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#27
Originally posted by khoney
The stock '87 TII was released with a Mazda spec'ed time of 0-60 in 6.8 sec. I'll take 6.0 in the 8 and be a happy camper.
The stock '87 TII was released with a Mazda spec'ed time of 0-60 in 6.8 sec. I'll take 6.0 in the 8 and be a happy camper.
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The Rx-8 will have to make it to 60 in second gear, I hope, to achieve the spectacular 0-60 time.
I hope that first gear is nice and short (30-35 mph maximum), so all you have to do is put the 8 in first and floor it while letting the clutch out, while idling. With a torsen differential in back, you shouldn't get any kind of wheel spin. (good for tire wear) A quick shift into second, and a 0-60 of 6 flat, then another quick shift into 3rd, and then slam the stick into fourth (hoping that fourth will take you to 100 mph, in less than 15 seconds)
I hope that first gear is nice and short (30-35 mph maximum), so all you have to do is put the 8 in first and floor it while letting the clutch out, while idling. With a torsen differential in back, you shouldn't get any kind of wheel spin. (good for tire wear) A quick shift into second, and a 0-60 of 6 flat, then another quick shift into 3rd, and then slam the stick into fourth (hoping that fourth will take you to 100 mph, in less than 15 seconds)
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Hi MikeW,
There was a previous thread that had a link to an article that mentioned the rx-8 speeds at 9000 rpm. I bookmarked the thread as (http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread....14964#post14964 ) but unfortunately that thread is no longer valid? I believe it was one of the threads that later got moved to the "rx-8 media news" section but I can no longer find the article. Below is the gearing info if my math is correct:
............... spd @ 9000 ....... total gearing
1st gear........ 37 ............... approx 18.778
2nd gear....... 65 ............... approx 10.783
3rd gear........ 99 ............... approx 7.134
Brian
There was a previous thread that had a link to an article that mentioned the rx-8 speeds at 9000 rpm. I bookmarked the thread as (http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread....14964#post14964 ) but unfortunately that thread is no longer valid? I believe it was one of the threads that later got moved to the "rx-8 media news" section but I can no longer find the article. Below is the gearing info if my math is correct:
............... spd @ 9000 ....... total gearing
1st gear........ 37 ............... approx 18.778
2nd gear....... 65 ............... approx 10.783
3rd gear........ 99 ............... approx 7.134
Brian
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