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Are the stock ignition coil packs, wires, and plugs all OEM? Im getting ready to replace them with new ones and just wanted to know what brand to use Thanks!
Advance Auto has them, lifetime warranty on coils, use an Internet coupon for more savings, pre order and pick them up.
In the event of an accident, it becomes a 4 edged sword flying around in the cabin.
If you are in an accident that would cause the plate to become dangerous , then the plate is your least of problems.. Extrapolation is fun , lol ,but totally use less. besides duct tape is the answer totally lol. The problem now is really , what color duct tape ? lol.
Having the plate inside your car is illegal in most states that require a front plate, so expect a ticket.
Inexpensive home-made bracket - 1" aluminum stock, 4 ea stainless steel bolts/lock washers, 2 ea self locking nutss/wing-nuts, measure, cut, bend drill, you get this.
I had mine there when I lived in TX. I've been pulled over multiple times throughout the years I was there.
The only person to ever say anything was a gate guard for Ft. Hood when I was pulled in for "inspection ". But his opinion makes no difference to me.
For the most part as long as you are legal you get a pass, but here in NY, it would just be another excuse for them to stop you, I don't need the attention, bad enough they follow me when they see my bumper to see if I will actually swerve, lol
Having the plate inside your car is illegal in most states that require a front plate, so expect a ticket.
Inexpensive home-made bracket - 1" aluminum stock, 4 ea stainless steel bolts/lock washers, 2 ea self locking nutss/wing-nuts, measure, cut, bend drill, you get this.
Not in Colorado . Nice bracket though , just don't need one>
Not in Colorado . Nice bracket though , just don't need one>
This is a section presumably so new(er) owners can ask questions without worry. You give advice that is not only dangerous, but simply wrong. It absolutely IS illegal in Colorado to place you license plate on the dash. In all but 9 States TWO plates are required to be displayed, one on the front and one on the rear. It has to be at least 12 inches high, level, not swinging and can't have anything opaque in front of it...sometimes wording is "anything that affects reflectivity". Will you get stopped? Not likely. But there are occasional enforcement pushes. Or if you like to travel the interstate outside a metro area where State Troopers, whose entire world is traffic enforcement, love lazy people that do that. They also love reading whiner's social media crying after they've been stopped. It's usually REALLY entertaining when they claim they've had their plate there for years and the cop just needed his "quota". I know it's popular in some circles, but IMO nothing screams 'lack of taste' and 'cheap' than putting plate on top the dash anyway. If worried about adequate cooling, there are several legal options that don't endanger yourself, and especially your passengers. Anything else I'd share is lounge material.
This is a section presumably so new(er) owners can ask questions without worry. You give advice that is not only dangerous, but simply wrong. It absolutely IS illegal in Colorado to place you license plate on the dash. In all but 9 States TWO plates are required to be displayed, one on the front and one on the rear. It has to be at least 12 inches high, level, not swinging and can't have anything opaque in front of it...sometimes wording is "anything that affects reflectivity". Will you get stopped? Not likely. But there are occasional enforcement pushes. Or if you like to travel the interstate outside a metro area where State Troopers, whose entire world is traffic enforcement, love lazy people that do that. They also love reading whiner's social media crying after they've been stopped. It's usually REALLY entertaining when they claim they've had their plate there for years and the cop just needed his "quota". I know it's popular in some circles, but IMO nothing screams 'lack of taste' and 'cheap' than putting plate on top the dash anyway. If worried about adequate cooling, there are several legal options that don't endanger yourself, and especially your passengers. Anything else I'd share is lounge material.
You are correct that it is illegal to display no front plate or maybe even display the front plate in the front windshield by Colorado law. Your nack for pontification is quite strong. Firstly i never gave any one the advice to do display the plate in the windshield.......... i said i display mine there , i didn't say go and do that. secondly i have no idea what Colorado law enfforcement loves nor do i care either. How could it be entertaining unless you are the fly on the wall?. Thirdly , who gives a s@%t what screams lack of taste and beside who judges what taste should be ......you?, who are you to dictate taste where my car is concerned. Last but not least , every thing you touted here is lounge material and weather you put your plate in the windsheild is not a point that requires this much writing so i will put mine where i want to with out you telling me it looks bad because every thing we all do wwith our rides is subjective and not subject to snobery. Much to do about nothing is what your drive is here. I have had a few tickets in Colorado and never once has an officer said remove it from the window. I could tell you where to mount yours , but that would be lounge material as well. Lets leave this nonesense for another place, this is the dumb question thread not the dumb pontification thread, Have a nice day
That's about the most dangerous question there is on this forum.
The short/safe answer is if you aren't tracking/racing your RX-8 stick with 5W-20, any brand will do. Follow the maintenance schedule in the owner's manual.
Then start searching for and reading all the threads oil and oil testing, but do so with a skeptical eye as 90% of the information in them is total crap, dead wrong.
Last edited by wankelbolt; 08-11-2016 at 10:20 AM.
I have a dumb question. Why are exhausts quiet when new and get noticeably louder with time? A buddy of mine bought an Autoexe exhaust and it was so quiet, he thought something was wrong with it. A couple of days later it magically got loud Today I was randomly checking videos about the Odula RS Spec exhaust and a lotta people have posted videos about how loud it gets after a few hundred miles. Why does this happen?
Likely they have fiberglass packing (sound deadening material) that is coming apart and blowing out. No rotary exhaust should use soft packing material. It doesn't last.
With exhausts that take years to get louder, the internal baffles are rusting out and falling apart. Exhaust gas contains lots of water vapor that condenses in the exhaust pipes, which causes them to rust from the inside out.
Likely they have fiberglass packing (sound deadening material) that is coming apart and blowing out. No rotary exhaust should use soft packing material. It doesn't last.
With exhausts that take years to get louder, the internal baffles are rusting out and falling apart. Exhaust gas contains lots of water vapor that condenses in the exhaust pipes, which causes them to rust from the inside out.
+1^
Also, on most cars, short trips accelerate the corrosion process, as the exhaust doesn't get hot enough to dry out the excess moisture.
Not sure if the rotary's high temps negate that condition.
That's about the most dangerous question there is on this forum.
The short/safe answer is if you aren't tracking/racing your RX-8 stick with 5W-20, any brand will do. Follow the maintenance schedule in the owner's manual.
I disagree, there are allot of politics that went into making 5w20 Mazda's recommendation in the US. I believe that it is safer to choose based on the international oil chart posted above.
08-02-2016, 01:33 PM
. Extrapolation is fun , lol ,but totally use less.
besides duct tape is the answer totally lol
. The problem now is really , what color duct tape ? lol.
Today I was randomly checking videos about the Odula RS Spec exhaust and a lotta people have posted videos about how loud it gets after a few hundred miles. Why does this happen? 
