what is your 8's top speed????
05-14-2007, 06:51 AM
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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
I do look forward to your vid.
Also, on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqfzTN5kQ98
Hits 244 kph = 151 kph. He was still going but had to slow down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzQuQXc3TN4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lgg9_QPI18
W = 168 mph / 270 kph
How is this not good enough?
05-15-2007, 01:01 AM
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According to Mazda Sweden the topspeed is 235 km/h (146 mph). That is what is written in the technical specification. If this is a drag limit or electrical limit i dont know. I have only had her up in 210 km/h (130 mph) (there were some turns on the autobahn that stimulated me to press on the gas instead of crawling about in 160 km/h (100 mph))
05-15-2007, 02:18 AM
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According to Mazda Sweden the topspeed is 235 km/h (146 mph). That is what is written in the technical specification. If this is a drag limit or electrical limit i dont know. I have only had her up in 210 km/h (130 mph) (there were some turns on the autobahn that stimulated me to press on the gas instead of crawling about in 160 km/h (100 mph))
i've had mine to 143, and although it was definately getting sluggish compared to 100, it didnt feel like i was getting too close to maxing out
05-15-2007, 07:15 PM
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no u also gotta remember u dont need racing tires on it just tires that are Z rated, if there z rated and as long as they have a high enough load speed rating on the tires, then yea u can top off the car just make sure u set the tire psi a few psi lower then whats recommended becuz those tires r gonna get hot as hell
05-30-2007, 02:41 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
(blah blah blah, gotta make this stupid *** 25 character limit blah blah blah)
05-30-2007, 03:37 PM
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I miss that thread....
06-05-2007, 02:18 PM
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not to disappoint u jedi or eviltwinkie on the video, but i got my rx8 back from the body shop last fri, and my car doesnt like to go into gear easily, and my a/c doesnt work.........so my car is currently at mazda gettin both issues resolved.....so once again im without a car
06-05-2007, 02:24 PM
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not to disappoint u jedi or eviltwinkie on the video, but i got my rx8 back from the body shop last fri, and my car doesnt like to go into gear easily, and my a/c doesnt work.........so my car is currently at mazda gettin both issues resolved.....so once again im without a car
06-09-2007, 09:36 PM
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funny eviltwinkie not like i have anythin to prove to u, but i mean i just get my car back after 7 weeks in the shop now the clutch is fucked n A/C dont work......n riverside metro mazda, they of course were no help, the insurance company isnt goin to pay for a new clutch which of course got damaged considerin 3 days of tryin to drive it when i get back fri afternoon n its right back to mazda mon mornin, they had it for a week, n cant fix the clutch becuz its supposedly my fault. the ac issue they cant check out becuz i have an aftermarket head unit, when the ac worked fine prior to the accident....so now i gotta have my mechanic at work replace the clutch since i have no free time to do it... got a brand new clutchmasters clutch for 200 up side to gettin parts at cost. n gonna take it to norco mazda on tues on my day off for the ac diagnosis issue.
06-09-2007, 10:09 PM
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funny eviltwinkie not like i have anythin to prove to u, but i mean i just get my car back after 7 weeks in the shop now the clutch is fucked n A/C dont work......n riverside metro mazda, they of course were no help, the insurance company isnt goin to pay for a new clutch which of course got damaged considerin 3 days of tryin to drive it when i get back fri afternoon n its right back to mazda mon mornin, they had it for a week, n cant fix the clutch becuz its supposedly my fault. the ac issue they cant check out becuz i have an aftermarket head unit, when the ac worked fine prior to the accident....so now i gotta have my mechanic at work replace the clutch since i have no free time to do it... got a brand new clutchmasters clutch for 200 up side to gettin parts at cost. n gonna take it to norco mazda on tues on my day off for the ac diagnosis issue.
It's definitely Nalin Version2
06-10-2007, 10:20 AM
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No its not limited in any way other than the amount of power vs. the aero drag
06-10-2007, 10:40 AM
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Speedo accuracy?
How accurate is the speedometer in the 8 at speeds above 100mph?
I know that bikes are very optimistic, my bandit 1200 pinned the speedo (170mph) easily enough, but I know the bike could only do 151mph (clocked w/ radar gun).
Maybe these 160+ people have optimistic speedometers???
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I know that bikes are very optimistic, my bandit 1200 pinned the speedo (170mph) easily enough, but I know the bike could only do 151mph (clocked w/ radar gun).
Maybe these 160+ people have optimistic speedometers???
A
06-10-2007, 05:39 PM
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last night i took it on a 2 mile straight (estimating) and it got to 149 and then the road started goin up slightly but enough to keep me from accelerating. this was in 6th gear at about 8k or 8.2k rpm. im a little disappointed at how long it takes to get from 110 to 149. i hit 110 in less than the first half of a mile and it took me the rest of the time to get 39 mph but its the slowest from 135 to 149. it was fun though.