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JDMMA70	Posted: Feb 11 2016, 06:53 PM
Request Title - PM Mods Group: Advanced Members Posts: 786 Member No.: 123 Joined: Apr 7th 2007 Location: Houston, TX	top of 5th screaming like a banshee. It took forever to get there though. She was crawling past 100mph, and what amazed me was how stable it felt, I mean yeah the wind noise was fierce but still firm and solid.

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Posted: Feb 11 2016, 06:59 PM

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QUOTE (JDMMA70 @ 5 minutes, 12 seconds ago)

top of 5th screaming like a banshee. It took forever to get there though. She was crawling past 100mph, and what amazed me was how stable it felt, I mean yeah the wind noise was fierce but still firm and solid.

That's a Mazda for you

But no really, the Miata has the same design double wishbone in the front/multi-link in the rear utilizing a power plant frame as the FD3S, just scaled down (or the Miata's was scaled up for the FD3S). I can image it feels great, I feel confident enough to drive my FD3S with one hand on the wheel in the 300kmh territory, I love how stable these cars are.

JDMMA70	Posted: Feb 11 2016, 07:10 PM
Request Title - PM Mods Group: Advanced Members Posts: 786 Member No.: 123 Joined: Apr 7th 2007 Location: Houston, TX	Yeah thats probably true, Im sure Mazda borrowed engineering from both cars. I mean the NB Miata looks like it took some styling cues from the FD. The only complaint which really isnt a complaint is how jittery the car is even on smooth road. Im no suspension engineer it feels like its over damped at low speeds. Again Im no engineer I am sure they (Mazda or Bilstein) had a reason for doing so.

MaikazeFD3S	Posted: Feb 11 2016, 07:20 PM
WME King Tiger Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,533 Member No.: 3,055 Joined: Jun 13th 2008 Location: Update Profile	Here is an FD3S sans body: Image size reduced, original size: 772 x 503. Click here to view the image in its original dimension. And an NB Miata sans body: Even the subframes look alike for being much different body types! ^.^

JDMMA70	Posted: Feb 11 2016, 07:23 PM
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Posted: Feb 11 2016, 07:33 PM

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QUOTE (JDMMA70 @ 10 minutes, 30 seconds ago)

hard to see anything in detail in those photos

You're hard to see anything in detail...

Yeah I've got nothing for comebacks tonight.

JDMMA70	Posted: Feb 12 2016, 07:23 PM
Request Title - PM Mods Group: Advanced Members Posts: 786 Member No.: 123 Joined: Apr 7th 2007 Location: Houston, TX	Tried to do a run in the Supra tonight, Im too scared. The blown FR shock is making things interesting past 100. One day....one day...

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Posted: Feb 12 2016, 09:52 PM

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QUOTE (JDMMA70 @ 2 hours, 28 minutes ago)

Tried to do a run in the Supra tonight, Im too scared. The blown FR shock is making things interesting past 100. One day....one day...

Yeah, I'm not fond of pushing cars with mechanical problems. Probably the best choice.

Dahnza	Posted: Jul 20 2016, 12:23 AM
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Posted: Jul 26 2016, 01:20 PM

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QUOTE (Dahnza @ Jul 20 2016, 12:23 AM)

250km/h / 155mph in a stock Z32 300ZX

Wangan Nasty territory

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Posted: Jul 26 2016, 08:34 PM

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QUOTE (JDMMA70 @ 7 hours, 13 minutes ago)

Wangan Nasty territory

Haha. Maybe a little less glamorous? I did it on country roads. It still had more. I'd like to turn the boost up and try again, but unfortunately I sold the car.

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Posted: Feb 1 2017, 07:24 AM

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QUOTE (MaikazeFD3S @ Feb 8 2016, 09:09 AM)

Let's see, both my bests are in FD3S RX7s.

My first Innocent Blue FD3S saw 191mph/307kmh, and it would have went faster but a side seal on the rear rotor let out at that speed. My second and current Brilliant Black FD3S has seen 177mph/284kmh. Both cars were being built for very different things, though my current black car will be making much more power, it will probably still have a lower top speed. It can't be helped.

My scariest experience would be my SW20 MR2 at 171mph/275kmh, that car is extremely unstable at high speeds due to aerodynamic design at the nose.

The FD3S I feel comfortable holding the wheel with one hand even at speed, very balanced and stable.

Holy sheet did you port your FD's??

exhaust_note	Posted: Oct 4 2017, 02:26 AM
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