I guess it needs to be big when you've gotta rev to the damn sky to get anywhere! 
RX-8 killed
RX-8 killed Ran a dark grey RX-8 today (very sharp car) on the highway, he pulled up along me and I was cruising at 70-75 in 5th gear after passing a car, I just left it in 5th and we went on the 3rd honk. I still pulled him pretty easy. 
It had exhaust work done, thats all I know. 
It had exhaust work done, thats all I know. nice! i'm not very impressed with the rx-8. i think mazda dropped the ball with it, i mean sure it looks good, but i was thinking it should have power along the lines of an rx-7. im a huge rx-7 fan btw, they are some sweet looking cars.
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From: McChord AFB WA
Nice kill, in 5th gear!
Ravenous T\A: I gave a 3rd gear pull on one
It still had the dealer window sticker on it. They came out of nowhere and where next to me on the highway. I bucked the car a bit to see if they would bite. Very sweet looking car by the way but NO ***** whatsoever. They did want some, and when they started moving forward, keep in mind, this was at 50mph I floored it, caught 3rd and had "ship lengths" on them. I slowed down, they caught up and tried to roll pass me at 70 mph (no, no, no) I slammed 3rd gear and flew pass and put her in 4th until I hit about 130mph or so.
Ravenous T\A: I gave a 3rd gear pull on one
It still had the dealer window sticker on it. They came out of nowhere and where next to me on the highway. I bucked the car a bit to see if they would bite. Very sweet looking car by the way but NO ***** whatsoever. They did want some, and when they started moving forward, keep in mind, this was at 50mph I floored it, caught 3rd and had "ship lengths" on them. I slowed down, they caught up and tried to roll pass me at 70 mph (no, no, no) I slammed 3rd gear and flew pass and put her in 4th until I hit about 130mph or so. LS1 Tech Stories
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Well, I think Mazda never intended them to have the performance of an RX-8. They are just touring cars. They look sweet, have some pep, but are by no means fast. It would be nice if they had a turbocharged option or something like that though.
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Originally Posted by black_z
Thanks guys, couldnt tell if the car was an auto or stick. Either way, it was slow as hell and sounded 
i'm not very impressed with the rx-8.
I think Ford outdid themselves with the '03 Cobra.. other than that and the Lightning... their cars are
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My mom has an auto rx-8 and it's actally a decent family car She runs a hairdressing shop out of our house and the funny thing is that most customers think that it is faster then the T/A 
Definately not a fast car, though I heard that there may be a turbocharged mazdaspeed version coming out sometime in the next 2 years, but that's just rumor.
She runs a hairdressing shop out of our house and the funny thing is that most customers think that it is faster then the T/A Definately not a fast car, though I heard that there may be a turbocharged mazdaspeed version coming out sometime in the next 2 years, but that's just rumor.
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Originally Posted by Transamula
Definately not a fast car, though I heard that there may be a turbocharged mazdaspeed version coming out sometime in the next 2 years, but that's just rumor.
Turbo charge a rotary engine. I know that they supposedly fixed the problems from the last generation, but once anything on the motor goes, its time for a completly new block... I mean cylinder... or whatever they call it. Too bad an LS1 won't fit in there.