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Is there really much of a difference in speed between 88 and 89 N/a?

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Old 09-28-01, 03:58 PM
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Is there really much of a difference in speed between 88 and 89 N/a?

1988 RX-7 N/a
HP 146
Average Weight: 2650

1989 RX-7 N/a
HP 160
Average Weight: 2820

The 89+ has more HP but weighs more. So is the 89+ really significantly faster? I have never seen stock times for a 89+, just 86-88.
Old 09-28-01, 04:21 PM
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i dunno for sure but it should be a little quicker. also depends on what class you are comparing...GXL, GTU, base.........

i've only ridden in an 87sport (of the 86-88 cars). it had HKS foam intake, high flow cat, the HKS cat-back, and 16's. with those mods it felt a tad quicker than my car when it was stock. after i got my mods i never raced him but i'm pretty sure it was faster. and even though i have a 91 it is basically the GXL model with leather and all the options. which would make it a bit heavier. thats just my experience though.
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I have a 90 GXL, I raced my friend's 88 GXL before. At take off, we were both even. When I hit 5500, i started to pull a little, by redline in 1st, i already have a car length on him. But out of the magazine tests, the 86-88 seeem to do better than the 89-91.
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you two should switch cars and race. see if the same happens. It's always good to do that to see if it was the car that won, or the driver.
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Yo Goat!

Come down and race me!! I've supposedly got the shiznit NA RX-7, the mighty GTUs. *grin* I've actually raced my buddy in his 1986 GXL and I only really walked him in 3rd. This was before I had my 6port open, and he was running cats. I think you'd go okay, especially when you look how much I spent on my car, and how much you spent on yours. *grin*

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Btw my car ran a 17.002 flat when it was bone stock. It is a 90 GXL, so weights about 2882 without me, i am 200lbs
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