I tried searching the online in alot of places and can't really seem to find a solid answer. Will the short-throw shifter make the 0-60 time which is 5.9 seconds and shorter since there is less shift time? It's the first mod I have bought this morning on axialflow.com I'm not necessarily looking for the better time just wondering if it would help.

 

uh yeah maybe take it from 5.9sec to 5.85sec.....but i think most ppl buy it for the feel personally i never have driven one but i've never seen any HUGE gains in times

 

I am thinking of putting an intake on it next for the next mod when income tax comes around. Should I do the intake or maybe an exhaust?

 

Intake and exhaust are primarily sound and feel modifications, they won't add more than a single horsepower each... maybe more if you have an AccessPort.

But, that said, you can pry my K&N Typhoon V2 out of my cold dead hands. It really makes the engine sound incredible - growly and hungry, especially at redline. At the same time, when you're driving "safely", it's sedate and well behaved.

 

First off, good luck getting a 5.9 0-60.

If you want faster acceleration, you can look at MM for the cobb accessport, or BHR (Charles R. Hill) for a lightweight flywheel or a catless midpipe/exhaust combo.

Or, just get a 55 shot of nitrous. Once again, you can ask Charles R. Hill @ BHR about it.


I have BHRs clutch set up (stage 1 SPEC clutch with ACT counterweight and 8.98lbs flywheel) and the MM Cobb Accessport along with the axial flow STS. I definitely noticed large increases in acceleration and throttle response with those mods. The STS was more of a feel then performance IMO.

 

So the general concensus of 5.9 seconds is wrong? I'm a fairly good manual tranny driver. I never had it timed or anything it's just what I have been seeing on the forums here since I find alot of good material in the back of the forums.

 

5.9 sec is achievable with hard launches but requires much out of your clutch and/or tires.....and yeah i guess the ss will make the shift quicker thus making you get to 60 faster in "theory "

 

+1 your 0-60 times are more along the lines of high 6 or low 7 seconds

 

so a dodge ram 1500 could beat this car? Thats rediculous I didn't realize it was that slow. Oh well, I still love my sexy silver rx8 for what it is.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqpvGvyKC0c

 

It's so funny how people consider 5.9 fast and 6.5 slow. Who the hell cares

 

^LOL Word of advice Chaos, next time you see 0-60 times look at the street start times rather than the normal 0-60. Its more accurate to what times you will get. In our case C&D got a 7.5 sec street start

 

yea, on dynolicious for my iphone I get 7.1-7.8 from a roll with no launch. I can get into the low 6's with a 6K clutch dump.

 

Is that GReddy turbo kit worth it and would I need to get stronger Apex seals?

 

I would recommend searching around for that, thats been discussed quite a bit around here.