paradigm

Since nobody else has done it yet I figured "What the hell....I'll start this month's WPB thread."

First.......Orlando meet.........Is anyone else going besides English and I?

Second.......April WPB meet........who wants one, and when?


And lastly we come to MyLadyDeb.


Come on. You got clocked at 87? That's pathetic. I know you can do better than that. Try for at least triple digits next time!!:p

LOL. Seriously though. The sounds you say your car is making certainly doesn't seem normal. Worst case scenario is the "knocking" noise you hear at high RPM's is engine knock...A.K.A "pinging" or "detonation". Definitely not a good thing. Can you be more specific as to what the sound is like? Under what conditions does it happen?

Booster MPS

I would love to make the orland trip but I will be in Houston that weekend. I would love to meet some owners in the area - hopeful to get a large group together.

MyLadyDeb

okay - found you - I was getting worried. Well my clock said 92 - had it up to 105 just a few miles before....he said 87 - I was thrilled and then brought it down to an 84 ticket. I have been humbled. Okay - now to the sound. What it sounds like is when you have a bad batch of gas and try and floor the gar and get that knocking. As you all know - being so new to the triptronic game - I had asked about the redlining. I've been getting more and more brave and letting it get up there before shifting. Last week in 2nd I went to 6K and heard that knocking so I backed off - thinking it was my imagination. Then on the highway I tried again coming out of the toll booth in Orlando and it happened again just the same way. Now I didn't redline it in 3rd and as long as I shift by 5500 in 2nd I don't hear it. I always use hi-test gas so I know it's that that. Should I keep testing it and pushing it to see if it happens all the time?

MyLadyDeb

btw - my ride home from Gainesville - put it on cruise control at 78 - thought I'd have to slash my wrists - lol

MyLadyDeb

but....I also have to say - sorry for the multiple posts - my mileage per gallon went from 15 city to 21 highway. What a treat.

English

Take the car in and have the techs drive it....or you could drive them around. Hopefully you could get the car to make some noises with them in it.

picosrx8

Lady D-
Im another slowpoke with an automatic. I have used the manual alot and a few times pushed it over the edge in first and it beeped at me and shifted for me into second. Last week I was letting her warm up in the garage and I noticed a ticking sound. I dont know if it always been there or not. Its easy to get paranoid with sounds. She seems to be running fine no loss of power and the noise hasnt gotten worse. But if your worried, by all means take it in for a look. We all paid for a four year warranty right? If something is wrong they can fix it before catostrophic failure occurs (and you are stuck on the side of the road). Please keep us posted with the info.

PS. You have been checking your oil level regularly and changing it as directed right?

picosrx8

Im out for Orlando...
But in for a local meet pretty much any Saturday or Sunday after this weekend.

Bob The Eskimo

there are a few others of us here in WPB. I have seen a few on the road around town. What colors did you all get so we can somewhat recognize one another.

I'm winning blue GT1. with the ecDJ in the rear window(small at the top.)

rx8gator

You'll know mine when you see it (At least from the back).

Booster MPS

Ti Grey Man Tranny, no appearance pckg., clear corners and zoom zoom plate frame. Have been spotted around city place often.

paradigm

Red. no appearance package. Mine's....umm.....loud. You'll know me when you hear me. :p

picosrx8

Titanium with a Marine Corps Sticker on the back window. Plus I think Im the only one that rides on 16 inchers (untill I get those dark chrome 5 star 18s).

paradigm

Ran into picosrx8 on the road tonight. Awfully clean for a car bought in september. Those exhaust tips were too shiny too. Methinks ya need to drive it more. :p

picosrx8

Too funny paradigm. Yours looked spotless as well...but it was getting dark! lol. I actually let my wife drive it to work the entire week this week(talk about withdrawals). When she got home today the first thing I did was clean those tips and rims. They both get dirty way to fast!!!!!!Plus I have to compensate with bling since the rest of you guys will smoke my automatic!

picosrx8

Hey everyone...What is going on with this L flash M flash or whatever letter they are on? Ive never had any problems so should I forget it? What have some of you done?

paradigm

I take the "If it ain't broke don't fix it." approach to the PCM flashes. I get good gas mileage, and I can't say there's a lack of power, so I have no intentions of begging the dealership to reflash my car. But that's just me. :D

MyLadyDeb

Hey guys - mine is Yellow with the package - can't miss me and obviously neither does FHP - lol - anyway I've since filled up again and redlined it tonight heading down to Delray - no missing - did it again on the way home - no missing. A friend who drove professionally for Mazda back in the 80's said it's called "premature detonation" (no laughing you guys) - I'm thinking maybe it was the gas. I'll need to recreate it if I want to have it looked at. Anyway, I do check the oil - seems to need a quart every 1500 miles or so. I heard that ticking sound tonight for the first time and wondered if I had heard it before. Still cleaning the bugs off the hood from the Gainesville trip - lol

Genom

Ugh, tell me about those bugs. Last weekend I crossed alligator alley 4 times and I had a coating of bugs a centimeter thick. Today is the day to finally get rid of it all since I finally got some bug and tar remover.

paradigm

If you can try to find this stuff called "bugaboo". It's the best stuff I've found to remove bug guts. You have to get those guts off fast, because the're acidic, and will eat through the paint. If you've got some other hardcore stuff on there, like tree sap or tar, try mineral spirits (NOT paint/laquer thinner!!!). Acetone works ok too, but if you're not careful the acetone wil damage the clearcoat. Mineral spirits is much easier.


And deb, that "premature detonation" your friend talked about is the same thing as "pinging" or "knocking" that I mentioned earlier. Instead of combusting normally just after top dead center, your fuel was EXPLODING early...........

You're lucky your car is still running. You were quite close to popping your engine..........If this was an older RX7.......you would probably be looking at new motors now.

Booster MPS

Guys, I am about to start a thread in the SE forum on a guy that did a clear bra for me yesterday.

Auto Supershield Clear Bra

Genom

So at what time and where are the SoFla guys heading out from?

I'm in Miami so I'll have to get out early.

paradigm

Well, I'm out for orlando. Staged for my first run out at moroso tonight...............

28 psi in the tires + 6.5k rpm clutch drop = SHEARED OFF 1ST GEAR.


1st is gone. Second is on it's way out, and my 5th gear synchros have been failing over the past week or so. I've had enough. I love this car. I truly love it to death, but 2 trannys in 6 months is too much for me to handle right now.

I'm going tomorrow to look into trading it in for an SRT-4 most likely. Keep your eyes open. You guys will get first dibs on my intake, midpipe, and catback. Hell, I'll even install them for you.

I'll still be here on the forums. I consider you guys friends and anytime there's a meet I'll be there.

--Jon

MyLadyDeb

awwwwww - Jon - so sorry to hear your news. so sorry to hear you say what you said about my engine .... I backed off as soon as I heard the missing - geez - don't scare me like that. I hadn't even heard the beep until then - heard it the other night for the first time.

English

Whaaaaat?!?!?!?! You're selling the car? Wow!