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my dilemma
havent posted on here in a while (deployed), but when i get back i will have a good amount of cash. so i have to determine if i want to sell my rx8, and get an evo 8 or s2000, or put the money into the rx8 like porting, then turbo, then upgraded tranny. but then again both the s2000 and evo 8 or 9 get better gas mileage and have great potential.
share your opinion with me.
kthanxbai
share your opinion with me.
kthanxbai
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Get an evo. Hands down. That car has a lot more potential than the 8 esp if you want to go into racing. The first noticeable difference in performance with an 8 costs thousands of dollars. You'd have to maybe do an engine swap and FI it to get the results you want. An evo is a different story.
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k. cause i have 3 guys that want to for sure want to buy it, but only for like 9 or 10 grand, which is probably all i can get cause of all i have done to it, but i do want an s2000 though. i like them, and they are a lil cheaper
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The reliability has me in constant fear...My plans when I have the money is to own a sh*tty daily driver and an FD. Consider how much money ur losing out on though? wait til the rotary in ur 8 blows and throw an LSx in it.
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you are to old..
sorry that hurts.
but if your really want to do that.
what you drive on the street does not matter..
start carting and spend huge money at skip barber..
now if you want to have a street car that is really really good on the track. rx8 and s2000. this for mortals that just want to enjoy the track..
beers
sorry that hurts.
but if your really want to do that.
what you drive on the street does not matter..
start carting and spend huge money at skip barber..
now if you want to have a street car that is really really good on the track. rx8 and s2000. this for mortals that just want to enjoy the track..
beers
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hey Cheeto, welcome back!
If you're going to get serious into racing then I agree with Swoope: what you drive on the street has no bearing.
don't get the S2k.
Evo has the most HP potential but not sure if it's the best car on the track. Decisions, decisions.
If you're going to get serious into racing then I agree with Swoope: what you drive on the street has no bearing.
don't get the S2k.
Evo has the most HP potential but not sure if it's the best car on the track. Decisions, decisions.
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There a few people on this site, that have swaped out for a 3ROTOR, after that your 8 pretty much dominates the road. you might want to look into that, but if you don't want to go into all that detail I would say buy the new 2009 EVO, there was a review on topgear of it and its lap times were insane. GL
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Juan Fangio was 35 before he sat in a F1 car. Lee Petty was 35 before he sat in a race car at all.
More recently, Greg Ray was in his mid-20s before the racing bug bit. He went on to be an Indy Car champion.
Exactly. When Greg Ray got the urge, the first thing he did was contact a driving school.
Ken
More recently, Greg Ray was in his mid-20s before the racing bug bit. He went on to be an Indy Car champion.
Ken
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Juan Fangio was 35 before he sat in a F1 car. Lee Petty was 35 before he sat in a race car at all.
More recently, Greg Ray was in his mid-20s before the racing bug bit. He went on to be an Indy Car champion.
Exactly. When Greg Ray got the urge, the first thing he did was contact a driving school.
Ken
More recently, Greg Ray was in his mid-20s before the racing bug bit. He went on to be an Indy Car champion.
Exactly. When Greg Ray got the urge, the first thing he did was contact a driving school.
Ken
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Professional racing at the entry level is at least as much about how much money you have, or whom, you know, as it is about talent. If you have enough money, talent doesn't matter, cuz you can buy a ride; if you don't have money or good connections, it doesn't matter how much talent you have, you probably won't get a ride. The older you are when you start the process, the more the deck is stacked against you. I race (amateur), and that's the reality of it; I keep seeing uber-talented drivers failing to get a ride, because they don't have money. It sucks, but it's the way it is.
As to which car is best for you of the three, it's impossible for us to say. Neither the RX-8 nor the S2000 is easy to get significant power gains out of, without spending a great deal of money (principally through FI, which carries its own problems for both cars). Of the three, bone stock, the Evo is the fastest in a straight line, the S2000 is the fastest in autocross, and either the Evo or the S2000 would be fastest on road courses (depends of configuration).
The S2000 likely would be the most reliable; it's the only convertible, and it's the only two-seater. It's a tool car; if you don't like the idea of top-down driving, don't get it. If you need cargo capacity, or four seats, don't get it. If you're huge, don't get it (but I'm 6'2" tall, and have no problems with my S2000, while my head hits the ceiling of my RX-8).
The Evo probably has the most potential for increased power for less money, but there are other things about it which may not thrill you. And I don't know how reliable Mitsubishis are.
As to which car is best for you of the three, it's impossible for us to say. Neither the RX-8 nor the S2000 is easy to get significant power gains out of, without spending a great deal of money (principally through FI, which carries its own problems for both cars). Of the three, bone stock, the Evo is the fastest in a straight line, the S2000 is the fastest in autocross, and either the Evo or the S2000 would be fastest on road courses (depends of configuration).
The S2000 likely would be the most reliable; it's the only convertible, and it's the only two-seater. It's a tool car; if you don't like the idea of top-down driving, don't get it. If you need cargo capacity, or four seats, don't get it. If you're huge, don't get it (but I'm 6'2" tall, and have no problems with my S2000, while my head hits the ceiling of my RX-8).
The Evo probably has the most potential for increased power for less money, but there are other things about it which may not thrill you. And I don't know how reliable Mitsubishis are.
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Juan Fangio was 35 before he sat in a F1 car. Lee Petty was 35 before he sat in a race car at all.yes, that was when driver was the key.. technology not so much..
More recently, Greg Ray was in his mid-20s before the racing bug bit. He went on to be an Indy Car champion.
wow, greg ray who? was this the part when real open wheel racing was just the irl.?
sorry, the cart days rocked.. tony george is a doushe..
Exactly. When Greg Ray got the urge, the first thing he did was contact a driving school.
Ken
More recently, Greg Ray was in his mid-20s before the racing bug bit. He went on to be an Indy Car champion.
wow, greg ray who? was this the part when real open wheel racing was just the irl.?
sorry, the cart days rocked.. tony george is a doushe..
Exactly. When Greg Ray got the urge, the first thing he did was contact a driving school.
Ken
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