im just wondering about the turbo possibilities. Is this car going to be able to produce 450+ hp?

mine does

MIne to with 250 horses pulling it.170ish if you get clydedales.

i mean i have the money to buy the car...but if it can't hang with my friends 625hp supra..then i don't really care about it

I just kidding

Originally posted by ilovemyrx
i mean i have the money to buy the car...but if it can't hang with my friends 625hp supra..then i don't really care about it

Well go buy a Supra then... Last time I checked nobody put a gun to our heads, for those of us that own 8's. Why come in here and make stupid comments.

Nat

Proud Owner of a RX-8

Originally posted by ilovemyrx
i mean i have the money to buy the car...but if it can't hang with my friends 625hp supra..then i don't really care about it

So what you are saying is that if a 238ish hp car can't hang with a 625 hp car, it isn't worth it? It will most likely already hang with the Supra in the corners. They aren't known for their abilities their. A Supra is a dyno and freeway king. A 425 hp rotary will keep up with a 625 hp Supra and the Supra still isn't that quick off the line. Just remember hp to weight ratios. Supra is a heavy car in comparison to an RX-7 or RX-8.

Here's an old joke for those of you that know something about Supras and drag racing.

What's the difference between a 500 hp, 750 hp, and 1000 hp Supra? Nothing! They all run 11's!

Don't think I am bashing on the Supra. I love that car. I'm just picking on it a little out of fun. The engine is damn near indestructible. Your whole logic for buying an RX-8 is severely misplaced. I'm not going to go out and buy a Geo Metro on the grounds that it has the potential to keep up with an F-16 in acceleration.

uhmm... don't waste your time on this one guys, I smell a 16-yr old who just bought the new Gran Turismo.

acutally a$$ im a 19 year old witha $300,000 settlement check. Ill buy what i want. But im just asking if this car is going to be capable of making 400 hp....A$$.

lol 300 g's huh
I aplaude you in looking into the rx-8 as a ride.
I know if i had 300 g's my ride would be italian or german.

i drove an rx8 and i fell in love with it.. it was winning blue...i just want to be able to turbo it and at least get 400+ with the right modifications.. obviously i have enough money to do it. i just want to make sure this car is capable of it before i go drop 3?,000 dollars on a car that won't be able to make over 300?

See 20B.

20B?

oh..and another question...are all the exhausts going to look like this?

http://www.turborx8.com/images/greddySP2rx8.jpg

id rather have one that looks like this
http://129.33.208.36/LHPExhaustJSpec.jpg

but yeah thats my other question.

20B is the fabled 3 rotor capable of well over 450 hp. At a price of handling perhaps.. but still a light motor if you ask me.

Check out rotary extreme's exhaust. Theirs looks more like what you're looking for. Canisters in a V configuration.. less like the conventional layout you've been seeing.

can the motor in the rx8 handle a T66?

The exhaust that you are showing us is definately worth a ticket!!

just cause i don't like the exhaust style that you like im a ricer....go f*ck a donkey

ok ok ill bite ----
If you are serious in you search of power check these guys out.
http://www.acostamotorsports.com/projectcars.htm

they bulit up a serious rx-8 BUT it's not running the stock motor i think the 20b not sure --anyways check them out.

Dont forget you check book that ride is not cheap
:p

There are A LOT of turbo's in development but nothing has been officially released yet. If you want that much power as soon as possible your probably better of looking at a different car.

http://www.edmunds.com/new/2004/dodge/viper/100288755/prices.html?tid=edmunds.n.mipmake.pricetable.num1. 1.dodge*

Check out the Viper if you have money to blow ;) I would think a Viper would easily hang if not mop the floor with your friends Supra. Insurance will match your car payment at age 19 I bet :(

When you Mature a little you'll realize that exhast is crap! Read RotaryGod's post on exhaust which is stickied on this section of the forum. Its just loud and restrictive meaning less power than even stock!

actually i like the RB exhaust and the Greddy but i was just wondering if this is going to be the only style...

as far as the viper goes i don't really care for them..

and i would much rather get an rx8 and then wait for a turbo kit and buy it than get some car (s2000) which i don't really like to much. I would prefer to have the rx8.

I have to say
I would be looking for a different car also with 300,000

i don't wanna pay over 100G for a car...personally I would love to have a skyline but im not going to wait for the import time and i frankly don't want to pay that damn much.

thats funny I was gonna suggest a skyline

Why not an Acura NSX. It is borderline exotic, and it can be an everyday driver.

Nat

i looked at an nsx...but im honestly hooked on the rx8 i guess ill just get one and deal w/ not havin tha much hp

If your so set on an rx-8 but have all that cash just go to acostamotorsports.com and get a 20b conversion could have a 500-600 hp on pump gas and still retain the rx-8 look. Just a suggestion =)

Send me a check for 100 grand and i will build you a sick 1000bhp RX-8 that no car would be able to touch. I guarantee you will be on every tuner magazine cover and impress all your buddys.

Money Buys power

Acosta's 800 HP monster RX-8 was available for < 80K. You would have the baddest 8 on the planet....

The AT turbo is listed in the Option Magazine as TRUST TD06-18G.

260PS!!

Someone put a T67-25G Turbo from TRUST and an HKS wastegate. SICK :eek: No max power test yet :(

Supercharge create less heat IMHO. Turbo does sound look wooo. swwish!!! :D

19yr old + $300,000 = waste

if i were you I would put that check (if your even telling the truth) in an IRA or high yield bond and in 10 years buy a $100,000+ exotic and a rx-8 and still have several g's left over.......but gut feeling is...you won't ..too immature I can tell by your few posts already...

I AGREE

You're both crazy. At 19, putting that in the market, with a big proportion tech/international/REIT will put him on the way to early retirement and a life of luxury. Time is your friend. Put it away and forget about it for 20 years = 3 mil without investiing another dime. 34 years = 12 mil. Hard to do though. :D

I am acutally investing some of it...but i have a wrecked car in the back yard.. and im in need of a car so either way i go im going to be buying a car. probably the rx8. i am telling the truth. i will scan the check if you really want to see it all i have to do is fix this piece of crap all in one printer my parents bought.

Money is hard to put away like that though. I mean I'm going to be honest. I'm 19 and im in college, i like to party, and do pretty much all the things a 19 y/o likes to do. Money makes it possible to to many more things and that makes it hard to put it up like that.

the guy that said something about sending him a check for 100g and he would build me the baddest rx8..haha not happening. ill take my money and have one built my self rather than letting u build it. I like what acosta has done with their rx8, thats quite a bit of hp.

I would prefer to have a winning blue w/ a mt and around 660hp with the R magic body kit and the mazda speed wing(in carbonfiber if possible).

Im not worried about a system but if it comes down to it i would put one in there. i have a $2,300 system that i worked my ass off for sittin in my room right now because of some stupid dr pepper truck pulling out in front of me.

I have photoshop too i can write you a check for whatever amount you want ill scan it and all. I mean i did watch "catch me if you can" great movie!!! if you guys still believe that ill sell you a plot of land in the everglades!! Immaturity.....oh what a wonderful thing!

Heheh this is funny to read. Here's a kid who (supposedly) has the money to buy pretty much any exotic car but would rather spend it on an RX-8 he'd like to build up to 660HP or something. Funny part is, he sounds like he doesn't even know how to replace a floormat on a car. Finish your school first and then you'll learn how to use that money properly. Better yet, ask your parents on how to build a 660HP RX-8. I'm sure they can tell you a thing or two.

:D I just couldn't help myself, I had to post my response. You want a fast one? Get an FD (it is lighter than the RX-8) and drop a 20B in it. Boost it and your Supra friends wouldn't hang around with you anymore coz they can't keep up. Also, if racing is your thing... quit school and use the residue if your 300K to racing school and compete with the Pros. Heck, we might even see this kid in Magazines soon. :D

Ok, I'm done... you can say A$$ again! :D

Sorry to mention this but I doubt that any car with a 20B would be an easy daily driver if that is important to him. If he was just in it for the speed I would suggest some other car than the RX8, like an RX7 or Viper or something along those lines. I doubt that any 8 you build to 660hp will be easily driveable and that money would do much better in bearer bonds or somewhere where it generates more money. With all the hard time I had going through college without any money and 6 meals a week I would have loved to have that money, and I know if I had it I wouldn't have spent it on a modding a car with and extra 250hp. If I was you I would just take the car that was fun to drive and leave it like that.

there ain't much money can't buy... between love and brains though, i'd rather have those and be penniless.

kid, seriously... i understand you like the car, but quit being such a n00b, money or not.

btw, get an FD. they're cheap, like ~$20 000 for a really nice one.

then, spend however much you want and make it like this:

http://www.rx7club.com/photo/showphoto.php?photo=3148&password=&sort=3&cat=500&page=1

or this:

http://www.rx7club.com/photo/showphoto.php?photo=87&password=&sort=3&cat=500&page=2

or this:

http://www.rx7club.com/photo/showphoto.php?photo=499&password=&sort=3&size=medium&cat=500&page=8

I like Doc's idea, wish I would have had the smarts to do it 30 years ago. Gee, maybe parents & grown ups -did- know what they where talking about all along :)

ok for the A$$ that said something about photoshop...i could photoshop ur mom riding my....well never mind...anyways i don't have to photoshop sh!t.

i have made up my mind to go with a rx7 or a skyline.

both of which could out run a supra...

oh and by the way...i have a civic that is turbo'd. i built it my self the only thing i didn't do is bore it over. so im pretty sure i know what the FORK im doing. A$$!

If you know what you're doing, then great...more power to you. In my opinion the reason why some people are giving you a hard time is because of your lack of maturity in some of your responses.

It's not everyday that a 19 year old claims to have a $300,000 check, so expect a little bit of skepticism.

My $.02

Originally posted by ilovemyrx
i have made up my mind to go with a rx7 or a skyline.

both of which could out run a supra...



Under what circumstances with what mods? That is an incredibly generalized statement. A stock Supra vs a modded RX-7 or Skyline? An 800 hp Supra vs a stock RX-7 or Skyline? I'm a huge fan of RX-7's since I have 2 of them but you can't make generalizations like that and be taken seriously.

Building a turbo Civic has about as much in common with building a turbo rotary as it does with baking a cake. At least a cake is rewarding. At the end of the day a turbo Civic is still a Civic. Yay. I also have a Civic BTW. Starting with a performance car is much easier than starting with an econobox and trying to turn it into something it can NEVER be which is a high performance sports car. FWD disqualifies them from serious performance anyways. There is video on the net somewhere of a street legal mid '80s FWD Plymoth Voyager Van running 12's. Any car can be made fast in a straight line so there isn't too much special about a turbo Civic. I wouldn't consider that a prerequisite for knowing what you are doing. If you knew what you were doing you wouldn't have to ask us if it can be done would you? FWIW I have a turbo streetported 1st gen RX-7 that I also built myself. I DO know what I am doing! The day I see a 660 hp RX-8 that doesn't have a 3 rotor in it is the day I patent perpetual motion.

Should get to a lawer because you need to patent that... my 8 has 670 hp and can waste any car in a perfect line..... Boy HOWDY!

So what happened for you to get a $300,000.00 check?

Originally posted by JERCS
Should get to a lawer because you need to patent that... my 8 has 670 hp and can waste any car in a perfect line..... Boy HOWDY!

WOW! 670 HP and you don't have the CZ box yet? That should put you at 1372 HP!

Originally posted by rotarygod
There is video on the net somewhere of a street legal mid '80s FWD Plymoth Voyager Van running 12's.

that was Gus Mahon's (RIP) van. His site is still up, but I can't locate the video anymore. I miss that guy.

i had a car wreck

Put 600 hp in a rx7 and not respect it you wont get another check,well you might but it gonna be hella lot of postage to get.Whatever you buy enjoy it wisely.Just a note on the rx-8 and power,bore it a bit to drop comp and it will build somewhat like a rx-7.

Save the money and buy a house first, it will appreciate in value 99% of the time. Then sell the house in about 5 years, go out and get whatever you want. Real estate is always a safe and smart bet when you have a lot of money. I for one got hit by an eighteen wheeler two years ago but decided not to press charges or sue anyone because I was not injured and wanted to be able to go to sleep with a clear conscience. Not saying that you didn't have the right to get money, I don't know the situation, but be wise with this gift and don't go out in flames like all those young 80's moviestars did. I'd hate to see someone that could do good for themselves end up in Mike Tyson's shoes, bankrupt and ugly, in a few years.

I was pursuing a Supra and decided to get an 8 and have not regretted it once. The Supra engine is great but they are not as fun to drive. The aftermarket guys will come out with some great products for this car, just like they did with the 7, but you need to be patient. If you can't wait get a Lingenfelter Twin Turbo Corvette, 725 hp and 8.9 quarter for only 140k. Top speed of around 225 and has been that fast on the track. Just go to www.lingenfelter.com and check out some of the videos and then check the classifieds for used cars with some serious power and come cheap.

Just have a little patience and think before you spend, trust me, 300k does not go as far as you think when you start buying toys. Take care and God bless.

yea, right, u should get a R32 or 34. there's one made by Juno that can go from 0~62 at around 3 seconds. btw, it has more than 1000hp, hope u can handel it.

Originally posted by ilovemyrx
i had a car wreck

I figured that much, what happened to you? Broken leg, neck, arm?

What happened to cause the wreck?

lol. that's all i gotta say :D

If you do infact have $300,000.00(wow, thats a lot of 0's) why don't you buy a car that already has some hp and some TORQUE, I know what the 8 is, but I also know what it itn't and thats a dyno queen or a 10 second beast. If all you care about is drag racing you should get a Z06(C5 ) or a Viper(SRT-10) and spend as much as it takes to have a full roll-cage and 5-point harneses put in so if you crash raceing or get hit again. Both of these are under your "I don't want to spend 100 grand, but I want to get my RX-8 up to 600-650 Hp with a turbo or drop in a rare rotary or get a Skyline that you'll put a coffie can exaust on that will take off 10 horse power"(but you'll get it back in the 12 inch tip, not like the 2 inch piping has ANYTHING to do with how much power you'll get). I would recomend investing 200 grand of your FREE money in some US bonds or other low/no( NO risk doesn't exist but I don't think the US plans on closing down) bond or funds until your 40 and then have a charmed life with your millions you got from Dr. Pepper hitting you $13,000(until you "modified" it) civic.

dude, no matter what people on this forum will harshly make fun of you. Just because its fun, or whatever. If you want the truth, a RX 8, I doubt will be able to ever keep with a 600 hp supra, unless you drop another engine. Thats my opinion, not a fact, it might be able to happen. But ya, I know what you are talking about, get the RX 8! It has better looks than most cars, especially for a 19 year old

Dude im glad your 19 as im only 20.

Now if your words are true with the money you have left lying around. Let me ask you a simple question.

* The day you get bored with your super beast, what happens there?, you see people always experience then move on, so your going to do the same, the only difference is the funds you have left will drop a bit more until you run out and then work until your 70.

If that doesnt churn your stomach, then why not consider getting the car on finance like (hire purchase) and reduce the repayments of a $80,000 car one off payment to like $900p/m and whilst your paying that off the other $220,000 is working away, so by the time you have payed your 5yr term, the money you have invested has basically returned you 1/4 of what you invested (high yield interest fund). And then from there you can now bascially (not work forever, if you choose) and also finance another car which is at the value of over $100,000 again if you choose.

So IMHO don't be conservative, dont be stupid just be wise about your decision.

Wow surprised to see this thread still going ----
Congrates on you desicision to get the 7 please pics of you're
new ride and all its glory when you get it.
If you can also include pics of you building it to acheive such high hp numbers that would be gravy!


oh and by the way...i have a civic that is turbo'd. i built it my self the only thing i didn't do is bore it over. so im pretty sure i know what the FORK im doing. A$$!