Well i just bought a brand new 8, 2007 it has 200 miles on it. its the manual trany. any good advice for a newbie to the rx8 club. anything would be great, anything you think I should know. Oh what should i expect for gas mileage if i play nice. whats the top speed? thanks guys!

 

All good questions. There's way too much for me to be answering. I'm pretty much a n00b to the RX-8 and this site. There's plenty of people on here to point you in the right direction though.

Good luck and welcome to the club.

 

OK

first watch this..

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

then read the sitckys..

and the faqs is always a good idea..

beers

 

Check the oil at least once a week, the lube system injects it into the engine and the level goes down.

DON'T shut the engine down in the first couple of minutes - it will wet the plugs with gas (flooding) and won't restart easily.

If you drive like my granny, you may get as high as 19 mpg (on the highway!)......

147.

S

 

since the car uses oil. is there any special oil i should use i have always used royal purple.

 

You are supposed to use "mineral" oil.

People who use synthetic go to hell when they die. I don't make the rules, people........

S

 

Hello. Search.

 

Don't drive hard till it is warmed up. Top speed is a 150+

Enjoy it. Post some pictures.

 

oil. let it warm up. 18-21mpg. 148 limited. Good talk.

 

Does any1 know the actual 0-60?...and actual rwhp...and actual rwtq?...thanks

 

does any1 know how to search?

lol...

here's a freebie, and a how-to:
http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...-8&sa=N&tab=wi

check the first image.

 

Hey man welcome to the site, Enjoy your car, and take good care of it.

 

Congrats and welcome to the club. Watch out for the search police - they run thick in here.

 

actual could be anything... Magazines have printed 5.9 (Road & Track) and 5.8 (Motor Trend) for a 6MT.

 

thanks guys yeah search police suck just like the real ones! they dont give ya a break. lol

 

rwhp is like 175-185 I believe, 5.8 is the best 0-60 ive seen, but usually its in the mid 6's. You can accomplish a sub 7 second 0-60 launch without trashing your clutch, but it you want a sub 6 second 0-60, you need to launch at 7K plus.......ouch.