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looks like red orchestra

That's a merc 190e 2.3 16v, that's no ordinary Mercedes, that's an 80s DTM/Rally fan's wet dream some info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/190E#190E__2.3-16_.26_2.5-16_.22Cosworth.22 and some car pron http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NyM7CinXrpc&feature=related http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GwJOMpqzhn...

Brass wrote:Crap.....I hate SMG's w/a passion (no offense to anyone who has one, just an opinion lol). I like being able to Block shift and DC and have more control over the car, that's all....

I feel the same way about SMG/paddle shift/DSG... ect., just dont like em

Lancer could be lighter and/or pulls quick w/all wheel drive.

heres one

-All men should learn and know how to drive a car with a manual transmission!

is that what happens when your rev your car to readline before breaking it in?

I say fvck him over with his insurance.. make sure you dont fix anything meanwhile. Get the insurance to do a quote on it and and get a dealership to quote on the fix. they charge alot on parts and labour so you screw him good. +1, you need to stick this one right in his face after the way he acted...

Purelife is right, as long as your car is moving, in first with the clutch engaged, the car will just cruise at around 2-3 mph under idleing. Its not hard to get that going either, even with the rx-8's torque i can pull it off no problem.

Fuel cut off really sucks :( (mine's at 9200) but hey you got to protect your engine right? I want to try some of the rotaries that goes 10k!!! I read somewhere that the rx-8's renesis has been tested at 13k RPM :shock:. Now i don't know how long the apex seals will last with it reving that high, a...

I would assume if you could have 2 or 3, you could just go ahead and have more. I dont see anything wrong with the idea, just that we wont see them on the market with more than 2 because that would make the car cost too much and probably be even more thursty than the 2-rotor renesis in the rx-8. A 2...

Dont drink and drive! its bad for the drivetrain! lol jk have fun and be responsible.

PureLife wrote:6200 rpm ... and I've got 1800 rpms past it ... for whatever the reason.

what car is that thats been driven 144444 miles?

thats really cool, good find

The RX-8 redlines at 9000 RPM. The tach goes up to 10k, but I think fuel cutoff is at 9500. http://images.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/images/vehicles/gallery/RX8/pho_gallery_RX8_int5.jpg I think my 3 redlines at a wimpy 6500. I rarely go above 4000. Yes the rx-8 does redline at 9000 RPM with 9500 RPM fuel...

lol im surprised that he just drove off even after that.