chetrickerman

if yours are lower than $675 i will be pissed

zerobio

Hey nice to hear from you Joe! I'm now thinking I won't get the RB sway bars, don't really see a need for them at this point. I might be interested in the Teins but I need to learn more about the difference/benefit of those over just the eibach springs for my driving (just street, no track) and the fact that I'm not very mechanically inclined so making adjustments under the car isn't really for me. I am interested in price + installation, though, in case I want to go this route.

Can you tell me more about the brakes you can get? Slotted/vented rotors etc. That might be something I'm into for the spring/summer.

Do you know those racing beat gauges (3 of them)? I might want to get those and have you install them.

Take it easy.

DarkBrew

Joe. (RPM)
Good to see you again today. The new shop is lookin' good! Can't wait for the spring BBQ.

Before you guys ask, my car got the oil pan heater and RB spark plug wires installed today.

qtwre

iTrader: (1)

Oil pan heater? ie. block heater? Added weight!! lol

DarkBrew

No, not a block heater. This little electric pad is light but will heat my oil on cold mornings...
See Automotive Oil Pan Tank Heater

DarkBrew

Have you seen this thread? https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=digital+gauge

zerobio

^ Yes, started reading and my head hurt so I gave up.

zerobio

First interior mod.

Blue LED's for the courtesy lights and dome light (or whatever it's called).

DarkBrew

They arrived! Can't wait for spring

By darkbrew, shot with DSC-W35 at 2008-01-12

Add these from Xmas

By darkbrew, shot with DSC-W35 at 2007-12-22

This will be fun

zerobio

^ Oh man! Cool. I keep saving all these images you're posting on the tokico stuff so I can go back to them later and see if that's what I want. Looking good.

zerobio

When I first saw this post only the tokico's were there ... but now, you've got the whole package going on. Awesome. Good luck with it all.

tstuck

Hello,

I was hoping you could expand more about your Christmas trip to Ottawa and your first winter with the rx8? I live in Windsor and my family lives in Montreal, so i often make relatively the same trip on the 401...I test drove a car w/ the regular tires today and I went from being 100% sure I wanted the car to a serious concern for my safety. (I grew up in Hawkesbury so I know how to drive in the snow) but man that test drive was brutal - worse than I can imagine. So I just wondering how much a difference just adding snow tires to the car will make? I travel a lot on the 401 to Niagara Falls also, so its really important that its a safe ride. Also, what kind did you put on?

Thanks for any input you have!

tstuck

Hello,

I was hoping you could expand more about your Christmas trip to Ottawa and your first winter with the rx8? I live in Windsor and my family lives in Montreal, so i often make relatively the same trip on the 401...I test drove a car w/ the regular tires today and I went from being 100% sure I wanted the car to a serious concern for my safety. (I grew up in Hawkesbury so I know how to drive in the snow) but man that test drive was brutal - worse than I can imagine. So I just wondering how much a difference just adding snow tires to the car will make? I travel a lot on the 401 to Niagara Falls also, so its really important that its a safe ride. Also, what kind did you put on?

Thanks for any input you have!

Rems31

You NEED winter tires for the 8 if you plan on driving it in the winter. it's not an option...it's a necessity. And the 8 has low ground clearance so try not to drive on unplowed roads. DSC helps a lot too...

eug

iTrader: (2)

What Rems said.

Not having winter tires = tempting death. I'm not even trying to be blunt.

DSC may help, but many turn it off especially to help give you a little spin to get going from a standstill.

Oh, and welcome to the forum

zerobio

Sorry I didn't see this before ...

I have had to make the drive from London to Ottawa for the past 16 years since I've moved away from Ottawa to teach. Every xmas I drive back to Ottawa to visit family and I feel like I risk my life every time. But I hate to fly or take the train/bus and be without my car, so I risk it.

Anyway, I had the 8 out on frosty roads at the start of this winter with the stock tires on and, as everyone agrees, it was slippery as hell. Got the winter tires shortly thereafter (Blizzak LM22). Since then, I have very little problem driving around town in snow or ice and I feel safer in this car than my previous celica or mx3.

And highway driving in the snow/ice has been pretty decent. On my recent Ottawa trip, the 401 was pretty dry at points and somewhat snowy and slippery at others. For the latter, I drove cautiously and didn't pass many cars. When it was dry, I felt much more confident. In the end, for there-and-back trips on the 401 and in the city of Ottawa, the rx8 was just fine on snow tires. I'd be dead without snows, though.

I will probably always be wary of highways in the winter. Good luck with your highway experiences and stay safe.

~ Elliott