Me vs. "290RWHP RX-7"

Unit 5302 · 02-27-2002, 08:21 PM

Well, the shot the kid is supposed to run is 55hp. If you advance your timing from 8* to 14* you're gonna pick up a lot of snap. Losing a passenger will easily give you a good 1-2 tenths/carlengths over the 1/4.

You need to launch better. If you have your car tuned better and launch well, you can kiss him goodbye again.

He doesn't have anywhere close to 290rwhp, or 290 at the crank even. Probably no more than 250 at the crank, even if he's lucky. For all the money that kid has in his car he should be pretty embarrased.

The RX-7 TT (this RX7 is N/A) pulls hard off the line because of it's light weight. The engines mass is small, and it doesn't do well as the speeds pick up. From 80-120 they are not strong. After 120 the aerodynamics really come in though. You'll get dusted racing an RX7 120mph+ while in a Fox Body.

02-27-2002, 08:21 PM	#5
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	Well, the shot the kid is supposed to run is 55hp. If you advance your timing from 8* to 14* you're gonna pick up a lot of snap. Losing a passenger will easily give you a good 1-2 tenths/carlengths over the 1/4. You need to launch better. If you have your car tuned better and launch well, you can kiss him goodbye again. He doesn't have anywhere close to 290rwhp, or 290 at the crank even. Probably no more than 250 at the crank, even if he's lucky. For all the money that kid has in his car he should be pretty embarrased. The RX-7 TT (this RX7 is N/A) pulls hard off the line because of it's light weight. The engines mass is small, and it doesn't do well as the speeds pick up. From 80-120 they are not strong. After 120 the aerodynamics really come in though. You'll get dusted racing an RX7 120mph+ while in a Fox Body.