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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 09:37 PM
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I was driving home from work the other day when this red rx7 with a huge muffler pulled out onto the road I was on and goosed it. My engine was cold, plus we were in traffic, so not much I could do. We pulled up to a stoplight and he proceeded to throw revs at me, but this isn't a race story, so...

Anyway, I noticed his license plate said '[something] twin turbo rx7'. Anyone know if it's true? Anyone played with it? It looked to me like it could've been quick, but my dad saw it later in the day, and it could barely keep up with a gto.

I know that there's a supra down the street from me, but this is the first time I've seen this rx7. Anyone know anything more?
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I was driving home from work the other day when this red rx7 with a huge muffler pulled out onto the road I was on and goosed it. My engine was cold, plus we were in traffic, so not much I could do. We pulled up to a stoplight and he proceeded to throw revs at me, but this isn't a race story, so...

Anyway, I noticed his license plate said '[something] twin turbo rx7'. Anyone know if it's true? Anyone played with it? It looked to me like it could've been quick, but my dad saw it later in the day, and it could barely keep up with a gto.

I know that there's a supra down the street from me, but this is the first time I've seen this rx7. Anyone know anything more?
3rd gen RX7's (last gen before RX8) are twin turbo. Stock they are high 13, low 14 sec cars. Obviously modded ones are quicker although the big hp cars are usually huge single turbo cars.
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Hmm, thanks for the info. It didn't look like one I'd seen before, though I haven't seen many, so it probably was a newer one, rather than older.

I'm mainly curious if anyone else has seen it around.
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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Yea stock 3rd gen rx7s have twins from the show room. They can be quick with minimal mods!
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i raced him with 1 header it wasn't even close. joke of a car.
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yeah but what do you expect with 5 times the power. STS twin turboz > stock turboz
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To someone with an 11 sec. car, I'm sure

How do you like that setup? I was considering one for awhile.
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uhhh

what?
i don't have an 11 sec car
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Originally Posted by craparo
i raced him with 1 header it wasn't even close. joke of a car.
sarcastic ****
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i have an 8 second car
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Originally Posted by craparo
i have an 8 second car
Forgive me, I was mislead by the :

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im just messin with ya bud

nobody really knows the car has never started since it rolled off the gm assembly line.
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Heh, it's cool.

Not quite sure what you mean by the second part, though. I think I'm missing something. Sig just a joke?
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what? no.
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Read through your previous posts; some funny stuff. I actually thought you were serious for a page or so
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i know
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Originally Posted by craparo
i know
You should fab up a twin sts turbo kit for the lumina...
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what lumina im not buying that p.o.s it doesn't even turn on
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Originally Posted by craparo
what lumina im not buying that p.o.s it doesn't even turn on
Shhhh! Don't tell everyone else...
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