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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 12:27 AM
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How fast is the 4 port AT in the 1/4 mile?

Well I have an answer,, But this time is not on a stock 4 Port AT. It's on mine!
First off I'll give you all a run down of the mods done to my car.

Accessport! MM tune. Raised redline to 8250 rpm
BHR Yukon Coil kit
ZEX Nitrous Kit w/BHR throttle body spacer. 65 shot
AEM CAI
SR Motorsports catless midpipe
Mazdaspeed twin sport catback exhaust
Well it may not seem fast to all you 6 speed MT guy's but to me it was GREAT!

15.395 seconds in the quarter mile at 89.848 mph!!!

Which is .05 slower than Flashwings 6 Port 6 Speed MT. HA!





Let the flaming begin!

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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 12:35 AM
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wow nice job!
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 12:39 AM
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Do you have a before by chance?
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 12:42 AM
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wow nice job!

Thank you, thank you.

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Do you have a before by chance?
This is the only time I have ever done the 1/4 mile. I prefer to do NASA and Autocross.
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 12:43 AM
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wow,

great job!!!

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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 01:01 AM
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Damn! nice! I ran a 16.6 lol, I gotta get my coils and plugs checked out.
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 01:22 AM
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when is the nitrous activated?
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 04:28 AM
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wow congratz and nice mods!
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 06:59 AM
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Thats nice man i got a 4at to respect to you man how did you start like ?
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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Thanks guy's. I still think I can improve upon that time too. It was a bit hot out, as in 93 degree's. And I know I need some new spark plugs for sure now. And a little more tuning of the Cobb AP wouldn't hurt.

As for the N2O, it comes on as soon as I hit max 67% on the Relative throttle Position reading on the AP Which is floored by the way. So the tires do a little spin and screech and she' of like a rocket. OK a small not very powerful rocket. But needless to say, how many 4 Ports can spin the tires from a dead stop!?
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 11:48 AM
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how many 4 Ports can spin the tires from a dead stop!?
Not mine and you've just inspired me to bump my redline up to 8250
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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my rx8 does it but i got **** *** tyres lol really **** they are called triangle tyres they are so horrible, hay easy e1 how much hp are you pulling at your wheels ?
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by yushinrt
my rx8 does it but i got **** *** tyres lol really **** they are called triangle tyres they are so horrible, hay easy e1 how much hp are you pulling at your wheels ?
I'm running 265/35-18 Falken FK452's for tires. Just to give you an idea what I';m turning over.
And the last dyno I did while tuning with MM was a peak of 172hp at the rear tires. It was on a DynoPak. Look at my sig pic. That's a prior pull logged.
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 12:00 PM
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172? holy cr@p!!! I pulled like 138 post MM AP tune... no nitrous though. You've got more HP at wheel than some 6MTs.
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 12:09 PM
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172? holy cr@p!!! I pulled like 138 post MM AP tune... no nitrous though. You've got more HP at wheel than some 6MTs.
Ain't it sweet!
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 01:04 PM
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Congrats, what did flashwing run 1/4 with 6 speed AT?
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by jiggawha1
Congrats, what did flashwing run 1/4 with 6 speed AT?
I sorry. Flashwing has an MT. Subtract .05 from my time.
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 01:49 PM
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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thats about the same time as a 5.0 mustang....not bad. (im way slower) does the RENESIS do real good with a 50 shot of nitrous.?
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 02:59 PM
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No- one has pointed out that you had to do all those mods just to be almost as fast as an MT - sorry E1 could not resist ..
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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15.395 is pretty quick stand still Automatic car. how did you take off Easy E1,

how do do low 15's with dead stop i don't understand lol like do you rev it at nitural then slam it to drive or something ?

you have a massive disadvantage if you have a auto since you can't rev the motor then start, well you can if you want to blow up your trans
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
No- one has pointed out that you had to do all those mods just to be almost as fast as an MT - sorry E1 could not resist ..
And your point is?

Originally Posted by yushinrt
15.395 is pretty quick stand still Automatic car. how did you take off Easy E1,

how do do low 15's with dead stop i don't understand lol like do you rev it at nitural then slam it to drive or something ?


you have a massive disadvantage if you have a auto since you can't rev the motor then start, well you can if you want to blow up your trans
Just reved it to about 2000/2500 rpm in first gear and then floored it!
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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WOW!!! thats awesome, its good to know that my AT is capable of running like that and considering i have the same/similar mods....except for nitrous cause im waiting on those awesome coils!
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jiggawha1
Congrats, what did flashwing run 1/4 with 6 speed AT?
Sorry Erick, my math might have been a little off. My best time was a 15.305 @ 92ish mph. That was much cooler weather...around 65 degrees in the middle of December.

Regardless, Erick's time is fantastic. The RX8's in Arizona have seen under 15 seconds but with a heavy clutch and lightweight flywheel. Otherwise low 15's are the norm for 6 ports in this area. The fact that he's right on top of us is amazing!

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No- one has pointed out that you had to do all those mods just to be almost as fast as an MT - sorry E1 could not resist ..
Trust me, Erick is plenty fast and a very good driver. He doesn't need 6port power to spank other rotary cars around on the track. I've been chasing his times for the better part of 8 months now.

The POINT is the degree of difference those mods have made in his car. Imagine the time improvements on a N/A 6 port motor...that's the real story.
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Flashwing
Sorry Erick, my math might have been a little off. My best time was a 15.305 @ 92ish mph. That was much cooler weather...around 65 degrees in the middle of December.

Regardless, Erick's time is fantastic. The RX8's in Arizona have seen under 15 seconds but with a heavy clutch and lightweight flywheel. Otherwise low 15's are the norm for 6 ports in this area. The fact that he's right on top of us is amazing!



Trust me, Erick is plenty fast and a very good driver. He doesn't need 6port power to spank other rotary cars around on the track. I've been chasing his times for the better part of 8 months now. The POINT is the degree of difference those mods have made in his car. Imagine the time improvements on a N/A 6 port motor...that's the real story.

Thanks Todd!
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