http://members.cox.net/noguni/rx8.wmv

I heard it was either Rhys or Ron Millen testing out the car.

maybe rhys..thanks for the video...wonder what turbo kit he has?

is that some kind of scoop on the hood?

Oh yeah my cousin that recorded that clip said that the first time he took it around the track he couldn't kick it side ways. I guess he had to get the feel for it before he could break it loose.

Oh yeah my cousin that recorded that clip said that the first time he took it around the track he couldn't kick it side ways. I guess he had to get the feel for it before he could break it loose.
He may have been running with the dsc/tcs on

ok just saw the clip. if he is doing a drift event... he would def have taken taht off.

Must be another 13B-REW swap. I wonder what hood that is...

cool video

nice video

Must be another 13B-REW swap. I wonder what hood that is...

Yes, FD motor into RX8.

The hood is actually a modfied stock hood.

The BOV has a shaky sound to it at the very end of the video. I was under the impression that the normal BOV sound is a steady release. :confused:

The BOV has a shaky sound to it at the very end of the video. I was under the impression that the normal BOV sound is a steady release. :confused:

Compressor surge will usually do that. Maybe the Bov was too tight, or there isnt one.

with a turbo that big, he's definately gonna have compressor surge. i like the flutter

sick sick :eek: sick clippppp i loved it thankx man ,,, is it really a swap ? WoW soooo much work.. but nice ..

maybe rhys..thanks for the video...wonder what turbo kit he has?

rhys drives the gto. his dad rod has the fd powered rx8.

with a turbo that big, he's definately gonna have compressor surge. i like the flutter

Oh don't get me wrong. I love the way that sounds, it gives me chills! haha. I just wasn't accustomed to hearing that... and wow he is an excellent driver to be able to hold those high speed slides so controlled. Wish I was in the car for the ride! :D

Here's Rhys Millen on the set of the movie "The Dukes of Hazzard".....Yee-haa!!!....
http://www.incantis.com/generallee.mpg

seams like he is having trouble getting angle. i dont think the rx8 will ever be big in drifting events. thats just my opinion though.

denward

Looks good to me.

Yep, the 8 handles too well.

i think the 8 will have a hard time in tandem racing behind a slow car. the 8 was built rotate even at very high speeds without loosing too much grip. without a lot of speed and momentum the 8 has trouble holding high angle drifts for long periods of time. also notice how his car does most of its rotating after the apex. the 8 is probrably the hardest fr car to drift out of all the modern cars without seriouse modification to the rear and steering.

denward

very hot looks good to me excellent driver.

Plus, a stock 8 will have very little torque. From what i understand, most drifting cars have to have the torque. Hence, not too many drifting S2K's either... Someone educate me....

I believe the flutter occurs regardless as long as you close the throttle and dont reopen it. It only makes a steady sound when you are shifting at high RPMS because you only momentarily close the butterfly as you shift, hence just one steady spurt of blow off.

Correct me if im wrong, i probably am.

pretty good considering the rx8's drifting ability, that guy rhys has some serious talent

To me its not even a RX-8, to me its still a RX-7. Im waiting on a RX-8 that is in Formula D or D1 that ACTUALLY runs off the Renesis engine the way it was intended. To me that actually what makes it a RX-8. I guess this will have to do for now.... :rolleyes:

when is this car scheduled to run Formula D/D1GP anyways? it wasnt there last formula D, although it was on show there.

and pirate, the chassis is an RX-8, therefore it is an RX-8, not an RX-7. the chassis makes up the charachteristic of a car more than the engine.

but i still do agree with you strongly on the dissatisfaction, it does not have a renesis so i do not support it whole heartedly, people need to stop being lazy and swapping rx7 engines into them and just develop the RENESIS, because it has just as much potential of the others, in fact its more durable in many aspects. i know for sure my rx8 will have nothing but a renesis in it because the RENESIS is the essence of the RX-8, a revolutionary engine design change that came with a revolutionary body design styling, there for they should stay mated. the FD on the other hand, well i cant say i care too much about keeping a 13b-REW, eventually a 20b will be there haha.

Did anybody else notice this footnote at the bottom of the article in regards to this...
"On as side note, Rod blew out the motor at the end of practice on 8/21/05."

Maybe they will now thing about going back to the renesis.

nice driving.

Heres some pictures from the Event if anyones interested.

http://members.cox.net/noguni/index.htm


http://members.cox.net/noguni/Tim/index.htm

Lots of Enkei sponsored cars because my friend works for them.