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Old 06-15-2013, 05:02 AM
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Oh man, super awkward moment when I read RIWWP's post and then realized that I forgot to mention that I was talking about bhp as opposed to whp... No wonder why you guys thought I was trolling! My bad guys!! Sorry for the misunderstanding, totally my fault...

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Old 06-15-2013, 07:05 AM
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You're not going to get 350 whp OR bhp in an AT without spending more than the value of the car.
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Old 06-15-2013, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by NotAPreppie
You're not going to get 350 whp OR bhp in an AT without spending more than the value of the car.
Hey I'm getting somewhere now! No longer impossible, just ridiculous! Alright so... 300 is better?
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Old 06-15-2013, 07:29 AM
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Yes you can but it will still cost more than the value of the car.
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Old 06-15-2013, 07:51 AM
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Yes you can but it will still cost more than the value of the car.
Has any A/T gotten over the 300 hump? I know some have gotten close.
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Old 06-15-2013, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Stamatiadi
Hey I'm getting somewhere now! No longer impossible, just ridiculous! Alright so... 300 is better?
You'd be better off buying one of the V8-swapped RX-8s; it'll likely be more reliable and give smoother power delivery. That LS6 I linked to earlier looks pretty awesome.
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Phil's 8 got 266 on a 4 port supercharging. There's no reason why a 6 port auto couldn't tap 300 at the wheels
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Well, one reason $
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Old 06-15-2013, 09:58 AM
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Thought I read something on here about the autotrans creating a limit around 300WHP.
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Well, one reason $
if $ is a reason you have no business boosting.
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Old 06-15-2013, 12:36 PM
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Phil's 8 got 266 on a 4 port supercharging.

I think that's the only 4-port i know that got boost...plus he's a senior citizen. lol

Just kidding Phil...
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Old 06-15-2013, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ShellDude
Phil's 8 got 266 on a 4 port supercharging. There's no reason why a 6 port auto couldn't tap 300 at the wheels
Hey now we're getting somewhere! I'm not talking 300 at the wheels though, maybe another day. I'm looking to get 300 at the crankshaft
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If power is your goal buy a 6speed manual.
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Old 06-16-2013, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ShellDude
if $ is a reason you have no business boosting.
Boosting the auto doesn't make much sense to me =/

Would be interested to see what exactly its capable of, though.
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Originally Posted by kops
Boosting the auto doesn't make much sense to me =/

Would be interested to see what exactly its capable of, though.
Well the reason why I don't have a manual car is because I couldn't find one in really good condition for sale within a reasonable distance from where I live. Over the three months I spent looking for a used RX-8, the automatic I bought was really the best option for me. Costed me 11k, 63000 miles on it, no accidents, everything was in great condition.

Besides, I like the paddle shifters
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kops have you ever driven an auto NA or boosted?
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Originally Posted by kops
Boosting the auto doesn't make much sense to me =/

Would be interested to see what exactly its capable of, though.
Already been done, not impressive.

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Costed me 11k, 63000 miles on it
That "Cost" is over priced.
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Originally Posted by Nick Stamatiadi
Well the reason why I don't have a manual car is because I couldn't find one in really good condition for sale within a reasonable distance from where I live. Over the three months I spent looking for a used RX-8, the automatic I bought was really the best option for me. Costed me 11k, 63000 miles on it, no accidents, everything was in great condition.

Besides, I like the paddle shifters
with $11k you could have gotten a 350z
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