well my point was saying that a 32k GT can hang with a m3 on a track, and if you want a even better mustang for the track there is a better one. that comes at a reasonable price

 

You must be one hell of a driver. I have seen turbo 8's run not much faster than that.

 

9K I have no reason to lie to anyone. It was a nice cool night and the car was running strong. From my experience with the car it always runs strong especially in cooler temps. By the way I am a hell-of-a good driver.

 

I would think a boosted 8 would run high 12's low 13's but I have never seen one run and havn't driven one myself.

 

Well however you decide to compare is up to you but if you go on price the RX8 is still no comparison in terms of performance. And sadly a new automatic V6 premium Mustang makes 305HP and will destroy a new automatic RX8 GT in most stats boxes.

 

don't rx8s run like 14 stock? so 13.7 is good with mods and a tune.

 

^ that's why I don't get in comparison wars.










Just grammar, spelling, and context wars.

 

I'm not calling you a liar. I have just seen many RX8's head down the 1320 and a 13.7 for a NA RX8 is the fastest I have ever seen or heard of so much props to you.

And as for FI 8's, a fast time depends on many things but the two we had running locally for a while were typically 13.4-13.7 range cars and those two dudes went to the track a lot. I used to embarrass them in my boosted Civic


As for my 8, on spray I can hang with a Greddy RX8 but I have never ran the 1/4 with nitrous yet. Hopefully I can run the nitrous on the track before the turbo goes in. Stock NA I ran a best of 14.5 IIRC. If you get that timeslip post up in the timeslip thread, that would be awesome.

 

Professional drivers have averaged 14.5-14.6 over the years. It took me much practice an many runs to get a 14.5 stock and I have been drag racing for years.

 

o ok ya i wasn't sure.

 

Drag racing is more driver than anything, I have seen some great upset times. terch obviously knows his car and found the sweet spot.

 

Time to send my ECU to racing beat :P

 

I would recommend it, just make sure to get the v2 flash.

 

As mentioned earlier, fast is kind of relative. I was fairly satisfied with my 8 when I owned it, though I did feel like I wanted just a little bit more power. In general though, I definitely felt like it was a well balanced car and I never considered it slow.

My new car has twin turbos pushing 22 psi of boost, which translates into at least 400 awhp. Keep in mind, I'm not saying one car is better than another, but in terms of acceleration, it's not even close. The feeling of being pulled back into your seat when those turbos hit full boost is pretty intense. When I had my 8, my dad's car was pretty similar in terms of acceleration. I enjoyed the feel of the 8 more, but his car was far from boring to drive when I was visiting. After driving my new car around for a few months, I ended up visiting for the holidays and got a chance to drive his car a few times. Every time I decided to open it up to have a little fun, I worried that something was wrong and causing a lack of power. The truth is, I got used to having, admittedly, excessive amounts of power and his car suddenly felt like any boring sedan used to feel after driving my 8.

I have no doubt that if I got in a stock RX-8 today, it would feel amazingly sluggish. I honestly think the 8 should have received a bump in power at some point during its life. I feel that at least a little more power would have made a pretty significant impact. I loved the 8, but I always wanted a little more power and I would definitely hope for a bit more now that I've had a car with noteworthy acceleration. Then again, I still want to modify my car to have more power, so maybe I care more about power than others. I definitely don't think a nice bump in power would hurt the feel of the 8.

In regards to discussion about mustangs... The 302 is an amazing car, but even if you don't count that model, the GT is a pretty amazing competitor as well. The fact that it can hold its own against the M3 is noteworthy, in my opinion. Things have changed with recent models, but when you talked about mustangs and performance in the past, it was kind of assumed that you were talking about the GT. So I think it's pretty fair to assume for a GT in discussions like this. The mustang's performance is pretty tough to beat, especially at that price. It at least deserves respect in that regard.

 

The only car I consider slow is a geo metro.

All other cars, fast or slow it really depends on who and what are u going against with.

Our 8 being called slow because most people have no idea how to drive plus they have been spoiled by torque way too much. So when any of us crush them at the track the facial expression on their face is just priceless. Oh don't ask me how I know

 

I don't have a flatbed scanner at home but here are the times from my drag slip.

Reaction - .709
60 ft - 2.091
594 ft - 8.518
1/8 ET - 9.056
1/8 MPH - 83.62
1/4 ET - 13.755
1/4 MPH - 104.87

 

Awesome man. Nice RT.

 

Thanks 9K! That will be my last drag time. I need some lap times now.

 

Enter them into your vB Garage.

 

105 mph trap speed and 13.7 ?! Wow, either very impressive or the track timing was off.

I want to see what you do on a track.

What track are your planning on going to?

 

I've been looking at Thunderbolt Raceway in Millville, NJ but track time is expensive as hell.

 

Done.

 

Nice job Terch. 13.7 is a hell of a time for a N/A Rx8.

 

^ Keep in mind I have literally every performance mod possible without going FI or using a bottle. By the way I am contimplating the bottle.

Oh and a header. That will probably be my next purchase.

 

Ok maybe not every performance mod. My tranny is bone stock.