Seems that everyone is buying parts lately here in the NE (myself included.)

Though it's still damn cold outside I'm guessing we're all gearing up to the next couple months of nice driving weather. So what is everyone's plan for Mod's you want done before the warm weather arrives?

Here's a list of what I have already at the house:
1: MS front
2: custom eyelids
3: rear appeance (rear bumper part only)
4: several LEDS
5: wires to rewire all 12volt acc's to run right off the battery instead of the outlets

Here's whats in the mail and shortly to come
1: MS sides
2: Full Tint
3: New lug nuts (I would love titanium to make my tit tip on my exhaust, but they are pretty damn expensive)
4: repaint a couple parts
5: clear bra the front.

So.... what does everyone else in the NE have planned?

..... Cobb AP... 'nuff said.

getting my shine AB front and sides installed in a few weeks. will also be getting the evo-r carbon fiber lip spoiler and trying to figure out my rear bumper or rear guards so it flows better in back. also considering some springs after i see how low the AB hangs as i try to go up my driveway.

if it all works out a newer paint scheme

ms springs and shocks
ms full kit
Greddy Emanage blue
new shoes (tires)
refinish at least 2 wheels

that'll probably be it for now until budget goes back up

I hoping to get



a f8cking sponsor! :rofl:


My mech has offered to pull the wheels, rotors and calipers when I switch to summer rubber. Pull it at the end of his workday Saturday (usually noon-ish) so I can have all night Sat and all of Sunday for the paint to dry. So my only plans are to touch up the calipers and paint the rotor hubs, thus nixing that horrible rusty look.

Other than that, nothing. No more 8 $$$$. (though I will probably squirrel away my change over the next month or 2 to get some b-pillar apps.

ms springs and shocks
ms full kit
Greddy Emanage blue
new shoes (tires)
refinish at least 2 wheels


This may be a stupid question...but what exactly do you mean "refinish"? Does this just mean polish or something, or is it possible to actually remove moderate curb rash?

1. Racing Beat street flash (a stealthy fan switch mod than Mazsport's while also doing away with the EPA's constraints for our engines)
2. RB Exhaust (Rev8).. it's heavy and will not give me any more speed but to me has the best sound :)
3. Oh.. and most importantly.. thorough claybar'ing, swirl removal with my orbital buffer, and Zaino the heck out of my 8 :evil_laug

http://www.cardomain.com/id/kleptohomicidal

Big Willy Puddle Lights
Carbing Rear Lower Aarm Tie Bar (JDM WHITE) (to be installed soon)
Espelir ESG Lowering Springs (JDM)
Intake Bumper Air Duct
Junction Style Shift Knob (JDM) (for shows only)
KD IV Burnout Lip Kit
LEDs (Exterior & Interior)
Mazda Clear Corners (JDM )
Mazda Rotary Front & Rear Accents
MAZDASPEED Shift Knob (JDM)
Perforated Black Leather w/White Stitching Shift Boot
Pettit RX-8 Rotar shaped CF Radio Knob
Racing Beat Oil Cooler Screens
Rotary Extreme Intake RAM
RX-8 B-Pillars
Xtreme X8 Eye Lids
Zeta Arm Rest & Console Knee Cushion Pad

yes. that's exactly what I meant.

they can fix curb rash and even bends but depends how bad the bend is.

I atempted to fix 2 already but they were just damaged too bad to save them. one with a bend on the inside and they found that the spokes were twisted so it was no safe to repair.
and the other one was a straight NO since you could see a crack right where the spoke meets the ring around the lip

now I gotta scrap them.

hope that helps

BTW, it was gonna cost me around $125 a piece to fix them

they look like NEW when they are done

Well, so far at my house I have:

stealth bulbs front/rear
Borla catback
AEM CAI
Tein Flex Coilovers
Tein EDFC controller


Things in the mix:
Rims
clear corners/bulbs
sound system upgrade

Mazsport Motor Mounts

i've got one more small touch up my sleeve but now that i'm getting the AB front it kind of throws a kink in that idea. nothing too exciting but we'll see if i have time to mount them before the palisades meet.

Kev should I show them the list?

RB rev8 exhaust
RB revi intake
hoen xenonmatch fog and highbeam bulbs

all that stuff is gonna be on by wednesday at the latest.
i also got some MASSIVE swirl removal to work on.

if it all works out a newer paint scheme

what are you planning on? or are you tryin to keep it under wraps

My Esmeril Turbo kit installed... if I ever get my int-x back from mazsport lol. It's been over 3 weeks now and Scott himself told me he'd ship it out by the end of last but when I called today, they said they're still working on it.

Got the ACT HDDS clutch for the turbo with lotek gauge pod with prosport gauges with greddy profec b boost controller.

I bought tein s tech lowering springs, so I'll have them installed when they arrive this week.

Got the side flares which I need to put on... are they screwed on? I don't know how they go on but maybe I'll ask the guy putting the turbo on for me to do it lol.

Want to get all this done by end of April... but it all depends on when i get my int-x for now... at least this gives charles or chris to come up with an ignition upgrade lol. If not, my tuner said he can put together one.

And oh yea... a car wash haha

(Once I get the turbo on... I'll have my polished AEM cai for sale if anyone locally wants it, you guys can have first dibs before i post it on the sale section)

my only mod before summer is getting installed saturday so stay tuned. other than that i'm pretty broke so nothing really big maybe an intake or something

My goal is to have everything in place by memorial day, that way if I choose to do a couple last minute Mods i'll have enough til the big Englishtown Mazda meet the beginning of July.


BTW I think the thing i'm looking forward to the most is Zaino'ing the car on a nice saturday afternoon. Nice weather, Met game on the radio, couple cold beers, and 4-5 hours of cleaning my car is the perfect day.

i need a clean engine bay. its dirty as hell.

Kev should I show them the list?

Haha.. nah keep dat shyt top secret! ;)

this doesnt count but i should have my rear by mid june. damn shipping from japan

my mods wont get announced until they are in.....

Heh I just added to the list

this doesnt count but i should have my rear by mid june. damn shipping from japan

You end up deciding on the INGS+1 rears?

yes. that's exactly what I meant.

they can fix curb rash and even bends but depends how bad the bend is.

BTW, it was gonna cost me around $125 a piece to fix them

they look like NEW when they are done


Wow thats really sweet. Too expensive to justify though, cause I'm talking about curb rash on stock rims. Impressive though...

racing beat radiator and oil screens
replace the fog light holder (hit by something on the road)
replace one of the heated seats lights (went out some time ago)
finally put in my audio video box
finally connect my bluetooth car kit
put the xbox/carpc in the trunk
get the touch up paint out and put a couple strokes on the doors and what not
wash, clay bar, wax
spark plugs
coils
thinking about looking into the seafoam stuff

You end up deciding on the INGS+1 rears?
nah i found something else. rmagic

Wow thats really sweet. Too expensive to justify though, cause I'm talking about curb rash on stock rims. Impressive though...

yeah, i was talking about stock rims. better than $500 a piece from the dealer

B&B Exhaust- Installed
Esmeril Turbo Kit- @ Home
Interceptor-X - In the mail, on back order....

oh, anyone know a good site for lugnuts? I have black now, but they're just cheap black ones, I either want mugen black ones or if I can find them cheap titanium ones to match my exhaust tip.

Touch up paint on the hood and front air dam.
Clay bar, high speed polish, and wax.
Install S-Techs
Install Bazooka BTA10100
Install interior ambient lighting to make the headliner glow

oh, anyone know a good site for lugnuts? I have black now, but they're just cheap black ones, I either want mugen black ones or if I can find them cheap titanium ones to match my exhaust tip.

No, but I seem to recall a post a long time ago by Expo w/a link to a lug site.

http://www.cardomain.com/id/kleptohomicidal

Big Willy Puddle Lights
Carbing Rear Lower Aarm Tie Bar (JDM WHITE) (to be installed soon)
Espelir ESG Lowering Springs (JDM)
Intake Bumper Air Duct
Junction Style Shift Knob (JDM) (for shows only)
KD IV Burnout Lip Kit
LEDs (Exterior & Interior)
Mazda Clear Corners (JDM )
Mazda Rotary Front & Rear Accents
MAZDASPEED Shift Knob (JDM)
Perforated Black Leather w/White Stitching Shift Boot
Pettit RX-8 Rotar shaped CF Radio Knob
Racing Beat Oil Cooler Screens
Rotary Extreme Intake RAM
RX-8 B-Pillars
Xtreme X8 Eye Lids
Zeta Arm Rest & Console Knee Cushion Pad

Hey Jeff
dont buy a pettit radio knob...i may have one for you for free...
i'll take a look and get back to you!!

well...i really dont have a whole lot to get........

coming in already are my rims...

Volks GTFs in GOLD....the top secret edition...which are matt-diamond cut
of course, i need to get new rubber....since im going staggered...

and im thinking about changing out the hood...i never did like the fitment of that seibon KS cf hood....i may go back to oem, or get something new...

:D:

pat those are all the mods jeff has on the car now i guess he didnt read the title right. i dont have a pettit radio knob though;) and you better not get the veilside hood!!!! :)

pat those are all the mods jeff has on the car now i guess he didnt read the title right. i dont have a pettit radio knob though;) and you better not get the veilside hood!!!! :)

oh dayum...did i mess up??
jeff has all that stuff already?


i'll give ya a knob if i have one...
and dont worry, im not gonna go veilside!!
:rollingla

been there, did that...

you didnt mess up he just combined everything. the only thing he doesnt have on at this point is the carbing bar. let me know about the knob

^ snipaz man.. wassup with that "secret" mod you got hiding for us. did you put it on yet?

oh, anyone know a good site for lugnuts? I have black now, but they're just cheap black ones, I either want mugen black ones or if I can find them cheap titanium ones to match my exhaust tip.

McGards FTW!!!
check their website Jeff

Mazsport Ignition and AP


FTW!

I need a new air freshner .. does that count?

^ snipaz man.. wassup with that "secret" mod you got hiding for us. did you put it on yet?
not yet but it is sitting in the living room looking very sexy

another so called MOD i'm searching right now, car cleaners. I bought a cheap OEM rear bumper already painted for $75, but it has scratches . I'm shopping around now for which polishers to use to help bring this paint back to life instead of just paying to get it done. So far I'm thinking I might actually try to sand it (the needed spots only), touch up paint, then fine sand, polish, wax, and seal. I started last night by clay barring it in my basement and using a fine fine polish, then viewed it under a lamp to see how much work I have to do.

I was also thinking about buying two of the cheap fake mazdaspeed replica rear ends and cutting them up. I'm trying to design a single exhaust rear bumper on my autocad (my exhaust is the HKS hi-power single), and i think i maybe able to do it using two of the fakes and fabbing something up, then letting a pro paint it. Of course the main concern is having it look OEM, but if it's designed correctly (and built correctly) I believe I can pull it off.

is there a way to apply touch up paint so it doesn't come out so ugly? haha

do you buff it? how do you smooth it out...

is there a way to apply touch up paint so it doesn't come out so ugly? haha

do you buff it? how do you smooth it out...

i'm researching on autopia.com, seems if you follow others instructions and do it right the first time things should turn out pretty good

I just ordered the most expensive mod I've ever bought for my car. :eek:
Stay tuned!

I just ordered the most expensive mod I've ever bought for my car. :eek:
Stay tuned!
nice! i'm getting my second most expensive mod installed on saturday first most expensive being vertex kit

MM turbo upgrade,
SARD boost control,
AP tune,
Bigger intercooler,
Sohn OMP.

Soon as this farkin snow melts......


S

MSP CAI
Sr motorsport 9lb flywheel.
sr power pulleys
greddy cat back

soon to come ignition solution.. im starting to think i wont get it until summers here. anwyays

runnin royal purple 5w-30 in engine
redline 75-95 i tihnk redline lightweight shockproff oil in transmission and diferential. made a big difference..

oh BTW im dynoein at 95Hp 35 lbs of torque =D

jp boutt he specs hah

I just ordered the most expensive mod I've ever bought for my car. :eek:
Stay tuned!

Its a Zaino Wax by Julys Playboy model.

My plan is to find a few other rx8 owner .. meet up ... and we all get a great bulk deal on a few cases of Tranny, differential, and engine oil ...

doing that and having a bar b que with some chicken n ribs.


ahhh ... to dream ...