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rx 8speciale 09-05-2009 01:08 PM

hi from germany

rx 8speciale 09-05-2009 01:10 PM

stutart when you re planing to drive at the ring again in the rx8

rx 8speciale 09-05-2009 01:13 PM

i m gonna go next weekend , do you know if the saturday the 12 is open for driving, before i drive all the way there.

StuttgartRX8 09-05-2009 01:23 PM


Originally Posted by bse50 (Post 3208630)
Aren't you german? :)
It would be around 100€ i think.

No, I'm American

StuttgartRX8 09-05-2009 01:26 PM

I'll be up there the 19th and 20th


The 12th its open from 17:30 to 19:30
13th its open from 8:00 to 19:30

toolboy 09-06-2009 06:35 AM


Originally Posted by bse50 (Post 3208559)
I don't have enough money right now, i'm going turbo :)
I have a friend in luxembourg though that could be interested! Tell me how much you want for them and i will mail him!

looking forward for your build thread, when are you planning to start the project?

bse50 09-06-2009 06:40 AM

Don't know yet, i'm still trying to find the "donor" kit :)
Then some months for Jeff to build the upgrade and Charles to upgrade the kit in general (bov, hoses, couplers etc) and finally the install. Hope to make it by this January!
I will make an extensive build thread when the time is due!

these days i'm doing some reinforced motor mounts for some friends plus preparing some examis, i don't really have time to source the parts etc :(

rx 8speciale 09-06-2009 07:38 AM


Originally Posted by StuttgartRX8 (Post 3208649)
I'll be up there the 19th and 20th


The 12th its open from 17:30 to 19:30
13th its open from 8:00 to 19:30


ok im going on sunday 13 to the RING and friday 11 , saturday 12 a will be in GERMAN RACE WARS partying :rock:

StuttgartRX8 09-06-2009 08:05 AM

I'll go up the 13th if I can have my car back together.

rx 8speciale 09-06-2009 02:00 PM

what are you doing to your car

StuttgartRX8 09-07-2009 03:52 AM

Gutted my interior and trunk for Roll cage measurement, battery relocation kit, fixing ignition, brakes, sways, and routine maintenance.

bse50 09-07-2009 04:45 AM

what kind of ignition problems?

rx 8speciale 09-07-2009 04:54 AM

wow sound like a lot of work , are you doing it yourself, hpefully you can show up ,do you know a good rotary tunner that do installation of turbo and tunning

toolboy 09-07-2009 05:25 AM

hey guys, I need a little piece of advice regarding my next season track tires
I'd like to stay with street tires for now, narowed my choices to:
Falken FK-452
Hankook Ventus V12
Kumho Ecsta SPT KU31
any opinions about those vs track?

StuttgartRX8 09-07-2009 09:48 AM


Originally Posted by bse50 (Post 3211087)
what kind of ignition problems?

I was having a weird idle again so I was changing spark plugs and repositioning the BHR kit better. But I broke one of the connectors on the spark plug wires so now I have to order another wire.


Originally Posted by rx 8speciale (Post 3211091)
wow sound like a lot of work , are you doing it yourself, hpefully you can show up ,do you know a good rotary tunner that do installation of turbo and tunning

It is alot of work but I enjoy doing it, I do my own work. I used to build hondas in the states so I've only been messing with Rotary motors since I bought my car here in 2006.

I don't know anyone here that is good with rotarys just mainly Skyline and Evo guys here around Stuttgart.

bse50 09-07-2009 09:51 AM

You can easily contact Charles but i'm sure you know it :)
I consider him, as well as the rest of the crew, as my "teachers". It is thanks to them if i know something about rotaries :)

StuttgartRX8 09-07-2009 10:03 AM


Originally Posted by bse50 (Post 3211215)
You can easily contact Charles but i'm sure you know it :)
I consider him, as well as the rest of the crew, as my "teachers". It is thanks to them if i know something about rotaries :)

I'm going to relocate the coils to a different position so I have to give him my measurements for the lengths of the wires.

There threads on here are about the only ones I listen too and trust. I've learned alot about rotaries, hell I went from making 10 second hondas too loving the sound and feel of high revving rotary more than hondas.

bse50 09-07-2009 10:06 AM

Well that's a big "welcome to europe" then :)
We don't really love straight-line cars considering the tracks we have! I believe that Charles drag raced too though.

StuttgartRX8 09-07-2009 10:14 AM

Yeah I know what you mean there was one road course and 3 drag strips in a 2 hour drive from where I lived in the states.

The Nurburgring was one of the reasons I took this job over here when I finished school. I always wanted to drive on that track and many others in Europe.

fastlaneracing 09-07-2009 12:21 PM

Oh so you are selling your OZ for 500 EUR? if they only was 9" wide then I would purchase them in a heartbeat.

Im out looking for 17"x9" or 18"x9", my rims are only 8" and thats not optimal for my 235 wide R888 tyres.

StuttgartRX8 09-07-2009 12:26 PM

I run 245's on the 8" rim its optimal enough

fastlaneracing 09-07-2009 12:29 PM

well it works but its not optimal (speaking of R888 now) toyo says that 235 requires 9,2" wide rims and I agree.

Your tires at the picture also seems a little bit to wide for that rim.

StuttgartRX8 09-07-2009 12:36 PM

Ok maybe for the R888, but for my tires set up it looks better than the 225 falken, I going with 275's next

bse50 09-07-2009 12:36 PM

well 235 wide wheels will mount on a 8" without problems. 9 would be better
What's your job stuttgart? :)

StuttgartRX8 09-07-2009 12:41 PM

I'm an Engineer


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