..soo basically im worried....

because i feel like he's gonna do everythingwrong with it.

he totally guiltied me into borrowing it. bahhh im sooo weak.

because he taught me how to drive in his mr2. 3 years ago.

and never asks for anything

BUT.

he didnt even warm up my baby = (.
and i bet he's pushing the redline right when he got out of the neighborhood.
and im very picky about my gas and he said "gas is gas"

i told him i only put 91 v-power from shell in my car.

and i have a feeling its coming back with 87 arco.


DAMMMNNNNNNN THEEE WORLLLDDDDD.

/end rant.

ima go play grid to make me feel better.

 

Ur gonna get it back with a full tank of E85

 

Dont worry its only 90% chance hes going to grind every gear at 10k rpm , not a big deal. When the engine starts knocking its not going to do much damage at 10k rpm dont worry man.

 

octane booster and the word NOOOOO come to mind

 

coooollldddd bloooddeedddd

 

You're focked.

 

Did he sign the waiver?

 

How is playing the POS Grid gonna save the day I might ask? :P

And since you mention warming up. You don't actually sit around in the driveway until the engine is warm do you?

 

I do. Is there something wrong with that?

 

some do, some dont. I let mine warm up a bit (once the idle kind of smoothes out and the temp needle has actually moved) then drive in very low rpm till it's warmed completely

 

YOU DID WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You need to grow a pair QUICK, before you end up needing a new motor, or a new car! sheesh......

 

yumm the sound of grinding when hes shifting through those gears.

 

You guys know how much gas the rx8 dumps when its cold?

You shouldn't be sitting in your driveway 5+ minutes waiting for the car to go all the way up to operating temperature.

What you should be doing is, getting in your car, turn it on,give it a minute to settle and drive. Let it warm up under load. Don't be stupid and redline it or go above some 6,000+rpm and you'll be fine...

In this regard the rotary is the same as any other car.. stop being so paranoid.

 

I usually just get in, turn on, and drive and shift at 3-4k.

At OP, Good Luck :D

 

Dude, it doesn't matter if he taught you how to drive or whatever, it is your freaking car and if he can't respect your conditions or expectations, no keys.

 

i got it back. and everything is fine, we can all calm down now.

AND rotary is NOT "the same" as other engines. thats like comparing Skateboards and rollerskates.

 

Other than looking like a complete tit, no? :P

But it's absolutely unnecessary, but then again, you can shift at 9k immediately when you drive, so you probably like that

 

HEHE.....sorry so harsh, lesson learned??

 

U never lend ur car to anyone, no matter how important that person is; EXCEPT the person who is feeding you. lol

I never lend my car to anyone, well except when I go to dealership or valet. thats about it.

 

I said it is the same as other engines in THAT regard..

You don't have to sit and DUMP gas for 5 minutes or longer in the car till the water temp is in the middle.. COMPLETELY unnecessary as some other people in this thread have said.

Don't be scared.

 

id at least warm it up for 2 minutes then drive it below 5k for a few more.


but i was more scared of the "87 arco".....-_-. thats just something that woulda **** ME OFF.

thats like giving your kid goat milk instead of cow milk.

 

ShinkaTeen,

you should create a laminated checklist of how to treat the RX8 (no redlining before warm, premium gas only, no 8,000RPM clutch drops at stoplights, etc) and give it anyone who wants to borrow your car. Try to make them understand why they have to do these things.

If they don't respect your requirements, then don't lend them your car. You don't have to be a dick about it, though. Just say "Look, the rotary has some special requirements, and I'm worried that you will ruin my engine by not treating it right. If you do what I ask, then I have no problem with you borrowing the car."

 

Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Or just don't.

 

87 octane isn't a problem.

I would have been more worried about him driving it hard before it was properly warmed up than anything else.