What does it take to beat an RX-7

[stealthj]

Originally Posted by Soyo

lol already discussed... the font he used makes the X look like an I lol

oh shit im stupid lol good lookin!

[crazypete0013]

I have a buddy with a 88 TurboII....he was hitting 12lbs with stock fuel delivery, one word guys.....POP now my BMW that doesnt even run will beat him cause i can push it faster cause it weighs less........;-)

[KenOhki2112]

How about what would one need to beat a stock ~90ish RX-7, I don't know RX-7's very well, aren't they pretty close to the 91' 240sx at the 1/4 mile?

[johnnyboy5]

well depends, the regular 90 rx-7 have 160 hp, same as 240, only difference is that it pulls 140 lb ft torque and its rotary engine so there is no need for conversion to rpm in transmission (am i right or wrong?) And i heard that the Nissan tranny isn't that good. Someone told me that the 350z comes w/280 hp but only delivers 250 at the wheel. I dunno if its true, but if it is im guessing that the 90 rx-7 would win if a good driver was racing.

Anyways this is from what ive heard, I could be mistaken tho.

[zeroneonzn]

drag drag drag screw that be a real racer and race canyons

[johnnyboy5]

yeah that's what i like to do because hp doesnt really matter that much in tracks, but they do in drags (except for the rx-7)

[zeroneonzn]

eh challenge him to a canyon run see who the real racer is

[Soyo]

and rx-7 will smoke you in anything sotck vs. stock... it is just barely faster in the 1/4 mile so its really a drivers race... but ay road course he will tear you up if hes a decent driver, rx-7's were built for those races, they have much better stock suspension and the engine is perfect for autox

[zeroneonzn]

eh fix ur suspention tune ur engine to 180hp not that hard and hit the canyons with some good tires and brakes and KILL that rx-7

[KenOhki2112]

All I have right now is tires, but I have a 90' sohc =\

I thought the 90 rx-7 had like 140hp and 120lb/ft, It's advantage was in the rotor's power curve, making it in the end just slightly faster than the dohc 240.

Are these numbers fair estimates:

90' 240 16.5 secs
91' 240 16.1 secs
90' rx-7 16.0 secs

Thats what I thought it was

[zeroneonzn]

why dont u just sell ur car and buy a 91 supra turbo then sell it and get the 240sx after you beat him -_-

[Zanark]

I agree with Soyo the Rx-7 would hand you your ass. And I thought stock RX7's non turbo had 150hp? I know the Turbo 2's have 200hp either way there lighter then the 240's better suspension, better quality. lol I mean hell Turbo 2 against 180SX fast back with the Sr20 Ide still take the RX-7

[Soyo]

89-91 rx-7 has 160hp and 140lbs, and yes the power curve is awesome on the rotary

rx-7 can run 15.8-15.9 with a good driver
and I think sohc 240's run like 16.7-16.8 then the dohc runs like 16.1-16.2 not positive on the 240 ones though

the cars are within 50 pounds of each other so thats not really anything big

the rx-7 has 50/50 weight ratio and the 240 is like 46/54 I think... someone correct me if I'm wrong

but anyways the rx-7 handles better cuz it has sweet stock suspension but they are really close in 1/4 mile...

TII rx-7's had 200hp in 89-91
they had 182hp from 86-88

[TheLogikal1]

the FC is more suited for racing than a 240sx is, anyway you cut it.

an FC vs. a silvia is kinda different, but unless your talkin about an s14 or s15, dont try to compare.

[pantlegz]

dude have you ever gone up against a rx7?!?!?! there fricking awesome!!! but yea a 240 could take one stock MAYBE... but if he has suped his up then you'll have problems cuz theose rotories kick ASS!!!! if he has put a lot of money into the engine and tuned it correctly they you'll have a hell of a time making a 240 beat it but if not then a KAT or SR20 might beable to do it but I hate the sr cuz everyont has to be JMD bla bla bla just shut the fuck up. the Ka kicks ass just admit it you know it's true even if you don't admit it you know in a straight line OR sidewayz a KA would kill the sr so all you with the sr or hpes to get one don't waste your money, or HAHAHAHA you already did lol loser, NAaa but really the Ka has much more potential than the sr has anyopne seen a sr with 550hp and 475ft/lbs torque yea I didn't think so... Flame me at will LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!1