04rx8gr

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I sure i can drag my keyed car where ever me and melissa will show just give us a time (that is if it doesnt clash with us moving right now) then we shall be fine!!! I hate trying to move with only havin an RX8 and a 350Z

bose

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Wow, that has got to be one of the biggest PITA ever.

Sadly I fail, I just got told my brother needs help moving this weekend so I might be able to do a Sunday meet but not 100%. I will let y'all know.

Jethro Tull

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Jeez dude, rent a U-haul! Or were you going to rope the sofa to the roof of the Z?

Enigmah

Hey, have you guys had the July thing yet? I am new to SLC and have never met another owner, well one up in O.G. Den but he was a total mid-life crisis-er and none to friendy. I've got a stock black '04 GT, nuthin fancy, plenty o miles and constant rain /sprinkler spots.

Enigmah

Ok, here's the thread I was lookin 4. I'm up in Ogden the weekend of the 26th, how bout fri the 1st? I am a baby to the scene...

Jethro Tull

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Welcome, En!

The weekend of the 1st is a possibility for me.

I'm nearly 50 though...but I swear I'm friendly even though I'm the "grandpa" of the local group.

If you live in Sugarhouse, you're close to Darius.

I've got an '07 Sunlight Silver, Touring, bought BN in March of '07, 6,300 miles.

Enigmah

Yeah, I could tell by the name hope I didn't offend.

I've had mine fer 2 years but been busy, never joined a club cuz I hate 2 show off.

Jethro Tull

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^^Never offended. Always glad to meet another 8 owner, no matter how young and inexperienced.

bose

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glad you found us dude, Well either weekend works for me so let's get somthing set, I don't know if we have enough people that know they can come this weekend so the weekend of the first should be enough time to set somthing up solid.

Good to have you, no matter your expirence level your more than welcome. If you have any questions post them here or pm us.

pfloydss

Hey guys I have been thinking of racing at the salt flats in September. Here is the web page
http://www.saltflats.com/index.html
I am going to get into the 130 MPH club this year if all goes well. Next year I want to get a cage and a few other requirements and go for the 150 club. I know the 130 will be a breeze but the 150 I am not sure if our car can break through, I think our top speed is 149 but I will give her hell trying.

pfloydss

Bonneville Salt Flats
World of Speed Sept. 17 - 20, 2008


Hey guys I have been thinking of racing at the salt flats in September. Here is the web page
http://www.saltflats.com/index.html
I am going to get into the 130 MPH club this year if all goes well. Next year I want to get a cage and a few other requirements and go for the 150 club. I know the 130 will be a breeze but the 150 I am not sure if our car can break through, I think our top speed is 149 but I will give her hell trying.

Enigmah

Yeah, it's 148 for the '04, I don't know if it went up since then. I would hope so, ha! You can do it!! Represent

Phil's 8

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153 is as fast as I have heard of but it becomes airborne at that speed. Need additional front end down force to do it safely. At speeds upto 150 the car is stable (a little light, but stable) but somewhere from 150 to 153 the front end is not in constant contact with the ground.

bose

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I got mine up to 147 in 6th gear at 6400 rpm so I still had room but I backed off cause I felt it get a bit squirrelly. So shouldn't be a problem with some downforce adders.

Jethro Tull

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I've only had mine up to 115. But at 115, the car is rock-solid as you well know.

(Edit: I actually would have gone faster, but had the wife in the car at the time. Top-end attempts need to be done solo.)

Jethro Tull

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Maximum torque is delivered at 5000 rpm on a stock engine... I wonder if you had a tail wind that day.

Pretty fast, bose, you win!

Phil's 8

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Bose got that out of a stock engine? Whoo that is moving in a stocker. Hell I've got quite a few bucks invested and don't get that much more out of mine (I don't wish to fly without wings).

Jethro Tull

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Floyd, you can hit 130 on I-80 on the way there.

My trick is to wait for someone to blow-by you doing 90+. When he's about 3 or 4 miles ahead of you with no other cars in-between, and doesn't light up his brake lights, you know you've got no HP between you and him, and that's the signal to hit it. Once you close to within about half a mile, it's time to bring it back down.

bose

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Yeah at the time I had only had it for a month, don't know how I got it to that speed but I did. Mind you no one was around and the only danger was to myself.

Enigmah

Oh yeah, no need to scare the passengers; it makes the friends think yr crazy

Our top torque is actually at 8500 RPM, wow I know! For typical engines it's around 5,000.

yeah put a little front weight or down draft on that baby and go for it! I've been around 120, like tull said, rock solid!

Jethro Tull

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I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my uncle.

Not screaming in terror, like the passengers in his car.

Jethro Tull

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I think you are confused, En. Top horsepower for the Rennie is at 8500 rpm, top torque is 5500 rpm.

Check it out:

http://www.mazda.com/mazdaspirit/rotary/about/

bose

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^^^

Enigmah

oh, retarded. Yeah I totally meant to type 5500; no way you can have max torque just before the suggested "redline". But our torque comes later than cylinder engines. Sorry, wasn't tryin to put misinformation out there. But either way, with all the engineers designing this beast and how tight the config's & tolerances are, I'd be surprised if we could gain much HP or Tq by modifications & tweaks. ..but I have been wrong b4

bose

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Yeah it's a very well designed machine indeed. They only REAL power adders are FI, cramming more air and fuel into it is the only way to get big gains. Other wise the bolt ons we can buy only really change the sound and perhaps a h.p. or two.