Hey ghost, you miss anything about the rx8

 

thank you guys !!!!!

 

in the snow.. not really.. haha but i do miss the ridiculous redline and the low-slung sitting position (the subie has a real high seat.. rally style). and i do miss the badass interior

 

lol thats cool..... i saw a white one the other day.... one of the sexiest i ever saw. sound like a car from hell

 

Wassup guys. Hows everyone managing this bullshit *** winter? Lol

Yo youwonder!!! Lemme get your number I need to pick up my spring compressors from you ASAP.

Or can someone gimme his number? I had it in my old phone but that **** broke.

 

wassup kenny, man im tired of this snow..... i need a break from this!!!

 

hey guys i just engine swapped an rx8 and i need an oem cat converter bc the one i have is dead, let me know if anyone has one, thanks.

 

Weathers finally getting better!!! Tempted to get the 8 back on the road. =]

 

Nahhh... Ill wait until it hits 60+ on the norm. Near R-Compounds and under 50 is asking for trouble .

 

I am back on the road with my summers

 

Hey Guys ( & gals)
Long time no speak. (especially to Sol & Kenny)

Im Jim. Got the Turbo WWP RX8 with 13b FD motor swap.
Obviously we are all in hibernation till the warm weather hits for the meets to startup again.
I currently run the Hemi Shop @ Westbury Jeep Chrysler. My main car is a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 (love it just as much as my rx8) and am feeling out a new idea. If you guys ever need any minor performance work/upgrades, etc done and have no where else to go.. You can bring it by me and Ill give you a fair price to do installs. If theres something I cant handle for ya, Ill simply tell you. Not really big on the rx8 forums, So PM me ir Call me. Hope to all see you in the spring or in the shop. Not trying to step on anyones toes or claim myself to be a rotary guru, just offering an option to the community for minor installs & repairs.


Thanks
-Jim
Hemi Shop Director
516.204.5133

 

You wusses.
My car operates year round, granted I can't get around in mounds of snow with summers so I don't even try, but everything else is fine. You'd be surprised how capable the car is in the winter. Hell look at the canadians in their -25F weather daily driving the RX8.
Oh and I just mounted my Hankook V12's a week or so ago, they are amazing.

 

My RX8 is not the daily driver as you already know

 

aye, you still rock that fuel-guzzling (and leaking) Mitsubishi? or was it an Infiniti?

 

Infiniti. Equivalent MPG to the RX8 and fuel filter was replaced a loooong time ago. Helped me put less than 2000 miles on the 8 in 2010 . Shooting for <1000 in 2011

 

Whattt nooo, why would you buy a car to never drive it!

 

al...you're confusing me...you're trying to get rid of the 8 yet you put new tires on it? 0.o

 

Starting my collection early. Might sent it west bound to my sister for storage and acquire a gen1 Miata.

 

The car can handle the snow, you just can't drive it with summer tires. (I know, I took it up to KDR/Speed1 just 2 weeks ago). btw: Jim, I saw your car there (at least I think it was your 8) lol.

soo what's everyone been doing this winter?

 

yeah two years of driving year round knowe problems for me.... except an overheating problem last week.

my mechanic looked and said one of my fans is not spinning

that and i cracked two of my rims two weeks ago. pot holes are serious this past winter

 

Yea. Its there. getting a few more upgrades done and a few issues straightened out. Dave @ Speed1 is still my go-to guy for the rx.
-Jim

 

slap on some snow tires and the 8 will handle the snow just fine

jim! haven't heard from you in a while man.. what more are you doing to that beast of your's?

 

Check to see if you dropped anything in the fan/radiator space. I worked on a friends rx8 and pulled out a melted roll of electrical tape stuck between fan & rad. He shrugged and said, OH THERE IT IS!
Same issue, overheat of knowhere and fan not spinning on one side. Melted fan and motor and blue the 40amp fuse in power dist. center
_Jim

 

haha what kinda infiniti? I used to have a '91 Q45. It was a pig, but baller and fun at the same time. Sigh...

 

Def will check that out, because I do remember dropping a cap a few weeks ago to top of my oil..... thanks for the hint.... might be going out to speed 1 this coming Monday to check on my friends fd. Def will look for the rx7.5 lol...