DMaverickRX8

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Also the cel was cleared by the girlfriends father and idk what they were. I tried to restart it tonight cold and it has a weak turn over. It sounds flooded and the battery also sounds weak.

I'm going to remove the spark plugs tomorrow and see if they're wet. If so I'm going todry them lit and charge the battery. I will then put the aaccelerator to the floor and push all the fuel out. Reinstall the plugs 20 brake stomp it, and try and start it. If no dice i'm at a loss and will be close to giving up

It ran and started 2 times. First time was a high idle of 2-3k rpm. Second time it idled normally and sounded awesome. I wanna cry lol I feel were so close

RIWWP

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Hmm, I have no idea how it would run without the relay installed. That should prevent the fuel pump from working at all. Is there a wiring issue somewhere that bypassed the relay?

Also, make sure you have the fuel injectors wired correctly, a common problem on DIY engine replacement.

RealStreetRotary

If I get a turbo kit would it make sense for me to get a mip pipe still or does the downpipe take care of it ?

Brettus

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Just gutting the cat on stock midpipe works well .

DMaverickRX8

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99.0% sure the wiring is correct. Pulled the plugs to verify spark. They were soaked. Turned the motor over and she sprayed out fuel with the fuel pump fuse removed. Not the relay lol. We deflooded and are going to reinstall and start In the morning. Idk how it flooded

wcs

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Still would need a downpipe depending on setup.

Top mount
Low mount
Rear mount

DMaverickRX8

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Anyone know how long the computer will take to relarn fuel trims enough so I can drive the car? It ran for 15 minutes last time and flooded I dont want to do that again if I can help it

paimon.soror

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start the car and let idle for 10 mins once it starts to hold idle on its own

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RealStreetRotary

Yeah the kit usually comes with downpipes . But about to go ahead to tear apart the engine next couple weeks do a rebuild and then Bridgeport it and then more BOOST!!!

DMaverickRX8

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Thanks paimon. Unfortunately the thing keeps flooding. Its baffling us, and we can't figure it out engine sounds like it makes awesome compression with the plugs out while deflooding. Were unable to pin point why its flooding. It has brand new OEM coils, ngk wires and plugs , and they're installed correctly.

I'm going to have to get it towed to maztech of tampa for a diagnosis unless anyone of you think its a good idea to reach out to Central Fla members to see if they want to come look at it and make a few hundred.

kops

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Alright, I've owned my 8 for a couple months now and I have a dumb question, or at least comments..

Does anyone else wish their gas cap release had a little more spring? I pop mine but find I really have to try open it carefully without locking it back in.

badinfluence

Serious Dumb Question: Is there a difference in the 2009 R3 & 2009 GT in any way regarding brakes. The rim size went up an inch I know, but every time I tell a site I have an R3 it says no matches. (Specifically the HAWK Site).

I am guessing no, but I want to be sure.

RIWWP

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Please don't post the same question in multiple threads.

I did some digging, and there are no brake differences between RX-8 trims for 2009-2011, they all use the same brake components and part numbers.

J8635621

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People would be upgrading to R3 brakes in every other thread on this site if there was one single difference.

badinfluence

Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to remove my post here. I wanted to put it in the Newbie section since I am still a noobie.

RIWWP

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You can still ask here. I have been contemplating letting that other thread fall into disuse anyway, since it just duplicates this one in intent. I just unstickied it and it will fade into the archives in time.

badinfluence

Grazie Padrino

drifta

Is there possibly a way I can check my starter's cranking speed?

1.3_LittersOfFurry

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Just get a obd2 reader that does live data feed.

Plug it in, get to rpm display, then crank the car with the gas pedal fully pressed. (disables fuel pump).

adenzerda

Just got an 8 over the weekend!

What effect does regular engine braking — I usually do it every time I slow down when I drive a standard cylinder engine — have on a rotary? Any studies or test cases to support the answer? Will it continue to inject oil without the throttle?

RIWWP

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OMP injection is load based, there is almost no oil injected during in-gear deceleration. This isn't really a problem however, since there is also no combustion, so what oil IS being injected, isn't getting burned off.

Just make sure you rev match to save wear on the clutch and transmission, but it's no different than any other manual transmission car in that regard.

adenzerda

If a small amount of oil is still getting injected, might this translate to long periods of engine braking without throttle being a problem? I have a mountain near here that takes a half-hour or more to climb down from.

Thanks for the reply!

RIWWP

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No, not a problem, because the oil that is there isn't getting burned because there is no spark, no fuel. So the oil actually spends more time getting a chance to coat everything.

The primary purpose of the oil injection is cooling however, not lubrication. The cooling is needed under load, and not needed during deceleration.

So low injection during decel isn't a problem, don't worry about it.

badinfluence

Ok Hopefully I dont get flamed for this. *fingers crossed*

Is there ever too much oil to the point of it lowing the octane of the gas in the chamber?

RIWWP

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Nope, not something to worry about. Plug fouling would be a problem more easily reached, but even that isn't really a huge concern. Even under combustion our engines eat plugs anyway.