questions on the RX8 for speed
03-28-2007, 12:15 AM
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questions on the RX8 for speed check out my pics
I just got my 04 RX8 and im afraid to go over 110 cause it's new, so i was wondering if this car does. anyone know if 04 have limiters?
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03-28-2007, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by sunshineRX8
I just got my 04 RX8 and im afraid to go over 110 cause it's new...
If you're in a controlled environment, where you can't kill anyone or yourself, then go for it! Stomp on the gas til you feel the engine cut out. Then you'll know if you can break 110.
ANTI-FLAME DISCLAIMER: DO NOT try this on the highway, freeway, surface streets, etc. Go get you some track time, new tires and have at it.
BTW, in case you haven't picked up on it by now, don't post things like this without an "anti-flame disclaimer!" There are people on this site, *coughs* cops *coughs,* and other delicate sensibilities that would not like to read about you doing 110 in public areas. Some will actually faint at the mention of tripple-digit speeds. So beware the bacon.
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03-29-2007, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Phantom Menace
I do belive that most, if not all, cars have speed governors. BTW, I know what you meant, but I can't help myself, but an '04 isn't new. That is, if your worried about anykind of break-in procedure--don't. It's prolly broken in.
If you're in a controlled environment, where you can't kill anyone or yourself, then go for it! Stomp on the gas til you feel the engine cut out. Then you'll know if you can break 110.
ANTI-FLAME DISCLAIMER: DO NOT try this on the highway, freeway, surface streets, etc. Go get you some track time, new tires and have at it.
BTW, in case you haven't picked up on it by now, don't post things like this without an "anti-flame disclaimer!" There are people on this site, *coughs* cops *coughs,* and other delicate sensibilities that would not like to read about you doing 110 in public areas. Some will actually faint at the mention of tripple-digit speeds. So beware the bacon.
If you're in a controlled environment, where you can't kill anyone or yourself, then go for it! Stomp on the gas til you feel the engine cut out. Then you'll know if you can break 110.
ANTI-FLAME DISCLAIMER: DO NOT try this on the highway, freeway, surface streets, etc. Go get you some track time, new tires and have at it.
BTW, in case you haven't picked up on it by now, don't post things like this without an "anti-flame disclaimer!" There are people on this site, *coughs* cops *coughs,* and other delicate sensibilities that would not like to read about you doing 110 in public areas. Some will actually faint at the mention of tripple-digit speeds. So beware the bacon.
03-29-2007, 11:59 AM
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I have taken the 8 to 135mph because my girlfriend said she wanted to go fast. But the fastest I have gone was in a Celica GT-Four turbo at 178mph. It's very scary, I wouldn't recommend that to anyone. But ya my girl said she couldn't believe how smooth the car was. 8-)
03-29-2007, 05:34 PM
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The fastest I've gone in the 8 is 130 give or take, on a long stretch of I-10 btwn CA/NV. The car still feels very stable at that speed, and I earned my first 22348b during the trip. Approx. $1,000 donation to the city of blythe. Buying some track time is probably much less expensive overall.
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03-29-2007, 09:12 PM
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there is a vid out there with an MT on a dyno hitting 156 mph in 5th and 184 in 6th, however due to wind dynamics the car tops out in 5th somewhere in the mid 150's. There was a guy in germany who put it in 6th at that speed and got it up to 159, but he said it was on a slight decline and then wouldn't go any further...
I think the auto's are restricted to 125 mph...
I think the auto's are restricted to 125 mph...
03-30-2007, 07:13 AM
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Just outta curiosity, why 110? Why not 100? or why not like 75? Fear of speed is usually relative to something frightful. 110 is no more scary then 100. What's the assimilation? (BTW - just a lil FYI - by the time you get up to 120 ACTUAL speed, the speedo will be reading 125 per GPS accuracy)
I'd think that if it's a NEW 8, even AROUND 110 means your already far out of break-in RPM ranges anyway. Not smart.
However, from previous gathered knowledge, they haven't made a yellow 8 since 2004, and unless Mazda had it stored in a warehouse, the likelihood that it would be below 3000 miles (break-in) would be rather catastrophic.
Thus deaming my point, useless. Good job me.
I'd think that if it's a NEW 8, even AROUND 110 means your already far out of break-in RPM ranges anyway. Not smart.
However, from previous gathered knowledge, they haven't made a yellow 8 since 2004, and unless Mazda had it stored in a warehouse, the likelihood that it would be below 3000 miles (break-in) would be rather catastrophic.
Thus deaming my point, useless. Good job me.
03-30-2007, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Stavesacre21
Just outta curiosity, why 110? Why not 100? or why not like 75? Fear of speed is usually relative to something frightful. 110 is no more scary then 100. What's the assimilation? (BTW - just a lil FYI - by the time you get up to 120 ACTUAL speed, the speedo will be reading 125 per GPS accuracy)
I'd think that if it's a NEW 8, even AROUND 110 means your already far out of break-in RPM ranges anyway. Not smart.
However, from previous gathered knowledge, they haven't made a yellow 8 since 2004, and unless Mazda had it stored in a warehouse, the likelihood that it would be below 3000 miles (break-in) would be rather catastrophic.
Thus deaming my point, useless. Good job me.
However, from previous gathered knowledge, they haven't made a yellow 8 since 2004, and unless Mazda had it stored in a warehouse, the likelihood that it would be below 3000 miles (break-in) would be rather catastrophic.
Thus deaming my point, useless. Good job me.
03-30-2007, 07:28 AM
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pardon my ignorance, totally missed the miles on the car.
and yes, i do agree that it gets a lil shaky at those speeds. I was starting to feel some mean vibrations above 120. Unless you bought your 8 off of an elderly person, 100 is a gimme, and as jerky states, 120 wouldn't be doubtful.
and yes, i do agree that it gets a lil shaky at those speeds. I was starting to feel some mean vibrations above 120. Unless you bought your 8 off of an elderly person, 100 is a gimme, and as jerky states, 120 wouldn't be doubtful.
