I purchased a 2004 RX-8 about two months ago. My buddy has an 05, and I know you hear a beep when you reach 8500, but in my 04, it does not beep. Does anyone know if the 04 is suppose to beep at 8500 or did mazda just start that in the 05 model? If it is suppose to beep, any suggestions on the fix?

 

It beeps.. Just turn down the radio and listen carefully. It just a tiny little chirp. Its there .

 

didn't we just have this discussion last week?

 

yep have a 04 also, it only beeps once and it isn't very loud. You have a manual right? The auto's probably beep to since they have the paddles but really what would be the point in the auto...

 

The auto does beep if you have it in manual mode. At least my 05 does. Kind of hard to get it to beep in auto mode

 

I have an 04, I can hear the beep with music all the way up.

 

My beep is pretty loud

 

I love the beep!

 

Haha yeah, I had that happen once! I freaked out for a minute

 

all rx8's have a beep at redline. I had a 2004 auto and that beeped. Now I have a 2005 manual and it still beeps. if yours does not beep you much not be listening. really, im serious. I actually have to expect it to hear it.

 

My '04 beeps pretty loudly...never had a problem hearing it even with the radio up

 

makes you want to go test it!

I love the zooooooooo-ooooom BEEEEEP

 

same... maybe you're not hitting redline? that's what i thought at first until i realized i had couple 100 rpms more to go. the engine sounds deceiving at 8000+ rpm

 

my 04 made in August beeps like crazy smokes. it beeps all the way from 8000K to 9K

 

i have driven an 04 and my 05 manual, both beep, its a solid Beeeeeeeeeeep, that comes on when you reach 8500 and doesnt stop until you lower the revs under 8500...its loud enough to hear with the radio below about 10.

I want to wire in a relay so it triggers a shift light, cause with the radio over about 10 or with the windows down at freeway speeds....you cant/can barley hear it

 

A shift light would be a good idea. When I'm on the track with a helmet on, windows open, and the wind going by at 100+ mph, there's no way I can hear that beep.

 

Maybe your beep hasn't been enabled.

To enable it you have to go to your radio controls and hit:

Up down up down left right left right a, b, start.

Good luck.

 

true that, i have the same problem, im thinking of wiring in a relay to the speaker, so that it will trigger a small LED I want to mount somewhere near the gauge hood, above the tach.

 

ohh man, now hes gonna see the beep option in the radio menu and rev his car trying to figure it out......

 

Yep, I heard it today. I made it a point to make it complety quite in the car to make sure I would be able to hear it. It is actually fairly easy to hear. By the way, I am not playing Nintendo(Up Down Up Down Left Right On Off), I am driving a freakin RX-8!!! So much better then Nintendo!

 

I agree a shift light would be good, it is hard to hear with, wind engine and radio noise. The ideal spot would be just to the side of the tach with a small red led. ONe thing that might be a problem is the same beep is used for the lights on warning. The FD has a similar problem, they should have kept the old mechanical buzzer like in 70's rotaries. you can hear that easy even over a ported engine.

 

I got the beep once and I think that it was loud considering I heard it over the engine at WOT and through my helmet.

 

Wow, haven't heard that in a long time!

Anyway, all this talk about the beep makes me want to hear it again!

 

Be one with the beep. The beep is your friend.