ARROGANT RX-7 Owners

[camaro_speedemon]

Originally posted by speedracer95v6:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by camaro_speedemon:
Maybe you should do a little research before bashing Rx7's

They are quite possibly one of the best handeling cars ever made. Not to mention an LS1 Swap RX7 will do pretty much low 11's.

While Camaros are overall good cars, a stock RX7 will hand an Fbody its *** on a road course.

Yeah if you can keep it in it's power band at a gazillion RPM.

The look sweet (like a C5 vette), but if I wanted a car that looked like a C5 vette, I would get a C5 vette. However, their little wankel is nifty as ****. </font>[/QUOTE]You realize the 3rd gens were out about 4 years before C5's were right?

A stock RX-7 will make an Fbody it's ***** on a road course, as well as a regular C5 (non-Z06).

Originally posted by BirdOfPrey01:
N/A RX-7's do not run 14's

They run high 17's mid 18's

2nd gen turbo rx7's bearly break 14's

3rd gen turbo rx7's bearly break 13's unless they are twin turbo which generally make a consistant mid to high 13 second pass.

The rotary engine is over rated, the only thing that makes it so great is the fact you can build them up cheaply blow them up and build another cheaply.

Other than that, its not that great of an engine without a turbocharger.

You really don't know wtf you are talking about. All 3rd gens are TTs.

NA RX7s are slow as piss.

2nd gen Turbo II's are mid 14's stock. What's so over rated about a 1.3L engine pushing 250HP stock?

Cheaply build a rotary [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] Rotory's are very expensive. The mechanics that know how to work on them are few and far between.

[majeskyb]

Originally posted by navyblue2000:
don't say that to the guys who have the 11 second NA 3 rotor motors...

I'm pretty sure that the three rotor motors pulled from cosmos were all TT'd. Stock, in the early 90s, they were under-rated at 280 because of the Japanese horsepower laws. It was more like 300+, and was considered the most powerful car in Japan until the R34 GT-R came out.

[Camarorulz]

Originally posted by Johnny Ray:
Cars.

Collect Them All!

LOL

I wasn't meaning to bash on RX-7s too much. I have respect for the early-90s models, I just don't think they're as badass as a lot of people hype them up to be. I don't claim that my car is any bad mofo either, even though its nice and i'm very proud of it. As for RX-7s handing C5s their a$$es on a road course...I'd like to see some solid proof of that. Even if the Mazda does handle better, it's outgunned in the straights. That's what allowed the new C6 to beat the Porsche 911 in Car and Driver's December 2004 issue. The C5 can't be too much behind. There's something to be said for having massive amounts of torque at your disposal to help correct understeer.

[ December 12, 2004, 02:07 PM: Message edited by: Camarorulz ]

[12secondv6]

Originally posted by misterjuice:
when is james gonna post about how his neon is sexier than the rx7????

That is something that just doesn't even need to be said [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[blacksport]

Last RX7 i tried to race didnt want none.


If I had an LS1 I'd think it was the best car in the world. :D

[camaro_speedemon]

Originally posted by Camarorulz:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Johnny Ray:
Cars.

Collect Them All!

LOL

I wasn't meaning to bash on RX-7s too much. I have respect for the early-90s models, I just don't think they're as badass as a lot of people hype them up to be. I don't claim that my car is any bad mofo either, even though its nice and i'm very proud of it. As for RX-7s handing C5s their a$$es on a road course...I'd like to see some solid proof of that. Even if the Mazda does handle better, it's outgunned in the straights. That's what allowed the new C6 to beat the Porsche 911 in Car and Driver's December 2004 issue. The C5 can't be too much behind. There's something to be said for having massive amounts of torque at your disposal to help correct understeer. </font>[/QUOTE]The C5 pulls something like a .90 on the skidpad where the RX7 pulls a something like a 1.01. In a road course, straights don't matter as much as you think, hence why the NSX is an awesome road course car.

Now with the Z06 as well as the C6 is a different story.

[Tinman]

Originally posted by camaro_speedemon:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Camarorulz:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Johnny Ray:
Cars.

Collect Them All!

The C5 can't be too much behind. There's something to be said for having massive amounts of torque at your disposal to help correct understeer. </font>[/QUOTE]</font>[/QUOTE]RX7s don't suffer from understeer, they are some of the most well balanced cars on the road. Make no mistake, the RX7 was engineered to knock everyone else's dick in the dirt on a road course

[T-Punk]

and they do a damn good job at it. They are also light as hell so 300hp goes a long way. I actually like the rotory but it isnt the most dependable or cheaply rebuildable motor on the market.

[SirShaun]

Rotary Motors would make one hell of a M&M commercial. 2 peanuts spinning around.

[ironranger]

Originally posted by SirShaun:
Rotary Motors would make one hell of a M&M commercial. 2 peanuts spinning around.

[img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

[Tinman]

Originally posted by SirShaun:
Rotary Motors would make one hell of a M&M commercial. 2 peanuts spinning around.

Actually the rotors or "doritos" spin inside the peanut shaped housing.

[98Silver6]

actually its a very impressive engine, my brother used to own 1 88' i think, all i know it used to burn a lot of gas i think there was something wrong with his rotors or something but it was quick he used to keep up with 98 down mustang GT's.
I wonder how good is the new motor in the new ones?

[camaro_speedemon]

Originally posted by 98Silver6:
actually its a very impressive engine, my brother used to own 1 88' i think, all i know it used to burn a lot of gas i think there was something wrong with his rotors or something but it was quick he used to keep up with 98 down mustang GT's.
I wonder how good is the new motor in the new ones?

They aren't very gas efficient at all... From what I've heard they're down right horrible on gas milage.

[SirShaun]

I would love to find out how they work. They seem cool. Its something out of the ordinary. Do they have spark plugs or what? Pretty interesting...

[misterjuice]

For what they are (size wise) they're very impressive..........I testdrove the RX8 before I settled on the SRT4...........very nice vehicle.....drove well, nice power band.....smooth.

From my research......it shows that they gobbles up oil.....even when they're new, and they aren't the most reliable thing on the road (ok here comes the MOPAR jokes). The brand new one I testdrove, with like 10 miles on the odometer, was burning oil already.....heavy blue smoke on start up...and puffs of blue smoke when gas is applied.