finally got the car back, got the ron davis radiator installed as well as the samco hoses, car feels pretty good so far, i think besides upgraded fans and custom ducting, I'm pretty much good on the cooling department. I've only driven it from the shop to work, but the temp gauge was settling around 80-90c. Dont have pictures yet, but will try to take some when i get home.
Also had a compression test done while i was there, since I'm now over 100,000 miles.

06 Mazda rx8, original engine,

front rotor 100psi, rear rotor 100psi

 

thanks for the update c0ldflame.

*awaiting pics*

 

Nice! Your 8 is sick congrats on the 100k plus! Just noticed the canyonrats.net link I know its been there probably for eons, anyway how often do you guys go up?

 

So a lot of things have happened in the past few months and I’ve been too busy to update.

So on dec 4th i was hit by a girl in a Honda Accord who was trying to switch lanes and didn't bother to check her blind spot. The result is that my front lip is pretty much destroyed, the bumper took some damage as well as the fender. I'm considering upgrading to an aftermarket bumper depending on the insurance situation.

In the near future, i signed up for a group buy for 2 piece Girodisk rotors, they are fully floating 2 piece design with directional vanes, along with new Carbotech pads i think they would make a pretty nice brake upgrade, and good for some weight reduction too.

hey we go up like maybe once or twice every 2 month, but now we're doing mostly track days, lately its been kind of busy so not as much time driving the 8. Im considering going to the buttonwillow event on the 18th if i can get my car ready in time.

 

RE-Amemiya lip, nooooooo!

 

it was a rep anyways

im more mad about my fender

i'm thinking about getting an authentic autoexe se-03 bumper (joker face)

 

Oh, no biggie then. I thought you picked up an authentic one for some reason.

Do the SE03c bumper, it would look great on your car!

 

nah its a rep, there was an authentic one making its rounds around here but i think the last owner crashed it. The authentic one is really flimsy i think, its transparent in certain parts if you look closely, you can see through the weave.

i like the C bumper too but i don't really like the bottom lip part of it, plus then i would need side skirts n stuff to match, i like the regular se03 because its pretty clean n its designed for cars without side skirts, only difference is i might flatten the bottom part and see if i can fit a splitter on it

 

so after all the dealings with insurance i finally got my car back, with a brand new lip courtesy of farmers, i also had them shave the front bumper while it was being prepped for paint, looks much better IMO



picked up a carbon trunk a while back and finally put it on, also put on that badge i had a long time ago





thats all for now, next up will be more brake work i think

 

Car's looking great! The front bumper looks way better badgeless IMO. Now you just need to blacken up those faded exhaust shrouds.

 

I dig the carbon on white theme, looks great. Also love the rear badge

 

thanks tilt, i kinda want to remake it in either solid aluminum or delrin with better beveling, just gotta find a service that will 3d print it for me for cheap

yea they got pretty faded but im planning on making a diffuser at some point so just gonna wait until then

 

time to get a vented hood.
Looking good.
Thinking about getting the same lip or the Odula Type Rs front bumper....Orz

 

w00t w00t! another badgeless oem front

looks good coldflame

btw, are you ever gonna make a group buy for that badge?? Looks really good imo

 

He designed the badge himself, it's custom made.

 

i know

I remember when he posted pictures about it when he first got it...

I was just wondering if he's ever gonna do a group buy for it...i have a badgeless trunk that would look great w/that badge

 

Great looking car!

Just needs the rotor/accent fog light IMO

 

count me in!
(guess what typo i noticed just before posting...)

 

It would look great with the charge speed lip kit on the sides and rear.

 

I like that VIII badge!

 

^+1 !

 

i'll see what i can do when i get some downtime about the badge, i will keep you guys updated

some brake upgrades waiting to go on

 

Thats ur set of girodisc?
I think we were somehow really misinformed on the product we will receive. I thought u had blanks while i was being told to wait a few weeks til they made more blanks. Thats some BS! Guess we both ended with slotted

Either way, still nice. At least it isnt drilled...

 

yea he called me up and said they ended up making all slotted and i didnt want to wait another couple of weeks so i just opted for the slots, i would prefer blanks but oh wells haha i need rotors pretty bad

 

at least you received all 4... lol.
Anyway the slots are very nice and functional. Should help avoidi pad material buildup.