What Speed? - RX8Club.com

Jun 8, 2007 | 12:34 AM

smcgo4

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What Speed?

New owner (and loving it). Question for you. Having read in many posts about the thrill of 9000, and now having the first service, at what speed , and in what gear are you when you hit 9? Haven't been over 6 yet, but when I look at the speedo - holy shiezenhauzen, I am already over the speed limit!

Jun 8, 2007 | 02:08 AM

smcgo4

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Wow

that is impressive!

Jun 8, 2007 | 02:33 AM

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Hmm ... I hit 115-120, but that may be the way I change gears.

Jun 8, 2007 | 03:02 AM

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lol course Cromax does this on private property!! lol

I agree with DVSRX8, u can get to 100 in 2nd gear and redline it to hear the beep.

Jun 8, 2007 | 05:59 AM

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Beeeeeeeeep

1st, 2nd, 3rd

Must redline!

Jun 8, 2007 | 09:03 AM

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lol course Cromax does this on private property!! lol

Of course, I'm a very responsible driver on public roads, you know that!

Jun 8, 2007 | 06:27 PM

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You is very good... unlike some..... but im good too rite?? heheh

Jun 8, 2007 | 07:56 PM

Cromax

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You are better than me I think ... don't you think?

Jun 9, 2007 | 03:24 AM

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Don't redline in 3rd, it is in the licence suspension zone!

Jun 9, 2007 | 09:20 AM

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At 9000rpm:
- 1st = 62kph
- 2nd = 103kph
- 3rd = 142kph
- 4th = 197kph
- 5th = 234kph
- 6th = 277kph

Jun 9, 2007 | 05:01 PM

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At 9000rpm:
- 6th = 277kph

Hypothetically speaking of course, lol.

Unless you have a bloody big cliff...

Jun 9, 2007 | 09:27 PM

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100kmh tail wind may do too...

Jun 9, 2007 | 09:56 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidM

At 9000rpm:
- 6th = 277kph

Only 277? i got 312 stock!!!!

Jun 10, 2007 | 01:51 AM

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You did? How'd you test that?

Jun 10, 2007 | 02:17 AM

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Its called a road and a speedometer?? u know the black stuff with the white lines..

Jun 10, 2007 | 02:59 AM

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Only 277? i got 312 stock!!!!

Are you making admissions to excessive speeding?

Jun 10, 2007 | 03:07 AM

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I know casedogg that was kinda my point, haha whats so excessive about that Drewman I was on the autobahn while doing it... I wish.

Jun 10, 2007 | 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DrewMan

Are you making admissions to excessive speeding?

Since when is 312kph excessive? HAHAHA

For the record, I doubt the speedo in the dash would be accurate above 240 ...

Jun 10, 2007 | 04:51 PM

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Quote:

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For the record, I doubt the speedo in the dash would be accurate above 240 ...

And I doubt a stock car has exceeded 240.

Jun 10, 2007 | 09:15 PM

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Umm *cough* yeah.

I believe it could get over 240 easily unless Mazda have put some sort of speed restriction on the vehicle as the car is rather slippery stock.

Last edited by Cromax; Jun 10, 2007 at 10:10 PM.

Jun 10, 2007 | 09:32 PM

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I beleive it could get over 240 easily unless Mazda have put some sort of speed restriction on the vehicle as the car is rather slippery stock.

I think what Mazda put in a restriction call wind resistance and low power NA rotary.

Jun 10, 2007 | 11:00 PM

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Wind resistance isn't the problem on a crisp still day, it's the 1.293kg/m^3 of air density at 0C that would be the issue.

Jun 10, 2007 | 11:10 PM

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That may well be. My point was that I'm yet to see any credible evidence of a stock car exceeding that kind of number in the real world.

Car & Driver did report 150mph (241 kmh) but most others fall into the high 130's, low 140's mph - i.e. under 240 kmh.

Jun 11, 2007 | 02:09 AM

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which is why you need one of these!

Jun 11, 2007 | 02:47 AM

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Don't know if it is stock or modded but this one gets 244 kph, I think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqfzTN5kQ98

Still a far cry from 312 though, think you would have to be going down hill with the wind behind you in a cyclone or something to achieve that one!!