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Old 09-23-2003, 07:33 PM
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raced rx7

well ok it wasn't really a race cause i know i was going to get killed i got my stock max and well he had everything it was some 40 year old dude i could see all the fancy gauges and what not i knew it would blow me away but ya know i thought i would try...i punched it off the line and was ahead of him (hahaha he didn't know we were racing yet and then about 40 he got even and then decided to gun it and flew away from me as we hit 80 he was about 2-3 car lengths ahead...thats when i called it quits...just wondering if anyone knew about hp and what not of the rx7 all i know is that it was red so that must have added at least ya know 15 or 20 hp and it looked just like the fast and the furious one adding another 50 hp...aight any info would be apreciated
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Old 09-23-2003, 07:44 PM
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Old 09-23-2003, 07:49 PM
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o well then that would probally be y he um beat me
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Old 09-23-2003, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ImStockBaby
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the transmissions (if it was a newer one) are nicer with close ratios, they are pretty dang light and rotary engines spool fast
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Old 09-23-2003, 08:00 PM
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yeah it was new pretty nice maybe the rotary will blow up in his face someday soon
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Old 09-23-2003, 08:01 PM
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...why? rx7s and many rotaries are amazingly cool cars
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Old 09-23-2003, 08:04 PM
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Good kill...

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Old 09-23-2003, 08:05 PM
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had no purpose and about racing, end of story
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Old 09-23-2003, 08:05 PM
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yeah i know just wasn't happy that a car was actually faster then mying...hey heres a question for everyone what mods would i have to do without cheeting such as nitrous or a turbo would i have to do to be able to beat and rx7?
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Old 09-23-2003, 08:07 PM
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nitrous, turbo or super is not cheating depends if your a 5 speed or auto, what year you want to beat, etc
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Old 09-23-2003, 08:09 PM
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well i know it's not cheating i think it's kinda cheap though cause it gives u such a big gain(nitrous is about as cheap as u can get though) in hp i just wanted to know well mying is an auto and i'd say the rx7 was fairly new....when did they stop making them?
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Old 09-23-2003, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by projectmax98
well i know it's not cheating i think it's kinda cheap though cause it gives u such a big gain(nitrous is about as cheap as u can get though) in hp i just wanted to know well mying is an auto and i'd say the rx7 was fairly new....when did they stop making them?
whatever gives you the upperhand in a race is what you need to do....
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Old 09-23-2003, 08:22 PM
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talk to Mardigras about beating rx7's, wait or is it H11h, either one of those guys
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Old 09-23-2003, 08:54 PM
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what u need to do is learn how to spell mine first, then get urself a 5 speed thats a start, especially if u don't wanna go FI, which, in order to beat a modded rx-7, you would need at least mevi, ecu, some sort of intake, a rebuilt auto trans with stronger internals and different gearing, exhaust, and that MIGHT get u to maybe 1 car length or so but otherwise u definately need turbo or sc or nitrous
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Old 09-23-2003, 09:16 PM
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RX-7's are well known to consume a lot of oil . So, if you could hang with him till he burned all the oil in his engine, and it then seized, you'd sail right by him....

In all fairness, they are pretty nice cars if you want a small sports car. 2 friends had them, and they were pretty quick and felt very light. I just got an offer in the mail today from Mazda to sign up to test drive an RX-8 when they're available. I might take them up on it just to see what it'll do.

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Originally Posted by Dave Holmes
RX-7's are well known to consume a lot of oil . So, if you could hang with him till he burned all the oil in his engine, and it then seized, you'd sail right by him....

In all fairness, they are pretty nice cars if you want a small sports car. 2 friends had them, and they were pretty quick and felt very light. I just got an offer in the mail today from Mazda to sign up to test drive an RX-8 when they're available. I might take them up on it just to see what it'll do.

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go drive it they are available! i've seen a bunch on the road and at the dealerships! the rx-7 are notorious for bad seals and simple crap like that, when properly maintained they can last a long long time
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Old 09-23-2003, 09:21 PM
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problem with rx-8... loss of power with emissions trouble. they were fun to drive, then got recalled and toned down
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i thought they came with less horse power out of the box, and thats why they were re-called?
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Old 09-23-2003, 09:27 PM
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Rotary Engines are to hard to maintain, Too many differences, People should try to invent them all over again,
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Old 09-23-2003, 09:29 PM
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originally, they made some powerful ones, didnt work with emissions, took them back, and released the sucky ones, mazda apologized and offered full cash back for them...i dont think they ever sold the powerful version again
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