You guys must all be in a good mood for the 4th of July. Usually everyone would be flaming this guy by now. As for hp, I just got rid of my modded Mustang GT. If you want cheap hp, and even cheaper upgrades, get a Stang.

 

Mutang is for you! Cheapest HP you can find and easy to get more . If you have the bucks and can do 2 seats get a vette. If you want to keep the 8, get a day at the track, it's what you need.

I wrestle with the HP, 0-60/quarter mile day to day. I kind of like the Evo X, the mustang GT has its ups and downs with a decent community. I can't do 2 seats and can't afford a 911.

I love my 8, it's a great club to belong to. The rotary is an amazing engine. The car is lovely, the interior is classic with it's rotary symbols and coffee leather. It is practicality combined with formula one racing.

Go Nascar, go drag racing and mustang GT. I'll stick with the RX. I watched formula 1, 3-4 second pit changes. Nascar was 10-20 pits. Who's really doing their best!? The rotary is proven on the drag strip and the raceway just not the one in your car.

Turn off the DSC and do a 6k clutch drop. The 8 is far from slow. It's just not a 12 second car for $25,000. On the track the mustang GT will be in your rearview.

I like the complete package.

NH

 

RX8>mustangs,g35's,350z's

The only car that handles as well and has more hp is the s2000. but it looks ugly compared to the rx, has only 2 seats, and only comes in a convertible (for girls).

 

So, thats like, $4000 buys you 1500 to 2500 trips down the road at 270 HP?
I could use that up in 3 months!
I've spent barely 50% more than that and I have twice the added power for as long as I like, as often as I like.

 

About 12.

 

Well, for you it may be great but we get our power without the hassles of turbocharging and the extra weight. I miss owning a boosted car but I don't miss the hassles associated with a shitty kit and and I don't miss the expense of a good one. But hey if you have the money then the sky's the limit.

 

for 4k u get 300hp, whats wrong with that?

 

If you have 4k to spend nothing. I will take the nitrous with me when I upgrade cars. This won't be a car I keep for too long. But then again my son wants it so.... we'll see.

 

shoulda got something with the letter 'z' in its name, or 'wrx' or 'evolution' or 'gt"500"'

just something to shut your hp needs up, hah.

 

Until he meets an RX8 on a mountain course. Then he'd want an 8 again.

 

Plenty of EVO's, 350's, and WRX's can whoop on an 8 on a mountain road or anywhere else. The eight is sweetly balanced car but no one disagrees that it is lacking at least 50HP.

 

i can't stand new mustangs, i hate them

 

You can't have everything. The mustang has the power you want at the price you're looking for.

 

that's what I was thinking.

kasmir - I think you severely underestimate what +100 wHP would actually be in the 8. a minimum 50% increase in HP might be a bit mislabled as "only 300hp."

 

It won't. The greddy is about as cheap as it gets. If you want to save money, you can usually find a fully functional used greddy kit for about $2000.

 

Does that figure take into account both motors?

 

 

Why do you have to be an *******?

I know far less about cars in general than MM, yet I'm doing fine and dandy.

 

we have more than one motor?!?!

 

MM has 2 in his garage.

 

what are you talking about? It was a simple question. He stated how much he had into his turbo setup.

 

ah, okay. Then I misread your intent.

of course $4,000 wouldn't include two motors.

 

he said he spent "barely 50% more than that" So that should be ~$6,000. Which could include 2 motors, depending on where you got them, and how much he initially spent on the components he put together. Being that he has had to put in so much work on the electrical system and that he has gone through a couple of different turbos, and a couple different manifolds I am going to guess it is ~$6000 plus the cost of the 2 motors?

 

ooooohhhhhh!!!!

 

I think if you want the horsepower at a decent price, you should get a GTO.