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what is your 8's top speed????

Old May 13, 2006 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 2Xrotary

Yep about what I would guess it at, though when you add drag and road resistence that will drop.

But when you are on the highway in 6th gear you'll notice that a 4k you do about 80, 4.5=90, 5k=100, 6=120, 7=140, 8k=160, 9k=180ish. Every 500 rpms it seems to gain about 10 mph. Dunno thats just what I've observered. Overall would think give road and aero drag that it could manage into the 160-170 range.

140ish is max I've gone before realizing that I was going to be way early to work and had to slow down
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Old May 13, 2006 | 06:02 PM
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192 on the freeway???? do you have a deathwish??? hope you had your leathers on, not that it would help.
hehe leathers with directions printed on them for how to put the limbs back together again.
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Old May 13, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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152 mph, 6spd,
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Old May 13, 2006 | 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by REMillers
hehe leathers with directions printed on them for how to put the limbs back together again.
LOL! no ****.. that's kinda what i was thinking...
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Old May 23, 2006 | 05:12 PM
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Old May 24, 2006 | 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by sstricker
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.....

Don't blame the bike, blame the idiot that's driving it. A true sport bike rider (or any rider for that matter) rarely needs to showoff, anyone can go fast in a straight-line.
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Old May 24, 2006 | 07:10 AM
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My Flux Capacitor kicks in at 88 mph


Damn, I hadn't seen a BTTF remark in any forum for a loooong time now......I guess it was about time

Anyway, I have had my 2005 Challenge (LoPow 5Spd) up to 235Kph (146Mph) in one of our highways. A Cosmo (HiPow 6Spd) in front of me reached 245Kph (152Mph) at the same time...

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Old May 24, 2006 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Wurmfist
Don't blame the bike, blame the idiot that's driving it. A true sport bike rider (or any rider for that matter) rarely needs to showoff, anyone can go fast in a straight-line.

true... i guess i should have specified that! lol
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 11:40 PM
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Done 290 Kmh - Or About 185 Mph On Us-27 , In 6th @ 7.5k
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 03:28 AM
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wow you guys are krzy, i've tried pushing my car hard but the fastest i got was 135 but that was in redline at 5th.
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Old May 8, 2007 | 08:57 AM
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Old May 8, 2007 | 09:50 AM
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yea on most 8s unless theyve had the like the rb reflash n other boltons to help with power........theyll max out around 140-150.......now im curious i have the rb race flash n im gettin my car back in less then a week and a half.......im gonna try to top it out on an open freeway see if i can break 165......considerin i hit 165 about 87-8800 rpms now that i have more of a redline....
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Old May 8, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 305WANKEL
Done 290 Kmh - Or About 185 Mph On Us-27 , In 6th @ 7.5k
Damn!!!

Who is going break 200 mph or at least 300 km/h in here?

Yall crazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy!!!
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Old May 8, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by dastallion951
yea on most 8s unless theyve had the like the rb reflash n other boltons to help with power........theyll max out around 140-150.......now im curious i have the rb race flash n im gettin my car back in less then a week and a half.......im gonna try to top it out on an open freeway see if i can break 165......considerin i hit 165 about 87-8800 rpms now that i have more of a redline....
Dude...STFU...the only way your going to hit 165 is if you do us all a favor and fly off a cliff...the 8 w/o FI simply does not have enough power to overcome wind resistance. Stop trying to flex your nuts because all your doing is demonstrating how much BS you spout.

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Old May 8, 2007 | 10:22 AM
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Never hit top speed, max I've reached is 130something, then slowed down lol
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Old May 8, 2007 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by peterisurhero
wow you guys are krzy, i've tried pushing my car hard but the fastest i got was 135 but that was in redline at 5th.
Thats about right...shifting into 6th would make you start to lose speed. Best you could hope to see would be 140-145ish (maybe 150ish) on a VERY long straight with all the enviromental conditions right.

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Old May 8, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by 305WANKEL
Done 290 Kmh - Or About 185 Mph On Us-27 , In 6th @ 7.5k
Ummm...NO...just because the trans is geared for it does NOT mean you can get there without SERIOUS modifications.

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Old May 8, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by StuttgartRX8
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.

I went to Germany with my dad and brother, we rented a BMW, I love the autobahn and I hit 125ish, redlined in 5th, with my dad and brother in car. It was pretty sick, I was 14 (years old). We just got an RX8 last week i love it. I've gone fast enough in it, even though its A/T.
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Old May 8, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by eviltwinkie
Dude...STFU...the only way your going to hit 165 is if you do us all a favor and fly off a cliff...the 8 w/o FI simply does not have enough power to overcome wind resistance. Stop trying to flex your nuts because all your doing is demonstrating how much BS you spout.

i've done 167 in my stock rx8.. took forever though. car is basically drag limited above 140, and slowly creeps faster.. from 140-167 was about 4 minutes. 65-140, was less than 20 seconds.. you need a LOT of road to do it.
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Old May 8, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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Hi, my name is Matsuda and Im an agent from the Mazda North America Operation.

For those who posted about their highest speed, your warranty has been voided due to abuse.

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Old May 10, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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ok then eviltwinkie since ur a know it all rotary guy theres only one way to prove im right n u dont know $hit.............ill do a video clip of toppin out.......... n see when i did 165 i had 4 in the car the 8 can do 160........its just guys like u dont know how to drive ur car.........thus bein the reason why the rx8 has gotten a reputation that it can be beaten by honda civics... n im not sayin that gettin to 160 was fast as **** it wasnt like aseras said i was on an open stretch of road comin fron lake havasu arizona to barstow ca, wide open free way no cars 2 miles in front or behind me at least.........4 in the car did 165........
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Old May 10, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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n honestly eviltwinkie its guys like u who said the rx8 cant handle forced induction, when u know nothin about forced induction...........y dont u do us all a favor n cancel ur screen name on here.............u give everyone in the rotary community a bad name...........ive got a degree in auto mechanics........so dont try to bullshit me on how much u know about cars, becuz ur not even in the same neighborhood as me when it comes to knowledge on cars.....
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Old May 10, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by dastallion951
n honestly eviltwinkie its guys like u who said the rx8 cant handle forced induction, when u know nothin about forced induction...........y dont u do us all a favor n cancel ur screen name on here.............u give everyone in the rotary community a bad name...........ive got a degree in auto mechanics........so dont try to bullshit me on how much u know about cars, becuz ur not even in the same neighborhood as me when it comes to knowledge on cars.....
By any chance, did you receive your degree from this program?

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Old May 10, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by dastallion951
ok then eviltwinkie since ur a know it all rotary guy theres only one way to prove im right n u dont know $hit.............ill do a video clip of toppin out.......... n see when i did 165 i had 4 in the car the 8 can do 160........its just guys like u dont know how to drive ur car.........thus bein the reason why the rx8 has gotten a reputation that it can be beaten by honda civics... n im not sayin that gettin to 160 was fast as **** it wasnt like aseras said i was on an open stretch of road comin fron lake havasu arizona to barstow ca, wide open free way no cars 2 miles in front or behind me at least.........4 in the car did 165........
Sweet I got the icecream stallion with his panties in a wad...this should RAWK...

Let me "break it down" to you in your own language...aight home skillet...

j00z one dumb puppyhumpa if j00z dinks j00z canz getz to'z 165'z wiz 4 of j0r wanksta-tired-azz-selvez on nuttn on j0r wrizzecked ride especially (sorry couldnt gansta that big word..) if itz NA fewl...j00 aighnt gotz da juice...if j00 tape j00r m0r0nic gnut flexinz bee surz to go alonz so j00 dont killz anyonez else wit j00r mad drivaz skilletz...we all noez how brite j00 arz..

(This poor grammar crap is hard...)

Originally Posted by dastallion951
n honestly eviltwinkie its guys like u who said the rx8 cant handle forced induction, when u know nothin about forced induction...........y dont u do us all a favor n cancel ur screen name on here.............u give everyone in the rotary community a bad name...........ive got a degree in auto mechanics........so dont try to bullshit me on how much u know about cars, becuz ur not even in the same neighborhood as me when it comes to knowledge on cars.....
So...if j00z can bak allz dat shiz up uz claimin I saidz Id likez to seez it homie...causz I doin FI ya idjit...anz iz tellz peepz allz da timez bout dat...suka

(Can't keep...using...bad...grammar....arrrrggg...)

Too bad you didnt get a degree in anything like english...or not acting like a homie*...stop the frontin malibu...all your nut flexin does is reinforce how below average your intelligence is...not to mention how insecure* of a person you truly are.

BTW, unlike you I actually take my car to a TRACK and know more about cars in my little finger than you could probably ever hope to learn. Spend your time wisely and instead go back to school and learn how to read and write, as that would be a minimum skill required for you to use your chilton manual on the next car you destroy.

Holmezzzz....werd

*corrected for PC sake...i know lame...but whateva...

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Old May 10, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by dastallion951
n honestly eviltwinkie its guys like u who said the rx8 cant handle forced induction, when u know nothin about forced induction...........y dont u do us all a favor n cancel ur screen name on here.............u give everyone in the rotary community a bad name...........ive got a degree in auto mechanics........so dont try to bullshit me on how much u know about cars, becuz ur not even in the same neighborhood as me when it comes to knowledge on cars.....
Huh, I didn't know they offered an ESL auto mechanics class... Good job Geppetto!
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