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They're not worth our time.

Meh - just yesterday some hick was insisting that rotaries 'need' a rebuild every 20k. There are a lot of uninformed idiots out there.

Why is the NSX so superior to a car with a front engine and almost 50/50 weight distribution? Doesn't that mean the car with the front engine has been engineered more, and fine tuned for further gains? I should just troll and tell them that the NSX is one ugly fucking car.

Besides, a nice lopey brap is sexy as shit.

Damn, they're more arrogant and ignorant than FD owners. Thats a new one.

well, that's about 5 mins of my time that I regret wasting.

thanks...:(

Damn, they're more arrogant and ignorant than FD owners. Thats a new one.

I really didnt think that one was possible. But they are bringing the game of hating up to a whole new level.

Definitely not worth our time, some are just pissed because you took that "HOnda invented VTEC" illusion away LOL

Meh - just yesterday some hick was insisting that rotaries 'need' a rebuild every 20k. There are a lot of uninformed idiots out there.

Indeed, I just wish the uninformed ones would keep silent :/

But then again, those who listen, and do not verify, indeed are asking for it.

hahahahaha

well, I had a nice laugh.

btw, that WingZ guy has got to be the biggest moron ever, wow.

I like how a few of them have been saying, "you are a disgrace to this forum and you make us look bad."

God I couldn't take reading more than 3 posts in either thread, those guys must have all be dropped on the head at some point.

Awesome. I can sleep soundly now knowing that there are people who think a car is greater than a rotary powered car.

Awesome. I can sleep soundly now knowing that there are people who think a car is greater than a rotary powered car.

Perish the thought!

Why is the NSX so superior to a car with a front engine and almost 50/50 weight distribution? Doesn't that mean the car with the front engine has been engineered more, and fine tuned for further gains?

well 50/50 isnt really ideal. a rearward weight bias is better. 50/50 is easier to drive and probably better/more fun on the street, but on the track rear bias is the way to go.

So give yourself a little rear bias, how much weight do you want? I can find a midget to stuff in the trunk.

So give yourself a little rear bias, how much weight do you want? I can find a midget to stuff in the trunk.

its still wont be the same as a mid-engine car, the midget would roll around too much

Exactly, and that is why my Vanagon is the best track car ever.

It's the rear bias, you see. :D

well 50/50 isnt really ideal. a rearward weight bias is better. 50/50 is easier to drive and probably better/more fun on the street, but on the track rear bias is the way to go.

I agree.

THe FD is 50/50 dry with no passengers.

Full tank of gas + passenger(s) will make it more rear weight bias.

its still wont be the same as a mid-engine car, the midget would roll around too much

i do know that the FD is a front mid-engine car.

technically mid engine is when the engine is placed between the 2 axles.

Enzo considered the front mid-engine set up to be the best since it's easier to recover at the limits when the car gets squirrelly.

After putting about 5k miles on the NSX and countless on the FD, I will have to agree.

The NSX is one of the lightest and best mid-engine cars out there.

BUt at the limit when I lost it, it wasn't so easy to recover as the FD.

true the rx7 is a front mid-engined, i should have been more specific in my post.

Well, hell, with the right V6, my Corolla would be front-mid, and with a rear weight bias, no less. As it is, with a front mount engine, it's 50/50.

Doesn't your Corrolla hang the engine and tranny just ahead of the front axle, as most FWD cars do? Front-mid means the engine is behind the front axle line.

RX-7's (FC's and FD's anyways) friggin drive themselves. Easy to recover at the limit? Yeah, keep foot planted, LET GO OF THE WHEEL, the car recovers itself.

the other day I turned left at a corner out in the county, mashed the throttle in 2nd, hit some gravel, tail went way out, then out the other way, then out that way again, then it went straight, all with zero input from me...

my fiero, well, once the tail came out, you were going wherever it wanted to go, no amount of finesse was getting it back.

Doesn't your Corrolla hang the engine and tranny just ahead of the front axle, as most FWD cars do? Front-mid means the engine is behind the front axle line.

84 is RWD still.

what a bunch of douche's

Cherish the thought!
Fixed for accuracy.

84 is RWD still.

and the engine is behind the front wheels?

RX-7's (FC's and FD's anyways) friggin drive themselves. Easy to recover at the limit? Yeah, keep foot planted, LET GO OF THE WHEEL, the car recovers itself.

the other day I turned left at a corner out in the county, mashed the throttle in 2nd, hit some gravel, tail went way out, then out the other way, then out that way again, then it went straight, all with zero input from me...

my fiero, well, once the tail came out, you were going wherever it wanted to go, no amount of finesse was getting it back.


The FBs are the same way. Get it sideways, let go, and have fun on the ride.

When the FD was first being tested by automotive journalists, Mazda provided FDs alongside Porsches and an NSX. The response? The NSX is the best mid-engine car, period - but the FD is to its category what the NSX is to it. And at half the price of an NSX, the FD was a "sports car bargain".

I've never had an FB with a limited slip, both of the FB's I had had "ackward" handling... my GSL-SE (dead LSD) was quite tail happy but didn't really have the power to get the tail out, and my '83 GS would just spin one tire and never ever slide.

FD's have received bang for the buck awards numerous times....

For the price of an NSX, think of the kind of FD you could have made :D