Revolutionary Rx-7 - RX8Club.com

May 24, 2009 | 11:41 PM

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Revolutionary Rx-7

WOW! Anyone read this article?

Not sure if its a repost, did a quick search and found nothing about it.

http://www.importtuner.com/features/...rx7/index.html

May 25, 2009 | 12:00 AM

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pretty damn cool.

May 25, 2009 | 02:43 AM

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apart from the front being a tad ugly (Looks like it had a heavy dose of eye-liner), it's a pretty mad car:

Good use of a bonnet intake though:

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May 25, 2009 | 03:18 AM

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I just:

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May 25, 2009 | 04:14 AM

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I just:

hahahahahaha

May 25, 2009 | 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 2SeeKU

apart from the front being a tad ugly (Looks like it had a heavy dose of eye-liner), it's a pretty mad car:

That's for the V-mount. And function over form

May 25, 2009 | 01:19 PM

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yea I have this Magazine at home this 7 is ridiculous. 500+ hp made of all carbon fiber hope they make a all carbon 8 with 500+ hp.

May 25, 2009 | 01:31 PM

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yea I have this Magazine at home this 7 is ridiculous. 500+ hp made of all carbon fiber hope they make a all carbon 8 with 500+ hp.

Which months issue was this featured in?

May 25, 2009 | 01:32 PM

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that is quite an impressive piece of work... and an impressive fd...

but to me isami amemiya will always be the world's best rotary tuner

May 25, 2009 | 01:34 PM

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found their flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36353006@N07/

May 25, 2009 | 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons

Which months issue was this featured in?

The Revolutionary Rx-7 is featured on page 50 of the may 2009 issue of import tuner. a small 6 page segment. the issue was mainly about the Fast and furious movie that came out. including the skyline in the movie.

May 26, 2009 | 02:05 AM

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drool drool drool

May 26, 2009 | 02:15 AM

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pretty cool

May 26, 2009 | 08:03 AM

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I am loving the color...

May 26, 2009 | 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons

That's for the V-mount. And function over form

he is talking about the headlights. and i agree.

May 26, 2009 | 10:23 AM

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ok so this car is just kinda nuts

May 26, 2009 | 11:16 AM

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Boost is limited to 1.35 bar, to produce just over 540 whp, which, factoring in the car's 960 kg (2,116.4 lbs) weight, gives it the highest power-to-weight ratio of any known FD in competition.