One Large Thing I Like About The Rotary World
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Originally Posted by Shane.Trammell' date='Feb 10 2005, 11:44 AM
yeah last time i followed you to your house i was having a hard time staying with you in the corners, doesnt help im still learning about shifting in the middle of taking a corner hard i guess...
once she;s back up on the road i guess ill finnaly get out there and hit up the corners really hard and push it to see what she can do.
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Originally Posted by PhoenixDownVII' date='Feb 10 2005, 10:08 AM
Sorry, but owning an Rx8 tells you nothing about owning an NA Rotary. It doesn't help you "learn" anything. It's all brand new and packed under a huge plastic cover. How that prepares you for a 10 year old turbo'd rotary machine is beyond me...
It's the whole reason anyone can drive the Rx-8 and not know what they're driving. You don't have to premix, worry about coolant temps, etc. It's all new and made to be a Daily Driver.
And if you went my route, I don't see why anyone could say they couldn't afford an Rx7 yet they drive an Rx8. FD=$12-15k, + Reliable Honda DD ($2-3k)= Less than an Rx8.
It's the whole reason anyone can drive the Rx-8 and not know what they're driving. You don't have to premix, worry about coolant temps, etc. It's all new and made to be a Daily Driver.
And if you went my route, I don't see why anyone could say they couldn't afford an Rx7 yet they drive an Rx8. FD=$12-15k, + Reliable Honda DD ($2-3k)= Less than an Rx8.
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From: Richardson Texas
Originally Posted by fcrotornut' date='Feb 10 2005, 03:22 PM
yeah last time i followed you to your house i was having a hard time staying with you in the corners, doesnt help im still learning about shifting in the middle of taking a corner hard i guess...
once she;s back up on the road i guess ill finnaly get out there and hit up the corners really hard and push it to see what she can do.
once she;s back up on the road i guess ill finnaly get out there and hit up the corners really hard and push it to see what she can do.
thats pretty bad bc i wasnt even on it, i probably could have been taking those turns about twice as fast as i was. the fb should improve a lot today, its at the tire shop getting falkens.
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Originally Posted by Pyrrian' date='Feb 10 2005, 12:21 PM
Let me also point out that only in an FC can you get laid in the back seat - well, she'd have to be a hot gymnast or something to be flexible enough, but I wouldn't complain about THAT...
meanwhile the storage bins strain your back and you hit your head on the back glass.
I'm gonna call BS on taht one.
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Originally Posted by fcrotornut' date='Feb 10 2005, 01:22 PM
yeah last time i followed you to your house i was having a hard time staying with you in the corners, doesnt help im still learning about shifting in the middle of taking a corner hard i guess.........
You shift in the middle of taking corners?
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i kinda shift in the middle of corners too bc i dont engine break. this puts me at down shifting in the middle of the turn unless i go into the turn at full clutch in the gear at which i will exit the turn.
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Originally Posted by Dramon_Killer' date='Feb 10 2005, 03:55 PM
meanwhile the storage bins strain your back and you hit your head on the back glass.
I'm gonna call BS on taht one.
I'm gonna call BS on taht one.
well since he said backseat, im assuming there is a backseat and no bins
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Originally Posted by PhoenixDownVII' date='Feb 10 2005, 09:08 AM
Sorry, but owning an Rx8 tells you nothing about owning an NA Rotary. It doesn't help you "learn" anything. It's all brand new and packed under a huge plastic cover. How that prepares you for a 10 year old turbo'd rotary machine is beyond me...
It's the whole reason anyone can drive the Rx-8 and not know what they're driving. You don't have to premix, worry about coolant temps, etc. It's all new and made to be a Daily Driver.
And if you went my route, I don't see why anyone could say they couldn't afford an Rx7 yet they drive an Rx8. FD=$12-15k, + Reliable Honda DD ($2-3k)= Less than an Rx8.
It's the whole reason anyone can drive the Rx-8 and not know what they're driving. You don't have to premix, worry about coolant temps, etc. It's all new and made to be a Daily Driver.
And if you went my route, I don't see why anyone could say they couldn't afford an Rx7 yet they drive an Rx8. FD=$12-15k, + Reliable Honda DD ($2-3k)= Less than an Rx8.
Originally Posted by Il RX8 lI' date='Feb 10 2005, 02:34 PM
I fail to see how either of you differ, you both bought a rotary powered car and drive them, there is no elitist position to take. It doesn't matter if its an R-100 or any other rotary powered vehicle all the way along to the RX-8.
Just because an 8 is the newest version in the rotary family doesn't make it inferior, any rotary powered vehicle has it trade-offs with other of it's rotary powered kin, but they all make up the pedigree that is Rotary Power, and frankly it should be celebrated, for those of us in the U.S. hadn't seen a new rotary powered vehicle on a showroom floor since '96.
The RX-8, among other things, is a symbol that the rotary powered pedigree will continue and evolve, and the sour taste in our mouths caused by the handfull of buffoons that don't know or care what they are driving, is a small price to pay, but will fade quickly, for even those village idiots and thier overall lack of knowledge, are helping the rotary family grow.
As the title of this thread reads, this is "one large thing I like about the rotary world"
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Originally Posted by Shane.Trammell' date='Feb 10 2005, 02:11 PM
i kinda shift in the middle of corners too bc i dont engine break. this puts me at down shifting in the middle of the turn unless i go into the turn at full clutch in the gear at which i will exit the turn.
im no expert driver or anything and maybe you could teach me a thing or two...But I though you should take care of braking and shifting prior to the corner to not shift the load on the suspension during the corner and at some instances use left foot braking during the corner.
I haven't got the left foot braking thing down yet or even know when to use it. Is this shifting in the corner deal working for you?
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well im no professional or expert either, thats just how i do it. it may not be right but until i start auto xing or racing on the circuit it works well enough for me. i just brake til the car is going to start bucking and then go full clutch, about halfway through the turn, or at the apex, i select my gear and get back on it.