800 hp RX-8 for sale!!!

[jotan82]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6316&item=2452632260

:faint:

20b + RX-8 = perfection

that's how they shoulda came from the factory

[F22-Raptor]

Extremely nice but 73k for it starting bid?? A little high..

[WillyK]

What idiot would pay $73K for that?

[BrianGTS]

Originally posted by WillyK
What idiot would pay $73K for that?

:werd:

[MicaCeli]

Originally posted by WillyK
What idiot would pay $73K for that?

Mark?

[SilverBullet GTS]

That is a damn nice car tho.

[WillyK]

Originally posted by SilverBullet GTS
That is a damn nice car tho.

No doubt it's nice, it'd be the only RX-8 I'd ever own...but that is seriously overpriced.

[larryd]

Its definitely nice but anyone who thinks there going to get that much for the car is smoking crack. Hell you could build it yourself for less.

[veilsideceli]

i can't believe they are selling that. also can't believe they think they have a chance of getting that much

[BizkitOO]

:drool:

[ArchangelX]

ROFL...Is this the RX8 from that guy that was blabbing about putting a 20B in it, and how fast and great it was gonna be?

LOL...I guess he couldn't afford all of it after all. :chuckles:

I can't stand people that talk big and then put themselves into super huge debt over doing crazy conversions like this one. Still, I have to give credit to Acosta Racing for putting the work they did into it. Amazing work.

That RX8 is NOT going to go for 73k though..no way in hell.

[aZnTrD2k]

:faint:

[MeGaXmAn27]

way too much for that..

[crazyJ]

Originally posted by WillyK
What idiot would pay $73K for that? :werd:

[pnoygts]

Too Much!

[FL Honda Stompr]

i think somewhere in the 50k range would be a reasonable asking price.

[Chumpchiggy]

Originally posted by WillyK
What idiot would pay $73K for that?

Fife will, once he see's this. :chuckles:

[F22-Raptor]

Originally posted by Chumpchiggy
Fife will, once he see's this. :chuckles:

No but DJ_ will he already spent that on his Celica..He should be able to sell the Celica for 75k and buy this one :chuckles:

[CelicaLicious]

who has the pictures from when they started that project? i have them on my comp at home. i remember the IC being absolutely HUGE!

awesome car, but incredibly over priced. but i guess if youre a collector and youd have the only 20b RX8.

wow an american car featured in a japanese mag. never thought id see the day.

[F35-JSF]

Originally posted by MeGaXmAn27
way too much for that..

[Orion Pax]

Originally posted by WillyK
What idiot would pay $73K for that?

[TRD2000GTS]

id much rather have 73K to put into a SUPRA.....what the hell are they thinking......u can get way over 800 HP with 73K in a supra....

[cool2miketlu]

Nice looking car, but consider all the cars you can get with $70K that will outpower that car new.

[FL Honda Stompr]

Originally posted by TRD2000GTS
id much rather have 73K to put into a SUPRA.....what the hell are they thinking......u can get way over 800 HP with 73K in a supra....



you could build a 1000whp supra and then buy another stock supra as your daily driver with that money lol

[oONoGoAutoOo]

Originally posted by cool2miketlu
Nice looking car, but consider all the cars you can get with $70K that will outpower that car new.

[WutARyd]

Originally posted by cool2miketlu
Nice looking car, but consider all the cars you can get with $70K that will outpower that car new.

when you say outpower, do you mean literally out-horsepower? because, I've got 70 grand if you can find me a new car with 800hp.
:wtf:

[VGTS01]

Cars nice and all, but i agree that it is overpriced.

[NoRulzAt140 Mph]

I concur with the general consensus

[Oo DaRk StAr oO]

You could also make a 800+whp R32.

[cool2miketlu]

Originally posted by WutARyd
when you say outpower, do you mean literally out-horsepower? because, I've got 70 grand if you can find me a new car with 800hp.
:wtf:

Get a Corvette Z06 and put a twin turbo setup on it and you can be over 800HP for $70G. Get a 350Z and do a motor swap to RB26 and modify that to over 800HP for under $70G. You can do this to alot of cars and have over 800HP for under $70G. You can do this with the Lexus LS as well as GS or even the IS. Give me your $70G I'll find shop that can do all this for you.

[WutARyd]

I thought you were referring to a NEW car. as in from the factory with 800hp for 70k.

[cool2miketlu]

no just buy new car and get it to 800HP, not that many company have 800HP stock... Atleast I can not think of one.

[WutARyd]

exactly.

[Lomeinhu]

Originally posted by WillyK
What idiot would pay $73K for that?

Funny you should ask, because I have the "Modified Mag" (Feb 2004 issue) that features this exact RX-8 and in it, the article says:

"Someone else at the [SEMA] show coveted the Acosta creation as well, so much so that they offered $127,000 to take it home. Acosta Motorsports declined...they couldn't part with this unit because it was putting Acosta Motorsports on the radar."

I figured they should've just taken the $127k offer, cuz they can always make another one. But now they've gotta settle for $70k. :rolleyes:

BTW, in the article the RX-8 put out 850 whp @ 8600 rpm w/ 24 psi of boost and can spin up to 11,000 rpm. And one more difference: the article states that it has a T-80 dual ball bearing turbo, but the ebay listing has a T-72. Maybe that's accounting for the 50 whp "loss"?

Anyways, the article is a nice read, and the setup is really clean, so :thumbup: for that.

[cool2miketlu]

Originally posted by lomeinhu
Funny you should ask, because I have the "Modified Mag" (Feb 2004 issue) that features this exact RX-8 and in it, the article says:

"Someone else at the [SEMA] show coveted the Acosta creation as well, so much so that they offered $127,000 to take it home. Acosta Motorsports declined...they couldn't part with this unit because it was putting Acosta Motorsports on the radar."

I figured they should've just taken the $127k offer, cuz they can always make another one. But now they've gotta settle for $70k. :rolleyes:

BTW, in the article the RX-8 put out 850 whp @ 8600 rpm w/ 24 psi of boost and can spin up to 11,000 rpm. And one more difference: the article states that it has a T-80 dual ball bearing turbo, but the ebay listing has a T-72. Maybe that's accounting for the 50 whp "loss"?

Anyways, the article is a nice read, and the setup is really clean, so :thumbup: for that.

One thing I know is alot of these show people boast alot, the more they make their car seem valuable the more sponsor they can pick up. I highly doubt the story they told the magazine is true, because like you said they can just make another one yet they did not. Lets see $57,000 profit not as important than couple magazine coverage? Hell with that money you can buy magazine cover page if you want!! That would give the company way more exposure.
All I can say is its a nice looking setup, but it is way overpriced.

[migs]

Originally posted by WillyK
What idiot would pay $73K for that?

THERES 1 BID!

[cool2miketlu]

yeah his buddy bid on it to start ball rolling and to try and show there is interest in this car, bet you after the listing is over it would be a "dead beat buyer" excuse and get relisted.

[Sausage25ca]

Looks like he lives in a 70,000 house....too funny

[v0idGT]

Hah... the auction has ended.. Friend of his?

[GroupBuy4Celica]

wtf someone bid? oh damn someone just got rippeed!

[cool2miketlu]

Originally posted by v0idGT
Hah... the auction has ended.. Friend of his?


Yeah I still say a friend of his, until the guy who bid on the car paid for the car and got a positive feedback as well as the guy who sold the car I will stand my my guess.
Even if he did sell the car, you know what they say "one born every minute"