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09-26-2008, 07:07 AM
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Hello All,
I will be a proud owner of a RX-8 6 speed next friday. I would like to know is their weekly meets or weekend meets around here? Also, first steps in owning a Rotary anyone have pointers, what i should watch out for, how to handle the car at start up and shut down. I've did some research but my account was activated today so i can finally ask questions.... Better yet is there a noob section? this forum is a little different from my old one so kinda hard to navigate. i was a proud owner of a S/C svt contour with 8 lbs of boost. keyword WAS
I will be a proud owner of a RX-8 6 speed next friday. I would like to know is their weekly meets or weekend meets around here? Also, first steps in owning a Rotary anyone have pointers, what i should watch out for, how to handle the car at start up and shut down. I've did some research but my account was activated today so i can finally ask questions.... Better yet is there a noob section? this forum is a little different from my old one so kinda hard to navigate. i was a proud owner of a S/C svt contour with 8 lbs of boost. keyword WAS
10-10-2008, 05:35 AM
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You live in Levittown? Im from southampton. A bunch of my bodies n I have meets on saturday up in warminster n their is also a HUGE car meet on sundays down on the boulevard. Lemme know if your interested in coming around. I've been dieing to have some rx8 buddies around my area
10-11-2008, 10:34 AM
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Welcome to the club!
No noob section. However, there are people on the forum who know more than the dealership techs. Ask and you shall receive all the info you will ever need. Also, allot of questions are already answered in the tech areas.
So, provide some info. What color, year, package did you get? Posts some pics of the car so we can see how hot your new girlfriend is.
Pointers?
1) I would say the biggest change for you will be learning the different power curve of the engine. Rotary engines don't have the same off the start power of a V-8, but give a lot more at the upper rpms. Try pushing that old V-8 to 9000+ rpm! LoL
2) You are going to be surprised by the handling on curves. An 8 can make a turn that would send most other cars, even far more expensive sports cars, upside down into the woods. This car isn't the fastest sports car on a straight-away, but it a real supercar in curves. You can give cars worth 10x as much a run for their money. However, it is known to be a bit weak on slick roads (spin outs), so watch out during bad weather driving.
3) Watch your oil. The Rotary is designed to burn it up (faster during hard driving). ALWAYS carry an extra quart or 2 in the trunk in case you run out. It is also an odd mix that can be hard to find. If you use the wrong mix, you risk voiding your warranty if it ruins your engine.
4) If you get a check engine light, it might only be the gas cap. The cap has a seal sensor that is known to go bad. Doesn't affect performance, but always put a scare in you the 1st time you see it happen. However, if the car is behaving weird, get it to a shop. The Rotary has far less moving parts than a conventional engine, so less can go wrong (it is warrantied to 100 thousand miles). However, this does mean the fewer remaining possibilities could spell ruining the engine completely.
5) Your question about start up is good. When you start the engine and plan to say move the car a few feet rather than drive it (like while washing it). Rev the engine to above 3000rpm. Otherwise the cold engine can flood out and not want to start the next time you try to drive it. You will find a number of threads on this in the tech area. Allot people think you should also rev the engine up above 5000 rpm every once in awhile during normal driving just to blow out junk. Of course if you are buying a sports car this should come natural!
6) Check on the forum before taking the car into a shop. Most all non-Mazda shops have no clue how to work on the engine and will ruin your car. I don't even get oil changes at non-Mazda shops! However, some Mazda techs aren't much better. So again, check here to find out where to take it in your area.
No noob section. However, there are people on the forum who know more than the dealership techs. Ask and you shall receive all the info you will ever need. Also, allot of questions are already answered in the tech areas.
So, provide some info. What color, year, package did you get? Posts some pics of the car so we can see how hot your new girlfriend is.
Pointers?
1) I would say the biggest change for you will be learning the different power curve of the engine. Rotary engines don't have the same off the start power of a V-8, but give a lot more at the upper rpms. Try pushing that old V-8 to 9000+ rpm! LoL
2) You are going to be surprised by the handling on curves. An 8 can make a turn that would send most other cars, even far more expensive sports cars, upside down into the woods. This car isn't the fastest sports car on a straight-away, but it a real supercar in curves. You can give cars worth 10x as much a run for their money. However, it is known to be a bit weak on slick roads (spin outs), so watch out during bad weather driving.
3) Watch your oil. The Rotary is designed to burn it up (faster during hard driving). ALWAYS carry an extra quart or 2 in the trunk in case you run out. It is also an odd mix that can be hard to find. If you use the wrong mix, you risk voiding your warranty if it ruins your engine.
4) If you get a check engine light, it might only be the gas cap. The cap has a seal sensor that is known to go bad. Doesn't affect performance, but always put a scare in you the 1st time you see it happen. However, if the car is behaving weird, get it to a shop. The Rotary has far less moving parts than a conventional engine, so less can go wrong (it is warrantied to 100 thousand miles). However, this does mean the fewer remaining possibilities could spell ruining the engine completely.
5) Your question about start up is good. When you start the engine and plan to say move the car a few feet rather than drive it (like while washing it). Rev the engine to above 3000rpm. Otherwise the cold engine can flood out and not want to start the next time you try to drive it. You will find a number of threads on this in the tech area. Allot people think you should also rev the engine up above 5000 rpm every once in awhile during normal driving just to blow out junk. Of course if you are buying a sports car this should come natural!
6) Check on the forum before taking the car into a shop. Most all non-Mazda shops have no clue how to work on the engine and will ruin your car. I don't even get oil changes at non-Mazda shops! However, some Mazda techs aren't much better. So again, check here to find out where to take it in your area.
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Welcome to the club!
No noob section. However, there are people on the forum who know more than the dealership techs. Ask and you shall receive all the info you will ever need. Also, allot of questions are already answered in the tech areas.
So, provide some info. What color, year, package did you get? Posts some pics of the car so we can see how hot your new girlfriend is.
Pointers?
1) I would say the biggest change for you will be learning the different power curve of the engine. Rotary engines don't have the same off the start power of a V-8, but give a lot more at the upper rpms. Try pushing that old V-8 to 9000+ rpm! LoL
2) You are going to be surprised by the handling on curves. An 8 can make a turn that would send most other cars, even far more expensive sports cars, upside down into the woods. This car isn't the fastest sports car on a straight-away, but it a real supercar in curves. You can give cars worth 10x as much a run for their money. However, it is known to be a bit weak on slick roads (spin outs), so watch out during bad weather driving.
3) Watch your oil. The Rotary is designed to burn it up (faster during hard driving). ALWAYS carry an extra quart or 2 in the trunk in case you run out. It is also an odd mix that can be hard to find. If you use the wrong mix, you risk voiding your warranty if it ruins your engine.
4) If you get a check engine light, it might only be the gas cap. The cap has a seal sensor that is known to go bad. Doesn't affect performance, but always put a scare in you the 1st time you see it happen. However, if the car is behaving weird, get it to a shop. The Rotary has far less moving parts than a conventional engine, so less can go wrong (it is warrantied to 100 thousand miles). However, this does mean the fewer remaining possibilities could spell ruining the engine completely.
5) Your question about start up is good. When you start the engine and plan to say move the car a few feet rather than drive it (like while washing it). Rev the engine to above 3000rpm. Otherwise the cold engine can flood out and not want to start the next time you try to drive it. You will find a number of threads on this in the tech area. Allot people think you should also rev the engine up above 5000 rpm every once in awhile during normal driving just to blow out junk. Of course if you are buying a sports car this should come natural!
6) Check on the forum before taking the car into a shop. Most all non-Mazda shops have no clue how to work on the engine and will ruin your car. I don't even get oil changes at non-Mazda shops! However, some Mazda techs aren't much better. So again, check here to find out where to take it in your area.
No noob section. However, there are people on the forum who know more than the dealership techs. Ask and you shall receive all the info you will ever need. Also, allot of questions are already answered in the tech areas.
So, provide some info. What color, year, package did you get? Posts some pics of the car so we can see how hot your new girlfriend is.
Pointers?
1) I would say the biggest change for you will be learning the different power curve of the engine. Rotary engines don't have the same off the start power of a V-8, but give a lot more at the upper rpms. Try pushing that old V-8 to 9000+ rpm! LoL
2) You are going to be surprised by the handling on curves. An 8 can make a turn that would send most other cars, even far more expensive sports cars, upside down into the woods. This car isn't the fastest sports car on a straight-away, but it a real supercar in curves. You can give cars worth 10x as much a run for their money. However, it is known to be a bit weak on slick roads (spin outs), so watch out during bad weather driving.
3) Watch your oil. The Rotary is designed to burn it up (faster during hard driving). ALWAYS carry an extra quart or 2 in the trunk in case you run out. It is also an odd mix that can be hard to find. If you use the wrong mix, you risk voiding your warranty if it ruins your engine.
4) If you get a check engine light, it might only be the gas cap. The cap has a seal sensor that is known to go bad. Doesn't affect performance, but always put a scare in you the 1st time you see it happen. However, if the car is behaving weird, get it to a shop. The Rotary has far less moving parts than a conventional engine, so less can go wrong (it is warrantied to 100 thousand miles). However, this does mean the fewer remaining possibilities could spell ruining the engine completely.
5) Your question about start up is good. When you start the engine and plan to say move the car a few feet rather than drive it (like while washing it). Rev the engine to above 3000rpm. Otherwise the cold engine can flood out and not want to start the next time you try to drive it. You will find a number of threads on this in the tech area. Allot people think you should also rev the engine up above 5000 rpm every once in awhile during normal driving just to blow out junk. Of course if you are buying a sports car this should come natural!
6) Check on the forum before taking the car into a shop. Most all non-Mazda shops have no clue how to work on the engine and will ruin your car. I don't even get oil changes at non-Mazda shops! However, some Mazda techs aren't much better. So again, check here to find out where to take it in your area.
7) Read the fricken manual. If it isn't brand new, then go to www.mazdausa.com in the owners section and download one.
8) Read all the stickies on this website.....there is a ton of good info.
9) Use the advanced search function often before asking something that's been ask 1000 times.
10) Change your oil and filter about every 3-4k miles......and as said above, check that oil level about every two fill-ups or so.
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