Why are you all so obsessed with every ounce of speed?
05-14-2003, 03:05 PM
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Originally posted by Hercules
Yes but none of my opinions can be disproven... argued against sure, but that's why it would just be debate; there's no real answer.
I just can't stand the fact that if I'm paying 30 grand for a car it is a great car in the body of a shitty one, ie, a glorified econobox. I never said that you can take a regular version and slap a turbo on it, and it would be the same; I realize the genious in design. I just don't want to pay 30k+ for a car that is not distinctive in some way, shape or form.
Yes but none of my opinions can be disproven... argued against sure, but that's why it would just be debate; there's no real answer.
I just can't stand the fact that if I'm paying 30 grand for a car it is a great car in the body of a shitty one, ie, a glorified econobox. I never said that you can take a regular version and slap a turbo on it, and it would be the same; I realize the genious in design. I just don't want to pay 30k+ for a car that is not distinctive in some way, shape or form.
05-15-2003, 03:36 PM
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Originally posted by Elara
G-Man, while I agree with your post completely, I think that in general you're preaching to the choir. The majority of members here AREN'T obsessed with winnowing every last hundredth of a second- it's a just very vocal minority. If you read back a few months (not that anyone has time to, but IF you did) you'd see a lot of very similar posts to yours(but not quite as well stated!).
G-Man, while I agree with your post completely, I think that in general you're preaching to the choir. The majority of members here AREN'T obsessed with winnowing every last hundredth of a second- it's a just very vocal minority. If you read back a few months (not that anyone has time to, but IF you did) you'd see a lot of very similar posts to yours(but not quite as well stated!).
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05-16-2003, 12:15 AM
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I agree with the original post....
Even my Hayabusa "feels slow today" if I ride it for a few days in a row..
I call it "speed drunk" aka " it is NEVER fast enough".
Should I get that turbo kit???
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Instead I just rescrew my head on again and realize that it is never enough when you think that way..
Instead I enjoy the nice bike that it is in so many different ways.
Same with my TTRX and MiataR.....
FM
Even my Hayabusa "feels slow today" if I ride it for a few days in a row..
I call it "speed drunk" aka " it is NEVER fast enough".
Should I get that turbo kit???
.
.
.
.
Instead I just rescrew my head on again and realize that it is never enough when you think that way..
Instead I enjoy the nice bike that it is in so many different ways.
Same with my TTRX and MiataR.....
FM
05-16-2003, 08:39 PM
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Excellent point. When I test drove my MazdaSpeed Protege it was fast enough to scare me. I had been driving my Probe with the NA 2.0 since '95. Now it still is, but only if I intentionally push it, and my Probe feels like a Yugo. Nice thing is that the MSP will still take a corner faster than I am willing to.
One cool thing I picked up on is a better idea of the smoothness of the rotary. I still have yet to drive one, but I know that it feels like I am pushing my car to take it to redline and I can feel variation in the torque throughout the range. I can't wait to try a rotary and compare the feeling of winding it out.
One cool thing I picked up on is a better idea of the smoothness of the rotary. I still have yet to drive one, but I know that it feels like I am pushing my car to take it to redline and I can feel variation in the torque throughout the range. I can't wait to try a rotary and compare the feeling of winding it out.
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