Hi.. Welcome... These forums have taught me LOADS of stuff in the two weeks that I've owned my 8

I'd also be interested in finding someone who knows what they're doing with a rotary engine... need to get my motor mounts done cause it vibrates at idle... dealership I bought it at is giving me a hard time... even though I have a 30 day powertrain warranty with them...

Definitely interested in a meetup... saw Fisher's post a day late... just my luck

 

get some motor mounts, install should take less than an hour. I might get some new motor mounts also.

 

I just got a pair from RX8Performance - came in this morning - looks good and strong enough for an Abrams M1. Not mounted yet, but will be within a week or so. Significant discount for Rx8club members, too!

 

HiFlite, You will have to let me know how it goes. I've been eyeing those for a while.
I was messing with the throttle body today and setting up my battery in the trunk. The air pump is coming out in a month or so also.

new JDM swag.

 

I took advantage of the great weather and a few spare minutes this morning to reinstall my battery and take my 8 out of the garage and to work.



It cranked for a long time in a sickly way before firing (yes, I had Stabil in). Then the DSC OFF light was flashing and the skidding car light was on. After a few km's the DSC OFF light went out but the other one stayed on.

Oh and my key fob battery is dead. Maybe I'll save that one until the mod meet (that is about the level of my mechanical expertise and budget).


Anyway, I'd almost forgotten how truly bitchin' (and loud) this car is.

 

After you pull the battery out, you have to do the traction control reset. It should be in the owner's manual, but I think you turn the iginition key on and turn the wheel all the clockwise and then all the way counter clockwise. That should make the light go out.

 

I'll give that a try! Thanks!

Maybe instead of lunch I'll take a long drive along the river.

 

Who are you getting to do the engine mounts? or are you gonna install them yourself?

I wanna see if I can get the dealer to do it first since I have a 30-day warranty with them... if not.. I guess I'll have to take HiFlite's suggestion...

Anyone wanna get together for a weekend... I'll supply beer and pizza.. you supply engine hoist and labour... lol

 

I am always open to watching and giving advice.
I did my right hand mount over the winter. Although I didn't time it - it was certainly more like 3 hours. Of course I had not done that before and had to use 3-4 different socket handles to get at the awkward nuts. With no leverage, you what to take it slow on an 8yr old frozen nut.
SO deduct 2 hours for looking for tools, dropped parts, lunch, phone interruptions... my next time will take about 30 minutes.

Bruce

 

Hi Adam, this forum and the Windsor team are very knowledgeable. Let them know your what you need !

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BTW there is a Black 8 near me in Tecumseh... a friend of mine. Not on the forum tho...

Q

 

Looks like the windsor meets might be a little bigger this year cant wait to meet everyone . I have a black s2 in riverside area

 

oh and chad nice Autoexe pillar covers

 

Hey guys, Ive been slacking on posting around here, mostly just lurking...but I would be down for a spring meet. and i never posted pics when I first got my 8 so here it is after a wash :D

http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...aire71/rx8.jpg

http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...ire71/rx81.jpg

 

nice i like the colour

 

Tecshinka, was that the one for sale on Riverside drive?.......so purdy.

Twelve zero, you don't need a hoist, you just need a jack under the engine. I would need to do this when it's still on jack stands for my car.

 

Thanks guys, and Chad, no its not the one from Riverside Dr I bought it in November from a guy in Belle River

 

Black cherry and tan...probably my favourite RX-8 colour combo. If you get tired of it and want to trade for a black/black and tan let me know.

 

TecShinka, rub some back to black on your bumper, it works great.

 

Yeah, I'll do it myself - as soon as I get the ^&(*&% header on. Dunno anything about NVH on these mounts though - hope to give a report in a week or two.

 

Lovley Shinka... I passed on a few that were not as nice...I do love the colour combo

You will be very happy.
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Update on the situation with the engine mounts. Service manager at the dealer finally called me back today and agreed to replace the engine mounts under the 30-day warranty period. Guess he spoke to the mazda dealership and they had another 8 in their shop last week with the same problem. Frankly.. I'm just happy to have all that vibrating gone... sounds like I'm harbouring a jackhammer under the hood whenever I'm stopped at red lights...

 

Mine is like that, but only with the a/c on.

 

BTW: Gorgeous 86 RX-7, 65k miles for sale on the Lansing, MI craigslist. Only slightly modded. One owner since '87, looks perfect!

 

Just an FYI, the 1st Detroit Cars, Coffee, & Karts is this Saturday March 31st at Kart2Kart in Sterling Heights. It runs from 8:30am-12pm roughly. All kinds of cool cars show up and you can also have some fun on Kart2Kart's awesome go-kart track.

Here's a link to the Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/333991937331/ and Kart2Kart is located at:

42705 Van Dyke
Sterling Heights, MI 48314

I hope to be there and I think it would be cool if some other 8's made it.