New RX-8 not making 250 HP.....
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New RX-8 not making 250 HP.....
Not even close.
Based on the 94-95mph trap speeds the magazines are getting and the 2940 lb. curb weight (C/D), the engine is putting out 226 HP. I have a conversion chart I will try to post..
Looks like Mazda just tried to eclipse Honda's 240 horse S2000 motor--shame on them!
Wait, didn't Mazda try this stunt already with the 2001 Miata?!
Based on the 94-95mph trap speeds the magazines are getting and the 2940 lb. curb weight (C/D), the engine is putting out 226 HP. I have a conversion chart I will try to post..
Looks like Mazda just tried to eclipse Honda's 240 horse S2000 motor--shame on them!
Wait, didn't Mazda try this stunt already with the 2001 Miata?!
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i'm not gonna believe you till you give me a video of a pulled rx-8 engine, since teh car isn't even out yet i doubt it's been done
and 1/4 miles aren't about top hp it's about traction and the POWER BAND, not the highest point
and 1/4 miles aren't about top hp it's about traction and the POWER BAND, not the highest point
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Originally posted by thewretchedbeaver
i'm not gonna believe you till you give me a video of a pulled rx-8 engine, since teh car isn't even out yet i doubt it's been done
and 1/4 miles aren't about top hp it's about traction and the POWER BAND, not the highest point
i'm not gonna believe you till you give me a video of a pulled rx-8 engine, since teh car isn't even out yet i doubt it's been done
and 1/4 miles aren't about top hp it's about traction and the POWER BAND, not the highest point
I didn't say quarter-mile times I said trap speeds, which are an indicator of HP.
ETs are about traction, especially 0-60.
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Originally posted by elbee
I'm talking manufacturers ratings--that's flywheel people. Apples to apples. I would guess WHP to be in the 190s. You watch, I'll be right--that will prove the flywheel raing ain't 250.
I didn't say quarter-mile times I said trap speeds, which are an indicator of HP.
ETs are about traction, especially 0-60.
I'm talking manufacturers ratings--that's flywheel people. Apples to apples. I would guess WHP to be in the 190s. You watch, I'll be right--that will prove the flywheel raing ain't 250.
I didn't say quarter-mile times I said trap speeds, which are an indicator of HP.
ETs are about traction, especially 0-60.
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Let's wait and see a dyno chart of a stock rx8 before we start speculating shall we? Just because they are magazine drivers doesn't mean they are the best in the world.
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Originally posted by dubster99
Let's wait and see a dyno chart of a stock rx8 before we start speculating shall we? Just because they are magazine drivers doesn't mean they are the best in the world.
Let's wait and see a dyno chart of a stock rx8 before we start speculating shall we? Just because they are magazine drivers doesn't mean they are the best in the world.
the car is still a year away so quit smaking on it