Jethro Tull

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Coils are a well-known problem. Many people replace them fairly regularly, even before they fail outright. New coils should also improve your mileage slightly. 15mpg city is about average; your high odometer mileage may have something to do with your low gas mileage. Watch it carefully and see if it improves with the new coils. My car is an '07 with only 5,000 miles on it and my city mileage is about 16mpg, on the highway I can get 20-21.
Do some searching on oil, there's a lot of discussion on this site on oil issues. Some people recommend a heavier oil, for better engine protection, but anything heavier than the 5w-20 that Mazda recommends can reduce your mileage.

Remember that the engine uses oil injection and it does consume oil- be sure to check your level at least every other fill-up of gas.

I use the Idemitsu premix at 1/2 the recommended rate and some people claim that it can increase mileage ever so slightly. Again, do some searching and decide for yourself. I can say for sure that my starts are smoother, both in sound and feel.

And you know to never shut off the engine cold, right? If you do, you risk flooding it, and the de-flood procedure can be a pain.

It can be a fussy car- but if you pay attention to it, it won't be an issue. I love mine and would not trade it for something twice as fast.

Jethro Tull

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Hey, guys, last year I bought WreakLoosE's stock hood (he had installed a CF hood), but it's just getting in the way in my garage. So if anyone needs a gray hood (it's either GG or TiGr, I forget), I'll sell it to you. BN is over $400, I'll entertain offers. It is in excellent condition except for one teeny, BB-sized dimple near one edge. If you're going to repaint it then this isn't even a concern. Amazingly light, the stock hood only weighs about 15 lbs.

I tried hanging it in my living room as an artwork, but that just PO'd my wife!

MILITARYMAN

no i dont think i have seen a red one see a silver 04 around alot but thats it , i didnt notice if he had his car registered yet but i think the flashy colors are noticable so i dont want it i dont think

Jethro Tull

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That's why I like silver. "Under the radar". But, I've always liked silver cars. The 8 isn't my first. It looks high-tech to me.

MILITARYMAN

ya my favs are the blue red silver and black

kobe24mvp

i'd get a white one if i were you.. black is really nice looking when its clean but thats rarely. If i could trade mine for i white one i would then i would only worry about having to keep 2 white cars clean

RoXas585

Thanks for the suggestions Jethro. I appreciate it. I spent alot of time today reading all the oil posts and debates. I was wondering where you got the Idemitsu premix? I would really like to try this out. I definitely notice that my car idles kinda hard and I could use any mpg boost, so I am willing to try anything. From what I have read, it sounds like using a good premix in small amounts can really help.

CDUBYAZ

Hey RoXas, whats up i think i know where you bought that car from, its called chicos isnt it or something to that nature? i work real close to it so i saw that car there a couple times i even stopped and lookes at it. high miles but nice never the less. I have an 05 white one that i bought lovin it. i have only had it for a month but its great. i had a couple issues as well but overall it has a been a good car, i hope to see u around, i live in Draper like right off pioneer road and 1400 east.

Hey guys i have a question, does anyone else's f'in CD player suck ballz? every time i hit the slightest bump the damn thing skips and skips and skips, getting annoying. Should i have the dealership replace it under warrenty or is it normal for it to do that? also has anyone done the ipod hook up deal? is it worth a ****, i have to get something in that car, other then CD's.

Thanks guys

RoXas585

CDUBYAZ you are exactly right. Thats where I bought it from. They are a great dealership. I was very impressed. They are kinda funny too in regards to some of the stuff they do to drive the sale. When I was there looking at my 8 I noticed that every car there had these totally baller rims and I was wondering why. Yesterday when I went to pick up my plates, there was a guy there putting new rims on four cars they recently had traded in. I guess whenever they get a new car, they immediately put crazy aftermarket rims on either to increase the value or they are trying to appeal to a certain crowd.

We are practically neighbors. I live near the corner of 11400 S and 1300 E. Really close. Im sure I'll see you around!

Jethro Tull

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I ordered a case from Mazdatrix. I think they are on the vendor's forum on this Website. It was about $58, shipped to my front door from California. 12 quarts to a case. I didn't really shop around first, but they do have a good price on the stuff. I just picked the vendor closest to SLC that I could find, who would ship the stuff. I've never found it locally.

I have a little plastic 4-ounce squeeze bottle, with a long spout, that I use for squirting it into the gas tank. I've measured and marked the side of the bottle in 1-ounce increments. After I squirt in the right amount, which depends on how much gas I pumped, I add a little more gas from a gas can in the garage, just to make sure all the premix gets washed down into the tank itself.

Jethro Tull

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Do you have the single disc player, or the 6-disc changer?

I have the 6-disc, 300-watt Bose system and it works like a champ. Never skipped at all and it sounds great.

I think getting the dealer's opinion is a good idea, and if they'll replace it for free or at minimal cost it might be worth it.

bose

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Mine does that too sometimes, but I personally don't care cause I'm listening to my exhaust more than music.

Jethro Tull

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You gave me a great idea, bose.

I'm going to record a bunch of different aftermarket exhausts, then burn them onto a CD.

Then I can have any exhaust sound I want, for just the price of a blank CD.

And it will sound better on the Bose system than the real thing!

MILITARYMAN

i had a 3 thousand dollar system in my single disc and it never skipped so there must be a problem

CDUBYAZ

Yeah Militaryman, i have a system that hits pretty hard and when i have the bass up the thing skips cause its vibrating so much! At first i thought there was just to much power and it was shorting out or something but then i thought it cant be cause it doesnt do it with the radio, i have a 1000 watt amp running two 12's so there is no way it i have to much power for that amp to run it. It really bugs me.

Yesterday i got a call from D Dahle asking me how my service went in my car and if i had any problems with the work they did, i told them they left it all dirty inside, and the lady said sorry and to bring it by today so she can clean and detail it! so thats pretty good, also i am gonna have them check the stereo, i just can't believe it skips that bad, i am sure there is a problem.

bose

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that would be awesome JT, put a bunch of burnouts and stuff on there too, and blast a Drag race launch sound but take off at a normal pace.

DariusDemon

Haha RoXas585, sounds like that's you Randal! This is Dallin Good to see you on here. Bose I live in sugar house but I'm down in Sandy alot. 5 minutes per side eh? Wow maybe I just need to take a closer look and do it myself lol. But yeah Randle or is it Randal....or are those both wrong? haha I'll call you Roxas on here So yeah I'll see you on wed and we can take a gander at your car. Not that I know any more than you!

bose

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Yeah it's uber simple. Here's a link to DIY. Don't worry about his 'internal reflector problem' cause they look great with it in but it will tell you how to get back there and put it in.

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-side-marker-clear-corner-lights-installation-10379/

MILITARYMAN

I have two rockford fosgate p3 and a 3000 watt one ohm amp and never had a problem maybe its just your cd you said your radio does not do it have you tried a brand new cd or mps

CDUBYAZ

Yeah those are the subs i have only with a 1000 runnin em. Sounds pretty good, but no my single disk doesnt play mp3 i dont think, does it. and yeah i have tried a few different CD's all well i guess i will just have dearler look at em.
Thanks guys!

MILITARYMAN

ya your cd player plays mps and you can press the dis button and it willl tell you the name of the song and on the radio if the disp button is on some stations will tell you what song is playin

DariusDemon

ok cool. THanks Bose! Yeah I looked at it again and it looks simple enough. Ahh man I went out last to night and did some street racing out west. Who says our cars can't drag?!?!?! (well i did...but damn!) lol I was mopping the floor with everyone! a decked out turboed eclipse, another decked out jeta GLI a couple spooned out integras. Man that was fun. My sister brought her Mini Cooper S and I raced it for her too cause she was scared haha. But yeah that was the first time I've taken my 8 racing and it was a blast! undefeated!

MILITARYMAN

our cant drag race something in out class like the speed 6 or the g 35 or the 350z you will lose you only mentioned 4 cylenders with turbo

Jethro Tull

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Hey, Darius, congrats!

Just a piece of adivce, though-

If a Mustang has a hood scoop, STAY AWAY! It will eat you for lunch.

If it doesn't, just make sure you're revved above 5500 before you launch, and you'll do OK.

bose

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Yeah Darius! Our cars aren't so bad in drags just depends on the opponent.