If you dump the amount for a Drag Gen III + tuning into an Eclipse GS-T/GSX, you would most likely be able to smoke the aforementioned gsr. Does that answer question 1?

Looks are subjective. Do whatever you think looks best, because regardless if you go with the "JDM" look or with the "streetz tunerz battle-R" look, you'll still fail to please even half the fools out there.

Shingo