Hi, I just went to check out my first RX-8. Asked the questions that were suggested in the newbies thread (and then some). Everything looks good but i'm insisting on a compression test. What should my expected compression be? The deal is essentially dependant on the compression test coming out positive or negative. Is there a suggested minimum result? I read the manual and it says 10.0 but i'm assuming it would be lower. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

that should help ya out. BTW ideal cranking RPM is 250

 

Thanks a lot for the help! Unfortunately about 30 seconds after i spoke to the mechanic, I got a call from the seller stating he had just sold the car for ~$1000 more than I was offering. Again, thanks for quick and very helpful response!