Eternity huh, that's a looong time :p

 

hey bro how u made it to run 14's the best i did was 15.1 and leting the car go out slow like at 6k cus ive tried launching the car at 8k and all it did was a burnout and stayed there and it ran a 16.

 

Not a word from Ito since early Jan., and still no slips... Good thing this is a sticky, that way he won't miss it if he ever comes back!

 

I am sure it's high on his personal agenda to come over to a forum he hardly frequents to prove you wrong.

 

Chill, Ike....I'm sure it's true. I personally don't care, but whatever.......

 

Ike Don't make fun of the man with the fastest rx-3 in the country.

 

I never called BS on Ito, it would just be nice to see some slips that he promised months ago, and I'm sure I'm not alone in this. I'd also be interested in hearing about what came to be of his tranny woes and if he's been able to make more runs with the car.

 

...or if he's done any progress on the tranny bracing/mounts he was hoping for.

 

Yes, I'd like to hear about all this too.

 

Hmm, I ran a 14.9 at 92ish. With a terriable 2.2 60ft. I'm shure with a little more practice, I could get the car down to a 14.6. But as it was I only had 3 attempts to launch the car. One, was with some terriable wheel spin, (7k rpms launchs are way to high) and the second was with traction control on. (Doh') and the 3rd was my 2.2 60ft. I know I can do better, but need some more practice in this car. CJ

 

Sorry to be off subject, but I've been reading this forum for a while and I laugh my a%% off every time I see Ike's avatar.

Now back to the discussion.

 

If you think that's funny, do a search on ALL of his comments here...

 

Yeah, it's pretty funny how many times I've made you look like you have no clue what you're talking about :p

 

if these are real times posted by owners then it kinda makes you wonder how R&T and other mags post 14.5 times...same with the 7 back in the day...mags always had better times than most drivers could achieve...and better 0-60mph times too...i know my stock turbo 7 convertible was slower than stock times in magazines(before all the mods)..kinda makes ya wonder

 

We can always blame it on journalistic parassitic gains....j/k

 

Well, I'm not shure I agree. I'm not paid to drive a car, nor do I race alot. But, when I first purchased my FD, I ran it at the local track. It ran a 13.6@101.96mph bone stock. No downpipe, cat back or even a boost gauge. It was suppose to run a 13.5@102. I was'nt even shifting the car hard...or atleast like I would if the car was'nt mine. :D

The Rx-8 is even harder to launch than my FD. I've only dropped the clutch 3 times in the car, and I ran a 14.9@92mph. Like I said above, I'm positive I can run a 14.7 with just a little practice. No power shifting, nor burnout, or anything like that. The car should be able to turn a better 60ft time than my crappy 2.2, when I ran the 14.9! I beleive a profesional driver, who did'nt care about the car at all (Somone not afraid to break things.) could put this car a 14.5@95ish with a good track and weather conditions.

CJ

 

It's odd, but it almost seems like more wheelspin and higher 60' times leads to better 1/4 times with the RX-8.

 

I totally agree on the wheelspin leading to better times. I ran mine last night in the 1/8th just for fun and my best 60' 2.2 had a TON of wheel hop. This car seems extremely hard to launch. I guess with enough practice I'd find a balance but as is right now I either blow the tires off or bog down. Ran a 9.9 at 71mph was my best and that one had a 2.3 60'. Once they introduce some nice turbo setups these cars are going to be a blast as a daily driver.

 

Road and Track testers never power shift or drop the clutch, according to them.

 

i just saw judge ito today. as always he is extremely busy at his rotary shop. a few reasons the car has not seen the track. this is not his toy car but his daily driver..... he also doesn't want to void his warranty. if anyone is willing to sponsor him a car, he will build an indestructible race car

 

Well I took my 8 ( Velocity red, Grand Touring Package, MT, and a bypass of the IAT) out for it's first run tonight, did. . . ok. Only an 1/8 mile track near here. Best run was 10.13, 2.229 60', 69.07 MPH. Had some SERIOUS trouble getting into second gear. I only got 3 runs (out of 8) where I did not have to hit second gear twice (sometimes 3 times) before it would engage. I think my synchro is shot to second, had a couple guys look at it and say the same. I had a couple runs that might have been under 10 if it wasn't for the problems with second. I was neck and neck with a stang that ran a 9.64 until it was time to shift and he was running boost, so if I figure this out I think I can have her in the mid to high 9's. My 60 times where from 2.2 - 2.4 (not great) I was launchin anywhere from 4K - 5.5K and pretty much dropping the clutch (minor feathering at best). @ 26 PSI, I think next time I will go down a little more, I did not get much wheel hop (it was there but fairly minimal compared to what I was seeing from others). I was expecting much more, still was not great traction, but once she gripped we were smoking (til it was time to shift to second). You guys think the warranty will cover that clutch? Only had it since November and this was the first time I ran it (hard shift started on very first run). I think it might actually be a factory defect cause I haven't driven it very hard (most of the time) before tonight.

Have slips if you want to see.

Thanks guys.

RX8 Sooner

 

hey guys, i just got a chance to test my rx-8 for RWHP and dyno

dyno-163RWHP
1/4-15.53@95.4mph

i cant get the car to hook up, to high of revs burns the tires, and not enough makes me hop, 1st gear was useless....

i know im killing about a sec off my take off, but theres just not enough tire to get me there.

 

This might be due to the rotary not building torque until the higher RPM's, once you are there you can stay there shifting, by 60ft, you may not have enough RPM's built up by then, once there the acceleration is smooth so it builds speed later.

I haven't 1/4ed mine, just some drifting and mountain hairpins,
must have been the reason I needed my Bridgestones replaced at 10K miles.

 

This looks like old news, but I thought I'd throw it out here:

http://rotarynews.com/?q=node/view/208

 

pretty good times must have been awesome drives