RX7 S4 Transmission to RX8 Transmission
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RX7 S4 Transmission to RX8 Transmission
Yeah there was a post about this but I saw a video on a Stock Rx8 going top speed at a 180mph. Now why doesn't the Rx7 do that. Someone told me it would be useless to do the swap because your basically putting the same transmission in, but it has another gear. I don't get it.
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The rx-8 is limited to 180 km/h. The FC should easily be able to go just as fast. Now if you go that fast and your not on a track your are retarded.
If you want more info on the RX-8 transmission you should do a little search. From what I've heard it essentially a miata trans.
If you want more info on the RX-8 transmission you should do a little search. From what I've heard it essentially a miata trans.
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uh correct me if I am wrong but by rough calculation 100km/hr = 60m/hr so 180km/hr would only be about 110m/hr............
hmm I had my Rx8 topped out at 155 miles per hour which is about what 260km/hr now with all the error factored in I was only doing 151 via radar but still was bad a$$ on the track no, controlled enviornment yes where cops present yes was it legal yes.
so i think your tranny swap isn't a bad idea just don't drag race it that is where they have shown to be a little weak the benefit would be closer ratios overall getting you up to speed faster, i don't remember the rear end ratio on the Rx8 i think that your fc has a lower ratio so it might have a little more on the top if the engine can pull it but i would make sure that you have lots of downforce
hmm I had my Rx8 topped out at 155 miles per hour which is about what 260km/hr now with all the error factored in I was only doing 151 via radar but still was bad a$$ on the track no, controlled enviornment yes where cops present yes was it legal yes.
so i think your tranny swap isn't a bad idea just don't drag race it that is where they have shown to be a little weak the benefit would be closer ratios overall getting you up to speed faster, i don't remember the rear end ratio on the Rx8 i think that your fc has a lower ratio so it might have a little more on the top if the engine can pull it but i would make sure that you have lots of downforce
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uh correct me if I am wrong but by rough calculation 100km/hr = 60m/hr so 180km/hr would only be about 110m/hr............
hmm I had my Rx8 topped out at 155 miles per hour which is about what 260km/hr now with all the error factored in I was only doing 151 via radar but still was bad a$$ on the track no, controlled enviornment yes where cops present yes was it legal yes.
so i think your tranny swap isn't a bad idea just don't drag race it that is where they have shown to be a little weak the benefit would be closer ratios overall getting you up to speed faster, i don't remember the rear end ratio on the Rx8 i think that your fc has a lower ratio so it might have a little more on the top if the engine can pull it but i would make sure that you have lots of downforce
hmm I had my Rx8 topped out at 155 miles per hour which is about what 260km/hr now with all the error factored in I was only doing 151 via radar but still was bad a$$ on the track no, controlled enviornment yes where cops present yes was it legal yes.
so i think your tranny swap isn't a bad idea just don't drag race it that is where they have shown to be a little weak the benefit would be closer ratios overall getting you up to speed faster, i don't remember the rear end ratio on the Rx8 i think that your fc has a lower ratio so it might have a little more on the top if the engine can pull it but i would make sure that you have lots of downforce
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RX-8 tranny install into a FC is covered in the FAQ for FC, and is not a recommended modification by any means.
and the FE is speed limited too 149 MPH, so unless they were using an after market computer, it is not going to make it 180. So any video you saw, was either in Km and not miles, or it was not a stock car.
and the FE is speed limited too 149 MPH, so unless they were using an after market computer, it is not going to make it 180. So any video you saw, was either in Km and not miles, or it was not a stock car.
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Why does everyone think top speed is everything? I'm all for acceleration off the line, I don't care if I can't reach 120. I have a hard time reacing 130 not to mention its usless doing so and your just wasting fuel, but my car still has plenty of acceleration and will beat its fair share of ricers out there. Don't think that I street race because I don't, I just see them acelerate past me at WOT and think to my self, your car sucks...
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No I don't like top speed. There is no way I would reach top speed. I like horsepower and torque. I just wanted to know the answer to this question
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and the FE is speed limited too 149 MPH, so unless they were using an after market computer, it is not going to make it 180. So any video you saw, was either in Km and not miles, or it was not a stock car. Remember the FE speedo says both KmPH and MPH by the push of a button
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I understand all of it. If that thread that is in the FAQ is the one that I saw. It does not talk about the speed of that transmission. What I was told that the FC is like the Rx8. They both have the same top speed range. The only thing is that the Rx8 has another gear.
Now if you look at this website on mazdatrix. They are doing a dyno on an Rx8 doesn't say that it is stock but doesn't say that it is modified. It say on the speedo that it is mph (miles per hour) and you can tell me why I was told wrong.
(I'm not trying to be rude I just hate people that tells me to go look when they can just say it. In the time that they have to tell me to go look they can just type it out and tell someone.)
http://www.mazdatrix.com/enginedyno.htm
Now if you look at this website on mazdatrix. They are doing a dyno on an Rx8 doesn't say that it is stock but doesn't say that it is modified. It say on the speedo that it is mph (miles per hour) and you can tell me why I was told wrong.
(I'm not trying to be rude I just hate people that tells me to go look when they can just say it. In the time that they have to tell me to go look they can just type it out and tell someone.)
http://www.mazdatrix.com/enginedyno.htm
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The rx-8 is limited to 180 km/h. The FC should easily be able to go just as fast. Now if you go that fast and your not on a track your are retarded.
If you want more info on the RX-8 transmission you should do a little search. From what I've heard it essentially a miata trans.
If you want more info on the RX-8 transmission you should do a little search. From what I've heard it essentially a miata trans.
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I understand all of it. If that thread that is in the FAQ is the one that I saw. It does not talk about the speed of that transmission. What I was told that the FC is like the Rx8. They both have the same top speed range. The only thing is that the Rx8 has another gear.
Now if you look at this website on mazdatrix. They are doing a dyno on an Rx8 doesn't say that it is stock but doesn't say that it is modified. It say on the speedo that it is mph (miles per hour) and you can tell me why I was told wrong.
(I'm not trying to be rude I just hate people that tells me to go look when they can just say it. In the time that they have to tell me to go look they can just type it out and tell someone.)
http://www.mazdatrix.com/enginedyno.htm
Now if you look at this website on mazdatrix. They are doing a dyno on an Rx8 doesn't say that it is stock but doesn't say that it is modified. It say on the speedo that it is mph (miles per hour) and you can tell me why I was told wrong.
(I'm not trying to be rude I just hate people that tells me to go look when they can just say it. In the time that they have to tell me to go look they can just type it out and tell someone.)
http://www.mazdatrix.com/enginedyno.htm
FE gears:
1st 3.760
2nd 2.269
3rd 1.645
4th 1.187
5th 1.000
6th 0.843
Rear end: 4.44
as you can see, the FC 4th gear also being 1.00 is quite simular and with the FE's 6th gear actually being taller than a FC 5th, so there is no advantage using a FE tranny.
This has been covered quiet a few times in quite a few threads. You should have gone a looked... in fact I pulled those numbers with a 5 second search for "RX8 Gear Ratio". So shame on you for not looking. Do you think the rest of the world should cater to you as well... if you had looked/searched you would have had your answer two days ago.
And a Dyno run is quite different than a road run... you don't have aerodynamic drag on a Dyno run, so you shouldn't be comparing a FC to a FE unless you did the same kind of dyno run on a FC.
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thats funny man, you said it was answered 5 posts or so ago and he keeps throwing it in. by the way it says 184 MPH not kph, the first letter is not as tall as the h... -_- 184 mph on an rx8
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Something that the original poster claimed, and I called BS on.
yet you still felt the need to resurrect a dead thread...
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But the other gear is in the middle of the tranny's range not at the end:
FE gears:
1st 3.760
2nd 2.269
3rd 1.645
4th 1.187
5th 1.000
6th 0.843
Rear end: 4.44
as you can see, the FC 4th gear also being 1.00 is quite simular and with the FE's 6th gear actually being taller than a FC 5th, so there is no advantage using a FE tranny.
This has been covered quiet a few times in quite a few threads. You should have gone a looked... in fact I pulled those numbers with a 5 second search for "RX8 Gear Ratio". So shame on you for not looking. Do you think the rest of the world should cater to you as well... if you had looked/searched you would have had your answer two days ago.
And a Dyno run is quite different than a road run... you don't have aerodynamic drag on a Dyno run, so you shouldn't be comparing a FC to a FE unless you did the same kind of dyno run on a FC.
FE gears:
1st 3.760
2nd 2.269
3rd 1.645
4th 1.187
5th 1.000
6th 0.843
Rear end: 4.44
as you can see, the FC 4th gear also being 1.00 is quite simular and with the FE's 6th gear actually being taller than a FC 5th, so there is no advantage using a FE tranny.
This has been covered quiet a few times in quite a few threads. You should have gone a looked... in fact I pulled those numbers with a 5 second search for "RX8 Gear Ratio". So shame on you for not looking. Do you think the rest of the world should cater to you as well... if you had looked/searched you would have had your answer two days ago.
And a Dyno run is quite different than a road run... you don't have aerodynamic drag on a Dyno run, so you shouldn't be comparing a FC to a FE unless you did the same kind of dyno run on a FC.
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