Mazdaspeed Protege vs Rx-8

[20mazdaspeed03]

So my buddy has a stock rx-8 and wants to race me, but before i start talking s*** i wanna make sure i can beat him. So to my car i have a kinetic FMIC, Unichip at 10psi, CAI, and vibrant 3" turbo back exhaust. Has anyone ever raced on cause i heard they were fast or does anyone know for a fact i would smoke him????

 

[satyr36]

not for a fact, but id think you should hang with him

 

[2.0t03speed]

dude im pretty sure your gonna smoke him from a roll if hes stock

 

[20mazdaspeed03]

well this kid keeps talking s*** saying i dont have a chance against him. im not gonna say anything just see what happens i guess but if i get beat, Water Meth!!!!!!!!

 

[fr0st]

i smoked one with 9.5 psi and a SMIC and a catless mid pipe from a dig...

on the top he maybe could have got me.. but not sure..

one thing i do know, , they go no torque but the gears are long since they rev to 9000K

but there no "ferocity" in them.. they just braaaaap longer in the gears.

 

[20mazdaspeed03]

well i got a buddy that has a cobalt ss running 15psi, full exhaust CAI and water meth. he had the car dynoed and it was 302whp and i can beat him till about 100mph then hes got the top end.so i should have no problem??? im gonna have to let all you know when i do this. he said he wants to race on monday.

 

[HighwayUFO]

Your buddy with the Cobalt must not know how to drive. I have raced one before and he just kept slowly pulling on me. I was at 14 psi, don't know what was done to his car..

You should be able to beat the RX-8.

 

[mazdaspeedwerx]

if you are going from a dig you should bet something like a tank of gas. you should have no problem beating a stock rx-8

 

[Knox Joe]

Yup, you should walk him.

 

[FunkyBuddha]

10psi? Ya man LOL..you'll walk him.

 

[TampaBlackMSP]

Agreed - I have similar mods and had no trouble myself. Drive it right and you should be more than good to go. (2thumbs)

 

[mazpro]

you will walk him no question.

 

[BOOSTR]

you'll walk him on the strip if he's truely stock.

 

[mx-p5]

Take it to the track and lets see a vid!!

 

[slo03.5msp]

I agree as well even with intake and exhaust they are slow as poo. Theres a 40th anniv. one i raced with above said mods, I laughed when it took off i could have stopped after 2nd gear.

 

[bhosMSPRO]

yeah i beat one when all I had was drop in filter, hot pipe, and exhaust.. they're really not too quick stock

 

[Matrix]

10psi? Ya man LOL..you'll walk him.

I agree. Even stock vs. stock the MSP already makes more torque. At 10psi you really shouldn't have a problem. Good luck.

 

[dstmsp03]

you will destroy him.. take it from a prev rx8 owner.. i rate 15.2 in rx8 1/4 and 14.05 ish in the msp... and you have more mods than i have.. he will prolly get you right off the line since we spin like hell.. but once you get traction.. you will easily pull it!

 

[SteelWarrior]

yea watch the revs off the start to reduce tire spin and youll trash him

not a whole lot my MSP cant destroy when in 2nd gear

 

[c7scayman]

Depends on his transmission

If he has an automatic transmission, you would smoke him.
The 0-60 time for Automatic RX-8 is around 7.5 seconds.

The Manual RX-8 can do it in 5.9 seconds.

A Stock Mazdaspeed Protege does it in 7.1 seconds.
It would be a close race if he had the manual transmission.