1/4 Mile Time
05-29-2007, 11:21 PM
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I couldn't break into the 14's the one time I went to the drag strip. 
Best I could do was a 15.1 or something like that. Of course, my wife was a passenger for every run, so maybe I could have shaved off a bit more time if I had gone solo. There was another guy with a 6MT RX-8 as well. He couldn't break into the 14's either... Despite the laughter from the Mustang and Camero owners, it was a fun experience. Beating the Acura RSX-S and Civic with a fart bazooka was satisfying enough for me.
Best I could do was a 15.1 or something like that. Of course, my wife was a passenger for every run, so maybe I could have shaved off a bit more time if I had gone solo. There was another guy with a 6MT RX-8 as well. He couldn't break into the 14's either... Despite the laughter from the Mustang and Camero owners, it was a fun experience. Beating the Acura RSX-S and Civic with a fart bazooka was satisfying enough for me.Whoever was driving the RSX S must have been a sorry driver.. If you couldn't break into the 14's there is no way your beating even a stock RXS S.. they can easily run a mid to high 14's.. i know.. i used to have one before it was stolen.. now i'm the proud owner of an 8... also had a turbo'd integra that was stolen too..
05-30-2007, 03:48 AM
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Man o man you need to find a new neighbourhood to move to if your rides keep getting stolen.
Whoever was driving the RSX S must have been a sorry driver.. If you couldn't break into the 14's there is no way your beating even a stock RXS S.. they can easily run a mid to high 14's.. i know.. i used to have one before it was stolen.. now i'm the proud owner of an 8... also had a turbo'd integra that was stolen too..
06-01-2007, 01:39 AM
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06-14-2007, 10:58 AM
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First off the 8 is not a 1/4 mile car (duh). But the 1/4, or more specifically, acceleration of the 8, does need addressing. This is only one aspect of an extremely capable streetable track chasis.
And being on that note ...
... I've never said this out loud but, I believe the 8 can run a high 13s in the 1/4 WITH full interior.
Polak ran a 14.58 stock and being new to drag racing. It has been quoted numerous times that a flywheel on the 8 can shave .3-.4 seconds off the 1/4 alone. Also Road and Track (or some mag) ran the 8 after some miles were on it and got a better time. If I recall correctly they ran a 14.6 compared to the original 15.1. Let's just say .1 second drop due to age on the Renesis (puberty???). Charles stated in a thread I've read concerning this similar subject about how he's confident that the RB flash can take another .2 seconds off. Taking this into account, and if Polak had these mods, he would of maybe ran a 13.9 run.
YES, this is all in theory, BUT with stock wheels and street tires, springs and shocks upgrade, sway bars, flywheel, pulley, CAI, hi flow/mid pipe, catback, RB flash, and a little skill, the 8 should do high 13s IMHO.
As 8 drivers, I think we are our own worst enemies sometimes. We say the 8 is slow on the straights and take them in the twisties. The 8 is slow compared to some other cars out there, but it aint THAT slow. The twisties are the 8's strength and beating faster cars in the turns is a must, BUT you still need enough speed through the straight to keep faster cars from making up the distance the 8 got on them in the twisties. It's all about average speed throughout the course in it's entirety.
.... this all depends on the track though of course. If there are a lot of straights and up hill climbs then the 8 won't do so well. If the course is flat and twistie, the 8 would give most cars hell.
And being on that note ...
... I've never said this out loud but, I believe the 8 can run a high 13s in the 1/4 WITH full interior.
Polak ran a 14.58 stock and being new to drag racing. It has been quoted numerous times that a flywheel on the 8 can shave .3-.4 seconds off the 1/4 alone. Also Road and Track (or some mag) ran the 8 after some miles were on it and got a better time. If I recall correctly they ran a 14.6 compared to the original 15.1. Let's just say .1 second drop due to age on the Renesis (puberty???). Charles stated in a thread I've read concerning this similar subject about how he's confident that the RB flash can take another .2 seconds off. Taking this into account, and if Polak had these mods, he would of maybe ran a 13.9 run.
YES, this is all in theory, BUT with stock wheels and street tires, springs and shocks upgrade, sway bars, flywheel, pulley, CAI, hi flow/mid pipe, catback, RB flash, and a little skill, the 8 should do high 13s IMHO.
As 8 drivers, I think we are our own worst enemies sometimes. We say the 8 is slow on the straights and take them in the twisties. The 8 is slow compared to some other cars out there, but it aint THAT slow. The twisties are the 8's strength and beating faster cars in the turns is a must, BUT you still need enough speed through the straight to keep faster cars from making up the distance the 8 got on them in the twisties. It's all about average speed throughout the course in it's entirety.
.... this all depends on the track though of course. If there are a lot of straights and up hill climbs then the 8 won't do so well. If the course is flat and twistie, the 8 would give most cars hell.
06-15-2007, 01:44 AM
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well said. any car that does 14 secs. on a 1/4 is a quick car in my opinion. anyway, the looks of the exterior and interior, and let's not forget the suspension makes up for what the rx8 lacks in acceleration.
06-23-2007, 07:35 PM
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I honestly don't think an RX8 can get into the high 13's with those bolt-ons and the tune. Slap on a set of drag radials and run some sort of forced induction or nitrous and it will get deep into the 13's. I'd like to see somebody run a legitimate 12.xx with the Renesis in any configuration (not having to resort to swapping to a 20B or 13B-REW)
06-25-2007, 08:33 PM
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Traction is going to be a problem in this car. Im seriously looking into a Mazsort Kit, with goals of upwards of 350WHP & I dont think there will be a way to keep the a$$ end planted & not spin the tires, but still get a good launch.
06-26-2007, 01:22 AM
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Even the Protech Performance RX-8 only ran a 13.5 in the Car and Driver article. The trapspeed was 109mph, which for most other cars translates into a 12.xx sec run.
I think the problem is that even the big horsepower RX-8's still have to be launched at a high RPM to keep from bogging and falling out of the powerband. Not sure what the answer is to get you guys in the 12's.
06-26-2007, 07:27 PM
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That was Adrian... he lives near Austin (my neck of the woods). He was running drag radials when he made that 13.1 second run. His setup wasn't the out-of-the-box Greddy kit - he had a boost controller, Interceptor, etc...
Even the Protech Performance RX-8 only ran a 13.5 in the Car and Driver article. The trapspeed was 109mph, which for most other cars translates into a 12.xx sec run.
I think the problem is that even the big horsepower RX-8's still have to be launched at a high RPM to keep from bogging and falling out of the powerband. Not sure what the answer is to get you guys in the 12's.
Even the Protech Performance RX-8 only ran a 13.5 in the Car and Driver article. The trapspeed was 109mph, which for most other cars translates into a 12.xx sec run.
I think the problem is that even the big horsepower RX-8's still have to be launched at a high RPM to keep from bogging and falling out of the powerband. Not sure what the answer is to get you guys in the 12's.
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