Used RX8 S2 vs S1
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I've been lurking here for quite a while and will be looking to purchase an RX8 hopefully sometime this year. I had two FC RX7's as DD's and currently own a project FD RX7. My question is this, is the Series II worth the extra money at this point versus buying a Series I and modifying it. I only plan to modify the suspension, brakes, etc...The car will be a semi-daily driver, autocross, track day vehicle. I really like the R3 and by next year it should be in my price range. Are the Series II RX8's that much better overall than the Series I and therefore worth the extra money?
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If you have to get a loan, then the Series 2 is the better option. The only way a series 1 is a better option (in my opinion), is if you have to pay cash for it. Even the shortest loan terms will last longer than the Series 1 engine warranty at this point.
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Also, did the 2008 RX8's receive the engine modifications or chassis updates that the Series II received and reliability wise would this be similar to purchasing an S2 ?
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My 2005 wasn't first sold until Sept of 2006, pushing back the date quite a bit, as an example.
For 2009, they changed quite a bit about the car. They seem essentially the same, but a few people that have dug into each have found a ton of tiny changes. The main chassis change was a suspension geometry change, and the main engine change was the addition of a 3rd oil injector, which required ECU changes, a different OMP, different lines, different housings, etc...
None of the S2 specific changes existed for 2008.
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I didn't know the warranty is valid from the sell date not the model year. I read somewhere on this forum that the 2008 40th anniversary RX8 had some of the updates that the Series II got but at this point, it seems the S2 is what i should be aiming for. Thanks for the response.
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The S2 is tunable now, through MazdaEdit (which will also work with S1s). You have to have a laptop for MazdaEdit, and you don't get a piece of hardware to mount in the car to monitor things, but the lack of that hardware does make MazdaEdit quite a bit cheaper than an AP ($250 for personal vs $500)
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Is the MazdaEdit ECU just as good as the Cobb accessport for the S1's. I know the MazdaEdit is pretty new, but what kind of tuning ability does it have in comparison. 04Green, I am also located in Central Florida
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