Video: RX-8 testing w/ RX-7
01-19-2003, 11:08 AM
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LOL, no, don't think I'm that fast...competent but definitely not fast. :-) I am a regular track day junkie though...haven't had the 7 out since the single turbo conversion. Should be great at Sebring, not so good at tighter tracks. I just copied my sig from the RX7 forum...I guess I should go back and try to eliminate the extra space. And I'd never have a kitchen sink in my 7, they're too heavy!javascript:smilie('
') Most people heavy in mods list them because if another is having issues with a similar mod or thinking about upgrading, they can contact that person with the modification in question. Not trying to showboat.
But anyway...I do think the 8 will be an exceptional car and will also respond to suspension mods really well due to it's stiff chassis. That'll let the upgraded suspension do do their job without interference from deflection and flex. I'm sure spring rates were chosen for real world comfort over outright handling. Has anyone seen specs on the swaybars yet? Size? Hollow?
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') Most people heavy in mods list them because if another is having issues with a similar mod or thinking about upgrading, they can contact that person with the modification in question. Not trying to showboat.But anyway...I do think the 8 will be an exceptional car and will also respond to suspension mods really well due to it's stiff chassis. That'll let the upgraded suspension do do their job without interference from deflection and flex. I'm sure spring rates were chosen for real world comfort over outright handling. Has anyone seen specs on the swaybars yet? Size? Hollow?
Michel
01-19-2003, 11:34 AM
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Originally posted by rx7tt95
Has anyone seen specs on the swaybars yet? Size? Hollow?
Has anyone seen specs on the swaybars yet? Size? Hollow?
6MT
front (diameter/thickness)- 26.5mm/3.5mm
rear (diameter/thickness)- 15.9mm/2.6mm
4AT
front (diameter/thickness)- 25.4mm/3.5mm
rear (diameter/thickness)- 15.9mm/1.8mm
rx7tt95, are you going to Sebring? Check your PM.
01-19-2003, 06:27 PM
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Yup, thinner than the third gen's swaybars...Can't do Sebring in January as I'm on weekends this month at the paper, sigh...next event I'll do is with www.performance-drivers-club.com at Homestead the middle of February. I think it's a shared event with two other clubs. I highly recommend PDC once you've been signed off (they don't have instructors) by BMWOC or whoever you're tracking with on a regular basis. You can see some of my photos and multi-image prints on that site as well.
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01-20-2003, 02:46 AM
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Originally posted by fritts
BlueAdept,
Some of us are hurting here we are handicapped with dial-up modems and cannot watch this amazing video. I downloaded an ASF recorder but could not get it to work on the format. Could you try and work you magic so others of us my view this blessed movie.
BlueAdept,
Some of us are hurting here we are handicapped with dial-up modems and cannot watch this amazing video. I downloaded an ASF recorder but could not get it to work on the format. Could you try and work you magic so others of us my view this blessed movie.
ftp://rx8:mazda@ftp.fsck.co.uk/7vs8run01c300k.asx
ftp://rx8:mazda@ftp.fsck.co.uk/7vs8run02d34k.asx
01-20-2003, 03:10 AM
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I think they were pushing the cars hard. In the the 7 following 8 video, there are a few moments were you can clearly see the tach in the 6000rpm range. As far as the sensation of speed goes: videos like this always appear to be slower than real life because of where the camera is mounted and the wide angle of its lens.
01-20-2003, 09:45 AM
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Originally posted by fritts
Can anyone download those? I'm getting errors in the path name. Not sure what I'm doing wrong now..
Can anyone download those? I'm getting errors in the path name. Not sure what I'm doing wrong now..
If you are having real problems I suggest using the command line FTP client and simply logging in with the username:password included in the URL.
01-20-2003, 12:09 PM
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Originally posted by BlueAdept
Enjoy....
ftp://rx8:mazda@ftp.fsck.co.uk/7vs8run01c300k.asx
ftp://rx8:mazda@ftp.fsck.co.uk/7vs8run02d34k.asx
Enjoy....
ftp://rx8:mazda@ftp.fsck.co.uk/7vs8run01c300k.asx
ftp://rx8:mazda@ftp.fsck.co.uk/7vs8run02d34k.asx
Could you please also record this one:
http://www3.stream.co.jp/web/mazda/m...run02d300k.asx
Thanks
01-20-2003, 04:33 PM
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Cool vids. I would say they are pushing pretty hard, about as hard as you could get on street tires, you can't compare them to racecars on slicks
The lack of sound also takes away some of the sense of speed.
The lack of sound also takes away some of the sense of speed.
01-26-2003, 05:50 PM
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Originally posted by evel333
I think they were pushing the cars hard. In the the 7 following 8 video, there are a few moments were you can clearly see the tach in the 6000rpm range. As far as the sensation of speed goes: videos like this always appear to be slower than real life because of where the camera is mounted and the wide angle of its lens.
I think they were pushing the cars hard. In the the 7 following 8 video, there are a few moments were you can clearly see the tach in the 6000rpm range. As far as the sensation of speed goes: videos like this always appear to be slower than real life because of where the camera is mounted and the wide angle of its lens.
01-26-2003, 06:42 PM
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Wow, nice work Buger! Too bad the 8 doesn't come with white-faced gauges.
btw, I put a copy of the higher-res (320x240) video of the view from the RX-8 (about 3.2MB zipped) on my server:
http://www.rasterwerks.com/vid/7vs8run02d300k.zip
btw, I put a copy of the higher-res (320x240) video of the view from the RX-8 (about 3.2MB zipped) on my server:
http://www.rasterwerks.com/vid/7vs8run02d300k.zip
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