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Old 01-28-2011, 05:25 PM
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I will probably be up late tonight and get up at 05:00 as well. Going to need some coffee tomorrow!
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Old 01-28-2011, 05:31 PM
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So meeting at the starbucks at 930 still or 9?
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Old 01-28-2011, 05:34 PM
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good. 930 is pushing it for me...
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Any earlier and I would need to come up tonight
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Old 01-28-2011, 06:23 PM
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HAHAHAHAH! R o f l indeed PDX.
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Well, I was gonna show up, but it looks like I'm the newest member of the second motor club. And my car is an 06! Car is still at the dealership, so I'll catch you guys on the next one.
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Old 01-28-2011, 07:16 PM
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That sucks. Any idea why the motor failed?
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Brilliant Renesis engineering?!?!?!?!
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Good new and bad news

No dyno for me tomorrow but I'm coming up. I fixed one issue with the car and now I'm running lean. I will need to send the datalog to MM and get a new tune.
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It's very very odd. This isn't typical compression loss failure. I was getting a metallic rattle at 2000-3000RPM. I took it in suspecting the transmission, suspecting something on the input shaft side since it was RPM related, not vehicle speed related. My transmission has always been abnormally noisy IMHO for a rx8 trans compared to other rx8's I've driven.

The dealership thinks its the motor. After a few days they did a decarb and it seemed to improve the noise, but not make it totally go away. They are trying to get Mazda to approve a motor replacement now.

I'm rather stumped to what the actual culprit is internally, and I will likely never know since I'll never be able to see the teardown of the motor. The only thing that is odd about the motor lately, is my gas mileage has been on the decline. Power is still good.
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Originally Posted by pdxhak
Good new and bad news

No dyno for me tomorrow but I'm coming up. I fixed one issue with the car and now I'm running lean. I will need to send the datalog to MM and get a new tune.


what did you "fix"
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Old 01-28-2011, 09:46 PM
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Pdx nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :'(
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Old 01-28-2011, 10:03 PM
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Yeah it sucks. I was really looking forward to getting on the dyno tomorrow. Still coming up though
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Old 01-28-2011, 10:11 PM
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Well I get to hear teh z00m z00mz.
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Old 01-28-2011, 10:13 PM
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How much is a pull. I might want to see what my stock-mobile will do. If there's room for me
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Old 01-28-2011, 10:34 PM
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You can have my slot
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Old 01-28-2011, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by FoxeyL8y
sick. that's a disgusting hour to be awake.
dannobre made me wake up at 4am yesterday and drive him to the airport

and that was after food and beers with and1kidd and getting home at midnight.
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Old 01-28-2011, 10:36 PM
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and1kidd might join us too. nem i suspect there's more than enough time for others?
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Old 01-28-2011, 11:14 PM
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yep - plenty of dyno time w/o tuning - anybody that wants to go fast nowhere like me, can roll up!
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Old 01-28-2011, 11:26 PM
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ok so imgetting off of work early forsure! just the question is how early. wana try and make it up to the dyno if i can! when is everyone planing on heading to dicks?
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Old 01-28-2011, 11:36 PM
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I think the dyno pull is from 10-12 so I would think we'll be at Dick's around 12:30-1:00. If I am wrong please someone chime in!

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yep - plenty of dyno time w/o tuning - anybody that wants to go fast nowhere like me, can roll up!

How fast do you normaly go on the dyno?
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Old 01-29-2011, 02:43 AM
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How much is it for a pull?
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Old 01-29-2011, 08:38 AM
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Sitting at the caravan meetup spot waiting for pdxhak. Maybe I should have slept a little longer
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