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????

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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?

 

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

 

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

 

chuck norris was driving the 04

 

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

 

so mike huckabee says

 

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

 

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

 

tires?

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

they get better with age, then die.

 

gets faster in age

 

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

 

you talking about engines or your date?

 

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.

 

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

 

nooooo!
my beautiful 04
never!

 

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.