FC's handling on good tires with coilovers/DTSS bushings.
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FC's handling on good tires with coilovers/DTSS bushings.
The FC chassis really never stops impressing me, I'll be honest. Mazda did one HELL of a job back in the 80s, and the FD and RX-8 are even more of the same goodness.
Now, I know the FC can 'handle' on tires and with the right underpinnings, but when Kukri's v8 swapped FC out autocrossed a Z06 AND a STi I really saw just what this chassis is capable of.
Does anyone have any kind of numbers? Like, say, on a skidpad, slalom, Gees, etc? The anecdotal evidence of whooping on those two big boys AT AN AUTOCROSS speaks volumes to me.... the ultimate ability of this car with a powerful engine, tires, and an aero kit is probably ungodly if tuned right.
Damn, Mazda... you guys werent kidding around when you felt like making a sports car.
Now, I know the FC can 'handle' on tires and with the right underpinnings, but when Kukri's v8 swapped FC out autocrossed a Z06 AND a STi I really saw just what this chassis is capable of.
Does anyone have any kind of numbers? Like, say, on a skidpad, slalom, Gees, etc? The anecdotal evidence of whooping on those two big boys AT AN AUTOCROSS speaks volumes to me.... the ultimate ability of this car with a powerful engine, tires, and an aero kit is probably ungodly if tuned right.
Damn, Mazda... you guys werent kidding around when you felt like making a sports car.
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Originally Posted by Nihilanthic
The FC chassis really never stops impressing me, I'll be honest. Mazda did one HELL of a job back in the 80s, and the FD and RX-8 are even more of the same goodness.
Now, I know the FC can 'handle' on tires and with the right underpinnings, but when Kukri's v8 swapped FC out autocrossed a Z06 AND a STi I really saw just what this chassis is capable of.
Does anyone have any kind of numbers? Like, say, on a skidpad, slalom, Gees, etc? The anecdotal evidence of whooping on those two big boys AT AN AUTOCROSS speaks volumes to me.... the ultimate ability of this car with a powerful engine, tires, and an aero kit is probably ungodly if tuned right.
Damn, Mazda... you guys werent kidding around when you felt like making a sports car.
Now, I know the FC can 'handle' on tires and with the right underpinnings, but when Kukri's v8 swapped FC out autocrossed a Z06 AND a STi I really saw just what this chassis is capable of.
Does anyone have any kind of numbers? Like, say, on a skidpad, slalom, Gees, etc? The anecdotal evidence of whooping on those two big boys AT AN AUTOCROSS speaks volumes to me.... the ultimate ability of this car with a powerful engine, tires, and an aero kit is probably ungodly if tuned right.
Damn, Mazda... you guys werent kidding around when you felt like making a sports car.
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True it IS a good suspension set up. Even with "only" 146hp on the vert, the balance, handeling, was great on a 120k suspension. In fact only on the "straight aways" was there a wish for more hp. Otherwise in the turns it handled excellent. Going for upgrades. Mazda did a excellent job from putting on 4pots, light rims, suspension, ect. There isn't any one area that I could fault this car as a daily driver or weekend autocrosser. One could spend most of the time in second gear