Hey guys/gals...I don't think you realize how great our little 2.4 turbo-engine is. My wife is interested in the Mazda RX8 so we recently took one for a test drive. This thing is rated at 250 HP at 8500 RPM (redline is 9,000 RPM!) in the manual version (auto is rated at 210 HP). We took it out for a test drive and the salesman told her to "go for it"...I asked her twice if she had the throttle all the way to the floor because it didn't even compare to our GT's when the turbo kicks in. When we got home I looked at the brochure and their engine is only rated around 160 ft. lbs. torque! The RX8 would whip our a** in the twistys but give me my GT at any stoplight.
I'm talking her into test driving a SRT4 next...
Deen
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GT, 5-Spd, K&N filter, Stage I, AGP 3147 Big Turbo, DTEC Fuel Kit, Tial WGA, Greddy Profec EBC, DCR 55mm TB, 05 Plastic Manifold, 180 Deg. Stat, CCA FMIC, AMX hard-pipes, Water-Injection, STS shifter, Needswings 3\" DP w/dump and Borla Cat-back, BG Drop Springs, Eibach Sway Bars, Panther alloys & Eagle F1 Max-Performance Tires. Best run to date...12.93 @113.45MPH.
77 Blown Vette-runs 10\'s @ 136 MPH.
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