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Will66

#45
June 27, 2011, 04:55:02 PM
About £6k fitted and tuned!
RX8 High Power, Cusco Coilovers, Dotz wheels and flames. Shoe Size 12
 
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Will66

#46
June 27, 2011, 04:55:35 PM
That\'s top whack as well.
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jetpilot

#47
June 27, 2011, 05:38:02 PM
So with a decent 8 as a base car your looking at 10k!

In essence twice the price of a 7 with the same if not more hp...... I think my mind is being made up here :)

Which to side with your enthusiasm for 8\'s, is a shame, as i think it would be a great car, but what price do you put on individuality and bucking the trend of the doing a 7.

Then you have the added quirks with selling a tuned 8, is it going to be as popular as a tuned 7? The chances are you will loose a shed load more money on a 8. I reckon if i bought right i reckon i could pretty much sell a 7 say in year for damn near what i paid for it. im sure that wouldnt be the case with an 8.

I will watch this add with great interest

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2961256.htm

Grant Monkhouse

#48
June 27, 2011, 06:33:30 PM
Quote from: Will66;772113About £6k fitted and tuned!

6 grand!! You could spend half that putting a single turbo on an FD engine and gain more up than the 8, with potential to get even more with a few choice mods. Even using a small gt35 size turbo would generate more hp on an FD than the 8.

FD all the way.

That rx8 your watching is over priced BTW. IMO

m1tch

#49
June 27, 2011, 06:38:27 PM
My FC with all mods plus the cost of the car should be running more than that for £8k total lol

jetpilot

#50
June 27, 2011, 06:56:47 PM
Quote from: Grant Monkhouse;7721336 grand!! You could spend half that putting a single turbo on an FD engine and gain more up than the 8, with potential to get even more with a few choice mods. Even using a small gt35 size turbo would generate more hp on an FD than the 8.

FD all the way.

That rx8 your watching is over priced BTW. IMO

Without doubt.......

Will66

#51
June 27, 2011, 07:18:06 PM
That RX8 was Pettit Racing\'s Demo car.  That\'s the 6k conversion.  It\'s a great bit of kit, feels like the stock car but with more power everywhere!  That\'s £6k tuned and ready to run for that conversion, with the sort of progressive power delivery turbos can only dream of.
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Grant Monkhouse

#52
June 27, 2011, 07:21:36 PM
Progressive power, pffft who wants it. A big kick up the arse for me thanks. Lol.

Standard ports with a gt35 and smallish sized hotside would be better than a supercharger.

Superchargers belong on hemi\'s not rotaries.

Will66

#53
June 27, 2011, 07:29:21 PM
If you want a big hp number for the drag strip then a kick up the arse is fine but it means you\'re either going to run such big rear tyres that you\'ll compromise your acceleration because they\'re so heavy or you\'ll stay away from boost anywhere there\'s a bend because if the turbo spools you\'ll be sideways or spinning your tyres ineffectively, looks good but it\'s not a quick way around a corner.

If you\'re looking for a drag racer, the Renesis engine isn\'t for you.  If you like your fun with corners then an RX8 is damn good option.
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jetpilot

#54
June 27, 2011, 08:03:22 PM
Quote from: Will66;772151That RX8 was Pettit Racing\'s Demo car.  That\'s the 6k conversion.  It\'s a great bit of kit, feels like the stock car but with more power everywhere!  That\'s £6k tuned and ready to run for that conversion, with the sort of progressive power delivery turbos can only dream of.

Who did the work on the Petit demo car Will and more so do you think the 12k price tag is justified?

and sorry to say i have to disagree, a gt35r or similar fd would simply leave an 8 for dead, tuned or not on track, corner speed has nothing to do with acceleration, its about how fast you go into the corner and if a driver is putting his boot in through the corner i would seriously doubt his abilities, corner exit would be fine, but if you cant control a single that already should be on boost through the corner, your either in the wrong gear or have extraordinary skills. :)

Will66

#55
June 27, 2011, 08:20:28 PM
When the work was done on that 8 it was by a company called Trimar in North London, there was some legal issues and they\'re now relocated to Hertfordshire and called Bespoke Performance, essentially they\'re Pettit Racing\'s UK outlet as well as being a very good performance car garage.  At £12k that car\'s a bit steep, by about £4k by my estimation.

As for being left for dead on track by a tuned 7.

Video shot from my RX8 at Castle Combe earlier this year.

RX8 High Power, Cusco Coilovers, Dotz wheels and flames. Shoe Size 12
 
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lee mills

#56
June 27, 2011, 08:43:10 PM
Nice driving:Thumbs-up However not really a true comparison as unless im mistaken all the 7,s you passed slowed down and let you past:D

jetpilot

#57
June 27, 2011, 08:45:30 PM
Will i love your enthusiasm about the 8\'s, i really do, but posting vids of overtaking random fd\'s with by looks of it, even more random drivers doesnt impress me, in fact, it smacks of some kind of inferiority complex especially with all your other 8 v 7 comments , i am sure just as many people could post footage of fd\'s overtaking 8\'s. If i had a camcorder i could post videos of me overtaking 430\'s,  911\'s, tvr\'s, m3\'s, m5\'s, elises, exiges, the list goes and that was with a standard twin set up, as you well know, a decent driver will compensate for hp all day long.

Will66

#58
June 27, 2011, 09:05:22 PM
That is partially my point although I am not that great a driver.  Power is only part of the equation for performance and whilst it\'s nice.

As for the inferiority complex, personally I don\'t have one.  If I was seeking power at the expense of all else I\'d have a different car.
RX8 High Power, Cusco Coilovers, Dotz wheels and flames. Shoe Size 12
 
Apparently putting details of your car spec in your signature means the nice folks on exile-rotorsport think you\'re a fool.  I can think of no higher compliment!

"Eat it with a chopstick!"

jetpilot

#59
June 27, 2011, 09:16:59 PM
Well back to the point, would love an 8, just a shame its not good for another 50 or so hp and it would be devastating, not just great :)
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