RX-7 or RX-8???

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 13 Jun 2004, 20:21

I'll drink to that, COME ON ENGLAND

JD · Post by JD » 13 Jun 2004, 20:38

France > England

*runs away*

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 13 Jun 2004, 20:49

Chase him lads...

UrQuattro · Post by **UrQuattro** » 13 Jun 2004, 21:46

English beating the French!!

Lol, j/k, no offence. 2nd half is on Now

Go Lampard!

Post by **TheStig** » 13 Jun 2004, 22:31

aaaaaaaaaaah no they are also talking about f....ball here....

luckely Topgear is still on.... for tonight....

if not all good programs would be gone these weeks... it's a boring week for me....

UrQuattro · Post by **UrQuattro** » 13 Jun 2004, 22:39

OMG. ENGLAND blew this one BIG Time. They'll tregret this for sure.... Couldn't score a penalty... Man, Zidane kicked some ass today. Sorry Grez m8...

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 13 Jun 2004, 23:03

my god I hate zidane...and heskey...and gerrard...and france...

BurnBoy · Post by **BurnBoy** » 13 Jun 2004, 23:14

I was going to have Gerrard put on the back of my England shirt yesterday, but the machine at the store had broken. I'm bloomin' glad that I didn't have it done now!! As for Zidane... I can't say or i'll get booted off the site for swearing and shouting.
Oh well... we'll just have to put them in their place in the final.

BurnBoy

pousti2 · Post by **pousti2** » 14 Jun 2004, 00:11

if you look at stock RX-7 compared to stock RX-8

Rx-7 wins in performance.

as far as tuning and mods... who knows... I would say RX-8 due to a newer rotary generation quality and potential. The old rotary(rx-7) has issues.

As far as looks go.. its subjective, we can play the "RX-7 is better ... no EX-8 is better" game all year long. My favorite is still the RX-7, compared to ALL other cars, from the elegant design to the almost limitless potential of the tiny 1.3L engine(its true). Long live rotary. Long live RX-7.

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 14 Jun 2004, 00:36

In all fairness, the RX7 is in a different class to the 8. The 8 is a nice car, dont get me wrong. The 13b engine isnt as unreliable as everyone makes out. The apex seals on mine blew a few times when I first got it, but the car was a dream.

Drewb99 · Post by **Drewb99** » 14 Jun 2004, 00:41

Most stories of unreliability with the RX7 come from lazy people who don't know how to take care of the car. If they'd regularly changed the oil, like it says in the manual, the car would basically run forever.

nightrider · Post by **nightrider** » 14 Jun 2004, 00:45

the RX7 and RX8 are both decent cars. one isnt really better than the other. right now imo i think they're both good.

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 14 Jun 2004, 02:31

Drewb99 wrote: If they'd regularly changed the oil, like it says in the manual, the car would basically run forever.

Thats not technically true. The apex seals blow due to overheating, usually from the engine being driven too hard. Also, even if the apex seals didnt go, the engine would only last 80k miles until the rotor housing had to be rebuilt.

Drewb99 · Post by **Drewb99** » 14 Jun 2004, 03:03

Aye, the RX7s don't like going over 9K RPM at all. Still, I've seen FC and Ds running unrebuilt at 100k miles, and a bundle of 1st gen RX7s are still running. Picky little engines, but treat them well and they run for a long time. Simple to fix stuff too because of the low number of moving parts.

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 14 Jun 2004, 18:55

lol yea youre right there. Fc's are beautiful little cars in my opinion, ive never been lucky enough to see an FB. They are quite simple, but due to many people not understanding the way a rotary engine works, and the fact that parts are hard to come by, theyre expensive to fix when they go wrong.

littlemanps · Post by **littlemanps** » 15 Jun 2004, 22:20

Definitely the 8...beacuse i work at sonic and i got to serve one yesterday...it was awesome!

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 16 Jun 2004, 00:26

wow, I like your reasoning

lol just kidding, to each their own

$DER PATE$ · Post by **$DER PATE$** » 30 Jun 2004, 13:14

definitely rx-7, it's really really beautiful, i've only 2times seen a rx-7, but there lots of rx-8s in Berlin, so rareness is a point,too!

donaldgladden · Post by **donaldgladden** » 30 Jun 2004, 15:54

i agree the RX7 was enjoyable back in 2001 when the 1st fast and furious came out but i like them when i see a red one i get happy and think of what a lucky son of a booboo that guy is. but now the RX8.Because now i can say what a lucky son of a booboo that guy is with the RX8.But techinally the RX8 looks way more devil than the RX7 but really the RX7 is faster.So in the end RX8 ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!

drive2droad · Post by **drive2droad** » 01 Jul 2004, 14:40

LANCER EVOLUTION 8 wins over the competition !

Drewb99 · Post by **Drewb99** » 01 Jul 2004, 19:39

I've heard of brand new Evo 8s having body rust on them, not to mension the top staff of Mitsubishi's been arrested in Japan for hiding flaws with their cars and trucks. I think that says something about the quality of their cars

pitzurca · Post by **pitzurca** » 14 Jul 2004, 22:52

RX-7 I think is the best

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 14 Jul 2004, 23:10

Im biased, but I agree with you.

o0Yo FLipsidER JQ0o · Post by **o0Yo FLipsidER JQ0o** » 15 Jul 2004, 01:47

Heres the deal.

RX-8

Higher Max Speed, less horse

RX-7

Less Max speed, more horse

Then there's handeling, I;'m not sure what handels better.

So it all depends. RX-7 to might better than 8 if modified. I like RX-8 on standard though. They make it look bat on GT3.

So, if your in for acceleration, get the 7. If you want to go 180+, flow with the 8

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 15 Jul 2004, 10:27

Only problem there of course is, youre wrong.

RX7 - 260bhp TT
60: 5.1
100: 12.9
400m: 13.9
Max: 155 (limited)

RX8 - 238 N/A
60: 5.9
100: 15.9
400m: 14.5
Max: 150

As you can see, the 8 is slower across the entire range. It also costs more, and has less torque (159lb-ft compared with 216lb-ft) and at 2970lbs. is slightly heavier than the 7 (2965lbs).

The 7 is also renound for its track capabilities, and is often seen competing with silvias in drift competitions around the world for the simple reason that it is possibly the best handling sports car ever produced. Even some of the die hard V8 fanatics I know (who hate everything not from the good ol' US) admire the 7 for its handling.

The only slight advantage the 8 actually has is that it does an extra six miles to the gallon. Thats it.