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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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My RX-8 is so fast, it doesn't even go "Zoom Zoom" anymore. It goes "Meep Meep"
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 11:57 AM
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damn you all....i think i blew a piston or bent a valve.....i had an 80 year old in a geo storm beat me this morning.....and i had my foot through the floor board!!!!
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 12:06 PM
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From: I've shaken off the sands of SouthWest Asia and returned to Houston and Gulfport, MS
Originally Posted by chrism
damn you all....i think i blew a piston or bent a valve.....i had an 80 year old in a geo storm beat me this morning.....and i had my foot through the floor board!!!!
So how fast does your RX-8 go with a blown piston and bent valve??
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by chrism
damn you all....i think i blew a piston or bent a valve.....i had an 80 year old in a geo storm beat me this morning.....and i had my foot through the floor board!!!!
lucky we have v12's, so you can still run on the other 11
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 12:08 PM
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From: I've shaken off the sands of SouthWest Asia and returned to Houston and Gulfport, MS
Originally Posted by captain mercury
lucky we have v12's, so you can still run on the other 11
Mine runs without any!
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by RotrDoc
Mine runs without any!
you bent all 12 valves? ......Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 12:40 PM
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WTF - am I the only one who think this little fella --> looks constipated??

who does number 2 work for
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 03:04 PM
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The 8 is not a fast car but a GREAT over-all car!
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 03:29 PM
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My 8 is faster than jet stink.

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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by chrism
damn you all....i think i blew a piston or bent a valve.....i had an 80 year old in a geo storm beat me this morning.....and i had my foot through the floor board!!!!
At least you didn't blow the welds on your intake manifold.
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by mysql101
I'm able to go 0-plaid in 4.8 seconds.
ludicrous speed eh? nice.
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Ike
At least you didn't blow the welds on your intake manifold.
Yeah, otherwise you would have to order overnight parts from Japan.
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 04:36 PM
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Faster than a speeding locomotive.
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by RotrDoc
Mine runs without any!
I thought mine was the only one. Do you suppose we have the only ones like that? Perhaps, I'll start another thread to find out.
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