i have an auto RS with 170,000 miles on it. and i cant take an RSX with it, and have done it before. just remeber its not so much the car as the driver. ask silvernt about that, he rode with me and found out what a STOCK eclipse can do with a good driver. just keep testing diff ideas for launches. try holding the brake and gas and rev it to about 1750, and once in the middle of it all...let off the gas and get right back on it really fast, ive noticed it sometimes kick it down a gear. ;)