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Goodbar6
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It has a rotary...it will own :-) (maybe im biassed?)


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rotary=fun but can have apex seal problems.

of course, there really isnt much other than the apex seals that CAN fail in a rotory...hah.i like mah traditional I-4...-chet

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I would have to see it to believe it.Even if it is only 1000 pounds, it's only a 250hp engine. The car has greater engineering put into the chassis, than in the engine, and that makes it a disappointment. I'm stubbornly remaining skeptical on the car's performance.

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"Even if it is only 1000 pounds, it's only a 250hp engine. The car has greater engineering put into the chassis, than in the engine, and that makes it a disappointment."

I guess the dodge viper or camaro or mustangs are better because they have higher output engine and crap for suspension engineering?

have you ever driven a street bike like the ZX-12R or honda CBR-XX, etc? only 120hp, weigh about 200-500lbs(Im not sure), but thats close the the power/weight ratio of that car, and if you've ever felt what 120hp feels like on a little bike like that you'd be impressed.

also, think about it this way, add 100hp to your 240sx, and slice half of your weight, how fast do you think your car would be?

and a 250hp non-turbo rotary is a damn fine engine...

-chet

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Exar-Kun wrote:"Even if it is only 1000 pounds, it's only a 250hp engine. The car has greater engineering put into the chassis, than in the engine, and that makes it a disappointment."

I guess the dodge viper or camaro or mustangs are better because they have higher output engine and crap for suspension engineering?

have you ever driven a street bike like the ZX-12R or honda CBR-XX, etc? only 120hp, weigh about 200-500lbs(Im not sure), but thats close the the power/weight ratio of that car, and if you've ever felt what 120hp feels like on a little bike like that you'd be impressed.

also, think about it this way, add 100hp to your 240sx, and slice half of your weight, how fast do you think your car would be?

and a 250hp non-turbo rotary is a damn fine engine...

-chet


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Word. Its called POWER TO WEIGHT ratio :) look it up and use it...ninjak...(ug)


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