I know, many of you are like me, who live in Vancouver and like to know where to go to get your aftermarket performance parts....although i did not found too many of such sites, here are a few, hope you guys will add to the list if i didnt mention it!

Garage Five - specialize on turbos mainly
garagefive.net

StaffsAuto - specialist in rotary powered engines and Jeep
staffsauto.com

Keeplabs = tuners that does rotary work
http://keeplabs.com/

I know this is only a rough outline, please add more to the lsit!!

MF Technology on marine drive are pretty good. they have modded a few of our rx8s

PDM Racing.. they carry a few RX-8 parts and have done minor work.

Teamworks- they do rotaries.. they have an FD

ForceFed- rotaries as well.

theres another one near PDM i forget the name of the place.. but they have done a few FDs..the folks there are quite cocky though.. :nono:

Any other independents that are rotary specialists?

I'm not looking for mods, I'm looking for reasonable 2nd opinion expertise.

ForceFed
Keep Labs
Staff Auto

from what i know are rotary specialists.

is staffsauto still in business? i have sent them email and their email address seems to be invalide....

btw, you guys have the website for forcefed ??

http://www.forcefedperformance.ca/?c=0

FORCEFED PERFORMANCE.. home of the 10 sec RX-7

at tuning spirit... we carry rx8 parts too
pm me for address is located in richmond

Garage Five - specialize on turbos mainly
garagefive.net

StaffsAuto - specialist in rotary powered engines and Jeep
staffsauto.com

Keeplabs = tuners that does rotary work
http://keeplabs.com/

MF Technology on marine drive

PDM Racing.. they carry a few RX-8 parts and have done minor work.

Teamworks- they do rotaries.. they have an FD

ForceFed- rotaries as well. - http://www.forcefedperformance.ca/?c=0

tuning spirit at richmond..

please add websites or contact info to the ones missing above~~thnx

newly added
Snk's Race it - couldnt find website~~

there must be more then this...cmon guys~
rx7 guys say that theres loads of good rotary shops in vancouver!

added some more...support guys!!

- Allan Autotech (burnaby, i think)
- Tekam Automotive(burnaby too)
- Rotary Motorsports (langley, opening this summer)
- Force Fed performance (langley, right beside r/motorsports)
- SNKs Race It (richmond)
- Eunos Custom Automotive (north vancouver)
- Staff's Automotive (north vancouver)

Tuning Spirit @ #102-8077 Alexandra RD, Richmond BC Canada
come by sometime :)

do you guys carry wheel spacers?

yes we do :)
www.tuningspirit.net

Not to sure about MF Tech.....i ordered ms style sides, w/ deposit, from them in oct (still haven't gotten them) and now they won't return my msg's. Pretty pissed off.

yes we do :)
www.tuningspirit.net


hey orange/alfred?

im looking for 25mm spacers with studs? KICS? or any other brand?

thanks
Sarim

hey im thinking of tuning my car without sacreficing the manufacturer warranty, any suggestion for a horse or two thks

go with mazdaspeed parts and get it installed by mazda.. simple..they are coming out with a CAI and exhaust that is actually "aftermarket-worthy" and fairly competitive pricing (in the states as usual).. but im pretty sure you will get slaughtered up here with all the extra markups and duty charges and taxes ...

other than that.. you will simply void the warranty on any OEM parts that are affected by the non-mazdaspeed after-market parts..

go with mazdaspeed parts and get it installed by mazda.. simple..they are coming out with a CAI and exhaust that is actually "aftermarket-worthy" and fairly competitive pricing (in the states as usual).. but im pretty sure you will get slaughtered up here with all the extra markups and duty charges and taxes ...

other than that.. you will simply void the warranty on any OEM parts that are affected by the non-mazdaspeed after-market parts..
mazda dealers install mazdaspeed parts????
which dealer are you talking abot?

- Allan Autotech (burnaby, i think)
- Tekam Automotive(burnaby too)
- Rotary Motorsports (langley, opening this summer)
- Force Fed performance (langley, right beside r/motorsports)
- SNKs Race It (richmond)
- Eunos Custom Automotive (north vancouver)
- Staff's Automotive (north vancouver)
- Tuning Spirit (Richmond)

can someone please find some websites about the above list??
i couldnt find it after trying for the past 30 minutes.....-.-

Eunos (http://www.eunos.ca/rx8parts)
Tuning Spirit's (http://www.tuningspirit.net/) site was posted by orange0303 on the first page

mazda dealers install mazdaspeed parts????
which dealer are you talking abot?


yes mazda will install any part you give them.. they will simply charge you their labour rate but will not warranty them.. im not sure which dealer carries mazda speed parts, but there is a catalogue out there somewhere.. just as your local dealer....if common sense prevails mazda should not void warranty with mazdaspeed parts..

i see i see~~
so far we have...

- Allan Autotech (burnaby, i think)
- Tekam Automotive(burnaby too)
- Rotary Motorsports (langley, opening this summer)
- Force Fed performance (langley, right beside r/motorsports) http://www.forcefedperformance.ca/?c=0

- SNKs Race It (richmond)
- Eunos Custom Automotive (north vancouver)
- Staff's Automotive (north vancouver) staffsauto.com
- Tuning Spirit (Richmond) www.tuningspirit.net

the remaining websites i couldnt find...-.-~~anyways, its cool to hear that mazda dealers actually install parts for u..~~lol

keep the directory updated guys!!

Not to sure about MF Tech.....i ordered ms style sides, w/ deposit, from them in oct (still haven't gotten them) and now they won't return my msg's. Pretty pissed off.

well....after i see all the post about MF on revscene, i never order stuff from them.
i ordered my MS kit at REV in richmond, i don't even have to pay the deposit, they come in 1 week...

hey orange/alfred?

im looking for 25mm spacers with studs? KICS? or any other brand?

thanks
Sarim


PM me ur number... i give u the price on it :) or add me on msn :)
tse_Yiu_cheung@hotmail.com

kinda stupid question to ask but...is staffsauto still running their business?
i sent an email and it seems that their email is no longer valid...-.-

what do u need?
pm me and let me know :)

thanks for the spacers orange... KTS adjustable spacers kick ass..

^ o really? i told u i never sell cheap stuff.... i am glad u like it :) if u got any more problems, just give me a call :)

well actually, my friend told me that ForceFed doesn't do 8's tho... @_@

well actually, my friend told me that ForceFed doesn't do 8's tho... @_@
fak, any reason why???
they think the 8 is not sufficent or wat??? :cussing:

i talked to the guy from forcefed.. for a bit.. he doesnt really like the renesis.. i dont know why.. didnt ask.. told me to get exhasut intake and thats about it.. and if i wanted serious power then get a engine swap from an FD...he was really trying to convince me to do the swap..

i talked to the guy from forcefed.. for a bit.. he doesnt really like the renesis.. i dont know why.. didnt ask.. told me to get exhasut intake and thats about it.. and if i wanted serious power then get a engine swap from an FD...he was really trying to convince me to do the swap..
tell him that your not interested in a puny FD swap, say you wanna do a 20b! lol~

20b = :drool:

~~^^~
i wonder when will we see the first 20b in vancouver~

i just dont see a dedicated rotary community here.. and anyone willing to shell out the cash.. but then again there might a be some in the outskirts of the city who prolly have a 20B in some car ..who knows...

Personally our roads are not friendly to high horsepower cars and cars that slaughter emmissions...we have only one some what decent highway and the rest is earthquake battered and potholed roads.. and lastly we are heavily influenced by the richmond ricer rockets so you see many people more worried about the amount of teddybears that can be stuffed to clog as many blindspots as possible to what scent airfreshner they use in cars rather than engine performance and real power...ultimately i think its the lack of enthusiasm for rotaries and the fact that we are a city driven by the sale of fart cannons and tacky bodykits..

nothing that has anything to do with a 20b .. but a personal observation..

maybe if we can find an importer for cheap$$ 20Bs, who is willing to ship in bulk, like the amount of skylines that have popped up in the city..although i dont see the #s of customers willing to pay for 20bs for importers to even bother ..

but the bottom line is the hardcore rotary tuner community are satisfied with their 500whp 13B Fds.. and id love to be the first 8 in the lower mainland or hopefully western canada to transplant an FD motor into the 8 and pump out 500whp... woohooo!!.

the other half are 40+ yr old farts who bought this car as their civilised daily driver seeing the numerous hybrid advantages this car has..

i just dont see a dedicated rotary community here.. and anyone willing to shell out the cash.. but then again there might a be some in the outskirts of the city who prolly have a 20B in some car ..who knows...

Personally our roads are not friendly to high horsepower cars and cars that slaughter emmissions...we have only one some what decent highway and the rest is earthquake battered and potholed roads.. and lastly we are heavily influenced by the richmond ricer rockets so you see many people more worried about the amount of teddybears that can be stuffed to clog as many blindspots as possible to what scent airfreshner they use in cars rather than engine performance and real power...ultimately i think its the lack of enthusiasm for rotaries and the fact that we are a city driven by the sale of fart cannons and tacky bodykits..

nothing that has anything to do with a 20b .. but a personal observation..

maybe if we can find an importer for cheap$$ 20Bs, who is willing to ship in bulk, like the amount of skylines that have popped up in the city..although i dont see the #s of customers willing to pay for 20bs for importers to even bother ..

but the bottom line is the hardcore rotary tuner community are satisfied with their 500whp 13B Fds.. and id love to be the first 8 in the lower mainland or hopefully western canada to transplant an FD motor into the 8 and pump out 500whp... woohooo!!.

the other half are 40+ yr old farts who bought this car as their civilised daily driver seeing the numerous hybrid advantages this car has..

i totally agree with you there~
as far as im concern, 99% of the time when i see a modded up car, its either a 350z or S2k or Sti or civic or w/e...
perhaps some people are VERY afraid of having their car treated at a shop ebcause of the whole unconventional engine..
which is why i made this thread so that people can check out which shop they can trust and dump the cash on the 8 to outrun those damn 350z and STis..!! :mdrmed:

the other half are 40+ yr old farts ..
Better watch out...some of these 40+ year old farts know a hell of a lot about this car...and have modded more things that count than you young wipper snappers :D:

i talked to the guy from forcefed.. for a bit.. he doesnt really like the renesis.. i dont know why.. didnt ask.. told me to get exhasut intake and thats about it.. and if i wanted serious power then get a engine swap from an FD...he was really trying to convince me to do the swap..

there is a rotary shop in surrey. they said they can bulid rx8, which they are interested..

Better watch out...some of these 40+ year old farts know a hell of a lot about this car...and have modded more things that count than you young wipper snappers :D:


most the modified rx8s here .. as far as i have seen are younger owners... since this is a Vancouver thread.. iwas reffering to this city..

ofcourse you can prove me wrong since i dont know ALLLLL the vanouver 8 owners..

there is a rotary shop in surrey. they said they can bulid rx8, which they are interested..


hwy alfred wheres this place you talking about.. id love to see/know what they could do..

Some of us farts have absolutely no interest in modifications, only in driving a well-sorted chassis.

meh... :boring:
you might as well not be on the forums then..

.unless you got nothing to do with time...


the chasis may be well sorted.. but a few suspension mods really make this car the way it should have been factory....ie FUN to Drive.. since i got the coilovers.. i have more spirited drives i have noticed im driving an extra 100-150kms every month...
back in the day my friends use to make fun of me as my "boat" waddled left and right when driving.. and i use to hate being thrown lall over the car and having stuff fly around..

the car is extremely fun to drive as stock...
but i mean, if you are more competeive like a human being, you will soon lose the mood as you will be constantly passed by Z and STi...so....besides, slapping on a turbo doesnt even get you faster than a stock sti.....-.-...
so...some decide to slap on a 20b or a 13b swap from the Rx7...
or just GET an rx7 and tune the piss out of it...

myself, i love the 4 seat arrangement, as i do carry around some friends with my girl with me occasionally..as a result, im looking to soon swapping a rx7 13b or a 20b if possible..^^
or ...wait for a new rx7 as a second car..(if i have the cash)

the car is extremely fun to drive as stock...
but i mean, if you are more competeive like a human being, you will soon lose the mood as you will be constantly passed by Z and STi...so....besides, slapping on a turbo doesnt even get you faster than a stock sti.....-.-...
so...some decide to slap on a 20b or a 13b swap from the Rx7...
or just GET an rx7 and tune the piss out of it...

myself, i love the 4 seat arrangement, as i do carry around some friends with my girl with me occasionally..as a result, im looking to soon swapping a rx7 13b or a 20b if possible..^^
or ...wait for a new rx7 as a second car..(if i have the cash)

man you guys are such dreamers... everyone who gets into a rotary always says "i want a 20b.." (yes me too many yrs ago!:P) iirc, it cost about $15k USD to swap a 20b into an FD after all has been said and done.. you really think it's worth it for an 8? on top of that, you'd need to get tuning done.. who can do it locally? no one.. that's why i had to get steve kan to fly in to tune a bunch of FDs..

besides, all of you who want the 20b or a 13b-t, why? for straight line speed only? FWIW, a local rx8 (not sure if it was NA or turbo?) i ran a few days ago was f'n quick.. i didnt pull that many cars on him and i'm pretty sure he's still got the renesis.. my point? stick to the engine, save yourself money & headache. the 8 is a quick car i found.. that 8 could definitely beat a 350z/g35c & stock STI if you asked me.

i'm not trying to come across as an arrogant FD owner (and sorry if i did), but just want you to see reality and what a great car/engine you own.. (my sis owns one, and stock i can carry soo much through corners even if it's wet out - which goes back to the well sorted chasis as it was on the factory tires)... but yeah. it's a deceptively quick car...

my 2 cents after just browsng through this thread..
:rock:

no it will not beat the Sti or the g35 or 350Z stock ive tried my friends who own those cars have tried.. etc etc.. and it looses everytime... that is straight line...

no it will not beat the Sti or the g35 or 350Z stock ive tried my friends who own those cars have tried.. etc etc.. and it looses everytime... that is straight line...

well, i was referring specifically to that black 8 i raced. his car is quick.

man you guys are such dreamers... everyone who gets into a rotary always says "i want a 20b.." (yes me too many yrs ago!:P) iirc, it cost about $15k USD to swap a 20b into an FD after all has been said and done.. you really think it's worth it for an 8? on top of that, you'd need to get tuning done.. who can do it locally? no one.. that's why i had to get steve kan to fly in to tune a bunch of FDs..

besides, all of you who want the 20b or a 13b-t, why? for straight line speed only? FWIW, a local rx8 (not sure if it was NA or turbo?) i ran a few days ago was f'n quick.. i didnt pull that many cars on him and i'm pretty sure he's still got the renesis.. my point? stick to the engine, save yourself money & headache. the 8 is a quick car i found.. that 8 could definitely beat a 350z/g35c & stock STI if you asked me.

i'm not trying to come across as an arrogant FD owner (and sorry if i did), but just want you to see reality and what a great car/engine you own.. (my sis owns one, and stock i can carry soo much through corners even if it's wet out - which goes back to the well sorted chasis as it was on the factory tires)... but yeah. it's a deceptively quick car...

my 2 cents after just browsng through this thread..
:rock:
there are no good shops locally? i thought staffsauto were among one of the most respected rotary shops around..., and so is force fed? guess im wrong..-.-=

there are no good shops locally? i thought staffsauto were among one of the most respected rotary shops around..., and so is force fed? guess im wrong..-.-=

well, tell me specifically what you want done?

if you're doing general maintenance, any shop can do it. (well, not sure about 8 guys, but with fc/fd guys, we never take our cars to mazda :o)

if you want someone to install your bolton parts, any shop can do it. it doenst have to a rotary specific shop.

the only time you'd really want to venture over is if you need a rebuild- other than that, same yourself the premium and go to any shop for bolton/maintenance.

just my opinion. hope this helps.

well, tell me specifically what you want done?

if you're doing general maintenance, any shop can do it. (well, not sure about 8 guys, but with fc/fd guys, we never take our cars to mazda :o)

if you want someone to install your bolton parts, any shop can do it. it doenst have to a rotary specific shop.

the only time you'd really want to venture over is if you need a rebuild- other than that, same yourself the premium and go to any shop for bolton/maintenance.

just my opinion. hope this helps.
what about engine swaps or turbo chargers?

what about engine swaps or turbo chargers?

engine swaps locally? mmm tough call, but i'd say satffs.

as for turbochargers, one off custom? no clue since you'd need tuning after.

just go w/ a greddy.. anyone can install that.

kinetic motorsports make excellent custom kits... but i dont know about the 8..

kinetic motorsports make excellent custom kits... but i dont know about the 8..

i actually organized a tuning/dyno day @ kinetic this past saturday. great facility!

sean mainly does srt4/vw/supras now iirc.. nothing rotary specific.. yet i hope.. :)

the work there is top notch!

yup i saw the work they did on a stock Altima SE-R... car runs 250 to the wheels... very fast for the street and total sleeper!!

does kinetics work on 350z?
friend of mine has a 350z and is looking for experienced shop that has done some serious work on the VQ35 engine

i dont know.. but ive seen a pretty nutty looking one at Teamwork.. (although expensive) they do good jobs ive heard..ive heard only good things about kinetics.. so you could give them a try anyways.. or go to your local forum and ask some peeps there..

nice

bump! wish we could pin this thread

getting my FD tuned by Racing greed once slowguy gets a hold of the dataloggit..

Racing Greed is in New WEst on 12th st close to columbia .

they have a RX8 with 3-rotor transplant (in progress)

and an AE86 with the 13B REW transplant (in contemplation)

head mechanic is MArk former employee of Forcefed and is very knowledgeable especially on the rotory..

Better watch out...some of these 40+ year old farts know a hell of a lot about this car...and have modded more things that count than you young wipper snappers :D:
Lets leave Danny out of this he knows what he is talking about :D

Can anyone tell me where to buy a high quality grounding kit in Vancouver? Don't really like to deal w/ online shopping stuff.@@