The Fast and the Furious (2001) - BRIAN O'CONNER - Mitsubishi Eclipse 1995

The Fast and the Furious
Under the alias, "Brian Earl Spilner", Brian O'Conner used the Eclipse in preparation for his first street race. He practices driving in the Eclipse at the parking lot at Dodger Stadium, but can't keep the car from spinning out of control. Despite complications experienced earlier, Brian decided to participate in the street race to win the favor of Dominic Toretto.

During the race, the Eclipse's intake manifold began to overheat from an overcompensation of NOS used in the vehicle. Brian ignored the warnings and continued to use the NOS until the car began to fall apart. He managed to beat Edwin, but eventually lost control of the car. He lost to Dominic, who won the race and the pink slip to Eclipse. Dom is later rescued by Brian, who used the Eclipse to evade the police in pursuit of the illegal street racers. Without knowing, Brian drives the Eclipse into Little Saigon, Johnny Tran's territory. Tran admires the wrench work put into the Eclipse before destroying it in a surprise shootout that triggers a massive explosion in the engine, due to the canister of nitrous oxide that were in the car, and the Eclipse gets obliterated.

Although the Eclipse was legally registered to "Brian Earl Spilner" it was funded by the LAPD-FBI task force. In the aftermath of the car's destruction, Special Agent Bilkins complained about the $80,000 price tag.

Specifications
According to The Fast and the Furious: The Official Car Guide written by Eddie Paul, the 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse has 420a 16-valve dual overhead cam 2-Liter 4-cylinder engine rated at 165hp before turbo.[2]

It has a full Robo Car Aero Armor Eclipse Body Kit, custom made carbon fiber front splitter, a custom GT style roof scoop, a APR two level GT2 style wing, carbon fiber mirrors, 1997 spec Eclipse headlights, and green neon lighting, alongside SE7EN 18-inch wheels by Axis Sport Tuning Inc. in 225/40ZR18 Toyo Tires.[2]

Engine Specs
Mitsubishi 2.0: DOHC 420a Engine (Rebuilt)
NATURALLY ASPIRATED/NO TURBO
75hp Nitrous Oxide System (never fully installed, only for show)
HotShot header
Injen cold air intake
Bored-out throttle body
Upgraded spark plug wires
Styling
RoboCar full body kit
Custom fabbed lower front splitter (carbon – not used in the movie)
APR GT2- style rear wing
Custom roof-scoop (not functional)
Carbon fiber race-style mirrors
1997 headlights
Kawasaki green paint
Tires/Wheels/Brakes/Suspension
Axis Model Se7en Wheel, 18″ (as used in the movie)
ADR M-Classic 19″ wheels (not used in the movie)
AEM cross drilled front brake rotors
Stock 5-speed gearbox
Tanabe SS springs
Energy Suspension bushings
Interior
Custom black and gray suede upholstery
Custom made A-Pillar gauge mount pod
Custom made passenger dash 3-gauge holder
VDO tachometer
VDO fuel gauge
VDO temperature gauge
VDO volt gauge
MonkeyBars custom made roll cage (not used in the movie)
Auto Indulgence neon green lights
Sparco pedal covers
Sparco shift knob
Audio/Video
Alpine CVA 1005 head unit TV/DVD
Sony Mids and Tweeters
Two Sony amps
Two Sony 8″ woofers in a custom panel where the back seats used to be
Performance Stats
140 Horsepower (at the crank) without nitrous
0-60 in 8.9 seconds (on 19 inch street tires)
¼ mile in 16.4 seconds at 84 mph
Top speed = 130 mph