First kill for the Riv....

[65_Lark]

I was on Nicolls Rd. on L.I. as I was driving along I pulled up to one of those new Mazda RX-8's. I looked over and there was a younger person driving it so I goosed the throttle on the Riv a little bit to see if he wanted to play. He took off and I mashed the throttle. (We took off at about 70). I passed him at 85 and felt the speed minder kick in at about 105. I slowed down for traffic but he just kept cruisin right along. My friend in the passenger seat was flippin out cuz he had never gone that fast in a car before........

I love this S/C 6 cyl

[MR.BUICK]

Great kill Scott!:beer I heard them Sc'd V6's are pretty darn fast:Brow:

-Cody

[ATX]

Your Riviera is either modded or the RX8 wasn't racing... they are about two seconds and 10mph faster stock for stock. Maybe driver error? No downshift?

[MR.BUICK]

Don't under estimate Super c'd rivieras! They may be a little heavy and they may seem slow, but when that super C kicks in, it's gone.:Do No: :Do No: :Do No:

[ATX]

MR.BUICK said:Don't under estimate Super c'd rivieras! They may be a little heavy and they may seem slow, but when that super C kicks in, it's gone.:Do No: :Do No: :Do No:

I didn't know that high 15's/low 16's was fast.:Do No:

[MR.BUICK]

ATX said:I didn't know that high 15's/low 16's was fast.:Do No:

Seems fast enough for me:Do No: It seems fast for a newer car that is heavy, luxurious, and to top it off good looks. With a few mods it can be considered "fast".

-Cody

['71buickg.s.]

what are rx8's supposed to run? i thought they only had like maybe 150hp with no torque.. the rotary is kinda disappointing without a turbo to help it out...

[65_Lark]

Mazda.com says that the new RENESIS dual rotar engine puts out 238 HP at 8,500 RPM and 159 LB-FT of torpue at 5,500 RPM. After driving Buicks I would be afraid to look at the tach in that car for fear of over-revving. 8,500 RPMS..........THATS NUTS.

[MR.BUICK]

238 HP sounds good, but no torque:sleep: :sleep: :sleep: :sleep: :sleep:

-Cody

[ATX]

'71buickg.s. said:what are rx8's supposed to run? i thought they only had like maybe 150hp with no torque.. the rotary is kinda disappointing without a turbo to help it out...

They run mid-low 14's at around 98mph

[mechacode]

Has anyone ever heard of a 4 or even 6 rotor engine?

[65_Lark]

Probably in vintage airplanes Cody. Thats what the original Wankle engine was developed for I believe. So there may have possible been more rotors on those engines. I would certainly be curious to find out the specs on that if one exists.

[Damian Kolosik]

theres a 3 rotor in japan that mazda made for one of their sedans but i forgot what it was called the engine i think was called a 30b or something like that ? i know the 2 rotor is the 13b.

[sumners_26]

The rotary engine is the only japaneeze motor to ever win the 24 hour LeMans. It may have no torque but is is linear.
Good kill

[GoldBoattail455]

MR.BUICK said:Seems fast enough for me:Do No: It seems fast for a newer car that is heavy, luxurious, and to top it off good looks. With a few mods it can be considered "fast".

-Cody

Cody, the last generation Rivieras (1995-1999) weighed in at 3788lbs.:Smarty:

Also go HERE (http://www.mazda.com/history/rotary/) to see the history of the rotary engine.

[edk]

I beleive in about 1975 that Mercedes built a car called the C1-11 that had a 400 horse rotary engine. It would run 210 mph from the factory. Thats the best one i can remember. Ed K

[pooods]

The difference could have been due to the 70 MPH start. The SC's hit pretty good at about that speed!! I raced a Ford Light. truck (late 90's) in a 96 SC last summer from light to light. He pulled me a little, but I was suprised that a 6 cyl. Stock Riv. did that well against a performance minded SC Truck. Not 455 power, but still fun to drive.

[mechacode]

In 1990, the Eunos Cosmo, with its three-rotor rotary engine 20B-REW, went on sale after steady continuation of research and development for a quarter-century that passed since the beginning of the rotary engine project. While the two-rotor rotary engine produced a smooth operation equivalent to the six-cylinder reciprocating engine, the three-rotor rotary engine exceeded that of the V8 engine; it even approached the level of the V12 engine.

Dang.

[JUANMONTES19]

you know what......who cares!?!?
65_Lark won
end of story

[mechacode]

No one is arguing here Jaun, just finding some facts. :TU:

[wantahertzdonut]

mechacode said:Has anyone ever heard of a 4 or even 6 rotor engine?

I believe Mazda made a 4 rotor engine for the RX-798 GTP car back in the 80's. Made about 700hp I believe.

[killrbuick66455]

I raced my 2001 regal GS last week and got a 14.80 with 3/4 tank of gas car weighed 3850 with me in it not to shabby to me..... all stock

[Yardley]

All the car mags say the same thing about those RX8s... if they don't live at 8000 RPM, they just DON'T GO!

Not sure about you, but I sure don't want to have to keep my car in the red line just to feel a kick in the pants. I enjoy shredding the tires at 1200 RPM with 500 lb ft of torque.

[65_Lark]

I found this company called Thrasher. They have ALOT of speed parts for the 3800 that I want to look into. I think most of their suspension and exhaust stuff is geared more toward the Grand Prix. which I dont think will fit in the Riviera. I think the only car that shared a body code with the Riv is the Araura (sp?) right?