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MazdaRx8449 Apr 14, 2009 04:55 PM

Automatic RX8
 
Is a automatic RX8 really that slow? Would it be slower than most of the cars on the road?

Spinning Sushi Apr 14, 2009 05:01 PM

No.

XAreXAteX Apr 14, 2009 05:16 PM

The automatic has 583.3 whp. :Eyecrazy:

Spinning Sushi Apr 14, 2009 05:17 PM


Originally Posted by XAreXAteX (Post 2968552)
The automatic has 583.3 whp. :Eyecrazy:

And 0.1lbs/tq. :)

XAreXAteX Apr 14, 2009 05:18 PM

0.2 get it fucken right man!:spank:

Spinning Sushi Apr 14, 2009 05:19 PM

:lol: :lol: :lol:

renesisgenesis Apr 14, 2009 05:19 PM

well people already complain that the 6mt 8 is slow, so i guess the auto 8 is ridiculously slow

Spinning Sushi Apr 14, 2009 05:19 PM

Of course it'll be slow with only 0.2 lbs/tq. :)

dozer Apr 14, 2009 05:20 PM

:rofl:

XAreXAteX Apr 14, 2009 05:20 PM

If Paul Walker had an auto 8 it would be hella fast.

dozer Apr 14, 2009 05:20 PM

ahhhh the torqueless wonder of the automatic 8...

RXheart Apr 14, 2009 05:36 PM

Hey ! you guys are forgetting the Auto has more torque than the MT. It might not be as fast as the MT but it can tow an RV :lol:

Spinning Sushi Apr 14, 2009 05:37 PM


Originally Posted by RXheart (Post 2968599)
Hey ! you guys are forgetting the Auto has more torque than the MT.

Lulz, not the 09+ models. :)

lilring Apr 14, 2009 07:19 PM


Originally Posted by XAreXAteX (Post 2968566)
If Paul Walker had an auto 8 it would be hella fast.

Hey I do have one..HAHA

Easy_E1 Apr 14, 2009 07:31 PM

Please disregard the hecklers in the audience. Most don't understand the Rotary anyway.



Originally Posted by MazdaRx8449 (Post 2968516)
Is a automatic RX8 really that slow? Would it be slower than most of the cars on the road?

It has modifying potential. My 4 port AT has over 183 RWHP.
That's more than some of the 6 speed 6 ports out there.
It ran a 15.3 in the 1/4 mile with me feathering the throttle at the start and mid way down the track. Bad tune at the time.

So it's not slow except when it's stock.

dozer Apr 14, 2009 07:38 PM


Originally Posted by XAreXAteX (Post 2968566)
If Paul Walker had an auto 8 it would be hella fast.

:rofl: at the word HELLA...

shazy Apr 14, 2009 07:38 PM


Originally Posted by Easy_E1 (Post 2968784)
Please disregard the hecklers in the audience. Most don't understand the Rotary anyway.




It has modifying potential. My 4 port AT has over 183 RWHP.
That's more than some of the 6 speed 6 ports out there.
It ran a 15.3 in the 1/4 mile with me feathering the throttle at the start and mid way down the track. Bad tune at the time.

So it's not slow except when it's stock.


Damn that's one fast mofo! I'm guessing it has much more torque than the 6 ports.

You should do another run and see what happens. If you can burn first gear I'd be surprised, heck most cars cant even do that!

MazdaRx8449 Apr 14, 2009 07:44 PM


Originally Posted by Easy_E1 (Post 2968784)
Please disregard the hecklers in the audience. Most don't understand the Rotary anyway.




It has modifying potential. My 4 port AT has over 183 RWHP.
That's more than some of the 6 speed 6 ports out there.
It ran a 15.3 in the 1/4 mile with me feathering the throttle at the start and mid way down the track. Bad tune at the time.

So it's not slow except when it's stock.

wat mods do you have on your rx8

Easy_E1 Apr 14, 2009 07:45 PM


Originally Posted by shazy (Post 2968791)
Damn that's one fast mofo! I'm guessing it has much more torque than the 6 ports.

You should do another run and see what happens. If you can burn first gear I'd be surprised, heck most cars cant even do that!

That run was with a 65 shot and a bad tune. It now has the 75 shot and a much better tune. Right now I feel it can do a 1/4 mile in the mid 14's.
And it will smoke the tires in first for a long way.:)

So do not underestimate the AT 4 Port.

dozer Apr 14, 2009 07:50 PM

easys AT is the sexiest AT ive ever seen

exsequor Apr 14, 2009 08:03 PM

yea but less of a money pit then buying a new car..not to mention there's some novelty value to some of us to have a better performing auto rx8. It's almost like making the car perform the way mazda should have made it perform to begin with..

Easy_E1 Apr 14, 2009 08:31 PM


Originally Posted by FreshLettuce (Post 2968819)
next to alucards and kris's AT. please AT owners, don't take to offense, but all that money put in it to such a poor performing car. You guys really should have taken the extra week to learn to drive a manual transmission then your car will really be over the top.

Always has to be someone in the crowd with the opinion that we AT owners are a bunch of incompetent idiots.
I do not need to be told nor anyone else for that matter that the RX8 AT is any less of a car then the MT.
I do not need someone telling me I should learn how to drive a stick either. I drove my first MT car when I was seven years old. That was in 1966. Do you think I might know how to drive a Manual by now?

I drive an AT. I like the car. I shall continue to do my best to improve the performance of it so when you pull up next to me and go Haha it's just an AT.
Surprise.

I'll be looking for you in Mesa. :eyetwitch

XAreXAteX Apr 14, 2009 08:41 PM

I knew this thread would go in this direction eventually which is why I decided not to take it seriously. To the OP - if you want an AT then buy an AT. If you want to drag race an rx8 your looking at the wrong car unless your ready to spend thousands upon thousands.
The AT's still handle great and are quick enough. You can (and will) have fun with one but don't expect 300hp. Easy if I were you I wouldn't even waste my time responding to such ignorance.

XAreXAteX Apr 14, 2009 08:43 PM


Originally Posted by dozer (Post 2968790)
:rofl: at the word HELLA...

haha it goes right along with paul walker.

"I need Nos! to make my car hella fast" :lol:

Easy_E1 Apr 14, 2009 08:53 PM


Originally Posted by FreshLettuce (Post 2968896)
I never called you an incompetent idiot. I am just curious to know if you're capable of driving a 6 speed then why not buy it and build off of those numbers instead of a 4 port which requires more mods and more to get to the performance of a 6 speed?

I might have flown off the handle a bit. But it's always the same thing said to the AT owners. I'm just a bit tired of it.

Everybody mods the 6 speed. Nobody mods the AT. I like working on the challenging stuff myself.

Any time you want to go for a ride PM me and we could meet some place.


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