i cant wait for my 95 rx7 to get here reading about your experience with the rx8 makes me want it now. it should be here by saturday though .

 

They make great track cars and I know that when you get your rotary running well you'll love it!

 

so joe how was the track day

 

the first thing i want to do is the reliability mods . then the fun will begin .

 

biggest oxymoron sentence ever!

 

Oh now you say it's only with the 07 - 08's..... I don't compare that POS RX8 to my tC, I compared it to my 350z. Test drove both in the same day. The RX8 was just sluggish, and don't see why anyone would buy it. Hell, months later I almost bought one because it was cheap, but low and behold, the dealer had sold the car before I got there, and then showed me a 350z they had on the lot. THANK GOD they sold that 8, cause I would have been ____ed with it.

The 350z's (2003 model that is), runs the same lap times as an RX8. So, sorry if you think an 8 is superior when it's not. And it's worthless to compare them in a straight line. The Z eats that thing for lunch (raced one in my Z). It would be a waste of gas to fool with an RX8 on the highway with my tC.

And stop giving me that sob "oh you thread jacked" crap. Like I'm the only one that ever thread jacked....lol.

When did you publicly throw a track challenge to me? Just now? Wow....yeah, let me guess, I have to drive all the way to you to make it happen right... Also let me guess, I'm not allowed to bring my Z, but only my tC right?...

Doesn't matter anyhow, I would own you in either car. Make sure you bring enough oil for that POS, wouldn't want it to die on the track from oil starvation.

Hell if you want, we can have a full-out-all-around battle. Highway run, Time Attack Run, Auto X, and Drifting. How many of the 4 battles do you think you would come out on top?

 

It went extremely well! The only larger spinouts were a couple vipers, a civic hatch, and a suby towards the end. We had baout 50 cars racing. NASA/SCCA instructors were there teaching all the newer drivers how to properly race their vehicle.

My site will have a lot more info including pics and videos towards the end of the week.

 

Werd. That Impreza wiped out right in front of you. I was like Ohhhh ish. Then a cloud of smoke eclipsed you and your yellow flag.

Anyway, get that FTP info to me so I can send you the pics Joe.

 

Wow Travis. I don't know if you choose to not read half of what's been said, or if you're a product of a poor education, but I'll try this one again.

I said it's EASIER on newer models. I didn't say it's only the new models that make those numbers. It's possible, that's all I've said.

I also wasn't trying to compare the RX-8 to a 350Z because the original thread poster was trying to compare a turbo RX-8 to his turbo tC. When did the 350Z have to be proven to be a better car? I listed numbers of what the Z's ran because it proves that horsepower isn't everything, and on a tigher track the Mazda does a little better.

Once again you resort to the highway method of part of your way for determining which car is better. I don't race cars on the highway. I also stated already that the tC would definitely win in a highway run when compared to the RX-8. I agree that the 350Z would win as well. If you read what I wrote before, you would see that I already said the RX-8 is underpowered when compared to a turbo tC, yet you have to mention that again as if I was disagreeing with you.

I said I bought the RX-8 for MY needs, which is for road racing. If I wanted a drift car I would buy a 240SX. If I wanted a highway car, I would have bought a Supra. I like to drag once in a while, which is way I own an Eclipse GSX that would tear your tC a new one. I challenged you to a road race to prove that the RX-8 is designed for that and wouldn't be considered a POS on such a coarse. The oil comment is not a "problem" with the RX-8, it's a feature to help the motor last longer. OMP stands for oil metering pump and is standard on all Renesis engines. It makes the rotary pass the 100k mark now.

Different cars have different strengths. If you go on a larger track, where power has more of a role, I agree the Z and the Mazda would be much closer. In tigher coarses, the Mazda has the weight/handling advantage. If you think your open-differential FWD tC can power out of a corner just as fast as my Mazda you've never road raced before.

I told you that you wont win this battle. Stop being stubborn and accept the fact that you're misinterpreting what has been said here.

READ THIS LINE TRAVIS:

Many cars have different stengths. The owner should choose a car that fits THEIR needs, not the criteria of people online.

 

LOL, BURN! Funny Travis is arguing with a guy who knows way more stuff about cars than us and is actually into this sport. Joe FTMFW!

 

Lets take this over to the RX-8 Club forums and see what they say. :D

 

You skipped the part where I said Highway, Drag strip, Auto X, Time Attack, and Drifting. So, NO once again I was not resorting to the highway method. I've been on tracks plenty of times Joe. Drift course and drag tracks. I'm setting the tC up for Time Attack, and hope to have that done next year. So, you were saying? It's underpowered because Mazda over rated the car. I believe they got a bit of backlash for that.



I'll run you on a road course, fine by me. You can disagree if you wish, but there are SO many better cars that will run the same as the RX-8 on a road course, and are better ALL-Around cars than serving only one purpose. Which is seems the RX-8 only has ONE strong point. It fails everywhere else. Eclipse GSX tearing my tC a new one....ok, if you say so. I still consider the car a POS. That's just my opinion, hated or love it. It's over priced and over rated.

The Mazda has a weight advantage over the Z, but it does not have a handling advantage, just thought I would correct you in on that. I wouldn't bow to an RX-8 period, including yours Joe, so don't take offense to it. Now if it was an RX7.....That's a different story. That was built to compete with Porshce and other high grade cars. RX7 I would drool for.


And I told you, I think the RX-8 is a POS. Are you suppose to change my mind about that....not likely. Yeah, cars have different strengths....RX-8 has ONE, and everything else sucks (maintenance, price for what you get, over rated from the factory, oil consumption, etc...). So, if all you ever bought the car for was Track, then fine, it's performs wonders. But I doubt you drive it on the track everyday. Or even every week.

 

I'm failing to see where the Burn part is..... Especially when I've done more than just highway rolls....

 

I agree with Paul that the RX-8 can be a decent track car..

However this is the ONLY reason why I would get one.

As Travis stated - with all other things considered - the RX-8 is (in my opinion) a terrible value. We have 3 coworkers here who have an RX-8 and are regretting it - they can't trade or sell it because they'll be so upside down it's not even funny.

The car looks pretty cool in my opinion - it just needs to be priced much less for what it is.

 

RX-8 FTW!!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2MNet2pCSJE

 

Rofl, I loved when the M5 just took off on the straight and the M3 cut him off.

Now let's wait for some kind of arguement.

 

I'm just slinging mud now... All is fair in Love and War. No offense to the RX-8 owners/lovers out there. I'm only teasing.

 

My comments about the RX-8 were specifically about reliability, oil and gas consumption.
My tC is a daily driver, and I'd rather drive my boosted tC then a stock or otherwise RX-8 on the dialy.

No disrespect to anyone here, but we can't all buy multiple cars for different purposes...most of us only have 1 or 2 cars.

I was assuming the OP (20tC) was thinking of trading his DD tC for an RX-8 to DD, and that is what I did not think was a good idea.

 

Lol, I can understand the 350z (claimed to be the best track ready car for $30k), M3, and M5 beating the RX8...but even the S2K? Geez. I'd take the S2K over the RX8 simply for the open air...assuming I was in the market for a $30,000 high revving torqueless sports car.

I actually started watching that video expecting the Rx8 to prove itself...similar to that video where the NSX is killing Gallardo's and Murc's on the track (not in the straights obviously lol).

 

S2000 is one of the best production economic sports cars ever. It is a no brainer vs an RX-8 on the track. Heck it even puts more power to the ground.