what is your 8's top speed????
05-11-2007, 03:02 PM
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thanks for the headache... 
05-11-2007, 04:11 PM
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AH-HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA <snort!>! Hahahaha
I'll edit this and add a real comment when I'm done reading this crap thread... if I don't puke first.
Isn't going 165mph in the 8 a bad idea unless you've got high end rubber rated to do it? Also, it seems like approx. 150mph was the intended design limit of the car... do you need special mods to make downforce or is it enough to just lower your car? Anyone have any thoughts on this??
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05-11-2007, 04:36 PM
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+1 for that stallion video!! 
has anyone found it odd that everyone's top speed story starts with "on a dark highway, at night... when no one was around..." like we're secretly downloading **** or something
has anyone found it odd that everyone's top speed story starts with "on a dark highway, at night... when no one was around..." like we're secretly downloading **** or something
05-11-2007, 05:09 PM
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Its cause ************ and reckless endangerment go hand in hand...only you can only kill yourself via heat bilstering caused thru friction thru one of the above mentioned options...heh
05-11-2007, 05:10 PM
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05-11-2007, 05:15 PM
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^ doh
The only thing I can say in my defense is... Streethawk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCItnKrXvMM
The only thing I can say in my defense is... Streethawk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCItnKrXvMM
05-11-2007, 06:13 PM
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My top speed has a story with it. 117 mph in the afternoon on I64 between Frankfort and Louisville KY.
Here is the story: Was playing back and forth with a BMW 525; He blew by me doing about 90 , I blew by him at 110 plus still increasing speed. Radar detector did a single chirp. Got slowed down to 73 very quickly, Trooper comes rolling in opposite direction. A old Chevy Blazer goes by us maybe doing 80 - 85 MPH. 3 minutes later the trooper rolls up beside me and then past me. Pulls over the blazer. LOL Almost got me. That would have been an expensive one.
Here is the story: Was playing back and forth with a BMW 525; He blew by me doing about 90 , I blew by him at 110 plus still increasing speed. Radar detector did a single chirp. Got slowed down to 73 very quickly, Trooper comes rolling in opposite direction. A old Chevy Blazer goes by us maybe doing 80 - 85 MPH. 3 minutes later the trooper rolls up beside me and then past me. Pulls over the blazer. LOL Almost got me. That would have been an expensive one.
05-11-2007, 07:39 PM
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Dude...STFU...the only way your going to hit 165 is if you do us all a favor and fly off a cliff...the 8 w/o FI simply does not have enough power to overcome wind resistance. Stop trying to flex your nuts because all your doing is demonstrating how much BS you spout.
DID hit 162MPH. At that point I said the hell with it and backed off as the corvette ran to about 170ish( estimating) then backed down himself.
It was a good enough showing to get the headlight blink and the impressed wave from the guy in the corvette.
Believe me when they say that the RX8 is drag limited to something like 155MPH.
I can tell you I don't buy it.
Before anybody calls B.S. get enough ***** to prove me wrong. I did it first hand exsperience. RPM's just over 8k in 6th gear. 162
05-11-2007, 08:12 PM
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sounds like fun and I would get that checked out cause that isn't right.
05-11-2007, 08:15 PM
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05-12-2007, 01:50 AM
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Anyone in this thread using an aftermarket tach and using gear ratios to calc a speed or just trusting the stock tach/speedo? Does this thread serve any purpose anyway? Unless you have enough work under the hood to redline 6th, all these top speed runs are done on long straight roads where how fast you are going is merely a function of .......well.... to avoid insult I'll just end it there.
05-12-2007, 10:46 AM
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05-12-2007, 10:36 PM
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well whenever the body shop gives me my 8 back smokey.........they told me earlier last week that it was gonna be fri, n now mon it has to go to mazda to have the airbags reprogrammed, so it will be hopefully tues.........so by the end of the week i should have one
05-12-2007, 11:51 PM
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I say we start taking bets on whether he can hit 160... 
05-13-2007, 06:42 AM
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Isn't going 165mph in the 8 a bad idea unless you've got high end rubber rated to do it? Also, it seems like approx. 150mph was the intended design limit of the car... do you need special mods to make downforce or is it enough to just lower your car? Anyone have any thoughts on this??
Btw I wonder what tires could over that limit???
05-13-2007, 09:32 PM
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see whats the point of bettin jedi...........i do it people call me an idiot for doin it, i dont do it n people r gonna say i told u so..........kinda a lose lose situation...........but hey what the heck...........i love provin people wrong its what i do lol