What did you do with your RX8 today?
05-20-2013, 08:21 PM
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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
05-25-2013, 03:55 PM
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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/
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05-25-2013, 09:22 PM
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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.
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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.
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05-25-2013, 09:34 PM
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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!
Bugger, another upside down photo...sorry!
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05-26-2013, 11:07 AM
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**** the time has come
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 .
05-26-2013, 02:05 PM
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05-26-2013, 02:12 PM
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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!
brake pedal feels much much better!
05-26-2013, 03:31 PM
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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 .
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05-27-2013, 02:04 PM
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Is the pump working?.
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.
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.
