how fast has anyone had there rx-8
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I hope these top speeds are on the track or some sort of closed course. Never mind the legal stuff, 145mph is HIGHLY IRRESPONSIBLE on the street. Putting your own life at risk on the track is one thing, but on the street you could also put others who might not share your love off speed at risk. Would not even want to hit an animal on some empty road at that speed....
My track car has a rollbar, 5-point harness and racing shell. I wear a helmet and protective clothing. The car has an extinguisher system. I do not want or plan to die in my car as too many people depend on me.
Couple of jackasses were racing on Long Island a few years ago. The surviving driver is now in jail on manslaughter charges. You don't get to drive in jail.
My advice, try autocross to learn skills and then find some track time thru SCCA or some other club, then check out your top speed.
PaulyG
My track car has a rollbar, 5-point harness and racing shell. I wear a helmet and protective clothing. The car has an extinguisher system. I do not want or plan to die in my car as too many people depend on me.
Couple of jackasses were racing on Long Island a few years ago. The surviving driver is now in jail on manslaughter charges. You don't get to drive in jail.
My advice, try autocross to learn skills and then find some track time thru SCCA or some other club, then check out your top speed.
PaulyG
What do you mean you dont get to drive in jail? You actually do. You get to drive yourself crazy for the next 20-25 years 
At least you can watch BBC or SPEED and see the 8 be driven on a track .
Felt fairly solid too. I'd really love to drive a car that fast that had some legit downforce,,,
ok NEW QUESTION: how fast has anyone with FORCED INDUCTION / significantly more power than stock, gotten up to? I know at high speeds its a law of diminishing returns, but I'd have to assume a 300whp rx8 could get up to 165ish?
Last edited by elysium19; Jun 16, 2010 at 12:36 AM.
That's not true. I'm not 100% sure about series 2, but series 1 did not have a limiter. (maybe in some places?). I went faster than that in my 8 (track, of course ) and people have hit redline in 6th gear on a dyno @184 mph. As mentioned above... physics is the only thing holding it back.
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184 on a dyno...amazing what you can do without drag. 
Series I automatics have a 125 mph speed limiter. That's been the subject of several threads over the years.
How many people in this thread (which goes back a long way) had their warranty voided because Mazda saw how fast they bragged they had gone?
Ken
Series I automatics have a 125 mph speed limiter. That's been the subject of several threads over the years.
How many people in this thread (which goes back a long way) had their warranty voided because Mazda saw how fast they bragged they had gone?
Ken
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That's not true. I'm not 100% sure about series 2, but series 1 did not have a limiter. (maybe in some places?). I went faster than that in my 8 (track, of course ) and people have hit redline in 6th gear on a dyno @184 mph. As mentioned above... physics is the only thing holding it back.
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