8 got own'd bwahahaha

 

man i thought I was immature! hahah reading that makes me fee like an old man...hahah

 

As the proud owner of both a '94 RX-7 FD3S and an '04 RX-8 6-speed, I'm not surprised. The FD has sequential turbos and will flat leave the RX-8 for dead in a straight line.

Now, for all you self-impressed RX-8 owners who think otherwise, the RX-8 does NOT have a significant advantage in the corners. In a race on a very curvy course, the better driver will win. The RX-8 has somewhat better chassis stiffness and of course the DSC but the RX-7 weighs quite a bit less and generates more ultimate road-holding grip (lateral Gs). If the RX-7 is an R model (racier suspension than standard), I would put my money on the FD with equal drivers.

I'm not knocking the 8 -- I love the one I own and it sees more miles than my FD. But the FD is a very different kind of car than the 8, much more performance oriented -- if you can believe that. Drive both and you will see.

Cheers,
T

 

This board needs a B/S flag. Its obvious the rx7 is ahead but not by 3 1/2 seconds. Need some time slips or video of the timer board.

Andy

 

i was waiting for a reply like this.

i guess no one races for fun , idiots.

 

I don't understand the point of kills for cars that are supposed to win...

Like I mean I can understand you posting a kill about how your 238 HP RX-8 just "won" against a 400HP GTO or your (relatively) cheap SRT4 just beat an expensive sports car. In one case it's because you shouldn't win. But in this case it's the driver or the conditions, not the car. In the other case your car is much cheaper but yet "performs better". The only other case where I'd see why you'd brag is if your car is modded and you're bragging about the greatness of your mods.

I mean I think it's kind of dumb to say "my viper just beat that g35! w00t!". Like no duh your viper is going to beat a g35. Same thing here. No duh the 7 is going to beat the 8... It's more expensive, lighter, and built for speed. No duh the SRT4 is faster in a straight line than an 8. It's in all the magazines; everyone who has researched the cars in question knows that. I just don't get it. :-/

 

alright, nevermind, I didn't notice the video is not complete. We only see about 3/4 of the race. I timed it with my stop watch.

Andy

 

nice kill

 

okay time to put a 13b rew motor in!

 

...A GReddy Turbo RX8 should do pretty well against a stock RX7.

 

As others said, there is no way that was a >3 second lead for the RX7.

 

Thank GOD someone said that, I mean why would I be impressed by a car beating me that SHOULD beat me?????

The RX7 is faster and can handle (while it might not be as balanced as the 8) better than an 8. I loved the RX7 and still think it looks great, but I wont cry if my 8 is not as fast. It holds 2 more people...is more comfortable (so I hear I never even sat in a RX7), looks better, and gives you as many smiles as the RX7 would.

Why do RX7 people bash the RX8? We are still rotary brethren...stop all the hate??? Oh, and yes...stick a Turbo in a 8 (to make things a little more fair) and it will take a stock RX7.

A kill, man please...go race a Vette which was originally one of the RX7's compititors and "IF" you can win...call that a kill.

 

THANK YOU!

 

OH yeah...and a RX8 doing 16.6...was the driver drunk and on crack at the time??? "Maybe" a auto would do something similar (while on crack and drunk...lol)....but 16.6 is near impossible if you are actually "trying" to do a run in an 8.

Side note: Has anyone ever seen the 0-60 & 1/4 mile times for an auto RX8?

 

I'm with the "Well, no freakin' duh" camp. Why wouldn't the 7 beat the 8. Let's just try this for the sake of the argument: 7 with twin turbo @ about 255 hp, versus N/A 8 w/238 hp stock. Hmmm... something here doesn't look right...

I KNOW! LET'S TWIN TURBO THE S#!T OUT OF AN '8 AND SEE WTF HAPPENS THERE!

Maybe I'm just stupid, but hey that's why it may only be worth $0.02

:D :D :D

 

its all on the driver
theres no doubt in my mind that there wil be a kill video of a rx8 on a rx7
boost problems

 

Driver is a main part...but I don't care what type of driver you are, if car A has 300HP while car B has 250HP (and they weigh the same)...car A should win every time.

The RX7 if I remember correctly did the 1/4 in 13.9 while our 8 get's it in 14.5...and .6 (in the car world) is pretty significant. So, based on the numbers it looks like the RX7 was juiced up and the RX8 had 4 300+ pound people in the car...LOL

 

Anyone Got that Number Of The Red 7 in thAT VID, theres a slight posibily he might be seeing my mid finger out the sunroof after i roast em hahah, I just needed to get that off my chest

 

ok guys, honestly did you really watch the video? the RX8 guy bogged up second gear. and the shifting was terrible from then on. the launch was great but since I'm hearing it was early, and well prior to the 7 just goes to show the 8 driver was no professional. The stickers probably mean he's pretty young too so that should explain to you guys about how come he was in the 16s, about beating a 7 well that's not a known fact because stock f0r stock its pretty damn close. the 7 is lighter and has better torque but they are pretty much even.

 

Yeah, well my 8 will kill him, when he tries to put two sets of golf clubs, two duffel bags, and someone else in the car.

Two completely different cars, with two completely different purposes in life. I could kill a Hyundai Accent, but why, it is an econo car, that gets you from here to there, sometimes.

I quit reading the rx7 stuff a while ago, they are, for the most part, immature.

I still love my car, and have no plans on driving anything else.

 

lol the dipshit part yah.. but boy do they bad mouth the 8s lol ive seen 8s race n/a fcs and their is no comparison

 

I always thought I'd end up buying a 7, but things changed and it worked out better for me to get the 8. I still love the rx7. It's an incredible car with great potential. Aftermarket support is incredible for it. Even the newest version is 10 yrs old.

The 8 is relatively new. You can't expect too much. But stock for stock the 8 is pretty close. I've seen stock rx8's timelsips at 14.3. that's not too bad consideing one mishift or somene with bad reaction time, or even too much spin at the line will level the playing field between a 7 and an 8.

Keep in mind the 7 has slightly more horsepower, is lighter, and probably more aerodynamic.

So I say the 8 does pretty well for itself.
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Peachy_Sheila live

 

in the US yes, but in other parts of the world...you could find cars built in the middle of 2002, although it was limited production, the newest you can find of high production would be like 1999/2000 over seas.

id love to get a Spirit R or a Bathurst ... just for kicks

 

are you talking to yourself? lol

 

Guess mine and the other post got deleted.