GT MX-6 vs. RX-7 tII
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From: NASA/JSC - Clear Lake, TX
Originally Posted by rukh' date='Oct 3 2002, 03:19 AM
and dont worry about the race. I have this kid who lives down the street from me who owns a GT MX-6 and I tear him up on a daily basis with my NA 7 but I DO have a TON of driving experience. 
when you do race him. I would say you should dump your clutch at about 4000-4500 rpms (everyone else agree, for street?) And shift at about 6500 rpms, but keep the gas pedal floored, so the rpms rev up to about 7000 while you throw a quik shift. have fun
-rukh
when you do race him. I would say you should dump your clutch at about 4000-4500 rpms (everyone else agree, for street?) And shift at about 6500 rpms, but keep the gas pedal floored, so the rpms rev up to about 7000 while you throw a quik shift. have fun
-rukh
I dump mine at 4500 rpm and get some mad hopping action, presumably form the LSMD. Once I stick, its seems like its already shifting action, one more shift, and I'm at 60 mph. Gotta love the rotary.
Oh yeah, on breakin, I went something like 800 mi under 4K, then gradually started going up to 5 and 6K every now and then for another 100 mi. I tried to keep from downshifting above 4K. Once I hit 900 mi, I started gradually pushing up a little further on back roads, no major racing though. Once I hit 960 mi, I pulled up next to an Impreza, and I couldn't resist.
A $5000 rebuild in one year isn't worth one race and $100.
Winning one race: Cool
Net gain: -$4900
Overall feeling: Stupid
Don't do it, take a road trip first.
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Hey i'm new to this forum and rx-7's i just killed my 1991 celica so i bought a 1987 rx-7 tII from this garage i know,,,they hook up mostly mazda 7's and vw's,,,my 7's got a new rebuilt engine raceing beat duel exhaust and an intake so im guessen im pushen about 200hp maybe alittle more anywayz i got plans to race this kid from my old high school he has a turbo mx-6 and used to distroy my celica so i figure its time for some pay back so i dropped him a call and he jumped at the chance to race me and added alittle about how wack my 87 rx would be (showen how he knows **** about cars) i dont think he knows it has a turbo,,,lol he'll find out soon tho so i dropped 100bucks on the race,,,i havent even drove the car yet since its not even finished and im kinda dreading the race since my engine is new and i dont wanna risk messen it up,,,would one race mess anything up? i got 100 bucks on the line,, :twisted:
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From: Pimp'n ain't E-Z! But driving ur FD makes it easier!
Well, your motor is gonna need the 1K mile break-in period where you cant go over 4KRPM...so just drive a lot before the race, break the motor in...not following the breakin procedure can lead to BIG problems down the road, not to mention, fresh motors dont have full compression right away as the apex seals are still loosening up a bit, so take it easy...
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and dont worry about the race. I have this kid who lives down the street from me who owns a GT MX-6 and I tear him up on a daily basis with my NA 7 but I DO have a TON of driving experience.
when you do race him. I would say you should dump your clutch at about 4000-4500 rpms (everyone else agree, for street?) And shift at about 6500 rpms, but keep the gas pedal floored, so the rpms rev up to about 7000 while you throw a quik shift. have fun
-rukh
when you do race him. I would say you should dump your clutch at about 4000-4500 rpms (everyone else agree, for street?) And shift at about 6500 rpms, but keep the gas pedal floored, so the rpms rev up to about 7000 while you throw a quik shift. have fun
-rukh
