bhop

Lol

I will be at the next meet I think, and will try to get to most of them next year.......



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TopGear8

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A lack of nice RX8's like that...? SuperStreet needs to get their head out of their asses!

adamwzl

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99% of everyone here has a nice rx8 wether its stock form or complete customized. The only 8 I disagree with is Zumn's 20"+ wheels

9krpmrx8

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Nice man.

blackenedwings

Actually I totally agree with their assessment. I mean, I like a stock RX-8 as much as the next 8 owner, but the truth is there is such a tiny number of people doing anything with the car besides a couple of cosmetic additions and maybe an intake. The Overboosted Overlords aside, there aren't a lot of people in this community pushing the envelope with the car.

How many meets have you been to where the most aggressive modification was a MS body kit, some Axis rims, and an intake? From the import tuning perspective the car hasn't really been exploited to its potential, and I don't think that is the fault of the car necessarily. Mazda made a car that is full of potential, but underpowered from the factory. To earn some respect from an industry dominated by sick Evos, STis, twin-turbo 350zs etc an RX-8 owner has to do something more than install a short shifter and call it a day.

I get a lot of inspiration from people like Brettus, chickenwafer, MazdaManiac, Rotr8, chris from Esmeril etc who are always pushing their cars further. Every time I think I'm "done" they make another step forward and I come up with more ideas about what I want to do with my car. It's one of the awesome things about the community. Hopefully we can start getting a little bit more credit now that multiple pro teams are running RX-8s in various motorsports, and more people are starting to experiment with forced induction.

adamwzl

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I see what you mean there Aaron. There is very small number of people who actually boost their 8's and experiment with their car.

I'm all for boosting my car and unlocking its full potential. But there are a couple things that are blocking me from doing that. First money is a main issue and knowledge of FI and all problems etc..

I plan on boosting my 8 someday, but who knows by the time I actually get the money in order there might be another rotary 2-seater out on the market, then I'll just switch to that

My plan currently right now is to acheive maximum power I can when N/A. Then if I'm hungry for more (hence the reason I'm a little hesitant to ride in yours or Gregs car ). I will start to plan out the FI route and by then some of the needed upgraded mods would already be completed and make the transformation a little easier.

Pico

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That's awesome!

Frame it and embrace it

mike[piston eater]

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poor zumn lol, hes fixing that soon

bhop

I assume he (Jeff) is constantly busy lol. Anyways, sorry for responding late, I'll have to figure out a time to catch a ride ha ha. Street port, Half-Bridge, or Full bridgeport motor lol, don't anwser that or you will spoil it. 400whp should be easy, Turbo/Ported motor!!! I'm actually on the same path. Build it right, longer life.

rx 8speciale

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congrats dude .good list of parts, i will definetly build my engine like yours with the pettit racing kit and a complete super clean exterior body kit. good job

NYC Drift King

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Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!

RIWWP

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Hehe, I remember when your target horsepower was 350. And when it was 325 before that. And when it was 300 before that

You'll get it with everything coming though, I have no doubt.

Gratz again dude, you deserve it.

blackenedwings

Hehe, its SO addictive though. So today I walked into a bookstore looking for a copy of the new Super Street, and saw two guys walking in who had gotten out of an RX-8. I was like "hey is that your RX-8? Mine is the turboed Shinka over there..." Turns out they knew my car and handle from the forum. That's pretty awesome.

Make sure to check out my build thread in the coming days guys, I just pulled the trigger and bought a new Renesis motor.