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16 Aug 2003, 00:51 (Ref:689486)
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hey yorkie how much does that car cost
No doubt v8s are very fast but for the amount of money you have to pay for them. hehe for half the price theres a rotary. V8s are quick cars and yousto love them but oncei bought a rotary and got my car to go so fast with next to no money im with the rotar |
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17 Aug 2003, 05:08 (Ref:690106)
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In regards to rotary reliability, I am on my second rx-7 (One with a 12a and one with a 13b) and haven't had a single problem with the engine in either. A lot of the people who say they are so problematic havn't owned one. They have the advantage that they are small and light and can be placed low and towards the centre of the car. To say "In stock form the Supra can eat the RX7 alive almost everywhere except on tight twisty tracks" ignores the positive impacts having a rotary has on handling.
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17 Aug 2003, 07:57 (Ref:690139)
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17 Aug 2003, 13:05 (Ref:690311)
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IGNORES CAN YOU READ???
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17 Aug 2003, 14:43 (Ref:690367)
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Too touchy rx72c! Let's keep the fun in this. Perhaps you should consider the point David is making!
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17 Aug 2003, 15:20 (Ref:690381)
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Re: Rotary Or V8
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Maybe we need to go back and look at the original question. Now that we have done that maybe people need to realize that their opinions are not facts, they are opinions. If you get offended because someone does not agree with you then message boards are not your place. Here we discuss (preferably using proper discourse) our opinions and attempt to back them up with facts. Either way this is supposed to be entertainment, not judgment or crucifixion. In all honesty there are a few 4 cylinders that I have seen do better in n/a form than 13b's. The F20c is a perfect example. The M3's straignt six is another example of a better motor. Last edited by neilap; 17 Aug 2003 at 15:22. |
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17 Aug 2003, 17:25 (Ref:690436)
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Well, being a petrol head, I love them all, 4 cylinder, V6,V8,V12 straight 6, V12, rotary, whatever. Some are better in their particular configuration than others. Stacy Vickers is putting it over all of them, whatever capacity in his RX7 in the Classic Group One Touring Car Championship (He won again yesterday at Silverstone) and the car sounds superb but I'd probably prefer a V8 if the choice was solely between the two choices, but if it came down to any choice, I'd probably go for a straight 6. However, since sound has been mentioned, surely the most glorious sound, from a road car, anyway, must be from the straight 8 engines made by Alfa, Maserati and others, before the war. Sorry, Neilap, I've moved away from the specific choice, but then I note you have also mentioned a straight 6 from the BMW M3; indeed a great engine!
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"It's pure joy. This was the perfect training for the WEC after a summer of not racing, even though the car is faster than LMP2." Nicolas Minassian after lapping at 123mph in the Group C Jaguar XJR-14, setting a new outright lap record for the historic GP circuit at Silverstone Classic in 2013!
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17 Aug 2003, 17:29 (Ref:690437)
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why not go for the v8 out of the m3 gtr?
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17 Aug 2003, 21:55 (Ref:690585)
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there was a 20b street car which was N/A and did 9 second pass on slicks. I think thats pretty impressive.
And mazda is the only jap company to have won lemans they won lemans in 1991.This is also very impressive They won using the 4 rotor 26b |
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23 Aug 2003, 13:10 (Ref:696494)
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Only problem with the rotary is they sound
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23 Aug 2003, 23:11 (Ref:696933)
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I love the sound, some people dont like them , i guess everyone has a different taste.
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