Ok some one just told me that if you go past 8k rpm you void the rx8s warranty is this true? If not mazda has made a huge mistake in customer satisfaction! They advertise their 9k rpm so heavily!

 

Absolutely NOT true!

Dont sweat it, feel free to let that engine soar to 9000rpm whenever you feel the need.

 

umm it says in the manual that the 8500 rpm buzzer is the upshift buzzer.

 

Pfft! funny one... :D tell me anther joke :p
No woudl be the answer.. that's what rev limiters are for

 

i put my car to 10k once on accident...got warenty work done not too much later...(nothing to do w/going to 10k) and they didn't say anything...so ima agree w/everyone and say no

 

Were did you hear this from? Someone must have been pulling your leg. Even if it is true, mazda wouldnt know or have any records of a person driving over 8000 rpm given the course of time.

 

I've heard the moon is made of cheese.

 

thanks everyone so much believe it or not this was my last obstacle before my decision to purchase a rx-8 Im getting one this week or next. Looking for a used one with under 30k miles for around 22k 6 speed with a sunroof in florida...Any info would help and yes i posted this in the for sale section..Thanks again! BTW it was a rumour someone on the rx7club forum posted i guess they were hating on the renesis...whatever..

 

Mine hits the buzzer at 9200K and cuts out fuel at 9500K...hear the buzzer atleast once a day and fuel cut out used to happen more often now I take it to that edge all the time :D!

 

just so you know there's a few guys here who tweak and have made an ooops her and ther and blown way past redline to 13.5k and higher and not had a problem. the engine can go well over 15k some of the racing ones do 20k. it just the rest of the drivetrain and other stuff like the belts, water pump and flywheels ( most of the "blown engines" from overrevving I have seen are flywheels that exploded ) and such that cannot take the speeds.

 

You could always buy an AT like me....
I'll never see 8K....
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I know, I know...

 

go 85 and downgear it to 2nd....

 

Im leaning towards either blue or silver...really hard choice!! now that I see that avatar of that silver one with the gunmetal wheels I wonder...Any one got the stock wheels painted gunmetal with winning blue?

 

silver white and black blend it with all the other cars. if that's what you want buy one of them if you wanna stand out a bit go blue or green. if you want to scream look at me go red or yellow.

 

haha, yea...when i hit like 9500 i felt the pedel go soft...then i was like, "oh crap! must shift!"

 

Cant wait for the test drive...9000k here i come....never seen past 7k in my supra this is a whole new experience for me! Hopefully I wont miss the turbo too much with the vibrationless rotary butter!!

 

You'll only see these RPMs (on the street) in an 8 or a bike, so enjoy. There's not another production street car out there that has a higher red-line.

 

If you take it to 9k on the test drive be sure to buy a different car than the one you test drove. You really shouldn't take it that high before 1000 miles. It should be broken in properly first then you can rev her up to the buzzer. Search the forums for the proper break in procedure there are many threads on it.

One other note, I assume your planning on buying a 6 speed but just in case you are thinking automatic you should know that the auto has a different engine and redlines at 7k.

 

trust me it doesn't i've been in for a lot of issues covered under warranty and they always say i drive like a mad man just take them out for a drive with you and show you that you don't beat on the car.

 

think. then talk.


(dumbest thing ive ever heard!!)