Fender Strakes
09-19-2005, 08:17 PM
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Fender Strakes
I ordered the fender strakes from rx8strakes.com. hopefully they look good. I will let ya know. Has anyone else got some, i know i have seen a post about it, but i want to know if anyone in the NE forums bought any.
Also has anyone bought any of those piggy back units off of ebay for like 50 bucs? I bought one to see how it was thinking about installing it. Let me know what you all think.
Also has anyone bought any of those piggy back units off of ebay for like 50 bucs? I bought one to see how it was thinking about installing it. Let me know what you all think.
09-20-2005, 02:36 AM
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a piggy back unit is an addtl computer that attaches to the stock ecu circuit and causes the ECU to think that one thing is one way but it is actually different. (ex. real intake air temp is 150 degrees but the piggy back makes the ecu look like it is higher or lower.)
09-20-2005, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by smrx8
Dont waste your money on that its BS!!!
I'll have you know that my strakes add at least 5 hp...
09-20-2005, 07:37 PM
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so why do you say not waste the money?
greddy emanage units are $500 units that adjust inputs to the ECU and they still require a lot of tuning and programming to throttle position and RPM. even those units fall prey to the "too smart" rx-8 ECU, so that now serious tuning requires full override of the ECU fuel/ignition controls, instead of fooling w/the inputs.
so, that's why you don't want that $50 unit messing with your intake inputs.
p.s. sorry for poor grammar, too long of a workday (still at work)
09-20-2005, 08:26 PM
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One of the guys down here tried a cheap piggy-back and after a brief, rough run, the car wouldn't start. He finally got it running again. I don't recall for sure, but I think it smoked a fuse. Don't go there.
I got the strakes and they're well-constructed, but the paint on mine could be smoother. From any distance at all, it's not noticeable. For the price, it's a good deal.
I got the strakes and they're well-constructed, but the paint on mine could be smoother. From any distance at all, it's not noticeable. For the price, it's a good deal.
09-20-2005, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by smrx8
I ment the that chip on ebay , I also got the strakes they look pretty good for the price
09-21-2005, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by merc_04RX8
I ordered the fender strakes from rx8strakes.com. hopefully they look good. I will let ya know. Has anyone else got some, i know i have seen a post about it, but i want to know if anyone in the NE forums bought any.
Also has anyone bought any of those piggy back units off of ebay for like 50 bucs? I bought one to see how it was thinking about installing it. Let me know what you all think.
Also has anyone bought any of those piggy back units off of ebay for like 50 bucs? I bought one to see how it was thinking about installing it. Let me know what you all think.
09-21-2005, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by sunilseru
Are those Sunlight silver strakes? They looks very close to the mazda aluminum strakes. Hmm.... These might actually match well with my pearl finish fuel door...
09-21-2005, 03:41 PM
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I thought all the strakes by RX8Strakes.com are plastic and painted to match the body color. Howard on eBay makes them in stainless steel. Did you get them from him? He is in the UK. Thanks.
09-21-2005, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by sunilseru
I thought all the strakes by RX8Strakes.com are plastic and painted to match the body color. Howard on eBay makes them in stainless steel. Did you get them from him? He is in the UK. Thanks.
09-23-2005, 05:40 AM
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The "polished" finish needed work on mine. I polished them with Meguires Scratch-X, a very light-weight polishing compound. Made a big difference.
The left, top strake (the one you see the most!) is about a 1/16" shorter than the others. You get over it after about a week. I also was un-impressed with the double sticky tape sent with the kit. I used 3M, from the local NAPA store. Also, carefully scrape off the paint and primer from the area you install the tape on or it lifts the paint off and doesn't do what it was intended to do.
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The left, top strake (the one you see the most!) is about a 1/16" shorter than the others. You get over it after about a week. I also was un-impressed with the double sticky tape sent with the kit. I used 3M, from the local NAPA store. Also, carefully scrape off the paint and primer from the area you install the tape on or it lifts the paint off and doesn't do what it was intended to do.
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09-23-2005, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Vizacar
They are held on with doublesided sticky tape, or am I missing something?
I thought they were bolt on.
I thought they were bolt on.
See this post for description:
https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...7&postcount=69
Last edited by Paul_in_DC; 09-23-2005 at 11:08 AM.
