Here's my most recent chop. What do you all think?

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you lost the line of the rear window, otherwise thats nice work.
did you see my post about chopping it into a limo? will you give it a try?

Looks pretty good.. even the spoiler matches the overall yellow/black look.

ohh and the mirrors. you should make them yellow and black or maybe all black.:cool:

the mirrors are black

Originally posted by XracerRX-8
the mirrors are black

nahh, they are silver on top
:o

its just the reflection;) ...picky poeple:)

no no, they really are two tone. thats the way they are on the rx-8. black on the bottom and body color on the top half. don't really like it myself, but that's the way it is.

ohhhhh... i didnt know that...just pretend there black and its a reflection:)

Originally posted by XracerRX-8
ohhhhh... i didnt know that...just pretend there black nad its a reflection:)

ok;)

Here you happy now!!!:D I threw on the frount mount IC by request from some one.

Thanks! ;)

no prob.

Looks pretty good though I don't care for the car being that low :)

Wheels shouldn't tuck into the well... just my $.02. I don't like the spoiler but it fits the car well... but I wouldn't buy it like that ;P

I dont think its really that low...I didnt lower it that much. The RX has huge fender flares anyways. Its not really that much lower than the stock pic.

it isn't that low, people like herc just like to complain whenever a car isn't stock.

Originally posted by koolaid80
it isn't that low, people like herc just like to complain whenever a car isn't stock.
and how long have you known herc? i don't remember him ever saying that a car should always be kept stock. he just said he wouldn't want it that low. while i think it looks great, i wouldn't lower this car either. i've got a hell of a bump getting into the lot here at work and i don't want to be replacing the front lip every few months.

buddy i dont know how to do this but ill learn soon , keep on the great work!:)

I'm 110% in favor of aftermarket mods for anything that bring a performance gain to the RX-8.

That said, I don't think lowering it will help much (most of the weight is centered anyway). I don't think that the wing on the car serves any purpose unless the car is specifally built to go over 120mph on the road (which it isn't). Only race cars benefit from wings like that.

Body kits are the same.. if they add weight and add drag to the car, I'm 100% against them. Modifying the look of the car is fine, but if it takes away from the performance in any way, then I wouldn't do it. Wings, body kits, the guys that add 20 fog lights (hehe I've seen a few of those), rims that are heavier (bigger or smaller is really not important), exhausts that weigh more but are more throaty, etc.

If I did modifications to the car you would never be able to tell I did. It would be replacing parts with lighter weight items, exhaust maybe, perhaps an intake (though I'd have to see Dynos before and after for seeing if the investment is worthwhile), and some suspension mods (bigger roll bar maybe, who knows right now).

But as per the body kits, no I'm not a fan. If it's tasteful then I don't mind. But the huge wings and inefficient drag spots in the front 99% of the time make a car slower. The people who make the body kits don't have a wind tunnel available to them, and if they do they sell it as a racing modification and it costs 10 times more, and is custom fabricated each time.

But then again I'm 15. I preferred the 2nd yellow one but I think the all black mirrors are better, thought about highlighting the mazda symbol on the front? What program do you use to do this stuff? Keep up the good work. P.S what did you do with the silver one, the only thing that looks wierd to me is the back, it looks lengthened. :D

Ok, it's not as if he's gonna make it, appreciate his work, I hope you don't yell at kids who build cars out of leggo that stand 10cm high. Oh and that rear wing would provide a hell of a lot of downforce and in the second one, he's got an intercooler in the grill, maybe a turbo, I think he's into performance too. And you can't say that his car doesn't LOOK faster than the stock, like an RX-7 with a veilside bodykit on it, It may predominately be for aesthetics, but for the performance it takes out due to the wieght, it makes up for with the downforce provided at high speed 90km+. :o

dats some great work dude... how did u manage to get the car that low? what program??

what program?? Probably Adobe Photoshop:D

Hercules:

Im all for the "sleeper" thing too. As I said in my post where I introduced myself, that when I photoshop a car i try and make them look good, or alter there looks to my likes, and that you can't really photshop a car for "go." Again, about the body kits, body kits dont nessisarally add weight or increase drag.

I belive the RX-8 has 50/50 weight distribution (correct me if im wrong) Front/Rear. Lowering the car lowers the center of gravity and with the proper suspention setup can increase handling capabilities.

About the wing, some people just put wings on there car for looks. To me it makes sence to put a wing on a RWD car to increase stability at high speeds, or for track racing.

I know this is all common car stuff, i'm just pointing out some things, I dont mean to be a little shit tellin you stuff that you already know. Just tryin to make a point.

BTW: thanks for the support from some of you.

truthfully, the rear of the rx-8 need something... and a wing will bring a better end... but even wiv the MazdaSpeed wing, its not enough?!? i havent seen a good wing for the Rx-8 yet for my taste... we all just have to wait then until more companies makes other body kits and a functional wing... :D

Ps: how abt putting the MazdaSpeed front end to the pix... wivout the sideskirts... dat would look nice as well...

Hey, I got no problem with the photoshops, just not my cup of tea is all.

Some people are really talented and make nice images HOWEVER... many of these pictures are ricey and thus we get that 'crowd' (and I've seen it happen before) getting into the stoplight racing threads, horsepower wars, "i beat XXX car!!" and a never ending spiral DOWNWARD in discussions.

While there are some younger guys on the board (Xracer, Tommo, etc) they have not bought the mentality that lies with too many people in the high school years full of testosterone and pointless posts (ie, KILLS!).

It's not that I disapprove of the photoshopping, it's what I fear will ensue later on -- the pointless posts, kills, flaming, and anti-educational banter. It kills forums that try to have a general precense of relaying information and carrying on good useful conversations.

Please don't think I am trying to be rude, it's not my intention. I don't mind cars that look like 'sleepers' but I also don't mind the very racy cars either. However there is a METHOD to being racy, and adding things like huge spoilers and lowering to the floor add no performance gains; and thus cars are generally not designed as such. Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, etc are all companies that have made very racy cars that are elegant yet sporty. I was recently checking out this site (http://www.3rotorrx7.com), and was very impressed that all the modifications to the car were on the engine, and none to the 'flashiness' that bring nothing to the performance table.

I admire your Photoshop skills Xracer, especially since the best I can do is make terrible looking stick people :). However the discussion that *CAN* (and not necessarily may) follow pictures of more 'ricey' vehicles degrade into the types of messages I fear and loathe.

I hope you understand where I'm coming from in this... I run my own site and try to keep the pointless threads to a minimum. Thus far I've been lucky but then again, my site isn't very popular right now (except for those looking for information on 626/Millenia).

All I can ask is that if you're going to Photoshop (and you don't have to listen to me), is to stay away from cars that look like this (http://www.hotimportnights.com/gallery/07.13.02/DSC01179.jpg), and try to stick with what you're doing now. While I didn't personally care for the mods/changes you made to the initial picture, they were done tastefully and not overly stupid looking (unlike the link I just gave you). You didn't add some retarded body kit (which generally make the car slower rather than faster), it was a simple rim change, color change, and spoiler add on, with a few things I might have missed. It was done well, not too ricey (though my definition of rice is much more sensitive than others hehe), and had taste.

Hope you can keep it that way is all :)

Tommo, just wanted to point out one thing quickly about the downforce..

While that wing WILL provide downforce, it will not do so unless the car is going unbelievably fast, probably upwards of 110-120mph. If you're cruising at 80 or 90 mph there will be no need for a spoiler that size, a simple lip spoiler would accomplish the same thing.

like an RX-7 with a veilside bodykit on it

In my opinion, the veilside kit is one of the ugliest bodykits for the RX7. I also think that it was the kit on the RX7 in The Fast and the Furious, which says alot about the style of that particular kit. I am not trying to flame, it is just that I think it is super ugly.

The cars i photoshop DO NOT necessarily reflect on what i would do to my own car (when ever i get one). When it comes to cars i am usually pretty damn picky. I dont mind a nice looking body kit like the mazdaspeed kit, or the C-west RX-7 kit...To me as long as i dont see it as crossing the line, I will consider it. I know a little bit about aerodynamics, drag ect... enough to make a eduacted decision about an aero part or somthing. I dont really like to draw attention to myself so i would be careful when i make a exterior change. Even if i think a particular kit looks better than another, if its too flashy ill get the other kit as long as it improves the extiror apperance to my likes.

heh you grabbed styjan's avatar!

mine spins faster :)

Hey! I feel violated!