Restoring Original Horsepower?!?!?!
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I happen to think my WRX looks aggressive as hell.
Every time I see one going the opposite direction on the highway I see something aggressive and snorty... some sort of growling beastly thing.
functional hood scoops are great.
this is as opposed to sinuous and graceful looking curvey lines of the rx-8.
It's like comparing a badger to a panther.
and it is far far easier to make the WRX faster than it is to make the rx-8 faster.
Every time I see one going the opposite direction on the highway I see something aggressive and snorty... some sort of growling beastly thing.
functional hood scoops are great.
this is as opposed to sinuous and graceful looking curvey lines of the rx-8.
It's like comparing a badger to a panther.
and it is far far easier to make the WRX faster than it is to make the rx-8 faster.
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IkeWRX aint a bad guy...he loves his WRX and likes the RX8. His role is to keep us honest sometimes...but I think he likes RX8 people better than WRX people since he hangs around us so much...LOL
Ike, what are the two bananas doing? I hope it's nice...LOL???
Ike, what are the two bananas doing? I hope it's nice...LOL???
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Originally Posted by IkeWRX
If this thread gets locked there will just be another one in a few weeks, and when that one is locked another one a few weeks after that...
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Originally Posted by quack_p
Speaking as a non-racer, it seems to me it's a lot easier to make the RX-8 faster than to make the WRX less ugly. :p It's like saying Quasi Modo is a fast runner. I still don't want to look at him.
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Originally Posted by zevans
And meanwhile I will still be beating cars with twice the torque point-to-point...
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Originally Posted by Hard 8
Major thread drift here!
When some people complained in the Richard Paul axial supercharger thread that it was getting off topic, one moderator explained that the off-topic stuff is relevant, positive, and important because it helps to build relationships on this forum.
I can see the same thing happening here.
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Originally Posted by IkeWRX
No problem, just shoot me a PM.
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Originally Posted by IkeWRX
You just keep whooping up on those diesel engines! :p
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(Which I'm selling to get an MR2 by the way :p )
I've decided - I'm gonna do some sort of torque PER TON AT THE WHEELS graph to try and debunk some of these myths once and for all. Be interesting to have 8 vs WRX vs TDi vs 350 vs a couple of other 14ish second cars doncha think?
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ECU UPgrade
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Originally Posted by catinaround69
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Originally Posted by quack_p
Is there anyone who has independently tested claims like this? Which products have independently been shown to increase hp and by how much?
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Uhhh, why don't you just ask the numerous people that already paid for the Canzoomer and have it sitting in their garage rather than on their car what they think about it?
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Originally Posted by IkeWRX
Uhhh, why don't you just ask the numerous people that already paid for the Canzoomer and have it sitting in their garage rather than on their car what they think about it?
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Uhhh, why don't you just ask the numerous people that already paid for the Canzoomer and have it sitting in their garage rather than on their car what they think about it?
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Originally Posted by IkeWRX
Thanks for reopening the thread, that way when it comes up again, and it will, we won't have to start all over again.
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Originally Posted by Omicron
Sure we will. It's one of those incessantly reoccurring topics. ![Wink](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
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At least we can be realy mean to the noob, tell him to do a search, and then point him to this thread though :p
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Originally Posted by Gord96BRG
By replacing the Mazda ECU or installing a piggyback programmable computer like the Canzoomer or Greddy E-Manage, an individual can lean out the mixture and get 20 or 25 hp back. However, they WILL sacrifice the life of their cat converter.
Regards,
Gordon
Smells pretty good.
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Originally Posted by IkeWRX
Thanks for reopening the thread, that way when it comes up again, and it will, we won't have to start all over again.
funny here's this thread again and yet we have another similiar topic thread with multiple pages in th elawsuit one. so should i close one of them?