+1 wid jamie...i just put it on jacks...and im done with the whole swap...only pain in the *** i had was finding bolts to fit the damn strait pipe to attach to the muffler...well sounds good and its great! as for jamie just give me a time and date cuz usually he said you can just do a walk in

 

Yup! I'm already on this... I plan to have them replace it with a nice shiny new cat first before I decide if I even need a high flow. The only reason I am even planning to replace the stock one is going FI and I don't think the stock cat will survive.

 

That was no slip. I own many Harbor Fright tools, and using them is often scary.

 

Then get the new cat and then replace it with a straight pipe. There isn't much point to a cat once you go FI. Whatever programmer you use can take care of the CEL, and a straight pipe will be more logical with boost. They are much cheaper too. Bought my (yet to be installed) shiny stainless midpipe unused off an RX-8 race team for $100.

- Bill

 

Unfortunately I cannot use a straight pipe due to the legal issues. I would love to use one, but the closest option I have is a high-flow cat.

 

yeah ya do, you can use a straight pipe as long as you find a way to get rid of your CEL and any other codes when you go to emissions....

 

Theres a VR that I always see at the Walmart/Micheals parking lot off of Joppa Rd, Ive seen this car many times(obviously an employee), when I first startied seein it was stock, now it has chrome mesh wheels and a Borla exhaust,,, who are you????

 

It's not an issue of successfully hiding it, I have an AccessPORT so that isn't a problem, its the fact that regardless of how well I hide it, its a federal offense. Where I work takes that sort of thing very seriously, even for something stupid like a smog regulation. Plus, as long as the high-flow cat won't melt my car, I don't really care about the couple of extra whp I would gain especially since I'm past my muscle car days of smelling gas fumes and liking it.

 

hmm where do you work,,, I work for a design team in the US Army and have a very high Security clearance, but all they would do at my work would be almost nothing..
Anyway I have the RP high flow 'supercat' but Once my SC gets here in another month after install I plan on going with a straight pipe....
whaterver you decide good luck....

 

Hey guys. I haven't been around for a while. I have been very busy at work. How is everyone?

 

Good Jammy, alot of us are going to the FuddRuckers meet this weekend wanna join us and catch up??? let me know or sign up in the thread, https://www.rx8club.com/ne-rx-8-forum-29/years-md-fudd-meet-156004/ hope to see ya there...

 

hey all ,,, looks to be a badass show in Chantily VA Oct30....Its only an hour and a hal f away form me and we could organize a caravan to go down if peeps can get off on a thursday,,,
https://www.rx8club.com/ne-rx-8-forum-29/va-show-oct-30-mazdas-only-157265/

 

It was great seeing a lot of you today at Fud's! Sorry I'm kinda a reclusive and didn't join anyone for drinks :P

 

thats ok that why we need to keep these meets consistant... I didnt know anyone there and it seemed that all the 7 guys and gals all knew each other I think they meet there about every month or so... Im up for hanging out there every month or so...

 

Yeah, the 7 folks meet there once per month. And we all know each other b/c we've been meeting there for years.

Ken

 

sorry i couldnt make it, i was at an autocross in the bowie baysox stadium. but i'll def be up for the next one.

 

I give it a 6/10

 

Yeah I think there needs to be some driving involved in the meets...

 

i hope that's not you in your sig!

 

I believe it is ,,,, I think Lpr was wearing a grey seatshirt at the meet... I didnt get a chance to introduce my self to all but 4-5 people out of about 20 or so...

 

Of course it's me... I was going to wear that shirt to the meet but I didn't think it was appropriate

And no, I wasn't wearing a grey sweatshirt. I was wearing a black Sema T-shirt... but I totally agree on there being driving involved. I definitely would have had more fun then.

 

Hmm then I really dont remember seeing you there,,,, Im pretty easy to pick out of a crowd I have red curly hair....I guess I ll see ya next meet...

 

note to self: drag self to next MD meet, even if all the way from VA

 

Any you peeps going to the meet in Chantily VA its seems like a top-notch venue...
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=157265

 

you telling ya didn't go for a ride afterwards ?? no way

maybe my schedule will cooperate a little more the next time