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Originally Posted by Gotian
The 06 was lowered at the crank to 232 and the power it puts down is195-200. Which when you think about it, the 350 is a good 400 pounds heavier than the rx-8 and puts down 220-230whp so the weight makes them run the same times as the 8, the balancing is very good on the 350 just a bit more weight towards the front since it has that big 3.5 in there.
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are you sure about those numbers or are they just speculative. i don't see how the RX-8 only loses 30 hp through drive train loss and the 350z loses 60. doesn't sound right to me. i've seen 3.5 maxima's dyno at 220-230 whp, and the z makes as much as 45 more hp depending on model.
also my buddy has an 05 shinka RX-8 and though we never raced, having been given a ride in it, i can't say it feels that much faster than my car, the handling on the other hand is ridiculous.