parle

I'm in. From Aucks.

xcon

My old friend from MIT days "Harp's" said that he is keen too

parle

Hi,

My email said I was subscribed by Miss8, so hi to Miss8 too.

I have an '04 rx8, nothing like that type S you have, but its a good run about.

RX8 coils burning out happens quite often according to the guy who does my cars, just replace them and throw out the cat.

You could upgrade to Bosch coils, but more than likely the factory computer will have to be replaced or chipped.

x-con directed me to these forums.

ianaguila

where in auckl parle?

sweetfa

I should be up for this

Miss8

Hey parle, good thing I have 2 mechanics in the family! My dad is going to price up some new spark plugs for me coz I dont know when the last time they were changed and I hear that they need new ones every X/km??.
Good to see we have alot of people keen for the tour, I'm looking forward to it!

Brettus

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If you want to save yourself a few hundred dollars PM CRH (Charles Hill from BHR)

scotttnz

I'm in the same boat. i have no idea when\if the spark plugs and coils were changed. Warm idle is still a bit rough (MAF cleaner fixed cold idle.) I'm thinking of getting the BHR kit, but need to save up some $$ first. Could be $900 by the time I convert to $US, paypal fees, and i'll probably get pinged for GST at customs.

Wish I had some mechanics in the family, cos I am definately mechanically challenged and have no idea what i am doing!

The tour sounds good, the more the merrier!

Brettus

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/\ the cheapest way to get a properly running ignition system is to buy new coils , aftermarket high quality leads and plugs all at once . The BHR coils are good and will last longer but I've had a good run in my turboed 8 doing the above .

You should be able to get all that imported for around $300 -$350 .

scotttnz

Maybe i'll do that then, thats a big difference in price. Do you have any recomendations for where to order them from?

Brettus

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Yes - send a PM to Charles R. Hill .................. Charles Hill at BHR


If you want to save some money on shipping it is a good idea to combine an order with someone else ......

scotttnz

Thanks, I didn't realise they did the stock coils. I already have been emailing him about the BHR kit, so have asked him for a price with stock coils.

The problem with combining orders is that the bigger the order, the more likely you will have to pay GST at customs?

Brettus

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That is very true - think the majic number is $400 but not 100% sure on that ....

Pretty sure Charles will , reluctantly, sell you stock coils .

scotttnz

"I do not sell the OEM coils but I can provide the plug wires (in red, black, or blue) and spark plugs shipped, for $166.40 (USD)"

I'll do some searching and see what i come up with.

Brettus

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That's a shame - two lots of shipping costs is a drag .

I got my last set from Mazdatrix and they were good to deal with

http://www.mazdatrix.com/8ignition.htm

other options :

http://raceroots.com/index.php/produ...cessories.html

http://www.mazmart.com/PartsList.aspx?id=38&n=NEW&m=6

of these Mazmart looks to be the cheapest and they are a forum vender as well ...

Rotaman

The RX8 Day out Mystery tour is a definate go and is booked for March 20 starting at 10.30am at Hampton Down track carpark.
I suggest to everyone coming to have at least one other person in their car, as it might get a bit differcult to read instructions on where you are going and drive at the same time.
The Mystery Tour is all finallised to where it is going and ideally as we get closer to the date, I will need to have a fair idea of numbers of cars coming, so I can make sure that I print off enough instructions sheets.
The day will be devided into two halfs with a morning run and afternoon run.
Stopping for lunch at a nice recommended cafe and a meal at the end the day.
You will need to bring with you a camera of some sort and a full tank of fuel.
I think you will all have a good day out driving on some really nice roads.
Don't forget to let as many people with RX8s know as you can.
Thanks

Rotaman

parle

Coils I don't think you need to replace unless they are completely fried. As for ignition leads I have MSD lines which are very high quality. If you want them cheap orders them directly from MSD ignition in the states landed they cost 139 to purchase them in NZ it costs 230.

Spark plugs need to be replaced regularly every 20,000k's at least.

As for rough idle my rx8 has the same problem, idle holds fine just a little rough. I'm guessing its the spark plug which I will upgrade soon.

scotttnz

Yeah, we get ripped off for rx8 bits in NZ. Probably because the market is so small. I was in repco this morning and asked them for the price for a set of plugs. They wanted $120 each for them!!

I plan to do coils, leads, and plugs all together, just so they are in a known good state. I'm leaning toward getting stock coils rather than BHR, mostly because I got a mechanical warranty with the car, and they are very fussy about modifications. Last thing I need is to blow the engine and them to refuse my claim because I have better than stock coils. I'll probably do it next month when my bank account recovers from the kids going back to school.

xcon

Here's quote from a year ago now from South Auckland Mazda on Parts, -Stock Plugs were $310 for 4 (NGK Iridium....) a year ago

ianaguila

I saw a shiny black rx8 in ADHB greenlane today...But i forgot to leave a note for our Mystery Tour.

scotttnz

I saw a nice white RX8 yesterday. It was being driven by a grey haired granny. She was going way to fast for me to leave a note....

Rotaman

Come on RX8's can keep up with Lamborghini's, so I'm sure you could of caught up with the gray haired granny and thrown a note through her window while texting and changing gear all at the same time.
RX8 drivers can do anything - can't they!

York

Hah, Miss8's "new here" thread is the longest ever..

Miss8

I saw a bright yellow RX8 yesterday, but I was going way too fast to leave a note

ianaguila

good one miss8!