toyota3.0-liter inline-six. The anger of Lightning purists is obvious, but the truck’s purpose was to make a shop truck like Paul Walker would have wanted. We all know how much he loved his A80 Supra.
There are definitely some tricks going on with that engine, despite it being stock. According to the video, there is an upgraded ECU as well as 25 pounds of boost. This is roughly twice what you would find in a stock Supra. So take this all with a grain. This is especially true when the Lightning delivers 568 horsepower to its rear wheels on the first of three Dyno Pulls. The Eclipse’s 444 horsepower is a big deal on its first dyno. The tires actually spun on the dyno at the boost, so there’s still a lot of power in the 2.0-liter.
What happens to the third and fourth pulls during this Dyno Showdown? We won’t spoil the ending of this video because it’s a keeper. But here’s a teaser. There is a lot of noise and power and big surprises after all the work is done.