I will make a thread about it soon!

 

I spent the last couple of hours trying to install one of my side skirts. I wish I could find the person who designed these and hurt them real bad.

 

A beautiful 67° blue sky day, took a drive through the country with the windows down and sunroof open, which I hardly ever do.
Life is good.

 

I took it to the track, and:

1. Shaved 2 seconds off my consistent personal best lap time; and
2. Discovered the wonder of Carbotech brake pads.

Life is indeed good.

 

Well done. Add your lap time here: https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-racing-...-times-258913/

 

Well..

I'm currently installing a turbo onto the manifold..

If all goes according to plan I'll get to build and install my oil lines today as well.

Travis

 

rainy day photo shoot with the shop car

 

Done rebuilding the rear brake calipers, then installed new pads.

 

I cleaned the ESS, installed new up and downstream O2 sensors, fixed one engine ground, and reset NVRAM a few days ago. The car is really settling down now and these things seem to have cured much of my recent low rpm, part throttle lack of torque, and the idle is more solid. The ESS was really dirty.

I'll leave these links here for posterity:
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tec...an-ess-246787/
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tec...my-ess-223416/
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tro...t-idle-194505/

 

Took my car yesterday to get 60K service done, alignment, and tire pressure sensors checked. I never had it properly checked out when I got the car last year so I'm glad to know that everything they checked was good to go, nothing bad so far. All i need now are some good tires for summer and i'll be set for the next few years.

 

Changed transmission fluid with Erick at GoodBox, gave the intake filter sock a solvent bath (it was caked all around, car is running and breathing much better now), and got a wiring issue fixed with the clutch safety switch that was causing idle hunting and a DTC.

 

Purchased a used UltraGauge in eBay for $63.00.

 

Removed cat.. Sounds pretty good and has a lil power gain....now all I want to hear is the exhaust..

 

My Borla catback arrived today. Got this exhaust at 4 wheel online. My brother has Borla exhaust and it sounds great so I decided to get one instead of the Magnaflow. Too bad, I need to wait until weekend to have it installed.

 

Parked until I tow it to Calgary for engine rebuild.

 

Put in new radiator, RB silicon hoses, and new reservoir and cap. I'll post the question in newbie, but anyone have an improvement in the engine running from changing the radiator?

 

Just picked up my 2010 GT in Virginia, enjoyed the Shenandoah and Monongahela areas and much of WVa and SE Ohio. Came home to have fun removing condensation on the R/R tail light. Damn they changed the taillight to sealed LEDs!

 

I did this:

 

Changed oil and washed the car.

 

Is it just me or is your car pushing quite a bit? Almost looks like you're using the steering wheel to scrub off speed more than the brakes with that setup.

But really excellent driving regardless, you look very fast. And i'm guessing the plowing is just an illusion with the camera angle.

 

I looked at her intake tubing sitting in the back of my explorer....

Sad now


Travis

 

Wow, is that mileage on the original engine???

 

Haha, original miles on the chasis; close to 50,000 miles on the current second re-man engine. 167,000 on orginal factory engine.

 

Took it to work for probably the last time this year (supposed to snow tomorrow). But on a good note, will get the BHR ignition installed over the winter so she is ready to run next spring (and the occasional warm winter day drive).