View Poll Results: Which will be faster
Mazda Rx7 3rd gen
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RX8 or 3rd Gen rx7
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Sorry, but this is a unanswerable question ..
Faster 0-60? 1/4 mile ... faster around Mid-Ohio? And do you mean stock of modded?
The 3rd gen is a pure sports car, the RX-8 has some compromises.
Faster 0-60? 1/4 mile ... faster around Mid-Ohio? And do you mean stock of modded?
The 3rd gen is a pure sports car, the RX-8 has some compromises.
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Re: The only thing that matters
Originally posted by Phyre
1/4 mile and the mile, we all know street racing is where it counts
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1/4 mile and the mile, we all know street racing is where it counts
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Hmmm...
I don't know about that pure sports car thing, suspositly the rx8 platform and it's weight are suspose to out produce the old 7's umm, and the new engines technology is that much better. I just wonder if they actuly made a car you can put into 10's..
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Ryan knows his ****.... But I think the 8's performance speaks for itself... ie speedsource. 24 hrs of Lemans, granted that was a 20b powered car but what a testiment to the balance and overall chassis rigidity. And my 8 is way more fun to drive than any stock 3rd gen I've ever driven. Brakes!! Brakes!!! and what about the difference in the brakes... Holy ****!@! The Ford Probe has better brakes than a 3rd gen.... But Man do I want one of those babies. One of the most beautiful cars ever designed.
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Anyways, I personally would have both cars if I could. I'll stick with my 8 for now though.
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Ryan knows his ****.... But I think the 8's performance speaks for itself... ie speedsource. 24 hrs of Lemans, granted that was a 20b powered car but what a testiment to the balance and overall chassis rigidity. And my 8 is way more fun to drive than any stock 3rd gen I've ever driven. Brakes!! Brakes!!! and what about the difference in the brakes... Holy ****!@! The Ford Probe has better brakes than a 3rd gen.... But Man do I want one of those babies. One of the most beautiful cars ever designed.
you're comparing car that has been stripped + parts for racing to our street cars ?
hmm ... 3rd gen has pretty good stock brakes ... do you have any idea what you're talking about buddy ?
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Ryan knows his ****.... But I think the 8's performance speaks for itself... ie speedsource. 24 hrs of Lemans, granted that was a 20b powered car but what a testiment to the balance and overall chassis rigidity. And my 8 is way more fun to drive than any stock 3rd gen I've ever driven. Brakes!! Brakes!!! and what about the difference in the brakes... Holy ****!@! The Ford Probe has better brakes than a 3rd gen.... But Man do I want one of those babies. One of the most beautiful cars ever designed.
And unless you are regularly pulling your car down from 120 mph to 30 mph for the hairpin at the end of the straight you don't need any better brakes than a ford probe. And even then all you need are track pads.
EDIT : Especially on a car that probably weighs 4-500 pounds less. I take that back, who knew how light probe's were?
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How is the lord's green earth does a 6 year old thread bump actually merit any sort of response?
In 2002 when this question was asked it was all just theoretical, and the presumed horse power of the RX8 was somewhere well above 250BHP.
Not only is that not a Pinto, I don't think that it is a Ford.
In 2002 when this question was asked it was all just theoretical, and the presumed horse power of the RX8 was somewhere well above 250BHP.
Not only is that not a Pinto, I don't think that it is a Ford.
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