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Old May 26, 2004 | 01:58 PM
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Old May 26, 2004 | 02:02 PM
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Old May 26, 2004 | 02:08 PM
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Any Automatic FD's running 12's or better, please step up.

We are talking auto's on FD's.. Pardon me if I am wrong.
BUT the stock auto FD transmissions are only good up
300-350RWHP.. If that is the case, Then what??
rebuild the Tranny everytime you go to the track??

FYI: autos on a FD is a PIECE OF DOODOOOO.

The autos have more problems and issues than any
other problems associated with the FD. Thats coming
from mazda service reps and owners. Thats why
so manny people junk the autos and do the manual
swap.

BTW: I LOVE all you guys.. = )
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Old May 26, 2004 | 02:15 PM
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Originally posted by SlingShotRX7
Misinformed Kid???



Yep, you nailed it.

Take that AUTO FD, with the bolt ons and RUN it at the
TRACK. GUY will be LUCKY sob to run 13's.
A manual FD stock will run 13.7 1/4 mile. Add a few tenths because its an auto, add a few more because hes not a perfect driver, and then subtact a few tenths for each mod and your definantly into the 13 second range.


MY MONEY is that he RUNS 15's hell maybe 16's.
You cleary are a moron. If I ever see an FD run 15s I would blow my brains out because no FD driver should be that horrible.

PUT up or SHUT UP... I seen many FD's with more MODS
barely break 13's.. Me in cluded.. we do'nt make excuses. It is what it is..

FD owners should be able to get into 13s with a few bolt-ons, these cars are 13 second cars stock. Even a downpipe on a stock FD should make for an easy 13-second pass, even with a 60' time of 2.2 or something (not a bad time, but certainly not great).
Excuses? I thought I was a horrible driver because I didnt break 12s, not because my car cannot do it, but because I am not the best driver.

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Old May 26, 2004 | 02:45 PM
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whoa.what the hell just happened here?
I was just trying to get some feedback but damn.
Everything comes down to the condition of the car and the driver.My car has new injectors,new ignition coils,spark plug wires,new vacuum lines,new solenoids,
new intercooler couplers,new gaskets,blitz intake and catback and soon will also have a ss downpipe and boost controller.As far as the power numbers go.Who knows.But I doubt ill run a 15 second quarter mile with the mods ill have.How would a car that runs mid to low 14 second quarter miles stock hit 15 second quarter miles with intake catback and downpipe? no way.
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Old May 26, 2004 | 03:17 PM
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Rx7addict..

You are the idiotic moron..

There you go again. IT SHOULD, IT COULD, IT WOULD
come on man, I see you have over 1k post. can you
make your next post a TIME SLIP??

thats exactly what I am talking about.. Racing and
running at the track, has nothing to do with what
IT COULD/SHOULD's, its about WHAT YOU DO.
and if you have a 8 second car and run 12's. GUESS
what?? You have a 12 second car. The Driver is part
of the equation no matter wtf you say.

you one of those IDIOTS, that start off like this eh??
stock fd Run 13's.
add intake - low 13's
add Catback- 12's
add ECU - low 12's
add downpipe - 11's
add midpipe low 11's
add intercooler running 10s..

I Guess everybody got 10 sec FD's that run 13's???

HELLO sorry it doesnt work that way.

BOTTOM line is.. Automatic FD's are slow and are Lemon
POS's. Do'nt try to sugar coat it and stroke this guys ego. Bet you 20-1 in a year or two..this guy gonna
do the manual swap.. BTW even the aftermarket
auto's for the FD's are POS's rip off's also..

BTW: I still love you guys.
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Old May 26, 2004 | 03:21 PM
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From: Dove le cose sono fatte il vecchio moda il senso
Originally posted by SlingShotRX7
Automatic FD's are slow and are Lemon
POS's.
How fast is your FD??
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Old May 26, 2004 | 03:31 PM
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For calculating speed at various RPM with various gear combos: http://www.f-body.org/gears/

You can get the transmission gear ratios from: http://www.rx7.net.nz/usspec.htm

Put in your tire size and get your speeds. As FYI with 4.77 diff gear and the FD 5 speed you hit 7000 in 5th at 151mph so plenty fast top speed still. If you want more numbers go play around with the calculators.
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Old May 26, 2004 | 03:57 PM
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Actually my car isn't running right now.
I blew my motor farting around on teh highway.
How it blew i have no idea.

Its currently in the process of a Single Turbo conversion.
Greddy T78 Kit to be exact with FMIC and a rack of
other things that go with it..

But the best time I ran on my FD was a 13.1 @ 116mph.
IT was at MIR in MD, on a 95+ degree day. and YES
it was africa HOT that day and SUNNY..

My Mods when I ran the 13.1 @116mph w/2.xx 60ft
I know its bad.

93 R1
HKS Mega flow intake
Greddy Stock Mount IC
Bonez DP
SR SS midpipe
HKS superdrager CB
Apex PFC @ 12psi Boost
Greddy Pullies
Mazdaspeed Short shifter
Autometer Boost gauge
Autometer A/F gauge
99spec DIY rear lights
Fan mod
19x8.5front w/pirelli pzero
19x9 rear w/pirelli pzero's
Nitta Drag radials on stock rears.
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Old May 26, 2004 | 04:05 PM
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Actually my car isn't running right now.
I blew my motor farting around on teh highway.
How it blew i have no idea.

Its currently in the process of a Single Turbo conversion.
Greddy T78 Kit to be exact with FMIC and a rack of
other things that go with it..

But the best time I ran on my FD was a 13.1 @ 116mph.
IT was at MIR in MD, on a 95+ degree day. and YES
it was africa HOT that day and SUNNY..

My Mods when I ran the 13.1 @116mph w/2.xx 60ft
I know its bad.

93 R1
HKS Mega flow intake
Greddy Stock Mount IC
Bonez DP
SR SS midpipe
HKS superdrager CB
Apex PFC @ 12psi Boost
Greddy Pullies
Mazdaspeed Short shifter
Autometer Boost gauge
Autometer A/F gauge
99spec DIY rear lights
Fan mod
19x8.5front w/pirelli pzero
19x9 rear w/pirelli pzero's
Nitta Drag radials on stock rears.
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Old May 26, 2004 | 04:11 PM
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Actually my car isn't running right now.
I blew my motor farting around on teh highway.
How it blew i have no idea.

Its currently in the process of a Single Turbo conversion.
Greddy T78 Kit to be exact with FMIC and a rack of
other things that go with it..

But the best time I ran on my FD was a 13.1 @ 116mph.
IT was at MIR in MD, on a 95+ degree day. and YES
it was africa HOT that day and SUNNY..

My Mods when I ran the 13.1 @116mph w/2.xx 60ft
I know its bad.

93 R1
HKS Mega flow intake
Greddy Stock Mount IC
Bonez DP
SR SS midpipe
HKS superdrager CB
Apex PFC @ 12psi Boost
Greddy Pullies
Mazdaspeed Short shifter
Autometer Boost gauge
Autometer A/F gauge
99spec DIY rear lights
Fan mod
19x8.5front w/pirelli pzero
19x9 rear w/pirelli pzero's
Nitta Drag radials on stock rears.
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Old May 26, 2004 | 04:41 PM
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From: Dove le cose sono fatte il vecchio moda il senso
Originally posted by SlingShotRX7
Its currently in the process of a Single Turbo conversion. Greddy T78 Kit to be exact with FMIC and a rack of other things that go with it..
I can tell by all the future/anticipated mods and extras your FD is about to undertake, .. your ambition to have a fast FD is not any lesser than us that own/drive Automatic FDs.

The Auto FD can be made to be just as fast (or faster) , than a manual tranny equipped FD. A healthy engine w/ healthy Hitachi twins, aftermarket intake system, an open 3" flow-thru exhaust, a properly tuned PFC, Lower rear-end gears, sticky rubber and operator launch technic can easily propel the auto fd into the 12s.

Originally posted by SlingShotRX7
Actually my car isn't running right now.
I blew my motor farting around on teh highway.
How it blew i have no idea.
Driver/owner ignorance will kill the fastest consumer sold vehicle,...before it's labeled a POS.

What did you do to kill yours??

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Old May 26, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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Slingshot...You're way out of your league talking like that. I don't know who you think you are or who you think is on your side, 'cause no one is. Do you see anyone defending YOU??? I see a lot of people attacking YOU!!! You need to just quit posting in this thread, move on, and think before you type next time.

BACK TO THE THREAD
I don't know if you were wondering about top speeds and such and I don't know if my experiences will help because I have a manual, but I am running stock gears. I did this at 13lbs of boost. In 4th gear @ 8200rpm, I was breaking 150mph. I haven't even tried 5th gear yet. My major mods are:
1993 R1 Racing Beat springs all around
T-78
TRUST Airinx Intake
GReddy FMIC
SX Custom Fuel Rail (760cc primaries, 1680cc secondaries) fed by an Aeromotive A1000 Fuel Pump
PFC
GReddy Profec-B
Fluidyne Racing Radiator
*I think those are all of 'em.*
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Old May 26, 2004 | 07:14 PM
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Originally posted by SlingShotRX7
Misinformed Kid???

Wait a minute buddy..
Lets not talk about IT SHOULD IT COULD IT WOULD.
**** on paper everythign Suppose to do this and that.

Take that AUTO FD, with the bolt ons and RUN it at the
TRACK. GUY will be LUCKY sob to run 13's.

MY MONEY is that he RUNS 15's hell maybe 16's.

Funny how all you garage queen, redlight racers
think alike.. Sound like a CIVIC forum..
Yea it does/should do this.. **** that.. RUN it
and LETS seee...

I can see it now. " well the magazine it said it run
13's stock" Hahahaha

Some of you guys sound like some fairy on a R1 or Gisser 1000, talking how fast a bike is and can't
even pop a wheelie or do a burn out..

PUT up or SHUT UP... I seen many FD's with more MODS
barely break 13's.. Me in cluded.. we do'nt make excuses. It is what it is..

Thanks for proving my point to everybody.

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Old May 26, 2004 | 07:42 PM
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"Some of you guys sound like some fairy on a R1 or Gisser 1000, talking how fast a bike is and can't
even pop a wheelie or do a burn out.."

I don't know who you know with a R1 or GSX 1000 that can't wheelie. If they are your friends shoot them. A GSX 1000 can do it up ( fastest I've seen ) 130.

By the way these are not mods to help you go fast:
Autometer Boost gauge
Autometer A/F gauge
99spec DIY rear lights
Fan mod
19x8.5front w/pirelli pzero
19x9 rear w/pirelli pzero's

So what is the fastest a AUTO RX7 can do with mods in the 1/4 mile? Since your are such a professional drag racer/performance guro/race car driver, wait I take that last one back, 2.xx 60 foot is terrible, and nice it was hot out. Good job on making a lie on why your car did so bad. A little advice, do a burn out (drag radials work best when they are bald ) and don't run when it is "Africa hot" because cars run better when you have cooler air.
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Old May 26, 2004 | 08:58 PM
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I seriously doubt slingshot has an FD. If he owned one, he would know that his claim of 15-16 seconds 1/4 mile is rediculous. One blast through 1st-3rd would put that claim to rest, whether the car is automatic or manual.
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Old May 26, 2004 | 09:14 PM
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I have an auto and with downpipe and intake with suspension I ran a best of 13.7. If I had the timeslip still Id post it but that was 4 years ago and 2 houses later. I guess if you take into effect global warming causing a higher temp. than 4 years ago that could mean today I would run a 15.......yeah right.

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I also have 4.10 gears
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Old May 27, 2004 | 06:16 AM
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how hard is it to swap the gears?
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Old May 27, 2004 | 07:14 AM
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Yeah, I have to second the opinion that Slingshot doesn't even have an FD....way too many inconsistancies in his diatribe.

Those of us with auto FDs know that the only real difference is that first few tenths of a second, the 'dead zone' if you will inherent to these cars. With practice MOST (but not all) of this can be eliminated.

From a roll.... it's an even match and in some cases an auto can be a bit quicker. Talking stock or lightly modded cars here folks...not some insane big single 400 hp monster.

A word of advice, Slingshot: You can have an opinion, obviously you don't care for automatic FDs. That is your right, but it really only is your opinion. You are totally misinformed on nearly every aspect of your stated objections.

Tell ya what....how 'bout you PROVE to us you even have a car? Take a picture of you with your car, with the hood open. Flip us the bird with your right hand on the UIM. Or perhaps you can show us some of your 'T-78 upgrade' parts........?

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Old May 27, 2004 | 07:37 AM
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Originally posted by SlingShotRX7
Any Automatic FD's running 12's or better, please step up.

We are talking auto's on FD's.. Pardon me if I am wrong.
BUT the stock auto FD transmissions are only good up
300-350RWHP.. If that is the case, Then what??
rebuild the Tranny everytime you go to the track??

FYI: autos on a FD is a PIECE OF DOODOOOO.

The autos have more problems and issues than any
other problems associated with the FD. Thats coming
from mazda service reps and owners. Thats why
so manny people junk the autos and do the manual
swap.

BTW: I LOVE all you guys.. = )
What a moron! The reason most people have done it or want to do it is because they like to shift gears. I am young, and I don't like autos because I have a sports car, and I just want to shift. I know I am planning to switch to manual, and that is the reason.

Anyway back to topic, you should be in the low 14's.
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Old May 27, 2004 | 09:01 AM
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re rotary7.how did you pull off a 13.7 ? did you brake torque the bastard? or was it a launch from 1000rpms?
I just recently started to experiment with brake torqueing and I must say the lag is nowhere near as bad.Ive tried reving to 2000 rpms while stepping on the brake.Very nice takeoff compared to taking off at 1000 rpms.Big difference in lag and overall torque.Heck I even spun the tires for an instant.LOL.wooo hooo.
hmm I am contemplating the auto to manual swap.But im afraid that something may go wrong during the swap.
It may be cheaper though.Than trying to upgrade the auto tranny.That and ill be honest.Im not very experienced at all with manuall cars.Thats why I bought the auto fd.But I am wiling to learn.So we shall see what happens.
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Old May 27, 2004 | 09:02 AM
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I wish some company made sequential manual gearboxes like the bmw m3 has.Its a clutchless manuall.Now thats sweet.
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Old May 27, 2004 | 09:43 AM
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Does a built tranny and higher stall converter do anything for the auto fd? It works for GN's and supras
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Old May 27, 2004 | 10:26 AM
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Does a built tranny and higher stall converter do anything for the auto fd? It works for GN's and supras
Not sure if the Stall Converter will disingage the Hold feature. But as in any aftermarket hi-stall converter install, you'd have to upgrade to a larger Tranny fluid cooler.
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Old May 27, 2004 | 10:36 AM
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whats the highest anyone with an auto fd has been able to brake torque to?
2000rpms for me.Anything higher and the car wants to die out.But 2000 grand seems like the golden sweetspot.Makes for a better launch.Thats for sure.
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