callee

We did a little test because I didn’t believe at first but after 10 runs between a 04 rx8 w/ 42k miles and a 06 rx8 w/ 13k miles... the 04 rx8 wins it!!

Both stocks!

Any ideas????

Mazurfer

Ohhhhhhh....I think I'll just let this one slide right on by without making any comments!

///aldo

by how much.. who was the better driver? ect ect

4me2

04's weigh less. ^ 0-25mph street racing?

Soravia

Maybe it was a Sport Vs GT and there's difference in weight? Maybe someone is driving better? Maybe one car has better engine management?

Mazurfer

Still missing a few possibilities guys....C'mon

rowteree

rumor has it as rotaries age, they become faster since they are already fully broken in

///aldo

chuck norris was driving the 04

rowteree

i heard when chuck norris does push ups he doesnt push himself up, he pushes down the earth

thecow135

so mike huckabee says

callee

we both traded cars!! 5 times each!!
and
NO ... to street racing!

we did it indoors at my grandfather's old factory! (its big)
but

Seriously guys....

Why are the 04's faster!???

Its wins by a few inches

tajabaho1

it has more miles, which means older, older rotaries = faster (if they don't loose compression)

4me2

tires?

jones75254

iTrader: (2)

Making a pretty bold generalization arent you? Because this ONE 04 is quicker than this ONE 06, that makes 04's the fastest?

....mind you i own an 04, so i would like for this to be the case, but lets get real here. We would need a much larger sample base to be able to make such a claim.

Renesis07

iTrader: (1)

06's engine isnt broken in yet, as rotaries get older they get faster! As mentioned above

alnielsen

iTrader: (4)

Yep, It's true. The engine will be it's fastest just before it pukes its guts out (i.e. blows up).

Old Rotor

I have had seven rotary cars and it is true that they do get stronger after you put a few thousand miles on them. The car has less frictions after the surface's smooth out and open up ever so slightly. We call it the engine has loosened up.

N rider89

they get better with age, then die.

SkyLee

gets faster in age

eviltwinkie

Uhhh...most engines are at their "fastest" when they puke their guts out...that's generally one of the most common contributing causes of failure...

heh

eviltwinkie

you talking about engines or your date?

TrochoidMagic

though rotaries get faster with a few miles on it, it may be true. the carbon buid-up raises compression giving it better performance, but consequently at its oldest in age with so much buid-up it'll eventually blow the motor. but the truth behind this isn't exclusive to rotaries, such car's as NSX has been said to have the most horses after 45k.

racers have said the rotary is at its strongest before breathing its last breath...sad to say.

enforcer

Callee to put it nicely, without some validity of the experimental findings it....

Crztrtldck

nooooo!
my beautiful 04
never!

valpac

iTrader: (2)

a win by inches? well within the margin of error. hell, wind speed and direction could be the answer. you cannot claim a victor based only on your limited test.