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Peryn · 09-05-2003, 09:36 AM

Ok, 10hp is noticable if you know what it was like before. What i was getting at is taht nobody will get in the car and know. Your not going to get in the car and say "WTF? this isn't 247HP!! its more like 238....pfft screw that!" Nobody getting in the car will be able to tell that its not 247, but slightly less.

As for torque, its got 160 lb/ft. And its not that rotaries lack torque so much....its that they lack it in the low end. They've got enough torque for anything ya need out of a sportscar, but they do it at 6k+ rpms.

As for the auto/manual numbers, look at the redline. Autos stop at approx. 7200 rpm. The manual tranny flys up to 8.5k-9k. If you could spin the auto up that fast it would likely make much larger numbers. I heard the reasoning from a Mazda rep for this once but i dont quite remembr why. i think its revs lower BECAUSE its an automatic. Something like the tourque converter would overheat if revved up so high or something. But it had to do with the power being limited by the revs, which were in turn limited by it being an automatic.

09-05-2003, 09:36 AM	#9 (permalink)
Peryn Junkie Location: San Diego, CA.	Ok, 10hp is noticable if you know what it was like before. What i was getting at is taht nobody will get in the car and know. Your not going to get in the car and say "WTF? this isn't 247HP!! its more like 238....pfft screw that!" Nobody getting in the car will be able to tell that its not 247, but slightly less. As for torque, its got 160 lb/ft. And its not that rotaries lack torque so much....its that they lack it in the low end. They've got enough torque for anything ya need out of a sportscar, but they do it at 6k+ rpms. As for the auto/manual numbers, look at the redline. Autos stop at approx. 7200 rpm. The manual tranny flys up to 8.5k-9k. If you could spin the auto up that fast it would likely make much larger numbers. I heard the reasoning from a Mazda rep for this once but i dont quite remembr why. i think its revs lower BECAUSE its an automatic. Something like the tourque converter would overheat if revved up so high or something. But it had to do with the power being limited by the revs, which were in turn limited by it being an automatic. __________________ Dont cry kid, It's not your fault you suck.