RX-8 0-60 Time
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Also, you made the silly claim of hanging with STIs and Evos, you do realize those cars can do 0-60 in mid 4s don't you and have been know to dip into the very high 12s in stock form?
Maybe, hypothetically, down a steep hill behind the tail wind of Katrina... hypothetical nonsense.
Do you realize you just contradicted your own argument? I give you a 5
out of 10 for this one..."Real Data" vs "Cousin VinnyWRX"
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Gotta love hypothetical nonsense with crazy claims and gtechs used as evidence...
No hypothetically perfect launch by your "cousin vinny", no perfect executed abusive clutch drop to kill your tranny, no hypothetically perfect conditions, just REAL driving conditions tested by expert testers, unswayed by profit or dependency on advertising dollars...
0-60mph.....1/4mile.....35-65mph.....Car
5.3s.............14.0s.......3.5s..............EVO
5.2s.............13.6s.......3.1s..............STi
5.4s.............14.0s.......3.7s..............350 Z
6.7s.............15.2s.......4.9s..............RX-8
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You mean a clutch drop every time, lets be realistic here, who drops it perfectly at every drag. You pay $35,000 for a car and ruin the trans/clutch/diff at every punk in a ricer who wants to drag. That doesn't make sense.
Do you fully drop your clutch at every testosterone competition? I highly doubt that, and there's nothing "hypothetical" here, you might miss a gear, get caught off your guard, you lose at the line. Someone may drive in front of you in traffic.
Those times are for near perfect launches done everytime. So your saying you never screw up or conditions change where you can't get your best launch. What can go wrong will go wrong. I live in an imperfect world, chance are you do too.
Do you fully drop your clutch at every testosterone competition? I highly doubt that, and there's nothing "hypothetical" here, you might miss a gear, get caught off your guard, you lose at the line. Someone may drive in front of you in traffic.
Those times are for near perfect launches done everytime. So your saying you never screw up or conditions change where you can't get your best launch. What can go wrong will go wrong. I live in an imperfect world, chance are you do too.
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Wait, who's contradicting their own info again? I thought it was supposed to be me...
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if you go to evo and sti forum, you'll see most of them can hit 13s in 1/4 mils with stock, that's why they complain comsumer reports drivers didn't push the all power out. even in 350Z forum does the same thing. car and drive is better though.
Don't stop IkeWRX, tell me more...
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Originally Posted by Slick8
High 12s stock, LOL
Don't stop IkeWRX, tell me more...
Don't stop IkeWRX, tell me more...
Nice edits by the way.
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0-60 and quarter mile times for most all cars of all years:
0-60 and 1/4 mile times for stock cars
PS- The STi and EVO have both dipped below the 5 sec mark in countless road tests I've read. I've got a 4.4 reading for a EVO RS in I believe Motortrend.
0-60 and 1/4 mile times for stock cars
PS- The STi and EVO have both dipped below the 5 sec mark in countless road tests I've read. I've got a 4.4 reading for a EVO RS in I believe Motortrend.
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Of course, with a nice new clutch and perfectly broken-in fresh tires, on a warm 90 deg day so the tires stick, with good high octane gas, with a perfect launch, in no traffic, with a free car donated to an Auto Mag to go hog wild with.
What happens to your launches with 10K miles on your tires, after 65+ abusive clutch drops your clutch isn't as tight as it once was, with low octane gas since you didn't want to pay $2.85/gal for the premium? If you are still making payments on it, you own and baby the thing and possibly think twice about killing your tranny to prove a point. It's 50 degs out and the tires don't grab as well on your older tires. What about the possiblity of having three passengers along when its time to drag? More weight = slower 0-60. What if your caught out of boost and need a few secs to boost up again?
This is real driving, not a "hypothetical" high 12s 1/4mi launch on a STOCK STi that my cousin Vinny proclaims. Deal with it Ike, the STi is fast, but not as fast a your pipe dream fantasy grand turismo, hypothetically.
What happens to your launches with 10K miles on your tires, after 65+ abusive clutch drops your clutch isn't as tight as it once was, with low octane gas since you didn't want to pay $2.85/gal for the premium? If you are still making payments on it, you own and baby the thing and possibly think twice about killing your tranny to prove a point. It's 50 degs out and the tires don't grab as well on your older tires. What about the possiblity of having three passengers along when its time to drag? More weight = slower 0-60. What if your caught out of boost and need a few secs to boost up again?
This is real driving, not a "hypothetical" high 12s 1/4mi launch on a STOCK STi that my cousin Vinny proclaims. Deal with it Ike, the STi is fast, but not as fast a your pipe dream fantasy grand turismo, hypothetically.
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Lastly,driving the RX-8 is not rocket science and not anything a whole lot different from any car. Redline, shift, redline shift..
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Not sure I agree with this 100%. For us, yes, because our car produces power linearly, but if cars produce peak torque and hp before redline, then pushing to redline is worthless, if you can shift to keep it in the peak power band in the next gear instead. As an avid motorcycle racer and track junkie, I know that with my bike, being a V-Twin engine, it produces peak torque and HP right around 8.5-9K rpm before it drops down. Riding the engine to redline around 12K is complete waste. But motorcycles with I4 engines produce more power at higher RPMs, so you redline those to get peak performance. Its more engine dependent than anything else...
http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showthread.php?t=104702
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Originally Posted by Slick8
More banter about IkeWRX's "my cousin Vinny said" rubbish 
PS: Tell Vinny he forgot to add WORMHOLE to his list of mods...
I give you a 4
out of 10 for this one, oh boy.
PS: Tell Vinny he forgot to add WORMHOLE to his list of mods...
I give you a 4
out of 10 for this one, oh boy.Are you retarded or something? If you're going to insult me at least do it without repeating yourself ad nauseum. That method of antaganization may have worked for you in the 3rd grade but it's time to move on.
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Are you retarded or something? If you're going to insult me at least do it without repeating yourself ad nauseum. That method of antaganization may have worked for you in the 3rd grade but it's time to move on.
By the way, great use of a Latin phrase ad nauseum.
I give you 3
out of 10 for creativity.