05BlueRX8

no ones bothering me. rx8's aren't 1/4 mile cars..i know this i just prefer the 1/4 mile 'cause when i was growing up something happened with a few friends that makes me hate turning sharp or sliding.

kersh4w

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just watch me. i'll prove all of you wrong!

:P

this car WILL hit 13s n/a. even if i have to spend 10k to do it.

RedefineRX8

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I'm not saying it's impossible to hit a 13 NA. Even you do hit a 13, it won't change the fact that a NA rx-8 will never be fast (in a straight line), period.

Ike

Please do, I'll get a good laugh out of someone spending thousands of dollars so they can run high 13's.

05BlueRX8

lol nuff said haha..ya'll are so cruel not really..i'm just trying to get to the low 15's that sounds reasonable haha

Ike

Hey, just go out there and have fun. Often the people that seem to be having the most fun at the strip are the ones out there with their 4 cylinder AT Camry or the like.

Also, modding just to try to hit some number is pretty silly. If you just want to make your car faster because you're not happy with the power, fine. But to spends thousands just to hit a number you're simply setting yourself up for disappointment. Especially when you realize the guy with the DSM or ragged out Z28 that just blew your doors off spent less on his whole car and all his mods than you spent to run a 13.9.

kersh4w

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i love modding my car. tracking is expensive and i have to travel huge distances.

i have 2 1/4 within 30 minutes of my house. which makes more sense?

Ike

I grew up racing karts and then shifter karts. I also started doing trackdays as soon as I was able. So, all my early experience was on a roadcourse. That said, I love going to the strip. Any true car enthusiats should be able to see the fun and skill involved in drag racing. There are plenty of elitist jackasses out there that turn their nose up at drag racing, but most of them have probably never been to the strip and the ones that have probably realized it's not as easy as they thought so it's easier to just disregard it. In short, I encourage you to go to the strip, it's a blast. However, mod the car the way you want and let the numbers sort themselves out.

Renesis07

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I actually think I might be dragging mine for the first time tomorrow also If I have a chance to make it up to sacramento. Im hoping for 14's.

sosonic

Word. 10K? Go FI and with the right kit and mods you have a shot at 12s. A 12 second RX-8, would make people stand up and notice.

You are not going to get any "respect" from hard core "draggers" out there until you are doing the 1/4 mile in the 12s anyway.

When you start hitting 12s then you are coming close to expensive and very high performance cars like stock 911 Porsches (however if they do any mods, you are toast as they can get under 10s).

14s and 15s, etc.... are not serious times to draggers. Those are just for fun and to see how quick you can get your street car or daily driver, or check a new mod.

13s are considered "quick" (not "fast mind you, but quick), so that is a fun goal. The thing is that 13s for an RX-8 would usually require FI, NOS, or lots of NA mods (and getting real lucky with a particularly sweet engine).

Renesis07

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cant you hit 12's in this car with the right turbo set up and some laughing gas? lol. Not saying the car will last long but it would last for 12 seconds wouldnt it?

05BlueRX8

lol sounds like fun haha

Renesis07

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IT would be the best 12 seconds ever.......

Red Devil

Running 12s on a Renesis shouldn't be a big deal, and it can be built to last. Contrary to all the BS claims on this forum the Renesis is very structurally sound and can competently withstand high hp cylinder pressures. Any Mazsport, and others, equipped car can do it. No time slips to back it that I've seen, but the power is clearly there. The rest of the powertrain, however, is another issue.

And let's be honest, in today's environment a car that runs in the 12s isn't a big deal.

Renesis07

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I completely agree with you there. The big deal in most peoples eyes is after all the money you would spend to make an RX8 run 12's, you couldve bought a used Corvette C6 and run 12's stock with an AT.

* In my opinion, I would rather take an RX8 and make it my project and over the years enjoy it and eventually make it fast, as more stuff comes out and the aftermarket demand for RX8 parts increase, we'll start seeing more rx8s in the 12's over the years. I think its more rewarding to work on this car, a stock vette isnt as cool as a Turbo RX8 that was built by yourself. Again, just my worthless opinions

mja64

if i had a dime for every old grey haired dude driving a c6 vette i could buy that pettite s/c kit i've been drooling over. i'm coming from a 10 second car to a 14-15 second car, but you know what? i dont care, i know how big mine is. i dont need to prove it to anyone else. shoot my wifes tl toasts my 8 lol. who cares.

sosonic

You have to factor in the possibly of turboing a used RX-8, if you are talking a used vette. The trick with the used RX-8 is to do an engine compression check. If the engine is still sound, there is nothing wrong with an used RX-8, and you should be able to get them pretty cheap too (cheap is relative though to your budget).

I think 10K should get you 12s. You might even be able to do it for under 7K. There is no reason why a person can't get a slight used or heavily discount last year RX-8 in the low 20K range. Go older models and we are talking 15K or so. That means you could in theory have a 12s FI RX-8 for 22K to 25K.

There is also no reason why, the Greddy kit and MazdaManic Upgrade Greddy turbo kit, and at the right psi can't get 12s.

However, you will have to upgrade more than just the turbo, to make it reliable. So fuel pump, ignition, and other bits.... Still... you may have a shot to do it all for under 7K to 8K.

Other turbo, the Pettit Supercharger kit, I would expect the Hymee Supercharger should be able to pull off high 12s too and provided the driver puts the time and money in.

For a rotary fan, an RX-8 running 12s would be a lot more satisfying than doing it in a vette. Plus, there is that "surprise factor" and "street respect". "Holy sh*t, did you see how fast that RX-8 is, I thought they could not do that".

Eventually, over the years, I expect those people that continually tinker and with all kinds of mods on their RX-8 to even break into high 11s.

05BlueRX8

sorry to veer off topic but...smitht0789, did you ever go to the track? How did you do?

smitht0789

haha, yeah sorry bout that. i didnt end up going that friday due to the weather, but im reallly gouing this friday, so ill for sure let yaknow!

YaXMaNGTO

Good luck... yah, let us know.

Okay, I'll get preachy for a minute, with a little advice...

Don't get too amped! Just take it easy and do "street start" launch the first time, and see what it's like to race the 8. Don't go revving it up to 6000rpm and drop the clutch.

Also, if you wheelhop on a run, which the RX8's have a tendency to do, DON'T TRY TO DRIVE THROUGH IT (it wont work)... just let off the accelerator until it stops hopping, get back on it, and use the "blown" run to work on your shifts. If you could see your car from the outside wheelhopping, you'd definitely be "YIKES! THAT'S GONNA BREAK SOMETHING!!!"

05BlueRX8

good advice there. wish i had known that when i went to the track the first time. I still need to figure out what works for me.


good luck smitht0789 let us know how you do!

Falken

Can anyone confirm that? Does a lighter flywheel really lop .3 off you time?

Renesis07

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I wound up going like I said, I ran a 15.5 @ 89 mph. That was my first time ever going and I couldnt launch for ****.

kersh4w

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according to CRH it does. he also sells flywheels.

but lightweight flywheels definitely help your time. read this. http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/flywhee...heel_works.htm

losing 300lbs in first gear definitely helps things out.

chancejat

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damn now im gonna buy a flywheel...you should be in sales.....