SpectreRX8

Hey guys. Just bought this used for 20k. It's an '04 model, and I've never been happier! Problem is... we're not sure what color it is. Sometimes its blue, and sometimes its green, just depends on the lighting and the way you look at it. As far as I know no custom paintjobs were done by the previous owner. Any idea on what the color name is? Note, it was considered a blue by the dealership, and in this picture it seemed to be green.

SpectreRX8

Nevermind. Found it. Sorry yall. And, hi.

zoom44

Nordic Green

zoom44

and welcome

tiggerlee

Nice and clean too! Congrats and welcome!

NgoRX8

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welcome

canaryrx8

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dang dude, back that car up a bit, that close to the other vehicle is just asking for something bad to happen

dillsrotary

nice man, welcome

NgoRX8

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haha yea it looks like they hit already in the 1st pic

SayNoToPistons

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lol @ last pic with dude looking at the 8.

LiL BenNy

isnt that a phantom blue? some pics looks green some pics it looks blue?

tiggerlee

Well consodering it's an '04 it couldn't be Phantom Blue. It's Nordic Green.

BigOLundh

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LOL Yup!!

ndtechie09

any mods planned? get clear corners

lesper4

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same thing i was thinking, congradulations on the new ride...it looks as though the caliper came painted silver, cool.

SpectreRX8

Well, any ideas on mods that will increase the price of the car and make it more "zippy"? :P

SpectreRX8

And, no. They didn't touch. Luckily. :P

tiggerlee

Clear corners are the offical first mod for the 8. Looks better than the amber,especially on Nordic Green.

ndtechie09

Search around the forum and you'll find the same answer to making it faster. there virtually is no way without going FI. Intakes are basically worthless, exhausts you really only get for sound. Tho these items help the air flow easier, HP gains are virtually non-exsistant. Check the tires on the car. The stock Poteznas are **** and don't last long. Get yourself a set of ultra high performance summer tires and winter tires because you'll need them with this car. The resale value of this car sucks anyhow so there really is no way to increase the value unless you put a lot of money into it but then you will be losing money. The most important thing is that you have fun with the car. Mods aren't cheap. Clear corners run around $60, a intake will run around $300 and an exhaust around $600 if you have a 6 speed which I presume you do because I think I see a second oil cooler, invest in the Richard Paul short shifter, it's an awesome shifter and helps with mis-shifting.

SpectreRX8

Well. Im not really sure. The dealer said it was tiptronic and that he wasn't sure what the highest gear was. Keep in mind this was a Ford Dealer, not mazda.

SayNoToPistons

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just dont put stupid wild body kits on it and ugly bling bling 20 inch chrome dubs on it. people always want to buy stock cars instead of modified cars.

SpectreRX8

So, no bodykits?

Rootski

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The best way to make an Automatic RX-8 quicker is to jack up the oil cap and roll an MT 8 under it.

ndtechie09

key word in what he said was wild and stupid. search around, there are some nice kits but some are reallly reallly rice looking. AT eh? yeah do the MT swap. if you dont have a clutch then you have an AT. you have a 4 speed AT which produces much less HP than the MT of this car. do you know anything about rotaries? go find a good mazda dealer a round you and make sure all the recalls on done for your car go here to find out what has been recalled and check it against your vin http://www.finishlineperformance.com...ins_index.html

zoom44

well i wouldnt say that