Help! Mechanic says I am missing...
#27
Its all about Style...
Join Date: May 2006
Location: South of Boston, MA
Posts: 3,337
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by RotoRocket
Maybe this is the true reason behind the recall.
INSTALLATION OF PISTONS!!!
INSTALLATION OF PISTONS!!!
![SHOCKED](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/SHOCKED.gif)
#28
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: I've shaken off the sands of SouthWest Asia and returned to Houston and Gulfport, MS
Posts: 498
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by mysql101
If he wanted an odd car, he'd have gotten a chevy or a volvo. even number of pistons for the rx-8.
#29
rotary courage
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: :uoıʇɐɔoן
Posts: 1,208
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by NgoRX8
im missing pistons too!
![Wink](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Seriously though, this is why the admins of this site suck. They either need to delete crap threads like this or toss them into the garbage dump (aka the Lounge).
#30
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: I've shaken off the sands of SouthWest Asia and returned to Houston and Gulfport, MS
Posts: 498
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by zeblien
So... whats the real part number and what does it do?
Transmission torque = 0
Pistons supplied = 0
Pistons needed = 0
#33
I've read quite a few posts from zeblien; I think beginning with his convertible 8. And I'm beginning to understand his "humor" and although the posts should be jerked (maybe), I kinda enjoy it.
Who else could get three pages of responses on such a topic as "Where are my pistons".........along with quotes from the mechanic.....
hahahahah,..................priceless............. ...
Who else could get three pages of responses on such a topic as "Where are my pistons".........along with quotes from the mechanic.....
hahahahah,..................priceless............. ...
#36
Registered
Originally Posted by gummyAvenger
...The RX8's Renesis engine is pistonless...
Zeb - are you getting dino or synthetic pistons? I've heard bad things about the synths. Not all synths, just certain brands.
Ken
#38
Registered
iTrader: (2)
What is the phone # of that mechanic? He seems to know more than anyone else on this forum. See we all need pistons. Damn I knew there was a problem with HP.
I WANT 5 PISTONS,,I'll put them in the trunk and when someone asks me how many cylinders I have I can take the pistons out and show them,,,FIVE.
I WANT 5 PISTONS,,I'll put them in the trunk and when someone asks me how many cylinders I have I can take the pistons out and show them,,,FIVE.
#39
Shock and Awe
This is obviously gonna blow your minds. Technically, the 8 DOES have pistons (or atleast the equivalent). It doesn't have cylinders, a crankshaft nor a camshaft, but turns by means of an internal gear on the inside of the rotor engaging a smaller conventional gear on the spindle (which is the equivalent of a piston). Cars with cylinders are referred to as reciprocating-piston engines. The Wankel is a rotary-piston engine. Rotor seals are the equivalent of piston rings in a normal engine. Just FYI...
#43
Registered
Originally Posted by NoTears316
This is obviously gonna blow your minds. Technically, the 8 DOES have pistons (or atleast the equivalent). It doesn't have cylinders, a crankshaft nor a camshaft, but turns by means of an internal gear on the inside of the rotor engaging a smaller conventional gear on the spindle (which is the equivalent of a piston). Cars with cylinders are referred to as reciprocating-piston engines. The Wankel is a rotary-piston engine. Rotor seals are the equivalent of piston rings in a normal engine. Just FYI...
![Wink2](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/wink2.gif)
#44
Damn!, and just think i was going to buy a RX-8 this weekend so i can enjoy the rush of a renis rotary! but please let me know what kind of DRUGS your mechanic is taking, they should be alot cheaper than the rx8.... seems like a better rush with the drugs he is taking
![Rock](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/rock.gif)
#47
ok, this answers alot of questions because I'm missing some torque. I always felt that this car was a little slow on the straights and now I know that my tranny may be damaged...
I wonder if there will be a recall for this...maybe if they put in a bigger tranny, I'll get more torque...
![Mad](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/mad.gif)
I wonder if there will be a recall for this...maybe if they put in a bigger tranny, I'll get more torque...
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
#49
general user
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 663
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I went to go pick up my 8 from Philip & Sons Mechanic & Tire (in albuquerque look it up if you want his phone number). He said I couldnt take it because he already started the work on it. He removed the radiator, the alternator assymbly, and the front suspension (why I dont know!?!). He is waiting for a manual to arrive before he can do more work. He did loan me his 72 ford pickup so I dont have to take the bus. Its not bad, but its a faded green color so its kinda ugly. Oh well I guess I cant change my mind and take it to another mazda dealer instead. Thanks guys for your support! If only I could access this site from home I might have caught him in time.