me vs RX-8 - Honda Prelude Forum

Fast&furiuslude · 08-04-2003, 03:58 PM

Yes a new RX-8. I saw one pulling out coming into my lane and it was yellow and looked pretty good. I didnt think nothing of it cause i figured it was some old guy driving it but it comes racing through traffic and gets next to me and i see 2 young/middleaged kids in it. he starts revving the poor piss out this of this brand new unbroken in engine

anyways he tells me to go so i drop to 2nd from 40 and so does he and no one pulled an inch to around 64. i know short race but there was traffic. i felt bad b/c he just spend 30k? on it and couldnt beat a 93 lude

Later one that night i got raped a new one by a old style turbo teg by buslengths

nuro · 08-04-2003, 04:31 PM

rx-8's are ugly.

good kill

CTPRELUDE · 08-04-2003, 06:01 PM

Nice race! I wonder who would have started pulling if you would have kept at it.

azninside · 08-04-2003, 10:50 PM

^^ that's the disappointing part....don't know bout a full race cuz of the traffic

too bad....but it is a good feeling that he couldn't pull on your 93

I concur.....RX8s are kinda ugly :

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Fast&furiuslude · 08-05-2003, 02:00 AM

It did look like a mx-3 from a distance

shiftgearz · 08-05-2003, 07:14 AM

Nice kill

Nimz · 08-05-2003, 03:44 PM

acutally i like the RX8, kinda slick and nice looking,
oh well
what u get from 2 teen dumbbutts, hehe

MugenPoweredLude · 08-05-2003, 08:18 PM

good kill

i think the RX-8 might of pulled slightly....i hear theyre a doozy on the top end in higher gears

vector4 · 08-06-2003, 08:15 PM

how much breakin does a wankel need????

Fast&furiuslude · 08-06-2003, 08:42 PM

i dont understand why they made the RX-8 slower than the 3rd gen RX-7? just like the 350z and 300zx TT, newer updated model but slower.

Smahatma · 08-06-2003, 08:49 PM

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Originally posted by Fast&furiuslude
i dont understand why they made the RX-8 slower than the 3rd gen RX-7? just like the 350z and 300zx TT, newer updated model but slower.

because you need better parts to build a faster car

better parts jack up the cost of the car

a high price is why the rx7, 300zx, and Supra died off

since there was a period of no production on these cars, i.e. they did infact die, I think it would be more fitting to call the 350z and rx8 "reintroductions" of their flagships, rather than mere "updates"

92H22A · 08-08-2003, 01:17 AM

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i dont understand why they made the RX-8 slower than the 3rd gen RX-7? just like the 350z and 300zx TT, newer updated model but slower.

I thought this as well, until I was informed that the rx-8 was not meant to be a replacemtent for the 3rd gen rx-7. Its a 4 door car aimed at a different group then the pure sports car that was the rx-7. Supposedly if sales are good enough, the rx-7 will return, hopefully with a 3 rotor Renesis, as opposed to the 2 rotor in the rx-8.

I understand about the traffic, but 40-64? Was that like a 3 second race?

Fast&furiuslude · 08-08-2003, 11:40 AM

ya it was about 3 seconds long and its a 3 door

92H22A · 08-09-2003, 03:30 AM

Nothing wrong with 3 sec races

As far as 3 dr vs 4 dr, both of the rear doors open suicide style... Where are you getting only 3 doors from?

Fast&furiuslude · 08-09-2003, 11:26 AM

well 3 actual doors not including the hatch

92H22A · 08-09-2003, 12:59 PM

Hate to go even more off topic, but are we talking about the same car?

The rx-8 has a trunk, not a hatch. All 4 doors open. Too lazy to host this pic, so chk out this link to a pic:

http://media.mazda.ch/dossiers/RX-8/...h/img_2638.jpg

Fast&furiuslude · 08-10-2003, 12:51 AM

why the hell did i think the rx-8 had 3 doors like a saturn

D3c3p7i0n · 08-19-2003, 08:18 PM

It's such a step down fron the FD RX-7. They're so dissapointing as far as performance goes. Good Kill either way! Make him feel bad for spending that much on a sub par performer.

joedaddy · 08-19-2003, 10:20 PM

not even a kill...but of course the rx8 would have one if u guys kept going...it does have 100 more HP

fengxzhang · 08-26-2003, 11:19 PM

The RX 8 are only dyno'd at around 165hp at the wheel.