RX8
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well let me clear this up. Yes it is a very very good chance this happened. The Rx8 is not that fast. But the other hand The rx7 is another story, if it is modded right it will cut but. How do I know I am a Rx7 owner and my wife has a 86 5.0 GT mustang.
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From: North Cackilacky
RX8
Originally Posted by frostymug
RX8 comes in under 200HP unless it is the 6 speed which has 240ish. On the other hand, one thing rotaries never have been able to do: torque. Piddly torque numbers, not THAT great of HP numbers and a car just a smidge above 3000 pounds. The RX7s WERE badass because they weighed in at close to nothing. Not so the RX8.</p>
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You guys don't keep up much on foreign cars do ya?
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RX8s dyno under 200 hp for two reasons. One, (which Mazda finally came out andfessed up to)it makes 238 hp. Two, when dyno'ing you only have the drive wheels rolling, if the front two are not rolling then the sensors (go figure...) will not let the engine go WOT. Why not? Because the rotary engine tends to overheat the catalytic converter if air is not flowing over them like they would be racing. On top of that, if the car isn't running at WOT, it'll run rich to keep the engine cooler. So if you dyno your car, you're not getting the necessary air to burn the fuel, and you don't have the airflow under the cat which makes the car run like sh*t, and dynos crappy numbers.</P>
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RX8
I believe it was Car and Driver that said something to the effect of "You will not get these times in this car. We had to drop the clutch at 8,000 rpm in order to achieve decent times." The engines just don't produce a lot of torque. I wouldn't ever buy an RX-8 because they lied about their HP ratings by a significant amount. I also can't stand the rear half door crap. Every time I see one the car looks longer and more ***** like. Oh, and the whole automatic makes less HP than the manual. I mean, I'd only get a manual, but I hate it when car companies make cookie cutter cars. Just like Manual tranny Pathfinders can't have leather too. Glad I ordered my car with what I wanted, not what the car company thought was a good package of options.</P>