OFFICIAL 2009 Rx8 info!!!! Info Sheet, Order Form, Spec Deck and Colors INSIDE!!!
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available wheels- base auto and 5spd, 6spd auto/6spd manual and rs, rs
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205522480
"normal" credit card "keyless entry"
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205522480
pic of a change in the shaft? someone decipher please?
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205522480
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205522480
"normal" credit card "keyless entry"
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205522480
pic of a change in the shaft? someone decipher please?
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205522480
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pic of a change in the shaft? someone decipher please?
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205522480[/QUOTE]
I hope Mazda isn't incorporating a 2 piece shaft like that. It just addeds more failer points. Plus the two piece pic doesn't even have the PPF. Maybe they are just trying to do their typical comparisons to other manufactures designs? Mazda is really good about doing those kinds of things.
By the way, thx for all the additions to the thread. Zoom.
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205522480[/QUOTE]
I hope Mazda isn't incorporating a 2 piece shaft like that. It just addeds more failer points. Plus the two piece pic doesn't even have the PPF. Maybe they are just trying to do their typical comparisons to other manufactures designs? Mazda is really good about doing those kinds of things.
By the way, thx for all the additions to the thread. Zoom.
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could this be a satellite radio that you can remove the unit to listen to using a stereo or headphones outside the car?
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
here is a pic from mazda website and they have a similiar overall look...
http://images.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/i...opt_sirius.jpg
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
here is a pic from mazda website and they have a similiar overall look...
http://images.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/i...opt_sirius.jpg
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It looks like the driveshaft is going to become two piece. Instead of a PPF, the it seems the driveshaft will be rigidly bolted to something in the middle. This could be a weight savings measure...
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could this be a satellite radio that you can remove the unit to listen to using a stereo or headphones outside the car?
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
here is a pic from mazda website and they have a similiar overall look...
http://images.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/i...opt_sirius.jpg
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
here is a pic from mazda website and they have a similiar overall look...
http://images.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/i...opt_sirius.jpg
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maybe gps options? (HDD/receiver choices)
Edit: there's some good info here, I'd like to see some of the non-obvious stuff get translated, but i wonder how much will make it to the US market...
double edit: meh, i think is it the japanese hands free system. it looks like those units take some sort of card...
also anyone notice the 5spd shift pattern? looks like the same new tranny with 6th blocked off.
Edit: there's some good info here, I'd like to see some of the non-obvious stuff get translated, but i wonder how much will make it to the US market...
double edit: meh, i think is it the japanese hands free system. it looks like those units take some sort of card...
also anyone notice the 5spd shift pattern? looks like the same new tranny with 6th blocked off.
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Ok, I dig some of the changes... especially the engine modifications...but does it look like the new ones are lifted a little higher than the previous models? Bah! I just want the new engine in the old body style. BAD new steering wheel! Want to swap it for old one! I also love the old vents behind the front wheels more than the new design.
<lamenting previous design>
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#39
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I don't think Mazda is doing the 2 peice design. A 2 piece design is actually heavier and more failure prone with the middle carrier. I think it's just a comparison pic to the competition. The 4 passenger Subaru Imprezza is designed with a 2 piece shaft.
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Dam all the options on the face lift are wicked!! new suspension will be good, makes me wana sell my one when it comes out, but i reckon the first generation 18" wheels are way cooler they suit the cars desgin, the new ones are kinda generic
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The prop shaft itself in a 2 piece is heavier because of the u-joint, but if going with a 2-piece allows the loss of a PPF then it could very well come out as a weight savings. Obviously it depends on the engineering execution. I agree though, that's just a comparison between the one piece and the two piece driveshaft. From what I can understand of the Japanese, the RX-8 still has a one piece.
#43
Great info wonder if theres any change to the Catalyctic converter ? being that its caused a lot of grief to earlier cars .
It would be super if someone could get a hold of a 09 Workshop manual , so guys like Mazdamaniac , Rotarygod etc could study it
Cheers
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It would be super if someone could get a hold of a 09 Workshop manual , so guys like Mazdamaniac , Rotarygod etc could study it
Cheers
Michael
#44
pic of a change in the shaft? someone decipher please?
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205522480
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205522480
Engine motion due to elastic mounts create driveshaft vibration. The faster the drivetrain is rotating the more the vibration due in part to the rotating inertia. You may net feel that vibration so much but its transmitted all the way to the contact patches on the tires to the ground. Splitting the driveshaft enhances high speed stability in turns. Thats one reason the Torque Tube setups with rear transaxles tend to have superior stability at high speeds. BMW figured that out a long time ago and have been using split driveshafts since the 60's.
The drawback is slight increase to rotating weight along with packaging constraints. Usually the center bearing rides in a rubber web that needs some distance from hot exhaust parts.
Mazda tends to maximize RX8 handling down to the last drop available without compomising the ride. I was kind of surprised they didn't do this from the 2004 model but it handled so well as it was.
You won't really feel a difference below about 50-60 MPH. Above 100 MPH you will.
#45
It would be nice if they moved it back a little further. That way it would last longer and remove the heated cup syndrom, and poor A/c syndrom. It's too warm in the cockpit.
#46
[QUOTE=zoom44;2349067]i dont know what this is
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
It looks like this is only for the Japanese market. Is use for collecting toll information.
http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?u=...&hl=en&ie=UTF8
http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?u=...&hl=en&ie=UTF8
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
It looks like this is only for the Japanese market. Is use for collecting toll information.
http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?u=...&hl=en&ie=UTF8
http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?u=...&hl=en&ie=UTF8
#47
i dont know what this is
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
ipod integration
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
3 position memory seat for driver
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
security to let you know someone might be in the car?
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
Nemisis8 will love these MS guages
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
ipod integration
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
3 position memory seat for driver
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
security to let you know someone might be in the car?
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
Nemisis8 will love these MS guages
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
Did anyone notice that on the pic of the security sys key, there is what looks like a rear window defrost icon on the rear of the car. So you can turn on the rear defrost with the key...maybe...hmn...
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That is not a rear defrost icon, that is the proximity field size. Mazda offers a retrofit/dealer installed security system in Japan that you can custom set the distance of the proximity field from the remote.
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Yep, it is for Toll collection, simular to the FasTrak system in California and simular systems in the UK.
i dont know what this is
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
It looks like this is only for the Japanese market. Is use for collecting toll information.
http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?u=...&hl=en&ie=UTF8
http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?u=...&hl=en&ie=UTF8
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1205521706
It looks like this is only for the Japanese market. Is use for collecting toll information.
http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?u=...&hl=en&ie=UTF8
http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?u=...&hl=en&ie=UTF8
#50
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I can't read Japanese, but I can tell you what to expect with a split driveshaft.
Engine motion due to elastic mounts create driveshaft vibration. The faster the drivetrain is rotating the more the vibration due in part to the rotating inertia. You may net feel that vibration so much but its transmitted all the way to the contact patches on the tires to the ground. Splitting the driveshaft enhances high speed stability in turns. Thats one reason the Torque Tube setups with rear transaxles tend to have superior stability at high speeds. BMW figured that out a long time ago and have been using split driveshafts since the 60's.
The drawback is slight increase to rotating weight along with packaging constraints. Usually the center bearing rides in a rubber web that needs some distance from hot exhaust parts.
Mazda tends to maximize RX8 handling down to the last drop available without compomising the ride. I was kind of surprised they didn't do this from the 2004 model but it handled so well as it was.
You won't really feel a difference below about 50-60 MPH. Above 100 MPH you will.
Engine motion due to elastic mounts create driveshaft vibration. The faster the drivetrain is rotating the more the vibration due in part to the rotating inertia. You may net feel that vibration so much but its transmitted all the way to the contact patches on the tires to the ground. Splitting the driveshaft enhances high speed stability in turns. Thats one reason the Torque Tube setups with rear transaxles tend to have superior stability at high speeds. BMW figured that out a long time ago and have been using split driveshafts since the 60's.
The drawback is slight increase to rotating weight along with packaging constraints. Usually the center bearing rides in a rubber web that needs some distance from hot exhaust parts.
Mazda tends to maximize RX8 handling down to the last drop available without compomising the ride. I was kind of surprised they didn't do this from the 2004 model but it handled so well as it was.
You won't really feel a difference below about 50-60 MPH. Above 100 MPH you will.