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if you're considering an RX-8 do not take advice from owners who didn't know how to maintain their car and now have negative things to say about it. Some people feel its another buy and drive and a regular service every so often but having an RX-8 is a more intimate relationship between man and machine.
The drawback is smaller porting so less power, but more reliable.
231Ps / 228-232HP / 170kW @ 8200rpm (manual)
215Ps / 212HP / 158kW @ 7500rpm (automatic)
211-215Nm / 156-159ft-lbs @ 5500rpm (both)
While these specs are not blood warming it actually competes directly with the
Honda Integra Type R (DC5) performance wise.
Knight1 wrote:Ah so he chimes in finally!!!The drawback is smaller porting so less power, but more reliable.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but IIRC, of all the N/A 13B powered cars, the RX8 - S has the highest specific highest output in stock form? Of course, I'm comparing to the 2nd gen 13B-DEI and the later >'89 models (13B-RE?). Can't recall the figures, but those were like in the sub 180 hp range At 250 hp for the JDM 6 port, that MSP is just 30 short of the twin boosted REW?
Also, w.r.t small ports...are you referring to intake or exhaust? According to the blurb I got from a local mech in south.....the intake ports on the MSP-6 port are almost too large.....heavy porting (think along the lines of a bridge port) is almost impossible w/o going into J-bridge territory, as the port is that close to the water jacket.
Welll......again......that last one is based on what a local mech. told me after I was harassing him about a cracked open 6 port engine.....but as I said....I never owned a rotary.....
LEVIAHAN wrote:as robbierob first posted...what is a good price for a rx8???
Knight1 wrote:^^Saw a base model auto/base model manual (5 MT) going for that price....2004's and 5's though. Neither have LSD's or the upgraded "frame"
Type E's might be a bit more......might be able to get one @ that price....but beware. Folks ahve been selling their cars after abusing the engine/flooding/not topping up oil/using synth oil etc etc
I've seen 8's being sold really cheap, only because the owners had issues with the cars (or thought they did).
Keep in mind the earlier models had some issues with flooding.
acesinghit wrote:Knight1,
I visted the Mazda JDM website and got these JDM specific specifications for the RX-8 line-up which has 6-port design for automatics standard now.
Power
158kW / 215Ps / 212HP @ 7450 rpm (6-speed automatic Type-G, Type-E)
173kW / 235Ps / 232HP @ 8200 rpm (6-speed manual Type-S, Type-RS)
Torque
216Nm / 159ft-lbs / 22.0 kg-m @ 5500 rpm (both)
kerb weight: 1360kg (auto), 1350kg (man)
geodude wrote:dudes maybe you could shead some light here,
i was wondering,
ok so i know that there is a small HP difference between the manual and Automaitc ( tiptronic with paddle shifters), what i want to know is how does the automatic compare to the Tiptronic model, in terms of performace ( driving experieice, is it as much fun as the manual) if its just the HP difference then a few simple upgrades and the Tip could be running the same or higher HP than the manual.
so anyone care to compare, and if i had intentions for making it sneeze then which would be the better option , automatic or Manual.
ok so i know that there is a small HP difference between the manual and Automaitc ( tiptronic with paddle shifters), what i want to know is how does the automatic compare to the Tiptronic model, in terms of performace ( driving experieice, is it as much fun as the manual) if its just the HP difference then a few simple upgrades and the Tip could be running the same or higher HP than the manual.
so anyone care to compare, and if i had intentions for making it sneeze then which would be the better option , automatic or Manual.
even on the Type S I won't recommend turbo to increase power as it would require a change of the rotors and that is $$$$. Standard tune + 6psi = waste IMHO. Some I/H/E/PCM mods would allow you to shift in the sweet spots without having to change to an after-market clutch. Shift shock cuts vital seconds in the turbo.
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