With ECU Flash, Rx-8 gets Owned

[Matthew]

you coulda saved your money, im tellin you!

 

[Ryno]

Maybe the RX8 owner was low on blinker fluid and that slowed him down. . .

 

[DiscreetSpeed]

TO ALL THOSE ******* NON BELIEVERS, check it out.
http://www.houston-imports.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=616735#post616735

 

[Flat Black]

I drive the Rx-8 at my work all the time and that thing is quick as hell. I know it could tke out my MSP.

 

[goonsquad]

i could agree that an auto might lose to a msp, but not the six speed in 2,000 light years

Light year is a measure of distance, not time. Why would this guy make up a story like this? Go back to the P5 forum and stay the **** out of this one you ******* troll. You are an idiot.

 

[yashooa]

Light year is a measure of distance, not time. Why would this guy make up a story like this? Go back to the P5 forum and stay the **** out of this one your ******* troll. You are an idiot.

Yes and Gazor aka "Captain Cockgoolber" now has a properly represented icon....(gay)

 

[servoeyes]

SHHHH! It's don't ask don't tell! (evil)

Just kidding, man...but seriously...why do we all insist on calling BS on people here..especially established members? If you don't believe it, then say it in a manner that won't incite rage...instead you people raise the BS flag and run...at least explain your reasoning. Jeez...I lost in Auto-X to a Scirocco and beat an IS 300 yesterday...sounds like BS, right? It's true, and there's one member that can back me up. But I bet someone would still call BS on this! SHEESH!

 

[DiscreetSpeed]

TO ALL THOSE ******* NON BELIEVERS, check it out.
http://www.houston-imports.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=616735#post616735

READ THIS PAGE GAZINGP5

 

[14LBS]

hmmm i dunno man your boosting 12..... im boosting 8 and getting fuel cut like a mofo......

 

[yashooa]

hmmm i dunno man your boosting 12..... im boosting 8 and getting fuel cut like a mofo......

Well I was boosting 12 PSI for months on end. I am at 10 PSI now after the flash and I have yet to get boost cut.
It depends on air density so temperature relative to climate zone would be a big factor in this.
Joe P was not getting cut down in Florida but I believe he did experience it when He moved up to New Yok and then out of his treacherous mind came forth the Little Joey P Boost Cut Defender.

 

[LinuxRacr]

Ok, this thread has gotten rediculous. I initially saw this a few days ago, and edited the title so that it may stay in the Mazdaspeed section, but now it has to be moved. I for one totally believe Discreet Speed if it was an automatic. At 12 PSI, the torque is a killer, and it's low down. After riding around in JDM Sam's car the other night, at stock boost levels, I was very surprised about how soon the torque came on when just cruising. I have rode in a RX-8, and I for one know it is not that fast (automatic). I have also seen the picture of the next gen RX-7 with the specs. It should have around 300 HP boosted I belive. That car will be the speed that the RX-8 lacks.

 

[FrigginGLI]

I would believe this story , mazda speed with 12 psi would destroy the rx-8 they were racing from a roll. There is absolutely no down low power with the rx-8. It's like the s2000. The street start on a Rx-8 is something like 7 seconds to 60 , the mazdaspeed would kill it . From a dead stop that might be a different story, even thoe it has no tq either.

 

[yashooa]

Ok, this thread has gotten rediculous. I initially saw this a few days ago, and edited the title so that it may stay in the Mazdaspeed section, but now it has to be moved. I for one totally believe Discreet Speed if it was an automatic. At 12 PSI, the torque is a killer, and it's low down. After riding around in JDM Sam's car the other night, at stock boost levels, I was very surprised about how soon the torque came on when just cruising. I have rode in a RX-8, and I for one know it is not that fast (automatic). I have also seen the picture of the next gen RX-7 with the specs. It should have around 300 HP boosted I belive. That car will be the speed that the RX-8 lacks.

It was the whole "Commander Salad Toss" thing wasnt't it.
hehehehe
WHO LUVS YA NIXY!
(headbang) (group) (headbang)

 

[DiscreetSpeed]

I would believe this story , mazda speed with 12 psi would destroy the rx-8 they were racing from a roll. There is absolutely no down low power with the rx-8. It's like the s2000. The street start on a Rx-8 is something like 7 seconds to 60 , the mazdaspeed would kill it . From a dead stop that might be a different story, even thoe it has no tq either.

the rx-8 had a manual transmission,
you have a point man that is why i said lets do it from a roll, besides i did not want to snap anything on the lauch from a stop.
if there are still doubts read that site i posted. if need be i will get pics of the rx-8 that night, it was a local meet so there posted on that site.
im going to go at it again with him next fri, so one more round for him.

 

[FC3s Boy]

the rx8 is no dragracer my FC will take it in a straight line, just wait for the turbo kit's to come out for the rx8.

 

[I EAT Z3]

Damn, what a bunch of ball-breakers. It's NOT unreasonable for a Stock speed to stay with a RX-8, let alone a tweaked one. Here's what Car and Driver said about the RX-8

"With the help of an 8000-rpm clutch drop and the engine buzzing like a flock of angry hornets, the RX-8 scooted to 60 mph in 5.9 seconds and through the quarter-mile in 14.5 seconds at 96 mph. But that performance falls off considerably without a tire-frying launch. In our street-start test from 5 to 60 mph, the RX-8 needed 7.5 seconds1.6 seconds longer than the hard-launch time, which is twice the deficit we found with either of the other cars."

Now C&D also ran a Mazdaspeed to a 15.4 at 90 MPH.

Take a car that runs a 14.5, do a slow roll on without winding that little rotary up to 8000, vs a car that benefits from the roll on, and what do you get? Owned! How many people will launch their RX-8's at 8000 RPM's, NONE. With the extra boost, an even better ass whooping.

 

[Matthew]

Damn, what a bunch of ball-breakers. It's NOT unreasonable for a Stock speed to stay with a RX-8, let alone a tweaked one. Here's what Car and Driver said about the RX-8

"With the help of an 8000-rpm clutch drop and the engine buzzing like a flock of angry hornets, the RX-8 scooted to 60 mph in 5.9 seconds and through the quarter-mile in 14.5 seconds at 96 mph. But that performance falls off considerably without a tire-frying launch. In our street-start test from 5 to 60 mph, the RX-8 needed 7.5 seconds1.6 seconds longer than the hard-launch time, which is twice the deficit we found with either of the other cars."

Now C&D also ran a Mazdaspeed to a 15.4 at 90 MPH.

Take a car that runs a 14.5, do a slow roll on without winding that little rotary up to 8000, vs a car that benefits from the roll on, and what do you get? Owned! How many people will launch their RX-8's at 8000 RPM's, NONE. With the extra boost, an even better ass whooping.

thats why i said take it to the track.

 

[FC3s Boy]

I eat Z3-- I drop the clutch at 7000-7500 at the strip, Real men race from a stop.

 

[Matthew]

(owned)

 

[glyph]

After having test driven an RX-8 6spd, I was not all that impressed with the low end. Also, like C&D says, you gotta shift high end 8-9 (redline at 9). I believe the MSP could beat it (though I haven't driven an MSP). With only the test drive experience, also, the clutch is rather intolerant. It would take someone with a bit of experience to get some good throws on high acceleration.

That being said, it's a beauty of a car, and it feels real nice to ride. Also, it does pull almost equally throughout the power band, which is nice. I am hoping they will make a hopped up version some time in the future.