Yet another death. RX-7 faith lost.
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Yet another death. RX-7 faith lost.
Yea, so I have decided that the RX-7 is kinda crap.
I have spent a lot of time and money on this car, and I am still not even able to keep up with most sports cars.
I was beaten badly tonight by a newer model Prelude. Not a type sh.
It wasn't even like I was able to keep up at all. He blew past me like I was stopped.
Eh, no more faith in the RX-7. Considering a supra, or something with power. Maybe a Civic.
I have spent a lot of time and money on this car, and I am still not even able to keep up with most sports cars.
I was beaten badly tonight by a newer model Prelude. Not a type sh.
It wasn't even like I was able to keep up at all. He blew past me like I was stopped.
Eh, no more faith in the RX-7. Considering a supra, or something with power. Maybe a Civic.
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So what youre saying is, you have full exhaust, fuel pump, an intake, and a clutch, and you think your drive train is going to be powerful enough to take on a sports car almost 20 years NEWER than your RX?
The car isnt crap...you just keep picking things that are out of your league performance wise...I mean, its like taking a rusty *** pinto to a top fuel race.
If you want it to go faster, think along the lines of, porting, more effiecient radiator, higher flow injectors, spark plug wires and spark plugs, better coils, megasquirt or another ECU, turbo charger, nitrous (even saw superchargers i believe in the 2nd gen forum...). exhaust and intake are not going to be enough to give your 7 much more power. Have you even tuned your ECU to take those mods?
You cant just do minor upgrades and expect it to fly past porshe's, vettes, vipers, and lambos.
The car isnt crap...you just keep picking things that are out of your league performance wise...I mean, its like taking a rusty *** pinto to a top fuel race.
If you want it to go faster, think along the lines of, porting, more effiecient radiator, higher flow injectors, spark plug wires and spark plugs, better coils, megasquirt or another ECU, turbo charger, nitrous (even saw superchargers i believe in the 2nd gen forum...). exhaust and intake are not going to be enough to give your 7 much more power. Have you even tuned your ECU to take those mods?
You cant just do minor upgrades and expect it to fly past porshe's, vettes, vipers, and lambos.
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tell ya what...sell the FC, buy a second generation Probe GT. They weigh as much as a GXL, but they make more power. fwd sucks, but you're probably in highschool and don't know the difference. They also respond very well to bolt ons and I never lost to a Honda and only lost to one DSM when I had mine.
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Ya man. Think about this..tha prelude has how much more power stock for stock then u? It also depends on tha kind of racing u do..from a dig, highway pull..just 2 many factors.
You really need 2 get a TII or turbo that car 2 push sum good numbers and stomp ludes, n what not fairly easily.
You really need 2 get a TII or turbo that car 2 push sum good numbers and stomp ludes, n what not fairly easily.
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Originally Posted by Rx7TyreBurna
Yea, so I have decided that the RX-7 is kinda crap.
I have spent a lot of time and money on this car, and I am still not even able to keep up with most sports cars.
I was beaten badly tonight by a newer model Prelude. Not a type sh.
It wasn't even like I was able to keep up at all. He blew past me like I was stopped.
Eh, no more faith in the RX-7. Considering a supra, or something with power. Maybe a Civic.
I have spent a lot of time and money on this car, and I am still not even able to keep up with most sports cars.
I was beaten badly tonight by a newer model Prelude. Not a type sh.
It wasn't even like I was able to keep up at all. He blew past me like I was stopped.
Eh, no more faith in the RX-7. Considering a supra, or something with power. Maybe a Civic.
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with a n/a and your mods your not going to spank everything that comes next to you, what do you expect man your car from the factory brings 140hp and with your simple mods how much have you gain maybe 20hp that brings the car to 160hp and that what the stock s5 n/a comes from the factory also, so it isn't that much power. if you want to run good you need to get a big *** street port and some other mods aside from just exhaust etc. do a little search here, there's a guy here pushing 190+hp on the wheels out of his 13b n/a, i bet he can help you in what you need to do to your car, or do a TII swap and your good to go.
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He probably got stomped due to two reasons.
1) his car only comes with 140hp stock and that prelude has 190.
2) due to his larger exhaust his aux ports are not opening and he's losing HP on the top end. The car might even be making less than stock HP #'s.
1) his car only comes with 140hp stock and that prelude has 190.
2) due to his larger exhaust his aux ports are not opening and he's losing HP on the top end. The car might even be making less than stock HP #'s.
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Originally Posted by Rathmar
He probably got stomped due to two reasons.
1) his car only comes with 140hp stock and that prelude has 190.
2) due to his larger exhaust his aux ports are not opening and he's losing HP on the top end. The car might even be making less than stock HP #'s.
1) his car only comes with 140hp stock and that prelude has 190.
2) due to his larger exhaust his aux ports are not opening and he's losing HP on the top end. The car might even be making less than stock HP #'s.
of course he got stomped
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...I assume no air pump on an S4 means the same as it does on an S5? Unless you have electronic 6PI...
You should try getting the car working at 100% before you bitch about losing to Hondas :P
You should try getting the car working at 100% before you bitch about losing to Hondas :P
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Originally Posted by Rx7TyreBurna
Eh, no more faith in the RX-7. Considering a supra, or something with power. Maybe a Civic.
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it's a GXL for god's sake... it is the luxury model and the second heaviest model compared to the AE TII... get rid of the cats, wire open the ports and tune it with a wideband and you would probably gain 20HP at the wheels. get rid of some of the options in the car like sunroof, passenger seat, interior, washer bottle, etc., etc., etc. and you will have a real sports car that would be a bit more responsive than what you have now.
or you can just get a turbo model and mod that instead. calling the RX7 a piece of **** because you lost in a heavy n/a model is a rather misinformed statement.
or you can just get a turbo model and mod that instead. calling the RX7 a piece of **** because you lost in a heavy n/a model is a rather misinformed statement.
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Originally Posted by 93VRTouring
tell ya what...sell the FC, buy a second generation Probe GT. They weigh as much as a GXL, but they make more power. fwd sucks, but you're probably in highschool and don't know the difference. They also respond very well to bolt ons and I never lost to a Honda and only lost to one DSM when I had mine.
Haha, way out of highschool. I almost bought a Probe GT, but my friend bought it first. OH well.
I want a nice turbo RWD. I prefer the feel of RWD to FWD.
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Originally Posted by diabolical1
it's not the car's fault. spend less time playing PS2 and more time doing research on your car and how to make more power. there are many wrong things that you said and thought, but the Civic comment just shows how in the dark you are.
The civic thing was a joke. Get a life you ******.
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For those that have posted about wiring my ports open, the sleeves are completely removed and have plates blocking where the rods were.
I am currently saving for a T2 swap. I can't have mommy and daddy buy it for me like most of you. I have to work hard for all the stuff on my car. After rent, and all bills I have $50 a month to spend towards performance. I was just hoping that what I had bought was going to at least let me beat some cars.
I have lost to many many cars. 93 Probe GT(not stock), 96 Probe GT(stock), Civic EX(stock), Accord EX(stock).......
Hopefully my experiences with a T2 motor will be better.
I am currently saving for a T2 swap. I can't have mommy and daddy buy it for me like most of you. I have to work hard for all the stuff on my car. After rent, and all bills I have $50 a month to spend towards performance. I was just hoping that what I had bought was going to at least let me beat some cars.
I have lost to many many cars. 93 Probe GT(not stock), 96 Probe GT(stock), Civic EX(stock), Accord EX(stock).......
Hopefully my experiences with a T2 motor will be better.
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Originally Posted by Rx7TyreBurna
Haha, way out of highschool. I almost bought a Probe GT, but my friend bought it first. OH well.
I want a nice turbo RWD. I prefer the feel of RWD to FWD.
I want a nice turbo RWD. I prefer the feel of RWD to FWD.
and no, i didn't intend for that to rhyme..
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Indeed. Turbo. Soon I hope. I am guessing sometime next year.
Paying for college too. School is expensive. $750 every three months. That is just classes.
But, I should have enough in a year.
Paying for college too. School is expensive. $750 every three months. That is just classes.
But, I should have enough in a year.
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Originally Posted by Rx7TyreBurna
Indeed. Turbo. Soon I hope. I am guessing sometime next year.
Paying for college too. School is expensive. $750 every three months. That is just classes.
But, I should have enough in a year.
Paying for college too. School is expensive. $750 every three months. That is just classes.
But, I should have enough in a year.
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Originally Posted by 93VRTouring
tell ya what...sell the FC, buy a second generation Probe GT. They weigh as much as a GXL, but they make more power. fwd sucks, but you're probably in highschool and don't know the difference. They also respond very well to bolt ons and I never lost to a Honda and only lost to one DSM when I had mine.