Cobalt_Daddy

Cliff notes: SS/TC GMS1 sedan put a hurt on an RX8.


On the way home today i was paced by an RX8. lowered, borla catback(saw his huge sticker) and tow hook. unsure of other mods. young guy driving with the seat slumped back, sideways hat, designer sunglasses ... the whole "look at me" works. i moved to slow lane and let him by then switched back behind him. i heard him downshift and his revs picked up.. waited for him to start to go and went to third and got on it.

i don't know what to say buy wow... the SI i raced a month ago was faster. i had to back off the throttle twice in 4th gear to stop myself from going through his rear bumper and even had to grab 5th just to give him a chance and i still pulled on him hard and had to back off again.

only explanation i can think of for it being so slow was maybe he didn't gear down enough underestimating my TC.

not an amazing OMFG kill by any means but just thought i'd share.

07LSJ

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**** that, no sympanthy when someone tries you.

1LowLS

RX8's are stupid slow.I raced one too a while back and it was not even fair.

Twoozofjuice

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have been wondering about rx8s. A coworker has one and now that im supercharged ive been wanting to race him lol

overboostedss

my buddy had one. thing had underdrive pulleys, aem cai and full gready cat-back. thing was so f*ckin slow it wasnt even funny was really kinda sad.

Killswitch

Ya those things are total pigs in a straight line even when modded, handle like a mother ****** though

JacBlackSS/TC

I hate morons that don't understand every car was not built for straight line racing. When I had my rx8 I only took the highway if I needed to get somewhere in a hurry like work or school, any other time it was all back roads. That car handled like no other, granted it makes no torque but it was fun to drive because it revs so high. I kinda miss mine, but you shouldn't even have wasted gas on rx8s and civic si's

Bubman

Quit hogging all the fun.. Scotia only has so many cars that will run us.. What makes you the lucky one that gets to run them all haha.

nobody2u

The cobalt ss wasn't made for straight line racing either, but you still have a point haha. I was considering buying an rx8 instead of my tc last year.

nhanson

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I put one down with my bolt on 2.2

rever3nce

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thats funny, my co-workers were telling me that a firend of thiers had a Rx8 and thinks his car is fast and could probably keep up if not take mine. I LOL'ed so hard

breds2k

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rx8s are competition for a stock LSJ with about 100k miles. haha they are like a 14.5 1/4 car 0-60 in maybe 6.3-6.5 or so.


but seriously, that car sucks, if you are going to have no torque, at least get good gas mileage! I hate the way they sound!!!! But seeing Jeremy Clarkson throw that thing around the track on top gear! saying it was the easiest RWD car hed driven at its limits thats wild.

bluebalt07

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They are like turboed hondas. They rev to half a million rpms but have no torque whatsoever

breds2k

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but turbo hondas are fast. not mid 14 seconds cars.

bluebalt07

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Not all of them lol ones done right, yes but you don't see those all that often. Ones modded by ricers, not so much. May make decent horsepower but only about as much torque as a stock LSJ

nwss

when i first had my lsj it was all stock besides and header and i had 2 other people in my car and ac on...i pulled him haha

theamericanautos

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I see your point, but it's not a waste of gas IMO when there are tools driving them thinking they can beat a "slow pos Cobalt".

05Slowline

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stock lsj will rape an rx8 lol they're turds they look an handle nice but that's about it.

breds2k

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I said it would be good competition for a stock LSJ with 100k miles haha thats been beaten!

HHRSSouth

I think RX8's aren't only slow, but ugly.
I'd take the last year RX7 TT any day over an RX8.
I think Mazda was on the right track with the RX7 TT before the abomination known as the RX8 replaced it.

Shanedude

I was leanin towards an rx8 before prchasing my SS/TC. The gas mileage was the #1 throw off. And the oil burning of the rotary engine was #2.

breds2k

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Whos idea was it to make a non turbo rotary in a model car any way?

edit MODERN car i ment haha

05Slowline

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fixed lulz

05Slowline

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and yea fd rx7 = sex. just add lsx and single turbo

DirtyBalt09

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I had an RX-8 GLUED to my bumper in some twistes and I was pushing my car hard. I was impressed... Until we hit open road and I put a bus on him real fast. I wasnt expecting to lose straight line but was surprised by the handling it had.