New RX-8, But Check this out
05-30-2007, 10:07 PM
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New RX-8, But Check this out
Hey Guys, Just wanted to first off say Hello! to all.. This looks like a huge community of RX-8 and Mazda enthusists. I bought a RX-8 this past week, and I am blown away with how great this car is, it runs great, very comfortable, I am just totally pleased with it. I have had the windows tinted and a carbon black racing stripe from the V of the Hood to the back spoiler it looks great.
Aside from all that, I had a couple questions comments and concerns, I would appreciate any feedback at all. First off, I am a gearhead, I have Always tuned bikes trucks cars and all that since I have been old enough to do so. BUT, This is a rotary engine, which kinda makes me skeptical about even touching the hood latch on this thing. So what kind of engine mods do you experienced RX-8 nuts reccommend? I would like to give it a throaty deep rumble, maybe a little more lowend torque if possible. But for a car that already runs that good bone stock, I can't see sinking a ton of money into the engine. So bottom line I am looking for a deep rumble sound.. Don't get this confused with the coffee can sound you hear so often from these 1998 2.2 ecotec Caviliers.. lol So Suggestions on that? Intake only? Exhaust only? or Both? if so what brand?
Also, I got a bag of what I would call "Plugs" with this car, They are rubber ovals. 4 of them in a package, with a diagram of the frame showing them being inserted into 4 holes in the frame body of the car.What the heck are these and what are thier purpose?
Last, but certainly not least, what kinda upkeep and issues can I expect out of this car? I baby it, although I do get on the gas somewhat just to smoke a civic or 2. But by no means do I run it hard nor, plan on doing so. I am wondering how durable the engine tranny and all moving parts are on these RX-8s? Any issues with the whole rotary engine design that may cause issues when it gets some miles on it?
Thanks in advance for all your help guys.
Aside from all that, I had a couple questions comments and concerns, I would appreciate any feedback at all. First off, I am a gearhead, I have Always tuned bikes trucks cars and all that since I have been old enough to do so. BUT, This is a rotary engine, which kinda makes me skeptical about even touching the hood latch on this thing. So what kind of engine mods do you experienced RX-8 nuts reccommend? I would like to give it a throaty deep rumble, maybe a little more lowend torque if possible. But for a car that already runs that good bone stock, I can't see sinking a ton of money into the engine. So bottom line I am looking for a deep rumble sound.. Don't get this confused with the coffee can sound you hear so often from these 1998 2.2 ecotec Caviliers.. lol So Suggestions on that? Intake only? Exhaust only? or Both? if so what brand?
Also, I got a bag of what I would call "Plugs" with this car, They are rubber ovals. 4 of them in a package, with a diagram of the frame showing them being inserted into 4 holes in the frame body of the car.What the heck are these and what are thier purpose?
Last, but certainly not least, what kinda upkeep and issues can I expect out of this car? I baby it, although I do get on the gas somewhat just to smoke a civic or 2. But by no means do I run it hard nor, plan on doing so. I am wondering how durable the engine tranny and all moving parts are on these RX-8s? Any issues with the whole rotary engine design that may cause issues when it gets some miles on it?
Thanks in advance for all your help guys.
05-30-2007, 10:22 PM
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Welcome to the forum!
Go to the The Tech Garage sub-forum and read the stickies.
Go to RX-8 Discussion and read the little things
Go to Aftermarket Performance Modifications and read the stickies about exhaust etc.
Have fun
Go to the The Tech Garage sub-forum and read the stickies.
Go to RX-8 Discussion and read the little things
Go to Aftermarket Performance Modifications and read the stickies about exhaust etc.
Have fun
05-31-2007, 12:22 AM
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try searching, theres answers to all your Q's
your not going to get a deep rumbling exhaust since the car is a 1.3,
you can get it loud and boader line not ricy, but your not going to get a mustang or maro note out of it.
p.s. nice hood vinyl, i never really liked it, but on your color at that angel it look decent.
your not going to get a deep rumbling exhaust since the car is a 1.3,
you can get it loud and boader line not ricy, but your not going to get a mustang or maro note out of it.
p.s. nice hood vinyl, i never really liked it, but on your color at that angel it look decent.
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Hey Jeff, Guys, I will get some more pics of the Stripe ASAP.. I Have only a couple pics at this point.. and its been raining since I got it... OF COURSE.. lol But next pretty day I will roll it outta the garage and get some good pics of it.. Looking to get some minor side graphics for the sides, just a solid stripe maybe or solid fading into a dashed coming from the front vents in front of the doors..
Lots of things to come soon.. Just need time.. and some gooood weather!
Lots of things to come soon.. Just need time.. and some gooood weather!
06-05-2007, 11:22 PM
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Hey Guys, Just wanted to first off say Hello! to all.. This looks like a huge community of RX-8 and Mazda enthusists. I bought a RX-8 this past week, and I am blown away with how great this car is, it runs great, very comfortable, I am just totally pleased with it. I have had the windows tinted and a carbon black racing stripe from the V of the Hood to the back spoiler it looks great.
Aside from all that, I had a couple questions comments and concerns, I would appreciate any feedback at all. First off, I am a gearhead, I have Always tuned bikes trucks cars and all that since I have been old enough to do so. BUT, This is a rotary engine, which kinda makes me skeptical about even touching the hood latch on this thing. So what kind of engine mods do you experienced RX-8 nuts reccommend? I would like to give it a throaty deep rumble, maybe a little more lowend torque if possible. But for a car that already runs that good bone stock, I can't see sinking a ton of money into the engine. So bottom line I am looking for a deep rumble sound.. Don't get this confused with the coffee can sound you hear so often from these 1998 2.2 ecotec Caviliers.. lol So Suggestions on that? Intake only? Exhaust only? or Both? if so what brand?
Also, I got a bag of what I would call "Plugs" with this car, They are rubber ovals. 4 of them in a package, with a diagram of the frame showing them being inserted into 4 holes in the frame body of the car.What the heck are these and what are thier purpose?
Last, but certainly not least, what kinda upkeep and issues can I expect out of this car? I baby it, although I do get on the gas somewhat just to smoke a civic or 2. But by no means do I run it hard nor, plan on doing so. I am wondering how durable the engine tranny and all moving parts are on these RX-8s? Any issues with the whole rotary engine design that may cause issues when it gets some miles on it?
Thanks in advance for all your help guys.
Aside from all that, I had a couple questions comments and concerns, I would appreciate any feedback at all. First off, I am a gearhead, I have Always tuned bikes trucks cars and all that since I have been old enough to do so. BUT, This is a rotary engine, which kinda makes me skeptical about even touching the hood latch on this thing. So what kind of engine mods do you experienced RX-8 nuts reccommend? I would like to give it a throaty deep rumble, maybe a little more lowend torque if possible. But for a car that already runs that good bone stock, I can't see sinking a ton of money into the engine. So bottom line I am looking for a deep rumble sound.. Don't get this confused with the coffee can sound you hear so often from these 1998 2.2 ecotec Caviliers.. lol So Suggestions on that? Intake only? Exhaust only? or Both? if so what brand?
Also, I got a bag of what I would call "Plugs" with this car, They are rubber ovals. 4 of them in a package, with a diagram of the frame showing them being inserted into 4 holes in the frame body of the car.What the heck are these and what are thier purpose?
Last, but certainly not least, what kinda upkeep and issues can I expect out of this car? I baby it, although I do get on the gas somewhat just to smoke a civic or 2. But by no means do I run it hard nor, plan on doing so. I am wondering how durable the engine tranny and all moving parts are on these RX-8s? Any issues with the whole rotary engine design that may cause issues when it gets some miles on it?
Thanks in advance for all your help guys.
btw.. the fist one is free.
https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-forum-197/rx8-faq-new-owners-116484/
silly that is in the faq section.. go figure.. as you had problems finding that this will help...
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting.php
this should dial you in, and welcome.
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06-06-2007, 06:27 AM
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I love it.
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Send a message to darksyde...he's got the Agency Power exhaust, and it sounds pretty sick...real deep. he was a few cars bhind me at Lime Rock Last weekend, and we were doing parade laps with a bunch of other Mazdas, and his exhaust was real nice and deep. I could hear it nice and clear even though he was a couple/few cars behind me. I'm not sure what type of intake he had though, but his exhaust did have a nice, deep sound.
06-06-2007, 06:00 PM
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My standard new owner post is below
Here's what I'd give you as a quick top 10 things to know:
1) Oil - it consumes oil by design - nothing wrong with that. Check your oil at every other fill up, or do like I do and spend an hour puttering around the garage every other weekend, and adjust the tire pressures, check the oil, give it a wash, etc. A little RX-8 love time.
2) While it says "premium recommended" you can safely burn '87 in most climates and areas. If you feel guilty, pop the extra cost.
3) Change the oil every 5000 miles at least, more frequently if you'd like to. Pay attention to the maintenance schedule in the book and do those items.
4) Beware, Mazda dealers charge through the nose for everything, and they will try to sell you extra crap during scheduled maintenance stops. Don't let them do it.
5) You can safely upsize the tires to 245/40-18s - they are fatter, fill the wheel wells more, and look **** hot.
6) The summer tires work like crap when the temp falls below 45F. All-season performance radials are an acceptable compromise. Snow tires are a must if you commute in snow.
7) Visit your redline often to keep you happy and keep the buzzer from getting lonely.
8) Keep your car shiny and sparkling clean for best crowd pleasing.
9) Watch out for idiots in Civics who will rev on you.
10) This car is NOT a straight-line speed car - don't get disappointed when you realize that LOTS of cars can beat you at the strip.
Enjoy - post pics when you can!
And search and read:
- The little things
and all the other stickies in all the other forums - DIY - Show & Shine, and more.
Here's a few other goodies - let's call them "unique features":
1) Drive by wire throttle with adaptive learning - the engine computer "reads" your driving habits and can flatten or steepen the throttle response curve to match. Drive hard for a few days and find "new" horsepower (it's always there, just visiting at different times). Baby it and it becomes a rental car ... weird.
2) You have a sport. so this won't mean anything to you, but the weird Bose adaptive radio will boost the volume automatically while you drive - you'l turn it down and minute later you say to yourself "I swear I just turned the radio down".
3) The Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) will flash a warning on the dash when any tire is about 4 to 5 lbs down on pressure from the factory setpoint which is 32 PSI. If you get a TPMS warning, stop, do a walk around to make sure you don't have a tire going down, once you're sure, head to a gas station and fill the tire.
4) Never but NEVER use the fix-a-flat kit. It ruins the tire and clogs the TPMS.
5) Feel free to experiment with driving with the DSC off, but understand that there is a stern little Japanese guy hiding the in the works with his finger on the "I think not!" button when it's enabled, and it WILL save your ***! It saved mine once today when I hit a patch of oily pavement in the rain.
6) Don't bother trying to understand or explain the abject ergonomic failure represented by the sunvisors. Just accept that every hot supermodel has a knarly wart somewhere ...
7) Did I mention that the summer tires that come stock on it suck? Oh, yeah, I did. Well it bears mentioning again. If you stick with summers, at least upgrade to a better tire. If you live in a climate where the temp visits sub-40 ranges then consider all-season high performance radials - visit TireRack.com for good reccos, but can heartily reccommend the Pirelli PZero-Nero M+S.
8) You can buy used snows on eBay if you want to go that way. But if you don't use Mazda wheels with TPMS sensors, the light will be on all the time.
9) You can't make love in an RX8. I tried. Doesn't work. Either that or my wife and I both need to lose 7" in height and 75 lbs each (Ok, I could stand to lose 40 lbs ...).
10) Find twisty roads and drive them. Smile.
Here's what I'd give you as a quick top 10 things to know:
1) Oil - it consumes oil by design - nothing wrong with that. Check your oil at every other fill up, or do like I do and spend an hour puttering around the garage every other weekend, and adjust the tire pressures, check the oil, give it a wash, etc. A little RX-8 love time.
2) While it says "premium recommended" you can safely burn '87 in most climates and areas. If you feel guilty, pop the extra cost.
3) Change the oil every 5000 miles at least, more frequently if you'd like to. Pay attention to the maintenance schedule in the book and do those items.
4) Beware, Mazda dealers charge through the nose for everything, and they will try to sell you extra crap during scheduled maintenance stops. Don't let them do it.
5) You can safely upsize the tires to 245/40-18s - they are fatter, fill the wheel wells more, and look **** hot.
6) The summer tires work like crap when the temp falls below 45F. All-season performance radials are an acceptable compromise. Snow tires are a must if you commute in snow.
7) Visit your redline often to keep you happy and keep the buzzer from getting lonely.
8) Keep your car shiny and sparkling clean for best crowd pleasing.
9) Watch out for idiots in Civics who will rev on you.
10) This car is NOT a straight-line speed car - don't get disappointed when you realize that LOTS of cars can beat you at the strip.
Enjoy - post pics when you can!
And search and read:
- The little things
and all the other stickies in all the other forums - DIY - Show & Shine, and more.
Here's a few other goodies - let's call them "unique features":
1) Drive by wire throttle with adaptive learning - the engine computer "reads" your driving habits and can flatten or steepen the throttle response curve to match. Drive hard for a few days and find "new" horsepower (it's always there, just visiting at different times). Baby it and it becomes a rental car ... weird.
2) You have a sport. so this won't mean anything to you, but the weird Bose adaptive radio will boost the volume automatically while you drive - you'l turn it down and minute later you say to yourself "I swear I just turned the radio down".
3) The Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) will flash a warning on the dash when any tire is about 4 to 5 lbs down on pressure from the factory setpoint which is 32 PSI. If you get a TPMS warning, stop, do a walk around to make sure you don't have a tire going down, once you're sure, head to a gas station and fill the tire.
4) Never but NEVER use the fix-a-flat kit. It ruins the tire and clogs the TPMS.
5) Feel free to experiment with driving with the DSC off, but understand that there is a stern little Japanese guy hiding the in the works with his finger on the "I think not!" button when it's enabled, and it WILL save your ***! It saved mine once today when I hit a patch of oily pavement in the rain.
6) Don't bother trying to understand or explain the abject ergonomic failure represented by the sunvisors. Just accept that every hot supermodel has a knarly wart somewhere ...
7) Did I mention that the summer tires that come stock on it suck? Oh, yeah, I did. Well it bears mentioning again. If you stick with summers, at least upgrade to a better tire. If you live in a climate where the temp visits sub-40 ranges then consider all-season high performance radials - visit TireRack.com for good reccos, but can heartily reccommend the Pirelli PZero-Nero M+S.
8) You can buy used snows on eBay if you want to go that way. But if you don't use Mazda wheels with TPMS sensors, the light will be on all the time.
9) You can't make love in an RX8. I tried. Doesn't work. Either that or my wife and I both need to lose 7" in height and 75 lbs each (Ok, I could stand to lose 40 lbs ...).
10) Find twisty roads and drive them. Smile.
06-06-2007, 06:12 PM
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My standard new owner post is below
Here's what I'd give you as a quick top 10 things to know:
1) Oil - it consumes oil by design - nothing wrong with that. Check your oil at every other fill up, or do like I do and spend an hour puttering around the garage every other weekend, and adjust the tire pressures, check the oil, give it a wash, etc. A little RX-8 love time.
2) While it says "premium recommended" you can safely burn '87 in most climates and areas. If you feel guilty, pop the extra cost.
3) Change the oil every 5000 miles at least, more frequently if you'd like to. Pay attention to the maintenance schedule in the book and do those items.
4) Beware, Mazda dealers charge through the nose for everything, and they will try to sell you extra crap during scheduled maintenance stops. Don't let them do it.
5) You can safely upsize the tires to 245/40-18s - they are fatter, fill the wheel wells more, and look **** hot.
6) The summer tires work like crap when the temp falls below 45F. All-season performance radials are an acceptable compromise. Snow tires are a must if you commute in snow.
7) Visit your redline often to keep you happy and keep the buzzer from getting lonely.
8) Keep your car shiny and sparkling clean for best crowd pleasing.
9) Watch out for idiots in Civics who will rev on you.
10) This car is NOT a straight-line speed car - don't get disappointed when you realize that LOTS of cars can beat you at the strip.
Enjoy - post pics when you can!
And search and read:
- The little things
and all the other stickies in all the other forums - DIY - Show & Shine, and more.
Here's a few other goodies - let's call them "unique features":
1) Drive by wire throttle with adaptive learning - the engine computer "reads" your driving habits and can flatten or steepen the throttle response curve to match. Drive hard for a few days and find "new" horsepower (it's always there, just visiting at different times). Baby it and it becomes a rental car ... weird.
2) You have a sport. so this won't mean anything to you, but the weird Bose adaptive radio will boost the volume automatically while you drive - you'l turn it down and minute later you say to yourself "I swear I just turned the radio down".
3) The Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) will flash a warning on the dash when any tire is about 4 to 5 lbs down on pressure from the factory setpoint which is 32 PSI. If you get a TPMS warning, stop, do a walk around to make sure you don't have a tire going down, once you're sure, head to a gas station and fill the tire.
4) Never but NEVER use the fix-a-flat kit. It ruins the tire and clogs the TPMS.
5) Feel free to experiment with driving with the DSC off, but understand that there is a stern little Japanese guy hiding the in the works with his finger on the "I think not!" button when it's enabled, and it WILL save your ***! It saved mine once today when I hit a patch of oily pavement in the rain.
6) Don't bother trying to understand or explain the abject ergonomic failure represented by the sunvisors. Just accept that every hot supermodel has a knarly wart somewhere ...
7) Did I mention that the summer tires that come stock on it suck? Oh, yeah, I did. Well it bears mentioning again. If you stick with summers, at least upgrade to a better tire. If you live in a climate where the temp visits sub-40 ranges then consider all-season high performance radials - visit TireRack.com for good reccos, but can heartily reccommend the Pirelli PZero-Nero M+S.
8) You can buy used snows on eBay if you want to go that way. But if you don't use Mazda wheels with TPMS sensors, the light will be on all the time.
9) You can't make love in an RX8. I tried. Doesn't work. Either that or my wife and I both need to lose 7" in height and 75 lbs each (Ok, I could stand to lose 40 lbs ...).
10) Find twisty roads and drive them. Smile.
Here's what I'd give you as a quick top 10 things to know:
1) Oil - it consumes oil by design - nothing wrong with that. Check your oil at every other fill up, or do like I do and spend an hour puttering around the garage every other weekend, and adjust the tire pressures, check the oil, give it a wash, etc. A little RX-8 love time.
2) While it says "premium recommended" you can safely burn '87 in most climates and areas. If you feel guilty, pop the extra cost.
3) Change the oil every 5000 miles at least, more frequently if you'd like to. Pay attention to the maintenance schedule in the book and do those items.
4) Beware, Mazda dealers charge through the nose for everything, and they will try to sell you extra crap during scheduled maintenance stops. Don't let them do it.
5) You can safely upsize the tires to 245/40-18s - they are fatter, fill the wheel wells more, and look **** hot.
6) The summer tires work like crap when the temp falls below 45F. All-season performance radials are an acceptable compromise. Snow tires are a must if you commute in snow.
7) Visit your redline often to keep you happy and keep the buzzer from getting lonely.
8) Keep your car shiny and sparkling clean for best crowd pleasing.
9) Watch out for idiots in Civics who will rev on you.
10) This car is NOT a straight-line speed car - don't get disappointed when you realize that LOTS of cars can beat you at the strip.
Enjoy - post pics when you can!
And search and read:
- The little things
and all the other stickies in all the other forums - DIY - Show & Shine, and more.
Here's a few other goodies - let's call them "unique features":
1) Drive by wire throttle with adaptive learning - the engine computer "reads" your driving habits and can flatten or steepen the throttle response curve to match. Drive hard for a few days and find "new" horsepower (it's always there, just visiting at different times). Baby it and it becomes a rental car ... weird.
2) You have a sport. so this won't mean anything to you, but the weird Bose adaptive radio will boost the volume automatically while you drive - you'l turn it down and minute later you say to yourself "I swear I just turned the radio down".
3) The Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) will flash a warning on the dash when any tire is about 4 to 5 lbs down on pressure from the factory setpoint which is 32 PSI. If you get a TPMS warning, stop, do a walk around to make sure you don't have a tire going down, once you're sure, head to a gas station and fill the tire.
4) Never but NEVER use the fix-a-flat kit. It ruins the tire and clogs the TPMS.
5) Feel free to experiment with driving with the DSC off, but understand that there is a stern little Japanese guy hiding the in the works with his finger on the "I think not!" button when it's enabled, and it WILL save your ***! It saved mine once today when I hit a patch of oily pavement in the rain.
6) Don't bother trying to understand or explain the abject ergonomic failure represented by the sunvisors. Just accept that every hot supermodel has a knarly wart somewhere ...
7) Did I mention that the summer tires that come stock on it suck? Oh, yeah, I did. Well it bears mentioning again. If you stick with summers, at least upgrade to a better tire. If you live in a climate where the temp visits sub-40 ranges then consider all-season high performance radials - visit TireRack.com for good reccos, but can heartily reccommend the Pirelli PZero-Nero M+S.
8) You can buy used snows on eBay if you want to go that way. But if you don't use Mazda wheels with TPMS sensors, the light will be on all the time.
9) You can't make love in an RX8. I tried. Doesn't work. Either that or my wife and I both need to lose 7" in height and 75 lbs each (Ok, I could stand to lose 40 lbs ...).
10) Find twisty roads and drive them. Smile.
Stew.............have you now copied that to somewhere so that you can just stick it in when a newblet asks those first questions? Seen it more than once now obviously. BTW........lots of good info and I do like it! Covers quite a lot.....good job!
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