If you go to the tread :Took a trip to pettit performance today .situated in the :
TECK PERFORMANCE,MAZDASPEED PERFORMANCE section.

Interesting views on what may be the real cause of the engine problems / failures .

link here ... http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13763

KEV

I am getting paranoid you are creeping up on your post numbers of late , thanks for the link address , How do you do that it would save my one finger typing???

1. Find the thread you're interested in in the thread view
2. Right click on the link to the thread, select "Copy Shortcut"
3. Start posting your reply. When ready to insert your link, right click somewhere inside the box where you type your text and select "Paste"

OK, I read the thead. However, I have to plead ignorance; what is NOS?

Nitrous I believe... laughing gas for your car... watch the fast and the furious to see the effects ;)

maybe thats that whistling noise that I and many others have heard under WOT.

Its like a whining whistle, metal grinding even...

Originally posted by Lock & Load
KEV

I am getting paranoid you are creeping up on your post numbers of late , thanks for the link address , How do you do that it would save my one finger typing???

Just cut and paste the link from the browser address bar into the text of the message.

I'll have to do a mikeb for a day and blow away your posting count :D

edit: and there's SCO's approach...

KEV , SCO

Thanks for the information .

Ha, and I thought nitrous oxide was N2O. But then, I'm only a chemist...... BTW, what about the combustion products? I'd imagine that the N2O oxidizes to NOx (mixed nitric oxides). How does the catlytic converter like being hit with that load. How is the nitrous oxide fed to the motor?

Frankly, it sounds like good warranty-busting stuff to me. Anyway, I reckon that the combination of RX-8, premium unleaded and me will keep the Qld Dept of Transport in speeding violation revenue for years to come (that's if I don't run out f points).

Originally posted by labrat
Ha, and I thought nitrous oxide was N2O. But then, I'm only a chemist...... BTW, what about the combustion products? I'd imagine that the N2O oxidizes to NOx (mixed nitric oxides). How does the catlytic converter like being hit with that load. How is the nitrous oxide fed to the motor?

Frankly, it sounds like good warranty-busting stuff to me. Anyway, I reckon that the combination of RX-8, premium unleaded and me will keep the Qld Dept of Transport in speeding violation revenue for years to come (that's if I don't run out f points).

I've found that you can get to 15 points, have a three month fitness break (cycling, walking, etc). Then get back out there with a a fresh slate!

Originally posted by labrat
Frankly, it sounds like good warranty-busting stuff to me. Anyway, I reckon that the combination of RX-8, premium unleaded and me will keep the Qld Dept of Transport in speeding violation revenue for years to come (that's if I don't run out f points).

One of my colleagues at work previously worked at Qld Police... when I told him I'd bought a red sports car he told me to go straight into Roma St and buy a book of 10 pre-paid tickets :D

Touch wood, I'm behaving myself and haven't even been pulled over for a breathalyser yet... I see nothing in the law that says you can't go round corners fast :D

Jargon busters - what does WOT stand for? I'm guessing the 'T' is for throttle....?

wide open throttle

Erm..

On a more serious note [ thats rich comming from me I guess ]..

My engine makes a very different "rattling" like sound when it's sitting in neutral idling, as apposed to neutral with the clutch pedal depressed, or in gear with the pedal depressed, where it makes a fairly nice sound ( is it possible for a sound to be "more solid" ? ).

I first thought that it wasn't something too different, but I swear the more I listen for it, the more I'm certain that it's a distinctly different sound. Could be normal, I just haven't heard any other RX8 engines, yet ( when is that next bloody Sydney gathering anyway ).

Anyone else get this?

Try and listen to your engine from out side the cockpit, as it's not really noticable from inside the car.. so much as it is inside the car.

++dez;

Dez,

Do a search for throwout bearing... you'll find others talking about this... and it is normal. Mine makes this noise when cold and the stick is in neutral with the clutch pedal out.

sco

Search is your friend.... You'll find that most FAQ's new owners have have already been addressed in the main parts of the Forum.