I think they did some last minute stuff to make the stock engine rate alot lower, I definetly can tell the difference between my car (basic intake/exhaust) and a 120hp car.

 

The cars pulls pretty hard for being 120hp at the flywheel... I'm thinking they're just sandbagging us, rating the eninge lower than it is (Ala GT-500... 350hp, yeah right )
Take this into consideration, it's costing me less to insure my Lancer with 120hp than my ZX2 with 130hp.
If anyone read the import tuner artcile, the Dyno slightly outpreformed their estimates for a 120hp engine... Sure it's only slightly more than their estimates (1.6hp more) but still... just remember that the 2.0l used in the Eclipse (although DOHC) is rated at 140hp.

just my $0.02

--abe

 

Pulls hard because of the longer stroke for a lot of TQ.

Lancer may crash better, or insurance company don't realize/recognize the lancer being a performance car.

Which 2.0 for the 2g eclipse? Mitsu had 2 engines (don't know whether it's a GS or RS: the regular 4g63 or the neon's 420A. Both of those engines are not even competitve on the street or the track. Basically, the Prelude effect - the vehicle has potential but too much weight to haul it around anywhere. The 3g eclipse with the 4g64 might be in the same class as its previous counterpart.