Ok this is crazy. Knowing that I have a sport car but yet my girlfriend neon have more horsepower than my car. LOL! This is the battle Between Rx7 & Neon. If this two stock cars were to race. Which one would ya think it will win in a 1/4 miles and why? Also I know that the drivers would make a big different but just assume both drivers are great so the differents is not on their driving skills but more in the cars stock peformance.


1981 Rx7 GS 2DR Coupe ( Stock )
Info:

Engine Specifications
Engine Type: Twin Rotor 12A 100 @ (75 kW) @ 6000 rpm

Displacement: 1146cc/70ci
Compression Ratio: 9.4:1
Output(hp): 100bhp @ 6000 rpm
Torque: 105lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
Fuel Supply: Downdraft, Two stage, 4 barrel carburetor
Weight: 2,335 lbs.

*Review Note* "The engine produced 100 horsepower (75 kW) @ 6000 rpm, allowing the car to reach speeds of over 120 mph (190 km/h). Because the engine was so smooth, with no excess vibration or harsh noise at high rpm, a buzzer was fitted to the tachometer to warn the driver when the 7000 rpm redline was approaching."

1996 Dodge Neon 4DR Sedan ( Stock )
Info:

Engine Specifications
Standard Engine: 2.0L 131 hp I4
Horsepower: 131 @ 6000 RPM
Torque (lb-ft): 128 @ 5000 RPM
5-Speed Manual Overdrive: Std.
Weight: 2343lbs <--- ( Weight Rading from a 2 DR Sport ) *I can't find the darn weight reading for the 4DR Sedan*

 

with the better power band of the rotary, and some good driving, you should win

 

they are damn near the same weight i would expect the neon to win simply becouse it has more hp and torque with the same weight. Just my opinion though...

 

i raced sooooo many neons (mostly on the highway) back when all i had was exhaust. i would PWN them pretty bad. seriously, they might be rated at the numbers you posted, but i've seen them on the dyno and it hardly reflects that. you can take one easily.

 

Neon's are slow.. I'd put my money on the 7 any day

My '82 beat a 2nd gen eclipse and I'm sure eclipse's are faster than Neons

 

Mods on the 7 and was it a Turbo or AWD version?

 

I have also run Neons at the track (1/8 mile), with a header and a decent driver they run 9.9, which is a little quicker than what my SE does. I have no header though, just a straight pipe, so without the header they are about the same. I would say depends on the drivers.

 

I'd put my money on the Neon against a stock 12a RX-7....

Dan

 

ive never driven a stock rx7 before.

my 7 has a carb/intake and headers, i raced the 180hp neon r/t. we both tied.

my friends 2nd gen eclipse gs-t kicked my ***.

carl.

 

I think if you know how to drive your 7 you could beat the neon not by much though.

 

what are the 1/4 mile times on the RX? the stock neon (regular highline) is supposed to be 16.5 or so....

 

I've had both a 99 Neon RT and a 85 RX-7 GSL and stock the neon is just a little quicker from the jump but the 7 pulls harder in 3rd and 4th. Both with headers, exhaust, and intake the 7 is stronger all around.

 

Way to bring a thread back from the dead.

Check the date stamps.

 

saw it. Just working on getting my 10 post.

 

Well, please avoid bringing back old threads from the dead just because you want to get your post count to 10.

Bringing up old threads wastes space.

 

And reduces any respect we might have had for you.

 

But he's searcing right?

 

I don't see how this type of search has any relevance to fixing his car.

 

I'll give him props for searching. Or is it kudos? Cooties?

 

Thanks for the props