1988 cabriolet/targa. racing beat down pipe and presilencer, corksport catback.

best run was a 17.5@79

 

Holy somabitch

 

LOL... That's not good at all!

 

Can you drive?

Practice. My first ever track run was like a high 16. Now its in the low 15's (15.3 yall).

 

i can drive. i could have pulled a little more out of it, but i wasn't looking to abuse the clutch. i was just sidestepping it ~3000-3500 rpm. my 60' reflected that as they were in the 2.5s range. when i get a new clutch i'll likely go back. i could probally get a 2.3 60' out of it(3.909 rear end, why did mazda have to put the 3.909 with sticks in the 88 vert...)

 

Ah I was just asking since 17.5 isn't good at all. Good tires? Nice compression? Any other modifcations?

 

not that bad with a 79mph trap...
79mph is bad at a quarter mile...

 

nope, no other mods at all. tires, i think they are fairly good. with a ~3000 rpm sidestep they would spin for maybe 1/4-1/2 second then catch.

 

i trapped 90mph in the 1/8th mile

 

rub rub

 

not trying to brag or anything, but just saying 79 in the 1/4 is bad.

my 91 NA coupe trapped 88 in the 1/4 (i think 72 in the 1/8th) and it wasnt the quickest.


Green Streak: are you sure the 6pi and the VDI is working?

 

i've got an S4 so i'm pretty sure there is no VDI to be working. the 6pi, i suspect they are working, but i suppose i could put a but of grease on there to check(powerband seems like they are working, but i could be wrong) and before getting rid of the stock exhaust, i saw them moving with a hard rev in netural.

 

almost forgot, your 91 coupe has a 4.10 rear end(the 88 verts got the auto 3.909 with a 5 speed) and you've got an S5 160 HP vs my 146(stock vs. stock of course) in addition to being ~250-300 lbs lighter

 

I don't know, it is a vert and those things are damn heavy (i know i have one), so maybe it's not that bad.

 

http://www.petting-zoo.net/~gkm/rx7/specs.html

for a 88 vert i think thats about right

 

17s is kinda weak , usually stock u can run 16s easily even a high15 if your car is lightweight and u can shift good (although u have the heaviest one the vert)

i expect to run mid 15's in my car and even less once i get more stuff done and learn to drive better

 

My N/A 85 GSL-SE with a big subwoofer system in the back (two JL Audio 12's) and a huge amp with a blown coolant seal trapped a 82 MPH (16.3 @ 82 MPH )

 

my 1988 automatic rx 7 stock 89 mph 1/4 mile but im changing to stick shift

 

et dont mean car power... try mph

 

well in that aspect i would be expecting 90-100mph trap speed for 1/4 mile , and 70-80mph for 1/8th mile, running 14.5-15.5 1/4 mile times

 

those are turbo times
try a NA convertible.

 

79mph!!! holy long 2nd gear

 

Gotta start somewhere.

I drove a '91 vert for a while (gave it to my sister for Christmas), those numbers seem about right for the '88. Personally, I think the verts are a bit disappointing numbers-wise. But what can you do?

 

mod the !@#@ out of em

 

lol, i got it cause i needed a car and a red 'vert rx-7 plopped into my lap. it was the second one i had ever seen and the price was right. i wasn't concerned about speed. the car i was planning to get was an AW11 Mr-2