Dumb Question Thread - no flaming or sarcasm allowed
Thanks York
Free bump for "not" a stupid question.
Yes York I would read that way as well, odd.
Anyone else?
Free bump for "not" a stupid question.
Yes York I would read that way as well, odd.
Anyone else?
Ok, my turn I guess. I'll admit to right away that when I bought this car I didn't do close to enough research on it, so after the fact, I got the service history from Mazda and I was hoping you guys could shine some light on a few of the entries:
8/4/2008 - 11917 miles - ENG,REMAN/NO GSKTS M/T
6/25/2008 - 11748 miles - ENG,REMAN/NO GSKTS M/T
6/18/2008 - 11748 miles - MSP16 ENGIN LACK OF
6/18/2008 - 11748 miles - KIT, CATALYTIC CONVERTER
9/12/2006 - 215 miles - KIT, CATALYTIC CONVERTER
I'm not the brightest out there, so I thought ENG,REMAN was a new re-manufactured engine. But two in 200 miles? Thought KIT, CAT would be a new cat, but at 215 miles?
So I'm probably wrong..
8/4/2008 - 11917 miles - ENG,REMAN/NO GSKTS M/T
6/25/2008 - 11748 miles - ENG,REMAN/NO GSKTS M/T
6/18/2008 - 11748 miles - MSP16 ENGIN LACK OF
6/18/2008 - 11748 miles - KIT, CATALYTIC CONVERTER
9/12/2006 - 215 miles - KIT, CATALYTIC CONVERTER
I'm not the brightest out there, so I thought ENG,REMAN was a new re-manufactured engine. But two in 200 miles? Thought KIT, CAT would be a new cat, but at 215 miles?
So I'm probably wrong..
Last edited by wcs; Dec 26, 2010 at 05:37 PM.
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Hey guys, im looking into buying an RX8 this summer, I've heard these cars have some problems but I will purchase one if the problems aren't too bad. I will most likely end up getting an 04/05 six speed and your input would be appreciated. Thanks 
https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-forum-197/new-potential-owners-start-here-202454/
https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-forum-197/congratulations-you-got-8-a-202548/
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-aftermarket-performance-modifications-23/new-rx8-owner-faq-1-25-09-a-163824/
Couple points:
-I'm not going to tell you if the problems aren't too bad, because for me they are not, however my neighbour would fail huge
-Don't buy a Automatic from 04/05 - They have a four port engine and a lot less power.
-If you don't like doing maintenance or have a very tight budget .... move along these aren't the droids you're looking for.
Last edited by wcs; Dec 26, 2010 at 06:22 PM.
I need to buy a pair!!!
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I found this in the Mazda Workshop manual....
Why doesn't the cc numbers match 290/380/480 ....
That's what I thought they were as well? <shrug>
Injection volume
Engine Fuel injector Injection volume
Position Color (cm3{cc, fl oz}/15s)
13B-MSP
(Standard Power) FP1, RP1 Red 69-78 {69-78, 2.4-2.6}
FS, RS Blue 118-133 {118-133, 4.00-4.50}
13B-MSP
(High Power) FP1, RP1 Red 69-78 {69-78, 2.4-2.6}
FP2, RP2
FS, RS Yellow {89-101, 3.01-3.42} [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
Well that didn't copy and past well, tried to clean it up
Why doesn't the cc numbers match 290/380/480 ....
That's what I thought they were as well? <shrug>
Injection volume
Engine Fuel injector Injection volume
Position Color (cm3{cc, fl oz}/15s)
13B-MSP
(Standard Power) FP1, RP1 Red 69-78 {69-78, 2.4-2.6}
FS, RS Blue 118-133 {118-133, 4.00-4.50}
13B-MSP
(High Power) FP1, RP1 Red 69-78 {69-78, 2.4-2.6}
FP2, RP2
FS, RS Yellow {89-101, 3.01-3.42} [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
Well that didn't copy and past well, tried to clean it up
Last edited by wcs; Dec 27, 2010 at 08:39 PM.
To add to Jon's response, the reason you would see bigger flames on some cars versus others comes down to the tuning of the car. Referring to cars with midpipes (i.e. CAT delete) If the car has a custom tune, the tune is mapped so that the car runs leaner, so the flames will be smaller/less common. If the car just has a midpipe without a tune (still mapped to the OEM tune), the car is still going to be running rich, so more fuel will be dumped causing the flames to be larger due to there being more fuel in the exhaust to be burned. So, if a midpipe has been installed to delete the CAT, it comes down to the cars tune to determine how intense the flames will be; the catback really doesn't matter so much, cause if the fuel is lit, it is going out the exhaust tips one way or another
Ok, my turn I guess. I'll admit to right away that when I bought this car I didn't do close to enough research on it, so after the fact, I got the service history from Mazda and I was hoping you guys could shine some light on a few of the entries:
8/4/2008 - 11917 miles - ENG,REMAN/NO GSKTS M/T
6/25/2008 - 11748 miles - ENG,REMAN/NO GSKTS M/T
6/18/2008 - 11748 miles - MSP16 ENGIN LACK OF
6/18/2008 - 11748 miles - KIT, CATALYTIC CONVERTER
9/12/2006 - 215 miles - KIT, CATALYTIC CONVERTER
I'm not the brightest out there, so I thought ENG,REMAN was a new re-manufactured engine. But two in 200 miles? Thought KIT, CAT would be a new cat, but at 215 miles?
So I'm probably wrong..
8/4/2008 - 11917 miles - ENG,REMAN/NO GSKTS M/T
6/25/2008 - 11748 miles - ENG,REMAN/NO GSKTS M/T
6/18/2008 - 11748 miles - MSP16 ENGIN LACK OF
6/18/2008 - 11748 miles - KIT, CATALYTIC CONVERTER
9/12/2006 - 215 miles - KIT, CATALYTIC CONVERTER
I'm not the brightest out there, so I thought ENG,REMAN was a new re-manufactured engine. But two in 200 miles? Thought KIT, CAT would be a new cat, but at 215 miles?
So I'm probably wrong..
http://www.2carpros.com/articles/car...tion-directory
http://www3.sympatico.ca/dhaughey/j1930.htm
York: I am not that experienced with the receipt acronyms from the manufacturer, so if I were you I would call the service dept at any Mazda dealership and simply just ask them what the terms mean. I would guess this should take only a few minutes and then you would have all of your questions answered.
Yes there is, it should pop up as an option on your data phone when you go to the rx8club.com website
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York: I am not that experienced with the receipt acronyms from the manufacturer, so if I were you I would call the service dept at any Mazda dealership and simply just ask them what the terms mean. I would guess this should take only a few minutes and then you would have all of your questions answered.
a little dumb question lol.
So my car is missing Under Cross Members( picture attached). these two under the cat ( i have the bigger one from the picture)
I found that they are pretty cheap used.
So i can buy them.
but these two pieces of steel do anything to our cars? I have to have them?
So my car is missing Under Cross Members( picture attached). these two under the cat ( i have the bigger one from the picture)
I found that they are pretty cheap used.
So i can buy them.
but these two pieces of steel do anything to our cars? I have to have them?
Last edited by LGukas; Dec 27, 2010 at 09:21 PM.
Do you need them... no, especially for daily driving.
I've had mine off for several years (because of my MazSport midpipe) and have never experienced a problem.
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Would adding another grill behind the oem grill affect amount of air flow going to an AEM CAI ??
I want to add this so water does not get to the filter during touchless car washes . So im thinking of creating something to block the water but im afraid it will block air flow.
I want to add this so water does not get to the filter during touchless car washes . So im thinking of creating something to block the water but im afraid it will block air flow.
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Would adding another grill behind the oem grill affect amount of air flow going to an AEM CAI ??
I want to add this so water does not get to the filter during touchless car washes . So im thinking of creating something to block the water but im afraid it will block air flow.
I want to add this so water does not get to the filter during touchless car washes . So im thinking of creating something to block the water but im afraid it will block air flow.