went to the races to brake in my new car
unfortunatly with the auto its a dog off the line
was hoping somone might know what the gear ratio is
and might know were to get some lower gears
or any other ideas
also i drive over 120 miles a day
and dont care about gas mileage
and love my RX8

 

What times did you run?

 

16.3 87 mph
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...r/DSC00420.jpg

 

Why bother? My old Protege ran low 16's. You'll just give RX8's a bad name because the people that don't know it's an auto (and that the auto's are under powered) will think Rx8's are turds. Stay off the drag strip.

 

Or buy a turbocharger ;P
You should visit the track, much more fun there with the 8.

 

sebring is next
seems like waiting list for novices
any ways with a 125 mph limiter what good are tall gears
2006+ are not under powered same engine as stick but rated
at lower rpm due to tourqe convertor not being able to withstand high rpms

anyone know where to get a better tourqe convertor ?

 

You can get them custom made, not sure where but I believe someone else here had theirs made. Also I suggest a reflash to boost your redline to 8500 for the AT. Intercepter-x also provides HP benefits while staying N/A.

 

yeah definetly better suited on a road coarse like i have at beaverrun, not to say you cant drag them....but the rotary has never had the best low rpm torque...but whooooo-wee when you get above 4k rpms lol

 

you use
the enter key
too much
looks like
you are writing
in haiku
or some ****

also
autos are slow
you wasted
your money
k?

 

SSDD

 

You can get the FEED 4.77 rear gear from JonDemand. I think the base auto has a 4.10 rear end, but the auto with one of the upgrade packages has the 4.44. I know the GT has it, but I'm not sure what level it starts at.

 

AutoX with the AT. It sure isn't going to be fun at a dragstrip.

 

sebring???

and you are where?

beers

 

Even my Grand Am is faster than that stock...and the GA is slow!

 

Mazda's SUVs are faster.

 

Haa...AT at the drag...nice...this is why I get revved at every freaking stoplight by a honda with a coffecan muffler...

 

I won't make any snarky comments about trying to make an AT RX8 a drag car.

But please tell me you didn't just buy a brand new car and then immediately take it to the drag strip instead of properly breaking in the engine.

 

auto rx-8 is a drag at the drags
manual rx-8 is also a drag at the drags
just not as draggy
beee careful about the brake in
you might break something at the drags
the manual tran rx-8 doesn't require brake in at the drags
another advantage it has over the auto

 

this thread is a drag...

 

I don't think he meant power-braking. I think he can't spell "break-in" right.

 

Yes, having an AT is a drag.

 

Creekmonster thats not a wise move RX-8 is not a 0-60 car. If I was to buy a RX-8 1st it would have to be 6spd manual and if I bought the RX-8 in automatic, lets say for a great discount price $$. I wouldn't be trying to race it 0-60. Its a nice Touring Sports Car with a smooth reveing engine with nice interior and exterior styling.

Don't you read the Posts and replies on this forum, its a great AutoX car or for taking fast S curves on twisting road (still better in 6spd manual, but not bad in auto) on a secluded country road. Read the post here, they will guide you on all the "dos" and "don'ts", these gys are pretty honest about the Pros and Cons.

Really you have a fine smooth riding Automobile that looks hot, but its not gonna win many Quarter mile runs. Stop this before you break something and then start posting that the RX-8 is unreliable. Any car that you abuse or driven hard, will show signs of wear and you will have to repair it sooner then later.

You got a fine vehicle, just use it to pickup women and criuse around Cool. Don't forget the S curves on those country roads!!

 

But running a high 14/low 15 in the manual and people will have a different opinion?

 

They'll just call the 8 slow instead of glacial.

 

Good call...who cares if he took his auto 8 to the dragstrip? It's his car, his engine, and his money.