cruise to a BBQ/Meet then cruise to forks of the credit and did a few runs up and down.

 

Drove around aquiring parts for parts change out party next week. Thought about washing her. But thats for tomorrow.

 

Went for a drive the long way to the freight depot. Picked up my new FD3S starter motor as the 2004 RX8 one on mine is getting swapped out. Shall start much nicer with that and the cold-crank battery and larger terminals I have :D

 

changed out my ignition coils and spark plugs today. noticeable change in power

 

Slapped on my Carbon Fiber Fender vents..

 

How do they come out?. Any pic's would like to see.

 

Got a new set of Axxis Ultimate brake pads on the front, and had rotors machined. Impressions so far: a bit noisier than OEM, but seems like they bite harder under medium pedal pressure.

 

Washed, Clay Bar, Polished, and Waxed twice...
Also UPS dropped this off today...


Asked the Mazda South Dealership in Austin to install it for me. I have an appointment Tuesday morning for that reason...hopefully it all goes smoothly.

 

Was ist das? (Wuz dat?)

 

Mazdaspeed Lightweight Flywheel

 

The gears on the outer ring gave it away. Ha Ha.

 

You do have the counterweight too ?

 

De-modding my Series-II to be traded in.. Check out some of these great deals

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-parts-s...lovers-246098/

 

Yes, its the small white box you see in the photograph.

 

Restored headlights using the turtle wax kit. Tuned out better then expected.

 

I bent it. Owned it new since 2004 and I frigging put a dent in it! To add insult to injury, I dented our other car in the process. Heh!

So here's where I'm going with this topic. We were without our primary car, a new Mercedes, for 5 days. So, we used my RX-8 as our daily driver. You know what? The 8 is noisy and harsh. Don't get me wrong; I love it's handling and performance, but it sucks as a DD.

So now our MB is repaired and my 8 will go in to get it's bender fixed. And now I'm thinking about a new Mustang GT.

1.3L

 

On a late autumn day decided that lunch with my wife and the 8 was a good idea so I drove 45 mins north to a little seaside spot called Mangonui. A wet drive but a quick one, no whining from the passenger seat as she's pretty used to me. Great cafe, great company, great drive!

Bugger, another upside down photo...sorry!

 

jumped in auric this morning had a cat he was running very lumpy , plugged in my obd dongle and was told P0300 and P0301 , fault codes showing a mis-fire on cylinder 1 and sure enough there is no fire from ignition packs 1 and 2 .my most expensive sunday drive yet , didn't even get out of the yard . ?would you even consider putting second hand ignition modules .

 

no. new ones are cheap, and you'd have to make sure the used ones worked after you put em in

 

Did my first oil change since purchasing the car, getting ready to do the plugs, coils, and wires. A lot of good information on this site.

 

today i cleaned and lubed all the brake caliper sliders, all 4 wheels. the fronts were all stuck, rear pads were all stuck on the clips, so i cleaned and lubed those too.

brake pedal feels much much better!

 

j9fd3s, I agree but if he was stateside it would be cheaper; ronny, try these codes from Advance Auto if it applies to international buyers.

 

... other than denting it, I've been painting the brake calipers (red) and wheel hubs black. Three down and one to go. It looks nice!

 

Went to fuel up and measured my 6 oz of 2 cycle oil and down the spout with it. I put the pump in the car and the pump computer wet dead? What bad luck. I had to put in some 85 octane drive a few miles to another station where I got it filled with 95 octane.

 

She got her summer season detailing done



Washed and Dried
One coat of Klasse AIO
One coat Wolfgang Deep Gloss Poly