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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 09:59 AM
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Tuned FD vs. RX-8 Track Battle at Tsukuba

Hey Guys,

Came across this interesting video from Best Motoring. They round up a bunch of Japan's tuned FD RX-7's and RX-8's to do a massive 5-lap battle at Tsukuba circuit. The FD's get the podium spots, but the RX-8's post the two fastest lap times.

http://youtu.be/JY0iqb4HkRw

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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 10:27 AM
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nice!!!
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 10:52 AM
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I doubt any of them are powered by a Renny though
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
I doubt any of them are powered by a Renny though
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That's what I was just thinking!
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 01:58 PM
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Sweet!
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 02:00 PM
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Not powered by a Renesis??? That is sucks...
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by pistonhater
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That's what I was just thinking!

I recognize the black series II and it is a 20B powered car.
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 02:12 PM
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The yellow Pan Speed RX-8 and the black Revolution RX-8 that were the fastest cars there are powered by peripheral port 20b's running individual throttle bodies and the whole 9 yards. Over 400RWHP naturally aspirated and the cars are in the ballpark of 2300lbs.

The three other RX-8's that got the dead last positions and were off the pace by over 5 seconds per lap and super ******* slow I'm pretty sure were Renesis engines.
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
I recognize the black series II and it is a 20B powered car.
Well, that explains it!!

Originally Posted by Arca_ex
The yellow Pan Speed RX-8 and the black Revolution RX-8 that were the fastest cars there are powered by peripheral port 20b's running individual throttle bodies and the whole 9 yards. Over 400RWHP naturally aspirated and the cars are in the ballpark of 2300lbs.

The three other RX-8's that got the dead last positions and were off the pace by over 5 seconds per lap and super ******* slow I'm pretty sure were Renesis engines.
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 03:32 PM
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yea those are all 20B's, and 13B-REW's not a single one of those are 13B-MSP -_- it is what it is that's why Im saving up for a REW.
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 03:38 PM
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here the green FD taniguchi was driving!

FD3S Mazda RX-7 RE-Amemiya - Import Tuner Magazine
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 06:15 AM
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Just out of curiosity. Has the RX-8 broken into sub 1:00 at the Tsukuba time attacks? RX-7's have been dominating the RWD class with with record 53 second times...
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Old Jan 10, 2022 | 09:10 AM
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This is years down the line but I haven't seen a Renesis RX-8 go sub 1:00 on Tsukuba. Japan doesn't seem to do turbo Renesis builds much and the 200-220whp just isn't enough given the cars weight.
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Old Jan 11, 2022 | 08:57 AM
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digging pretty deep to grave rob this 10 year old thread …
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Old Jan 11, 2022 | 07:44 PM
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digging pretty deep to grave rob this 10 year old thread …
Oh I am very much looking forward to reading your shenanigans on this forum as well
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Old Jan 12, 2022 | 08:33 AM
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...... can I join in ? I wonder if an MSP 8 has beaten an FD around a track in the last ten years ?
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Old Jan 12, 2022 | 09:28 AM
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yea they are totally equal.. cant believe the rx8 cant keep up
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Old Jan 13, 2022 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
...... can I join in ? I wonder if an MSP 8 has beaten an FD around a track in the last ten years ?
I wonder if the same driver with both cars would run faster in the RX-8 vs a FD on a short track (1.4 mi). I went recently and those long gears on the FD were killing me. Granted, I don't have the most track experience in the world but I think I'm a pretty solid driver. RX-8 is going next time and just by cruising around town, I think I could get in and out of those tight sections just a hair quicker in the RX-8. That back straight is where I was making up a ton of time tho so I'm interested to see what happens.
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