I want that nav hood.. if I can afford it. And the intake if you decide to get rid of it. I hate buying parts to support someone dumping their 8, but some things have to end I guess.

 

And the l.e.d tails

 

Well I did total my car... and a couple years before that I totaled my motorcycle, I'm actually surprised they haven't dropped me altogether.


I'm asking $500 for the nav hood and tablet. Someone in NY was asking about it but I would really rather sell it to someone local.

 

Im not very local.. but I just may be able to dish out the money for it. Ifff you help with the install

 

I could probably do that. Do you have the stock radio? I meant to say something but if you plan to use it as a media player you would have to get a male-to-male audio jack and some kind of aux mod for the stock radio.
I have an after market radio and don't use this for anything but monitoring the car's stats.

 

I'm with the other Chris; I hate to see someone sell their 8, but I'll definitely pay you for some parts. I'm interested in the intake if you decide to sell it, as well as any of the lighting stuff you haven't already unloaded.

What are you thinking about replacing it with?

 

This past week I made a custom motor mount and installed it Saturday, in about 2 weeks I'm going to check it to see how its been holding up to the beating, stress and heat.

 

well i would have been interested...if some idiot hadn't ran a red and smashed into me. worst weekend ever.

 

Damn, sorry to hear that... You don't have a sunlight silver do you?

 

Hey Chris Barnes, I could help pay for the nav hood with funds from the sale of your OEM wheels

Jon I understand letting the car go, if ever CDC is doing an event in Frederick and I'm there, you are ALWAYS welcome to hop on your moped or whatever you trade in for and come on down and co-drive :D

I'm looking to sell my spare wheel/tire and the mounting kit, I'd love to offer a fantastic price but it is a fundraising effort so if youre interested please consider paying the asking price of $231.764

These go for $500 on ebay, so $231.76 is friend pricing when a part of my fundraising effort. I'll put it up on the classifieds in a week or two if there's no interest locally.

 

no brilliant black. it happened in baltimore.

 

heard about that from your gf, remember cars can be replaced at least your fine

 

Hey guys, Mazda Sportcar Club of Washington is having an autocross this weekend:

Mazda Sportscar Club Autocross (MAX) 43
at Bowie Baysox Stadium Sunday, October 27

$35 for members, 40 for non-members, all makes and models are welcome.
Two sessions, morning and afternoon. 6 to 10 runs per session.
You may sign up for and run both sessions (for twice the price).

Mazda Sportscar Club of Washington MAX 43

 

I think I'm going to sign up for that, I'm working Saturdays now so Sunday events only for me, plus Bowie is basically my local venue, only an hour from my house!

I got my shipment of 245/40/18 GForce rivals yesterday! they're being stored for use next year to I'll be out on the old worn out starspecs! but I will strive to well represent the rx8 for us all


Edit: now signed up and ready to go, anyone who wants to run but not use their delicate or illegal cars is welcome to try mine, it'll be tricky on the tires but autocross is fun fast or slow! and autocrossing with someone else's gas tires and oil is even better !

 

Selling my 25mm garageline spacers. Didnt even use them for 1000 miles 160 new, 120obo flushness at its best on stock wheels

 

I might have a friend on my SSA forums that will grab them.

edit: He said he wants them, and will get paid Wednesday.

I will be expecting a $0.57 commission.

 

Well I wasn't quickest rotary today! I was bested by a totally badass 300hp FD3S on some big old meaty tires, it was whistling and poppin and making all sorts of sexy noises and then whooped me by half a second :-)

 

I'm just wondering where you pulled that 3/4 of a second out of on your last run!

I had you beat with some high 26's while you were swimming in 27's.
Then you come along and whip-out the whoop-*** and lay down a 26.363.
I have officially had my *** handed to me by another RX-8. Well done Nathan!

Now that I think about it, I remember that I thought you had just the right amount of wheelspin for a quick launch on your last run...

Great event, great weather, great competitors. Ten runs!

Final Results - Max-43 - Sun 10-27-2013

 

Haha. Ill get that $.57 to you denim. Im gonna pm you my phone number.

 

Caroline hopped out to ride with some dude she thought was cute so I thought ok last run, I just lost 125 pounds and the desire to be all slidey, I put the game face on ;-) good to meet you out there today wankelbolt I've been a YouTube fan of yours for a while now :-)

Your car looked so stable out there, I'm looking into getting the RB springs/sways happy meal with a good set of dampers for next year now that I've addressed most of the upkeep issues on the 8. I'll be coming out swinging in March.

Actually there's one more CDC test and tune on the 17th in Frederick I plan to hit before retiring for the season, anyone else want to go?

edit: Hmmm....perhaps it'll have to wait, I've got a squeally noisy bearing in my clutch now, there goes another 360 bucks, it never ends it made it quite embarrassing working the frost on the windows in front of my car buddy neighbor while the 8 idled like a strangled cat.

suspension maybe next year maybe not *le sigh

 

I have to get my shocks on, but I am holding off for anything else for now sadly. Springs for the P5 have to go on next.

 

I have a question about the AEM intake system. I bought model 21-485 and got it yesterday.

The first page of the manual says: "WARNING: ... The AEM intake system is a performance product that can be used safely during mild weather conditions. During harsh and inclement weather conditions, you must return your vehicle to stock OEM air box and intake tract configuration. Failure to follow these instructions will void your warranty."

Is this for real? I'm not going to install this if I have to go back to the OEM air box each winter.

 

This is what AEM support had to say on the issue. Fairly reassuring I think since I don't intend to drive my car underwater...

"Hello,
Thank you for your interest in AEM products. This is a cold air intake that draws air from the bottom of the car. Though this provides cooler air for the engine, it does leave the filter exposed. Whether or not you will experience what we would consider harsh and inclement weather depends on where you live and drive. If, for instance, you drive in an area prone to puddles large enough to submerge the filter during a storm, you would risk sucking water into the engine. The prefilter that comes with the intake is water-resistant (not water-proof), so it will deflect smaller amounts of water like the water that splashes up from the road while driving in the rain – even fairly heavy rain. But using this system in weather conditions that could cause the engine to pull in water is not recommended.

If you have any further questions please reply to this email or contact customer service at 1-800-992-3000.

Thanks for writing,

Emily Swanson
Product Specialist
AEM Induction Systems
emilys@aemintakes.com

 

I've had my AEM intake on my 8 from the second day I got it, I have driven it in snow, rain major storms never have I had a issue now with a piston motor I have locked up a motor cause it sucked up water, but most of your piston engine cars the cai sits low in the bumper ours sits up high, you don't have anything to worry bout and if you want to take true extra precaution I have the AEM bypass adapter.

 

I agree with RJay,

But really the fact is that the Mazda factory intake is pretty awesome as it is and there isn't much to be gained there, in fact there isn't much to be gained with any bolt on breathing upgrades without enlarging the exhaust ports in the engine which is our bottleneck for flow.

If what you want is a high flowing intake that is optimized for making power on our cars, then your in luck, the rx8 already came with one from the factory.

*climbs down from soapbox*

You'll be fine just don't drive through any puddles deeper than a foot or so, the intake pipe sits up relatively high.