Well after six long years of having to DD the 8 I can say that I'm happy to be in a new car but I now feel as though I can start putting some money into the 8. I never wanted to before cause I drove it everyday and didn't want to risk anything. I was hoping to get some feedback about what to do now I'm at a little bit of a loss of what to do with the car, my main idea is to make the car as fun as possible to have while not going FI. Just thought I would share my situation and see what it gets me, thanks in advance for any comments.

 

sway bars were my FAVORITE aftermarket upgrade :D agency power makes so real thick ones. 32mm up front and i believe 19 in the back??

 

how many miles you got on your 8 now? curious

 

coilovers are my next mod, great for the street and the track

 

The body has 130k but the motor blew up at 83k so I only have 44k on the new motor

 

What's the new daily driver? I'm thinking about getting a new daily driver and having the rx8 for the 'fun' drives.

 

damn..... I was really hoping to hear that you're on the original motor with 100k+ miles. About to hit 100k in like 100 miles and I'm getting all paranoid. My car is still fine though.

 

I got a Ford Fusion for my DD, really enjoying the room!

 

I got a E46 330xi for DD and winter, lovin' it.

 

Does the 8 get garage rights?

 

whats the fusion get for gas mileage? I bet that is a nice change of pace lol

 

If you want fun with the rx8, then start with the exterior of the car. Lower the car and get some aftermarket wheels and tires. You could start with that and you will really see a difference between the look of a modified car and the look of just stock.

 

i want another car for DD for winter, thinking about getting a jeep..

 

I don't daily drive my 8 either - which coincidently helped me get a pretty decent insurance rate. Good to have an old 4x4 beater to survive during the winter

Maybe you could start with suspension upgrades. I'm sure that would make a difference you can appreciate.

 

just dont get a wrangler. the part-time 4x4 is useless on street.

 

Well...it depends. You are not supposed to engage 4x4 on the street anyway - unless there is loss of traction like snow, ice, heavy rain/flooding, etc.

So I wouldn't say part-time 4x4 is useless on the street

 

I don't know about you guys but I was getting 250 miles a tank with the 8, mainly city driving. With the Fusion I get 450 miles to the tank, so its been awesome on my wallet, lol. My first couple mods I was thinking about was a new clutch and throw out bearing and flywheel, my clutch makes that horrible clicking noise and it bothers me, I also wanted to get one of those short throw shifters everyone talks about.

 

I believe a lighter flywheel will make a difference in the performance of your car.

Contact BHR. Charles Hill showed me one of their flywheels, and the machining process if just top notch. I would go with one of those.

And if you do the flywheel, then I would obviously do the clutch while in there.

 

Ok I will have to check into that BHR flywheel, yea I wanna do the whole thing at once.