What is the single best 'mod' you have done to your 8?
04-13-2007, 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by california style
what the heck do Stainless Steel brake and clutch lines do?
As for me I did the AFE shortShifter and the flywheel and both are great instant notice / improvement mods.
As for me I did the AFE shortShifter and the flywheel and both are great instant notice / improvement mods.
04-13-2007, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by PhotoMunkey
How many people have had the Mazdaspeed flywheel installed at a dealership? What's the average cost of the flywheel installation?
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04-16-2007, 12:02 PM
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I'd have to say by far the best mod you can have done is the suspension. I got the MS springs/shocks/sways/tower bars and it makes a world of difference.
The lighweight flywheel is a decent mod but considering the cost of labor to install and the minimum gains from it your money would be best spent elsewhere.
The lighweight flywheel is a decent mod but considering the cost of labor to install and the minimum gains from it your money would be best spent elsewhere.
04-17-2007, 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by california style
what the heck do Stainless Steel brake and clutch lines do?
As for me I did the AFE shortShifter and the flywheel and both are great instant notice / improvement mods.
As for me I did the AFE shortShifter and the flywheel and both are great instant notice / improvement mods.
04-17-2007, 03:56 AM
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Originally Posted by RotorManiac
two best things I did:
1) single outlet exhaust in the middle (forget the rear foglight) helped the low-end torque a lot. made my rx8 look different too...
2) final gear ratio along with some gear and differential modding. made my rx8 hit 9200rpm in 6th gear (!) on a flat road at a speed of 162mph (258kph)...
1) single outlet exhaust in the middle (forget the rear foglight) helped the low-end torque a lot. made my rx8 look different too...
2) final gear ratio along with some gear and differential modding. made my rx8 hit 9200rpm in 6th gear (!) on a flat road at a speed of 162mph (258kph)...
04-18-2007, 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Phantom Menace
Are you serious?
why change them? and whats the benefit? I see above about firmer braking, but what about clutch?
04-19-2007, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by california style
but what about clutch?
I'll post here if there is any change with the ss line.
04-19-2007, 01:03 PM
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Thought about this some more: I'm going to also go with the ONE mod that I sometimes forget is even on my car: RP Short Shifter! It's the mod that just keeps on giving.
05-02-2007, 04:15 PM
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put in my ss clutch line last week . I have a HD clucth & have been having trouble getting full clutch disenguagement . It could have been air in the line but I used the same proceedure to bleed it as I did after putting the line on and the problem has gone away now . So - yes it is worth it if you have a HD clutch .
05-02-2007, 05:53 PM
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Drove a stock RX-8 last weekend and it definitely reaffirmed my love of the Axial Flow Short Shifter. 
06-06-2007, 06:20 PM
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60lbs seems tough to believe, the BBK will give you what, 24lbs off the front? that leaves the rims saving 30lbs or over. thats close to 7 pounds a wheel. Well now that a think of it you could do it, 17-18 pound wheels though.
06-07-2007, 01:53 AM
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i wanted to get this, but the cost is wayyyy too much.
