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MastaMarek 06-12-2009 08:38 PM

MastaMarek's Mazda RX8 [PICS] - oh yeah baby
 
So I ve been posting here and there on this forum but I acutally never showed my ride. I know there are much better 8's around but I m on a limited budget ;) Here are some pics. Hope u enjoy.

So far those are my mods:

http://www.tirerack.com/images/suspe...ntiroll_md.jpg
http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheel...3_gm_ci3_l.jpg
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/imag...ft_knob_lg.jpg
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/imag...exhaust_lg.jpg
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/imag..._intake_lg.jpg
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/imag..._shocks_lg.jpg
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/imag...r_front_lg.jpg
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/imag...ar_rear_lg.jpg
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/imag...bpillar_lg.jpg
http://www.tirerack.com/images/brake...hp_plus_sm.jpg
http://www.tirerack.com/images/brake...042SLbox_m.jpg
I ve got something similar to those but custom build from stoptech D:
http://www.tirerack.com/images/brake...top_kit_sm.jpg
https://www.fluidmotorsports.com/ima...medium/472.jpg
https://www.fluidmotorsports.com/ima...medium/444.jpg


So here's how all that turned out:

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/1917/maz1.jpg
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/4121/maz2.jpg
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/1935/maz3.jpg
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/9673/maz4.jpg
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/2545/maz5.jpg
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/9331/maz6.jpg
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/3496/maz7.jpg
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1711/maz8.jpg
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3277/maz9.jpg
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9666/maz10.jpg
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7915/maz11.jpg
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/5356/maz12.jpg
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/8759/maz13.jpg
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/5348/maz14.jpg

ya, pics are not that great but I was taking them in a parking lot and people were looking at me with an odd expression on their faces so I m gunna wait till I go to michigan to take some pro pics.

Brian Major 06-12-2009 08:40 PM

looks good, I dig the wheels.

MastaMarek 06-12-2009 08:42 PM

how did I forget da engine shot!? lol, anyways here it is:
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/5105/img3499jpg.jpg

PS
This is the old engine shot with regular brake fluid. I ll take new one tomarrow. It looks much betta.

PS2.

Da Back:
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/8981/img3504jpg.jpg

thebiggdaddy 06-12-2009 09:15 PM

take off the decals on the sides. those decals look tacky.

MastaMarek 06-12-2009 09:17 PM


Originally Posted by thebiggdaddy (Post 3067300)
take off the decals on the sides. those decals look tacky.

ya, I know. they didnt turn out that well. lol. I want to take em off but its a pain in the ass job. Maybe I ll do it tomorrow. but ya, those are gonna go pretty soon. :D

RoTaRyRx-8 06-12-2009 10:43 PM

everything is good except for the stickers on the car

whats that thing on your speaker (left door)

tunerwannab 06-12-2009 10:46 PM

If you dont mind me asking what did you pay for you wheels and where did you get them?

Vlaze 06-12-2009 10:48 PM

Engine bay looks very clean, me likey :yesnod:

MastaMarek 06-12-2009 10:50 PM


Originally Posted by tunerwannab (Post 3067404)
If you dont mind me asking what did you pay for you wheels and where did you get them?

I got them from tirerack. I payed about $180 for one rim if I can remember right.


Originally Posted by Vlaze (Post 3067408)
Engine bay looks very clean, me likey

Thx, I spend at least 2 hours cleaning it up. lol. I love clean engine bay's as well.


Originally Posted by RoTaRyRx-8 (Post 3067402)
everything is good except for the stickers on the car

whats that thing on your speaker (left door)

Knee pad for track racing. I got one on the other side as well. love em!!!!

tunerwannab 06-12-2009 10:59 PM

1 Attachment(s)
Nice choice. :)

Attachment 280955

MastaMarek 06-12-2009 11:02 PM


Originally Posted by tunerwannab (Post 3067423)
Nice choice. :)

thx, mate. Actually I ve ordered the enkei EDR9's from tirerack. Open the box yesterday and the EKM's are inside. I was like WTF!? so I called them and they said that the EDR9 are backordered for 3 months so they sent me those instead. lol ... so I installed those and actually I think they look sick. love em so far.

RoTaRyRx-8 06-12-2009 11:32 PM

^^ they just sent em to you, they didnt tell you anything before they sent em to you

MastaMarek 06-12-2009 11:36 PM


Originally Posted by RoTaRyRx-8 (Post 3067487)
^^ they just sent em to you, they didnt tell you anything before they sent em to you

ya pretty much. Well, they sent them to my mazda dealership. ( its a long story but I get employee pricing there and they have like 20% on all tire rack purchases) anyways, ya. I opened the box and boom - different rims. I was like, u have got be shitting me. But I think they actually turned out pretty good, so I m happy :)

tunerwannab 06-12-2009 11:39 PM


Originally Posted by MastaMarek (Post 3067494)
ya pretty much. Well, they sent them to my mazda dealership. ( its a long story but I get employee pricing there and they have like 20% on all tire rack purchases) anyways, ya. I opened the box and boom - different rims. I was like, u have got be shitting me. But I think they actually turned out pretty good, so I m happy :)


As long as your happy and these are worth more or the same as the others.

MastaMarek 06-12-2009 11:41 PM


Originally Posted by tunerwannab (Post 3067497)
As long as your happy and these are worth more or the same as the others.

yeah, price wise, they are exactly the same. My only concern was that they are 1lbs heavier then the EDR9's. So its 4lbs total on all wheels, but I dont think its gonna make that big of a difference.

8rocks 06-12-2009 11:41 PM

Nice ride! Now can you hook up the club peeps with employee pricing too :)

MastaMarek 06-12-2009 11:44 PM


Originally Posted by 8rocks (Post 3067500)
Nice ride! Now can you hook up the club peeps with employee pricing too :)

actually I might. You would be suprized how much overprized some parts are comparing to the VIP pricing :D. aka, original mazdaspeed cold air intake, new and shiny in da box - $280 :D lol, I really shouldn't be telling u all those things. lol

FreshLettuce 06-13-2009 01:40 AM

everything looks great but those stickers! and I think you could drop it a little more too

SARRAS 06-13-2009 04:49 AM

Cute car - WHAT, WHERE, HOW MUCH were the roof strakes??

Fortunate Few 06-13-2009 05:00 AM

awesome rims.

ZOOMNRX8 06-13-2009 03:35 PM

You should put the intake try back in, it helps cooling from what I heard :eyetwitch

9krpmrx8 06-13-2009 03:42 PM

Nice choice of mods. Just lose the strakes, roof fins, and stickers.

dmp 06-13-2009 03:59 PM

Great job - just keep the strakes, lose the roof fins immediately, as well as the stickers.

lepichichi 06-13-2009 04:26 PM

looks good congrats!

MastaMarek 06-13-2009 10:52 PM

thx for all the comments. I m getting new seats and harness and CF hood pretty soon so I ll post those pics as well ... and I ve yet got to install that mazda areo kit. lol

philipchan 06-13-2009 11:35 PM

Nice, pretty much the same as what I've done :)

MastaMarek 06-13-2009 11:47 PM


Originally Posted by philipchan (Post 3068752)
Nice, pretty much the same as what I've done :)

thx, philip. Your ride was an inspiration for mine. lol. I would love to have a little racer with a nice clean looks of yours. My seat harness in on the way and hopefully new flywheel and CF hood.

philipchan 06-14-2009 12:09 AM


Originally Posted by MastaMarek (Post 3068761)
thx, philip. Your ride was an inspiration for mine. lol. I would love to have a little racer with a nice clean looks of yours. My seat harness in on the way and hopefully new flywheel and CF hood.

I loved my Mazdaspeed shocks+springs for last year
But my coilover now is even better , :lol:
Some day you will need one too:lol2:

Wow, what seat you r getting?
I got a sparco

MastaMarek 06-14-2009 12:13 AM


Originally Posted by philipchan (Post 3068784)
I loved my Mazdaspeed shocks+springs for last year
But my coilover now is even better , :lol:
Some day you will need one too:lol2:

Wow, what seat you r getting?
I got a sparco

Ya, I m leaving coilovers for next year. the seat I m getting is the sparco fighter. I just think its the best price/performance seat available today. Bride has some nice seats but they are expansiivveeee. lol. ya I love the mazdaspeed shock/springs as well. They feel muuchhh better from the stock setup.

philipchan 06-14-2009 12:21 AM


Originally Posted by MastaMarek (Post 3068791)
Ya, I m leaving coilovers for next year. the seat I m getting is the sparco fighter. I just think its the best price/performance seat available today. Bride has some nice seats but they are expansiivveeee. lol. ya I love the mazdaspeed shock/springs as well. They feel muuchhh better from the stock setup.

Damnnnn you got the one I really want
That one looks so good, come with all the pads...
I got the basic one sparco Spirt ? I got a good deal $240
the fighter was like over $500, right?

Get some sway bars, they work well with the mazdaspeed shock/springs
Stocks has a lot of body roll

WVBoosted8 06-14-2009 12:22 AM

I dont think those knee pads are meant for the door panel, I thought it was for the center. +1 to what these other guys are saying, decals and "roof air diverters" or whatever the hell need to go. I like the wheels though.

MastaMarek 06-14-2009 12:25 AM


Originally Posted by philipchan (Post 3068799)
Damnnnn you got the one I really want
That one looks so good, come with all the pads...
I got the basic one sparco Spirt ? I got a good deal $240
the fighter was like over $500, right?

Get some sway bars, they work well with the mazdaspeed shock/springs
Stocks has a lot of body roll

Ya the fighter is about $500 but I still havent sold my stock rims and my air box and all the other stuff so I can get that amount pretty easily. I ve got the whole Eibach sway kit brotha!! :D 27mm in front and 17mm in the back. Not bad, but the 32mm and 19mm was like $200 extra ;/

philipchan 06-14-2009 12:28 AM


Originally Posted by MastaMarek (Post 3068811)
Ya the fighter is about $500 but I still havent sold my stock rims and my air box and all the other stuff so I can get that amount pretty easily. I ve got the whole Eibach sway kit brotha!! :D 27mm in front and 17mm in the back. Not bad, but the 32mm and 19mm was like $200 extra ;/

haaahaa,I got the 32 / 19 ones from Tanabe
They are awesome
I still have my stock air box, already sitting in my garage for 3 years =__=

lol....pretty much the same now, except mine's yellow and yours red, :lol2:

How could you get all these done in such a short time...
I done mine for almost 3 years
still have parts to go....lol

well...pretty much done now, except for supercharge/turbo left...

MastaMarek 06-14-2009 12:28 AM


Originally Posted by WVBoosted8 (Post 3068803)
I dont think those knee pads are meant for the door panel, I thought it was for the center. +1 to what these other guys are saying, decals and "roof air diverters" or whatever the hell need to go. I like the wheels though.

ya the kneepads can be installed on both sides. I need those :D lol. I cant track/autox without em. I slide so much on my leather seat without the harness that I need them in order to make any acceptable time. I had bruses on my knees for like 5days without em, after my first track day. lol

MastaMarek 06-14-2009 12:33 AM


Originally Posted by philipchan (Post 3068814)
haaahaa,I got the 32 / 19 ones from Tanabe
They are awesome
I still have my stock air box, already sitting in my garage for 3 years =__=

lol....pretty much the same now, except mine's yellow and yours red, :lol2:

How could you get all these done in such a short time...
I done mine for almost 3 years
still have parts to go....lol

well...pretty much done now, except for supercharge/turbo left...

haha, I have a big dent on my credit card right now. lol. I mean ...biggggg. The good thing is that my rent is only $400 a month so I can pay it off in some respectable time.

I ll let u know how the eibach kit feels but I dont really have anything to compare it to, except the stock suspension.

The turbo is really tempting but I just dont have any more $$ right now. maybe next year!? we ll see ...

philipchan 06-14-2009 12:34 AM


Originally Posted by MastaMarek (Post 3068815)
ya the kneepads can be installed on both sides. I need those :D lol. I cant track/autox without em. I slide so much on my leather seat without the harness that I need them in order to make any acceptable time. I had bruses on my knees for like 5days without em, after my first track day. lol

Track/Canyon with leather seats IS A PAIN !!!
I've been into it [=__=]||
left leg and hand push the door to against the G-force =__= such a pain

MastaMarek 06-14-2009 12:41 AM


Originally Posted by philipchan (Post 3068825)
Track/Canyon with leather seats IS A PAIN !!!
I've been into it [=__=]||
left leg and hand push the door to against the G-force =__= such a pain

haha, oh ya man. I know that felling.

I got the kneepads from ebay. They are really cheap and they work great. U can hit em, push em and they still feel very soft. Helps a lot if ve got the leather seat.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CONSO...5%7C240%3A1318

Mugatu 06-14-2009 06:12 AM

stickers look like shit. take them off immediately and your car might be able to be saved.

ZumnRx8 06-14-2009 06:47 AM

switch the stickers to BLack rotors flying...

MastaMarek 06-14-2009 10:20 PM

haha, ya guys. The stickers are gonna go but its a pain in da asshole to get the decals out. lol. I ll do it on a nice Sunday evening when I dont have to worry about anything else. :D

anywas ...

I shot some pics during da night in downtown chicago. Nothing special, just some night pics. hope u enjoy.

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/539/mnew1.jpg
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5851/mnew2.jpg
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/9237/mnew3.jpg


http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7806/mnew6.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3307/mnew7.jpg
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/306/mnew9.jpg
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/9286/mnew11.jpg
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/7295/mnew110.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4088/nmnew5.jpghttp://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2874/mnew4.jpg

sobo07 06-15-2009 03:28 PM

Shifter & Trunk Strut Bar
 
How much was the shift knob and the rear bar?

Both Mazdaspeed?

MastaMarek 06-15-2009 05:41 PM


Originally Posted by sobo07 (Post 3071043)
How much was the shift knob and the rear bar?

Both Mazdaspeed?

ya, they re both mazdaspeed. I got the shifknob for free and the rear strut bar goes for around $150, If I recall it right.


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