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Old 11-16-2008, 02:09 PM
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Alright I finally timed a 0-60 run in my AT 2007 8 so here it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUhLjjnemzc

BTW it is completely stock and this is no launch (not that you can really launch in an AT) and me driving with 1 hand holding the camera and the other shifting.

Next time I will get a passenger to record it.

When I used a stopwatch to time it I think it measures in around 7.2 seconds (starting the time when the Tachometer starts to move, the first 1-2 mph are me letting my foot off of the brake).
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I waas gonna watch it; but I don't have that kind of free time.....










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Old 11-16-2008, 02:15 PM
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id say around 7.8-8.3
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I waas gonna watch it; but I don't have that kind of free time.....










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lol ouch
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Originally Posted by chancejat
id say 7.5-7.8
yours is probably more accurate mine might be biased
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Originally Posted by Are-Ex-Eight
yours is probably more accurate mine might be biased
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lol...biased...btw i edited my post to say7.8-8.3.....rofl
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Yeah I would kill myself clutching on the hills of SF.. been there a few times (not in the 8). I however have to deal with the shitty traffic associated with new york city streets.. I have no problem whatsoever driving a manual transmission car in stop and go traffic. No excuse.
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lol...biased...btw i edited my post to say5.9-6.2.....rofl
the longest ihad with my stopwatch was 7.7 so no thanks lol
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^nice^...
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the new 6port 6speed AT seems way quicker than the 4port ..... based on that video .
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Originally Posted by Brettus
the new 6port 6speed AT seems way quicker than the 4port ..... based on that video .
ive heard that before too, i havn't seen the old 4 port in person though
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anyone have a manual rx-8 stock 0-60 posted anywhere?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ2myuLL480 - The stock one should be apparent.
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Originally Posted by Are-Ex-Eight
ive heard that before too, i havn't seen the old 4 speed in person though
not 4 speed, 4 port
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqpvGvyKC0c
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Originally Posted by greg985
not 4 speed, 4 port
meh that is what i meant but i saw a video of a guy in colorado with a 4 port at and it was slow
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Originally Posted by chancejat
i clocked that around 6.5 seconds
i think the only difference is the launch

is that stock?
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Old 11-16-2008, 02:48 PM
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i just timed it with my video editing software and its 6.15-6.19....theres a small room for error but its pretty much 6.1
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i got a midpipe...and a pulley....and my synchros are like brick walls lol
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Old 11-16-2008, 02:54 PM
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I love that feeling...especially on the freeway!!! it surprises my cousin in his S2k everytime!!!!
why, he only beats you by half a bus length instead of the full bus he was expecting to?
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Dude im sorry but comparing an auto to a manual is fail. Admit it , you wouldn't even consider an auto if you werent a lazy old fart , i drive through traffic all the time and its not that its a PIA its more like , wow poor clutch . Of course its a different story when you're talking about an m3 sequential manual gear box with the paddle shifters lol.
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auto vs. manual thread number 10o498753i230482347fluxcapacitor248720 ^ pi
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Originally Posted by 636
Dude im sorry but comparing an auto to a manual is fail. Admit it , you wouldn't even consider an auto if you werent a lazy old fart , i drive through traffic all the time and its not that its a PIA its more like , wow poor clutch . Of course its a different story when you're talking about an m3 sequential manual gear box with the paddle shifters lol.
I disagree, aside from the obvious difference in power, theyre the same car, same handling capabilities, etc.
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Originally Posted by RedefineRX8
why, he only beats you by half a bus length instead of the full bus he was expecting to?
actually thats exactly right.....lol....im not kidding..... hit the nail on the head! maybe......with my race pipe and exhaust...10-15 hp.....ill be only 1/4 bus length or right next to him!!!
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Originally Posted by ZumnRx8
actually thats exactly right.....lol....im not kidding..... hit the nail on the head! maybe......with my race pipe and exhaust...10-15 hp.....ill be only 1/4 bus length or right next to him!!!
LOL that's awesome!!! my friend with an auto RX8 suffers the exact same defeat... i figured it would be right around there :==
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