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Old 10-20-2006, 11:49 AM
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My RX-8 is so fast, it doesn't even go "Zoom Zoom" anymore. It goes "Meep Meep"
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Old 10-20-2006, 11:57 AM
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damn you all....i think i blew a piston or bent a valve.....i had an 80 year old in a geo storm beat me this morning.....and i had my foot through the floor board!!!!
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Old 10-20-2006, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by chrism
damn you all....i think i blew a piston or bent a valve.....i had an 80 year old in a geo storm beat me this morning.....and i had my foot through the floor board!!!!
So how fast does your RX-8 go with a blown piston and bent valve??
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Old 10-20-2006, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by chrism
damn you all....i think i blew a piston or bent a valve.....i had an 80 year old in a geo storm beat me this morning.....and i had my foot through the floor board!!!!
lucky we have v12's, so you can still run on the other 11
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Old 10-20-2006, 12:08 PM
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lucky we have v12's, so you can still run on the other 11
Mine runs without any!
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Old 10-20-2006, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by RotrDoc
Mine runs without any!
you bent all 12 valves? ......Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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Old 10-20-2006, 12:40 PM
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WTF - am I the only one who think this little fella --> looks constipated??

who does number 2 work for
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Old 10-20-2006, 03:04 PM
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The 8 is not a fast car but a GREAT over-all car!
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Old 10-20-2006, 03:29 PM
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My 8 is faster than jet stink.

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Old 10-20-2006, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by chrism
damn you all....i think i blew a piston or bent a valve.....i had an 80 year old in a geo storm beat me this morning.....and i had my foot through the floor board!!!!
At least you didn't blow the welds on your intake manifold.
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Old 10-20-2006, 03:38 PM
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I'm able to go 0-plaid in 4.8 seconds.
ludicrous speed eh? nice.
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Old 10-20-2006, 04:11 PM
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At least you didn't blow the welds on your intake manifold.
Yeah, otherwise you would have to order overnight parts from Japan.
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Old 10-20-2006, 04:36 PM
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Faster than a speeding locomotive.
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Old 10-20-2006, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by RotrDoc
Mine runs without any!
I thought mine was the only one. Do you suppose we have the only ones like that? Perhaps, I'll start another thread to find out.
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