Rode in the fastest FC3 ever! Ok it was ridiculous!
08-30-09, 09:57 PM
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Rode in the fastest FC3 ever! Ok it was ridiculous!
Our fellow board member, Adam, aka 87 t66 or something, has a turbo 87 FC3. At 380 HP (it's been dyno'd) I have been in slower airplanes.
I still cannot believe the torque @ 4k on the tach.
Well done Adam.
I still cannot believe the torque @ 4k on the tach.
Well done Adam.
08-30-09, 11:47 PM
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Now you understand the retardedness of the teenage noobs who want 400-600hp in their street RX-7, despite the fact that they have only had a driver's license for a few months.
I have literally been in slower airplanes with about 1/4 the horsepower, lol.
Yeah, automotive magazine journalists have dumbed-down society enough that most people don't realize that turbos increase torque.
I have literally been in slower airplanes with about 1/4 the horsepower, lol.
Yeah, automotive magazine journalists have dumbed-down society enough that most people don't realize that turbos increase torque.
08-31-09, 12:04 AM
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the aggressive stock gearing of the FC increase the amount of torque you actually feel in the car, once it gets on boost. I have a friend with a Cummins diesel Dodge Ram that makes waaay more torque than my car. But it has taller gearing because the engine maxes out at something like 1700 rpm, and that means you don't feel all that much when you're inside the cabin. And I'm not even including the weight factor.
Even on stock turbo the T2's are pretty torquey once you crank up the boost. They kick pretty good from about 2500-5500 rpm or so and then fall off pretty hard after that.
Even on stock turbo the T2's are pretty torquey once you crank up the boost. They kick pretty good from about 2500-5500 rpm or so and then fall off pretty hard after that.
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08-31-09, 02:05 AM
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When do I get a ride? I might steal your seats though.
Agreed with Evil. I drove a 300whp FC and I thought it was pretty damn fast. I wouldn't want anymore than 320 or 350 in a street FC. People also seem to forget power to weight. We don't have the lightest cars ever but they are far from heavy.
Agreed with Evil. I drove a 300whp FC and I thought it was pretty damn fast. I wouldn't want anymore than 320 or 350 in a street FC. People also seem to forget power to weight. We don't have the lightest cars ever but they are far from heavy.
08-31-09, 06:07 AM
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the aggressive stock gearing of the FC increase the amount of torque you actually feel in the car, once it gets on boost. I have a friend with a Cummins diesel Dodge Ram that makes waaay more torque than my car. But it has taller gearing because the engine maxes out at something like 1700 rpm, and that means you don't feel all that much when you're inside the cabin. And I'm not even including the weight factor.
Even on stock turbo the T2's are pretty torquey once you crank up the boost. They kick pretty good from about 2500-5500 rpm or so and then fall off pretty hard after that.
Even on stock turbo the T2's are pretty torquey once you crank up the boost. They kick pretty good from about 2500-5500 rpm or so and then fall off pretty hard after that.
Great ride 87 t-66. Always nice to see 18 lbs.
08-31-09, 10:24 AM
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whenever you are in columbus an i am not working i guess
agreed. i think if it was much faster i would get into a lot of trouble and the reliability goes down pretty quick at that horsepower.
the exterior is pretty disappointing to look at right now...im waiting for winter to when i cant drive it so i can get it painted. i might throw up some interior pictures some time soon though.
the exterior is pretty disappointing to look at right now...im waiting for winter to when i cant drive it so i can get it painted. i might throw up some interior pictures some time soon though.
08-31-09, 10:51 AM
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subaru boxer engines are known for torque, i was comparing my last dyno sheet with a couple EJ20 turbo dynos at around 300whp and mine actually had a better torque curve
but you do get used to it, i thought it was fast as hell at first, it feels slow now
but you do get used to it, i thought it was fast as hell at first, it feels slow now
08-31-09, 03:05 PM
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the other night my car felt like a f'ing rocketship, another day on the highway I hit it and I was like "eh"
sometimes you just get more used to it, sometimes you are surprised, but no matter what 350-400hp on the street in these cars is more then enough, anymore and the road conditions do not let you wind it out to take advantage of more power.
sometimes you just get more used to it, sometimes you are surprised, but no matter what 350-400hp on the street in these cars is more then enough, anymore and the road conditions do not let you wind it out to take advantage of more power.
08-31-09, 03:59 PM
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My fc with a t04 and around 15 psi felt crazy fast. I don't know what it would have dyno'd at but it felt stupid fast. Alot harder acceleration than my mkiv supra tt with 425rwhp. The RX-7's just feel violent.
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my neighbor has a 10ae with a hybrid and FMIC, i think its around 300hp, since that's about 275 more than everyone else on the road is using, it feels like a rocketship. lots of fun!
more power wouldn't be as much fun, cause you're tripling speed limits, and having to watch gauges and stuff.
so to sum up, 300hp = fun, 350+hp = paranoid = no fun
more power wouldn't be as much fun, cause you're tripling speed limits, and having to watch gauges and stuff.
so to sum up, 300hp = fun, 350+hp = paranoid = no fun
