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03-21-2007, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by emailists
This is way off topic - but then again what isn't in this thread?
I rented a Lotus Elise today for a few days while on vacation in Fla.
What an amazing driving experience, and I didn't even really get a chance to
really find out what the car can do. This is truly what a car should be (as long as your idea of errands means returning DVD's to Blockbuster.)
I'm actually a little depressed now, as I will never be able to own an Elise,
considering that I'm extremely lucky to be able to own (and keep) a car at
all living in Manhattan. I guess the RX-8 is about as exotic as I'll be likely to have.
And one or 2 changes in my living/parking situation and even that could be gone.
I'm just hoping that eventually when I do get an AFSC that it will make the car
the slightest bit more Elise-like in terms of having more power to better be able to place the
car where I want it. The short ride I had 2 years ago in Pettit's SC car really whet my appetite.
If they rented the elise in NY, (which they don't) I actually could be happy just renting it a few times a year.
Any other 8 owners that have gotten any significant time behind the wheel of an Elise care to comment?
I rented a Lotus Elise today for a few days while on vacation in Fla.
What an amazing driving experience, and I didn't even really get a chance to
really find out what the car can do. This is truly what a car should be (as long as your idea of errands means returning DVD's to Blockbuster.)
I'm actually a little depressed now, as I will never be able to own an Elise,
considering that I'm extremely lucky to be able to own (and keep) a car at
all living in Manhattan. I guess the RX-8 is about as exotic as I'll be likely to have.
And one or 2 changes in my living/parking situation and even that could be gone.
I'm just hoping that eventually when I do get an AFSC that it will make the car
the slightest bit more Elise-like in terms of having more power to better be able to place the
car where I want it. The short ride I had 2 years ago in Pettit's SC car really whet my appetite.
If they rented the elise in NY, (which they don't) I actually could be happy just renting it a few times a year.
Any other 8 owners that have gotten any significant time behind the wheel of an Elise care to comment?
03-23-2007, 06:28 PM
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Richard....PM sent
03-25-2007, 02:19 PM
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I usually drive my friend Elise at least once a week. With a little more power the RX-8 could be able to produce the same experience. But I do love the way the Elise is able to accelerate with no effort pretty much.
03-26-2007, 04:05 AM
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Juggy - wow - what a great friend to let you drive his Elise on a regular basis - that is probably better for lowering stress than meds. It's encouraging that you think a 'charged RX8 can provide a similar experience. The Pettit 'charged RX-8 I was in - I was only a passenger so I didn't get the full experience, but what I can say is thay it had instant throttle response and felt like being in a rocket - and that was a prototype with no intercooler. So I think the AFSC will be even better.
Back to the Elise - the funny thing is I kept redlining it by accident, hit the fuel cuttoff several times. I am just so used to driving the 8 that my instinct said I had more RPM's to go before shifting - and I don't even redline my 8 that much!!!
The other funny thing about getting back into my 8 after the ELise experience - is that the 8 felt like too much of a luxury car. In just 2 days of driving that car my preconception of what a car should be has been completely screwed up.
Back in my 8 -I kept feeling like "why do I want all this fancy dashboard stuff - these power seats, sunvisors, glovebox, etc."
Give me bare aluminum and a manual seat a few inches away from the road surface!
This weekend I was out in New Jersey and able to open it up a bit.
Maybe most owners don't have this experience - but to me the 8 is not a good putt around, 30 MPH car - it doesn't feel right unless you are semi (or better yet fully) pushing it.
It needs to go fast- rev high and hit corners at high loads to make sense (and come alive)
I think the low torque adds to this uninvolving experience in stoplight to stoplight traffic. The Elise was better in this respect. I am hoping the charged 8 will be a better car all around.
Back to the Elise - the funny thing is I kept redlining it by accident, hit the fuel cuttoff several times. I am just so used to driving the 8 that my instinct said I had more RPM's to go before shifting - and I don't even redline my 8 that much!!!
The other funny thing about getting back into my 8 after the ELise experience - is that the 8 felt like too much of a luxury car. In just 2 days of driving that car my preconception of what a car should be has been completely screwed up.
Back in my 8 -I kept feeling like "why do I want all this fancy dashboard stuff - these power seats, sunvisors, glovebox, etc."
Give me bare aluminum and a manual seat a few inches away from the road surface!
This weekend I was out in New Jersey and able to open it up a bit.
Maybe most owners don't have this experience - but to me the 8 is not a good putt around, 30 MPH car - it doesn't feel right unless you are semi (or better yet fully) pushing it.
It needs to go fast- rev high and hit corners at high loads to make sense (and come alive)
I think the low torque adds to this uninvolving experience in stoplight to stoplight traffic. The Elise was better in this respect. I am hoping the charged 8 will be a better car all around.
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03-27-2007, 08:16 AM
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2007 One Lap ~ would ha been nice to have had more power Scotty
Originally Posted by Jedi54
SC unit design is complete, pending patents, and should begin production in the near future. ..... The last piece of the puzzle is the engine management. Its coming in the form of an ECU flash (sort of like the RB flash). RP is in talks to have this made but we're unsure of its exact progress
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03-27-2007, 09:05 AM
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im with eviltwinkie. this is taking quite a while but mr paul seems to quite enough knowledge to pull it off. it may be coming quite soon though i stated that the corksport double din dash kit would never come and it looks like april 4th it will be released ...praise jesus lol
03-27-2007, 09:22 AM
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Guys the SC is DONE. The problem is engine management. The only available solution right now is $1000 - $2000 for JUST the management. And then a another few thousand for the SC. That's a big leap in price.
Check out ALL the thread start dates for all the super chargers or turbochargers. They have been working on them since the 8 came out.
All FI projects have moved this slowly. Because our car is tricky as hell to work with.
If you want to get FI now get a Mazsport kit. If $10,000 is to much then give RP a break. Part of what's taking so long is keeping the AFSC from being a $10,000 kit.
Check out ALL the thread start dates for all the super chargers or turbochargers. They have been working on them since the 8 came out.
All FI projects have moved this slowly. Because our car is tricky as hell to work with.
If you want to get FI now get a Mazsport kit. If $10,000 is to much then give RP a break. Part of what's taking so long is keeping the AFSC from being a $10,000 kit.
03-27-2007, 09:45 AM
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when I saw it last summer he had the Int-X (which he HATED with a passion). I think he toyed with one of the E-manages as well.
03-27-2007, 10:06 AM
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Right and I certainly think that hes doing the right thing by getting the engine manglement working properly and thus make the kit cheap for everyone. Again more power to him and I am sure the AFSC is going to rawk and roll...all night long...baby...
I just needed the juice yesterday and instead of going with a kit...I can do my own...for about the same price if not a touch higher. The main difference with me and the other joes is that I know enough to really screw things up and lack the wisdom to stop myself...haa haa
I am still rootin for the AFSC...I am just out of time...the antesys in the pantsesys got the better of me...
I just needed the juice yesterday and instead of going with a kit...I can do my own...for about the same price if not a touch higher. The main difference with me and the other joes is that I know enough to really screw things up and lack the wisdom to stop myself...haa haa
I am still rootin for the AFSC...I am just out of time...the antesys in the pantsesys got the better of me...
03-27-2007, 12:17 PM
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Last I knew...based on heresay let me state...was that they wanted to go with the Cobb AP 2.0 for the RX. Again for a very very good reason. If you can tune w/o an aftermarket engine manglement unit it will make it much more affordable for everyone. Its a brilliant plan if you ask me. So to answer the question of whats the current status...
Ask Cobb...once they release...I would imagine that you would see the AFSC shortly thereafter...
All heresay and whatnot...
Ask Cobb...once they release...I would imagine that you would see the AFSC shortly thereafter...
All heresay and whatnot...
03-27-2007, 09:22 PM
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Somebody, anybody help the Cobb people to get their AccessPort on the RX-8... http://www.cobbtuning.com/products/D...id=3120&v=more It's half the price of the Int-X and would solve many, many problems.
Oh... They or somebody needs to come out with some type of in car mount option on the RX-8... Just a thought....
Oh... They or somebody needs to come out with some type of in car mount option on the RX-8... Just a thought....
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03-28-2007, 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by sosonic
Somebody, anybody help the Cobb people to get their AccessPort on the RX-8... http://www.cobbtuning.com/products/D...id=3120&v=more It's half the price of the Int-X and would solve many, many problems.
Oh... They or somebody needs to come out with some type of in car mount option on the RX-8... Just a thought....
Oh... They or somebody needs to come out with some type of in car mount option on the RX-8... Just a thought....
what rock are you living under?
http://www.cobbforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31354
03-30-2007, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by TeamRX8
04-05-2007, 11:39 AM
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not sure if they're shutting this thread down...
04-05-2007, 12:08 PM
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We're not sure either. We're really targeting lounge and regional threads first and threads with good info (even if it is mixed in with tons of off topic stuff) should be spared for now. If we do, a new one can be started and this one will be linked to it.
04-05-2007, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Nemesis8
Is this thread scheduled for closure also?
What is the resonance chamber's function anyway?
What is the resonance chamber's function anyway?