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Started by WayAway, Jun 22 2011 10:54 PM

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#1 WayAway

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Posted 22 June 2011 - 10:54 PM

Leaving toms house yesterday I came to a red-light next to a lowered rx8. He looked over and kinda chuckled at my car. Well on green we went, both spun tire, but when I got traction he stayed a good
Distance behind me. Always wanted to go up against one but never had the chance. This was in my V70R btw.

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Posted 25 June 2011 - 03:27 AM

Rx8's have no torque... thats the problem with them.

Decent kill though!

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Posted 25 June 2011 - 05:30 PM

View PostJVC, on 25 June 2011 - 03:27 AM, said:

Rx8's have no torque... thats the problem with them.

Decent kill though!

Or power.
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Posted 26 June 2011 - 01:00 AM

View PostFake-R, on 25 June 2011 - 05:30 PM, said:

Or power.

232hp @ 9k, LOL
212hp @ 7.5k LOL
152 ft/lb, LOL

I guess congrats but... not really.

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Posted 26 June 2011 - 09:24 PM

I always thought the were light. But dam!!!, those numbers suck for them. He was atleast 3+ car lengths behind me

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Posted 27 June 2011 - 04:24 PM

View PostJVC, on 26 June 2011 - 01:00 AM, said:

232hp @ 9k, LOL
212hp @ 7.5k LOL
152 ft/lb, LOL

I guess congrats but... not really.

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Posted 27 June 2011 - 07:05 PM

Did you flash him the V sign?
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Posted 28 June 2011 - 03:16 AM

View PostWayAway, on 22 June 2011 - 10:54 PM, said:

Well on green we went, both spun tire

You spun your tires on your R? Are you still AWD?


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Posted 28 June 2011 - 10:19 PM

my cousin had one... it got 13.4 mpg on a trip...

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Posted 28 June 2011 - 10:33 PM

View Postmagicaljake, on 28 June 2011 - 10:19 PM, said:

my cousin had one... it got 13.4 mpg on a trip...

really? thats crazy for such a small motor hmmm .....was he trying to keep up with you on this trip because that would make more sense haha
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Posted 29 June 2011 - 03:43 AM

View PostGltGreco, on 28 June 2011 - 10:33 PM, said:

really? thats crazy for such a small motor hmmm .....was he trying to keep up with you on this trip because that would make more sense haha


nope... thats average for those rotary motors.... not that efficient

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Posted 29 June 2011 - 01:39 PM

View Postmagicaljake, on 29 June 2011 - 03:43 AM, said:

nope... thats average for those rotary motors.... not that efficient
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Posted 29 June 2011 - 03:15 PM

RX-8 is "rated" for 16/22, so that's a bit off from what he should be getting. Also keep in mind that because of the differences between rotary and piston engines, a 1.3L rotary is roughly equivalent to a 2.6L piston engine. The older rotary engines got horrible gas mileage because of the way they dealt with the crappy HC emissions. I'm not sure about the new ones though, there is probably a similar issue still.
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Posted 30 June 2011 - 04:21 AM

Haha, my wife's turd 07 Cobalt LT destroyed one of these things tonight, it was very amusing...the Mazda was trying so hard. :lol:

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Posted 04 July 2011 - 03:16 PM

View PostDan A, on 28 June 2011 - 03:16 AM, said:

You spun your tires on your R? Are you still AWD?
FWD as of right now. I have spun all 4 in the rain a few times thou. My drive shaft needs a new rubber thingy on the carrier bearing

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Posted 05 July 2011 - 11:21 AM

Rx8's are like Honda S2000's easy to beat in a straight line

BUT think it over several times before you mess with one on a Track or in the Canyons.

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