# PICS: Not your average street car **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [June 9, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pics-not-your-average-street-car/86314 "2005-06-09T23:08:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pics-not-your-average-street-car/86314/21 "2005-06-11T14:51:29Z")
> [@TM](#): > > Weld and Rivets… > > Hmm… seems like extra mass to me… Like what? Maybe 5lb to 10lb at most? ---
**Author:** ![Original\_Nutta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/original_nutta/32/5474_2.png) [@Original\_Nutta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Original_Nutta)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pics-not-your-average-street-car/86314/22 "2005-06-11T15:41:08Z")
> [@Gonad](#): > > [quote=TM]Weld and Rivets… > > Hmm… seems like extra mass to me… Like what? Maybe 5lb to 10lb at most?[/quote] Of possible unneeded weight. ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pics-not-your-average-street-car/86314/23 "2005-06-11T15:46:31Z")
> [@Original Nutta](#): > > [quote=Gonad][quote=TM]Weld and Rivets… > > Hmm… seems like extra mass to me… Like what? Maybe 5lb to 10lb at most?[/quote] Of possible unneeded weight.[/quote] So put the hot dog down. ---
**Author:** ![TM1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tm1/32/5517_2.png) [@TM1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TM1)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pics-not-your-average-street-car/86314/24 "2005-06-11T17:48:00Z")
> [@Gonad](#): > > [quote=Original Nutta][quote=Gonad][quote=TM]Weld and Rivets… > > Hmm… seems like extra mass to me… Like what? Maybe 5lb to 10lb at most?[/quote] Of possible unneeded weight.[/quote] So put the hot dog down.[/quote] You mass out the wire, and the rivets, I bet it’s more then that… ---
**Author:** ![kevin\_grey\_black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@kevin\_grey\_black](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kevin_grey_black)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pics-not-your-average-street-car/86314/25 "2005-06-11T20:22:26Z")
> Nope! > > RX-8 is just another model in the RX series. Just like the RX-7 wasn’t a replacement for the RX-3, neither is the 8 a replacement for the 7. > > Mazda was SUPPOSED to be planning the release of a new RX-7 but it appears to have disappeared off the face of the earth. RX-8 is still not a “replacement”, it’s just a different iteration of a rotary powered coupe. > > Half-doors + 4 seats is no replacement for two turbos and two seats. I’m pretty sure I’ve read that the rx-8 is just an experiment. ---
**Author:** ![FEAST\_EXPORTER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@FEAST\_EXPORTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FEAST_EXPORTER)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pics-not-your-average-street-car/86314/26 "2005-06-12T05:06:30Z")
> [@Jesse](#): > > would be hard to make that pass inspection hahaha. Actually it justed passed SHAKEN registration testing on the weekend. The Japanese auto ministry asked that the suspension be raised 2cm and removal of the rear spoiler. After registration completion, all adjustments were put back to there original state. Who cars about extra mass. Realistically this car needs to be rigid in all aspects in order to compete in endurance races. ---
**Author:** ![TM1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tm1/32/5517_2.png) [@TM1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TM1)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pics-not-your-average-street-car/86314/27 "2005-06-12T21:06:08Z")
> [@G.A.T EXPORTER](#): > > [quote=Jesse]would be hard to make that pass inspection hahaha. Actually it justed passed SHAKEN registration testing on the weekend. The Japanese auto ministry asked that the suspension be raised 2cm and removal of the rear spoiler. After registration completion, all adjustments were put back to there original state. Who cars about extra mass. Realistically this car needs to be rigid in all aspects in order to compete in endurance races.[/quote] Rigid yeah, but extra mass plays an important part in acelleration and handling characteristics… It’s called optimization, not overkill… ---
**Author:** ![Sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sven)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pics-not-your-average-street-car/86314/28 "2005-06-13T17:31:07Z")
It will also help in a collision better to be a little too strong … espically because that mass is odviously going to good use in firming up the car [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pics-not-your-average-street-car/86314.md?page=1)