How does your RX compare?

[CharlieP]

Hi guys, just wanted to find out any race stories from people?
 
My dads got a BMW E92 Coupe 335D, and reckons it would leave an RX7 for dead.......!
Anyone care to comment?
 
So I challenged him to a track day, for when I get my RX7 in the next few months hopefully!

[D1 WTF]

a standard rex will just about out do a m3 hope.  on the road let alone on the track.  so tell him to stop being a muppet.

[Rixio]

Your dad is dreaming buddy

[m4drx]

hahahahahahhaahah :rollin

[CharlieP]

Cool, and one more thing, anyone near the Maidstone area who wouldn\'t mind showing me their RX? and have a chat about them?
cheers

[n4bes]

Meanwhile in the REAL world...................................

[Warthog]

Even with my fried gearbox, all he would see was my back end and flames when I changed up. It would be a distant view after the second change and his windscreen would be splattered with Pre-Mix. Ask anyone on here thats tried to follow me on a foot in convoy.:flamed

[m4drx]

Even with my fried gearbox, all he would see was my back end and flames when I changed up. It would be a distant view after the second change and his windscreen would be splattered with Pre-Mix. Ask anyone on here thats tried to follow me on a foot in convoy.:flamed

i can vouch for this :Grrr and i was tailing in my rx! smug hogness

[pete sparrow]

Didnt someone admit to be being beaten by a BMW diesel on another thread last week? Think it was a 3.5cc twin turbo diesel that took him off the line and he only managed to real the bmw in at high speeds.Pretty sure it was andysmee?!?!
These new diesels are getting faster and faster! A mate of mine leant me his 330D 3 series and it was very impressive,ok not as fast as my rex,but still quick!
Only way you\'ll know for sure is if you race him! Oh and win!!!:)

[RemarkLima]

I wouldn\'t be so hasty guys! A friend of mine has a 330D with a DMS remap, makes 450 ft-lbs of torque, 6 speed box and a very very flat torque curve, just an absolute surge of power!

Admittedly they carry more weight, so unless you\'re pushing 300+ ft-lbs I\'d say you\'d be in trouble! One could easily catch you snoozing

However on a track my money would be on a REX everytime, less weight, better suspension setup... But then I\'d say a a Caterham superlight with a fraction of that power would eat most cars except if there\'s enough straights

[Warthog]

I\'ll be alright then -------  340 ft/lbs.:spank

[m4drx]

end of this month, next meet im shotgun! cant keep admiring from a distance mr hog getting jealous....

oh and mine is going to be very different too lets just say im going to portsmouth and not to look at boats

[Warthog]

The young lad has seen the light he is going to make a payment to the God of POWER.:wave

[royal]

They\'ve got really powerful in those BMW diesels, 280bhp 0-60 in  6.2 secs (just checked geek website), I reckon that would give plenty of tired old standard rexs a run for there money, but wouldn\'t touch a good modded one. The M3/M5s are very fast though. M5 V10 500BHP anyone fancy ago (bar his hogness :-) ). They handle extremely well as well. I\'ve got a massive milage old 525i tourer and I can throw it round like any sports car. Back end out round corners, but completely balanced and almost impossible to lose it.

[normski]

Didnt someone admit to be being beaten by a BMW diesel on another thread last week? Think it was a 3.5cc twin turbo diesel that took him off the line and he only managed to real the bmw in at high speeds.Pretty sure it was andysmee?!?!
These new diesels are getting faster and faster! A mate of mine leant me his 330D 3 series and it was very impressive,ok not as fast as my rex,but still quick!
Only way you\'ll know for sure is if you race him! Oh and win!!!:)

Ok I know a bit this BMW thing, As I have the 330D witha little chip upgrade. Puts it up to around 230 ish BHP. Ok we are also not talking top speed or corners here, But off the line, Most! standard gen 3 RX7\'s will not get past me on the quarter mile. High 13 seconds is about the average. As anyone who knows the rex will admit, 8 out of 10 standard 7\'s will not do much better than high 13 \'s or even into the 14\'s, But, I have to say, on a (DRY DAY) around a bend there is no contest, the rex will win! Now 335D is a even quicker, so fan of the rex I am, but a 335D BMW up against a standard gen3 REX, off the line to around the 100MPH straight line stuff, My money would be on the BMW, And 8 out of 10 runs the BMW would win.

I was only .2 behind a MR2 Turbo, Running around 13.8 (S) So don\'t be too ready to kick that 335D out as you my be supprised!:wave