didnt mean any disrespect, just saying a fully functional RX7 TT with a decent driver should have taken the race, at any rate congrats on the kill [sm=partyparty.gif]

 

not to call you out or say it did not happen I to own 2004 gt with gears and alot of mods. but a 1991 twin turbo rx7 has 215 hp stock and weighs in at 2800 pounds about 450 pds lighter.while the 1st turbo kicks in at 1500 rpm the second kicks in at 5,000 rpm and its a rotary engine they rev like crazy. I find it hard to believe that the rx7 lost from a roll at 50 or 70. you probably beat from a dig since they are slow from 0-60 with 6.3 seconds but after 5,000 rpms they are pretty fast unless it was not taken care of and some thing was rong with it. Don't get me wrong I hope you did kill it at a 50 or 70 roll. I'm just saying that they are faster at higher rpms. there stock 1/4 mile is around 14.9.

 

That's why anybody that knows what they're doing behind the wheel of a TT RX-7 usually drops the hammer at 4,500rpm's or better on a launch.. That's also assuming the stocker wasn't tuned.. A tuned stocker TT could very well beata stock 04 GT.If it'swell maintained, a91 TTshouldn't have all that many problems keeping up with and/or beatinga stock 04 GT assuming the driver knows how to stay in the powerband.. I have to admit though that a full bolt-on, PInew edge GT would have a slight edge.. Even then though, you'd have to have pretty damngood driver mod to lay the smack down on a stock TT RX-7 by anymore than a car or two.. And try about 3,450lbs vs 2,800lbs on the weight.. And that's without the drivers included.. So that makes for almost 600lbs of difference.. From a roll that wouldn't make such a big difference, but as guys have stated already, if the driver's in the right gear that 2nd turbo is already spooled.. just a thought..

 

LOL yeah with all 10k rpms to choose from.

 

I still believe the Mustang makes more torque/weight than the RX7, at a much better rpm. And we, well I, know torque is what it's all about. Aerodynamics....what are they racing to 180mph? How about hp/litre....we all know that's where the real winners are afterall.

 

255hp...
And a 14.9 is slow...
My little v6 could run that...


-Coop

 

And land rover...
[&o]

-Coop

 

Never driven one...
R they quick?
My bias is really unfounded...
Just don't really like the way they look...
lol

-Coop

 

no the rx7 was made in the late 80's
my friend has an 87
there sweet cars except i crushed him
in my sixxer so
but he siad he went to 4 instead of dropping to 3rd
but what ever those twin turbos will get you
at least when they can drive and when you have a sixxer

 

the last US model of the RX-7 was made in 96 I believe.. I know they continued Japanese production two or three years past that, though I don't know exactly when they stopped producing the RX-7 overseas.. I want to say spring maybe summer of 98.. Though you're right about late 80's production..