what is your 8's top speed???? - Page 2

Apr 30, 2006 | 01:52 PM

#26

staticlag

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My top speed is 60 mph.

Apr 30, 2006 | 03:21 PM

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Jedi54

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My Flux Capacitor kicks in at 88 mph

Apr 30, 2006 | 07:26 PM

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sidewinderx8

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165

Apr 30, 2006 | 07:42 PM

#29

mkztg

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After I get to Germany I'll let you know... So far I've got up to 94 on an open road.

Apr 30, 2006 | 07:45 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jedi54

My Flux Capacitor kicks in at 88 mph

haha yours too..everytime i try to go fast i find my self in the 1950's

lol

Apr 30, 2006 | 08:06 PM

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I at least managed to get myself into the 70's! bellbottoms rule....

Apr 30, 2006 | 08:48 PM

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tjbourgoyne

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forward or backwards?

May 1, 2006 | 12:57 PM

#33

chinamonkey7

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Did you turn off yout DSC before you top out your RX8???????, does it make big different?????

May 1, 2006 | 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dastallion951

done 165 mph goin on the freeway towards barstow from lake havasu.......4 people in car, slight downhill, couldve gone a bit faster unfortunately cars drivin "slow" in front of me forced my slow down, had potential to get maybe to 170..........it was i believe 75-80 degrees weather slight wind.

This is just tooooo funny. 4 person death rocket box.

May 2, 2006 | 08:23 AM

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Mickeyblue

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last night i was in the 140's with a TT stuck to my ****! then the bloody thing under took me!

it a far from standard TT i should add!

May 3, 2006 | 08:49 AM

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StuttgartRX8

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On Monday on the way back from lunch I did 236km/h (146mph) at 6000 rpm's in 6th had to let off because of traffic

May 3, 2006 | 10:35 AM

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Big_Mike_4488

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Are there not cops where you guys drive?

May 3, 2006 | 10:58 AM

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Red Devil

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Damn, Jedi...you beat me to the Back to the Future line....oh well my flux capacitor never works anyway. The plutonium I got wasn't weapons grade so it screwed everything up.

I have been near 130mph in an RX-8 (not mine), but it was on a race track. I don't think my RX-8 has topped 85mph.

May 4, 2006 | 06:39 AM

#39

StuttgartRX8

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Originally Posted by Big_Mike_4488

Are there not cops where you guys drive?

Well I live in Germany and there are cops but there never on that part of the autobahn at lunch time so I do speeds like that everyday as long as traffic isn't bad.

May 4, 2006 | 11:14 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by StuttgartRX8

On Monday on the way back from lunch I did 236km/h (146mph) at 6000 rpm's in 6th had to let off because of traffic

My RX-8 192 hp 5 MT did 229 km/h(142 mph) on the German Autobahn..
There was pretty rough wind towards me so I guess a few more is within reach..

May 4, 2006 | 05:15 PM

#41

brattesani

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jedi54

My Flux Capacitor kicks in at 88 mph

yeah, apparently flux capacitators work alot better w/ rotary engines... thats what the doctor told me anyway...

May 4, 2006 | 05:21 PM

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125 on the highway getting walked by a STI.

May 5, 2006 | 12:50 AM

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Quote:

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125 on the highway getting walked by a STI.

My last car,a BMW M3 -94 Euro with Hamann tuning could do 178 mph...
125 mph in 3 rd gear at 8600-8700 rpm...

And yeah.. I have tested it.

May 12, 2006 | 09:56 PM

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2Xrotary

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rx8 top speed
http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...2822F8BDF4.htm

May 13, 2006 | 03:33 PM

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dastallion951

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yea these cars have potential to do at least 150, dependin on where ur rx8 is from america, europe, australia, might vary a bit from country to country......but dependin on road conditions as well......n anyone who says they cant do over 120-130 i believe has the its either 4AT or 5AT (notsure) which i believe has a built in governor......now the 8's with the 6MT, dont have a governor only a fuel cut.

May 13, 2006 | 03:50 PM

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painter1

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My 04 R1 redlines at 104 in First gear.......It has 6 gears! 192 on the freeway. it blows the doors off my 8!!!!

May 13, 2006 | 04:00 PM

#47

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 2Xrotary

rx8 top speed
http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...2822F8BDF4.htm

that doesn't count.... that was on a dyno... no wind resistance....

May 13, 2006 | 04:02 PM

#48

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Quote:

Originally Posted by painter1

My 04 R1 redlines at 104 in First gear.......It has 6 gears! 192 on the freeway. it blows the doors off my 8!!!!

192 on the freeway???? do you have a deathwish??? hope you had your leathers on, not that it would help.

May 13, 2006 | 04:21 PM

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2Xrotary

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Quote:

Originally Posted by painter1

My 04 R1 redlines at 104 in First gear.......It has 6 gears! 192 on the freeway. it blows the doors off my 8!!!!

My GSXR is the same with the gearing, I found out by accident about the 104mph in 1st. My cut out was when I hit 14,000rpm in 6th at 208.

May 13, 2006 | 05:38 PM

#50

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on a track i hope..... that is just toooooo much for normal highway/freeway ****.... it's **** like that, that makes me hate sport bikes.... people are just nuts.....