Performance of F3DS

[Holmsey24]

I am due to take delivery of my Rx in the next week or so and am obviously getting a bit giddy!  I have owned a VX220 in the past which was pretty quick, not top end but plenty of acceleration, similiar to Elise 6 secs 0.60.
I was wondering how an Rx might feel.  I have never driven one prior to me buying this one from New Era.  Mad maybe but I am defo looking forward to that first blast. 2.6 twin I know is going to be rapid but wondered if some people might enlighten me with their experiences of their first drives!!!!


Matt

[grinder]

not that i have drive a FD , but the FC turbo II

first experience ...

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG , cant remove smile from face .. OMG OMG OMG crickey it quick .. look how it pulls in 3rd gear ... OOOOOOMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGG ... stop car , get out , stop to calm my self

get back in

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG you can wheel spin for fun , hang on its now side ways ... OH SHT this will be expensive .. back in a straight line .. OMG OMG OMG

ROUNDABOUT .. ekkk sideways again .. How much fun ...

and thats pretty much what its like

[gsb876]

With the weather being wet take it easy until you feel you are capable of handling the rx, quite a few people on here have been alittle heavy footed in the wet and ended up with a broken rx!!!!

Cough - Scoobi Si :o

But seriously though just be careful until you get a feel for the acceleration and handling, as far the Elise goes i had a race with a chap from the gym who has one, and around the bends he was right behind me, hit the straight and he dissappeared and wsa somewhat amazed as to where i had gone!!!:eek:

But then again my rx is a single turbo setup, is yours  twin turbo?? if so then you must watch the revs when accelerating as the first turbo bites at 3000rpms and the second at 5000rpms so watch for the bite.

Gurj

Ps - next midlands meet will be on the 24th october 2004, will post in the meetings section closer to the date.:cool

[Donato]

First drive

Fun fun fun, very fast, but as Gurj says, be very carefull, in the wet/damp conditions the back wheels like to join the front, take it slow to begin with and learn how to drive her, any idiot can drive fast, the important thing is being able to do it well.

best to learn slowly than to learn the hard way mate..

Its a different driving experience i have had from any other car.

Its fecking great!

Good luck matey

[Holmsey24]

Yeah it is a standard twin apart from induction kit dump valve and cat back box.
Really can\'t wait to get me hands on it and have a play.  I wrote off me VX220 (avoiding a dog Hmph cough) and caused £5000 worth of repairs to it, so I know I\'m good at losing RWD motors!

 :rolleyes:

Been a bit concerned about the Mazdaspeed front bumper.  Apparently 4" ground clearance and only 5" at it\'s highest point.  I knew it looked low on the photos I have but didn\'t realise it was quite that low!  Not many of them about over here so I don\'t want to rip it off either on the first speed bump I come too!

:cool

Will definately come along to a Midlands meet.  I\'ve seen that Peccy is Sheff based and I know you are Derby way, so there are a few of us about now!

[Holmsey24]

Will definately come along to a Midlands meet. I\'ve seen that Peccy is Sheff based and I know you are Derby way, so there are a few of us about now!

Was aimed at GSB876!!!

[20B_boy]

That yours in your avatar? Looks nice.

Not a MazdaSpeed nose though

[shaunwil]

I got my rx7 about 2-3 months ago and still have the smile on my face. My first drive was in a faster one than min at the min and all i could do was say how much do you want for mine ! lol

Amazing to drive, but two watch words (which i seem to forget still :rolleyes: ) is not to get angry in it, they are too quick for that and will just bite you in the arse. Plus take your time in the wet, even in a straight line they will spin up in the wet as standard.

Just make sure it hasn\'t got cheap rubber on it and enjoy every minute of the dry weather

Shaun

[Holmsey24]

Yeah I want it now!!!!

20B, yeah sorry your right it\'s a Knight sports kit.

Just checked me e-mail from Miguel doh! :rolleyes:

[Holmsey24]

I know going slightly off topic but do people recommend replacing tyres when they import (obviously for those that have).  The tyres have good tread and I can see they are Good Year from some pics (not sure which model)  but I have heard that Jap rubber is not very good in English weather. i.e wet all the time!

[ScuttleRX]

Yeah definately worth replacing the tyres, even a good make/model from japan will be a harder compound so not really suited to our roads.

I drove around for a few months with jap rubber, and once i changed them to a set of brit Goodyear Eagle F1\'s difference was phenomenal, can give it more accerelation out of bends without back breaking traction, and when it does its more progressive and controllable. With the jap rubber I found it a bit heart in mouth the few times when the back started sliding, seemed to just go.

The wet perfomance is much improved too, feel a lot more confident on a wet road since changing the tyres, I still take it steady though after stories of woe

[Donato]

Bumper clearance, hee hee

My front bumper is about 4 inches from the tarmac, speed bumps should be approached with caution!

The bottom of my radiatior is 5 inches from the ground and my extra anti roll bars are also about 4inches from the road. All in all bumpy roads are not my friend.

Basic rules

avoid anything unless its flat!

[davefrith]

yours is a 2.6 ?

You should get a 1.3 put in it, cheaper tax ! :rollin

[Schtoo]

Japanese tyres are much chop from what I have experienced. Unless you spend the bucks and get good stuff.

Something about the compound and how it behaves in cold weather. Seems everytime that someone bends a car here where tyres could be blamed, it\'s when it\'s cold. Summer time, not much happens.

Crazy, because it gets plenty cold here, but plenty hot too.

Also could be caused by the humidity, which rips rubber apart in pretty short order.

BTW, current count of cars bent or killed by locals folks stands at a mint condition 20B Cosmo, a slightly bent RX8, BMW M3 and numerous runabouts that aren\'t worth mentioning in such illustrious company. All done in winter here.

Change the rubber. It\'s not that expensive compared to the repair bill.

P.S. I still remind the guy who killed the Cosmo what a ^%*%&(&)* he is every now and then...

[gsb876]

Originally posted by Holmsey24
Was aimed at GSB876!!!

Yea cool bro, thought it were for me:)

Will post next meet in the next few weeks.

Gurj:wave