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maximum speed
sorry for my bad english
its possible for you to give me your max speed with your rx8 and the comportement for the car at this speed
thank you and sorry because i am a french
canadian.
its possible for you to give me your max speed with your rx8 and the comportement for the car at this speed
thank you and sorry because i am a french
canadian.
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I think someone did a test on a "dyno" and achieved 170mph (273.5kph).
I managed 140mph (225kmh) on the highway but had to slow down, so it can go faster than that.
I managed 140mph (225kmh) on the highway but had to slow down, so it can go faster than that.
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By comportement he means to ask how it behaves at high speeds if anyone wishes to answer that. I would but I didn't think to test out the top speed on my testdrive :p
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My friend, in 5th. gear at 9,000 rpm. That's our 1 to 1 ration the car goes 147 mph. When you shift to 6th. at 7650, with the .84 ratio the car is electronically limited to 148. My guess would be this speed limitation is based on the tires and their speed rating.
Another issue I might have over looked is I haven't seen anyone concerned about how soft these tires are. i know they corner. But how long will they last?
Another issue I might have over looked is I haven't seen anyone concerned about how soft these tires are. i know they corner. But how long will they last?
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Originally posted by Rick King
Another issue I might have over looked is I haven't seen anyone concerned about how soft these tires are. i know they corner. But how long will they last?
Another issue I might have over looked is I haven't seen anyone concerned about how soft these tires are. i know they corner. But how long will they last?
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That was me on the dyno. Wide open in 6th at 9000RPM was 170MPH. The car is not limited electronicly, it's only drag limited, so a few more ponies under the hood and it will go beyond that.
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My fastest that i have driven my 8 was racing a zo6 Vette on my way to MIR and I got it to 159 MPH and it still wanted to go but traffic was getting heavy. I only have a tornado as a Mod.
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Originally posted by Chieferx
I only have a tornado as a Mod.
I only have a tornado as a Mod.
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by the way a quick question. have you dynoed your 8 with and with out the tornado, because if you have you would not knock it like you do. spend the fifty bucks and get it then you will understand. anyhow it is only fifty bucks
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No I have not but I would like to see some proof as to use of this application. There's quite a bit of discussion already. But I haven't seen anybody prove that it works on the 8.
There's more info on this board than just these two, a search will find more.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...o&pagenumber=1
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...hlight=tornado
There's more info on this board than just these two, a search will find more.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...o&pagenumber=1
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...hlight=tornado
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by the way a quick question. have you dynoed your 8 with and with out the tornado, because if you have you would not knock it like you do.
by the way a quick question. have you dynoed your 8 with and with out the tornado, because if you have you would not knock it like you do.
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TRY IT AND YOU WILL SEE. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT CAN POSSIBLY LET ME DYNO THE CAR BUT YOU WILL FEEL A DIFFERENCE JUST TRY IT, AND BY THE WAY YOU CAN ALWAYS CLEAN IT AND RETURN IT. IT IS THE SAME AS A 2000 CAMARO SS
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Chief, can you lay off the CAP LOCKS. It's a huge annoyance for anybody that has been on the "internet" for any period of time. It indicates "yelling" and extremely annoying.
As for "*** dyno" and the "try it you'll like it" sounds too much like late night infomercials to me. Definitely express your opinion on the matter (which you have) but if you don't have substantiated proof beyond "*** dyno" then let it go.
Now to offer some points toward your argument, there's a thread that mentions gains on a dyno using a tornado. But the way I read the thread, it may be working as pure "accident" because it is probably slowing down the air flow; the ecu is reading this information and actually reducing the fuel mixer, hence leaning the pig rich settings of the rx-8. Totally by accident and has nothing to do with the tornado's claims of ramming more air. I'm leery of any aftermarket air intake ect.. Simply this car has a lot of electronics and sensors and it's like a dog chasing it's tale, the car will try to electronically compensate given the conditions. I'm waiting for some well documented fixes to performance. So far the only one is canzoomer's which has the best potential but I will not be the 1st one on the block to get one.
EDIT: Here is a good opportunity to get some real info on the Tornado.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=15829
As for "*** dyno" and the "try it you'll like it" sounds too much like late night infomercials to me. Definitely express your opinion on the matter (which you have) but if you don't have substantiated proof beyond "*** dyno" then let it go.
Now to offer some points toward your argument, there's a thread that mentions gains on a dyno using a tornado. But the way I read the thread, it may be working as pure "accident" because it is probably slowing down the air flow; the ecu is reading this information and actually reducing the fuel mixer, hence leaning the pig rich settings of the rx-8. Totally by accident and has nothing to do with the tornado's claims of ramming more air. I'm leery of any aftermarket air intake ect.. Simply this car has a lot of electronics and sensors and it's like a dog chasing it's tale, the car will try to electronically compensate given the conditions. I'm waiting for some well documented fixes to performance. So far the only one is canzoomer's which has the best potential but I will not be the 1st one on the block to get one.
EDIT: Here is a good opportunity to get some real info on the Tornado.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=15829
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