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Re: RX 8

Postby Alpha_2nr » May 31st, 2010, 11:24 am

Volk TE37 gun metals FTW!


Maybe, but in my case...that'd be these FTW:
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Re: RX 8

Postby geodude » May 31st, 2010, 2:07 pm

i like the rims on the 2010 RX8 that acesinghit posted pics of

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Re: RX 8

Postby Alpha_2nr » May 31st, 2010, 6:52 pm

^^Forged 19".....stock and only found on the '08+ R3 edition.

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Re: RX 8

Postby acesinghit » June 3rd, 2010, 9:21 pm

work emotion FTW!! do all 8's share the same bolt pattern as in the 3 and 6?

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Re: RX 8

Postby Alpha_2nr » June 3rd, 2010, 10:13 pm

^^What do the 3 and 6 have? Chances are it's 5x114.3 - that's what the RX8 has also.

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Re: RX 8

Postby acesinghit » June 4th, 2010, 6:09 pm

yeah 5x114 but I saw a dude in GCM with a roro 6 (atenza) with RX-8 rims and another dude in Mileage Mack has a 3 with 6 rims.

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Re: RX 8

Postby Alpha_2nr » June 4th, 2010, 8:38 pm

^Yeppo.....folks with MS6's in the US like to get their hands on the 18" from the 8....the offset and width gives the 3 and 6 a hellaflush finish :D :D

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Re: RX 8

Postby geodude » July 4th, 2010, 6:41 pm

dudes what is your top speed on the e model RX8 i only getting like 187 km/hr

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Re: RX 8

Postby geodude » July 15th, 2010, 9:05 pm

what happen RX8 ppl where you guys at.

any advice on insurance?
i am currently running the insurance from the previous owner which is third party but when i get back to Trini i will be looking to get fully comp insurance, so let me know where does fully comp insurance for the RX8 at the best prices.

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Re: RX 8

Postby geodude » July 31st, 2010, 10:16 pm

seriously where are the RX8 ppl,

well i saw another thread on RX8 insurance and i am getting some info there ,
i have another question,

when i had the Mazda 3 i was told that switching from Automatic to Tiptronic mode while doing modrate speeds was a big no no, that i should only switch over while the car was at low speeds, what i waht to know is if this also holds true for the RX8.

i.e can i switch modes while doing high or moderate speeds or is it necessary to switch modes before i build any kind of considerable speed???

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Re: RX 8

Postby acesinghit » August 7th, 2010, 12:12 pm

did you get thru with insurance?

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Re: RX 8

Postby geodude » August 8th, 2010, 2:14 am

didn`t get a chance to explore any options currently running 3rd party, there is another thread which has some info on insurance so i believe that i have enough info

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Re: RX 8

Postby RNR66 » September 12th, 2010, 8:50 pm

Good info here - thanks guys.
BTW is fully comprehensive or 3rd party insurance hard to get for these cars?

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Re: RX 8

Postby RNR66 » September 16th, 2010, 8:36 pm

Guys - are the engine mounts on a 06 manual model different to those on a 04 Automatic ?

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Re: RX 8

Postby VTR_RX8 » September 17th, 2010, 2:04 pm

It comes in a man's life wen he has to depsrt from his baby; i'm selling my 8 guys, if you know any one interested lrt me know.

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new coil packs, sparkplugs, polyurethane sway bar front bushings,
4 speed tip - paddle shifters, etc.

recently moved down south; don't like the roads down here!!!

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Re: RX 8

Postby acesinghit » September 18th, 2010, 8:00 pm

geodude 187kmph you say? Maybe you have a fuel cut....it have 8's maxing out at 140mph easy and more...

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Re: RX 8

Postby geodude » September 22nd, 2010, 11:27 pm

i would be interested in finding out if its a fuel cut, if there anyone you could recommend to go to to verify whats up let me know,

other thing does anyone realize that the center column running throughout the car gets extremely hot, if i have a bottle of water in the holder and drive from south to north then i can make tea with it,

apart from that can you guys recommend a few parts places/ dealers that orginal sell parts for the RX8 had to get some disc pads recently and it was not easy. ( and yes i did call souther sales all branches, eventually had to go to Anail, he was extremely knowledge able and sensible ( the man 3rd gen is ah fricking monster ), but i would still prefer to have options on who i can call.
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Re: RX 8

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Re: RX 8

Postby johnfordz » October 2nd, 2010, 3:44 am

As they have said, it will still depend on the style you want to purchase. There are models like that which are 3 trims available for RX. To make the customers happy, we can see that the Sport costs $26,645, Grand Touring has the price of $32,110 and the R3 is about $32,140. This car is powered by rotary engine.

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Re: RX 8

Postby geodude » October 15th, 2010, 8:41 pm

guys i looking to remove my speed cut and proberly ugrade my ecu, i have been hearing good things about the Cobb AP, but its pricey and you basically have to buy it from MazdaManics and sign up ( costs extra) for the online mapping service, but there are numerous rave reviews on RX8club.com about it and it seems like the application of choice, so any of you guys running this in TT,

and what kinda performance gains do you think i might get (if any) by running this application, oo the car is a 06 AT and stock,
i was hoping to be able to just chip the car but i don't think its possible to do this, might be wrong.

i have also been told about the HKS speed defencer i think its called its a cheaper alternative but doesn't seem to do do much in terms or tuning,

i am open to options and if you can point me in the direction of any suppliers in TT that might have what i am looking for would be great.

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Re: RX 8

Postby Strugglerzinc » October 17th, 2010, 11:17 am

Sorry to barge in the thread.

Going with a padnah to check out some RX8s at FU dealers.

As a preliminary check, are there any telltales i can look for that would indicate if one of these were beaten to hell before arriving here?

He told me that the last one he checked is all shiny and new looking in the engine bay with 22k on the odo (really?) so i was immediately suspicious.

Its difficult to get a proper rotary mech to go with us. What should i ask the regular guy to look for when doing the inspection?

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Re: RX 8

Postby geodude » October 17th, 2010, 9:51 pm

sorry to say i have absolutely no idea.lol
i serious

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Re: RX 8

Postby Strugglerzinc » October 19th, 2010, 7:48 pm

So i visited a bess dealer in chaguanas.

The guy says they sold an 8 with a 2.0 engine recently but the ones in the yard are 1.3.
I am not on BS...i asked twice if is 2.0 he said.

I don't remember reading that these came with anything other than a 13B.

I'm by no means an expert so i dunno... Fact or Fiction?

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Re: RX 8

Postby FullStop » October 19th, 2010, 8:53 pm

Fiction, i was checking one once, heard the same story, the man fight me down that it was a 2.0 like he was convinced, i almost believe him too...Renesis engine only, 1.3, he was very convincing.

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Re: RX 8

Postby Strugglerzinc » October 20th, 2010, 7:33 am

I thought so but i don't like to argue a point unless i'm sure so i let him have his say....

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Re: RX 8

Postby hilux junkie » October 22nd, 2010, 9:40 pm

question......1st page MAZDATUNE spoke about probs with the before 2005 model, and mentioned about P/S failure... etc... u know if they solved the probs with 05+?

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Re: RX 8

Postby Strugglerzinc » November 3rd, 2010, 9:07 pm

RX8 people, padnah finally bought one today, 2006 auto.

For the life of me i cannot locate the tranny dipstick and the persons at the dealer are backsides. No issues with the tranny but i just gotta know where...its bugging me :|

Little help please..... :)

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Re: RX 8

Postby geodude » November 4th, 2010, 3:16 am

standing in front of the open bonnet its on the right of the engine, see where the water bottle is look in that area on the right, its a pain to get to and best done when the engine is not very hot.

you know that the the oil dip stick is under the engine cover, in most cases it has a yellow handle

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tell you friend to get acquainted with www.rx8club.com fast plenty good info there

oo and throw up some pics ah the new ride nah man.

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Re: RX 8

Postby Strugglerzinc » November 4th, 2010, 7:52 am

Thanks man. Will have another look.

Gotta get permission to take pics, not my ride (dammit :) )

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Re: RX 8

Postby geodude » November 9th, 2010, 1:08 pm

dude i made a huge mistake the dipstick on the right side by the windshield wiper bottle is the oil dip stick and the one under the engine cover is the transmission stick. sorry bout that i surprised no one blasted me for that
sorry again

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