mine weighs 2800bs with no driver, 1/2 tanks of gas, and nothing in the trunk. I think it's amazing that it is this light, it has huge wheels, 8 airbags, power everything, seats 4, and is much larger than the FD. Would I like it to be lighter? Hell yeah, I wish I could get a roll up window, stripper sport model. But really, I can't figure out how to get anymore weight out of it without making it an obnoxiously loud and uncomfortable daily driver.....

 

damn, i thought rx-8's were heavier than that.

 

How come no tuning company has released a chip or OBDII flash?



Not sure if any of you guys are subaru guys, but cobb tuning (big company that does scoobie specific parts sorta like racing beat) has a programmer that allows you to rewrite the fuel map and ignition curve that optimizes your stock setup or mods and scrafice a bit of emissions perforamnce. SOrta like those hypertech setups.



Mazda originally clamined 255 HP. 20 more then current before... people have speciulated that it's due to emissions standards so they detuned it. How come no one has figured out the map to give 255 or 260, 270 etc etc with 94 octane?

 

Mazda never claimed 255hp...the claimed 247, then reduced it to 238 after the emmissions debacle....it doesn't matter though...because it barely produces 230hp, if that....

 

Well on the dyno it gets a smoking 180rwhp!!!!

 

dude, when manufacturers release that ****, it's always at the crank/flywheel. NEVER at the wheels.



it still shows on the monroney sticker that is produces 230hp. never says anything about rwhp, or fwhp.