Lol, Big Chris "would have to fING parachute from the sky".

Bro, before i feel stupid you meant to spell Authenticity wrong,right???

 

thanks it's a canon s90 point-and-shoot

 

damn jake..your camera takes nice pics at night

 

ahh! finaly got the last shock in the car today! lol plus some other little things

 

so I test drove an 04 rx8 last night with low miles ... I have always read and heard about the amazing handling, but this time I was really able to put the car through its paces (partly because the owner was egging me on ) I was blown away .... BUT there was a slight issue.

When shifting from neutral to first there was a soft clunk and the entire car slight of jerked (with the clutch all the way engaged) It was almost like shifting without the clutch in and with your engine off, or when you ALMOST misshift ... at first I thought that I wasn't engaging the clutch completely, but then I made sure the clutch was in and it still made the soft clunk and jerk when standing still.

I asked the owner if I was doing something wrong and he said that it has always been like that ever since he bought it like 8k miles ago. It has 45900 miles. Have any of you guys experienced this?

Oh, and also, I did not experience any unusual resistance when shifting neutral -> 1st, also it would only do it about 70% of the time, not 100% of the time.

 

Does it do it everytime? If not, Ive had that happen to me too and I do
believe there is a TSB on it.. I don't think it was a big deal.

 

Tsb?

 

TSB = Transmission Stabilizing Bearing .....
..... LOL.. sorry guys its too early for me... not used to being at work b4 12.....

BTW
check out the definition on number 5... and the sentence for it...... lol.. then check number 3
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rx8

 

What is the TSB for ... a rudimentary google search didn't bring up anything ....


Does TSB = Transmission Stabilizer Bushing?

 

LOL^ i pulled up
Technical Service Bulletins ( TSB ) from google.... but i like mine better

BTW Stink heres that 8 i was talkin about on 7club.
low miles, 1 owner, Garage kept and new interior upholstery

 

OMG ... thats horrible! It looks like its fully loaded too! ... I hope to god its photoshopped ... I would prolly still buy it if I could get it for like 3grand ... lol

 

yeah technical service bulletin, it's bulletins that Mazda issues to techs @ dealerships making them aware of common problems and fixes.

 

That slight clunk into first is completely normal. Youll get used to it. The 350z does it too something with newer transmissions.

 

yep perfectly normal......mine did it from day 1

 

don't get RX8 , too much money to make it fast....get supra from ebay or M3......or RX7.....
steven

 

^ WOW
coming from the man with the Fastest Rx8 (renesis) in the NE!!!!! lol

 

steven, what are you saying?? lol

its a great car so long as you keep your expectations on the car's power and gains from performance upgrades in check

 

haha nice.. getting closer to having your car back

beautiful weather today (..at least as good as it's got nowadays), finally got to wash the car.. more cleaning and installing my intake tomorrow

 

YOOOOOOO Abdul / Benny i need your help installing these plugs/coils/harness/wires... Are ya going to be able to help? Lets set a date. If not let me know.

 

Tomorw/Friday is supposed to be best. upper 40s. Sat ill be working on my 7 harness n ****. lets set sumthin up for sat.

 

Sounds good I'll call u tomorrow.

 

the beast is being resurrected this weekend......to be continued.....

 

the beast is being resurrected this weekend......to be continued.....

 

now i know why you got 13,465 post !!!!!!

YOU DOUBLE POST BRO

 

I decided on a money pit thats not as deep ... an rx8 ... itll be reserved to just killing me at the pump rather than in the garage as well