Hey! I a brand new owber of a sexy red rx-8 fully loaded.... I got a K&N short ramp and a stanless gass cap... now I allready have a skirt kit from mazda but I was thinking about the front and back skirt from mazdaspeed and im also looking for an exhaust as and I also want to lower it.... Since this is the first car im modifying and its my firs sick car I dont want to **** it up... specialy dont want to rice it up!!! I came back from a 9 month army duty in Afganistan a few moths ago, thats how I payed for my baby.... I dont want to **** it up...lol I culd use all the help I can get. btw... I LOVE THIS CAR!!!!!!!

 

Congrats on your new mobile, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Thanks for "representin" in Kabul, that's something you can be proud of!

Your best first mod would be a catback with some "nicer-than-stock" tips, a Borla gives a nice note and is all stainless, but Racing Beat has a good system too.

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Congrats! It all depends on what area of the car you want to address first. I recommend do a search on the site to see what better suits your taste, but if you haven't tinted your windows and put clear corners yet do it ASAP.

 

congrats on the car! hope you find it to be as great of a car as the rest of us!

I personally wouldn't mod it too much, as it's (drivetrain-wise) not the greatest car to go to town on. If you really wanna get creative maybe a MS bumper and skirts and maybe a few othere touches here and there. Just be careful with those external mods...riceology may be just around the corner with a japanese made car.

 

Tints are done 20% all over but clear corners I cant find... I asked my dealer hoping to get mazdaspeed cones but he doesent have them.

 

I'd drive it around a lot. Congrats on the purchase.

 

Congrats on the car. I too just got a velocity red 8. And a heart felt thank you for protecting our great country !!! Good luck with it.

 

I reckon the first thing you should do with it is drive it. Become one with it.

Then decide to modify it, if you feel it is necessary.

oh yeah, and get a Hymee exhaust ...

 

Welcome and enjoy your new baby.
Here is a link for some Clear Corners

 

welcome back, and what you should do to your car is drive the hell out of it! c(= seriously just drive it and fall in love with the car more and more each time you drive. and well it seems like you got the basics done to it, but just to say IMHO the mazda body kit's are ugly -.-;; i personally like the RE-amemiya kits but they're hella expensive so iono. anywayz best of luck (get a turbo if you can they're always a popular thing to do)

 

I'd highly reccommend the racing beat sway bars and endlinks set. put her on rails.

 

Why not just drive the car and enjoy it for a few months?? Get to know it?? before modifyn it.

 

Ive ben driving it since November but stored it for winter. I got a hand of it... I take it out every time I get a chance and theres no snow in the main streets.... I cant get enogh of it. Like I said I only have a K&N short ramp and it makes it sound sick! I wand an exhaust with a high pitch sound. From what I heare Greedy makes a low hevy flow.

P.S. Turbo will come next yeare... $$$$

 

Do the sway bars really make a diff?

 

Save extra cash for all the gas it will burn.

 

For my first mods, I'm thinking tinted windows, clear corners, and front and rear rotary accents. I've already got the skirts.

 

I'd do wheels and suspension, but I'm crazy and love cars that handle like butter. Power can come eventually, but if it starts interfering with my awesome handling, it's gone.

 

Congrats! Thanks for your service!

 

BTW Im looking for red brake pads.... only find blue ones....

 

GReddy and Borla catbacks have a low tone. Racing Beat's is definitely higher pitched - it's just not very loud.

 

sell it and buy a mad tyTe JdM c1v1C y0!

 

what is this K&N short ramp you keep mentioning?

and people are always greedy for exhaust options!

 

Paint them. That's what we all do. Me, I'm still trying tho..

 

Never hered about Racing Beat.... Im from Montreal Canada btw... RB is from California no?... is there eny way I can listen to what it sounds like? if enyone has a link id be great cuz I it hase a high piched sound im very inetested... and the price looks good 2

 

Put a good coat of wax on her,

Read the little things thread and the manual to figure out all the goodies that come with it.

Consider a rock screen, get good comprehensive insurance

Make sure you have some cold weather tires if you are in snow country