I can only go off of experienced. Matt can chime in here any time, infact i think he drove the evo in that race. Chipped lightening vs. intake 05 evo: from stop Evo by far, from roll Evo (didn't expect it at all).

And i know that the only real mods i had on my gst when i beat this same evo fro ma roll was exhaust, intake, fuel pump, 14b on 18 lb's.

In conclusion that is why i feel a 14b'd eclipse can take a lightening.