who would win 1/4?

[JCCR]

350z
s2000
srt4
rx8

[Arnolds97]

The RX8 needs a an S/C for torque. It is not very impressive as far as 1/4 mile speed. It is however a very good handling balanced car. I have also a MX6 LS and it makes it seem like a Buick in the handling department. It might hang with my modded Automatic 97 Mustang GT ( Gears, shiftkit, no cats, Pulleys) but I doubt. My GT ran a 14.7. While test driving the RX8 6 spd. I kept thinking that the GT would out run it. The dealer that I drove it at told me a that a turbo version from Mazda speed is in the works. Sunflower Mazda in KS, the dealer, has experimented with a ProCharger S/C (The Procharger Co. is based in KS) and has almost doubled the power. They said that since the wankel is almost the same in design like an S/C it works in harmony. The lowend is much better with more torque and is fast as lightning. Look for a ProCharger coming out with an off the shelf S/c setup for the RX8.

[Erik13]

Even my celica GTS can beat the RX8 except mine is upgraded.
Mazda never had the technology to produce the rotary for the rx7's now that the technology is better they should be much more adaptable. However its odd that they did not make a larger engine, even Chris Redo Rado? however you spell it he says there no substitution for cubic inches even in the four cylinder class and I think the same applies to the rotary. It has come a long way since it was developed, in the 1930's I think and is a very promising design but mazda has done nothing but capitalize from it and no market in performance has been evaluated. So I think they should give it more balls and stop braggin about it being a rotary. Who cares unless it has power! They do race them in F1 indy cars I think but so what that technology is like government secrets that will anly be released when they are rendered useless!!

[JCCR]

i test drove the rx8 last year and it reminded me of my friends civic si. like eri13 said, "it needs more balls.

[quick4dr]

Originally Posted by Doug McGill

all you dumbass kids dont have a clue about anything. i HAVE an RX8 and you have no clue what kind of acceleration that car has. it is insane. for one, the rx8 is WAY faster than the 350Z. i would know this beCAUSE i have driven BOTH of the cars. the SRT-4 is a front wheel drive peice of ball bearing turbo shit. when you punch it has WAY to much wheelspin. how much horsepower do you fucking half-wit morons think the rx8 and the other cars have......YEAHHHH thats what i thought, go look it up on the fucking computer you stupid fucking kids. you probably cant tell me shit about the renesis (oh you know the fucking engine in the rx8, you know the fucking rotary!) i think i made my point here you bunch of fucking bald eagles!

Where you the red rx-8 I put buslengths on the highway a couple of weeks ago in my neon I have it on video too haha.

[ls1mazda93rx7]

wow, what's the resale on your neon?

[drftk1d]

Originally Posted by Erik13

Even my celica GTS can beat the RX8 except mine is upgraded.
Mazda never had the technology to produce the rotary for the rx7's now that the technology is better they should be much more adaptable. However its odd that they did not make a larger engine, even Chris Redo Rado? however you spell it he says there no substitution for cubic inches even in the four cylinder class and I think the same applies to the rotary. It has come a long way since it was developed, in the 1930's I think and is a very promising design but mazda has done nothing but capitalize from it and no market in performance has been evaluated. So I think they should give it more balls and stop braggin about it being a rotary. Who cares unless it has power! They do race them in F1 indy cars I think but so what that technology is like government secrets that will anly be released when they are rendered useless!!

you obviously know nothing about the rotary engine. The rx8 can put close to 240 at the wheels with intake, exhaust and ecu tuning, judge ito did it. what people dont realize is that the renesis is crazy detuned so that it will pass emissions and fuel economy regulations, thats why its low on power.
everyone knows a srt4 could beat a rx8 going straight. old news.

also about the larger engine, i guess you have never heard of the 20b or 26b?

[2of9]

350z
S2000
RX-8
SRT-4

I've seen an S2000 murder an SRT-4 with my own eyes.

[drftk1d]

well obvously the srt-4 driver sucked ass, because it IS (or at least should be) faster than s2k in the quarter. This is fact, not opinion.

[got v-tec?]

Originally Posted by drftk1d

well obvously the srt-4 driver sucked ass, because it IS (or at least should be) faster than s2k in the quarter. This is fact, not opinion.

AGREED!
srt-4
350z
s2000
rx8
simple as that

[dampachi]

SRT-4 and 350Z are kind of tied for number 1. I've seen SRT-4s run as fast as mid 13s stock and I've seen 350Zs do the same. Now S2000s will run low to flat 14s all day. And then RX-8s will come in last with mid to high 14 second times. Alot of people in here that own RX-8s just don't want to accept that they bought a slow car. So, my list:

1. SRT-4/350z
2. S2000
3. RX-8

[drftk1d]

rx-8 isnt slow. its just not blazingly fast. besides, you can be fast in more than one direction than just straight.

[dampachi]

Well, he's asking about 1/4 mile times...and the RX-8 is slow in a straight line.

[YukiHime]

RX-8 is not intend for straight road racing...
How many times do you guys need to ask? Rotaries are more handling based...

[drftk1d]

well the turbo rotaries have had sucess with drag racing, theres one guy in the mid 9s on street tires 9 (its a 3rd gen). quite honestly the chassis is underpowered but mainly because the renesis had to be detuned.